University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Mannie Jackson

Basketball Hall of Famer

CEO, Harlem Globetrotters

Marc Jackson

Former Illini safety

VP/Madison Square Garden

Jimmy Journell

4th-round MLB draft pick

1999 All-American

Rob Judson

Basketball guard, coach

Now on Marquette staff

Bridie Kean

Two-sport Aussie Paralympian

Public health lecturer

Richard Keene

3 NCAA trips as Illini

Director, MRC Global

Kurt Kittner

Managing director

JLL of Chicago

Paul Koch

Chicago-based consultant

Distinguished Alumni Award

MariJo Kohler

Football operations

New York Jets

Andy Kortkamp

VP, Supply Chain

General Mills

Michael Kosta

Stand-up comedian

Illini tennis star

Jens Kujawa

1992 Summer Olympian

7-foot UI center

Matt Lackey

NCAA wrestling champion

Orthopedics sales rep

Tim Lavery

Illini QB/pitcher

Twice drafted by Cubs

Stu Levenick

Retired group president

Caterpillar

Marcus Liberty

’87 Illinois Mr. Basketball

Now coaching in Florida

Curt Lovelace

Former UI football captain

Starter on '90 Big Ten champs

Rod Lovett

Director of championships

National Junior College Athletic Assn.

Chris Lung

All-American gymnast

Department of Defense

Chris Malcolm

Director, digital content

Big Ten Network

Jill Estey Mark

Career assists leader

UI women’s basketball

Stacy Marks

Big Ten Medal of Honor

Sr. director, Accruent

Nancy Thies Marshall

1972 Olympic gymnast

Illini Athletics HOF

Taylor Mason

Ventriloquist/comedian

Disney Cruise Lines