Carol Marin graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in English in 1970. As an alum, she became a Chicago anchorwoman. She was instrumental in the reporting that led to the indictment of Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton in 1976. Two years later, she joined WMAQ-TV in Chicago where she worked for almost 20 years. Carol has received multiple Peabody Awards and many other recognitions....
Evelyne Accad began teaching at the University of Illinois in 1974 as an Assistant Professor in French and Comparative Literature and became a Full Professor in 1988. She was an adjunct professor in African Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies. She received several awards for her research and service including, the Prix International de Poesie Emmanuel Robles in 2006,...
Jeanette McCollum joined the College of Education in 1976 and became influential in the Special Education Department. Now Professor Emeritus, she is a leader in research and personnel preparation in the fields of Early Intervention (EI) and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE). In 1999, the Illinois Subdivision of the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (IDEC...
Joan Huber came to the University of Illinois in 1971, teaching a range of sociology courses as well as Introduction to Women’s Studies in the Social Sciences. From 1978 to 1980, she was director of the Women’s Studies Office, which is now the Departmentof Gender and Women’s Studies. Joan also was head of the Department of Sociology from 1979 to 1983 and was a leading figure in the establishment...
Joan L. Mitchell came to the University of Illinois in 1969 as a physics graduate student and received her PhD in 1974. Immediately after receiving her PhD, Joan went to work for the IBM Corporation in the Exploratory Printing Technologies Group at the T.J. Watson Research Center. The holder of more than 70 patents, Joan was one of the top 20 inventors in IBM’s research division. Her work was...
Judith S. Liebman joined the Departments of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Civil Engineering as an assistant professor in 1972 and became a full professor in 1984. She served in several administrative positions on campus including as Acting Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of the Graduate College in 1986. In 1987, she officially took on both positions. Judith won the College of...
Linda C. Smith graduated with a Master of Science from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) in 1972, and received her PhD from the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University in 1979. Linda returned to GSLIS (now the School of Information Sciences) as an assistant professor in 1977. Currently a full professor, she served as Interim Dean and Acting Dean for the...
N. Jonne Brown joined the staff of the College of Engineering in the 1970s. Dean Brown was instrumental in recruiting and mentoring African American students and women in the College of Engineering. She served as a staff liaison for UIUC’s National Society of Black Engineers, and was a consistent and compassionate educator, mentor, and friend. Her impact on students in the college was a...
Paula Treichler joined the University of Illinois faculty in the 1970s and although she is officially retired, she continues to conduct research in social medicine, cultural and media studies, and feminist theory as a faculty member in the Institute of Communications Research (ICR), the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, and the College of Medicine. She has served on the Advisory Board of...
Shelia Crump Johnson graduated from the University of Illinois in 1970 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She was the first female African American cheerleader at the University of Illinois. In 1979, Shelia co-founded the ground breaking Black Entertainment Television (BET) network. She is also the Vice Chairman of Monumental Sports and Entertainment and the only African American woman to hold a stake...