blog posts #ILLINOIS2020 Outstanding Graduates: Erick Klein May 6, 2020 9:00 am by Craig ChamberlainStudent Experiences Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Erick 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 Facebook Tweet Email