Sweet Virginia
In 1907, the 25-year-old Virginia Woolf, then an essayist and literary critic, wrote her first long work of fiction—a collection of stories—as a private amusement for friends. For decades, scholars
Global Extension Expert
Dr. Colby J. Silvert, ’14 ACES, works globally with small-scale family farmers to improve their livelihoods and help them use resources sustainably. In recognition of his efforts, he’s received the
Changemaker
Growing up in a working-class family in Skokie, Ill., Jared Kirchheimer, ’95 ENG, always knew he wanted to make movies, but didn’t see a way forward. “You have to have
2025 Alumni Awards
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Temple Grandin Animal behaviorist and autism activist As a young girl, Temple Grandin, PHD ’89 ACES, HON ’04, came to understand how cattle saw the world
A Material Guy
Taeghwan Hyeon, PHD ’96 LAS, has received the university’s 2025 Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement. As director of the Center for Nanoparticle Research in
Mother Ocean
In his 14th novel, Richard Powers, ’78 LAS, MA ’80 LAS, weaves a complex, multigenerational story about artists, tech billionaires, oceanographers and a remote island in the South Pacific. You
Illini Engager
The University of Illinois Alumni Association Board of Directors has named Cedric D. Thurman, ’87 BUS, as its new chair. A UIAA Board member since 2018, he succeeds Norma J.
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
