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2008 Recipients

		Caroline Becker Joss ’84 ACES Co-founder and designer, Caroline Rose Inc. Caroline Becker Joss got her start in 1987 with the help of her UI degree, further studies in fashion and law, and her mother and business partner, Rose Becker. She now heads Caroline Rose Inc., an Oak Park company that creates clothing sold in upscale boutiques and major department stores in the United States. A former board member of the Fillmore Center for Human Services and current president of the Women’s Board of Directors for the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Joss remains a loyal supporter of the U of I. In 2003 her company designed and helped produce hand-painted, orange and blue silk scarves to assist the College of ACES Alumni Association. Additionally, she has worked to bring together fashion industry professionals and UI faculty and students. Joss is also involved with the Illini Leadership Council, which consists of UI alumni who advocate for the University in the Chicago area.
		Sheldon B. Rubin ’64 LAS, ’66 VM, DVM ‘68 Former owner and director emeritus, Blum Animal Hospital; author Dr. Sheldon B. Rubin is an accomplished practitioner of veterinary medicine who practiced for four decades at the Blum Animal Hospital near Chicago’s Wrigley Field. Rubin opened Chicago’s first emergency clinic for pets 30 years ago, has made appearances on PBS and “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” and is a frequent guest on national and Chicago radio. Along with writing six books about pets, Rubin also serves as president of the American Heartworm Society and president-elect of the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association. He served as past president of the University’s Veterinary Medical Alumni Association and was welcomed back to campus in 2001 as an Illini Comeback guest.
		Paul Schrage, MS ’59 COM       Retired Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, McDonald’s Corp. A marketing wizard for McDonald’s Corp. since 1967, Paul Schrage was the first McDonald’s executive to market the now-famous “Golden Arches” into the fast food restaurant’s ads. Other key innovations Schrage contributed to McDonald’s included drive-through service, breakfast food, play areas for children, extra-value meals and the creation of Ronald McDonald. After retiring in 1997, Schrage rejoined McDonald’s as a consultant in 2002. Schrage contributes his time as director for three different charity organizations, and serves as chairman of the board of trustees for Ronald McDonald House Charities. The 2003 recipient of the University of Illinois Alumni Association’s Alumni Achievement Award, Schrage has also established the Paul Schrage-McDonald’s Corporation Graduate Fellowship in Advertising Fund in the UI College of Communications, and has served on the college’s James Webb Young Fund and Advertising Board since 1999.

Past Recipients (Occupations listed were current at time of award)

2007
Richard Cline ’57 LAS
Chairman & Director, Hawthorne Investors, Inc.
Managing Partner, Hawthorne Investments, LLC

Robert Falls ’76 FAA
Artistic Director, Goodman Theatre

Roger Plummer ’64 ENG
President & CEO, Plummer & Associates Consulting

2006
Howard Engle ’72 BUS
Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

John David Mooney MFA ’65 FAA
Founder and Artistic Director, John David Mooney Foundation

Pamela Bristow Strobel ’74 COM, JD ’77 LAW
Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Exelon Corporation

2005
Carol Ross Barney ’71 FAA
Founder and President, Ross Barney & Jankowski

Jack Klues ’77 COM
Chairman and CEO, Starcom MediaVest Group

Thomas Miner JD ’53 LAW
President of Thomas H. Miner & Associates, Inc.
Chair and Founder, Mid-America Committee for International
Business and Government Cooperation

2004
Corinne J. Wood ’76 LAS
Former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

W. Gene Corley ’58 ENG, MS ’60, PhD ’61 ENG
Senior Vice President for Engineering, Construction Technology Labs, Inc., head of federal investigation into collapse of World Trade Center buildings

Cary D. McMillan ’80 BUS
Chief Executive Officer, Sara Lee Branded Apparel

2003
Doris Christopher ‘67 ACES
Chair and Founder, The Pampered Chef

Dr. Emiel Hamberlin ‘77 EDM, ‘83 EDD
Biology and horticulture teacher at DuSable High School
Inductee, National Teachers’ Hall of Fame; Golden Apple Award

Robert P. Crawford ‘59 COM
Retired “Dean” of Chicago broadcast journalists, more than 40 years with CBS and WBBM

2002
Cheryl Berman ‘74 COMM
Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett USA

Eli Cohen ‘55 ENG
Principal Engineer, Thornton Tomasetti Engineers

Ralph Johnson ‘71 FAA
Director of Design, Perkins & Will

2001
Mary Dempsey MS ‘76 GSLIS
Commissioner, Chicago Public Library

Mark Tebbe ‘83 ENG
Chair and Founder, Lante Corporation

Thomas Tunney ‘77 ACES
President, Ann Sathers Restaurants

2000
Avis LaVelle '75 COM
V.P. for Government & Public Affairs, University of Chicago Hospitals, former Press Secretary for Mayor Richard M. Daley

Lynn Martin '60 LAS
Chair, Deloitte Touche's Council on the Advancement of Women,
former U.S. Secretary of Labor

Arnold Weber ’50 LAS, AM ’51 LIR, HON ‘97
President Emeritus, Northwestern University

1999
Nicole Hollander '60 FAA
Sculpter, writer, creator of comic strip “Sylvia”

Johnny "Red" Kerr '54 ALS
President, Kerr Financial Services
Announcer for Chicago Bulls basketball team

Sam Skinner '60 BUS
Capital Partner & Co-chairman, Hopkins & Sutter
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and U.S. Chief of Staff

1998
Lester McKeever Jr. '55 BUS
Managing Principal, Washington, Pittman & McKeever

Tonise Paul '79 COM, MS '80 COM
President and CEO, BBDO Chicago

Sheldon Good '55 BUS
Chairman Emeritus, Sheldon Good & Company

1997
Roger Ebert '64 COM
Film critic, author

Carol Marin '70 LAS
News anchor, CBS News

Joel Weisman '63 BUS
News analyst and private attorney, Siegman & Weisman, Ltd