Timeline
1917-1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s2000
Professor Emeritus and former acting Chair of Psychology Mary Vermillion dies. Her legacy remains in the form of a bequest to support graduate students
Six incoming undergraduate students received scholarships
PsychNite 2000 chaired by George Langlois was huge success. Event held on board Ugly Duck yacht featured sunset cruise on Lake Michigan
IIT Challenge Campaign goal of $250 million nearly one year ahead of schedule
Five-year Development Plan created to outline fund raising objectives for psychology beyond IIT Challenge Campaign 2000-2005
Research Fund established for faculty and students administered by a faculty committee
Recognition Reception held in home of Board Chair, Bryan Dunn. Board member and alumnus Sandy Marcus entertains as violinist
The Institute raised over $1.6 million in cash and pledges to date including matching funds as part of the IIT Challenge Campaign
First alumni directory published exclusively for psychology coordinated by a volunteer committee
2001
Landmark gifts from Chicagoans Mary Vermillion and David Vitale give the College of Psychology its first endowed scholarship fund for graduate students and its first fund to support undergraduate majors
Psych Nite 2001 held at Green Dolphin Jazz Club in Chicago
First full-time Development Director hired to work with 1/4-time Development Director for Special Projects
Reception honoring psychology donors held in the home of Linda and Paul Liang
2002
Professor Chow Lam, Ph.D. launches the first masters program in vocational rehabilitation in south-east Asia
College of Psychology's Rehabilitation Program ranked #12 in the country
Psychology co-sponsors the conference "The Technology of Humanity" with the Institute for Science, Law and Technology
Endowed faculty chairs in industrial/organizational psychology and rehabilitation psychology became focus of development efforts
Board member, William C. Bartholomay became first chair of the Rehabilitation Faculty Endowment campaign
PsychNite 2002 — A Murder Mystery Contest was held in IIT’s Crown Hall
Psychology website redesigned and updated to include opportunity for online giving, volunteering, and alumni updates
2003
Rehabilitation Program and Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program are ranked among the top 13 in the nation by Princeton Reviews' Gourman Report and top 10 by U.S. News and World Report
I/O Endowment Alumni Committee established to support campaign for faculty endowment facilitated by Susan L. Slater
Bill Bartholomay and family sealed their commitment to the Rehabilitation Faculty Endowment with first leadership gift pledged over 5 years
2004
IIT Trustee and Psychology Board Member, William C. Bartholomay provides the lead gift to create the first endowed faculty chair for Rehabilitation Psychology at the Institute
Professor Joyce Hopkins, Ph.D. (Co-Investigator, with a colleague from Children's Memorial) is awarded a five-year, $3.5 million, NIMH funded study of "Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Depression in Young Children: Developmental Aspects"
Society of Industrial Organizational Psychologists hosts International convention in Chicago with record-breaking attendance at IIT alumni reception honoring Distinguished Professor Nambury Raju
College of Psychology's Rehabilitation Program retains rank of #5 in the United States
DVD highlighting career and accomplishments of Nam Raju debuted at April Society of Industrial Organizational Psychologists (SIOP) reception in Chicago. This event was held in lieu of PsychNite
I/O Committee collectively pledged more than $20,000 to support endowment efforts
2005
Charles "Arch" Pounian Fellowship Endowment is established to provide graduate scholarships in Industrial/Organizational psychology
The College of Psychology celebrates its 10th year as an institute and 80 years of psychology degrees at IIT
Case statements written for Institute of Psychology, Rehabilitation, and I/O Faculty Endowments
The Charles “Arch” Pounian Endowment established for I/O to provide student fellowships
2006
Psychology celebrates its 80/10 Anniversary year
History Committee formed to assist in archiving psychology’s past
Permanent loan agreement reached with Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center to exhibit former Chair of Psychology, David Boder’s work with displaced persons of the Holocaust in 1946 in new museum in Skokie, Illinois
2007
IIT President Lewis Collens retires; John L. Anderson becomes IIT’s 8th president
Kedge Program established for struggling undergraduate students university-wide
40th Anniversary of Rehabilitation Program celebration is held in April
2008
Clinical Psychology program celebrates 25th year of accreditation and receives 6-year renewal from APA
Institute Director M. Ellen Mitchell becomes Dean of Psychology
2009
Bryan Dunn steps down as Board of Overseers Chairman
Joe Calabrese assumes Psychology Board of Overseers Chairmanship
Nam Raju Psychology Endowment is fully funded through success of Center for Research and Service and philanthropy of generous alumni and friends