University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Jeff Kibler

VP, solutions/customer success

Flybits of Canada

Rachel Behrens

Polymer technical director

UCSB Materials Research Lab

Jannelle Flaws

All-Big Ten soccer forward

Now playing in Germany

Eric Heisig

Federal courts reporter

Cleveland.com

Peg Ross

VP, global HR

Project Concern International

Gary Hack

Professor, dean emeritus

Penn (1996-present)

Kurt Kittner

Managing director

JLL of Chicago

Jenna Smith

3-time all-Big Ten forward

2,160 career points

Bill Heinz

Law partner

Jenner & Block

Tom Catani

VP, sales

U.S. Cellular

John Norkus

Managing director

Chicago consulting firm

Scott Solomon

Biologist, professor

Rice University

Jim Gaspar

President

Attune Foods

Megan Abraham

Executive director

The Goldie Initiative

Marci Cohen

Asst. head, Music Library

Boston University

Patti Blagojevich

Financial advisor

Former Illinois first lady

Jaylin McClinton

Community organizer

Obama Foundation

Tamara Gibbs

Senior content strategist

919 Marketing

Yvette Mayorga

Artist

Art Design Chicago

Dean Radin

Chief scientist

Institute for Noetic Sciences

Leslie Bardo Gordon

Writer, marketer, strategist

LeslieWrites, LLC

Leah Furman

Freelance copywriter

Chanel

John Pletz

Technology reporter

Crain’s Chicago Business

Petrea Burchard

Actor, author

Audiobook narrator, ACX.com