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Susan Johnson
ACES Award of Merit
U of Colorado professor
Victoria Johnson
Professor of film and media studies
University of California-Irvine
Chloe Johnston
Experience analyst, Obama Foundation
Past president, UI Black Alumni Network
Alexandra Jones
Director of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Undergraduate Program, University of Maryland
Earned two UI degrees in atmospheric sciences and meteorology (master’s in 2010, Ph.D. in 2015)
Beth Jones
COO, Hillary for America
Ex-White House director
Brandon Jones
Brigade judge advocate
Based in Wiesbaden, Germany
Enesta Jones
Senior press officer
Environmental Protection Agency
Erika Jones
Leadership development facilitator
United Airlines
Itch Jones
Career record of 1,240-718-6 as baseball coach at Illinois and Southern Illinois
Died in 2025
Matthew Jones
Actor with 50+ credits
Appeared on ‘Scandal,’ ‘General Hospital’
Robert Jones
UI's 10th chancellor
(2016-2025)
Nicole Jorwic
Director of rights policy
The Arc of the United States
Jimmy Journell
4th-round MLB draft pick
1999 All-American
Jovan Jovanovic
Patent attorney
Founding partner, Watson IP Group
Kim Judson
Professor of marketing
Illinois State University
Rob Judson
Basketball guard, coach
Now on Marquette staff
Christina Jump
Civil attorney
Muslim legal advocate
Tim Kabat
Mayor
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Carrie Kagawa
Chief of staff/consultant
Nat'l Veterans Intermediary
Billy Kamerow
Electrical engineer
Boeing
Neil Kane
Director, Michigan St.
Undergrad. Entrepreneurship
Steve Kang
Former UI engineering dean
Silicon Valley Hall of Famer
Aaron Kaplan
Orchestra director
Glenbrook North/South HS
Rick Kaplan
TV executive
Ex-president, CNN, MSNBC
