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University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

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Nancy Rosenstengel

Chief judge

Southern District of Illinois

Terri Sullivan

2010 Big Ten softball coach of year

488-369-2 in 16 seasons

Tricia Taliaferro

Women’s soccer coach, 1999-2001

Coached Illini to 1st 2 NCAA tourney berths

Lynette Tan

Chief executive

Singapore Space & Technology Limited

Mary Eggers Tendler

Illini Athletics HOF

Volleyball coach, Elon

Bryan Terry

Vice chancellor

UNC-Greensboro

Craig Tiley

Tennis Australia CEO

Coached 2003 NCAA champs

Jack Welch

Former CEO, General Electric

Died in 2020 at age 84

Jill Wine-Banks

Watergate prosecutor

Led American Bar Assn.