Big plans
“The beauty, the scale, everything happening—that’s what struck me early on,” says David Bambrey, the University of Illinois Alumni Association’s newly appointed president, recalling his first time visiting the U
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.
Kevin Finke Joins UIAA Board
“You know that kid who never stopped asking why? That was me, growing up in a small town about an hour southeast of Champaign,” says Kevin Finke,’92 MEDIA, the latest
2022 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ALUMNI AWARDS
The University of Illinois Alumni Association honors the 2022 Alumni Achievement, Distinguished Service, Lou Liay Spirit, Honorary Alumni, Young Alumni, Diversity and Inclusion and Comeback Guest award recipients. Comeback Award
A 21st-Century Alumni Association
Illini Pride binds the more than University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, maintaining the lifelong connections that are forged by an Illinois education. In 1873—six years after the establishment of the Illinois
Brand champion
Mike Harring, ’72 LAS, believes in the transformative power of higher education. He’s very convincing on the subject, having been through a few major changes himself. A distinguished law career
Exceptional International Achievement
James W. “Jimmy” Smith, MS ’84 ACES, PHD ’86 ACES, is the recipient of the 2019 Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement. Established in 2001, the award celebrates the work of distinguished international graduates
2019 Comeback and Lou Liay Spirit award winners
Change and fireworks were in the air at the 2019 Homecoming Alumni Awards Gala. The annual event’s name and date were changed to coordinate with the University’s Homecoming Weekend, and
Longtime business leader named UIAA Board chair
“It’s quite a privilege,” William D. Forsyth III, ’86 BUS, says of becoming chair of the University of Illinois Alumni Association Board of Directors for 2019–21. Modesty notwithstanding, he is
What it means to be an Illini
It was a celebration long in the making. For weeks, moveable panels had concealed a large portion of the ground floor of the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. Workers hauled in
