University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

CeCe (Marizu) Cooper

Swimming star turned senior content producer for Apple Fitness+

Earned UI degrees in broadcast journalism (2010), education policy studies (2012)

Anshul Agarwal

User experience researcher

Google of India

Saira Anwer

​Two-time Emmy-nominated reporter

WPLG-TV, Miami

Michael Burton

Assistant professor

University of Texas-Dallas

Rachel Caulfield

Video editor

ESPN alumna

Gina Chinino Dardi

Global comms manager

Cushman & Wakefield

Paulo Drummond

Director, Africa dept.

International Monetary Fund

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Haylie Choi

Former RNC analyst

Secretary, DC Illini Club

Derek Dimke

LinkedIn relationship manager

Made Illini record 84.8% of FGs (39-for-46)

Jason Febery

Product manager

Google

Karle Flanagan

UI Senior Instructor of Statistics

2019 recipient of Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Jenna Foster

Talent intelligence

Google

Matt Frisbie

Google software engineer

Author

Meg Graham

Business reporter

CNBC

John Groce

95-75 as Illini coach (2012-17)

Now coaching Akron Zips

Brad Harris

Associate prof, business management

Texas Christian U

Vinay Hiremath

Founder/head of engineering

Loom, San Francisco

Forrest Iandola

CEO

DeepScale

Cam Iannalfo

Seaman Apprentice

U.S. Navy

Bryce Jakobs

Writer, producer

CNN

Timmy Knudsen

Chicago attorney

Katten Muchin Rosenman

Markita Landry

2020 UI Young Alumni Award winner

Assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, Cal-Berkeley

Darnell Leatherwood

Founder, Black Boys Shine!

Founding member, My Brother's Keeper Alliance Action Team

Michelle Lenzen

Researcher/writer

Humans at Heart

Young Lim

Manager, finance/accounting

NBC/Universal Media