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 43 Collections and/or Records:
Box 12, Collens I-J, 1990-1991
Office files from two of IIT's presidents, Meyer Feldberg (1987-1989) and Lewis Collens (1990-2007). Contents fall into physical series such as correspondence (personal and corporate), fundraising, and events.
Box 13, Collens J-N, 1990-1991
Office files from two of IIT's presidents, Meyer Feldberg (1987-1989) and Lewis Collens (1990-2007). Contents fall into physical series such as correspondence (personal and corporate), fundraising, and events.
Box 14, Collens P-S, 1990-1991
Office files from two of IIT's presidents, Meyer Feldberg (1987-1989) and Lewis Collens (1990-2007). Contents fall into physical series such as correspondence (personal and corporate), fundraising, and events.
Box 15, Collens, 1990-1992
Office files from two of IIT's presidents, Meyer Feldberg (1987-1989) and Lewis Collens (1990-2007). Contents fall into physical series such as correspondence (personal and corporate), fundraising, and events.
Box 16, Collens A-C, 1990-1992
Office files from two of IIT's presidents, Meyer Feldberg (1987-1989) and Lewis Collens (1990-2007). Contents fall into physical series such as correspondence (personal and corporate), fundraising, and events.
Box 17, Collens C-E, 1990-1992
Office files from two of IIT's presidents, Meyer Feldberg (1987-1989) and Lewis Collens (1990-2007). Contents fall into physical series such as correspondence (personal and corporate), fundraising, and events.
Box 18, Collens F-I, 1989-1992
Office files from two of IIT's presidents, Meyer Feldberg (1987-1989) and Lewis Collens (1990-2007). Contents fall into physical series such as correspondence (personal and corporate), fundraising, and events.
Campus photographic slides, 1991-2001
35 mm color slides with images, usually multiple view of each, with images of campus scenes.
College of Architecture Miscellaneous reports and memos, 1994-1999
Commencement video tapes, 1999-2007
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