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Spring 2016

In Memoriam

Gustav Kvapil ARCH ’35 Scottsdale, Ariz. Henry Bittner ME ’42 Littleton, Colo. George Bixby ME ’42 Carefree, Ariz. David Johnson Jr. ME ’43 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Julian Bowers FPE ’44 Sanford, N.C. Jack Eulitt CHE ’44 Charlotte, N.C. Henry Koci ME ’45 Downers Grove, Ill. Robert Thurston ME ’45 Colts...

Fall 2015

Classnotes

1940s Leonard Petraitis Sharon and Leonard Petraitis (EE ’48), Pittsboro, N.C., and his wife, Sharon, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. His brother, Albert, who is also an Illinois Tech alumnus, recently celebrated his 100th birthday and lives in San Diego. 1950s Melvin Friedlander (ME ’50) Menifee, Calif., has one class...

Fall 2015

Chapter notes

Alumni gathered in 20 cities around the world to show their Scarlet Hawk pride as part of the first-ever IIT Global Spirit Day. United States gatherings were held in the Bay Area; Dallas, Washington, D.C.; Detroit; New York City; Philadelphia; and Southern California. Alumni in India gathered for a breakfast...

Fall 2015

Alumni News

Illinois Tech Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Former President John L. Anderson and his wife, Pat [seated], along with family members, enjoyed each other’s company at the university’s 125th Anniversary Gala in honor of John L. Anderson.

Fall 2015

In Memoriam

Arthur Goldsmith EE ’37, M.S. EE ’40 Annandale, Va. Willard Kruse CHE ’39 Dickson, Tenn. Sigmund Mentzel EE ’40 Valparaiso, Ind. Leonard Reinke ARCH ’41 Oshkosh, Wis. John Landeck EE ’42 Des Plaines, Ill. Leonard Koch ME ’43 Oro Valley, Ariz. George Cherimpes CHE ’44 St. Charles, Ill. Victor Moy...

Fall 2015

Obituaries

Robert “Bob” Boydston CHE ’49 Olympia, Wash. Retired from IBM in 1984 after a 22-year career, United States Army veteran Robert “Bob” Boydston developed a method of dynamic optimization of a chemical reactor by computer control, a model describing the factors defining programmer productivity, and a model for determining the...

Summer 2015

Classnotes

1940s Warren Spitz (ARCH ’42, M.S. CRP ’68), Northbrook, Ill., at 93-plus years old, is the oldest licensed architect in the state of Illinois. Leonard J. Petraitis Sharon and Leonard Petraitis (EE ’48, UNK ’55), Pittsboro, N.C., and his wife, Sharon, recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. The couple has...

Summer 2015

Connect to Illinois Tech with Zach Rus

IIT Worldwide Alumni Chapters, Clubs, and Networks

Meet Zach Rus, associate director of regional and reunion programs. Rus came to IIT in 2014 from the University of Chicago, where he served as associate director of alumni relations and development. Before that he was a fundraising consultant at Pennington & Company and director of education programs at Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Summer 2015

Alumni Awards

Alumni Medal Ellen Jordan Reidy (PSYC ’79, M.B.A. ’81) Alumni Service Award David L. Crowell (B.ARCH ’79) Collens Merit Award Madhavan K. Nayar (M.S. IE ’68) Galvin Award Thomas E. Lanctot David J. Vitale International Award of Merit Jong Soung Kimm (ARCH ’61, M.S. ’64) John J. Schommer Honor I...

Summer 2015

Alumni News Photo Gallery

Alumni News Photo Gallery

Hochsprung Investiture Benefactors Ron Hochsprung (CS ’72) and his wife, Lynda Bowlin, with Eunice E. Santos [ front ], recipient of the first endowed chair in the IIT Department of Computer Science. Photo: Michael Goss Los Angeles Alumni Gathering This April, Los Angeles-area alumni enjoyed beautiful weather and celebrated IIT’s...

Summer 2015

In Memoriam

Earl Van Alsburg ME ’39 Pfafftown, N.C. Lawrence Wooding EE ’39 Peoria, Ill. Jacob Cohen EE ’40 Skokie, Ill. Edmund Francone ME ’40 Grosse Pointe, Mich. Evelyn Kaplan ARSC ’40 Washington, D.C. Abe Kogan ARSC ’43 Addison, Ill. Joseph Robin ME ’43 Hinsdale, Ill. Paul Terrill ARSC ’43 Coatesville, Ind...

Spring 2015

IIT Worldwide Alumni Chapters, Clubs, and Networks

IIT Chicagoland Alumni Chapter leaders: [seated, left to right] Bob Hoel (BE ’70), Lucy Hynes (EE ’88), Natalie Hammer (EE ’09, M.A.S. PWR ’14), Ann Trandai (EE ’89, M.S. ’93), and Steve Nargang (ME ’96); [standing, left to right] Joe Krause (EE ’77), Joe Koblich (BA ’88), Bill Lam (ME...