University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Beth Bugdaycay

Former Rebecca Taylor CEO

Co-founded Foundrae jewelry line

Graeme McGufficke

3-time Big Ten champ

N.C. political operative

Bob O’Dekirk

Joliet mayor

Former police officer

Natasha Samreny

Standup comedian

Head writer, Florida Studio Theatre

Robert Kravets

Associate professor, food science & nutrition

Cal Poly University

Jessica (Galli) Cloy

7-time Paralympic medal winner

Holds three world records

Lisa Ligon

Nat’l sales/marketing manager

AeroPress, Inc.

Paul Steely White

Director, safety policy/advocacy

Bird scooter sharing company

Jeff Badu

2018 Lester McKeever Award

Chicago CPA

Jim Stone

Chair, Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences

Princeton University

Christine ‘LadyBee’ Kristen

Archivist, art collection manager

Burning Man Project

Jim Vermette

CEO, UI Alumni Association (1967-84)

Executive VP, Cozad Asset Management

Carolyn Primus

Founder, Avalon Biomed

Owns 13 patents

David Prosperi

Senior VP, communications

The Options Clearing Corp. (OCC)

Reilly O’Toole

Former Illini quarterback

No. 8 all-time in pass efficiency

Bayo Ojikutu

Award-winning author

‘47th Street Black,’ ‘Free Burning’

Tom Dowling

UI’s 10th Rhodes scholar

Lightfoot for Chicago advisor

Jerry Elliott

Portland law firm president

Elliott, Ostrander & Preston

Sarah Vargo

Artist, life coach, author

‘Life Is Your Party ... With A Little Pixie Dust’

Bryan Freres

Assistant U.S. attorney

Degrees in history, law

Alice B. McGinty

Children’s book author

Urbana Adult Ed instructor

Ed Perkins

Canada research chair in probability

University of British Columbia

Sarah Catt

Director of choral activities/assistant professor

Elmhurst College

Kim Vandenbroucke

Game inventor/developer

Brainy Chick Inc.