University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Jennifer Dillavou

UIAA president

UI associate vice chancellor

Karen Frame

CEO

Makeena, Inc.

McKinley Freeman

Athlete turned actor

45 credits and counting

Emily Garnett

Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Champaign native

Bill Geist

Author, columnist, humorist

Won Emmys in 1992, 2005

Arielle Gross

Global Business Marketing

Facebook

Don Edwards

Flexpoint Ford CEO

Chair, UI board of trustees

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Stuart King

Christie Clinic anesthesiologist

UI trustee, 3-degree grad

Matt Kolb

​Executive VP, chief operating officer

Carle Health

Stacy Walton Long

Indianapolis law partner

Krieg DeVault LLP

Eric Mathis

VP/global sourcing

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp.

Ann McBrien

First woman to serve as VP/sales at Procter & Gamble

Started UIAA Comeback program, Illini Pride founding board member

Eric Nash

Artist, painter

Moved to LA in 2000

Dan O’Neill

VP of corporate partnerships

Tepper Sports & Entertainment

Jessica Pitcher

Champaign principal

Robeson Elementary

Steve Raquel

Chief Illiniwek 29

President, IOVMedia

Cliff Redeker

Culture evangelist

Google

Jaime Roundtree

Director of curriculum and instruction, Rantoul City Schools

Former principal at Champaign's Booker T. Washington STEM Academy

John Sapora

Attorney

VP, First Tee

Bill Smith

Champaign-born Huffy Corp. CEO

Died in 2019

Natalie Tomaras

VP, corporate integration

Athene USA

Judy Wiegand

Former superintendent

Champaign school district