University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Marty Weiss

Writer/director

Formerly of Amazon Studios

Jason Brett

Entertainment executive

Co-produced ‘About Last Night’

Amanda Drinkall

Actress

On ‘Chicago Med’ in 2016

Freeman Hrabowski

President, UMBC

One of Time’s ‘Most Influential'

Michael Halberstam

Artistic director

Writers Theatre of Glencoe

Emma Miller

Scripted programs director

AMC Network

Dave Eggers

Best-selling author

Time Book of Year winner

Chene Lawson

Actress

'Entourage' among credits

Tim McCarthy

Former Secret Service agent

Retired Orland Park; police chief

Frankie Sturm

Foreign service officer

U.S. State Department

Tori Haring-Smith

Former president

Washington & Jefferson

Taylor Mason

Ventriloquist/comedian

Disney Cruise Lines

Meghann Wu

TV executive

Former VP, Viacom, MTV

Dominic Fumusa

Actor

‘Nurse Jackie,’ ‘Homeland’

Leslie Picker

Business reporter

New York Times, CNBC

Kanya Bennett

Legislative counsel

ACLU

Joe DiPietro

Former president (2011-18)

University of Tennessee

Rev. Peter Donohue

President

Villanova University

Kent Fuchs

President

University of Florida

Kimball Anderson

Law firm partner

Winston & Strawn, Chicago

Omar Yaghi

Award-winning scientist

Cal-Berkeley professor

Marianne Boruch

Acclaimed poet

Purdue professor

Bob Berdahl

University president

Texas, '93-'97; Cal, '97-'04

Bill Nack

Sports Illustrated legend

Died in April 2018