University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Leslie Erganian

Artist and author

Co-author, 2019 release 'NEW WEST: Innovating at the Intersection’

Brand Fortner

Software visionary

Distinguished Alumni Award

Tony Frank

Colorado State University System Chancellor

Former CSU President (2008-19)

Mike Freedman

Chief communications officer

Stanford engineering school

Niel Galen

Sr. lighting designer

Formerly of HBO, CNN

Dwight Garrels

Engineering project mgr.

Benham Breweries

Tamara Gibbs

Senior content strategist

919 Marketing

Andrew Goldberg

VP, marketing

Adrienne Arsht Center

John Hass

CEO/President

Rosetta Stone

Stephen Hoh

Illini tennis, 2011-14

Now coaching in Australia

Steve Huang

Senior counsel

Panasonic

Greg Jasinski

Assistant dean

University of Chicago

Ann Lee Joe

Climate change secretariat

UN’s German campus

Nisa (Agrawal) Johnson

Brand manager

Modelo Especial/Constellation Brands

Aaron Kaplan

Orchestra director

Glenbrook North/South HS

Rick Kaplan

TV executive

Ex-president, CNN, MSNBC

Colleen Keough Wagner

Fiction author, editor

aka ‘Rumer Haven’

Randy Klimpert

Design director

Hasbro

Michael Klozotsky

Global marketing leader

IBM Imaging

Liz Koh

Reporter, WAFB-TV

Baton Rouge, La.

Ray Lantz

President

Carpet Advantage, Urbana

Dan Layzell

Executive VP/CFO

LSU

Cheryl Lentz

Award-winning author

Dissertation coach

Young Lim

Manager, finance/accounting

NBC/Universal Media