University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Mark Salzer

Professor of social and behavioral sciences

Temple University

Judy Havlicek

Associate professor

School of Social Work

Cynthia Oliver

Professor of dance

2015 Doris Duke Impact Award nominee

Kendra Smiley

Author, speaker, host

2001 Illinois Mother of the Year

James Stukel

UI’s 15th president (1995-2005)

MS, Ph.D. in mechanical engineering

Barb Wilson

Executive VP, UI system

Former LAS dean, interim chancellor

Nicole Allen

UI professor of psychology

2011 Dazzling Woman Faculty Award

Gillen D’Arcy Wood

Associate director of education

Institute for Sustainability, Energy and the Environment

Deborah Thurston

Gutgsell Professor

Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering

Ellen Fireman

Senior lecturer

Department of Statistics

Jon Ebel

Professor, head

Department of Religion

David Ikenberry

Professor of finance and former dean

University of Colorado

Michelle (Zasi) Amazeen

Assistant professor of mass communication

Boston University

Yolopattli Hernández-Torres

Associate professor of Spanish

Loyola University, Maryland

Donald Harris

Stanford professor emeritus

Kamala Harris’ dad

Manuel Colón

Program specialist

Peace Corps

April Warren-Grice

Founder/CEO

Liberated Genius, LLC

Dan Reed

Sr. VP for academic affairs

University of Utah

Patty Cisneros Prevo

3-time basketball Paralympian

Coached Illini women to national title

Laura Fernandez-Alvarez

Asst. dean for international/graduate affairs

Ohio State College of Law

Debra Laefer

NYU urban informatics professor

Director of Citizen Science

Joy Williamson-Lott

Dean, Graduate School

University of Washington

Alain Lawo-Sukam

Associate professor, Hispanic & Africana Studies

Texas A&M

Mike Bass

Award-winning journalist

Former DI editor-in-chief