University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Nik Lapin

Sr. manager/partnerships

EZLinks Golf LLC

Sheri Shaw

Asst. dean/student success

UNC-Wilmington

Gala Wind

Research scientist

Joined NASA in 2002

Lynette Tan

Chief executive

Singapore Space & Technology Limited

Ben Bain

D.C.-based reporter

Bloomberg LP

Bobby Jackson

4-year starter at safety

Now living in Omaha

Mariam Sobh

Anchor/reporter

CBS Radio Chicago

Jessie Ann Foley

Novelist

HarperCollins

Kristina Parsons

Assistant propmaster

Warner Brothers TV

Jose Martinez

Cornell professor

Distinguished Alumni Award

Consuelo Waight

2016 Fulbright scholar

University of Houston

Joel Baise

Director, Walgreens

Government Relations

Lesley Millar-Nicholson

MIT director

Technology Licensing Office

Thyaga Nandagopal

Program director

National Science Foundation

Abby Emmett

Amazon Studios

‘Mozart in the Jungle’

Keith Schacht

Co-founder

Mystery Science

Brian Jeselnick

Corporate brand development

Walt Disney Co.

Reggie Brown

Barack Obama impersonator

Comedian, speaker

Kristen Allen

Counsel

State Farm

Julia Azari

American presidency expert

Author, Marquette professor

Florence Pak

Design director

Conde Nast Wired

Cory Bradford

UI’s 5th all-time scorer

1,735 points, 1999-2002

Steve Chen

YouTube co-founder

Class of 2022, Grainger College of Engineering Hall of Fame

Shadia Haddad

Senior investment analyst

Former UI volleyball star