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PODCAST: Retired Navy ROTC Instructor Joe Rank on historic ties between Illinois Engineering and the U.S. Military

5/27/2019 Mike Koon

The College of Engineering and what was then the Department of Military Science have similar beginnings, dating back to the 1870s. Those ties strengthened following the world wars. Today science and technology are intertwined with the United State military. Of note is that 55 Illinois engineering students are enrolled in the ROTC program at Illinois. Illinois Innovators host Mike Koon talks about those ties with Joe Rank, a Vietnam Veteran, two-time University of Illinois graduate, a retired U.S. Navy Commander and former Naval Instructor for the Navy ROTC program at Illinois.

Written by Mike Koon

The College of Engineering and what was then the Department of Military Science have similar beginnings, dating back to the 1870s. Those ties strengthened following the world wars. Today science and technology are intertwined with the United State military. Of note is that 55 Illinois engineering students are enrolled in the ROTC program at Illinois. Illinois Innovators host Mike Koon talks about those ties with Joe Rank, a Vietnam Veteran, two-time University of Illinois graduate, a retired U.S. Navy Commander and former Naval Instructor for the Navy ROTC program at Illinois.

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This story was published May 27, 2019.