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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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Ed Glancy, ca. 1970s
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1970 to 1979
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Photograph of Ed Glancy, Illinois Institute of Technology coach and Athletic Director. Glancy served as head baseball coach from 1947 until 1971 and as Athletic Director from 1971 until his retirement in 1983. Glancy, who was also the university's basketball coach, is a member of the Illinois Tech Athletics Hall of Fame, and the university's baseball field is named in his honor.… 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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