University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Mitch Altman

Inventor, hacker

Cornfield Electronics CEO

Michelle (Zasi) Amazeen

Assistant professor of mass communication

Boston University

John Axness

Picture editor

Showtime’s ‘Ray Donovan’

Bruce Bloom

CEO

Cures Within Reach

Dave Briglio

Leadership trainer

Athletic Legacy Gameplan

Brent Brotine

Chicago advertising creative director

Current freelance copywriter

Chrystalla Mouza

Dean

UI College of Education

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Colleen Callahan

Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Distinguished Service Award recipient

Dorothy Capers

Senior VP, general counsel

National Express LLC

Andrea Darlas

Anchor/reporter/host

WGN Radio, Chicago

Carey Davis

Won Super Bowl XLIII

Illini sideline reporter

Jayne Turpin DeLuce

President, CEO

Visit Champaign County

Lise Dominique

Broadcaster, author

HarveyDoodle Productions

Andrew Farley

SiriusXM show host

Texas pastor

Maury Fertig

Co-founder, CIO

Relative Value Partners

Matt Fishman

President, Fishman Solutions

Former Sirius XM college sports programming director

Jerry Hester

All-Big Ten forward

Former radio analyst

Jeremy Hobson

NPR co-host

‘Here and Now’

Brad Hopkins

13-year NFL tackle

2-time Pro Bowler

Kurt Kittner

Managing director

JLL of Chicago

Avis (Sampson) LaVelle

Former press secretary to Chicago Mayor Richard Daly

Executive director, Business Leadership Council

Paul Lisnek

WGN TV host

‘Politics Tonight’

Sean Long

Corporate director of programming, Weigel Broadcasting

2-time Emmy-winning Illini Media Hall of Famer

Mike Lorber

Helicopter reporter

NBC 5 Chicago

Larry McCarren

Packers Hall of Famer

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