MEMBER SPOTLIGHT:
Anna Catalano
Meet Anna Catalano, a Director of the Houston Illini Club. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Anna earned her B.S. in Business Administration — Marketing from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1982. She moved to Houston in 2005 and has maintained a lifelong connection to Illinois — one that began on campus, where she met her husband.
- Hometown: Kansas City, MO
- Illinois Connection: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Illinois Degree: B.S., Business Administration — Marketing, 1982
- Favorite Illinois Memory: Meeting my husband!
- Favorite Place on Campus: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
- Favorite Illini Athlete: Dick Butkus
- Favorite Illinois Class: International Business
- Favorite UIUC Bars/Restaurants: Boni’s bar and Grunt’s restaurant
- Moved to Houston: 2005
- What Brought Her to Houston: Family
- Favorite Things About Houston: No snow, big-city life, culture and the arts
- Favorite Places in Houston: Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, the Galleria shopping district and Taste of Texas for dinner!
- Occupation: Board Director
- Something Special: I’ve been married to my U of I sweetheart for 43 years! We are blessed with three grandchildren, courtesy of our son and daughter. And two of our three grandchildren are from U of I alums!
- Contact: Visit Anna’s Website
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