The LAS Alumni Association is the largest constituent group of the broader University of Illinois Alumni Association. Thirty thousand LAS grads are Alumni Association members and consequently LAS Alumni Association members. The purpose of the Association is to strengthen educational and social bonds to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and to promote the importance of liberal arts education in our society, through planning, organizing and scheduling activities or events which attract alumni, and to recognize distinguished alumni of the College. A 15 person Board of Directors serves as the governing body of the LAS Alumni Association. It is composed of a president, vice president and 13 other UIUC LAS graduates who are members of the U. of I. Alumni Association.
Directors serve two year terms, for a maximum of six years.
Include a statement of interest indicating why they wish to be involved and what qualities they would bring to the Board, and a short biography or resume. 1999 - 2000 LAS Alumni Association Board of Directors Elizabeth Forkins Harano, president, Chicago Michelle Moreno, vice president, Lake Forest Paul Arnold, Leawood, KS Mary Read Beth, Urbana Dorothy DiIorio, Northfield Diane K. Gottlieb, Glencoe Brian Heery, Westmont Kevin J. Horcher, Barrington Sherri Koehm, St. Louis Frank C. Kouba, Downers Grove Roger L. Laramee, Bloomington Gail Pinc McClain, Chicago Nicole Miller, Champaign Brian Pitts, LaGrange Park William Van Hagey, Mahomet Nominees must be U. of I. Alumni Association members, able to attend LAS Alumni Association meetings, and be supportive of the Association's purpose of strengthening the educational and social bonds of alumni with the College. The LAS Alumni Achievement Award is given annually to the alumnus or alumna who, by outstanding achievement, has demonstrated the values derived from a liberal arts and sciences education. Eligibility Nominees must be an alumnus or alumna of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The achievement for which they are nominated should demonstrate the values derived from a liberal arts and sciences education.