University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Ugur Uygur

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship

Loyola University of Chicago

Nisha Chittal

Director of audience and engagement

Vox.com

Safiya Noble

2020 iSchool Distinguished Alumna Award

UCLA Associate Professor, Information Studies and African American Studies

Dr. Erik Antonsen

Assistant Director, Human Systems Risk Management

NASA

Meg Bates

U of Chicago senior research and evaluation scientist

Director of digital teacher learning research

Dr. Garth Walker

Emergency physician

Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs

Ravin Gandhi

CEO/co-founder

GMM Nonstick Coatings

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Chris Petersen

Co-founder

Futurexecs Accelerators

Carol Menassa

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Michigan

Sonny Tai

CEO/co-founder, Actuate

Marine Corps veteran

Shondra Clay

Assistant Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Health Professions

Northern Illinois U

Collin Carlier

COO

Royse & Brinkmeyer Apartments

Sr. Jackie Jean-Marie Gitonga

National director of Pauline Cooperators

Daughters of St. Paul USA and English-speaking Canada

Audrey (Butkus) Merlone

Planner, legislative affairs

City & county of San Francisco

Laura Ewan

Manager of membership services

McLean Co. Chamber of Commerce

Richard Herman

Chancellor, 2005-09

Professor of math, education

Bob Starkell

11 seasons leading women’s gymnastics

2009 National Coach of the Year

Brady Collins

Assistant professor of political science

Cal Poly Pomona

Rachyl Stephenson

Assistant instructor

University of Texas

Sarah Catt

Director of choral activities/assistant professor

Elmhurst College

Chelsea Norton

Director of marketing, communications

Champaign Park District

Kate Davis

Assistant professor

Texas A&M College of Engineering

Laura Hettiger

TV anchor, host, reporter

KMOV, St. Louis

Vicki Ku

Senior product manager

Airbnb

Charlie J. Johnson

Editor

Chicago Tribune