University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

CTL-E-1859 · School · university · 1867-present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Public research university; Kam Buckner earned a B.A. in political science and played Fighting Illini football.

The record

Also known as: UIUC

Relationships

George R. Carruthers — has alumnus
Carruthers earned his B.S. (1961), M.S. (1962), and Ph.D. (1964) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Kam Buckner — has alumnus
Buckner earned a B.A. at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he played Fighting Illini football.

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Rayvon Fouché — affiliated with → this record

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