Hall of Fame - 2010

The Engineering at Illinois Hall of Fame recognizes Illinois engineering alumni, and others affiliated with the college, who have significant achievements in leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation of great impact to society. Each year the college will honor these remarkable accomplishments by inducting a class of honorees into the Engineering at Illinois Hall of Fame.

2010 Inductees

John Bardeen
Honorary Degree Illinois, 1974

Co-inventor of the transistor which revolutionized the electronics industry. Co-creator of the fundamental theory of superconductivity, known as the BCS theory.

Nobel Prize in Physics 1956
Nobel Prize in Physics 1972

William Grainger
BS Electrical Engineering, 1919

Pioneer of entrepreneurship and innovation as Founder and Chief Executive of W. W. Grainger, Inc.
 

Jack S. Kilby
BS Electrical Engineering, 1947
Honorary Degree Illinois, 1988

Co-inventor of the integrated circuit. Co-inventor of the hand-held calculator and the thermal printer used in portable data terminals.

Nobel Prize in Physics 2000

Harlan E. Anderson
BS Engineering Physics, 1951
MS Physics, 1952

Computer pioneer and co-founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, the world’s first minicomputer company.
 

Marc L. Andreessen
BS Computer Science, 1994

Co-author of Mosaic, the first widely used web browser that transformed the exchange of information. Co-founder of Netscape Communications Corporation, which produced the Netscape Navigator web browser.
 

Eric J. Bina
BS Computer Science, 1986
MS Computer Science, 1988

Co-author of Mosaic, the first widely used web browser that transformed the exchange of information. Co-founder of Netscape Communications Corporation, which produced the Netscape Navigator web browser.
 

Donald L. Bitzer
BS Electrical Engineering, 1955
MS Electrical Engineering, 1956
PhD Electrical Engineering, 1960

Inventor of the plasma display monitor, forerunner of the modern flat panel television screen and co-developer of PLATO, the first computer-based interactive educational network and home of the first online community.
 

George M. C. Fisher
BS Civil Engineering, 1962
Honorary Degree Illinois, 1996

Worldwide entrepreneurial leader. Former Chairman, President, and CEO of Motorola Inc. and Eastman Kodak Company.
 

Nick Holonyak, Jr.
BS Electrical Engineering, 1950
MS Electrical Engineering, 1951
PhD Electrical Engineering, 1954

Inventor of the Light Emitting Diode (LED) and a contributor to the first practical quantum well laser, which enabled modern fiber optics communication.
 

Shahid R. Khan
BS Industrial Engineering, 1971

Global entrepreneur and innovator forging new applications of technology as President of Flex-N-Gate Corporation, a global automobile parts manufacturer.
 

Gerald E. McGinnis
BS Mechanical Engineering, 1958

International business leader and Chairman of the Board of Respironics, Inc. leading the company in the production of the first CPAP machine.
 

Walter J. Sanders, III
BS Electrical Engineering, 1958

International entrepreneur, co-founder and retired Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. a multinational semiconductor manufacturer that develops computer processors and related technologies for commercial and consumer products such as handheld devices, game consoles, automobiles, and digital television.
 

Thomas M. Siebel
BA History, 1975
MBA, 1983
MS Computer Science, 1985
Honorary Degree Illinois, 2006

Technology entrepreneur, founder, chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Siebel Systems, a global leader in application software and recognized as one of the world’s preeminent software companies.