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(CE ’11, M.A.S. PW ’16)

Jenelle Hill (CE ’11, M.A.S. PW ’16) joined Illinois Tech with an interest in math and a passion for doing work that would be used by generations, and she found civil engineering to be a natural fit...

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(CS ’00, M.B.A. ’05)

Illinois Tech’s own Sejal Vaishnav (CS ’00, M.B.A. ’05) was recently named one of the 50 leading tech executives shaping the future of higher education by Chief Data Officer Magazine a recognition...

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(BCHM 3rd Year)

If you’re a fan of Illinois Tech’s women’s soccer team, you’re already familiar with the tenacity that two-time Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Defensive Player of the Year Gabriella Baltes...

(BME, M.S. BME 5th Year)

Brennan Shapiro (BME, M.S. 5th Year) knew he wanted to be a scientist and says he started in biomedical engineering because it “sounded like the coolest science with the widest applications.” He knew...

LAW '22

“I got accepted to a couple of art schools, but I always wanted to be a lawyer,” says Joey Zawacki ’22. “I also wanted some kind of financial security, so I closed my little art dream and I put it...

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LAW '78

Before he went to law school, Thomas Donovan ’87 was a mechanical engineer looking for more. “I worked in the nuclear power industry, where I did piping stress analyses for nuclear power plants,” he...

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LAW '78

Gadgets and gizmos. That’s the favorite part of the job for Patrick G. Burns ’78, a founding member of the intellectual property firm Greer, Burns & Crain. Over his esteemed career, Burns has seen his...

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