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Investiture of Dean DePaola as Carol and Ed Kaplan Armour College Dean of Engineering Endowed Chair - October 21
IIT Today October 19, 2009
Pictured: John Anderson, IIT president; Carol and Ed Kaplan; John Rowe, Exelon chairman and chief executive officer, and chair of the IIT Board of Trustees; Dean DePaola; and Alan Cramb, provost
On Wednesday, October 21 Dean Natacha DePaola was invested with the Carol and Ed Kaplan Armour College Dean of Engineering Endowed Chair.
A special event was held to honor Dean DePaola and her many accomplishments and to celebrate Carol and Ed (B.S. ME ’65) Kaplan for their generosity and dedication to the university.
Dean Natacha DePaola Named 2009 Chicago Woman of Achievement
IIT Today October 22, 2009
Pictured: Dean DePaola with fellow honoree Lynn J. Osmond, President and CEO of the Chicago Architecture Foundation
Armour Dean Natacha DePaola was honored with a 2009 Woman of Achievement Award from the Chicago Alliance of Women. The award is given to outstanding women in Chicago, who are nominated by their peers and chosen by the programs sponsors for their career accomplishments and civic involvement.
Twelve honorees were recognized on October 14 at an event at the law firm of Holland & Knight, which featured a presentation by the Docents of the Chicago Architecture Foundation, who spoke about the "Women of Influence" who helped found Chicago, and shaped its architecture, culture, and civic spirit at the turn of the Nineteenth Century.
The awards were sponsored by Holland & Knight LLP, the Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lamp Construction, and co-sponsored by CREW Chicago, Columbian Model & Exhibit Works, Ltd. and the Chicago Economic Development Institute.
Provost Cramb Receives AIME Honors
Provost Alan Cramb was recently honored at the 2009 AISTech Conference in St. Louis with the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) Honorary Membership. One of the highest honors the institute bestows, the AIME Honorary Membership is awarded "in appreciation of outstanding service to the institute or in recognition of distinguished scientific or engineering achievement in the fields embracing the activities of AIME and its member societies.
IIT Engineers Rank Among Nation's Top-Salaried Employees
According to the online 2008 College Salary Report issued by PayScale, Inc., students who earn B.S. degrees in engineering from IIT rank number 12 for highest mid-career and starting median salaries among graduates from U.S. engineering colleges.
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Galvin Electricity Initiative and IIT Bring Perfect Power to Chicago
Bob Galvin, former CEO of Motorola and creator of the Galvin Electricity Initiative, along with ECE chair Mohammad Shahidehpour and representatives from ComEd, Endurant Energy, and S&C Electric, introduced the Perfect Power Project at IIT, a groundbreaking approach to energy distribution and management.
IIT Announces Wanger Institute for Sustainability and Energy Research
IIT announces the establishment of the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) that will provide the foundation for a campus-wide energy sustainability effort to create learning opportunities for students and faculty from across academic disciplines.
