University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Jayda Imanlihen

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

Executive Director, Black Girl Film School

Jay Rosenstein

Peabody and Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker

UI Professor, Media and Cinema Studies

Irving Azoff

2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee

CEO, Azoff MSG Entertainment

Jeffrey Lieber

TV/film screenwriter/producer

‘Lost’ co-creator

Hannah Bonecutter

Founder/owner, BoneClutter LLC

Teacher, tutor, actress

John ‘JJ’ Harris

Founder, creative director

Techboogie Media

Dave Downey

Big Ten Medal of Honor

Scored 53 vs. Indiana

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Jonathan Sadowski

Actor/Producer

‘Live Free or Die Hard'

Ryan Suffern

Head of documentaries

Kennedy/Marshall Co.

Frederick Marx

Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Made 1994’s ‘Hoop Dreams’

Jon Lee Brody

LA-based filmmaker

Iron Will Productions

Jodie Burke

Hollywood scriptwriter

ESPN 30 for 30 alumna

Norm Berns

Producer, director

ProStar Media

Jack Leiv

Screenwriter/Producer

‘The Karate Yid’

Caroline Liem

Casting director/producer

Glass Ceiling Entertainment

Paul Zinnes

Digital asset supervisor

Lucasfilm Animation

Felischa Marye

Staff writer, Netflix

‘13 Reasons Why’

Bill Schultz

Emmy-winning animator

CEO, Home Plate E'tainment

Lorren Cotton

Actress

Stacy in TV's 'That Guy'

Marra Gad

Director, president

Egad! Productions

Aaron Weiss

Filmmamer/content marketer

GoPro

Abby Emmett

Amazon Studios

‘Mozart in the Jungle’

Nathan Hale Williams

President

iN-Hale Entertainment

Chris Landreth

Award-winning animator

2004 Oscar for ‘Ryan’

Felicia Wong

Emmy-winning director

Showtime Networks