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Gies Business Spring Luncheon 2022

Gies College of Business 2022 Spring Luncheon
Friday, April 29, 2022 
11 am-1:30 pm | Chicago, IL

The Gies Business Alumni Association and Gies Business invite you to join us for the return of the in person Spring Luncheon, featuring keynote speaker Robert J. Jones, Chancellor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

During the program, we will celebrate Gies College of Business and the University of Illinois, and we will recognize distinguished faculty and alumni with the Excellence-in-Teaching Awards, the Gies College of Business Distinguished Alumnus Award, and the Gies College of Business Appreciation Award.

Register for the Spring Luncheon


The support of our loyal alumni makes this luncheon a great success. Details and sponsorship opportunities can be found at go.gies.illinois.edu/SL2022.

*We will be following university and local city COVID guidelines for this event. Additional details will be communicated as event dates approach.