Bradley Harms (BA, '95, history) retired as a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps in June 2025 after 30 years of active duty. He was the longest serving commander of Marine Helicopter Squadron One, and he served as chief of staff for the White House Military Office during the 2024 presidential election and 2025 inauguration. He is currently working for the aerospace company RTX in propriety programs.
Benjamin Zavell (BS, '22, history and earth, society, & environmental sustainability)is an analyst at Invenergy, a renewable energy developer in Chicago, Illinois.
Beth Watkins (BA, '96, history; MS, '02, information science) is the manager of exhibit interpretation and visitor experience at Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Austin Justice (BA,'20, history) is an assistant editor for the Papers of Abraham Lincoln at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum and an archives assistant for Northeastern University's Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project.
Mary Schiavone (BA,'18, history and English; MS, '23, Library and Information Science), is a Student Success and Engagement Librarian at Beloit College.
Anne Sweeney (BA,'15, history), a social studies and English teacher at Oswego High School.
Hailey Baumstein (BA,'17, history; MA,'22, education policy, organization, & leadership), is a social studies teacher at Homewood-Flossmoor High School.
Ljubica Basica (BA,'18, history and political science; MBA,'23), is a project manager at Google with Mandiant Cybersecurity Consulting.
Thomas Dowling (BA,'18, history and political science) is the co-founder and former CEO of TaxProper, a property tax software start-up acquired by Opendoor in 2022. Dowling is currently the director of TaxProper under Opendoor.
Adam Beaty (BA, '21, History) is an MSLIS student at the School of Information Sciences. He recently created a digital collection called Queer Nightlife in Champaign-Urbana, IL: 1973 – 2000.