Longtime business leader named UIAA Board chair
“It’s quite a privilege,” William D. Forsyth III, ’86 BUS, says of becoming chair of the University of Illinois Alumni Association Board of Directors for 2019–21. Modesty notwithstanding, he is
What it means to be an Illini
It was a celebration long in the making. For weeks, moveable panels had concealed a large portion of the ground floor of the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. Workers hauled in
University of Illinois Alumni Achievement Awards
Robert H. Liebeck’s, ’61 ENG, MS ’62 ENG, PHD ’68 ENG, trailblazing career in aerodynamics has touched air, land and sea. A senior technical fellow and chief scientist for Boeing, he
Calling all club leaders
From a tasting with brother Bier Meisters to face time with top University of Illinois officials, a packed slate of events is planned for the Alumni Volunteer Leadership Conference, set
Back home and building relationships
“Who’d you see, John?” That was the first question my mother would ask my dad when he came home from errands, church, work. As a sales manager for Kellogg’s, he
From the Chairman: Time of celebration
Congratulations to the nearly 12,500 recent Illinois graduates who are joining the ranks of University of Illinois alumni. Numbering 700,000-plus—more than 450,000 from Illinois alone—U of I alumni are changing
Jennifer Dillavou named president of UI Alumni Alliance
A 1982 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Education, Dillavou serves in a dual role as president of the University of Illinois Alumni Alliance (UIAA) and associate vice
Alumni recognized for achievement and service
A structural engineering innovator, world-renowned geneticist and cancer researcher, and leader in public service and agriculture were honored by the University of Illinois Alumni Association during Commencement weekend activities (May
Alumni unite in Springfield to advocate for higher education on behalf of University of Illinois System
On Wednesday, May 10, more than 100 alumni from the University of Illinois System’s three universities (Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield) will be in Springfield to meet with legislators for University
Celebrating the sesquicentennial and more
This year marks the Sesquicentennial of the University of Illinois. A 15-month celebration is planned that will highlight 150 years of teaching, research and public engagement. This issue of Illinois
