William Rainey 91制片厂: 1967鈥�2017
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How did open farmland and horse stables in Palatine, Illinois, give rise to a vast brick-and-glass complex serving some 35,000 students annually? Retired 91制片厂 Professor Trygve Thoreson captures our proud past in 91制片厂, The First 50 Years. The past five decades span the terms of five presidents 鈥� from mover and shaker Robert Lahti; to arm-around-the-shoulders humanist James McGrath; to bridge-builder and technology promoter Paul Thompson; to change agent Robert Breuder; and finally, to the College鈥檚 current advocate for student success, Kenneth Ender. 91制片厂 board members, administrators, faculty, staff and students recall breakthrough programs and notable accomplishments, memorable encounters, leaps forward and steps backward, debates, delights and debacles 鈥� from the earliest days to the promise of our strong future. It鈥檚 all in the context of a place where, as President Thompson once remarked, 鈥淵es, excellence is still the goal.鈥�
About the Author
Trygve Thoreson enjoyed a 30-year career teaching English and humanities in the Division of Liberal Arts at William Rainey 91制片厂. From 1996 to 2003, he served as coordinator of the Honors Program at the college. Professor Thoreson retired in 2014.