University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Jason Davis

Director of Astronomy

Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Tammie Walker

Director, School of Music

University of Iowa

Gretchen Gscheidle

Former design director

Herman Miller, Inc.

Pablo Mendoza

Chief diversity officer

University of North Georgia

Nicole Allen

UI professor of psychology

2011 Dazzling Woman Faculty Award

Duane Cyrus

Director, Theatre of Movement

UNC-Greensboro professor

Sarah Catt

Director of choral activities/assistant professor

Elmhurst College

Aaron Kaplan

Orchestra director

Glenbrook North/South HS

Greg Carr

Instructor of speech and theatre

Harris-Stowe State University

June Panagakos Podagrosi

Founder, executive director

Child’s Play Touring Theatre

Betsy Wilson

Head, Undergrad Library

1978-92

Ryan Suffern

Head of documentaries

Kennedy/Marshall Co.

Robert Falls

Tony-winning director

Goodman Theatre, Chicago

Carrie Fullerton

Executive director

Bloomingdale Park District

Shaila Kotadia

Director of Culture and Inclusion

Stanford School of Medicine

Frederick Marx

Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Made 1994’s ‘Hoop Dreams’

Jon Lee Brody

LA-based filmmaker

Iron Will Productions

Norm Berns

Producer, director

ProStar Media

Noah Spiegel

Managing director

Nashville Children’s Theatre

Chris Landreth

Award-winning animator

2004 Oscar for ‘Ryan’

Felicia Wong

Emmy-winning director

Showtime Networks

Colleen Callahan

Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Distinguished Service Award recipient

Roger Young

Emmy-winning director

Did ‘Magnum P.I.’ pilot

Tom Caneva

Director, Marching Illini

1999-2006