University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Glenn Howatt

Pulitzer-winning reporter

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Larry Ingrassia

Managing editor

Los Angeles Times

Paul Ingrassia

Shared 1993 Pulitzer for beat reporting

Died in 2019 at age 69

Brandie Jefferson

Senior news director

Washington University

Chris Jenkins

Director of communications

Metropolitan Milwaukee Assn. of Commerce

Charlie J. Johnson

Editor

Chicago Tribune

Jeff Johnson

President, Hearst newspaper division

Former San Francisco Chronicle publisher

Andy Kessler

Inside View columnist

Wall Street Journal

John Kim

Pulitzer-winning photographer

Chicago Tribune

Devi Laskar

Author, poet, photographer

Debut novel: ‘The Atlas of Reds and Blues’

David McCraw

Sr. VP, deputy general counsel

The New York Times Co.

Brent McDonald

Senior video journalist

The New York Times

Mary Jo Meisner

Veteran newspaper editor

3-time Pulitzer juror

Russ Mitchell

Automotive tech writer

Los Angeles Times

Jim Morrill

Political writer

Charlotte Observer

Bill Nagel

Publisher

San Francisco Chronicle

Heidi Opdyke

Senior writer/editor

Carnegie Mellon University

Crystal Park

Journalism and mass media instructor

Pierce College

Ken Paulson

Journalist

Former USA Today editor

Greg Paw

New Jersey attorney

Former deputy U.S. attorney

Dan Petrella

Business source editor

Chicago Tribune

Leslie Picker

Business reporter

New York Times, CNBC

Andy Regal

Senior consultant

The Wall Street Journal

Michael Rosenbaum

Chief ‘Dadblogger,’ dadwrites.com

President, Quadrant Five