University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Sean Long

Corporate director of programming, Weigel Broadcasting

2-time Emmy-winning Illini Media Hall of Famer

CeCe (Marizu) Cooper

Swimming star turned senior content producer for Apple Fitness+

Earned UI degrees in broadcast journalism (2010), education policy studies (2012)

Chloe Pistorius

Producer

Golf Channel

Jennifer Roscoe

WCIA-TV anchor

2024 homecoming parade grand marshal

Monica Eng

Chicago reporter, Axios

Five-time James Beard Award nominee

Sandra Hughes Kazarian

Correspondent

CBS News

Kelly Loeffler

Former U.S. senator for Georgia (2020-21)

Former WNBA team owner, Bakkt CEO

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Jayda Imanlihen

Director of Multimedia Design & Production, Bovard College, University of Southern California

Executive Director, Black Girl Film School

Rasheda Ali Walsh

Speaker, author

Daughter of Muhammad Ali

Kristen Ball

Executive director, American Society of Pharmacy Law

Associate manager, Illinois Council of Convention & Visitor Bureaus

Stu Werner

Multiplatform editor

The Washington Post

Saira Anwer

​Two-time Emmy-nominated reporter

WPLG-TV, Miami

Toccara Castleman

Senior editor/writer, Syfy.com and USANetwork.com

NBC Universal

Nisha Chittal

Director of audience and engagement

Vox.com

Carol Marin

Peabody Award-winning Chicago broadcast journalist

1997 Chicago Illini of Year

Jay Rosenstein

Peabody and Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker

UI Professor, Media and Cinema Studies

Ross Cavitt

Former Emmy-winning Atlanta TV reporter

Cobb (Ga,) County communications director

Naya Crittenden

Right side hitter, UI volleyball, 2015-16

Top scorer in Swiss pro league, 2019-20

Angela Sinickas

2020 Alumni Achievement Award

International corporate communication researcher

Craig Virgin

1975 NCAA Cross-Country champion

Illinois Athletics Hall of Famer

Avis (Sampson) LaVelle

Former press secretary to Chicago Mayor Richard Daly

Executive director, Business Leadership Council

Matt Brickman

Meteorologist

WNBC-TV

Mario Parker

White House reporter

Bloomberg News

Lyanne Alfaro

Supervising producer, social media content director

Nasdaq

Paul Veith

Litigation partner

Sidley Austin