Letters

Fall 2015

Letter from the President

It is with deep gratitude that I offer a heartfelt ‘thank you’—to our faculty, students, staff, alumni, friends, and members of the Board of Trustees—who have placed their confidence in me to lead Illinois Tech as its ninth president. I am honored and excited to see what is possible for...

Fall 2015

Letters

I’m sure it’s tough for the staff to select various articles for IIT Magazine; the selections continue to be very good. Not only do I look forward to receiving the magazine and reading the articles, but I also look forward to the regular departments such as Alumni News. The cover letter by Andrea Berry (CS ’84) was great! My wife and I have spent over 45 years in Wisconsin, but I, like Andrea, grew up on Chicago’s South Side. I can still name the theaters at 63rd and Halsted, where I was every Saturday morning. It’s hard to believe that there is now a Starbucks at 35th and State.

Summer 2015

Letter from the IIT Alumni Association President

Let me state the obvious. I am not John Anderson, president of Illinois Institute of Technology. When you open IIT Magazine , you expect to see a letter from him on this page—and so do I. For the eight years that John has led our university, his letters have told...

Summer 2015

Letters to the Editor

I thoroughly enjoyed your article about Rowine Hayes Brown Truitt on page 17 of the spring 2015 issue of IIT Magazine. Beyond being an amazingly accomplished professional, she was blessed with charm and wit, hinted at by the twinkle in her eye in the photo. Thank you for the article and for producing a consistently interesting and enjoyable magazine.