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Contents
Letter from President Lew Collens 3
Letter from Chairman John Rowe 4
meeting the needs of a nation 5
Sustainable Energy Sources
A Focus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Advancing the Life Sciences
Inspiring Math and Science Teachers
Enriching the Student Experience
colleges and Institutes 17
Armour College of Engineering
Chicago-Kent College of Law
College of Architecture
College of Science and Letters
Institute of Design
Institute of Psychology
Stuart School of Business
board of trustees
overseers and advisors

2 President Lew Collens [foreground, left] with students at the first annual Pumpkin Launch Competition

Letter from the President
“Meeting the needs of the nation.” It’s an imprecise statement at best, one that anticipates neither
measurement nor results. So why should an institution such as Illinois Institute of Technology pursue
such a lofty ambition?
Because there is real truth to the adage, “nothing ventured, nothing gained,” and as a nation, we can
not afford to become complacent. The next great solution could be right on our doorstep.
Long before I joined IIT as a professor of law in 1970, and through my 16 years as president, this
university has been committed to preparing students to meet the challenges of an ever-changing,
complex, and demanding world. Innovative initiatives such as our Interprofessional Projects Program, our emphasis on
interdisciplinary study, and our partnerships with other institutions, both public and private, produce graduates with a
clear grasp of what they need to succeed and a firm understanding of the part they play in making a better society.
In this, my final year as president, it is more apparent to me than ever that the faculty, students, and alumni of IIT play
significant roles in confronting and solving some of the most vexing problems facing our country.
Whether it is exploring alternatives to our dependence on foreign energy sources, addressing the critical shortage of
mathematics and science teachers, creating new design alternatives to make American industry more competitive in the
global marketplace, or offering a cutting-edge solution to the high costs of the United States legal system, the IIT community
is responding to a wide variety of needs.
I am proud of all IIT has accomplished during my tenure and grateful to our trustees, faculty, students, and staff for
everything they have contributed to making this the university it is today. Enrollment is growing, and the quality of students
has never been better. Our financial position is strong. Main Campus has been reinvigorated by a combination of striking
new structures and painstaking renovations of historic older buildings.
It has been a privilege to be part of the IIT community for the past 36 years. I leave knowing the university is positioned to
continue its considerable legacy of service to Chicago, the nation, and the world.
Lew Collens, President
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I feel a great sense of gratitude as I begin my first year as chair.
Gratitude to outgoing chairman Bob Pritzker, for his many years of exemplary
service, and to the board at large, for setting and maintaining a strong course for
this stellar university.
Gratitude to retiring President Lew Collens, for his vision, passion, and
leadership, and to the faculty and staff, who labor every day to do their best for
IIT students.
And gratitude to IIT, an institution of tremendous importance and one poised to
play a larger role in confronting and overcoming the challenges we face at the
local, national, and international level.
As chairman and chief executive officer of Exelon Corporation, I am keenly aware
of the need for a new generation of highly skilled, well-educated engineers,
researchers, technicians, and innovators. The demanding academic environment
at IIT, and its focus on interprofessional studies, helps assure a steady stream of
top-notch professionals in areas of critical importance to the United States, both
economic and strategic.
As a new chapter in the rich history of IIT begins, the university is committed
to preparing young men and women for productive lives and careers while
remaining a source of technical proficiency and entrepreneurial zeal in our
region and beyond.
Letter from the Chairman
John W. Rowe
Chairman of
the Board
4
Robert Pritzker [left] accepts a commemorative plate
from incoming board chair John Rowe.

MEETING THE NEEDS
OF A NATION
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCES
A FOCUS ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ADVANCING THE LIFE SCIENCES
INSPIRING MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS
ENRICHING THE STUDENT ExPERIENCE
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SUSTAINABLE ENERgY sOURCEs
“
Energy will be one of the defining
issues of this century. One thing is
clear: the era of easy oil is over. What
we all do next will determine how well
we meet the energy needs of the entire
”
David J. O’Reilly, Chairman and CEO, Chevron Corporation
world in this century and beyond.
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“
All advances in human social and economic wellbeing
since the Industrial Revolution are a result of the
substitution of commercial energy forms for human
and animal labor. It has led to the abolition of slavery,
serfdom, and child labor in industrialized societies,
and, more recently, to the emancipation of women. You
can see how the cultural and social effects of energy
abundance have benefited the human race.
”
Henry Linden, Max McGraw Professor of Energy and Power Engineering and Management,
Director, IIT Energy + Power Center
Professor Ali Emadi [center] works with
Electrical Computer Engineering students
Sadia Sandiq [left] and Sanjaka Wrasingha.
the
Response:
THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE
Nearly everything we do highlights the need for
sustainability—from the cars we drive to the temperature
of our furnaces to the plants we grow. IIT has responded
to this need, selecting energy and sustainability as
an academic priority for the coming years. Whether
responding to a national fuel crisis or joining Mayor
Richard M. Daley’s challenge to make Chicago a
“green” city, IIT students and faculty from across various
disciplines are uniting in pursuit of this priority.
The “House of the Future” is one such endeavor.
The project will utilize expertise from many areas
within the university to design and build a model
of clean energy, innovative materials, and the latest
technologies. Start-up funding for the project came from
the Tellabs Foundation, and additional funding is being
identified to support construction and operation of
the model.
Just two years after its creation, the cross-disciplinary
IIT Energy and Sustainability Institute (ESI) has joined
faculty from Armour College of Engineering and the
College of Architecture to respond to the nation’s need
to improve energy efficiency and sustainability. ESI
now combines the expertise of 30 faculty members in
10 different research teams focusing on education, and
research and development initiatives at the institute.
Research endeavors are underway in three focus areas—
decarbonization (hydrogen fuel cells, batteries, clean
coal), energy efficiency and conservation (hybrid systems,
sustainable environments), and power (grid design
and reliability).
Students are taking up the challenge for sustainability
as well, participating in relevant research through the
Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) Program. Just a few of the
projects explored last year were wind energy, tire recycling,
coal desulfurization, the sustainability of IIT buildings, and
remediating contaminated soil. Two new IPRO courses
were developed under the supervision of Professors
Mohammad Shahidehpour and Paul Anderson to design
a small hydroelectric power plant on an existing low-head
dam on the Fox River. With the sponsorship of alumni
Alex Tseng (IE ’49) and Carl Spetzler (CHE ’63, M.B.A. ’65,
Ph.D. BE ’68), the IPRO team will investigate and evaluate
the technical and market integration issues associated
with integrating small hydroelectric energy into the current
power grid.
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“
It will be necessary to ensure that the workforce of the
twenty-first century includes adequate numbers of knowledge
discoverers, applications designers, and innovation drivers.
Among these will be workers in such critical fields as science,
technology, engineering and mathematics.
”
Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology
A FOCUS ON
INNOVATion and Entrepreneurship
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“
The role of collaboration in scientific inquiry cannot be overstated.
The combination of great research facilities, the human resources of IIT,
and the insights of bright business minds will help drive technological
and scientific innovation.
”
Philip Troyk, Professor, Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering
the
Response:
University Technology Park At IIT
Who nurtures a good idea? Where can potential entrepreneurs
go to dissect issues, brainstorm answers, tap into resources?
A demand for such places was one reason IIT created its
University Technology Park At IIT (UTP), which includes
a $50 million, state-of-the-art facility where academia and
private business come together to share research, ideas, and
resources. Located on Main Campus, UTP offers clients a
home for their science or technology business. Several firms,
including some created by IIT professors and entrepreneurs, are
already housed in cutting-edge laboratory space at UTP. Their
innovative work includes developing products ranging from
high-energy batteries to safer computer data storage and from
neutraceutical supplements to metal oxide semiconductors
and solar cells.
The Incubator within UTP, funded in part by the State
of Illinois, is co-located with the laboratories of IIT’s top
biomedical and chemical engineering faculty. This new
facility will foster an informal intellectual exchange that
is vital for fledgling companies. At the same time, it will
provide IIT students with the opportunity to participate in the
entrepreneurial process, allowing students to engage and work
with firms in the context of a business environment.
In further support of entrepreneurship at IIT, the Center
for Professional Development, located on the Rice Campus
in Wheaton, Illinois, remains at the forefront of providing
programs that are relevant to business leaders. Launched last
year, CPD’s Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Conference and
Expo addressed an overflow crowd of industry leaders in this
innovative advancement in communication technology.
Attendees of the opening of UTP [left to right] included
Mayor Richard M. Daley, IIT Board of Trustees Chairman
John Rowe, President Lew Collens, Alderman Dorothy
Tillman, and Congressman Bobby Rush.
Technology Business Center Grand Opening
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“
Investing in clinical research is an investment in
hope—hope for a cure for one’s self, a relative,
or a friend—and for future generations. If health
research doesn’t produce better results, the public’s
faith in science will falter.
”
Dr. Jessie C. Gruman, President and Executive Director,
Center for the Advancement of Health
Advancing
the life sciences
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the
“
Biomedical
science and engineering are poised to revolutionize society in the twenty-first century in
the same manner that traditional science and engineering have transformed society over the past 100
years. One only has to look at the dramatic alteration in transportation, communications, sanitation, and
chemical processing over the past 100 years to envision what advances will occur in medicine through the
implementation of quantitative approaches to the detection, treatment, and cure of disease.
”
Vincent Turitto, Professor and Director, Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering
Response:
A FOCUS ON THE LIFE SCIENCES
Creating a prosthetic eye. Controlling
epileptic seizures. Developing treatments
for the complications of diabetes.
Although these challenges were once the
stuff of science fiction, researchers at IIT’s
Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science
and Engineering are now leading a quest
to develop viable solutions.
Critical work is being conducted
through three centers housed under the
Pritzker Institute. The Center for Integrative
Neuroscience and Neuroengineering
Research is investigating everything
from how to control epileptic seizures
to remedying vision loss with prosthetic
vision. The first of its kind at a United
States university, the new Engineering
Center for Diabetes Research and
Education is using engineering techniques
to treat diabetes and its complications.
And the Medical Imaging Research
Center (MIRC) is on the cutting edge of
developing new X-ray technologies, better
methods of interpreting mammograms,
and other issues related to medical
imaging. Partners in research at the
Pritzker Institute include Argonne National
Laboratory, the University of Chicago,
the National Science Foundation, and the
National Institutes of Health.
Other areas of the university also are
building upon strengths in the life sciences
to advance knowledge and address
significant societal needs.
The IIT Research Institute (IITRI) remains
at the forefront of cancer research,
exploring vital projects that offer hope for
a cure. With the support of a $22 million
contract from the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences, IITRI
researchers are working to assess the
potential links between cell phones and
cancer. And a new vitamin D analog
developed by Professor Rajendra Mehta—
in collaboration with the University of
Illinois at Chicago—was readied for
clinical trials last spring. The compound
will be tested for the prevention and
treatment of breast cancer.
IIT’s National Center for Food Safety
and Technology (NCFST) is addressing a
MIRC Professors Miles Wernick [left] and Yongyi Yang
timely need by researching the safety of
our food supply. Last year, NCFST hosted
the Food Safety World Conference and
Expo in Washington, D.C. NCFST Director
Martin Cole was named a fellow of the
prestigious International Academy of Food
Science and Technology.
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INSPIRING MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS
“
The nation is on the verge of a downward spiral in which current
shortages will beget even more acute future shortages of high-quality
professionals and competent teachers. The word ‘crisis’ is much
overused, but it is entirely appropriate here. If the United States does
not stop and reverse negative educational trends—the general teacher
shortage, and the downward spiral in science and math education
and performance—it will be unable to maintain its position of global
”
United States Commission on National Security for the 21st Century
leadership over the next quarter century.
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“
Great teachers are capable of great inspiration. By equipping science
and math teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary to improve
student learning, we are producing teachers who are enabling students
to become tomorrow’s leaders in science and technology.
Norman Lederman, Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematics and Science Education
”
Eunkyung Ko (MSED, master’s degree candidate ’07)
Great teachers can change lives. With a $4.2 million
grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through
Chicago Public Schools, IIT is leading the charge to
educate teachers who can provide math and science
students with a lifetime of rewards that comes from a
quality education.
The program—Project SLICE: Science Learning Through
Inquiry, Content, and Engagement—works with individual
teachers, who receive customized help in developing
deeper knowledge and stronger skills. A significant portion
of the program is devoted to research on the teaching and
learning of math and science, so that teachers learn how
to engage and encourage their students. The program
includes a comprehensive, disciplinary-based approach
to secondary-level instruction and emphasizes frequent
consultations and interaction among students. It also
partners the university with The Field Museum, book
publisher Glencoe/McGraw Hill, and ClassTrac, an online
instructional tool designed for both students and teachers.
IIT works with seven Chicago public schools as part
of the High School Transformation Project dedicated to
improving mathematics and science curriculum. Though
only five years old, the Math and Science Education
department (MSED) already has one of the nation’s largest
Ph.D. programs in math and science teacher education.
the
Response:
TEACHER TRANSFORMATION
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ENRICHING the student experience
“
Born between roughly 1980 and 1994,
the Millennials have already been pegged
and defined by academics, trend spotters,
and futurists: They are smart but impatient.
They expect results immediately. They carry
an arsenal of electronic devices—the more
portable the better. Raised amid a barrage
of information, they are able to juggle a
conversation on Instant Messenger, a Websurfing
session, and an iTunes playlist while
”
“The Net Generation Goes to College,”
reading Twelfth Night for homework.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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“
Working with KlarAqua has given me opportunities that I never would
have had otherwise. I worked last semester on applying for a $10,000
grant from the EPA, which we ended up winning. For me, having a chance
to compete for grant money from the federal government was a huge
experience that will serve me well in the future.
”
Laura Grimmer, Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics, 4th year
Students on location in Mexico
the
Response:
INTERPROFESSIONAL PROJECTS PROGRAM
Celebrating a decade of success last year, IIT’s
Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) Program teaches
students how to solve real-world problems through a
team-based learning environment. Working side-byside,
students of various disciplines develop skills in
project management, communication, and teamwork,
while grappling with complex issues that range from
ethics to the environment.
Today’s IPRO students are using the latest group
communication and information sharing tools—
including IIT’s own home-grown iGROUPS and
iKNOW tools. These programs are essential to tracking
work done by previous teams in these multi-semester
projects. IPRO projects have included research into an
artificial pancreas, a do-it-yourself manual for rebuilding
homes after a disaster, a solar-powered rickshaw for
use in India, an interactive online game that teaches
responsible use of credit cards, and a way to convert
audio books into interactive language learning tools.
A recent project created a low-cost, highly effective
water filter for use in developing nations, where the
World Health Organization estimates as many as half
the population suffers from a lack of clean water and
sanitation. Over three semesters, a comprehensive team
of students representing fields from biology to business
and from engineering to architecture created KlarAqua,
a portable, sustainable, easy-to-operate system that
removes bacteria and other common groundwater
pollutants. In collaboration with IIT’s partner university,
Mexico’s Monterrey Tec, the team took first place in the
third annual “Idea to Product Competition.” Students
reinvested the $15,000 prize to further refine the
technology, develop a pilot test, and apply for a patent.
[Left to right]
President Lew
Collens with IPRO
Team 355
KlarAqua members
Amanda Gilliam,
Katherine Hadou,
and Snehalata Topgi
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ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
COLLEgEs ANd INsTITUTEs
ARMOUR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
CHICAGO-kENT COLLEGE OF LAW
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND LETTERS
INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY
STUART SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
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ARMOUR COLLEgE OF ENGINEERING
According to the United states
Department of energy (Doe), while
Americans make up only a small
percent of the world’s population,
we consume nearly one-quarter
of the world’s energy. solutions
to this demand that address the
dwindling supply of oil and other
fossil fuels will alleviate more than
the increasing financial toll of our
consumption. Viable alternatives will
help to mitigate an environmental
issue that is compounding
every day.
Researchers at Armour College
of engineering are meeting this
challenge with vigor, with the goals
of developing interdisciplinary
education and research programs,
and commercializing technologies
in areas related to energy
and sustainability. projects are
being conducted through the
interdisciplinary energy and
sustainability Institute.
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Mechanical Engineering student Jared Gardner conducts an experiment in an Armour research lab. 19

Armour College of Engineering
Of note is Armour’s increasingly visible work in the area of energy-efficient vehicle
development. Last year, Associate Research Professor Said Al-Hallaj and students
converted a hybrid Ford Escape SUV into a plug-in hybrid using lithium-ion batteries,
a project for the Chicago Department of Fleet Management, in collaboration with
ComEd. The plug-in hybrid utilizes IIT’s patented thermal management technology with
phase-change material, developed by All Cell Technologies, LLC, Al-Hallaj’s technology
transfer company at University Technology Park At IIT.
Through Armour’s Electric Power and Power Electronics Center (EPPEC), Professor
Ali Emadi and students are helping the Army to improve on fuel costs and to lower gas
consumption by hybridizing Humvees. The EPPEC, in partnership with the Chicago
Transit Authority, also is launching a project to hybridize buses, a proposition that could
increase fuel efficiency and reduce consumption by more than 30 percent.
In the area of power grid reliability and security, the college’s commitment is
demonstrated through its collaboration with the Galvin Electricity Initiative, a not-forprofit
organization devoted to designing and building a “perfect” digital, interactive
electrical system to use as a prototype for businesses and utility companies.
Gasification of coal and solid waste, along with carbon dioxide sequestration—as
part of the DoE’s FutureGen Project—continue to play a critical role in the nation’s
sustainable energy programs. Armour faculty members Javad Abbasian and Herek
Clack are developing low-cost processes and sorbents to remove undesirable products,
and for simultaneous removal of carbon dioxide, to produce concentrated streams of
hydrogen as alternative fuel from domestic resources. In addition, Professor Dimitri
Gidaspow and Dean Hamid Arastoopour are among the leading researchers in the
nation in the development of realistic advance design tools for gasification processes
that use a computational fluid dynamic approach, which is allowing the design of
gasification processes to be more efficient.
In addition to energy and sustainability, Armour has identified biomedical
engineering and manufacturing as two other priority areas in its 2010 Strategic Plan.
The college has taken a leadership role in the establishment of the multi-university and
national laboratory coalition, the National Coalition for Manufacturing Innovation, with
the goal of assisting the United States manufacturing industries to successfully compete
in the global marketplace.
In the area of biomedical engineering, research through the Pritzker Institute of
Biomedical Science and Engineering continues to distinguish the college. Among the
projects being investigated is Associate Professor David Mogul’s work using brain
electrophysiology and control theory to research an alternative treatment for
intractable epilepsy.
“
Availability of domestic clean energy resources
has never been more critical, and our commitment to
collaboration has never been more intense. Our research
in this area has grown considerably, and will continue
to grow. Tantamount to that is promoting a spirit of
entrepreneurship among students and faculty to develop
and commercialize advanced sustainable technologies.
”
Hamid Arastoopour
Dean, Armour College of Engineering
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Keeping Armour’s students ahead of the curve involves
paying attention to the rapid advances in engineering and
science, and juxtaposing them against the changing needs
of industry. New advanced degree programs include a
Master of Biological Engineering, Master of Engineering in
Manufacturing, Master of VLSI and Microelectronics, Master
of Power Electronics, and Master of Biomedical Imaging and
Signals. New graduate certificates include Specialization in
Pharmaceutical Engineering, Computer-Integrated Design and
Manufacturing, and Product Quality and Reliability Assurance.
Major capital improvements are underway at Armour. Jumpstarted
with $1 million in matching funds, Armour has raised
nearly 70 percent of the $5 million dedicated to upgrading
the labs serving students in the Chemical and Environmental
Engineering, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Electrical
and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical, Materials, and
Aerospace Engineering programs.
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Mark Anastasio, associate professor of Biomedical
Engineering, received a National Science Foundation
CAREER Award in support of his research on the development
of new phase-contrast imaging techniques that permit the
visualization of soft tissue structures that are undetectable
using conventional X-ray radiographic methods.
Armour professors earned the distinction of fellow of their
respective industry societies. Professor Hassan Nagib was
elected as a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics. Vincent Turitto, professor and director of
the Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering,
was named a member of the inaugural class of fellows of
the Biomedical Engineering Society. And Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering Professor David Williams was named
a fellow of the American Physical Society.
Biomedical Engineering students Zdravka Cankova [left] and Serena Chacko evaluate the results of their laboratory findings.
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What do genome research
and napster have in common?
they both exemplify cases of
technology outpacing the law.
With industries that rely on
copyright and patent protection
contributing 30 percent of our
gross domestic product, and
with science and technology
advancements factoring heavily
ChICAgO–kENT COLLEgE OF LAW
in our personal lives, the need
for legal professionals who can
understand and impact these
laws is critical.
“the growing interconnectedness
of technology and law is beyond
anyone’s expectations,” says
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Dean harold Krent. “the ability
of tomorrow’s lawyers to adapt
with the advancements in
technology is critical to America’s
leadership in the global
knowledge economy.”
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[Left to right] Law students David Bonebrake, Andrew
Baker, and Elisa Rodriguez take a break from class
to discuss the trends of technology and law.
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Chicago–Kent College of LAW
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Nigel M. de S. Cameron, research professor and
director, Center on Nanotechnology and Society
Chicago-Kent is an innovator in intellectual property law,
the fastest-growing segment in the legal profession. The
college was the first in the nation to offer a master’s degree in
international intellectual property law. Last year, U.S. News
& World Report ranked Chicago-Kent’s Intellectual Property
Program 9th in the nation among such programs.
Nanotechnology is another area in which Chicago-Kent
has taken the lead. Chicago-Kent faculty, with significant
Congressional support, formed the Center on Nanotechnology
and Society to ignite informed research and discussion of
the social ramifications of nanotechnology. Center members
include an interdisciplinary collective of faculty from IIT and
partner universities, as well as legal professionals. The center,
the first of its kind at an American academic institution, has
hosted a series of high-profile symposia that have helped
to bring greater national attention to this issue. And a new
grant from the United States Department of Energy will help
Distinguished Professor Lori Andrews explore the relationship
between intellectual property law and nanotechnology.
In addition to advancing law to keep up with the pace
of technology, innovative programs at Chicago-Kent are
harnessing technology for the betterment of those who might
otherwise not have access to the court system.
The Center for Access to Justice and Technology combines
cutting-edge technology with hands-on experience as students
work with litigants who lack financial resources. The center
conducts research, builds software tools, teaches classes, and
supports faculty, staff, and student projects aimed at making
the legal system more accessible. Students also gain insights
through a student-run editorial board, which trains others to
participate in the center’s activities.
“We help potential litigants learn if they need a lawyer,
where they can look for one, and what they need to take their
case forward,” explains Krent. “Students volunteer to help by
meeting and working with the litigants, giving them real-world
experience. It’s a program that works on many levels.”
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Chicago-Kent faculty approved the
creation of a new J.D. certificate in
Public Interest Law, which dovetails
with the pro bono programs at
the school.
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An effort to continue Chicago-
Kent’s leadership in the arena of
international law led to a partnership
with the University of Illinois at
Chicago to establish a Jewish-Muslim
studies initiative, which seeks to
create more understanding and
collaboration between followers of
those faiths.
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Chicago-Kent launched Seventh
Circuit Review, a semi-annual online
journal dedicated to the analysis
of recent opinions published by the
United States Court of Appeals for
the Seventh Circuit.
A student prepares for class in the Downtown Campus Library.
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The energy crisis has segued
from warnings on the nightly
news to an issue that is
affecting our pocketbooks
more and more every day.
But while debate centers
on vehicle fuel—or airline
prices—studies show that
College of Architecture
buildings consume more than
half of all energy usage in
the United States and other
developed countries.
The College of Architecture,
which has always
emphasized an issues-related
curriculum, is responding with
designs for more energyefficient
structures.
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Mary Ward (ARCH ’06) develops detailed
drawings of an energy-efficient building.
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College of Architecture
“
I love that I am not
only learning traditional
architecture theory and
practice, but that I am
able to participate in
projects that address
issues that are important
to my generation.
”
Caroline Wolske
(M.Arch student)
“Energy efficiency and sustainable approaches have
become, arguably, two of the most important factors in
building design. As the global energy crisis becomes even
more serious, that will only increase,” says Dean Donna V.
Robertson. “One of our goals is to produce architects who are
creative, smart, and well-schooled in the integration of design
excellence and technical expertise, and who know how to
blend them to lessen our dependence on energy.”
How does that translate into the tangible? The college
incorporates a program of studies that uses passive controls
and advanced technologies to focus on sustainable design and
planning. Continuing advancements in curriculum include
a new master’s degree in Landscape Architecture, which
was launched with a grant from The Driehaus Foundation.
Students learn about the powerful effect landscaping can
have on lighting, heating, and cooling, as well as the role it
plays in beautifying a structure. The curriculum is enhanced
by an affiliation with the Chicago Botanic Garden, a program
Robertson says creates “enormous synergy” between the two
partners. The expertise of the Botanic Garden staff, she states,
strengthens and expands the knowledge base within
the college.
The urban design/build studio of Assistant Professors
Thomas Gentry and Eva Kultermann has partnered with
Chicago’s Department of Housing and Genesis Housing
Development Corporation, a non-profit developer, to create
a model home that will showcase Chicago’s commitment
to “green” buildings. One of two homes being built for the
project, the student design focuses on affordable approaches
that can readily be adopted by architects, developers, and
contractors. Mayor Richard M. Daley said the homes are an
example of Chicago’s commitment to green technology, “as we
strive to make Chicago the greenest city in America.” When
completed and before being sold, the homes will be open
for tours as a way to educate people about green building
technology and design.
Even closer to home, the college participated in sustainable
design with the restoration of the iconic S. R. Crown Hall.
Built more than half a century ago, the building has been
returned to its original 1956 glory. Windows that had been
coated with a translucent film during the building’s first
restoration 25 years ago were replaced with energy-efficient
glass. A next phase of restoration will turn attention to the
“greening” of Crown Hall, which will include landscaping,
an essential component of the building’s energy efficiency.
The restoration won the prestigious 2006 Richard H. Driehaus
Foundation Preservation Project of the Year, which recognizes
“individuals, organizations, projects, and programs
whose work demonstrates a commitment to excellence
in historic preservation.”
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Reflecting the growing demand for
service-related projects, a group of
IIT students designed and constructed
a 1,000-square-foot activity center
for the Lynn Meadows Discovery
Center, one of America’s Top 50
children’s museums, in Hurricane
Katrina-ravaged Gulfport, Miss. The
group, led by Professor Frank Flury,
celebrated the ribbon cutting of the
facility last summer.
■
Professor John Durbrow and his
students are participating in a
renovation effort of the historic
Pullman Palace Car Company,
which was severely damaged by fire
in 1998. The group developed plans
to convert the building into a museum.
■
Dean Donna V. Robertson was
elected to the College of Fellows of
The American Institute of Architects
(AIA). The honor, one of the highest
awards that the AIA bestows,
recognizes members for their
contributions to the profession.
Architecture students review new approaches to
“green” design in classes held in S. R. Crown Hall.
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Walking into the kitchen—and
forgetting why you are there.
Making a list and checking it
twice—then three times. Many
of us wonder why it is harder
than ever to remember the
simplest thing.
the answer may come in the
COLLEgE OF SCIENCE AND LETTERS
form of two words: information
overload.
“We live in an information-intense
society. Data of a variety that
was unimaginable just a few
years ago are accumulating
at a pace that makes rational
analysis daunting,” says F. R.
“Buck” McMorris, dean of the
College of science and Letters (CsL).
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Assistant Professor Michael Pelsmajer [center] works with Math Ph.D. candidates
Floriann Stankovich Frederico (BME ’06) Vidozzi [left] and Xiaoyan Zeng.
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College of Science and Letters
Left: Post doctoral Fellow & Associate. Biologist
Lorna White. Right: Grad Biology student Jeff Huang
Student Brogan Dexter works on a
research project on superconducting
in a lab at Argonne National Laboratories.
“The information chain works like a supply chain, which deals
with raw materials, manufacturing, and distribution all the way to
the consumer. It starts with raw data and rapidly incorporates data
cleansing, structure information, generation, information storage and
retrieval, data mining, analysis, and modeling of complex systems—
and ends with interfacing processed data with users,” says McMorris.
The Internet is a domain in which data are amassing most rapidly.
Sifting the relevant from the chaff is one of the biggest challenges
facing Internet users today. Because online data are electronically
distributed and in diverse formats, efficiently reading and identifying
this information requires vastly improved information processing
engines. The Information Retrieval Laboratory (IRL), in CSL’s
Department of Computer Science, is among the national leaders in
this innovative and critical area of data mining. The IRL has developed
processing systems that are currently in use at such organizations as
Harris Corporation and the National Institutes of Health.
To further meet the need for data organization and retrieval, CSL
has set a goal of building an international reputation in informatics, a
fast-growing discipline that connects the gathering, storage, retrieval,
and classification of information of various types. One of the first
steps will be to develop a Center for Computational Biology
and Bioinformatics.
In addition to the burgeoning area of informatics, the college is
working on a number of innovative research efforts. An association
with Argonne National Laboratory enables significant faculty
involvement with Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source, the brightest
X-ray source in the western hemisphere. In-situ structural studies of
collagen, real-time muscle motion, and the fundamental investigation
of fuel cells are just a sample of the projects in which researchers are
heavily involved.
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As both the population and the average life
expectancy increase, cancer diagnoses are
predicted to rise dramatically within the next
20 years. Fortunately, efforts to find a cure also
grow stronger. One of the many projects of CSL
researchers is Assistant Professor Jialing Xiang’s
study of how we might invoke a “suicide program”
inside of our own cells to battle against prostate
cancer. Another effort, led by Assistant Professor
Joy Chong, uses cancer radioimmunotherapeutics
to target specific cells, creating a less harmful
procedure than radiation and chemotherapy.
■
A grant from the National Science Foundation will
fund a collaborative project with IIT’s Center for the
Study of Ethics in the Professions and the Humanities
department, University of Illinois at Chicago, and
Howard University in Washington, D.C. The Ethics in
the Details program will establish workshops to teach
faculty and students how to develop “micro-insertions,”
or small ways to add ethical issues to problems in
graduate engineering curricula. Examples of ethical
issues to be covered include national security, conflicts
of interest, and whistle blowing.
■ Professsor Ophir Frieder was named a fellow of the
Association for Computing Machinery. The director
of IIT’s Information Retrieval Laboratory, Frieder was
recognized for his contributions to search systems
for distributed data.
Biological, Chemical, and Physical Sciences Professor Nick Menhart
works with Chemical Engineering student Emily Hammes. 33

INsTITUTE OF DESIGN
Institute of Design (ID) Director
patrick Whitney has a unique
vision of what design is and
what it can do—and it’s about
a lot more than making slicklooking
gadgets. “Design
thinking can offer richer, deeper,
faster insight into consumers’
lives, to help businesses not only
understand how their offerings
should look and feel, but what
they should make in the first
place,” he says.
With a mojority of its coursework
not directly about making things
but rather discovering what
to make, ID is training a new
class of strategic designer—and
defining what will be, in the
coming decade, our economy’s
essential creative edge: the
kind of holistic, user-centered
innovation that leads not only
to new products, but entire
new product ecosystems like the
ipod and itunes.
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Institute of DESIGN
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Master of Design students Zachary
Paradis and Joyce Chen conduct
a user-observation interview at
Chicago’s Millennium Park.
Focusing on a global approach to product development
within the context of modern business, ID’s creative edge
has been accentuated by the development of a Master’s of
Design Methods, a nine-month executive master’s program,
and a dual-degree Master of Design/M.B.A. program with
Stuart School of Business, “Our graduates will help narrow the
‘innovation gap’,” says Whitney. “While today’s companies
know how to make just about anything, they often lack a
framework for determining what should be made. Which of
the vast array of new products and services do customers
actually want? This is the strength of design: bridging the ‘what
to make’ gap by discovering users’ needs and translating them
effectively into new offerings.”
Innovation has been a hallmark of ID since it began as
the New Bauhaus in 1937. Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, one of the
masters of The Bauhaus, came from Europe to carry on the
work he had begun in Germany. While championing Bauhaus
methods, he encouraged his students to view the world
through the eyes of a child, holding no preconceived notions
of the “right” way to do something. Appreciating this innocent
creativity, Moholy made classes for children part of the school
in its earliest stages.
ID continues its efforts to discover new ways of connecting
with young learners, currently following two tracks.
“Thinkering Spaces,” an aptly named project incorporating
“thinking” and “tinkering” and led by Professor Dale
Fahnstrom and Associate Professor Greg Prygrocki, involves
conducting research to determine what encourages children
to learn in a playful and interactive manner. Whitney and
Professor John Grimes are heading another project, “Schools
“
The Master’s of Design Methods was
tailor-made for business executives wanting
to achieve a competitive advantage through
innovation and user-centered design. In
learning to innovate from both design and
business perspectives, I can influence the birth,
life, and death of a product more effectively
than coming from either perspective alone.
Design is so important [because] great products
are the foundation of business success.
”
Brad Nemer (M.Des./M.B.A. ’04)
Product Portfolio Manager, Motorola
in the Digital Age,” which seeks to determine how digital
technology can affect the restructuring of public school
systems, particularly in how parents and teachers can
communicate more clearly. They also are looking at how
schools can build communities with students who are away
from home, through the use of such Web-based environments
as blogging, Web surfing, and MySpace.
Beyond educating the next generation of innovators, ID
hopes to play a role in designing the future of digital learning.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has
committed funding over the next five years to create a learning
initiative using digital media. ID received funding to conduct a
preliminary study.
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■
The Institute of Design further
expanded its international reputation
with a well-received conference in
Beijing, “Design for the New China
Markets.” The conference opened
doors for future partnerships with
some of China’s top design schools.
■ Business Week named ID one of
the nation’s top design schools last
year. An article in the magazine’s
“INside Innovation” print supplement
recognized director Patrick
Whitney’s success in making ID “one
of the best sources of creative talent
for business today.”
Yared Akalou (M.Des. ’06) [foreground] attends a presentation for a product design workshop course. 37

the Institute of psychology
kicked off a yearlong
celebration last year to
recognize the 10th anniversary
of the institute and 80 years
INsTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY
of the psychology major at
IIt. earning continued acclaim,
the institute prepares students
for careers as psychology
professionals who are trained
in maximizing human potential
in the workplace and optimizing
functioning for individuals
facing personal challenges.
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Psychology student Kevin Franke interacts with a young subject. 39

Institute of Psychology
The university mourned the death of Nambury
Raju, Distinguished Professor of Psychology.
Like other IIT colleges, the institute is developing global
partnerships and collaborations. It has established connections
with partners in China, and is training Chinese physicians in
rehabilitation while also developing curriculum for use at Chinese
universities. “We expanded our strength, capability, and stature
in our rehabilitation counseling program with the work of Patrick
Corrigan on stigma,” says M. Ellen Mitchell, director of the
institute. The endeavor is enhancing the institute’s international
profile, which continues to gain prominence in the United
States: U.S. News & World Report ranks the master’s program in
Rehabilitation Psychology 5th in the nation.
This work also compliments and extends the work of clinical
faculty in depression, marital communications, and other areas.
“The goal of our programs is to graduate students who are
excellent scientist practitioners,” notes Mitchell. “To do that, we
emphasize the study of psychology as a science and integrate
academic learning with applied experiences. Our graduates are
highly skilled and work in many sectors including health care,
industry, research, and higher education.”
The Institute of Psychology Center for Research and Service
(CRS) had a successful year as reflected by a record year
of student training and support, the extension of strategic
partnerships with more than 12 new industrial partners, and
funding for a record number of students. Web-based projects
demonstrated significant growth, enhanced with the addition
of online planning options, improved graphics, better client
interfaces, and a new response and reporting format. For the
second year, the psychology CRS conducted the process of
identification of 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.
The 2005–06 year for psychology was colored by the sudden
death of Distinguished Professor of Industrial/Organizational
Psychology (I/O), Nambury Raju. He was recognized at the
Annual Meeting of the Society of Industrial and Organizational
Psychologists, posthumously awarded the IIT Alumni Medal of
Lifetime Achievement, and recognized in the annual meeting
of the Academy of Management for his work in the area of
psychometric theory and test development.
The legacy of Raju’s work will be strengthened by the newly
received Arch Pounian endowed scholarship for I/O students.
The scholarship will ensure that the institute remains committed
to the core competency of training students in such areas as
test development and quantitative methods.
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In 2006, Professor Chow Lam was
awarded grants in excess of $1.2
million. He also taught an intensive
course on psychosocial aspects of
disabilities at the Tong Chi Medical
School in Wuhan, China.
Professor and institute Director M.
Ellen Mitchell was named secretary
of the executive board of the
Council of Graduate Department
of Psychology. She also delivered
a presentation on human issues in
nanotechnology to the National
Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Professor Patrick Corrigan, director
of the Joint Research Programs in
Psychiatric Rehabilitation, published
or wrote 16 publications and
received in excess of $5 million
in grants.
Professor Scott Morris teaches students about personnel and employment psychology. 41

the American business community
is changing at the speed of
light—or, more accurately, sound.
this impact is noticed through the
click of technology, the stampede
of competition, and the cries of a
shrinking global economy. It is,
indeed, survival of the fittest, and a
business can no longer be fit without
flexible, smart, and quick-thinking
men and women at the helm.
STUART sChOOL OF BUSINESS
stuart school of Business is
answering that call with courses
emphasizing the changes in the
worldwide marketplace. history has
a place in the context of learning
from, and building on, the past.
But the future is—well, the future.
technological applications, changing
financial markets, communications
alterations, and global competition,
coupled with cutting-edge handson
programs, are what will create
impactful business leaders.
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The resources of Stuart School of Business extend to both undergraduate and graduate students.
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Stuart school of Business
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M.B.A. alumna Felicia Townsend learned how to
be a strategic participant in organizations.
“As a global university focused on technology and professional
education, we have a commitment to cutting through the
barriers that generate extensive competition,” says Stuart Dean
Harvey Kahalas. “First we prepare students to do battle with
their intellect. Then we provide them with tools. In effect, we are
teaching students not what to think, but how to think.”
Creation of strategically competitive firms through innovative
organizational participants is the goal, says Kahalas, and Stuart
has revamped its M.B.A. program as a key step. The focus is
more solidly on organizational and industrial competitiveness
with an emphasis on entrepreneurial management, incisive
decision making, innovation, leadership, and sustainability.
Through this new orientation and focus, says Kahalas, the
new M.B.A. will be one of Stuart’s most competitive edges.
In addition, Stuart and the Institute of Design have worked
together to establish a new dual-degree program that will
provide students the opportunity to receive a Master of Design
Methods as well as an M.B.A. degree that will combine solid
business theory with creative thinking. The goal is to educate
students to create products that are “user-centered” and will be
reached partly by teaching students to look at projects with a
blended perspective.
Stuart now encompasses both the undergraduate and
graduate business programs at the university. At both levels,
Stuart is looking to work closely with the new University
Technology Park At IIT (UTP). Programs with UTP will allow
students to collaborate with entrepreneurs, providing students
invaluable experience in accounting, finance, marketing,
international business, entrepreneurship, and management.
Undergraduates throughout the university also benefit
from Stuart’s oversight of the Leadership Academy, in which
exceptional students are provided with additional opportunities
and mentoring. Stuart also administers the Interprofessional
Projects (IPRO) Program, which enhances interdisciplinary
and multidisciplinary team projects, some of which include
an entrepreneurial orientation, and the Kaplan Entrepreneurial
Program, which includes the Kaplan Fellows Program.
Innovations at Stuart are furthering the school’s reputation
in the burgeoning global business community. With a grant
from the United States Agency for International Development,
Stuart developed a strategic partnership with Mexico’s top
private university, Monterrey Tec. The two universities are
working together to encourage institutional cooperation
through the development of joint academic programs, student
and faculty exchange, and joint research. They will examine
mutual development problems involving environmental
and energy issues. According to Kahalas, the collaboration
is one more way of providing students with an exceptional
educational experience.
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Stuart hosted the fifth Hospital
of the Future conference, cochaired
by Professors Elie Geisler
and Nilmini Wickramasinghe,
and conducted annually by the
Healthcare Technology and
Management Association. Leading
scholars and industry executives
from across the country presented
papers and participated in panels
on the future of healthcare delivery
throughout the world.
Professor Michael Gorham,
director of the IIT Center for
Financial Markets, was the first
United States representative
appointed to the board of directors
of the National Commodity and
Derivatives (NCDEX), India’s
largest commodities exchange.
Stuart entered an agreement
with the well-known international
publisher, Elsevier, to create
a series of books on financial
markets, to be co-branded as
the IIT Stuart Center for Financial
Markets and Elsevier.
Stuart students learn from industry professionals such as M.B.A. Program Director Suzanne Mueller.
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Board of trustees
Officers
Chairman of the Board
John W. Rowe
Chairman, President, and
Chief Executive Officer
Exelon Corporation
Vice Chair and
Chair of the Executive Committee
Craig J. Duchossois
Chief Executive Officer
Duchossois Industries, Inc.
Chairman of the Policy Committee
Robert A. Pritzker
President and Chief Executive Officer
Colson Associates, Inc.
Vice Chair and
Chair of the Trusteeship Committee
David J. Vitale
Chief Administrative Officer
Chicago Public Schools
President
Lewis Collens
University Regents
Robert W. Galvin
Chairman Emeritus, Motorola, Inc.
Robert A. Pritzker
President and Chief Executive Officer
Colson Associates, Inc.
M. A. Self
President
Allen Financial, Inc.
Board Members
Bahman Atefi
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Alion Science and Technology Corporation
William C. Bartholomay
Vice Chairman
Willis Group Holdings, Inc.
Thomas H. Beeby
Principal and Director of Design
Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Inc.
John P. Calamos Sr.
Founder/Chairman/CEO/CIO
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
S. R. Cho
Chairman
Hyosung Corporation
Lewis Collens
President
Illinois Institute of Technology
Martin Cooper
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
ArrayComm, Inc.
Robert A. Cornog
James E. Cowie
Managing Director
Frontenac Company
Phiroz P. Darukhanavala
Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
BP
Craig J. Duchossois
Chief Executive Officer
Duchossois Industries, Inc.
Bryan R. Dunn
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kinship Trust Company, LLC
Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski
Chairman and CEO
SilkRoad Equity, LLC
Marshall B. Front
Chairman
Front Barnett Associates, LLC
Michael P. Galvin
President
Harrison Street Capital
Antonio J. Gracias
CEO/Managing Member
Valor Equity Partners
Robert L. Growney
Partner
Edgewater Funds
Richard M. Jaffee
Chairman
Oil-Dri Corporation of America
Martin C. Jischke
President
Purdue University
Norbert O. Kaiser
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Kamco Plastics, Inc.
Edward L. Kaplan
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Zebra Technologies Corporation
Patrick J. Kelly
Chief Executive Officer
D.P. Holdings, Inc.
James W. Kiley
Jules F. Knapp
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Grisham Corporation
Kaarina Koskenalusta
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Executives’ Club of Chicago
Thomas E. Lanctot
Principal
William Blair & Company
Bruce C. Liimatainen
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
A. Finkl & Sons Co.
..
Goran Lindahl
Chairman
Sony Group Europe
Dirk Lohan FAIA
Lohan Anderson Architects, LLC
Victor A. Morgenstern
Chairman
Valor Equity Partners
Anita M. Nagler
Walter Nathan
Chairman
RTC Industries, Inc.
Adrian Nemcek
Satyan “Sam” Pitroda
Chairman
C-Sam, Inc.
Ellen Jordan Reidy
President
America’s Food Technologies, Inc.
Victor H. Reyes
Reyes & Bonoma
John W. Rowe
Chairman, President, and
Chief Executive Officer
Exelon Corporation
John R. Schmidt
Partner
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, LLP
Carl S. Spetzler
Chairman
Strategic Decisions Group
David J. Vitale
Chief Administrative Officer
Chicago Public Schools
Priscilla Anne “Pam” Walter
Partner, Gardner, Carton, & Douglas
Ralph Wanger
LZW Group, LLC
Craig M. Watson
Chief Executive Officer
Opti-Pay Technologies, LLC
John A. Wing
Life Trustees
Vernon Armour
Harold A. Bergen
Heather Bilandic Black
Kenneth L. Block
Robert D. Cadieux
Calvin A. Campbell Jr.
Alvin L. Gorman
Donald E. Goss
Theodore E. Hanson
Albert K. Hawkes
Robert L. Heidrick
James Hill Jr.
Donald R. Hollis
John H. Krehbiel Jr.
Richard A. Lenon
Homer J. Livingston Jr.
Gordon R. Lohman
William P. Mahoney
Dr. Thomas L. Martin Jr.
William B. McCain
Robert B. McDermott
Werner E. Neuman
William W. Parks
Dr. Robert J. Potter
Robert L. Raclin
The Honorable Ilana D. Rovner
Dr. Lajos Schmidt
Carole Browe Segal
Bernard F. Sergesketter
Raymond C. Tower
William A. VanSanten Jr.
Honorary Trustee
Mrs. Lester Armour

OVERSEERS and Advisors
Armour College of
Engineering
Board of Overseers
Robert F. Anderson ’62
President
Robert F. Anderson & Associates, Inc.
IIT Director
Technology Transfer and
Intellectual Property
Bahman Atefi*
Chairman/CEO
Alion Science and Technology
Corporation
Robert A. Cornog* ’61
Phiroz P. Darukhanavala*
Vice President,
Chief Technology Officer
BP
J. David Hellums
E.D. Butcher Professor and Chair
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University
Arlene A. Juracek ’72
Vice President, Energy Acquisition
Commonwealth Edison
Thomas G. Katsahnias ’51
Retired General Manager and Chief
Operating Officer
Inland Steel Company
Sangtae Kim
Donald W. Feddersen
Distinguished Professor
School of Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
Bruce C. Liimatainen* ’77
Chairman/CEO
A. Finkl & Sons Co.
Linda S. Manning ’72
Groupe Manning, LLC
James Ondyak ’74 ’79
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Silliker, Inc.
Robert H. Page
Emeritus Professor
Department of Mechanical
Engineering
Texas A&M University
Sam Pitroda*
Chairman
C-SAM, Inc.
Leonard Reiffel
Chairman/CEO
Exelar Corporation
Carl S. Spetzler*, ’63 ’65 ’68
Chairman
Strategic Decisions Group
Subodh K. Toprani ’77
Chief Executive Officer
ZettaCore, Inc.
Henry J. West ’65
Senior Vice President
The Marmon Group, Inc.
Kenneth J. Zdunek ’91
Vice President, Technology
Networks and System Research
Motorola Labs
Motorola, Inc.
College of
Architecture
Board of Overseers
Thomas H. Beeby*
Principal and Director of Design
Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Inc.
James Nagle FAIA
Co-Chair
Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan
McKayPenney
Robert Babbin AIA ’52
President
Babbin & Associates
Robert L. Barnes AIA
Principal
Knight M+W Zander
Mary Elizabeth Spies Droste ’42
Dr. K. Michael Hays
Graduate School of Design
Harvard University
Ralph Johnson FAIA
Principal
Perkins & Will
Jong Soung Kimm FAIA ’64
President
SAC International, Ltd.
Christopher Lee AIA
Principal
Johnson & Lee, Ltd.
Daniel Levin ’31
Chairman
The Habitat Company
Dirk Lohan* FAIA
Lohan Anderson Architects, LLC
Andrew Metter FAIA
Vice President/architecture and
Annex|5 Principal
A. Epstein & Sons
Victor A. Morgenstern* ’64
Chairman
Valor Equity Partners
Seymour Persky
Chairman
Parliament Enterprises
W. Robert Reum
Chairman, President, and CEO
Amsted Industries
Carol Ross Barney FAIA
President
Ross Barney Architects
John I. Schlossman FAIA
Elizabeth Angele Taft Smith
James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator
Museum of Contemporary Art
Steven G. M. Stein
Partner
Stein, Ray, & Harris
John Syvertsen FAIA
President
OWP&P Architects, Inc.
Joseph Valerio FAIA
Principal
Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, Inc.
Thomas R. Walker
President
UBM, Inc.
Martin F. Wolf FAIA
Architect
Solomon Cordwell Buenz &
Associates, Inc.
Students showed their IIT spirit during Homecoming.
* Trustee

CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE
OF LAW
ALUMNI BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Robert A. Surrette ’97
President
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
The Honorable Elizabeth M.
Budzinski ’88
Circuit Court of Cook County
Joan M. Eagle ’83
Schwartz, Cooper, Greenberger,
& Krauss
Tarek A. Fadel ’03
AdaptiGroup, LLC
Jean G. Feehan ’66
Feehan & Grommes
John G. Fogarty ’99
Burke Warren MacKay & Serritella PC
Daniel S. Kirschner ’98
Corboy & Demetrio, PC
Kurt D. Lloyd ’85
Lloyd & Cavanagh
John G. Locallo ’86
Amari & Locallo
Paul A. Miller ’00
Illinois Governor’s Office of
Management & Budget
The Honorable Stuart A. Nudelman ’72
Conlon Public Strategies
Kevin E. O’Reilly ’92
Law Offices of Kevin E. O’Reilly
Kerry R. Peck ’78
Peck, Bloom, Austriaco,
& Mitchell, LLC
Steven J. Rizzi ’88
Weinberg & Rizzi
Joseph F. Schmidt ’73
Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP
Denise Y. Staniec ’84
Law Offices of Denise Y. Staniec
Carolyn L. Thomas ’96
Office of the Cook County Public
Guardian, Juvenile Division
Kirk A. Vander Leest ’94
McAndrews, Held, & Malloy, Ltd.
Vanessa J. Weathersby ’90
Harris Trust & Savings Bank
David G. Wix ’94
Baker & McKenzie, LLP
Chicago-kent
college of law
Board of Overseers
John R. Schmidt*
Chairman of the Board
Partner
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, LLP
Dr. Lajos Schmidt ’54
Honorary Chair
Laurel G. Bellows
Bellows & Bellows, PC
Gerald L. Bepko ’65
Indiana University School of Law–
Indianapolis
The Honorable Peter J. Birnbaum ’83
Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.
James B. Currie ’75
IntelliMat, LLC
Thomas A. Demetrio ’73
Corboy & Demetrio, PC
The Honorable Barbara J. Disko ’73
Circuit Court of Cook County
(retired)
Ronald H. Filler
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Michael P. Galvin* ’78
Harrison Street Capital
Jeffery T. Grade ’66
Sunrise Lifestyle Centers, LLC
Frances P. Kao ’92
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom LLP
The Honorable James L. Kaplan ’71
Kaplan & Sorosky Ltd.
Anne G. Kimball
Wildman Harrold
Janice E. Linn ’82
Office of Janice E. Linn
Barry S. Maram ’71
Illinois Department of Healthcare
and Family Services
Michael M. Marick ’82
Meckler Bulger & Tilson, LLP
The Honorable Edward F. Masters ’72
Edward F. Masters, Attorney at Law
Steven M. Odre ’77
Roy C. Palmer ’62
Roy C. and Susan M. Palmer Family
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Ward Parkinson ’97
Ovonyx Inc.
The Honorable
Ilana Diamond Rovner* ’66
U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Seventh Circuit
Robert M. Sarnoff ’68
Sarnoff & Baccash
Louis G. Schwartz ’72
L.G. Schwartz Company Inc.
Hoken Seki
Sussex Enterprises Inc.
Bernard R. Tresnowski ’98
Legal Assistance Foundation of
Metropolitan Chicago
William Van Santen* ’61
Priscilla A. (Pam) Walter*
Gardner Carton & Douglas, LLP
Robert J. Washlow ’70
Lawson Products, Inc.
Robert W. Webb ’70
The Marmon Group, Inc.
Degee D. Wilhelm ’02
Joan C. Wing ’74
The Honorable Warren D. Wolfson
Illinois Appellate Court
College of Science
and Letters
Board of Overseers
James E. Cowie,* Chair
Managing Director
Frontenac Company
Patricia E. Berg ’73
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
The George Washington University
Medical Center
Terrence Heng
Senior Vice President (retired)
Global Software Group
Motorola, Inc.
Joel D. Krauss ’71
Lead Partner, Professional Services
Market Strategy Group
Roger H. Marz
Professor of Political Science and
Public Administration (retired)
Oakland University
Anita M. Nagler* ’80
Theodore Roseman
Vice President, Scientific Affairs
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Joleen S. Willis ’94
Law, Compliance, and
Government Relations
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Institute of Design
Board of Overseers
Rob C. Pew, Chair
Chairman of the Board
Steelcase Corporation
Robert Blaich
Blaich Associates
Grace Colby ’85
Chris Edwards ’94
Design & Technology Consultant
Sam Farber
Dr. Marc Hannah ’77
Bill Hill
President
MetaDesign
Larry Keeley
President
Doblin, Inc.
Victor Chung Wing Lo ’73
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Gold Peak Industries
Frank Merlotti
President
Steelcase North America
Vince Naccarato
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Wilton Industries, Inc.
Walter Nathan* ’44
Chairman
RTC Industries, Inc.
Donald A. Norman
Nielsen Norman Group
Mutsuo Okabayashi ’59
President
Kaigai Fine Wines, Ltd.
Sam Pitroda* ’66
Chairman
C-Sam, Inc.
Carole Browe Segal*
Vice President & Civic Affairs
Crate and Barrel
Institute of Psychology
Board of Overseers
William Bartholomay*
Vice Chairman
Willis Group Holdings
Ronald Bliwas
President/CEO
A. Eicoff & Company
Bruce Bonecutter Ph.D. ’80
Bryan Dunn*
President/CEO
Kinship Trust Co., LLC
Andrea Fink Ph.D. ’84
Clinical Psychologist
* Trustee

Terrence Koller Ph.D. ’80
Executive Director
Illinois Psychological Association
Victor Chu
Chairman
First Eastern Investment Group
Sam Pitroda* ’66
Chairman
C-Sam, Inc.
Board Members
Barbara Donnelley, Chair
Civic Leader
Dirk Lohan* FAIA
Principal
Lohan Anderson Architects, LLC
Daniel A. Dixon
Director of Technical Services
Molex Incorporated
George Langlois Ph.D. ’89
President
Organizational Strategies, Inc.
Daniel Lezotte Ph.D. ’89
Director
Applied Psychological Techniques, Inc.
Linda Jeleniewski Liang Ph.D. ’76
Managing Director
Organizational Resources, Inc.
Jaci Jarrett Masztal Ph.D. ’88
Practice Leader: Employee
Engagement & Retention
Management
Burke, Inc.
Charles “Arch” Pounian Ph.D. ’60
Director, Public Sector Practice
The Hay Group
Stephen Steinhaus Ph.D. ’87
Principal
Human Resources Alignment
Consulting, Ltd.
David Vitale*
Chief Administrative Officer
Chicago Public Schools,
Dept. of Operations
International Board
of Overseers
Marshall M. Bouton
President
The Chicago Council on
Global Affairs
S. R. Cho* ’65
Chairman
Hyosung Group
Lewis Collens*
President
Illinois Institute of Technology
Vladimir Dlouhy
International Advisor
Goldman Sachs Europe, Ltd.
Jamshyd Godrej ’72
Chairman and Managing Director
Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing
Company, Ltd.
Terrence Heng
Senior Vice President,
General Manager
Global Software Group–Motorola
(retired)
Kaarina Koskenalusta*
President and Chief
Executive Officer
The Executives Club of Chicago
Andre Kudelski
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Kudelski Group
Jeffrey Li ’88
Country President
Novartis (China)
Göran Lindahl*
Chairman
Sony Group Europe
Yuzaburo Mogi
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Kikkoman Corporation
Robert A. Pritzker* ’46
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Colson Associates, Inc.
John W. Rowe*
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Exelon Corporation
Claude Smadja
President
Smadja & Associates, Inc.
Dr. Ajva Taulananda ’73
Vice Chairman
Charoen Pokphand Group
of Companies
Darsh T. Wasan
Vice President, International Affairs
Illinois Institute of Technology
Long Yongtu
Secretary-General
Boao Forum Asia Headquarters
Mies van der Rohe
Society
Honorary Board Members
Florence Knoll Bassett ’41
Honorary Director
Philip Johnson FAIA
Honorary Director (deceased)
Phyllis B. Lambert ’63
Honorary Director
Founder, Director, & Chair
Canadian Centre for Architecture
Governor James R. Thompson
Honorary Chair
(Board Chair 2002–04)
Chairman
Winston & Strawn
Virginia Bobins, Vice Chair
Civic Leader
Robert A. Wislow, Vice Chair
Chairman
U.S. Equities Realty
John H. Bryan
Chairman & Chief Executive
Officer (retired)
Sara Lee Corporation
Lester Crown
Chairman
Henry Crown and Company
Frederic Hickman
Partner (retired)
Hopkins & Sutter
David C. Hovey FAIA ‘67
President
Optima, Inc.
Helmut Jahn FAIA
President & Chief Executive Officer
Murphy/Jahn
Patrick J. Kelly*
Chief Executive Officer
D.P. Holdings, Inc.
Colin Kihnke
President
CMK Development Corporation
Robert D. Kleinschmidt
Principal
Powell/Kleinschmidt
Ronald E. Krueck FAIA ‘70
Principal
Krueck & Sexton Architects, Inc.
Seymour H. Persky
Attorney-at-Law
Parliament Enterprises, Ltd.
Mayari S. Pritzker ’01
Civic Leader
Paula Robinson
Managing Partner
Bronzeville Community
Development Partnership
Aby Rosen
Principal
RFR Holding
John W. Rowe*
Chairman, President, and
Chief Executive Officer
Exelon Corporation
Franz Schulze
Hollender Professor Emeritus of Art
Lake Forest College
John Vinci FAIA ’60
Principal
Vinci | Hamp Architects, Inc.
Rice Board of
Overseers
Adarsh K. Arora
President & CEO
Lisle Technology Partners
Michael Basila
Global Information Director
Innovene USA, LLC
Mark H. Bergren
Project Management Director
Mobility Products & Services
Lucent Technologies
David A. Dunn
Sr. Vice President &
Principal-in-Charge
NDE Services
Professional Service Industries
Glenn Ferrell
R R Donnelley (retired)
Henry S. Lee
Vice President
Global Software Group
Madhavan K. Nayar
Company Leader
Unitech Systems, Inc.
Philip A. Roberto
Vice President
Corporate Planning &
Business Development
Elkay Manufacturing Company
Dennis Scully, Chair
Executive Vice President
Elkay Manufacturing Co.
Rae Rupp Srch
DuPage County Representative
Regional Planning Board
Richard Valentin
Guest Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
* Trustee

Stuart School
of Business
Board of Overseers
Robert L. Growney* ’82, Chair
Partner
Edgewater Funds
Alvin L. Gorman*
Chairman of the Board
Power Construction Company, LLC
Donald E. Goss*
Richard H. Tucker
President/CEO
Tucker Development Corporation
Craig M. Watson*
CEO
Opti-Pay Technologies
IIT ADMINISTRATION
Office of the President
Lewis Collens
President
HALL OF FAME
Philip Danforth Armour Sr. Weymouth Kirkland ’01
Alex D. Bailey ’03
Allen C. Lewis
Joseph M. Bailey
Edwin H. Lewis
Florence K. Bassett ’41 Henry R. Linden ’52
Julia A. Beveridge
Karl Menger ’83
Rowine H. Brown ’61
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
James Hill Jr.*
Managing Partner
Hill, Taylor & Company
Office of the Provost
Allan S. Myerson
Provost and Senior Vice President
Fanny Butcher ’08
Alfred Caldwell ’48
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Thomas A. Moran ’93
Norbert O. Kaiser* ’63
President
Kamco Plastics, Inc.
Jeffrey Karp ’79
President and Chief
Operating Officer
Power Construction Company, LLC
Richard Lindsey ’76
Co-President
Bear Stearns Securities Corporation
Rosemarie Mitchell
Chief Executive Officer
ABS Associates, Inc.
University Senior Staff
David E. Baker
Vice President for External Affairs
John P. Collins
Vice President for Business
and Administration
Elizabeth J. Hughes
Vice President for Institutional
Advancement
David McCormick
Senior Vice President and Director,
IIT Research Institute
Rose Milkowski
Chief Communications Officer
Marvin Camras ’42
George N. Carman ’30
James D. Cunningham ’44
Lee De Forest
Beatrice P. Delany ’42
Lloyd H. Donnell ’68
Marshall D. Ewell
William F. Finkl ’18
Max M. Frocht ’68
Robert W. Galvin*
Thomas J. Moran ’50
Richard B. Ogilvie ’49
Donald F. Othmer ’23
Harris Perlstein ’14
Walter Peterhans
Robert A. Pritzker* ’46
John T. Rettaliata
Grote Reber ’33
Leonard Reiffel ’53
Robert Lee Roderick ’48
Ellen Jordan Reidy* ’81
President/Founder
America’s Food Technologies, Inc.
Mary Ann Rowan
Vice President for Enrollment
Management
Benny Goodman
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Herbert A. Simon ’53
William A. Simon ’35
Carl Spetzler* ’68
Chairman
Strategic Decisions Group
James Stone
President
Stone Management Corporation
Mary Anne Smith ‘77
Vice President and General Counsel
Susan H. Wallace
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Darsh Wasan
Vice President for
International Affairs
Grant L. Hansen ’48
Samuel I. Hayakawa
Henry T. Heald ’66
Ludwig C. Hilberseimer
Max Jakob
Martin Kilpatrick
Harold L. Stuart
Lowell Thomas ’16
Dorothy Thompson ’12
Maynard P. Venema ’32
John I. Yellott ’48
Abe M. Zarem ’39
* Trustee * Trustee