MEMBER SPOTLIGHT:
Chris Rossi

• Hometown: Arlington Heights, IL
• Campus: UIUC
• Illinois Degree(s) & Major(s): B.S. Civil Engineering
• Year of Illinois graduation: 2014
• Favorite UI Memory: Getting up really early to go to Red Lion and watch the US Men's hockey team beat Russia at the Sochi Olympics in an 8-round shootout. What an atmosphere that was.
• Favorite Place on Campus: Probably the engineering quad...I haven't been there since graduation, but I would imagine it being comparable to going back to a childhood home and reliving a bunch of memories (the good and the bad).
• Favorite Illini athlete: Deron Williams
• Favorite class at Illinois: Physics 211 (Mechanics) - The demonstrations during lectures were amazing and the professor could have moonlighted as a stand-up comedian. Really looked forward to that class.
• Favorite UIUC Bar/Restaurant: It's got to be Joe's. They had the best burgers.
• Moved to Houston: 2022
• What brought you to Houston: New job
• Favorite things About Houston: It's a great town for engineers and the winters are a little more mild than Chicago's
• Favorite places in Houston: Haven't been able to explore much since I've been here, but I like the Rice Military and Heights areas so far.
• Occupation: Business Development for Bechtel
• Something special about me: I ran a painting business my freshman year at U of I
• How to get in contact: Link

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