University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Maureen McHale

President/CEO

McHale Design of LA

Ana Valderrama

Associate dean

Rosario National U

Rahul Panat

Engineering professor

Carnegie Mellon

Marc Bookman

CEO

Trendlife, Inc.

Tarita Preston

‘Chief coach’

The Curated Coach

Eysha Powers

Senior software engineer

IBM

Nancy Brookhart Cherin

2 volleyball Final Fours

’87 Big Ten Co-POY

Ned and Anne Tabat

Her: healthcare marketer

Him: Minneapolis CEO

Andrea Darlas

Anchor/reporter/host

WGN Radio, Chicago

Stuart King

Christie Clinic anesthesiologist

UI trustee, 3-degree grad

Erich Elsen

Senior software engineer

Google

Steve Beckett

Pillar of the Bar

Distinguished Alumni Award

Leslie Munger

Illinois deputy governor

2015-16: State comptroller

Kevin Wise

Senior technical fellow

Boeing

Cris Graves

Producer/writer

Primetime Emmy winner

Frederick Volkmar

Yale professor

Alumni Achievement Award

Marcus Minifee

VP/team marketing

Brooklyn Nets/NY Islanders

Brian Siemann

2-time Paralympian

Attended UI on full ride

Lynne Barnes

COO

Carle Hospital

Dave Downey

Big Ten Medal of Honor

Scored 53 vs. Indiana

Dick Butkus

UI retired his No. 50

Pro, College Football HOF

Kendall Gill

All-Century Team member

Scored 12,914 NBA points

Mark Fera

Senior VP

Aprimo of Chicago

Tom Costello

Longtime MTD executive, communication instructor

Died in April 2020