The COVID-19 Documentation Project seeks to document the administrative and scientific responses to the COVID-19 pandemic at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Illinois at Springfield, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Illinois System. A major portion of this project included conducting oral histories with various administrators, scientists, faculty, staff, and external stakeholders from each institution. Notable interviewees include President Timothy (Tim) L. Killeen and Ron Watkins of SHIELD Illinois.
President Timothy (Tim) Killeen, 20th President of the University of Illinois System. Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
Robin Kaler, Associate Chancellor of Public Affairs at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
Ronald (Ron) Watkins, head of SHIELD Illinois COVID-19 testing initiative. Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
AJ Lavender, Director of Project Management, SHIELD Illinois. Christina Molitor, Lab IT and Operations, SHIELD Illinois. Tanya Williamson, Collection Site Project Manager, SHIELD Illinois. Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
Note: All three interviewees work for the Administrative Information Technology Services Department
(AITS) for the University of Illinois System and were pulled to work on SHIELD Illinois as members of AITS.
Melissa Harris, CEO of M. Harris and Company. Benjamin Taylor, marketing communications lead for SHIELD Illinois, and also Associate Director of Economic Development and Innovation for the University of Illinois system. Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
Susan Martinis, Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
System Purchasing and Support Services. Daniel (Dan) Szajna, Director of System Purchasing and Support Services, University of Illinois. Amy Heggemeyer, Coordinator of University Contracts at System Purchasing and Support Services, University of Illinois. Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
TJ Augustine, Vice Chancellor for Innovation at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
