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In His Tracks

A small photograph is perhaps the most telling testament to alumnus Max Ephraim’s legacy. It hangs in a corner of the factory at Modern Process Equipment, put there not by Dan and Phil Ephraim, Max’s sons and operators of the successful company, but by their workers. It is a tribute...

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At the Intersection of East and West

At night the street became a small night market, the chaos unchanged except that now it was mixed with enticing smells of samosas, samar, and chapatis. We went from kiosk to kiosk, sampling a samosa here, a parantha there. We grabbed a bag of grapes to wash and eat on...

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Giving Day

Giving Day 2016 was a tremendous success thanks to the generosity of the 948 donors who made gifts in our 24-hour fundraising period on November 15, 2016. Last year we raised $685,000, and we went even further this year, raising a total of $881,100. That’s an extraordinary amount of scholarship funds, educational supplies, and support for the next generation of innovators!

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What Is America’s Best Pathway to Sustainable Energy?

National security, and economic vitality and growth depend upon adequate future supplies of energy and water. IIT’s Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research and its Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation have developed an approach to the increasingly challenging task of creating a pathway to sustainable energy and water for our nation that is both multifaceted and complex. It aims to improve the reliability, security, and affordability of energy and water by

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Bringing Attention to the Supreme Court

When the United States Supreme Court heard high-profile cases this past term—including the Defense of Marriage Act and the Voting Rights Act—Americans could hear every word exchanged between justices and lawyers during oral arguments thanks to audio recordings released by the Supreme Court. The exchanges gave both legal pundits and...

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Samuel Spencer CHE ’39 Lakeland, Fla. Lena Xydes ARSC ’40 San Jose, Calif. Clarence Votava EE ’43 Indianapolis

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Answering the Call—with Pride

The motto of the National Guard—“Always Ready, Always There”—aptly captured the esprit de corps of the Illinois National Guard members who recently faced an adversary—invisible to the naked eye—unlike any others they had encountered in former missions. This past March, Governor J. B. Pritzker activated the Illinois National Guard in an historic effort: to establish the first State of Illinois drive-thru community-based testing site (CBTS) in Chicago in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lieutenant Colonel Brian C. Gahan (M.A.S. CHE ’02) oversaw the operation.

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Margaret Bonkowski and Richard Bonkowski

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Margaret Bonkowski, wife of Richard Bonkowski (EE ’67), sent a thank you letter this past January to Illinois Tech President Alan W. Cramb. He had responded positively to her inquiry about obtaining a replacement of her husband’s 50th anniversary Class of 1967 commemorative medallion, which was destroyed in the 2017...

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In His Tracks

At the Intersection of East and West

Giving Day

What Is America’s Best Pathway to Sustainable Energy?

Bringing Attention to the Supreme Court

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Answering the Call—with Pride

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