University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Sandra Hughes Kazarian

Correspondent

CBS News

Kim Kidwell

Associate Chancellor for Strategic Partnerships & Initiatives

Dean, College of ACES, 2016-21

Rasheda Ali Walsh

Speaker, author

Daughter of Muhammad Ali

Pat Fitzgerald

Attorney

Meyer Capel of Champaign

Ann McBrien

First woman to serve as VP/sales at Procter & Gamble

Started UIAA Comeback program, Illini Pride founding board member

Mark Goldenberg

Managing partner, Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli

2019 College of Law Distinguished Alum

Jay Jelinek

Global finance director

Wilson Sporting Goods

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Susan Tjarksen

Managing director

Cushman & Wakefield

Sara Hays

Market development manager

Starbucks

Derek Dimke

LinkedIn relationship manager

Made Illini record 84.8% of FGs (39-for-46)

George Buchanan

Executive VP, Risk Management

Regions Bank

Christian Bryant

Garden & Gun VP, publisher

1995-96 cheerleading co-captain

Richard Bobowski

Attorney

Friedman & Feiger, LLP

Bryce Jakobs

Writer, producer

CNN

Kevin Waspi

Retired senior lecturer

Gies College of Business

Jim Nowlan

Author, columnist, publisher

Former state representative

John Kazik

Vice president, general manager

Brunswick Billiards

Cary McMillan

CEO, True Partners Consulting

2004 Chicago Illini of Year

Mike Scully

GM, Club at Reynolds Lake Oconee

All-Big Ten offensive lineman

Spencer Turkin

Play-by-play announcer

North Carolina A&T

Yeerik Moy

VP, Labor Relations

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Alex Burge

Agent

Excel Sports Management

Mark Kesler

Founded O’Malley’s

Parkland business instructor

Tom Billeter

Head basketball coach

Augustana University

KarenLee Poter

Dating coach, Internet talk show host

‘The KarenLee Poter Show’