Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association Inducts William Klages to Rensselaer Alumni Hall of FameAward-winning lighting designer William M. Klages, Rensselaer Class of 1947, has been selected for induction to the Rensselaer Alumni Hall of Fame. The induction will take place on the campus in Troy, New York on Friday, October 2, 2015. Klages, who has been associated with some of the most outstanding production in television history, has won seven Primetime Emmy Awards and received 23 Emmy nominations. In 2012, he was the first lighting designer and only the third designer overall to be inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. The full text of the citation appears below: William M. Klages
Class of 1947, lighting designer Bill Klages is an award-winning lighting designer who has been associated with some of the most outstanding productions in television history. He began his career in theatrical lighting with NBC practically at the network's inception. After establishing his reputation with live black-and-white television dramas, he lighted landmark shows of early television starring entertainment legends Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, and Perry Como. In the decades that followed, he lighted an array of acclaimed entertainment specials for such luminaries as Barbra Streisand, Bob Hope, and Liza Minnelli, and awards shows including the Emmy Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the Kennedy Center Honors. Klages also designed the lighting for grand-scale special events such as the 1984 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremonies. With more than 300 lighting credits to his name, he has won seven Primetime Emmy Awards and received 23 Emmy nominations. In 2012, he was the first lighting designer and only the third designer overall to be inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute enjoys a rich history shaped by the vision and accomplishments of leaders and educators who built the university and alumni who took inspiration in its halls. Since Rensselaer's founding in 1824, these distinguished individuals have forged frontiers in industry, science, education, and technology. They have built bridges, probed outer space, revolutionized new industries and technologies, and discovered new knowledge. 
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