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Benny Goodman receiving the IIT Hall of Fame medal and plaque from IIT Provost Sidney Guralnick, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1980
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1980
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Photograph of Provost Sidney Guralnick presenting the IIT Hall of Fame medal and plaque to Benny Goodman. Goodman attended Lewis Institute in 1923 as a high school sophomore while also playing the clarinet in a dance hall band. The legendary orchestra conductor and jazz musician received an honorary LL.D. degree from IIT in 1968. Photographer unknown. Date listed is approximate.
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Henry Linden, ca. 1980s
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1980 to 1987
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Photograph of Henry R. Linden, who taught at Illinois Institute of Technology from 1954 until 2009. Linden received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Illinois Tech in 1952. Linden also served as president of the Institute of Gas Technology during his time on the Illinois Tech campus, organized the Gas Research Institute, and served as a federal energy consultant. Photographer unknown. Date of… more
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Mollie Cohen, ca 1960s
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1960 to 1968
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Photograph of Mollie Cohen, a 1924 graduate of the Lewis Institute, and former professor of English at Lewis and, later, Illinois Institute of Technology. At the time of her retirement in 1965, Cohen initiated the student poetry prize, which is now named in her honor. Cohen was honored at the 1968 convocation, which celebrated Illinois Tech's 75th anniversary. This photograph was used in… more
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