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Caption: Dedication - Wohlers Hall
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Albert H. and Jane L. Wohlers - lot of hard work, persistence, and creative thinking have brought solid financial success to Al and Jane Wohlers who have generously shared their good fortune with the university they love. From the time he was in high school, Al had a goal — "to make something of myself." And he had the good judgment to recognize, even in 1935, during the depths of the Depression, that a college L] education would provide the path mm to financial independence. An only child, Al was the first person in his family and the only one among his high school friends in Chicago to attend college. With the help of a state scholarship and money he had saved while working for a printing company, Al came to the University of Illinois — "because it was good and because it was affordable." He majored in economics and graduated in 1939. Jane, another Chicago native, always knew she was headed for college. Her father hoped she would follow his example and go to Northwestern, but Jane wanted to go farther afield — to Wisconsin in fact. The summer before she was due to enroll there was a sudden change in plans and Jane, too, headed for the University of Illinois, where she majored in journalism. Jane graduated in 1941. Al and Jane met on campus in 1937, and in 1941, after a year of work and a year in the service, Al returned to campus
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