University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Don Lowe

Earth sciences professor

Stanford University

Fontaine Richardson

Computer science pioneer

UI Engineering HOF

Keith Schacht

Co-founder

Mystery Science

Stuart Umpleby

Past president

American Cybernetics Society

Ed Cupp

World-renowned entomologist

Auburn professor emeritus

E.J. Corey

Won Nobel in chemistry

UI professor, 1951-59

Donald Johanson

Paleoanthropologist

Discovered Lucy skeleton

Ahmed Abukhater

Digital aviation, Boeing

Palestine powerlifting champ

Mike Kerns

Discovery lead, wheat

Bayer CropScience

Anthony Leggett

Nobel-winning physicist

On UI faculty since ’83

Phillip Sharp

Renowned geneticist, biologist

Shared 1993 Nobel Prize

Emil Javier

Former minister of science

The Philippines

Ashley Predith

Senior technical advisor

U.S. Department of Energy

Linda Birnbaum

NIEHS director

Distinguished Alumni Award

Katharine Hayhoe

Climate scientist

One of Time’s 'Most influential'

Andrew Dahlem

COO

Eli Lilly and Co.

Jeff Huber

CEO, Grail

Former Google exec

Kandice Tanner

Investigator

National Cancer Institute

Larry Faulkner

UI provost, 1994-98

President, Texas, 1998-2006

Tony Waldrop

Former UI vice chancellor

South Alabama President

Steven Leath

President, Auburn University

Led Iowa State from 2012-17

Omar Yaghi

Award-winning scientist

Cal-Berkeley professor

Clifford Saper

Harvard professor

Groundbreaking neuroscientist