List of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign people
This is a list of encyclopedic people associated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States of America.
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Notable faculty
- John Bardeen - Nobel laureate (Physics, 1956) for co-inventing the transistor, and Nobel laureate (Physics, 1972) for work on superconductivity. Served on the faculty from 1951 until his death in 1991.
- Michael Heath - Engineering Council Award for Excellence (2003), Fulton-Copp Chair (2002), ACM Fellow (2000), Hertz Fellow (1975)
- Nick Holonyak Jr. - Lemelson-MIT Prize (2004), National Medal of Technology (2002), National Medal of Science (1990). He is credited for the invention of the LED and the first semiconductor laser to operate in the visible spectrum.
- Elias Corey - Nobel laureate (Chemistry, 1990). Served on faulty from 1951 to 1959.
- Paul Lauterbur - Nobel laureate (Physiology or Medicine, 2003). Joined the faculty in 1985.
- Anthony J. Leggett - Nobel laureate (Physics, 2003). Joined faculty in 1983.
- Salvador Luria - Nobel laureate (Physiology or Medicine, 1969). Served on faculty from 1950-1959.
- Rudolph Marcus - Nobel laureate (Chemistry, 1992). Served on faculty from 1964-1968.
- Franco Modigliani - Nobel laureate (Economics, 1985). Served on faculty from 1948-1952.
- Abram L. Sachar - Founding President of Brandeis University. Served on faculty from 1923-1948.
- Carl Woese - Crafoord Prize Recipient (Bioscience, 2003). Professor of Microbiology
Notable alumni
Alumni with Nobel Prizes
- Edward Doisy, B.S. 1914, M.S. 1916 - Nobel laureate (Physiology or Medicine, 1943)
- Vincent Du Vigneaud, B.S. 1923, M.S. 1924 - Nobel laureate (Chemistry, 1955), faculty member of UIUC
- Robert W. Holley, B.A. 1942 - Nobel laureate (Physiology or Medicine, 1968)
- Jack Kilby, B.S. 1947 - Nobel laureate (Physics, 2000). Inventor of the microchip.
- Edwin G. Krebs, B.A. 1940 - Nobel laureate (Physiology or Medicine, 1992)
- Polykarp Kusch, M.S. 1933, Ph.D. 1936 - Nobel laureate (Physics, 1955)
- John Schrieffer, M.S. 1954, PhD 1957 - Nobel laureate (Physics, 1972), faculty member of UIUC
- Phillip Sharp, Ph.D. 1969 - Nobel laureate (Chemistry, 1993)
- Wendell Stanely, M.S. 1927, PhD. 1929 - Nobel laureate (Chemistry 1946)
- Rosalyn Yalow, M.S. 1942, Ph.D. 1945 - Nobel laureate (Physiology or Medicine, 1977)
Alumni with Pulitzer Prizes
- Barry Bearak, M.S. 1974 - awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize (International Reporting)
- Michael Colgrass, B.A. 1956 - awarded the 1978 Pulitzer Prize ( Music )
- George Crumb, M.A. 1952 - awarded the 1968 Pulitzer Prize ( Music )
- David Herbert Donald, M.A. 1942, Ph.D. 1946 - awarded the 1961 Pulitzer Prize(Biography), 1988 Pulitzer Prize(Biography)
- Roger Ebert, B.S. 1964 - movie critic, awarded the 1975 Pulitzer Prize (Criticism)
- Roy J. Harris, B.A. 1925 - awarded the 1950 Pulitzer Prize (Public Service)
- Hugh F. Hough, B.S. 1951 - awarded the 1974 Pulitzer Prize (Local General Spot News Reporting)
- Paul Ingrassia, B.S. 1972 - awarded the 1993 Pulitzer Prize (Beat Reporting)
- Monroe Karmin, B.S. 1950 - awarded the 1967 Pulitzer Prize (National Reporting)
- Allan Nevins, B.A. 1912, M.A. 1913 - awarded the 1933 Pulitzer Prize (Biography), 1937 Pulitzer Prize (Biography)
- James Reston, B.S. 1932 - awarded the 1945 Pulitzer Prize (National Reporting), 1957 Pulitzer Prize (National Reporting)
- Robert Lewis Taylor, B.A. 1933 - awarded the 1959 Pulitzer Prize (Fiction)
- George Thiem, B.S. 1921 - awarded the 1950 Pulitzer Prize (Public Service)
- Carl Van Doren, B.A. 1907 - awarded the 1939 Pulitzer Prize (Biography)
- Mark Van Doren, B.A. 1914 - awarded the 1940 Pulitzer Prize (Poetry)
- Abe Zaidan, B.S. 1953 - awarded the 1971 Pulitzer Prize (Local Reporting)
Technology and Innovation
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- Sohaib Abbasi, B.S. and M.S. 1980, President and CEO of Informatica
- Marc Andreessen, B.S. 1993, co-creator of the |NCSA Mosaic, and later co-founder of Netscape
- Bruce Artwick, M.S. 1976, creator of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
- Arnold O. Beckman, B.S. 1922, MS 1923, inventor of pH meter, founder of Beckman Instruments and Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, major donor to U of I. The Beckman Institute and Beckman Quadrangle are named after him.
- Eric Bina, B.S. 1986, M.S. 1988, co-creator of the NCSA Mosaic, and among the first employees of Netscape
- Donald L. Bitzer & H. Gene Slottow, 2003 Emmy Award in Technical Achievement for the invention of the plasma display.
- Ed Boon, B.S. 1986, creator of Mortal Kombat video game
- Steve Dorner, B.S. 1983 creator of Eudora
- Michael Hart, B.A. 1973, founder of Project Gutenberg
- Max Levchin, B.S. 1997, co-founder of PayPal
- Bob Miner, B.A. (mathematics) 1963, co-founder of Oracle Corporation
- Ray Ozzie, B.S. 1979, creator of Lotus Notes
- Jerry Sanders, B.S. 1958, co-founder and former CEO of Advanced Micro Devices
- Tom Siebel, B.A. 1975, M.B.A. 1983, M.S. 1985, founder of Siebel Systems
- Jack Welch, M.S. and Ph.D. 1960, former CEO of General Electric
Science
- Charles W. Woodworth, BS 1885, MS 1886, founder of the Division of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley. The PBESA gives the C. W. Woodworth Award.
- Alfred Y. Cho, B.S. 1960, M.S. 1961, Ph.D. 1968 - father of Molecular beam epitaxy. He also received the National Medal of Science in 1993
- Donald Johanson, B.S. 1966, paleoanthropologist
Literature, Media, and Entertainment
- Iris Chang, B.A. 1989, author of The Rape of Nanking
- Roger Ebert, film critic
- Dave Eggers, writer
- Bill Geist, CBS News correspondent
- Hugh Hefner, B.A. 1949, founder of Playboy magazine
- Robert Johnson, founder of BET Television Network
- Ang Lee, movie director
- Carol Marin, former news anchor, 60 Minutes correspondent, and Illinois Journalist of the Year (1988)
- Andy Richter, actor/comedian
- Gene Shalit, film critic
- Douglas Wilson, television personality/designer
Society
- John Anderson, J.D. congressman and 1980 presidential candidate
- Ronald Cohn, co-founder of The Gorilla Foundation, researcher and cameraman who helped document Koko, the mountain gorilla
- Jon Corzine, current US Senator from New Jersey
- Jean Driscoll - wheelchair marathoner, 8-time winner of the Boston Marathon
- Atef Ebeid, former prime minister of Egypt
- Donald Johanson, anthropologist
- Annette Lu, vice-president of the Republic of China
- Lynn Martin, B.A. 1960 - Congresswoman from Illinois (1981-1991) and Secretary of Labor in George H.W. Bush's Cabinet (1991-1993)
- Robert Novak, B.A. 1952 - Political Commentator
- Francine Patterson, co-founder of The Gorilla Foundation, researcher who taught a modified version of American Sign Language to a mountain gorilla named Koko
- Fidel Ramos, former president of the Philippines
- Jack Welch, PhD 1960 - CEO of General Electric (1981-2001)
Astronauts
- Scott Altman, B.S. 1981 - NASA astronaut
- Lee J. Archambault, B.S. 1982, M.S. 1984 - NASA astronaut
- Dale A. Gardner, B.S. 1970 - NASA astronaut
- David H. Matthiesen, B.S. 1980, M.S. 1982 - NASA astronaut
- Steven R. Nagel, B.S. 1969 - NASA astronaut
- Joseph R. Tanner, B.S. 1973 - NASA astronaut
Other Famous Attendees
- Lawrence Ellison, founder of Oracle Corporation
- Gene Hackman, actor
- Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist
- Jerry Orbach, actor, Law and Order
