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CHICAGO—May 11, 2024—Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) will posthumously award an Honorary Doctor of Engineering, honoris causa, to the late Nathaniel “Nate” Thomas, who established the trailblazing Early Identification Program for minority recruitment in 1974. Thomas, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 84, served in a number of executive positions in his 22 years at the university and was instrumental in helping Illinois Tech expand outreach, recruitment, and campus services to African American and Hispanic students from Âé¶ąAPP and across the United States.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Illinois Institute of Technology recently held its annual ECE Day event on April 5, 2024. This day-long event showcased the department’s...