University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Alison Osterbur

VP/Human Resources

NBCUniversal Media

Sue Treiman

Associate director

KPMG Corporate Communications

Alan Poeppel

VP/senior associate

Langan Engineering

Ankit Patel

Senior manager

American Express

William Cyrus Garrett

Executive director

NYC Young Men’s Initiative

Malden Nesheim

Nutrition prof. emeritus

Cornell University

Emily Vito

Asst. development director

Lincoln Center Film Society

Kathleen Kayse

Chief media strategy/partnerships officer

Ad Council

Bill Hill

Asst. managing editor

MLB.com

Abby Emmett

Amazon Studios

‘Mozart in the Jungle’

Jordan Morris

Communications director

U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks

Kent Becker

Senior VP

Moody’s Investors Service

Michael Leach

Labor operations manager

NFL Management Council

Robert Swieringa

Accounting prof. emeritus

Cornell University

Jamila Reeves

Managing director

Teach For America

Marc Jackson

Former Illini safety

VP/Madison Square Garden

Candisse Williamson

VP/legal, business

Madison Square Garden

Mary McDowell

Polycom CEO

Distinguished Alumni Award

Blake Hoerr

Director, fields/grounds

New York Jets

Jeff Innis

Former MLB pitcher

New York Mets, 1987-93

Larry Beyah

Stand-up comedian

Gotham Comedy Club

Florence Pak

Design director

Conde Nast Wired

Francine Parham

Author, speaker

‘Ultimate Career Pocket Guide’

Emily West

New York media personality

WNBC TV, WNEW Radio