Collens, Lewis M.
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 26 Collections and/or Records:
Lewis Collens collection, 1990-2005
Assorted materials pertaining to IIT President Lew Collins: 1) A microcassette of an interview with Collens on the topic of "2010," conducted for the Fall 2005 IIT Magazine on August 20, 2005. 2) A folder with: Year end report, 1990-1991; Year end report, 1993- 1994; Program from the Centennial Convocation and Inauguration, 1990; Holiday Cards, 2003 and 2004
Lewis Collens papers, 1990-2007
Materials sent to the Archives by Judy Carr, executive assistant to Pres. Lew Collens. This collection is mostly unprocessed.
Lewis Collens papers, 1997-2007
Materials campus redesign, distinguished professor nominations, IIT's listing on the National Registry of Historic Places, and other miscellaenous topics from Collins' tenure as president of IIT. See file/item listing.
Lewis Collens papers, 1998-2007
Papers of Lewis ("Lew") Collens in his role as President of Illinois Institute of Technology.
Lewis Collens photos, 1995
Two 8" x 10" photographs. The first, in black and white, shows Collens at a sporting event holding a baseball, wearing a baseball cap, and posing with "Downtown Julie Brown" from MTV'S video jockey (MTV-VJ). The second, in color, shows Collens in an open field, hard hat in hand, standing next to a Komatsu crane/shovel.
Lewis Collens Presentations to Trustees, 1999-2010
Lewis Collens retirement celebration, 2007
Audio-visual materials documenting the May 22, 2007 IIT "Celebration of the Career of President Lew Collens and the Collens Scholarship Program." 10 digital Betacam cassettes, 2 CD-ROMs, 1 DVcam cassette.
Lohan Master Plan collection, 1996-2003
Office files from Mies van der Rohe Society related to the Lohan Master Plan and related activities.
McCormick Tribune Campus Center and State Street Village media coverage, 2003
McCormick Tribune Campus Center Groundbreaking and IIT Challenge Grant tapes, 2000-2001
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