University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Larry Pearlman

Senior VP

Marsh Risk Consulting

Joe Pedott

CEO, Joseph Enterprises

Popularized the Chia Pet

Feniosky Peña-Mora

NYC commissioner

Design/Construction Dept.

Erin Peters-Burton

Donna R. and David E. Sterling Endowed Professor in Science Education

George Mason University

Chris Petersen

Co-founder

Futurexecs Accelerators

Henry Petroski

Civil engineering professor

Distinguished Alumni Award

Alan Poeppel

VP/senior associate

Langan Engineering

Morgan Polikoff

Associate professor of education

USC

Vince Poor

Former Princeton dean

UI engineering prof, 1977-90

Joseph Powers

Engineering professor

Notre Dame

Richard Powers

2019 Pulitzer Prize

Won 1989 ‘Genius’ grant

Ruchika Prakash

Psychology professor

Ohio State

Michael Pratt

Boston College

UI professor, 1994-2008

Ian Punnett

‘Coast to Coast AM’ weekend host

K-State professor

Dean Radin

Chief scientist

Institute for Noetic Sciences

Sheela Raja

Clinical psychologist

HuffPost Live blogger

Chathapuram ‘Ram’ Ramanathan

2020-21 Community Achievement Award, UI School of Social Work

Associate Professor,University of West Florida

Hari Ramasamy

Senior manager

IBM

Susan Rankaitis

Professor of art

Scripps College

Steve Raquel

Chief Illiniwek 29

President, IOVMedia

Jesse Rathgeber

Assistant professor of music

James Madison University

Bob Rauber

Director, School of Earth, Society and Environment

Professor of atmospheric sciences

Dan Reed

Sr. VP for academic affairs

University of Utah

Chuck Reifsteck

Principal

Reifsteck Reid & Company Architects of Champaign