University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Michael Van Valkenburgh

Award-winning architect

Hired for Obama library

Luvvie Ajayi

Best-selling Nigerian author

'16 LAS Young Alum of Yr.

Janet Gannon

Corp. development director

Transcendia

Mark Huddle

Senior counsel

Ice Miller

Jill Estey Mark

Career assists leader

UI women’s basketball

Carter O'Brien

Sustainability manager

Field Museum, Chicago

Wendy Levy

Midwest senior director

Vogue magazine

John Conrad

Actor/talent coach

‘Oceans 13,’ ‘Meet Dave’

Steve Bardo

Flyin’ Illini point guard

TV color analyst

Jarrod Gee

3-year starter

Illini basketball

Jennifer Ollie

STEM program manager

Chicago Public Schools

Sean Bauer

Director, Walgreens

Mergers & Acquisitions

Britney Robbins

Founder/CEO, Gray Matter Experience

No. 2 on CS Magazine's 2020 Most Influential Chicagoans list

Jenny Westerkamp

Nutrition consultant

Chicago Cubs, Bulls

JJ Polk

Assistant general manager

Chicago Bulls

Tina Akouris

Digital news editor

Chicago Tribune

Ngozi Okorafor

Director of employment actions

Cook County Sheriff's Department

Eboo Patel

Faith advisor

Obama Administration

Mark Bartelstein

NBA, NFL agent

Priority Sports/Entertainment

Donald Nally

Award-winning conductor

The Chicago Bach Project

John Kim

Pulitzer-winning photographer

Chicago Tribune

Tonise Paul

President/CEO

Energy BBDO

Brian Wesselman

Expedia manager

Business Intelligence

Tom Chiola

Former judge

Cook Co. Circuit Court