University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Justin Gordon

Actor

‘Age of the Living Dead’

Larry Beyah

Stand-up comedian

Gotham Comedy Club

Javier Cevallos

University president

Framingham State

Peter Marzek

Chief Illiniwek 23

Florida plastic surgeon

Eric Gardner

Senior engineering director

Golf Channel

Paul Stanton

Senior strategist

Google

Nick Offerman

Actor, comedian

NBC's 'Parks and Recreation'

Carolina Van Moorsel

Senior program officer

Heartland Alliance Inernational

Vivian Payton

Co-executive producer

‘Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta’

Holley Fain

Actress

Julia on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

Bruce Goodwin

National security expert

Engineering alumni award

Cheryl Easter

Former UI first lady

Wife of President Bob Easter

Mark Brandl

Switzerland-based artist

Curator, Collapsible Kunsthalle

Judy Peiser

Center for Southern Folklore

Founded Memphis landmark

Katy Clark

Executive director, Kornfeld Foundation

Past president, Brooklyn Academy of Music

Andrea Evans

Soap opera actress

Tina on ‘One Life To Live'

Stephen Elliott

Author, activist

Editor-in-chief, The Rumpus

Jason Brett

Entertainment executive

Co-produced ‘About Last Night’

Amanda Drinkall

Actress

On ‘Chicago Med’ in 2016

Dominic Fumusa

Actor

‘Nurse Jackie,’ ‘Homeland’

Rev. Peter Donohue

President

Villanova University

Chuck Pelletier

TV/film veteran

Director, Princess Cruises

Ang Lee

Movie maker

3 Oscar wins with 3 movies

Roxanne Decyk

Former oil industry executive

Held top posts at Shell, Amoco