blog posts#ILLINOIS2020 Outstanding Graduates: Erick KleinMay 6, 2020 9:00 am by Craig ChamberlainStudent ExperiencesShare on FacebookTweetEmailImagesErick Klein knew in high school he wanted to go to the U. of I. But Klein had other things to do first: join the navy, train as a corpsman (medic), serve in Afghanistan and then work two years at a base hospital in the U.S. Share on FacebookTweetEmail