University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Lester McKeever

Former chairman

Federal Reserve of Chicago

Kelsey Sutherland

LA-based publicist

PMK•BNC

Gladys Roman

TV producer

WYCC (PBS) Chicago

Patricia Brown Holmes

Former Cook County judge

UI trustee

Keith Kinsey

Former CEO

Portillo’s

George Symeonides

Vice-consul/foreign service

U.S. State Department

Bruce Douglas

No. 1 in assists, steals

All-Century Team member

Mark McGowan

Managing director

Raymond James

Jon Corbitt

Former Illini gymnast

Associate director, BD

Yoshi Hayasaki

USA Gymnastics HOF

Won ’89 NCAA title

Jessica Whitham

Animal welfare biologist

Chicago Zoological Society

Bertrand Clarke

Chair, Dept. of Statistics

University of Nebraska

John Rogers

Bioelectronics pioneer

Held Swanlund chair at UI

Maddie Kelly

Executive director

Oak Lawn Park District

Steve Bachrach

Organic chemist

Monmouth science dean

John Schlitt

Original lead vocalist

Head East

Bruce Molitoris

Past president

Amer. Society of Nephrology

Larry Werries

Former state ag director

UIAA Loyalty Award

Jon Burr

Renowned bassist

Founded arrangerforhire.com

Leticia Beverly

11 Big Ten track titles

Now coaching in Atlanta

Brian Berg

Medical science liaison

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals

Deb Busey

40 years in local government

Champaign County administrator, 1998-2016

Kiah Morris

Former Vermont state representative

Women’s Leadership Fellow

Larry Eppley

Former trustees chair

Chicago attorney