University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Mark Salzer

Professor of social and behavioral sciences

Temple University

April Dzubic

Missouri executive director

American Cancer Society

Trina Sandschafer

Design principal

Booth Hansen

Susan Standiford

Chief technology officer

IKEA Group

Amy Van Ostrand

Attorney

Rowe & Hamilton, Indianapolis

B.J. Ogata

Former Illini tight end

2000 Academic All-Big Ten pick

Michael Rosenbaum

Chief ‘Dadblogger,’ dadwrites.com

President, Quadrant Five

Scott Shearer

Bockorny Group VP

USDA deputy ass’t secretary (1993-96)

Kendra Smiley

Author, speaker, host

2001 Illinois Mother of the Year

Devi Laskar

Author, poet, photographer

Debut novel: ‘The Atlas of Reds and Blues’

James Stukel

UI’s 15th president (1995-2005)

MS, Ph.D. in mechanical engineering

Dan Gusanders

Founder, CEO

Pure Processing LLC

Brian Cook

5th on UI scoring list (1,748 points)

2,312 points in nine NBA seasons

Josie Chambers

Postdoctoral fellow in geography

University of Cambridge

Ellen Fireman

Senior lecturer

Department of Statistics

Jim Nowlan

Author, columnist, publisher

Former state representative

John Foreman

News-Gazette editor, publisher

2006 Illinois Journalist of Year

David Ikenberry

Professor of finance and former dean

University of Colorado

David Born

R&D director

Dow Chemical Co.

Drew Bohan

Executive director

California Energy Commission

Grace Hou-Ovnik

Secretary

Illinois Dep't of Human Services

Armando Espinal

Senior financial analyst

Disney Television Animation

Michelle (Zasi) Amazeen

Assistant professor of mass communication

Boston University

John Kazik

Vice president, general manager

Brunswick Billiards