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1990s

Patricia Morey

Patricia Morey served as the Director of the Women’s Resource Center at the University of Illinois since 1992. She retired ...
Paula Kaufman

Paula Kaufman

Paula Kaufman became the first female Dean of Libraries and University Librarian in 1999 and held the position until 2013 ...
Ramona Faith Oswald

Ramona Faith Oswald

Ramona Faith Oswaldbecame a faculty member in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in 1998and in 2001 she ...
Renee Heiken Slone

Renee Heiken Slone

Renee Heiken Slone graduated from the University of Illinois in 1993 and then became the head coach for the women’s ...
Reshma Saujani

Reshma Saujani

Reshma Saujani graduated from the University of Illinois in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Speech ...
Ruth Nicole Brown

Ruth Nicole Brown

Ruth Nicole Brown graduated from the University of Illinois in 1998 with a degree in Political Science. She began teaching ...
R Theresa Grentz

Theresa Grentz

Theresa Grentz joined the University of Illinois coaching staff in 1995, becoming the Head Coach for the Women’s Basketball team ...
Tonja Buford Bailey

Tonja Buford Bailey

Tonja Buford Bailey graduated from the University of Illinois in 1993. In 1992, she won the NCAA championshipin the 400 ...
Nancy Abelmann

Nancy Abelmann

Nancy Abelmann joined the University of Illinois faculty in 1990, and was a scholar in Anthropology, Asian American Studies, East ...
Betsy Brandt

Betsy Brandt

Betsy Brandt graduated from the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois in 1996. As an ...
Charlene Teters

Charlene Teters

Charlene Teters graduated from the University of Illinois in 1994 with a degree in painting. As a student, she reacted ...
Jean Driscoll

Jean Driscoll

Jean Driscoll received her Bachelor of Arts in 1991 and her Master of Science in 1993, both from the University ...
Kimberly Collins

Kimberly Collins

Kimberly Collins has been at Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) at the University of Illinois for almost two decades ...
Lian Ruan

Lian Ruan

Lian Ruan joined the University of Illinois in 1999, becoming the Head Librarian of the Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI). Beginning in ...
Maimouna Abdoulaye Barro

Maimouna Abdoulaye Barro

Maimouna Barro received her M.A. in African Studies in 1997 and her PhD in Education with a minor in Gender ...

Mary Kay Simmons-Kappes

Mary Kay Simmons Kappesworked in the College of Engineering for more than 20 years. She served as mentor to several ...
Antoinette Burton

Antoinette Burton

Antoinette Burton joined the History Department at the University of Illinois as anAssociate Professorin 1999and became a Professor in 2001 ...
Angharad Valdivia

Angharad Valdivia

Angharad Valdivia was one of the first Latina professors to be hired (1994), tenured (1998) and promoted (2005) at the ...