University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Sam McLaurin

Coaching in China

U.S. Basketball Academy

Seth Miller

Superintendent

Westville school district

Heather Hathaway Miranda

Founding co-chair

Latina/Latino Alumni Assn.

Punya Mishra

Associate dean and professor

Arizona State University

Bruce Molitoris

Past president

Amer. Society of Nephrology

Sharon Mosher

Geosciences dean

University of Texas

Henry Neeman

Assistant vice president, IT

University of Oklahoma

Collinus Newsome

6-time Big Ten champ

The Denver Foundation

B.J. Ogata

Former Illini tight end

2000 Academic All-Big Ten pick

Bayo Ojikutu

Award-winning author

‘47th Street Black,’ ‘Free Burning’

Jennifer Ollie

STEM program manager

Chicago Public Schools

Cory Overstreet

Principal

Kellogg Elementary, Chicago

Crystal Park

Journalism and mass media instructor

Pierce College

Anisha Ismail Patel

Education consultant

CEO, InnovusED

Julie Peoples

Assistant executive director

Hart Felt Ministries

Henry Petroski

Civil engineering professor

Distinguished Alumni Award

Vince Poor

Former Princeton dean

UI engineering prof, 1977-90

Joseph Powers

Engineering professor

Notre Dame

Ruchika Prakash

Psychology professor

Ohio State

Michael Pratt

Boston College

UI professor, 1994-2008

Anastasia Randle

Development coordinator

MATTER

Jamila Reeves

Managing director

Teach For America

Idun Reiten

Norwegian mathematician

Humboldt Research Prize

Sheila Repeta

Head of People

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