Dig This!
In Disturbing the Bones (Melville House, 2024), Andrew Davis, ’68 MEDIA, and Jeff Biggers weave a geopolitical conspiracy thriller that’s set almost entirely within the state of Illinois—filled with war
A Man of Many People
Mohamad Maliki bin Osman, PHD ’98 SW, received the University’s 2024 Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement, recognizing his work to better his native Singapore
The University of Illinois Alumni Association Announces 2024 Alumni Award Recipients
For Immediate Release July 1, 2024, Urbana, Ill. The University of Illinois Alumni Association (UIAA) announces the recipients of its Alumni Awards for 2024. The slate of awards in six
Donut Dollies
Luis Alberto Urrea’s harrowing and adventure-filled new novel, Good Night, Irene (Little, Brown, 2023), centers on the World War II experiences of women in the American Red Cross Clubmobile Service,
Accomplished Executive
Change was in the air in 1967 when Norma Lauder, ’71 BUS, set foot on campus, light years from her Illinois hometown of Cantrall, population then (and now) under 150.
Honored Architect
Architect W. Douglas Gilpin Jr., ’74 FAA, MARCH ’76, designs with a keen eye toward preservation and sustainability, talents that earned him the prestigious Milton LaTour Grigg Award in 2022
Honoring Our Own
At Commencement ceremonies on May 12, 2023, the University will confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters upon Louis Liay, EDM ’62, crowning a lifetime of exemplary work
Remembering Alice Campbell
Alice (Curtis) Campbell, JD ’43, passed away on Dec. 23, 2021 in Westwood, Calif. She was 100. Campbell’s name is expressly tied to the University of Illinois Alumni Association and
One-two punch
U of I wheelchair athletes Tatyana McFadden, ’13 ACES, EDM ’19, and Daniel Romanchuk, who trained at the University for the 2016 and 2020 Paralympics, delivered two stellar performances in
I’s on the World: South African Safari
South Africa was an ideal setting for Don, MS ’70 ENG, PHD ’73 ENG, and Colette Henley, MS ’72 LAS, to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple joined a
