University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Cheryl W. Thompson

NPR investigative reporter

Shared 2002 Pulitzer at Washington Post

Jim Thompson

Illinois’ 37th governor (1977-91)

Died in 2020 at age 84

Susan Tjarksen

Managing director

Cushman & Wakefield

Jaime Torres

General manager/sports attorney

International Baseball Sports Management, Inc.

Aimee Trottier

Reality show contestant

‘The Apprentice’

Katie Tryon

Senior specialist

Mars Wrigley Confectionery

Ron Turner

Football coach, 1997-2004

Took ’01 Illini to Sugar Bowl

Chris Tutor

Kellogg Co. VP

Strategy/Bus. Development

Ugur Uygur

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship

Loyola University of Chicago

Anna Valencia

Chicago city clerk

Gamma Phi Beta president

Steve Van Arsdell

Retired senior partner

Deloitte & Touche

Michael Van Valkenburgh

Award-winning architect

Hired for Obama library

Kim Vandenbroucke

Game inventor/developer

Brainy Chick Inc.

Mary VanDeVelde

Traffic/news reporter

WGN Radio

Sarah Vargo

Artist, life coach, author

‘Life Is Your Party ... With A Little Pixie Dust’

Paul Veith

Litigation partner

Sidley Austin

Jim Vermette

CEO, UI Alumni Association (1967-84)

Executive VP, Cozad Asset Management

Tom Vodick

Creative director

WGN-TV, CLTV

Carol Voronyak

ESPN director

Talent recruitment

John Walden

President/CEO

FTD Companies

Dr. Garth Walker

Emergency physician

Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs

Beverly Washington

President

Image Factor

Hollis Webster

Former circuit judge

DuPage County

Brian Wesselman

Expedia manager

Business Intelligence