Loren Taylor, Richard Herman and John MeneesMechSE Alumnus John Menees (BSME ’52) has been honored by the University of Illinois Alumni Association with the Lou Liay Spirit Award for Extraordinary Alumni Service.
Written by By Linda H. Conway
Loren Taylor, Richard Herman and John Menees
Loren Taylor, Richard Herman and John Menees
MechSE Alumnus John Menees (BSME ’52) has been honored by the University of Illinois Alumni Association with the Lou Liay Spirit Award for Extraordinary Alumni Service.
Menees, a member of the UI Alumni Association for 56 years, 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 Science and Engineering Alumni Association Board of Directors 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; and Rob Jr. '89 AHS.
The Lou Liay Spirit Award was presented to Mr. Menees on October 10 at the 2009 Homecoming football game, by Loren Taylor, President & CEO of the University of Illinois Alumni Association and Chancellor Richard Herman.