IIT Honors John W. Rowe, Industrial Technology Graduates

Illinois Institute of Technology presents the 13th annual Industrial Technology and Management (INTM) Awards Dinner honoring this year’s Outstanding Leader in Industry, John W. Rowe and the INTM graduates of 2007. The awards dinner, which is held to celebrate a leader of local industry, to recognize graduates from the past year and to raise funds for the INTM scholarship fund, begins with a reception at 6 p.m. Friday, May 9 at IIT’s Hermann Hall, 3241 South Federal St., Chicago.

IIT’s INTM programs provide undergraduate and graduate education for students interested in a range of industrial activities including manufacturing, industrial logistics, industrial facilities and energy. Rowe, president, chairman and chief executive officer of Exelon Corporation, one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, shows his interest in and dedication to education as chair of IIT’s Board of Trustees. He has been chosen as this year’s Outstanding Leader in Industry in recognition of his notable leadership and efforts to responsibly address energy and environmental challenges.

“John Rowe’s commitment to local industry, along with his continued role in addressing current energy issues at a national level, serves as an inspiration to our students,” said IIT President John L. Anderson. “This award serves as a way for the university to show our appreciation to a leader who cannot be thanked enough for his dedication to the education of IIT students and the advancement of the university.”

Rowe also serves as the featured speaker for the evening, presenting “E³: Energy, Environment and Education.”

Tickets for the event are $70 per person, $530 for a table of eight. To register for the event, or for more information, please contact Cynthia Spoor at spoor@iit.edu or (312) 567.3652. The registration deadline is Thursday, May 1.

Founded in 1890, IIT is a Ph.D.-granting university with more than 7,300 students in engineering, sciences, architecture, psychology, design, humanities, business and law. IIT's interprofessional, technology-focused curriculum is designed to advance knowledge through research and scholarship, to cultivate invention improving the human condition, and to prepare students from throughout the world for a life of professional achievement, service to society, and individual fulfillment. Visit www.iit.edu.