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The Irwin Academic Services Center, located on the corner of Fourth St. and E. Armory Ave., provides a comfortable environment where student-athletes can strive to achieve academic success. The center houses the academic staff, computer labs, tutors, study areas, and the Illini Life Skills program. It is a place where student-athletes work to achieve the high academic standards of the University of Illinois, while growing as individuals. Student-athletes spend time each week studying, working on group projects, typing papers, conducting research, and meeting with tutors to achieve their academic goals.
Mr. Irwin also owned and operated Lin-Drake Farms, where he raised throughbred horses. He was president of Irwin Properties, a Homewood development company; Irwin Jet Services and Irwin Enterprises.
In 1977, he and his wife, Anne Marie, established the Irwin Family Foundation. Both Richard and Anne Marie are deceased, but the Foundation continues to function as a philanthropic entity. The construction of the Irwin Academic Services Center - Division of Intercollegiate Athletics was made possible by a generous gift from the following trustees of the Irwin Family Foundation: George E. Allen, Donald G. King, Robert W. Lynch, and Jacqueline Irwin Pipher.
Irwin Family Support
Richard D. Irwin was born November 2, 1905 in St. Joseph, Missouri and moved to Chicago with his family in 1911. After attending the University of Illinois he started his business career and in 1933 founded Business Publications, Inc. which later became Richard D. Irwin, Inc., a textbook publishing company. The company moved to Flossmoor, Illinois in 1941 and eight years later to Homewood. It expanded and established several subsidiaries, including: Dorsey Press, Learning Systems, Inc., and Business Publications, Inc. The firm was purchased by Dow Jones & Co. in 1975, which sold it in 1988 to Times Mirror Company.
Pictorial Tour of the Irwin Academic Center
Building Hours
Fall & Spring
Sunday 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM - 11:00 PM
Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Summer Term I
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday CLOSED
Summer Term II
Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday CLOSED
Open 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM when school is not in session.
