MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: 
Mark Bielat

• Hometown: Palatine, IL
• Campus: UIUC
• Illinois Degree(s) & Major(s): BSEE
• Year of Illinois graduation: 1979
• Favorite UI Memory: Meeting friends on campus
• Favorite Place on Campus: The Quad
• Favorite Illini athlete: Dick Butkus
• Favorite class at Illinois: Calculus I, II, III
• Favorite UIUC Bar/Restaurant: Garcia's Pizza
• Moved to Houston: 2020
• What brought you to Houston: Caregiver to elderly parent
• Favorite things about Houston: The climate and diversity of people and food!
• Favorite places in Houston: The Woodlands and Grimaldi's Pizza
• Occupation: Retired
• Something special about me: I enjoy traveling, and photography and riding my bike.
• How to get in contact: E-Mail

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