University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Kenneth Jaconetty

Retired intellectual property attorney, 2024 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award winner

2022's chemical and biomolecular engineering convocation speaker

Emily Jaenson

Former general manager

Reno Aces

Farva Jafri

New York entrepreneur

PondHop CEO

Bryce Jakobs

Writer, producer

CNN

Vikram Jandhyala

VP, innovation strategy

University of Washington

Howie Japlon

VP/general counsel

Ace Hardware

Sydney Jarrett Williams

Project/portfolio manager

Syngenta

Greg Jasinski

Assistant dean

University of Chicago

Emil Javier

Former minister of science

The Philippines

Wei Wei Jeang

Texas attorney

Grable Martin Fulton PLLC

Brandie Jefferson

Senior news director

Washington University

Jay Jelinek

Global finance director

Wilson Sporting Goods

Chris Jenkins

Director of communications

Metropolitan Milwaukee Assn. of Commerce

Frank Jennings

Atlanta-based actor

‘Selma,’ ‘Primary Colors’

Laura Jennings

Associate professor of sociology

University of South Carolina Upstate

Dan Jensen

Engineering manager

Rolls-Royce

Brian Jeselnick

Corporate brand development

Walt Disney Co.

Michael Jesiolowski

Senior horticulturist

Chicago Botanic Garden

Jasmine Joda

Senior consulting analyst

Accenture

Ann Lee Joe

Climate change secretariat

UN’s German campus

Daniel Joe

Staff engineer

Samsung Electronics

Jeff Johanns

Lecturer of accounting

University of Texas

Donald Johanson

Paleoanthropologist

Discovered Lucy skeleton

Steve Johns

President and founder

Confluence Pharmaceuticals