University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Candisse Williamson

VP/legal, business

Madison Square Garden

Otho Tucker

Illini guard, 1972-76

Charter school CEO

Neal Doughty

Founding member

REO Speedwagon

Kevin Mitchell

3-year football starter

Scout, National Scouting Inc.

Emily Sexton

Associate general counsel

Kennedy Center

Steve Osunsami

Emmy-winning correspondent

ABC News

JJ Polk

Assistant general manager

Chicago Bulls

Felicia Wong

Emmy-winning director

Showtime Networks

David Adeleye

Policy specialist

Obama White House

Margaret Kealy-Machella

Chief of public affairs

U.S. Air Force

Jan Valentic

Chief marketing officer

Rug Doctor

Riley Roberts

Former chief speech writer

Attorney general’s office

Ryan Marzolph

Post-production lead

Snapchat

Latifah Al-Hazza

Social media manager

Frommer’s Travel Guides

Tina Akouris

Digital news editor

Chicago Tribune

Adam Lashinsky

Executive editor

Fortune magazine

George Paulin

Chairman, CEO

Frederic West Cook & Co.

James Holderman

Former chief judge

U.S. District Court

Bob Epstein

NBC News executive

Emmy, Peabody winner

Mary McDowell

Polycom CEO

Distinguished Alumni Award

Rich Strasser

Senior attorney

Library of Congress

Arnyce Pock

Colonel (retired)

U.S. Air Force

Jason Adams

Former executive editor

Entertainment Weekly

Todd Fischer

Senior VP

GMR Marketing