Lou Liay Spirit Award for Extraordinary Alumni Service
2009
Recipient
John Menees' '52 ENG unbounding enthusiasm for the University
of Illinois hasn't diminished for more than half a century. A member of the UI
Alumni Association for 56 years, he has contributed a great deal of his time
and effort to numerous University-associated groups — the UI Dads Association,
the University of Illinois Foundation, Illinois
Connection, the Chicago Illini Club, the mechanical engineering alumni association
and Engineering Open House among them — and received the Alumni Association's Loyalty
Award in 1996. John and his wife, Pat, have two children who are also members
of the Illini family — Gillian '86 FAA,
'86 FAA; and Rob Jr. '89 AHS.
Congratulations to John Menees for exhibiting his indomitable Illini spirit.
Previous Recipients
2008
Denis Lougeay '66 ENG, MBA '68
Denruth Barre Lougeay '65 ED, EDM '682
2007
Norman Beasley ’58 DSSWV
Mary Jane Beasley
2006
John S. Ellison ’64 ACES
2005
Carol Keiser Long '68 ACES
2004
David G. Powless '75 BUS
2003
Marie L. Johnson '54 LAS, MS '58 ED
2002
Dan Perrino '48 FAA, MS '49 FAA
2001
Larry L. Fischer '74 ACES
1998
William Branom '54 MEDIA
Henrietta Branom Knecht '27 LAS










