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