It’s a Family Affair
When Louistine “Lou” Ford Crockett, ’49 ED, was a student at the University of Illinois in the 1940s, one of her science professors said that all Black people had
2nd Lt. David Skibbe
Among character traits, leadership is often a late bloomer, requiring maturity both in those who hold it, and who recognize it. Even as an undergraduate, David Skibbe, ’69 ACES,
My Alma Mater: Personal History
I studied history at the U of I straight out of Pittsfield (Ill.) High School, but it wasn’t until my 40s, after careers in the military, business, banking and politics,
I’s on the World: Arctic Chill
When the time came for John Warkenthien, ’78 LAS, to get a good look at the Northern Lights, he set out for Tromso, Norway, on a Viking Ocean Cruise. While
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
Teacher, Mentor and Friend
Inside the hushed archives of the University of Illinois on a sleepy end-of-fall-semester Friday afternoon, a librarian escorts me to a black cart topped with seven boxes that contain
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
Cacti Guy
Rescuing cacti is not exactly a walk in the park. “A six-foot saguaro can be 75 years old and weigh 300-plus pounds,” says Steve Delaney, ’81 LAS. “For an untrained
