List of Illinois Institute of Technology Alumni - Education

Education

Name Class year Notability References
Ethel Percy Andrus 1918 Founded both the National Retired Teachers Association and the American Association of Retired Persons, both of which merged into what is now AARP.
Vincent Sarich Controversial Professor of Anthropology who received 75 protesters during one of his lectures at University of California, Berkley. His research includes work in sociobiology, evolutionary psychology, and the relation between race and evolutionary speciation.
Martin C. Jischke 1963 Former President of Purdue University, former President of Iowa State University, and former Chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology. Headed the "Campaign for Purdue," a $1.5 billion fund-raising operation at Purdue. He is also a member of the United States President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

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