Meet Brad C. Krygier (MGT ’80), this year’s John J. Schommer Honor I Award recipient. In 1979 Krygier was Illinois Tech’s first individual runner to win a Chicago Collegiate Athletics Conference Championship. He became the first Illinois Tech student-athlete to compete in national championships three years straight, setting a university record for the 8-kilometer race that remained for 29 years. While Krygier achieved his greatest successes in cross-country, his college athletics scholarship was also for swimming, and he competed in both sports for four years, setting four swim records.

The 2017 Alumni Awards luncheon and ceremony will recognize 12 alumni and one civic leader. Help us celebrate these extraordinary winners on Friday, April 21 at noon in Hermann Hall. Registration is required, and tickets are $50 each. Come early and check out the Spring 2017 IPRO Day exhibits.