University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Steve Johns

President and founder

Confluence Pharmaceuticals

Robert McKirgan

Phoenix law partner

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie

Richard Hanus

Chicago immigration attorney

Inspiration for the 2019 NYC play ‘The Courtroom’

George Buchanan

Executive VP, Risk Management

Regions Bank

Drew Bohan

Executive director

California Energy Commission

Jeff Stute

Managing director

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Jenny McGaffigan

Former UI tennis star

John Deere

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Craig Scott

President

Zodiac Arresting Systems

Brian Love

Engineering professor

University of Michigan

Beth Finke

Author, memoir teacher

NPR commentator

John Fanning

Director of college access

Aspire Public Schools

Stephen Balogh

Associate judge

Winnebago County

Mike Riggs

President/CEO

Performance Consulting Ltd.

Jeff Carter

Manager

West Loop Ventures

Vince Fabrizio

Director, client services

Dow Jones

Jon Burgstone

Director, Symbol Capital

Illini Comeback Award

Dwight Garrels

Engineering project mgr.

Benham Breweries

Don Ross

Senior project manager

SAP Fieldglass

Candi Butzow

Director, brand strategy

BuzzFeed

Patti Hutter

VP/dep. general counsel

UW Health

Tim Kabat

Mayor

La Crosse, Wisconsin

Joel Poloney

Senior software engineer

Google

Jake Bronowski

Massage therapist

Seattle Sounders

Bill Vainisi

Deputy general counsel

Allstate Insurance

Tom Hogan

Kony CEO

Ex-Hewlett-Packard VP