University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Kallen Esperian

International opera singer

Performed with Pavarotti

Robert Falls

Tony-winning director

Goodman Theatre, Chicago

John Fanning

Director of college access

Aspire Public Schools

Karen Frame

CEO

Makeena, Inc.

Bob Gibson

Associate judge

DuPage County

Paula Gruttadauria

Director, retail marketing

Skechers USA

John Hass

CEO/President

Rosetta Stone

Sam Kellerhals

Healthcare consultant

SJK Consulting, Denver

Randy Klimpert

Design director

Hasbro

Tim Lambert

Senior VP/general counsel

Caesars Entertainment

Avis (Sampson) LaVelle

Former press secretary to Chicago Mayor Richard Daly

Executive director, Business Leadership Council

Chene Lawson

Actress

'Entourage' among credits

Dan Layzell

Executive VP/CFO

LSU

Mike Lorber

Helicopter reporter

NBC 5 Chicago

Ed McGregor

Content integration director

ESPN

Paul Merrion

Senior correspondent

White House Watch

Deirdre O’Sullivan

Associate professor

Penn State

KarenLee Poter

Dating coach, Internet talk show host

‘The KarenLee Poter Show’

Todd Salen

Champaign County 2018 Realtor of Year

RE/MAX broker

Michael Smeltzer

Photojournalist

Former UI professor

Lou Sola

Trump-appointed Federal Maritime Commissioner

Miami mega-yacht salesman

Amanda Sonneborn

Chicago law partner

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Kirk Stephens

President

Marker InfoComm

Frankie Sturm

Foreign service officer

U.S. State Department