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Anderson, John L.

 Person

Biography

John L. Anderson was the eighth president of Illinois Institute of Technology. He held the office from August 1, 2007 to July 30, 2015. Anderson served as provost of Case Western Reserve University from 2004 until joining IIT. Prior to Case, he served for 28 years at Carnegie Mellon University, including eight years as dean of the College of Engineering. He was a member of the Cornell University faculty before joining Carnegie Mellon. Anderson received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware and his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Alumnifest photographs, 2007

 Collection
Identifier: 032.01.14
Description of the Collection 92 4"x6" color photographic prints of attendees at the October 5, 2007 Illinois Institute of Technology Alumnifest luncheon and proceedings at Paul V. Galvin Library. Identified individuals include: Eugene Allgower, Wilbur Appelbaum, Charles Bauer, Charles Beck, Kenneth Block, Robert Bonthron, Barbara Borvansky, Richard Borvansky, Carol Bryan, Richard Chiapetta, Ted Erikson, Allan Friedman, George Gawell, Gerald Giebelhausea, Sidney Guralnick, Geoffrey Higgins, Lloyd Idelman, Peter Kocsis,...
Dates: 2007

IITRAN certificates, 1960-1969

 Collection
Identifier: 003.04.06
Description of the Collection Collection consists of a memo and attachment from Illinois Institute of Technology professor Peter Lykos to IIT Pres. John Anderson concerning certificates given "to each of the 15,000 high school students and 1,200 high school teachers who completed computer programming class using IITRAN." A copy of the certificate, which was a computer punch card is included as the attachment. The card reads: "Illinois Institute of Technology Computation Center" and "This is to certify that __________ has...
Dates: 1960-1969

Investiture of Harvey Kahalas in the John and Mae Calamos Stuart School of Business Dean Endowed Chair

 Collection
Identifier: 007.01.02
Description of the Collection

Two copies of DVD of investiture of Harvey Kahalas in the John and Mae Calamos Stuart School of Business Dean Endowed Chair, May 7, 2014. Speakers include John Anderson, Craig J. Duchossois, Jules F. Knapp, Bud Wendorf, John Calamos, Alan Cramb, Harvey Kahalas, and Rosemarie Mitchell.

Dates: 2014; 2014

John L. Anderson inauguration, 2007

 Collection
Identifier: 024.11.01
Description of the Collection

Program for inauguration of John L Anderson, held on October 30,2007

Dates: 2007

John L. Anderson papers, 2007-2010

 Collection
Identifier: 024.11.02
Description of the Collection

Papers of John L. Anderson in his role as President of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Collection includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the items as detailed in series level records. Note that some or all of the materials in this collection may be restricted.

Dates: 2007-2010

Physics Department Events collection, 1967-2012

 Collection
Identifier: 003.06.02
Description of the Collection

1. Cryogenic Technology Seminars, 1967-1968 2. Physics event honoring Nobel Laureates Dr. Wieman and Dr. Lederman, 2001 3. (location: S31/1/C) DVD of investiture of John F. Zasadzinski in the Schutt Endowed Chair in Physics, April 12, 2012. Speakers include John Anderson, Paul Schutt, Alan Cramb, Russell Betts, and Kenneth Gray.

Dates: 1967-2012

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Academic rites and ceremonies 1
Audio-visual materials 1
College presidents--Inauguration 1
Computers 1
Endowments 1

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