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HISTORY | Department History | Peck Lecture | 2001 Centennial Celebration |
History of the Ralph Peck Memorial Lecture Series Background The Ralph Peck Lecture Series began in the late 1970s and is held in honor of Ralph Peck, a dynamic teacher and researcher, who was chairman of the chemical engineering department from 1953 to 1967. Lecturers are selected via nominations by the department faculty and voted on by a department committee. Previous lecturers have come from all over the country and from academia, government organizations and corporations. Remembering Dr. Peck Ralph Peck was a dynamic teacher and researcher whose genuine concern for students made him a legendary figure at Illinois Institute of Technology and in the field of chemical engineering. After receiving his bachelor and PhD degrees from the University of Minnesota, he introduced his own method of teaching, “the ten minute quiz,” for which he became famous— or infamous. Ted F. Meinhold (B.S. ChE 1943) of Wauconda, IL writes, " My favorite professors were Harry McCormak and Ralph Peck both in the chemical engineering department. Tough task masters, but splendid tutors!" In 1939, he came to Armour Institute of Technology, now IIT, as an instructor in chemical engineering and quickly rose through the faculty ranks. In 1953, he became chairman of the department of chemical engineering at IIT, and held that post until 1967. He traveled extensively, introducing his teaching methods and philosophy in India, Israel, Brazil, Algeria, Korea and Japan. He also supervised 100 masters and 33 PhD degree candidates. Four patents were issued in his name. He received the Excellence in Teaching Award from IIT in 1973, and the Western Electric Fund Award for Teaching Excellence for 1975-76 from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and a member of the American Chemical Society and the ASEE. He died in Chicago in 1982.
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2007 Lecture Richard C. Alkire
John L. Anderson Illinois Institute of Technology Robert F. Anderson Previous Peck Lecture Programs
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