University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Ruth Wuorenma

President

Neighborhood Capital Institute

Michael Smeltzer

Photojournalist

Former UI professor

Steve Chicoine

Former oilman

Management consultant

Bob Cesarone

Asst. program manager

NASA Jet Propulsion Lab

Paula Gruttadauria

Director, retail marketing

Skechers USA

Tom Vodick

Creative director

WGN-TV, CLTV

Monique Carswell

Director, NBCUniversal

Corp. Social Responsibility

Amanda Sonneborn

Chicago law partner

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Joel Coats

Professor of entomology

Iowa State

Don Elmore

Director, Champaign County

Small Business Development Center

Robert Falls

Tony-winning director

Goodman Theatre, Chicago

Elizabeth Elmore

Assistant appeals counsel

Int'l Criminal Tribunals

Paul Merrion

Senior correspondent

White House Watch

Carol Brighton

Owner

CSBrighton Consulting

Kallen Esperian

International opera singer

Performed with Pavarotti

Jessica Whitham

Animal welfare biologist

Chicago Zoological Society

Steve Bachrach

Organic chemist

Monmouth science dean

Mike VanBlaricum

Research engineer

‘14 Lou Liay Spirit Award

Bob Axelrod

Senior VP

FleishmanHillard

Dan Layzell

Executive VP/CFO

LSU

Ed McGregor

Content integration director

ESPN

Joe Clayton

CEO

Int’l Food Info Council

Sam Kellerhals

Healthcare consultant

SJK Consulting, Denver

Lou Sola

Trump-appointed Federal Maritime Commissioner

Miami mega-yacht salesman