laureates

Laureates Inducted in 2018 54^th Convocation – Rockford Coronado Performing Arts Center
Emily Bear
Richard ‘Dick’ Butkus
Steven Shih Chen
The Rev. Michael J. Garanzini, S.J.
Mellody Hobson
Ed McMillan
Dr. Louis Philipson
Dave Rydell

Laureates Inducted in 2017 53^rd Convocation – Chicago Robert R. McCormick Theater Chicago History Museum
Frank M. Clark
Richard H. Driehaus
The Honorable James F. Holderman
R. Eden Martin
Ryne Sandberg
Samuel Knox Skinner
Harrison I. Steans*

Laureates Inducted in 2016 52^nd Convocation – Peoria Cotillion Ballroom Marriott Pere Marquette Hotel
Robert Gilmore
Nancy Goodman Brinker
The Honorable Ray LaHood
Leo Melamed
Scott Simon
Dr. Kevin Stein

Laureates Inducted in 2015 51^st Convocation – Springfield House of Representatives Chamber & Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
Arthur H. ‘Hy’ Bunn
Ertharin Cousin
J. Roland Folse
The Hon. Sara Vaughn Gabbard
Gary Slutkin
W. Russell Withers, Jr.*

Laureates Inducted in 2014 50^th Convocation – Field Museum of Chicago
Press Release Acceptance Speeches Announcements
John A. Canning, Jr. – Business & Industry
Michael Krzyzewski – Sports
Newton N. Minow – Government & Law
Bernard Rands and Augusta Read Thomas – The Arts
Hillary Rodham Clinton – Government
Donald Senior, C.P. – Religion
Glenn F. Tilton – Business & Industry

Laureates Inducted in 2013 49^th Convocation – Rock Island Centennial Hall & Wallenberg Hall on Augustana College Campus
Brenda C. Barnes – Business & Industry
William Hammer – Education
G. Timothy Johnson – Communications
Robert Lane – Business & Industry
Robert Ontiveros – Business & Industry
Chad Pregracke – Social Service

Laureates Inducted in 2012 48^th Convocation – Springfield House of Representatives Chamber & PNC Bank Atrium
Jean Driscoll W. – Sports
James Farrell – Business & Industry
James A. Lovell, Jr. – Government
Naomi Burgos Lynn – Education
Robert J. Miller* – Government
William R. Schnirring – Business & Industry
N. Ronald Thunman – Government

Laureates Inducted in 2011 47^th Convocation – Urbana Krannert Center for Performing Arts University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Richard Gray and Mary Lackritz Gray – The Arts
Shahid R. Khan – Business & Industry
Shirley R. Madigan – The Arts
Dawn Clark Netsch* – Government & Law
Timothy J. Nugent* – Education & Social Service

Laureates Inducted in 2010 46^th Convocation – Chicago Rubloff Auditorium The Art Institute of Chicago
William J. Bauer – Government & Law
Doris K. Christopher – Business
Mary A. Dempsey – Education
Mannie Jackson – Sports
The Joffrey Ballet – The Arts
Lester B. Knight, III – Business

Laureates Inducted in 2009 45^th Convocation – Springfield Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
Jean H. Baker – Bicentennial Laureate
Gabor Boritt – Bicentennial Laureate
Michael Burlingame – Bicentennial Laureate
Richard Carwardine – Bicentennial Laureate
Julie Cellini – Bicentennial Laureate
Cullom Davis – Bicentennial Laureate
Eric Foner – Bicentennial Laureate
Allen C. Guelzo – Bicentennial Laureate
Harold Holzer – Bicentennial Laureate
Charles M. Hubbard – Bicentennial Laureate
Ron Keller – Bicentennial Laureate
Philip B. Kunhardt III and Peter W. Kunhardt – Bicentennial Laureates
John McClarey – Bicentennial Laureate
Edna Greene Medford – Bicentennial Laureate
LeRoy Neiman* – Bicentennial Laureate
Don Pollack – Bicentennial Laureate
Robert Provost Jr. – Bicentennial Laureate
Bob Rogers – Bicentennial Laureate
Thomas F. Schwartz – Bicentennial Laureate
Jack Smith – Bicentennial Laureate
Lowell and Rhoda Sneller – Bicentennial Laureate
Louise Taper – Bicentennial Laureate
Wayne C. Temple – Bicentennial Laureate
Lily Tolpo – Bicentennial Laureate
Daniel R. Weinberg – Bicentennial Laureate
Frank J. Williams – Bicentennial Laureate
Douglas L. Wilson – Bicentennial Laureate
Rodney O. Davis – Bicentennial Laureate

Laureates Inducted in 2008 44^th Convocation – Carbondale Shyrock Auditorium Southern Illinois University
David Herbert Donald * – Communication and Education
Irl F. Engelhardt – Business and Industry
Joel M. Flaum – Government and Law
William R. Norwood – Education and Social Service
Kenneth A. Shaw – Education
Thomas M. Siebel – Business and Social Service

Laureates Inducted in 2007 43^rd Convocation – Chicago James Simpson Theatre The Field Museum
Judith S. Block – Social Service
Norman R. Bobins – Business
Rev. Dr. John M. Buchanan – Religion
Mary Ann G. McMorrow * – Government and Law
Linda Johnson Rice – Business, Industry and Communications

Laureates Inducted in 2006 42^nd Convocation – Springfield Sangamon Auditorium University of Illinois Springfield
Rev. Thomas J. Behrens – Social Service
Richard H. Moy * – Education, Medicine and Science
William A. Osborn – Business and Social Service
Garry Wills – Communication and Education
The Zhou Brothers – The Arts

Laureates Inducted in 2005 41^st Convocation – Edwardsville Dunham Theatre Southern Illinois University
Edward A. Brennan * – Business and Social Service
David S. Broder * – Communications
Nick Holonyak, Jr. – Science
George E. Inglett – Agriculture and Science
Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee – Sports
Stephanie Pace Marshall – Education

Laureates Inducted in 2004 40^th Convocation – Chicago Rubloff Auditorium Chicago Historical Society
Michael Beschloss – Communications and Education
Harry L. Crisp, II – Business
George A. Ranney, Jr. – Business and Social Services
Louis “Studs” Terkel * – Communications
Ernest R. Wish – Social Services

Laureates Inducted in 2003 39^th Convocation – Normal Braden Auditorium Illinois State University
Sister Rosemary Connelley, RSM – Religion and Social Service
Ronald J. Gidwitz – Business and Education
John W. Maitland, Jr. – Government
Sherrill Milnes – Performing Arts
Edward B. Rust – Business
Rev. Dr. Addie L. Wyatt – Religion and Labor

Laureates Inducted in 2002 38^th Convocation – Springfield Sangamon Auditorium University of Illinois Springfield
Frank W. Considine* – Business and Social Services
Lou Conte – The Performing Arts
Jack M. Greenberg – Business
Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman – Religion
Bernard Shaw * – Communications James B. Stewart – Communications

Laureates Inducted in 2001 37^th Convocation – Chicago Rubloff Auditorium The Art Institute of Chicago
M. Cherif Bassiouni – Government and Law
Henry B. Betts – Medicine
Roger Ebert * – Performing Arts
Marian F. (Cindy) Pritzker – Social Services
Orion Samuelson – Communications and Agriculture
Rev. John P. Smyth – Social Services

Laureates Inducted in 2000 36^th Convocation – Springfield Gwendolyn Brooks Illinois State Library
Lynn Martin – Government
Monsignor Ignatius McDermott * – Religion
Andrew J. McKenna – Social Services
Robert Eugene Richards – Sports
Harold B. Steele – Agriculture
Scott F. Turow – Communications

Laureates Inducted in 1999 35^th Convocation – Urbana-Champaign Krannert Center for the Performing Arts University of Illinois
Lester Crown – Business and Social Services
Jim Edgar – Government
Robert D. Novak * – Communications
Stansfield Turner – Government

Laureates Inducted in 1998 34^th Convocation – Chicago James R. Thompson Center
Peter B. Bensinger – Government
Preston Jackson – The Arts
Martin E. Marty – Religion
Patrick G. Ryan – Business
John M. D. Shalikashvili * – Government
Paul Simon * – Government

Laureates Inducted in 1997 33^rd Convocation – Springfield House of Representatives Illinois State Capitol
Gwendolyn Brooks * – Communications
Leonard H. Lavin – Business and Industry
Ramsey E. Lewis, Jr. * – The Performing Arts
Robert H. Michel* – Government
Jerry M. Reinsdorf – Business
Seymour Simon * – Law
Joesph Cardinal Bernardin * – Religion

Laureates Inducted in 1996 32^nd Convocation – Evanston Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Northwestern University
Willard L. Boyd – Business and Education
Stanley O. Ikenberry – Education
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick * – Government
Sid Luckman * – Sports
Alan Schriesheim – Science

Laureates Inducted in 1995 31^st Convocation – Carbondale Shyrock Auditorium Southern Illinois University
James S. Brady* – Government
Joseph B. Kirsner* – Medicine
William H. Kurtis – Communications
Robert H. Malott – Business
Arnold W. Weber – Education

Laureates Inducted in 1994 30^th Convocation – Springfield House of Representatives Illinois State Capitol
Alan J. Dixon * – Government
Robert W. Galvin * – Business and Industry
Steven R. Nagel – Government
The Reverend John T. Richardson – Education
Kay Smith – The Arts Anthony
J. Watson – Government

Laureates Inducted in 1993 29^th Convocation – Chicago Merle Reskin Theatre DePaul University
Etta Moten Barnett * – The Performing Arts
John H. Byran – Business and Social Services
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar * – Science
Lester E. Fisher – Science
Richard Hunt – The Arts
James J. O’Connor – Business and Social Services

Laureates Inducted in 1992 28^th Convocation – Decatur Kirkland Fine Arts Center Millikin University
Marajen Stevick Chinigo * – Business and Social Services
William B. Graham * – Business
John O. Honnold, Jr. * – Government and Law
Paul C. Laterbur * – Science
Osvaldo I. Lopez – Medicine
W. Clement Stone * – Business and Social Services

Laureates Inducted in 1991 27^th Convocation – Springfield House of Representatives Illinois State Capitol
Arnold O. Beckman * – Business and Science
Harry A. Blackmun * – Government and Law
Gaylord * and Dorothy Donnelley * – Business and Social Services
Norman A. Ross * – Business and Communications
James R. Thompson – Government
Elmer H. Wavering * – Business

Laureates Inducted in 1990 26^th Convocation – Chicago Rockefeller Chapel University of Chicago
Mortimer J. Adler * – Education and Communications
Marshall L. Burman – Law
James S. Kemper, Jr. * – Business and Social Services
Leon M. Lederman – Science
James B. Stockdale * – Government
William C. Warfield * – The Performing Arts

Laureates Inducted in 1989 25^th Convocation – Normal Braden Auditorium Illinois State University
John C. Corbally * – Education C.
Geraldine Freund * – The Performing Arts and Social Services
Eugene D. Funk, Jr. * – Agriculture
Hannah H. Gray – Education
Elizabeth N. Paepcke * – Social Services

Laureates Inducted in 1988 24^th Convocation – Springfield House of Representatives Illinois State Capitol
Dwayne O. Andreas* – Agriculture
John Chancellor * – Communications
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz * – Law
Raymond Joseph Meyer * – Sports
Patrick L. O’Malley * – Business and Social Services

Laureates Inducted in 1987 23^rd Convocation – Chicago James R. Thompson Center
Michael Butler – The Performing Arts and Social Services
Paul Harvey * – Communications
Walter Massey – Science
Walter Payton * – Sports

Laureates Inducted in 1986 22^nd Convocation – Peoria Dingeldine Auditorium Bradley University
James Beré * – Business and Social Services
William Harrison Fetridge * – Business
Lawrence Rossi * – Medicine
Maria Tallchief * – The Performing Arts

Laureates Inducted in 1985 21^st Convocation – Springfield House of Representatives Illinois State Capitol
Ardis Krainik * – Business and The Performing Arts
Hiram Henry Lesar * – Law
Ruth Page * – The Performing Arts
Daniel James Terra * – The Arts

Laureates Inducted in 1984 20^th Convocation – Evanston Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Northwestern University
Leigh B. Block * – Business and Social Services
Virginia L. Marmaduke * – Communications
Arthur C. Neilsen, Jr. * – Business and Communications
John L. Strohm * – Agriculture and Communications

Laureates Inducted in 1983 19^th Convocation – Edwardsville Communications Building Theater Southern Illinois University
Thomas R. Mulroy * – Law
Ralph Geoffrey Newman * – Education
Mike Royko * – Communications
Bobby Short * – The Performing Arts

Laureates Inducted in 1982 18^th Convocation – Urbana-Champaign Krannert Center for the Performing Arts University of Illinois
Donald L. Bitzer – Science
John R. Block – Government
Marva N. Collins – Education
Delyte W. Morris * – Education

Laureates Inducted in 1981 17^th Convocation – Springfield House of Representatives Illinois State Capitol
Thomas G. Ayers * – Business and Social Services
James W. Cronin – Science
Ronald W. Reagan * – Government
Adlai E. Stevenson III – Government
John T. Trutter * – Social Services

Laureates Inducted in 1980 16^th Convocation – Chicago The Chicago Cultural Center
Paul Findley – Government
John Hope Franklin * – Education
Arthur Rubloff * – Business and Social Services

Laureates Inducted in 1979 15^th Convocation – Carbondale Shyrock Auditorium Southern Illinois University
John Baynard Anderson – Government
Joan Walsh Anglund – Education and The Arts
William Alexander Hewitt * – Business and Social Services
Robert Stephen Ingersoll * – Government
Leon Orris Jacobson * – Science and Education
Albert Ernest Jenner, Jr. * – Law
Clayton Kirkpatrick * – Communications
Marjorie Lawrence * – The Performing Arts

Laureates Inducted in 1978 14^th Convocation – Springfield House of Representatives Illinois State Capitol
Robert Gehlmann Bone * – Education
Irving Lee Dillard * – Government and Education
Ann Landers * – Communications
Brooks McCormick * – Business and Social Services
Samuel Harvey Shapiro * – Government
William Grant Stratton * – Government
Daniel Walker – Government

Laureates Inducted in 1977 13^th Convocation – Peoria Scottish Rite Cathedral
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith * – Social Services
Charlton Heston * – The Performing Arts
Celeste Holm * – The Performing Arts
Otto Kerner * – Government
Hyman George Rickover * – Government and Science
Archbishop Fulton John Sheen * – Religion

Laureates Inducted in 1976 12^th Convocation – Springfield House of Representatives Illinois State Capitol
Rev. Preston Bradley * – Reilgion
Gaylord Augustus Freeman, Jr. * – Business and Social Services
Louis Glodblatt * – Business
Burl Ives * – The Performing Arts
Edward Hirsh Levi * – Louis Courtenay Sudler * – Business and The Performing Arts

Laureates Inducted in 1975 11^th Convocation – Lincoln Johnson Center for the Performing Arts Lincoln College

Laureates Inducted in 1974 10^th Convocation – Chicago Orchestra Hall

Laureates Inducted in 1973 9^th Convocation – Moline Administration Center Deere and Company

Laureates Inducted in 1972 8^th Convocation – Springfield House of Representatives Illinois State Capitol

Laureates Inducted in 1971 7^th Convocation – Rockford Maddox Theatre Rockford College

Laureates Inducted in 1970 6^th Convocation – Springfield House of Representatives Illinois State Capitol

Laureates Inducted in 1969 5^th Convocation – Chicago Palmer House

Laureates Inducted in 1968 4^th Convocation – Springfield House of Representatives Illinois State Capitol

Laureates Inducted in 1967 3^rd Convocation – Springfield Senate Chambers Illinois State Capitol

Laureates Inducted in 1966 2^nd Convocation – Chicago Chicago Historical Society

Laureates Inducted in 1965 1^st Convocation – Chicago Chicago Historical Society

* deceased