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Made the lead, and largest, gift to develop the Yordon Center, which has been a game-changing facility for the NIU football program, and Huskie Athletics as a whole. Jeff and Jennifer Yordon have also supported the Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center, among other projects in athletics and NIU.
Jeff is the President/COO of Athenex Pharma and was previously Chairman, CEO, and Founder of Sagent Pharmaceuticals. He is also a former chairman of the NIU Foundation Board of Directors and has been a regular visiting professor in the NIU College of Business and Liberal Arts and Sciences.Â
Jeff Yordon graduated from NIU in 1970 with a degree in political science. During his time as a student he was a member of the Sigma Pi fraternity as well as the Huskie football and track teams.Â
