2/24/2026
Marchoe Northern (BS 97) and Sasha Ebrahimi (BS 16) receive alumni awards from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
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The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences will recognize seven individuals during their 2026 alumni awards celebration in April, including two alumni from Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. This year's honorees are researchers, philanthropists, and political thinkers who have made incredible impacts in their fields and communities.
Marchoe Northern (BS 97)
Marchoe Northern is a recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award. Northern joined Procter & Gamble upon graduation from the University of Illinois. She also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago. She is the president of Procter & Gamble’s Fabric Care, North America business, leading the company's largest category and most iconic brands, including Tide, Downy, and Gain. She is a member of the P&G Executive Leadership Team, Global Leadership Council. Northern was named one of the 2022 Ad Age’s Leading Women, is a member of The American Chemistry Council Board and the University of Illinois Foundation. In 2021, she received ChBE’s Distinguished Alumni Award, and has twice delivered a convocation keynote address for the department.
Sasha Ebrahimi (BS 16)
Sasha Ebrahimi has received the Young Outstanding Alumni Award. Ebrahimi has garnered a strong reputation in research and mentoring as a scientific leader at GSK within the emerging drug delivery platforms team. His breakthrough research in the field of antibody drug conjugates, oligonucleotide-based therapeutics, and diagnostic tools to detect clinical markers of disease has led to distinctive awards and honors including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers 35 Under 35 in 2023 and the Wunderkind award from STAT News in 2024.