University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Michael Osanloo

CEO

Portillo's

Deon Thomas

UI's career scoring leader

Basketball radio analyst

Maisie Sparks

Writer/editor/project manager

The Sparks Group

Bruce Boruszak

Executive VP

Pine Tree Commercial Realty

Lise Dominique

Broadcaster, author

HarveyDoodle Productions

Gene Cross

College hoops scout

NBA’s Sacramento Kings

Ronald Marcuson

Retired tax partner

Ernst & Young

Dontae Skywalker

Staff sergeant

U.S. Army

Ron Sipiora

Senior VP

BPI Group

Jim Fessler

Chicago attorney

Illinois Leadership Institute

Susanne Stoll

District brand leader

Anthropologie

Allison Buckley

Manager, Learfield

Client relations, nat’l sales

Vivian Zapata

Visual artist

Teaches at Governors State

Louis Margaglione

Senior VP

BMO Harris Bank

Gentzy Franz

Organization dev. director

Uptake of Chicago

Chris Malcolm

Director, digital content

Big Ten Network

Paul Farahvar

Chicago attorney, comedian

Farahvar Law Group

Michael Martella

Economic dev. coordinator

Village of Winnetka

Chris George

Chicago attorney

Intellectual property

Michelle Moreno

Managing director

Dresner Partners, Chicago

Steve Stratton

International director

JLL, Chicago

Jeff Osuji

Co-founder, Eventnoire

Past president, UI Black Alumni Network

Larry Gies

$150 million donor

Gies College of Business namesake

Barbara Suggs Mason

Retired superintendent

Matteson elementary district