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Ayala Donchin
New York restaurant owner
Founded Evelyn’s Kitchen
Jon Asamoah
5-year NFL lineman
Academic All-Big Ten
Bob Martinez
Florida governor, 1987-91
U.S. Drug Czar, 1991-93
Julia Gouw
Retired banking COO
California’s East West Bank
Betty Mohlenbrock
President, Reading Legacies
Alumni Humanitarian Award
Brad Pavone
Executive producer, OWN
On Team Oprah since ’05
Sima Dahl
International speaker
Personal branding specialist
Ken Paulson
Journalist
Former USA Today editor
Dan O’Connor
Video manager
New York Yankees
Summer Xia
Manager, global partnerships
Cleveland Cavaliers
Kieran Kelliher
Finance director
Chicago Bulls
John Sapora
Attorney
VP, First Tee
Sheldon Siegel
Author
2012 Illini Comeback Award
Bill Geist
Author, columnist, humorist
Won Emmys in 1992, 2005
Chuck Pelletier
TV/film veteran
Director, Princess Cruises
Ang Lee
Movie maker
3 Oscar wins with 3 movies
Roxanne Decyk
Former oil industry executive
Held top posts at Shell, Amoco
Timothy Carhart
Actor
‘Thelma & Louise,’ ‘Witness’
Mary Doria Russell
Science fiction author
2-time Pulitzer nominee
Alan Ruck
Actor
Ferris Bueller’s pal
Henry Petroski
Civil engineering professor
Distinguished Alumni Award
Cheryl Berman
Award-winning ad exec
Past chairman, Leo Burnett
Jacquelyn Mitchard
Author
‘The Deep End of the Ocean’
Lee Archambault
NASA astronaut
Flew 2 shuttle missions
