University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Michael Osanloo

CEO

Portillo's

Preston Pearson

14-year NFL veteran

5 Super Bowls

John Livesay

Speaker, author

‘The Successful Pitch’

Evan Cohen

Head of platform

Hardware Club

Deon Thomas

UI's career scoring leader

Basketball radio analyst

Harley Manning

VP, customer experience

Forrester Research

Betsy Wilson

Head, Undergrad Library

1978-92

Dan Arwady

Content operations lead

YouTube/Google Play Music

Nancy Baym

Principal researcher

Microsoft

Pat McBride

Award-winning writer

Owns Indianapolis company

Frank Jennings

Atlanta-based actor

‘Selma,’ ‘Primary Colors’

Drew Griffin

Peabody-winning reporter

Died in December 2022 at age 60

Alex Krasavin

Partner at Radford

Based in Singapore

Cynthia Barrett

‘Stranger Things’ actress

Plays Mrs. Holland

Maisie Sparks

Writer/editor/project manager

The Sparks Group

Neal Kitchen

Chief operating officer

HydroPeptide

Kent Politsch

Ret. public affairs chief

USDA Farm Service Agency

Bruce Boruszak

Executive VP

Pine Tree Commercial Realty

Erika Harold

Miss America 2003

Champaign attorney

Lise Dominique

Broadcaster, author

HarveyDoodle Productions

Gene Cross

College hoops scout

NBA’s Sacramento Kings

Janea Hawkins

Assistant attorney general

District of Columbia

Ronald Marcuson

Retired tax partner

Ernst & Young

Stephen Katz

North American director

Jews for Jesus