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 lumni Achievement Award
The Alumni Achievement Award was established in 1957 to recognize alumni of the University of Illinois who have attained outstanding success and national or international distinction in their chosen business, profession or life's work, and whose accomplishments reflect admirably on or bring honor to the institution.
2008 Recipients
 Doris
Kelley Christopher is honored for her success as founder and chair of
The Pampered Chef,
the premier direct seller of high-quality kitchen tools sold through in-home
demonstrations. A leader and active member of the Direct Selling Association
and Direct Selling Education Foundation for more than two decades, she has lent
her business acumen to numerous boards, including America’s Second Harvest,
The Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois, and the University
of Illinois Foundation. Christopher’s many awards and honors include the
Association of Corporate Growth’s “ACG Chicago 2007 Lifetime Achievement” award
and induction into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.
The author of two books, she has generously supported the Family Resiliency Program
in the UI College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, where
she received an undergraduate degree in home economics in 1967.
 Freeman
A. Hrabowski III is honored for his dedication to improving minority
participation and performance in science and math education. The president of
the University of Maryland, Baltimore County,
he has been sought as a consultant by the National Science Foundation, the National
Institutes of Health and universities and school systems nationally, and serves
on the boards of such organizations as the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement
of Teaching. His many honors include the U.S. Presidential Award for Excellence
in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring and election to the American
Academy of Arts & Sciences. A child leader in the U.S. civil rights movement
and the co-author of two books, he earned a master’s degree at the University
of Illinois in mathematics in 1971 and a doctoral degree in education at the
U of I four years later at the age of 24.
 Sheila
C. Johnson is honored for her philanthropic efforts and achievements
in business. A founding partner of Black Entertainment Television,
she is an ambassador for the humanitarian organization CARE and a dedicated supporter
of organizations that help children and young adults explore their creativity.
Johnson oversees luxury properties as CEO of Salamander Hospitality, LLC, and
is the only woman to have a stake in three professional sports teams – the
WNBA’s Washington
Mystics, the NBA’s Washington Wizards and the NHL’s Washington Capitals.
A film producer and accomplished violinist, Johnson chairs the board of governors
of Parsons The New School for Design in New York and serves on the boards of
numerous art- and education-related groups, including the University of Illinois
Foundation. She earned a bachelor’s degree in music from the University
of Illinois in 1970.
Previous Recipients
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