2026 Alumni Dinner

Alumni Award recipients
The 2026 Chemistry at Illinois Alumni Award recipients at the Alumni Dinner in Chicago. From left to right are Mark W. Grinstaff, Daniel Robbins, John Schaefer, David R. Corbin, and Subha Mukherjee.

Alumni, faculty, and friends of the Department of Chemistry gathered at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago for the inaugural Chemistry at Illinois Alumni Dinner. Guests enjoyed getting acquainted and re-connecting during a social hour in the Regenstein Center for African Apes before sitting down to an elegant plated dinner followed by the award ceremony recognizing the inaugural recipients of the Chemistry at Illinois Alumni Awards.

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Alumni Dinner photo gallery

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Entrance to venue with a Chemistry at Illinois banner
People talking during social hour
People talking during social hour
Award statues on a table
People talking during social hour
People talking during social hour
People talking during social hour
People sitting at tables in venue
Cathy Murphy with David Corbin holding award
Cathy Murphy with Mark Grinstaff holding award
Cathy Murphy with John Schaefer holding award
Cathy Murphy with Subha Mukherjee holding award
Cathy Murphy with Daniel Robbins holding award
People at a table talking
People at a table talking
People standing and visiting during social hour
Decorated table at the event
Guests standing together for a photo
Guests standing together for a photo
Guests standing together for a photo
Guests standing together for a photo
Guests standing together for a photo
Guests standing together for a photo
Musicians playing for the guests
Guests visiting during social hour
Guests posing for a photo together
Guests posing for a photo together
Guests posing for a photo together
Guests posing for a photo together
Guests eating at tables
Guests eating at tables
Chemistry at Illinois swag table