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Collens, Lewis M.

 Person

Biography

Lewis "Lew" Collens was president of Illinois Institute of Technology from 1990 to 2007. He holds degrees in accounting (B.S., U. of Illinois), philosophy (M.A., U. of Illinois) and Law (J.D., U. of Chicago). He joined IIT's Chicago-Kent College of law as Professor of Law in 1970 (teaching corporate and securities law), and was serving as a Law and Humanities Fellow at Harvard Law School when he was named Dean of Chicago-Kent in 1974. Before joining Chicago-Kent he practiced law in Chicago and Washington, D.C., was Controller of Robeson's department store in Champaign, Ill., and was Co-founder and Chairman of BAR/BRI Educational Publishing Co.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Office of Public Relations records, 1991-2003

 Collection
Identifier: 036.03.10
Description of the Collection

Office files of Brenda Berman and possibly Jerry Long, staffers and writers in the Illinois Institute of Technology's Office of Communication and Marketing. The collection includes speeches by IIT President Lew Collens, scripts for commencement circa 1991-2003, writings on the Campus Master Plan, community relations, and other IIT initiatives.

Dates: 1991-2003; Majority of material found within 1995-1997

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