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 125th anniversary at a gathering at the Jamaica Bay Inn.
Houston Alumni Gathering
A group of young alumni shared drinks together before hearing IIT President John Anderson and Carl and Paul Bodine Endowed Chair Mohammad Shahidehpour speak at a gathering in Houston on March 18.
San Diego Alumni Gathering
Carlo Segre, Duchossois Leadership Professor [left], mingled with alumni before presenting “Nanoelectrofuel Flow Batteries: Changing the Electric Vehicle Landscape” on April 16 in La Jolla, Calif.
Gunsaulus Society Luncheon
IIT President John Anderson [back, center] joined attendees at the Gunsaulus Society Luncheon in Naples, Fla., this spring.
Photo: Wilkinson Photography
TAG Day
Students took time to sign a banner thanking IIT donors in The McCormick Tribune Campus Center.
Photo: Bonnie Robinson
South Side Baseball Classic
Alumni tailgated on campus before the 2015 South Side Classic at U.S. Cellular Field on May 1. The Scarlet Hawks beat the Maranatha Baptist University Sabercats for a score of 8-2.
New York Alumni Gathering
IIT Board of Trustees Chair Alan “Bud” Wendorf (ME ’71) [left] chatted with alumni at Delmonico’s in New York City on February 4.
Pritzker Investiture
Many of IIT’s endowed chairs surrounded John G. Georgiadis, Robert A. Pritzker Endowed Chair, immediately following his investiture.
Photo: Michael Goss
McGraw Investiture
Qing-Chang Zhong, Max McGraw Endowed Chair Professor of Energy and Power Engineering and Management [seated], is surrounded by [back, left to right] IIT Board of Trustees Chair Alan “Bud” Wendorf (ME ’71); IIT President-Elect Alan Cramb; Gordon LaBounty, executive director of the McGraw Foundation; Armour College of Engineering Dean Natacha DePaola; and guest speaker Fred Lee.
Photo: Michael Goss
Burks Show Room
Designer Stephen Burks (DSGN ’92) [left] and IIT Trustee Dirk Lohan, the grandson of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, shared a moment in the Burks “show room” at the Mies van der Rohe Society’s annual Mies Birthday Party event in S. R. Crown Hall. Four of the five featured designers were IIT alumni.
Bay Area Alumni Gathering
Alumni enjoyed a beer tasting and private tour of Gordon Biersch Brewing Company in Palo Alto, Calif., on April 14.
Chicago Alumni Gathering
Alumni and guests attended an exclusive sneak peek of the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship on May 7 in Chicago given by [right] John Ronan, design architect and IIT professor. [left] Ryan A. Monteleagre (M.S. ARC1 ’13) and interior designer Rob Kleinschmidt attended the event.
Photo: Bonnie Robinson
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