University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Jack Groppel

Former Illini men’s tennis coach (1978-81)

Co-founder, Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute

Justin Bozarth

Basketball coach, guidance counselor

Tuscola High

Mike Rizzo

GM, president of baseball operations

Washington Nationals

Tricia Taliaferro

Women’s soccer coach, 1999-2001

Coached Illini to 1st 2 NCAA tourney berths

Justi Rae Miller

Associate general counsel, State Farm

2-time All-Big Ten golfer

April Warren-Grice

Founder/CEO

Liberated Genius, LLC

Orazio Buzza

Founder/CEO

Fooda, Inc.

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Patty Cisneros Prevo

3-time basketball Paralympian

Coached Illini women to national title

Jim Lutz

Women’s swimming coach, 1993-2000

.615 win pct. tops in program history

Cristy Chapman Uhrig

1999 Dike Eddleman Award

All-Big Ten middle blocker

Sujay Lama

5 NCAA tourney trips as women’s tennis coach

Now North Texas' winningest coach

Wendel McRaven

UI men’s cross-country coach (2005-10)

Now coaching at Texas A&M

Greg Landry

Illini offensive coordinator

Lou Tepper era (1993-94)

John Groce

95-75 as Illini coach (2012-17)

Now coaching Akron Zips

Bob Starkell

11 seasons leading women’s gymnastics

2009 National Coach of the Year

Tom Sinak

2-time all-Big Ten outfielder

Area manager, New American Funding

Terri Sullivan

2010 Big Ten softball coach of year

488-369-2 in 16 seasons

Bill Self

3 seasons, 3 NCAA tournaments

78-24 as Illini basketball coach (2000-03)

Ron Turner

Football coach, 1997-2004

Took ’01 Illini to Sugar Bowl

Kevin Hambly

Stanford volleyball coach

178-86, 6 NCAA tourney trips at Illinois

Reilly O’Toole

Former Illini quarterback

No. 8 all-time in pass efficiency

Sarah Vargo

Artist, life coach, author

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

Kurt Hettinger

Assistant gymnastics coach

Auburn University

Jenna Hall

Illinois Athletics HOF

Ohio State assistant coach

Rod Lovett

Director of championships

National Junior College Athletic Assn.