University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Josh Whitman

Illini athletic director

2017 Central Illinois Business Magazine Forty Under 40 Man of the Year

Jack Trudeau

10-year NFL quarterback

llini career-best 8,725 passing yards

Elizabeth Pittelkow Kittner

Head of Finance

International Legal Technology Association

Mike Scully

GM, Club at Reynolds Lake Oconee

All-Big Ten offensive lineman

Greg Landry

Illini offensive coordinator

Lou Tepper era (1993-94)

Ron Turner

Football coach, 1997-2004

Took ’01 Illini to Sugar Bowl

Karin (Dommermuth) O'Connor

Clinical Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Northwestern U

Executive Director, Heizer Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital

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An education that proves your purpose

Kaitlin Morris

Producers department

NFL Films

Tim Simpson

4-year football starter

1992 Dike Eddleman Award

Danny Reiter

Desk asst./ticker operator

NFL Network

Nik Lapin

Sr. manager/partnerships

EZLinks Golf LLC

Preston Pearson

14-year NFL veteran

5 Super Bowls

Dontae Skywalker

Staff sergeant

U.S. Army

Dick Butkus

UI retired his No. 50

Pro, College Football HOF

Tony Pashos

11 seasons in NFL

2-time All-Big Ten lineman

Adrienne Saxe

Community dev. director

Houston Texans

Roger Hacker

Corporate comm. director

San Francisco 49ers

Autumn Saddler Williams

Technical recruiter

Google

Michael Leach

Labor operations manager

NFL Management Council

Keith Bruce

Super Bowl Host CEO

San Francisco Bay Area

Brad Hopkins

13-year NFL tackle

2-time Pro Bowler

Blake Hoerr

Director, fields/grounds

New York Jets

Mark Bartelstein

NBA, NFL agent

Priority Sports/Entertainment

Heather Pink

Co-founder, CEO

PinkDear LLC

John Holecek

No. 5 in tackles at UI

IHSA title-winning coach