Alumni Interview: Adam Cohen
I got my start in hospitality as a pizza delivery guy in Highland Park, Ill. My mom was a party planner and I used to go to all these places,
Welcoming Angela Chalberg Pool
Angela Chalberg Pool, ’94 BUS, MS ’95 BUS, joins the UIAA Board of Directors, excited to give back to her Alma Mater. “I love our mission to ‘inspire lifelong loyalty
Riverkeeper
The “Bronze Fonz” statue overlooking the Milwaukee River in downtown Brew City captures the famous “Happy Days” TV character in his trademark “Ayyyy” pose. And his two thumbs up
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
2024 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS
The University of Illinois Alumni Association announces the recipients of its Alumni Awards for 2024. The slate of eight awards in six categories will be presented on Sept. 12, 2024,
Alumni Interview: Amanda McGrory
It’s summer 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, and I’m holding a Paralympic silver medal in the 1,500 meters. Beside me is my teammate Tatyana McFadden, ’13 ACES, EDM ’19, one
His Dream Job
When Russell Wigginton, PHD ’01 LAS, walks into the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, he sees history. Not just the history of African Americans and the struggle
My Alma Mater: Around the GLOBE
When I enrolled at the U of I in 2016—a fresh-faced international student from Costa Rica—it was the beginning of a transformative journey that made me feel like I truly
Alumni Interview: Mary Lou Kutska
I’d been at my job as a bridge technical manager at the engineering firm Michael Baker International for two months when I got a photo message from my supervisor. It
Renaissance Man
Michael J. Miles, ’76 LAS, is a musician, teacher, poet, historian and banjo player, not necessarily in that order. While many virtuoso banjoists like Miles have brought the instrument once
