University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Eric Swenson

Strategy specialist, Carle Health

Earned two degrees in natural resources/conservation (2013, '15)

Scott Spellmon

Chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

2024 Grainger College of Engineering Alumni Award for Distinguished Service

Andrew Bender

Director of operations

Chez Veterans Center

Chris Cramer

VP of research

University of Minnesota

Chris Petersen

Co-founder

Futurexecs Accelerators

Sonny Tai

CEO/co-founder, Actuate

Marine Corps veteran

Diane Pearse

Hickory Farms CEO

Ex-Crate & Barrel CFO

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Merrill Thompson

Attorney

Created Merrill and Emma Thompson Endowment Fund

Capt. Ryan Warner

Psychological provider

Kirtland Air Force Base

Phil DeRuntz

Board chairman

iPrime Fund

Jon Ebel

Professor, head

Department of Religion

Brandon Jones

Brigade judge advocate

Based in Wiesbaden, Germany

Mike Schag

Shareholder

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen

Carl Johnson

Retired Navy captain

Grove Street Fiduciary CEO

Cheryl Lentz

Award-winning author

Dissertation coach

Jared Tomaszewski

Instructor of architecture/planning

Air Force Institute of Technology

Sandy Miarecki

Assistant professor

Air Force Academy

Valerie Hague

Implementation project manager

SAS

Nidia Holiday

Management analyst

Defense Health Agency

Kevin Stotmeister

President/CEO

Federal Health Sign

Dontae Skywalker

Staff sergeant

U.S. Army

Andy Lowery

CEO, RealWear

U.S. Navy veteran

Andre Williams

Unit chief

FBI

Susan Johnson

ACES Award of Merit

U of Colorado professor

Justin Hsia

Flight test engineer

Sierra Nevada Corp.