University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Nell Bekiares

Animal biologist, conservation scientist, wildlife ecologist, zoologist

Research specialist, University of Wisconsin

Anna Benjamin

Associate judge

Champaign County

Aisha Conner-Gaten

Instructional design librarian

Loyola Marymount University

Harry Crane

Executive chef

Kraft Foods, 2001-15

Donald Johanson

Paleoanthropologist

Discovered Lucy skeleton

Michelle Johnson

Associate professor of anthropology

Bucknell University

Ann McBrien

First woman to serve as VP/sales at Procter & Gamble

Started UIAA Comeback program, Illini Pride founding board member

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David Kopacz

Puget Sound VA psychiatrist

U of Washington asst. professor

Ray Lantz

President

Carpet Advantage, Urbana

Yvette Mayorga

Artist

Art Design Chicago

Mwenda Ntarangwi

Kenya-based Secretary, CEO

Commission for University Education

Chinyere Osuji

Assistant professor of sociology

Rutgers University-Camden

Angel Rivera

Research microbiologist

CDC

Peg Ross

VP, global HR

Project Concern International

Susan Standiford

Chief technology officer

IKEA Group

Nate Summers

Author, Falcon Press

‘Primal: Why We Long to Be Wild and Free’

Elizabeth Sutton

Director

Spurlock Museum of World Cultures

Gretchen Thompson

Owner, managing partner

IMPACT Physical Therapy of Champaign

Cam Wesson

Professor of sociology and anthropology

Lehigh University

Josh Yellin

Head of global operations

Google Launchpad