Background
Footlik, Irving M. was born on February 7, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Louis and Rose (Elman) Footlik.
Footlik, Irving M. was born on February 7, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Louis and Rose (Elman) Footlik.
Bachelor of Science, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1939.
Engineer, United States Air Corporation, Dayton, Ohio., 1939;
chief of perishable tool section, United States Army Ordinance, Chicago, 1941-1945;
assistant to vice president, Ekco Products Company, Chicago, 1946-1948;
plant manager, Galter Products, Chicago, 1948-1950;
president, Footlik & Associations, Evanston, Illinois, 1950-1987;
also chairman, Footlik & Associations, Evanston, since 1987. Founder Ort Braude International Institute Technology, Karmiel, Israel, 1982. Mem.pres.'s county Illinois Institute Technology, since 1989, founder Computer-aided Design/The Communications Advertising and Marketing laboratory, mechanic engineering.
Board directors Bozzuto's, Inc., Cheshire, Connecticut.
Member Skokie (Illinois) Traffic Commission, 1971-1974, citizens advisory group Winnetka (Illinois) Planning Commission, 1977, president Kaplan Jewish Community Center, Skokie, 1981-1983. Chairman Engineers for Ort, New York City, since 1987. Member chairman's circuit Rush North Shore Medical Center, since 1991.
Member Edens Bank Board. Member National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (secretary 1968), Society Professional Engineers, Association Professional Engineers in Private Practice, Association Professional Material Handling Consultant (founder since 1958), American Ort Federation (executive vice president, Man of Year 1989), Rotary.
Married Sylvia Gollay, March 10, 1940. Children: Janice Bernice, Robert Barry.