University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Michelle Smallmon

Co-host, "Unsportsmanlike"

ESPN Radio

Amy Stabell

Global quality head of experts/aerospace, Henkel

2024 Young Alumni Achievement Award, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Austin Hill

General counsel, Eastern Illinois

Former assistant university counsel, Illinois

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)

Sean Long

Corporate director of programming, Weigel Broadcasting

2-time Emmy-winning Illini Media Hall of Famer

Rob Lang

Business litigation attorney, Thompson Coburn

Represented Illini basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr.

Kenneth Jaconetty

Retired intellectual property attorney, 2024 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award winner

2022's chemical and biomolecular engineering convocation speaker

Elaine Hsieh

Professor and Chair, Communication Studies, University of Minnesota

Earned Ph.D. in health communication from Illinois

Eric Swenson

Strategy specialist, Carle Health

Earned two degrees in natural resources/conservation (2013, '15)

CeCe (Marizu) Cooper

Swimming star turned senior content producer for Apple Fitness+

Earned UI degrees in broadcast journalism (2010), education policy studies (2012)

Ross Erlebacher

Cognizant assistant VP

Earned computer science degrees in 1988, '89

Chloe Pistorius

Producer

Golf Channel

Scott Spellmon

Chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

2024 Grainger College of Engineering Alumni Award for Distinguished Service

Jennifer Roscoe

WCIA-TV anchor

2024 homecoming parade grand marshal

Ashley Valentine

Co-founder and president

Washington, D.C.-based Sick Cells

Ken Holtzman

Major League Baseball's winningest Jewish pitcher

Threw two no-hitters, won three World Series rings

Mary Schubauer-Berigan

Senior epidemiologist, International Agency for Research on Cancer

World Health Organization

Jaime Roundtree

Director of curriculum and instruction, Rantoul City Schools

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

Sunil Kumar

President

Tufts University

Charlie Young

Senior front-end developer

Houston Astros

Randy Buhr

Director of championships and alliances

NCAA

Josh Whitman

Illini athletic director

2017 Central Illinois Business Magazine Forty Under 40 Man of the Year

Dr. Mark Cohen

Dean, Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Senior VP and chief academic officer, Carle Health

Monica Eng

Chicago reporter, Axios

Five-time James Beard Award nominee