In Memory of Harold “Huck” Hindsley
Harold E. “Huck” Hindsley, ’50 ENG, passed away on Jan. 17, 2022, his 93rd birthday. A resident of Winnetka, Ill., Hindsley loyally served his Alma Mater in leadership roles with the Athletic Association and...
In Memoriam: Clarence Shelley
Clarence Shelley, a long-serving University of Illinois administrator, passed away on Jan. 17, 2022, in Champaign. He was 90. Shelley came to the U of I in 1968 to run its Special Education Opportunities...
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 its Alice Campbell Alumni...
Alumnus Jack Welch, former General Electric CEO and chairman, dies at 84
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — John Francis “Jack” Welch Jr., 84, the former CEO and chairman of General Electric Co., has died. He earned a Ph.D. in 1960 in chemical engineering at the University of Illinois...
Veteran’s Memorial Project
We honor the men and women of the University of Illinois who made the supreme sacrifice as members of the U. S. Armed Forces during our nation’s wars and conflicts so that we may...
In Memoriam: Dr. Paul Magelli, Sr.
Dr. Paul Magelli, Sr., ’59 LAS, MS ’60 BUS, PHD ’65 BUS, was a beloved professor and senior director of the Illinois’ College of Business. Throughout his career, Paul pursued and held various positions...
Illinois alumnus, first Crain’s Chicago Business editor dies
Steven Yahn, ’70 MEDIA—the first editor of Crain’s Chicago Business, who in 1978 helped establish its scoop-oriented reputation by disclosing Sears Roebuck’s plans that foreshadowed the retailer’s long decline—died on June 28, 2016.
Remembering trailblazing architect, Illinois alumna Gertrude Kerbis
Gertrude Lempp Kerbis, ’48 FAA, a modernist architect who was one of the first Chicago women to achieve prominence in the field, has died. She was 89 years old.
