James Paul Avery — (PhD, '78, Malmstadt) Served on Illinois faculty 1979-1981; December 1, 2018, CU News article

Peter Andrew Beak — Served on Illinois faculty 1961–2008; February 21, 2021, website story

Clifford E. Dykstra (BS, '73) — Illinois chemistry alumnus served on Illinois faculty 1977–1990 and joined faculty again in 2009 as emeritus faculty member; January 18, 2025, chemistry website story.

Benjamin Downs Hall — Served on Illinois faculty 1958–1963); April 2, 2019

John P. Hummel — Joined the Illinois faculty in 1956; retired in 1993 as associate director, School of Chemical Sciences; February 15, 2024, website story

Martin Karplus — Served on Illinois faculty 1955–1960; December 28, 2024, website story 

Richard L. Keiter — Visiting professor of chemistry 1980 with John Shapley; January 19, 2018

David Mearns Paisley (MS, '59; PhD, '61, Marvel) — Illinois chemistry alumnus served on the Illinois faculty in 1995; October 16, 2019

Iain Campbell Paul — Served on Illinois faculty 1964–2021; December 12, 2021

William H. Pirkle — Served on Illinois faculty 1964–2018; April 6, 2018, website story

Matiur Rahman — Visiting professor of chemistry; December 17, 2022

Elizabeth Parker Rogers — Served on Illinois faculty 1963–1988; April 24, 2020, website story

Charles Pence Slichter — Served on Illinois faculty 1961–2018; February 19, 2018

Omar Steward — Served on Illinois faculty 1962–1963; December 17, 2018

Edward Curtis Taylor Jr. — Served on Illinois faculty 1951–54; November 22, 2017

Andrzej Wieckowski — Served on Illinois faculty 1985–2019; January 30, 2019, Illini Chemists

Evelyn Carlier — Staff member in the physical chemistry area office within the Department of Chemistry from 1976 until her retirement in 1996 as head secretary; November 8, 2024, website story 

Rebecca J. Simon — Academic Advisor, LAS and Director of the Placement Center, SCS; October 15, 2018

Iris Kaye Stovall — Assistant Director, General Chemistry 1979-1997; September 19, 2019, website story

Claire Olson Szoke — Technical Editor, General Chemistry 1985-2018; January 30, 2021