University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Dontae Skywalker

Staff sergeant

U.S. Army

Ron Sipiora

Senior VP

BPI Group

Jim Fessler

Chicago attorney

Illinois Leadership Institute

Susanne Stoll

District brand leader

Anthropologie

Paul Sledd

Snap Inc. senior manager

Talent research and outreach

Rick Schwerdtfeger

Program director

National Science Foundation

Amy Liu

Planner

Juneau, Alaska

Richard Vedder

Professor emeritus

Ohio University

Allison Buckley

Manager, Learfield

Client relations, nat’l sales

Chris Lung

All-American gymnast

Department of Defense

Gennaro Marino

President

Marino Engineering

Bob Wilson

Data science director

Mammoth Media

Nichola Greenblatt

Deputy press secretary

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth

Nick Ciffone

Creative director

2 Cannes Lion award wins

Bobby True

2000 Liberian Olympian

8-time Big Ten champ

Vivian Zapata

Visual artist

Teaches at Governors State

Marko Tomic

Production coordinator

Bravo Media

Anne Valente

Acclaimed author

Professor, Hamilton College

Donnacha Dennehy

Irish composer

Won Fedora Prize

Louis Margaglione

Senior VP

BMO Harris Bank

Gentzy Franz

Organization dev. director

Uptake of Chicago

Luther Lemon

D.C. architect

Architect of the Capitol

Dan Robinson

Retired tax court judge

State of Oregon

Bud Cherry

CEO

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy