2003 Brilliant Futures Campaign
Executive Steering Committee


Chair

James M. Benson
President & CEO
Clark Benson LLC


Members

Doris K. Christopher
Founder & Chairman
The Pampered Chef, Ltd.

Jerry Colangelo
Partner
JDM Partners, LLC

James R. DeBord
President
Peoria Surgical Group, Ltd.

Jane Phillips Donaldson
Partner
Phillips Oppenheim

Louis A. Friedrich
Managing Director
Bernstein Global Wealth Management

Fred F. Guyton, Jr.
Chairman
Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, Inc.

George S. Irwin
Partner
McLean County Orthopedics, Ltd.

Shahid R. Khan
President
Flex-N-Gate Corporation

William C. Merchantz
President & CEO (retired)
Lakeview Technology Inc.

Roger L. Plummer
President
Plummer & Associates Consulting

Edwin A. Scharlau II
Vice Chairman
First Busey Corporation

Thomas M. Siebel
Chairman
First Virtual Group, Inc.

Avy H. Stein
Managing Partner
Willis Stein & Partners, LLC


Ex-officio

Michael J. Hogan
President
University of Illinois

Christopher G. Kennedy
Chair
University of Illinois Board of Trustees
President
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.

Richard S. Hill
Chair
University of Illinois Foundation Board of Directors
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Novellus Systems, Inc.

Loren R. Taylor
President & Chief Executive Officer
University of Illinois Alumni Association

Robert A. Easter
Chancellor & Provost (Interim)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Paula G. Allen-Meares
Chancellor
University of Illinois at Chicago

Richard D. Ringeisen
Chancellor
University of Illinois at Springfield

Sidney S. Micek
Campaign Executive Director
President
University of Illinois Foundation

Edward F. Ewald
Campaign Director
Sr. Vice President for Development Programs and Campaign Management
University of Illinois Foundation

Karen L. Glick
Campaign Associate Director
University of Illinois Foundation