The Rectors nominate potential Laureates from their respective fields of endeavor.
RectorRector of The Arts and Performing Arts
TitleArtistic Director
Home City and StateEvanston, IL
RectorRector of Agriculture
Home City and StateNormal, IL
RectorRector of Business Industry and Communication
TitleChairman & CEO Unicom Corporation & Commonwealth Edison, retired
Home City and StateChicago, IL
RectorRector of Education
TitleProfessor Emeritus & Chancellor Emeritus
Home City and StateCarbondale, IL
RectorRector of Government and Law
TitleIllinois Supreme Court Justice, 1st Dist.
RectorRector of Labor
TitleManaging Director & Labor Strategies, GCM Grosvenor
RectorRector of Medicine and Science
RectorRector of Religion
TitleSenior Executive for Catholic Collaboration, DePaul University
RectorRector of Social Services
TitleFounder, The Night Ministry of Chicago
Home City and StateWilmette, IL
RectorRector of Sports
Home City and StateLake Bluff, IL
