University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Patricia Brown Holmes

Former Cook County judge

UI trustee

Keith Kinsey

Former CEO

Portillo’s

Jessica Whitham

Animal welfare biologist

Chicago Zoological Society

Maddie Kelly

Executive director

Oak Lawn Park District

Jordan Abdel-Haq

Mortgage loan oficer, Homeside Financial

Former executive director, Illinois Junior Golf Association

Maureen Cormack

U.S. ambassador

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Scott Andresen

Sports/entertainment attorney

Andresen & Associates

Jimmy Collins

Beloved basketball coach, Lou Henson's top recruiter

(1946-2020)

Daliah Saper

Intellectual property attorney

Owner, Saper Law

Mariam Sobh

Anchor/reporter

CBS Radio Chicago

Dan Farris

Director, athletic bands

Northwestern University

Ricca Slone

Former state representative

Northwestern lecturer

Ryan Baker

Lead sports anchor

CBS Chicago

Eric Cox

TV reporter

CBS Chicago

Pam Strobel

Former Exelon CAO

UI trustee, 2009-14

Daissy Dominguez

Chicago immigration attorney

Dominguez Legal Justice Ctr.

Jon Lee Brody

LA-based filmmaker

Iron Will Productions

Jim Thompson

Illinois’ 37th governor (1977-91)

Died in 2020 at age 84

Bob Falato

Senior VP

Northern Trust

Andy Richardson

Chairman/CEO

Greeley and Hansen

Vince Fabrizio

Director, client services

Dow Jones

Jessie Ann Foley

Novelist

HarperCollins

Ryan Johnson

Communications director

American Heart Association

Ravin Gandhi

CEO/co-founder

GMM Nonstick Coatings