blog posts On Tuesday, alumnus Stephen Elledge received the highest American honor for a scientist Sep 9, 2015 11:45 am by The Boston GlobeIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images The Boston Globe (Sept. 8) - Elledge majored in chemistry at Illinois. He will share the $250,000 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award with Evelyn Witkin, 94, of Rutgers University. Share on Facebook Tweet Email