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Honor Roll of Donors 2011 | President’s Circle: Alumni, Parents, and Friends The President’s Circle recognizes and honors alumni, parents, and friends committed to investing in the future of WPI at a leadership level of $2,000 or more in annual giving. Nearly 500 President’s Circle members provide the critical resources necessary each year to advance the mission of WPI. An investment at the President’s Circle level enables the university to implement curricular innovations, keep the WPI academic plan on the cutting edge, and create more opportunities for our deserving students to discover, achieve, and lead. John E. Anderson ’71
President’s Circle Benefactor $1,000,000 or more Robert A. Foisie ’56
Herbert Asher ’44 Michael E. Aspinwall ’75 and Susan Blanker
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John ’83 and Sheryl Atkinson ’83
Gloria* and Donald J. Schulz ’61
James P. Baum ’86
President’s Circle Benefactor
Kathryn Enright Benford ’60/w
$500,000–$999,999
Madhu C. and Kenneth Bieber
Bernard M. Gordon, D.Eng. (Hon.) ’07
Dave Brownell ’88
Maureen and Donald K. Peterson ’71
William Calder III ’61
Charlotte R. and Edward R. Zieve ’45
Rebecca G. and Peter C. Clapp ’82
Rene R. Bertrand ’57
Scott B. Burton ’84 Deirdre and John P. Casey ’76 Jim Demetry ’58, ’60 (MS)
President’s Circle Benefactor
Brenda and John Donnelly ’61
$100,000–$499,999
John F. Gabranski ’75
Anonymous (3) James L. Bartlett Jr. ’39 Elizabeth M. and Brian D. Chace ’69 Debora M. and Michael J. Dolan ’75 Mary F. and Warner S. Fletcher Ellen and Stu Kazin ’61 Randie and Robert R. Martin ’75 Priscilla and George C. Messenger ’51, D.Eng. (Hon.) ’09 Gale and Philip R. Morgan Daniel H. Sheingold ’48 David A. Tone ’63
Thomas C. Frary ’36 Claire L. Gaudiani
WPI honored its most generous donors by launching the newly created 1865 Society. This group recognizes individuals, foundations, and corporations that have given outright gifts of $1 million or more to the university. The 65 inaugural members have contributed over $118 million to support the advancement of WPI. A monument to these philanthropic leaders was installed outside the Campus Center on October 27, 2010; a special celebration followed on October 28.
James G. Hackendorf ’60 John Joseph ’86 August C. Kellermann ’46 John F. Kelly ’82 William A. Kerr ’60 Paul A. Lacouture ’72 Mary G. and Roderic C. Lancey ’51, ’52 (MS) Sang Ki Lee, Esq. ’60 Mrs. William M. Lester ’28/w Barbara and Allen Levesque ’59
Mayo and Daniel M. Morgan
John H. Lancaster ’39
Emmanuel J. Pappas ’52
Mahroo T. and Barrett Morgan
Patricia and Edward Lindberg ’60, ’63 (MS)
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Zarrilli ’71
John M. Nash ’56
George H. Long Jr. ’57
George ’82 and Karen Oliver ’82
Arthur J. LoVetere Sr. ’60
Windle B. Priem ’59
Mr. and Mrs. F. William Marshall Jr.
Amy and Glenn Yee ’74
Jean and Myles McDonough
President’s Circle Benefactor
President’s Circle Fellow
$50,000–$99,999
$25,000–$49,999
Joyce and Paul W. Bayliss ’60
Colleen and William Anthony ’61
Patricia A. and Robert H. Beckett ’57
Dennis and Catherine Berkey
President’s Circle Patron
Richard F. Connolly Jr.
$10,000–$24,999
Denise and Craig R. Benson
E. Leo Douville ’39
Anonymous
Wayne D. Moore, PE, FSFPE, CFPS, SET ’94 (MS)
Curtis R. Carlson ’67, D.Sc. (Hon.) ’06
Margaret A. and Michael M. Galbraith ’58
Elizabeth and Michael J. Aghajanian ’80
Judith Nitsch ’75 and Tony Magliozzi
James L. Carr Jr. ’74
Eric Hahn ’80, D.Sc. (Hon.) ’99
Paul A. Allaire ’60, D.Eng. (Hon.) ’94
Corliss and David Paolino ’88 (MBA)
Bonnie and David K. Heebner ’67
Linda and Robert A. Allen ’59
Barrie M. Peterson ’67
Wilfrid J. Houde ’59, D.Eng (Hon.) ’01
Anne N. and Edward A. Altieri ’61
Gretchen and Scott W. Ramsay ’68
Paula and Robert M. Koerner Maria and Joseph E. Laptewicz Jr. ’71
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John T. Mollen
* deceased
Norman L. Monks ’59
P parent
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President’s Circle Ambassador
President’s Circle Associate
$5,000–$9,999
$2,000–$4,999 $1,000 for GOLD
Anonymous (2) Charlotte K. and Gerald R. Backlund ’55
Endowment support has made it possible to place three inaugural academic deans at WPI—Selçuk I. Güçeri, Bernard M. Gordon Dean of Engineering; Karen Kashmanian Oates, Peterson Family Dean of Arts and Sciences; and Mark P. Rice, Dean of the School of Business and Harry G. Stoddard Professor of Management. In addition to leading their respective academic areas, the new deans are working together and with the faculty across the university to advance WPI’s distinctive undergraduate programs, with their emphasis on project-enriched collaborative learning. They also are working to advance research and graduate education in such important fields as alternative energy, advanced materials, regenerative medicine, robotics, and information security, and on novel developments across the disciplines.
Anonymous (3)
Joel Bartlett
LindaLeigh R. ’88 and Andrew A. Aberdale ’89
Charles L. Blake, CIH ’67
Michael L. Abrams ’77
Mrs. John Brunter ’61/w
Jo-Ann G. Alessandrini
Nancy P. and Frederick J. Costello ’59
James A. Alfieri, PE ’59
John L. Dehnert ’59
Kerry Lee ’03 and Ben Andken ’00
Gregory S. Dickson ’71 Mark L. DiNapoli ’85
Elizabeth A. and Edmund W. Bacon ’94 (MS)
Jean and Michael A. DiPierro ’68
Stephen J. Barlow ’71
Beth A. and Raymond M. Dunn ’78, P’14
L & R Barnard-Bullard, Squared ’98
Henry C. Durick, Jr. ’43
Karen and Steve Bernacki ’70
Mark J. Freitas ’78, ’80 (MS)
Edward C. Berndt Jr. ’45
Dale G. Freygang ’74
Bruce E. Beverly, PE ’73, ’75 (MS)
Michael E. Grilli ’67
Emily and John E. Bigelow ’44
William R. Grogan ’46, ’49 (MS), D.Eng. (Hon.) ’90
Sandra and Norman F. Bolyea ’61
Cynthia A. and Robert E. Hart ’79
Rita and Philip Buffinton ’49
Diane and Larry Israel ’61 Timothy C. Johnson ’71
Debra and Scott J. Butler ’80, ’86 (MS)
Shirley and Richard D. Kirk ’54
Robert H. Cahill ’65
Morey R. Kraus ’91 (MS)
Brian Chu ’92
David G. LaPre ’74
George A. Clark ’74
John B. Lewis ’61
William V. Collentro ’66, ’68 (MS)
Bill and Cindy Lyons, P’09
Cynthia and William Cooper ’67
Francesca Maltese Richard J. Miczek ’61
Herbert W. Coulter III ’70, ’71 (MS)
Alfred A. Molinari Jr. ’63
Charles F. H. Crathern III ’52
George S. B. Morgan
Susan J. and Glenn A. Crathern, P’13
David P. Norton ’62
Arthur W. Anderson ’57
Ying L. Becker ’89 (MS), ’91 (PhD)
Joseph D. Bronzino ’59, ’69 (PhD)
William U. Pursell Jr. ’59
Linda M. and Carlton E. Cruff ’71, ’73 (MS)
Denise S. and Leonard E. Redon ’73
Janet Testa
Mrs. Mary M. Roszko ’39/w
Catherine M. Culnane ’84
Karen and Bernard L. Tetreault ’60
Lisa Y. and Jonathan M. Rourke ’76
Kenneth W. Roberts ’68
John D. Cunic ’68, ’71 (MS)
Sandra and David Van Covern ’53
Judy and Philip Ryan ’65
Michael C. Ruettgers, D. Eng. (Hon.) ’00
Judith M. D’Agostino ’80
Annalisa Weigel and Myles A. Walton ’97
Francis M. Scricco ’71
Thomas J. ’04 and Erin L. Daly ’04
William Rutherford, PE ’73
Amy and Sean Sebastian ’83
Winthrop M. Wassenar ’59, ’60 (MS)
Jeffrey A. Dannay ’94 (MS)
Raymond L. Skowyra Jr. ’71
William ’74 and Paula Delaney ’75
Barbara and Norman Sousa Gerrit S. Swart ’55, ’57 (MS)
Anne M. ’75 and Charles W. Dodd ’74
Sophie V. Vandebroek and Jesus del Alamo, P’12
Robert W. Dreyfoos ’80
Michael W. Vranos
Charles J. Durkin Jr. ’65
Ross E. Weaver ’70
Elise Cutler-Dysart and Theodore L. Dysart ’94
Judith R. and Allan P. Sherman ’61, ’81 (MS)
Philip A. Wild ’50
Alberta and Henry Strage ’54, D.Sc. (Hon.) ’90
Richard ’91 and Beth Anne Willett ’93
Ruth and Donald Taylor ’49, D.Eng. (Hon.) ’80 *
Pat and John Wilson ’65 Thomas F. Zimmie, PhD, PE ’60
Linda Dunn Rumsey ’84
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Leland P. Ekstrom ’42
Patricia and Frank Hoy
Karen K. and David R. Oates
Clark L. Poland ’48
Tahar El-Korchi
Paul M. Ingemi ’06
Kevin W. O’Connell ’71
Jacob N. Erlich ’62
John J. Janas III ’79
Thomas J. O’Connor ’59, ’61 (MS)
Robert S. and Cathryn J. Porambo, P’12
Robert L. Favreau ’52
David S. Jenney ’53
Mark F. O’Neil ’80
Julie A. and John W. Powers ’61
Peter R. Fenner ’64, ’67 (MS)
Siret and Jaak Jurison ’54
Irving F. Orrell Jr. ’51, ’58 (MS)
Morgan R. Rees ’61, ’69 (MS)
Gregg Fiddes ’85
Rona and John M. Kahn
Joseph J. Osvald ’65
Jay Rine ’95
John J. Fitzgibbons Jr. ’75
Cynthia L. Karlic ’79
Francis J. Pakulski ’59
Scott B. Flaherty ’87
Benjamin H. Katcoff ’71
Thomas Pantages ’61
Kevin H. ’04 and Jennifer M. Rohleder ’03
Charles D. Flanagan ’53
Denise and Arthur T. Katsaros ’69
Alex C. Papianou ’57
Stephen P. Flavin
Mel G. Keegan ’61
John A. Pelli ’70
Beth and Tim French ’73
Paul E. Kirby
Clarence Plant
Anson C. Fyler ’45 John J. Gabarro ’61
Elham Falsafi Klausbruckner ’90, ’94 (MS)
Anita Gallagher
Joyce S. Kline ’87
C. Stewart Gentsch ’58
Roberta Klisiewicz ’86
William F. Gess Jr. ’58
Christina and Hans H. Koehl ’56
F. Clark Gesswein ’64
Diana M. ’86 and David W. Kolstad ’86
Albert Goldberg ’48 Grace and Jeremy Gorman, P’12 Denise C. Gorski, PMP ’75, ’83 (MSM)
Raymond J. Lambert ’79
Walter J. Grandfield Jr. ’76
Dorothy and Alan G. Larsson ’56
John H. Graves ’94 (MS)
Scott and Jessica Lassonde ’99
Ann T. Lisi and Joel P. Greene ’69
John B. Lawson ’63
Donna and Richard M. Gross ’69
Anthony F. Leketa, PE ’69, ’77 (MS)
Stephen Z. Gunter ’57, ’59 (MS)
Robin Davidov and Christopher Lerbs, P’11
Lee P. Hackett ’61
Brian S. Loveland ’07
David H. Hall ’68
John Machonis Jr. ’63
Michelle M. ’85 and Steven W. Hall ’87
Mark A. Mahoney ’74
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Hansen, P’10
Louis J. Marsella ’56 Christopher F. Martin ’53 Ellen Sloan McCaskill ’89
Mrs. William E. Hanson ’32/w
Peter D. McDermott ’73
Marie and John Harding ’47
Sandra L. and Thomas G. McGee ’64
Mrs. Herbert W. Head ’63/w Herbert S. Hebel ’59
Bernie Meister ’62
Thomas S. Heefner ’61
Kristine and Jim Melvin ’84, ’88 (MSM)
Leonard Hershoff ’43
John R. Messier ’76 (MSM)
Ann E. and Patrick J. Hester ’73
Robert A. Moore ’58, ’59 (MS)
Elizabeth ’02 and Jeremy Hitchcock ’04
Mimi and Pat Moran ’65
Jay P. Hochstaine ’62
Gail M. Morgan and Bernie Lempicki
Christine and Douglas E. Holmes ’71
Peter B. Myers ’46
Mike ’83 and Maureen Horgan ’83, P’14 Lawrence B. Horrigan Jr. ’56 Jody E. and John E. Hossack ’46
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Alisa and Ernest R. Kretzmer ’45 Banthoon Lamsam, P’13
Allan C. Hamilton Jr. ’56
Kirsten Kunkler and Frederick D. Rucker ’81
Mark A. Koretz ’71
Harish and Jyothi Grama
Selçuk I. Güçeri
Sarah D. and Carl O. Rosendahl, P’11
Richard R. Nabb ’73 Bonnie and Thomas B. Newman Jr. ’64 S. Bailey Norton Jr. ’43
Scholarship donors and recipients came together on the evening of Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at the annual Scholarship Dinner, a WPI tradition that celebrates philanthropy and those who benefit from it. It was a banner year for student scholarship support with transformational gifts from several of WPI’s most generous benefactors. Robert A. Foisie ’56 added $9.4 million to the already established Robert Foisie Scholars Fund for undergraduate students; Priscilla and George Messenger Jr. ’51 pledged more than $6 million from their estate to support the George and Priscilla Messenger Scholarship Fund, also for undergraduate students; Nancy Craig pledged a bequest of $2.2 million in memory of her husband, Donald Craig ’57, to support student scholarships through the Matthew Andrews Craig Memorial Scholarship; and Leonard White ’41 made a $1 million bequest toward the Leonard and Ann White Endowed Scholarship Fund, set up in memory of his wife, to support student financial aid.
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P parent
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Steve Rusckowski ’79 Robert A. St. Jean ’60 Roland R. St. Louis Sr. ’52 George E. Saltus ’51, ’54 (MS) Reynald J. Sansoucy ’55
Elizabeth Z. ’03 and Christopher B. Stank ’00
Bonnie and Edwin D. Tenney ’59
Elliot F. Whipple ’67
Richard J. Testa Jr., PE ’84
Bebe and Howard P. Whittle ’54
Beth Poulin ’73, ’78 (MS) and Frank Steiner ’71, ’74 (MS)
Leo J. Thomas, D.Eng. (Hon.) ’88*
Jim Wilkinson ’91, ’93 (MS)
William C. and Donna K. Stock, P’11
Alesia A. Tringale and Rudy Cepko
Treva and Thomas Wimbrow ’76
Anne and Alden Tucker ’52
Alex and Dorothea C. Wong ’92 Eileen R. Wood ’87, ’91 (MS) and Christopher B. Wood ’85, ’95 (MS)
Erin Sullivan ’02, ’03 (MS)
Daniel Turner ’64
Alena and David M. Schwaber ’65
Philip W. Suomu ’80
Frank Verprauskus ’61
Lawrence F. Scinto ’51
Mrs. Roger W. Swanson ’51/w
Maurice R. Silvestris, PE ’64
Joan B. ’79 and David E. Szkutak ’79
Pamela Weathers and Stephen M. Dungan, P’01
Walter Scanlon ’50
Paul S. Sledzik ’61 Susan and Gary Sowyrda ’78
Halil and Karen Padir ’90, ’95 (MBA)
John D. Writer ’51
Thomas Weil ’71
Donald D. ’92 and Jennifer J. Wyse ’94
Kristin ’93 and David Wheeler ’93, ’04 (MS)
Sharon and David C. Youmans, P’04
Honor Roll of Donors 2011 | President’s Circle: Class of 2011 The Senior Class Gift is a longstanding tradition at WPI. The Class of 2011 raised $10,327 from 42.6 percent of the class for the restoration of the memorial garden and reflecting pool behind Higgins House. In recognition of their achievement, the class received a $15,000 matching gift from Trustee Windle B. Priem ’59, making the grand total for this project $25,327.
Your Investment at Work The seniors recognized as President’s Circle members from the Class of 2011 made a gift of $100 or more. Elizabeth M. Dailey Richard L. Emberley Stephen J. Esposito Jason B. Gabriel Rachel K. Heller Mark E. Kuhlwein Anas B. Maghfur Michelle L. Maurice Jonathan F. Morgan Linnea M. Palmer Paton Gregory J. Richmond Matthew K. Runkle
At Commencement 2011, the Senior Class presented President Berkey with a check for $25,327, which will be used to restore the memorial garden and reflecting pool behind Higgins House. This lush, quiet area commemorates the memory of students who have passed away. The Class of 2011 raised $10,327, earning them $15,000 in matching funds from WPI Trustee Windle B. Priem ’59—for a grand total of $25,327. The Class of 2011 dedicated the project to their friend and classmate Jon Rowell, who passed away in February 2011.
Yuan Shi Joseph R. Sima Kayla A. Sousa Ryan P. Stock Nicholas Tsitsilianos
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Honor Roll of Donors 2011 | Corporations, Foundations, and Other Organizations Corporations
IBM Corporation
$100,000 - $499,999
Incite Innovation LLC
ExxonMobil Foundation
Intel Corporation
Messenger & Associates
Intel Foundation
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IR Charitable Foundation 130
$50,000–$99,999
James S. Kemper Foundation
Analog Devices Inc.
Johnson Controls Foundation
ExxonMobil Corporation
Karl Storz Endovision Inc.
Geosynthetic Institute
Klausbruckner & Associates
H. Carr & Sons Inc.
Kodiak Enterprises Inc.
Toyota Infotechnology Center, U.S.A. Inc.
Liberty Mutual Group Inc.
United Technologies Corporation
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center The MathWorks Inc.
$2,000–$49,999
MBIA Foundation Inc.
Abbott Laboratories
The Merck Company Foundation
Aon Fire Protection Engineering
Microsoft Corporation
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration
Mirick O’Connell
Bank of America Foundation
The Northrop Grumman Foundation
Bowditch & Dewey
Pratt & Whitney
Burns & Levinson LLP
The Procter & Gamble Fund
Capone Iron Corporation
Raytheon Company
Caterpillar Inc.
Rolf Jensen & Associates Inc.
Chartwells / Compass Group
Saeilo Manufacturing Industries
Consolidated Edison Company of New York
St. Francis/St. Charles Motels
Covidien
Shire, Human Genetic Therapies Inc.
SolidWorks Corporation
Skylight Studios Inc.
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
The Sousa Corporation
ECI Biotech
Suffolk Construction
EMC Corporation
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Fidelity Foundation
Tyco Employee Matching Gift Program
Fire Equipment Manufacturers Association
State Street Foundation
UTC Fire & Security
FireLink LLC
Verizon Foundation
Fisher Engineering Inc.
Wolf, Greenfield and Sacks, PC
FletcherTilton PC GE Foundation
Family Foundations
General Dynamics C4 Systems
$1,000,000 or more
Gesmer Updegrove LLP
Saybrook Charitable Trust
The Gillette Company Google Inc. Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull and Bitsoli, PC
$500,000–$999,999 The Gordon Foundation
Morgan family members with President Berkey.
WPI continues to attract support from foundations that recognize the value WPI brings to its students, to the Worcester Community, and to society. Recent grants: • A pledge of $2.1 million by Morgan-Worcester Inc. and the Beagary Charitable Trust to name WPI’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning • A $1 million gift by the George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation to name the atrium in the new Sports and Recreation Center • Two grants totaling $298,000 from the Kern Family Foundation to fund programs that promote an entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduate engineers WPI has benefited from the generous support of Worcester-area foundations for many years. The Worcester Community Project Center, which celebrated its first decade in 2011, is supported by a $1.8 million initial investment by the Stoddard Charitable Trust, the Fletcher Foundation, the Ruth H. and Warren A. Ellsworth Foundation, the Mildred H. McEvoy Foundation, the Hoche-Scofield Foundation, and the Fairlawn Foundation.
The Peterson Family Foundation
Gurney Engineering Corp.
$50,000–$99,999
$2,000–$49,999
The Kern Family Foundation
Hamilton, Brook, Smith and Reynolds, PC
Beagary Charitable Trust
Anthony-Arthur Foundation Inc.
Benson Family Charitable Trust
Cymaron Foundation
The McDonough Charitable Foundation Trust
Hughes Associates Inc.
Walter H. Freygang Foundation John P. and Kelley A. Joseph Family Foundation Katsaros Family Foundation
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Jack and Bonnie Mollen Charitable Foundation Trust The Vranos Family Foundation Y & R Charitable Trust
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Honor Roll of Donors 2011 | Corporations, Foundations, and Other Organizations Foundations and Other Charitable Organizations
George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation
$1,000,000–$5,000,000
The Albert J. Gifford Charitable Trust
The George I. Alden Trust
$100,000–$499,999 The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation Inc. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fletcher Foundation Morgan-Worcester Inc.
Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice The Jewish Communal Fund Jewish Community Foundation of Metrowest New Jersey Johnson Charitable Gift Fund The Henry Luce Foundation Inc. The Macamor Foundation
$50,000–$99,999
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
WPI Alumni Association
National Fire Protection Association
Wyman-Gordon Foundation
Red & Blue Foundation Inc.
$2,000–$49,999
Rotary Club of Yarmouth
Anonymous
Schwab Charitable Fund
The Aberdale Foundation
The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation
The Ayco Charitable Foundation Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Coleman Foundation
United Way of Central Massachusetts
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
United Way of Rhode Island
East Bay Community Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
J. Irving England and Jane L. England Charitable Trust
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Great music and science come together at WPI through the generous philanthropy of Dr. and Mrs. Herman Medwin ’41. A significant bequest from the Medwin Family Trust will ensure that the campus community will be enriched by the Medwin String Ensemble and the Medwin String Honors Quartet for generations to come.
Stanley W. Watson Foundation
Estates $1,000,000–$5,000,000
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Estate of Richard T. Whitcomb ’43
$100,000–$499,999 Anonymous Estate of Clayton E. Hunt Jr. ’34 Medwin Family Trust Robert ’46 and Barbara Schramm Trust Estate of Leroy P. Smith Kathryn T. Stoughton Trust
$50,000–$99,999 Estate of Raymond K. Houston ’38 The Dr. William Price ’37 Trust Estate of Percy Clayton Smith 1907
$2,000–$49,999 Anonymous
President Dennis Berkey joined Massachusetts Lt. Governor Tim Murray, Congressman Jim McGovern, Worcester Mayor Joseph O’Brien, O’Connell Development Group President Dennis Fitzpatrick, WPI trustees, administrators, and other community leaders to break ground on a $32 million, 92,000–sq.ft. facility at Gateway Park in Worcester, on April 21, 2011. WPI’s new Fire Protection Engineering facility and laboratory will be housed there and has received generous financial support from Honeywell, UTC, Rolf Jensen & Associates, Siemens Industry, and AON Fire Protection Engineering.
Estate of Benjamin E. Chadwick ’31 Hathaway Family Trust Estate of Sylvia C. Koerber ’40/w Albert J. LaLiberte ’33 Trust Estate of Beatrice M. Mencow ’37/w Estate of Norman A. Packard ’39 Estate of Ralph W. Piper ’42 Estate of Elsie C. Strandberg ’39/w Estate of Robert S. Tamblyn ’46
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Honor Roll of Donors 2011 | Faculty and Staff More than 220 faculty and staff made contributions to support student financial aid and university departments over the past year. In recognition of the many important contributions faculty and staff make to the life and success of this vibrant university, two Trustees, (who wish to remain anonymous) matched dollar-for-dollar any faculty/staff donations (cash and securities) to the university during the last fiscal year and are continuing this challenge for gifts made through June 30, 2012. The matching funds will be used to create an endowed fund for student financial aid.
Jon P. Abraham
Martha Cyr ’87 (MS), ’97 (PhD)
Peter H. Hansen
Francis Hoy
David S. Adams
John F. Delorey
Dana L. Harmon
Mayer Humi
Kathleen T. Adams
Nicholas A. Dembsey
Ajayi Harris
Peggy Isaacson
W. A. Addison
Chrysanthe Demetry ’88
A. Tracy Hassett
Judith Jaeger
Jo-Ann G. Alessandrini
Jim Demetry ’58, ’60 (MS)
Arthur C. Heinricher
J. S. Jiusto
Margarita Alicea
Marie E. DiRuzza
William Hobey
Allan E. Johannesen ’68
Charles R. Anderson ’99
Michael J. DiRuzza
Allen H. Hoffman ’63, ’67 (MS)
Sharon Johnson
Dexter A. Bailey
David B. Dollenmayer
Francis Horanzy
James F. Kenary
Sheila J. Bailey
Michael W. Dorsey
Marylou G. Horanzy
Paul E. Kirby
William A. Baller
James K. Doyle
McRae C. Banks
Christine Drew
Patricia A. Barrows
Joseph B. Duffy
Jon E. Bartelson ’01
Raymond Dunn ’78
Christopher J. Bartley
Donald D. Easson
Karen L. Bean ’86 (MBA)
Ryan Egge
Roderick J. Beaton
Charles Rusty Eggen
Diane Begreen
Denise A. Ehnstrom
Paul A. Bennett
Tahar El-Korchi
Dennis D. Berkey
Michael W. Ellsworth
Gina M. Betti
Michael B. Elmes
Deborah A. Bockus
Adam Epstein ’05, ’11 (MS)
Deborah A. Bordage
Robyn Esposito
David A. Botelho
Brenton Faber
Kristin Boudreau
Rebecca Faber
Joel J. Brattin
Giacomo P. Ferraro
Jodi Briggs
Laura D. Ferro
Lora T. Brueck
Gregory S. Fischer
Dorothy A. Campaniello
Kathryn Fisler
Steffanie C. Carnazza
Robert Fitzgerald ’53, ’60 (MS)
Michelle Carrara
Stephen P. Flavin
Julie L. Chapman
Jennifer Gamache
Ronald D. Cheetham
Glenn R. Gaudette
Ki H. Chon
Michael A. Gennert
Philip N. Clay
Denise M. Giguere
Jennifer A. Cluett
Cynthia E. Gillespie
William Collentro ’66, ’68 (MS)
Christine Girouard
Edward J. Connor ’92
Zofia Glazer
Robert E. Connors
Edward M. Gonsalves ’81, ’94 (MS)
Ginger Conti
Karen Goudey
Paul Cotnoir ’83, ’88 (MS), ’10 (PhD)
Margaret B. Gribouski
Emily Cox
Martha Gunnarson
Constance Cramer
Bonnie J. Hall
Theodore C. Crusberg
Steven W. Hall ’87
Kristy Cullivan
Laura R. Hanlan
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Selcuk Guceri
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Your investment continues to grow WPI’s reputation nationally and internationally. The Princeton Review recognizes WPI in its new 2012 edition of "The Best 376 Colleges," rating it 17th in the nation for Career Services, 6th on a list of the 10 best places to study game design, one of the top five universities in the nation that provide the greatest opportunity for women studying business and management, and included it among the most environmentally responsible colleges and universities in the United States and Canada in its “Guide to 311 Green Colleges.” WPI graduates rank 7th in the nation for highest starting median salary, according to a recent report by PayScale Inc. The 2012 Fiske Guide to Colleges named WPI to its “Most Interesting Colleges” list.
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Honor Roll of Donors 2011 | Faculty and Staff
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With the special distinction of graduating during WPI’s 150th anniversary year, the Class of 2015 arrived on campus Sunday, August 21. This sesquicentennial class sets many records: WPI received more than 7,000 applications for admission to this class, which is composed of more than 1,000 students—the largest ever in the university’s 146-year history. These students’ average SAT composite score (combined verbal and math) is 1298, the highest ever among incoming classes; their average high school grade point average is 3.8, and more than 40 percent had perfect GPAs of 4.0. There are 44 class valedictorians and 55 salutatorians among this group. The class is composed of the largest numbers of women (31 percent), domestic students of color (12.5 percent), and international students (14.5 percent) in WPI history. The Class of 2015 also represent 41 states and 35 foreign countries.
Karen Kashmanian Oates
Cornelius W. Spellman
Robert A. Oborne
Susan E. Spies
John T. O’Connor
Kenneth Stafford
John A. Orr
Richard A. Stanley ’99 (PhD)
David B. Ortendahl
Roger W. Steele ’91
Connie O’Toole
Samuel K. Stewart
Eric W. Overström
Donna K. Stock
Taskin Padir
John M. Sullivan
Ann-Marie Pagonis
Susan J. Tarplin
Jennifer Palmer Andrews
Jessica R. Telemaque
Stephanie Pasha
Peter A. Thomas
Gina M. Patterson
Benjamin R. Thompson ’73
R. Creighton Peet
Kristin R. Tichenor
Terrence J. Pellerin
Elizabeth Tomaszewski
Donna D. Pellinger Emily Perlow
Walter T. Towner ’83, ’01 (MS),’03 (MS)
Leigh A. Persico
Aubrey A. Valley
Robert A. Peura ’64
Dianne Vanacore
Deborah A. Pizzimenti
Helen G. Vassallo ’82 (MBA)
Clarence Plant
Richard Vaz ’79, ’84 (MS), ’87 (PhD)
Jeanine D. Plummer Harold Resington Mark P. Rice Charles Rich Donald G. Richardson Janet B. Richardson Evelyn M. Riley Kent J. Rissmiller Marsha Rolle Yvette M. Rutledge Brenda M Salvi Tressa J. Santillo Brian J. Savilonis ’72, ’73 (MS)
Audrey Klein-Leach
Michael Manning
Tricia Sawyer
William Krein ’62
Cheryl A. Martunas
Lance E. Schachterle
Kathy A. Kuhlwein
Maureen E. Maynard
Anastasia Schelkin
Jason R. Laperriere
Ann McCarron
Ann S. Schlickmann
David Leach
Elenore M. McGourty
Stacy Schwartz
Melissa Leahy ’97
James McLaughlin
Deborah C. Scott
Tracey Leger-Hornby
Anthony McMahon
Catherine A. Seed
Allen H. Levesque ’59
Brian J. Meacham ’84, ’91 (MS)
Robert Sheehan
Fred J. Looft
Eliza Michie Laurent
Ingrid K. Shockey
Linda C. Looft
Susan M. Milkman
Candace L. Sidner
David A. Lucht
Fabienne Miller
Richard D. Sisson
Christine Lynch
Dianne M. Moreau
Jeanine Skorinko
Patricia MacInnes
Thomas P. Moreau
Laurie A. Smith
Maren Madore
Charles C. Morse
Jeffrey S. Solomon
Lisa C. Maizite
Stacie D. Murray
Suzanne M. Sontgerath ’88
Patrick T. Maloney
Kathy Notarianni ’86, ’88 (MS)
Jonathan Sparling
Bogdan M. Vernescu Luis Vidali Homer F. Walker Maria C. Warren Pamela Weathers Stephen J. Weininger Amy E. Weymouth Abbie C. White Joann Whitefleet-Smith Norman D. Wilkinson Lori Willens Craig E. Wills Kristin K. Wobbe Wanli Zhao Luanne Zingarelli Donald Zwiep
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