University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Carol Brighton

Owner

CSBrighton Consulting

Brett Olmstead

Associate judge

Champaign County

Katie Tryon

Senior specialist

Mars Wrigley Confectionery

Brian Wansink

Director

Cornell Food/Brand Lab

Maureen McHale

President/CEO

McHale Design of LA

Ana Valderrama

Associate dean

Rosario National U

Rahul Panat

Engineering professor

Carnegie Mellon

Marc Bookman

CEO

Trendlife, Inc.

Tarita Preston

‘Chief coach’

The Curated Coach

Eysha Powers

Senior software engineer

IBM

Nancy Brookhart Cherin

2 volleyball Final Fours

’87 Big Ten Co-POY

Ned and Anne Tabat

Her: healthcare marketer

Him: Minneapolis CEO

Andrea Darlas

Anchor/reporter/host

WGN Radio, Chicago

Jeremy Hobson

NPR co-host

‘Here and Now’

Vince Poor

Former Princeton dean

UI engineering prof, 1977-90

Stuart King

Christie Clinic anesthesiologist

UI trustee, 3-degree grad

Erich Elsen

Senior software engineer

Google

Steve Beckett

Pillar of the Bar

Distinguished Alumni Award

Leslie Munger

Illinois deputy governor

2015-16: State comptroller

Kevin Wise

Senior technical fellow

Boeing

Cris Graves

Producer/writer

Primetime Emmy winner

Frederick Volkmar

Yale professor

Alumni Achievement Award

Marcus Minifee

VP/team marketing

Brooklyn Nets/NY Islanders

Brian Siemann

2-time Paralympian

Attended UI on full ride