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2 Worcester Polytechnic Institute * deceased P parent /w widow of alumnus

President’s Circle Benefactor

$500,000 or moreAnonymous

Janet and Robert A. Foisie ’56

Bernard M. Gordon, D.Eng. (Hon.) ’07

Edna T. and Douglas G. Noiles ’44, D.Eng. (Hon.) ’99

Maureen and Donald K. Peterson ’71

President’s Circle Benefactor

$100,000-$499,999Anonymous (2)

Paul R. Beswick ’57 *

Dwight M. Cornell, PE, ’60

Debora M. and Michael J. Dolan ’75

Warner S. Fletcher

Randie and Robert R. Martin ’75

Paul S. Morgan

Priscilla and George C. Messenger Jr. ’51, D.Eng. (Hon.) ’09

Judy and Philip B. Ryan ’65

Charlotte R. and Edward R. Zieve ’45

President’s Circle Benefactor

$50,000-$99,999James L. Carr Jr. ’74

Ellen and Stu Kazin ’61

Barbara and Allen H. Levesque ’59

Erica A. ’96 and Robert H. Mason ’94

Barbara and Robert F. Sutherland Jr. ’57

Pamela Weathers and Stephen M. Dungan, P’01

Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Zarrilli ’71

President’s Circle Fellow

$25,000-$49,999Mary R. and William Barron IV

Curtis R. Carlson ’67, D.Sc. (Hon.) ’06

Mrs. Irving James Donahue Jr. ’44/w

E. Leo Douville ’39

Jean and Henry J. Fitzgerald ’75

Eric A. Hahn ’80, D.Sc. (Hon.) ’99

Bonnie and David K. Heebner ’67

Stephen J. ’82 and Andrea J. Kaneb ’84

William A. Kerr ’60

John T. Mollen

John M. Nash ’56

Windle B. Priem ’59

Amy and Glenn Yee ’74

President’s Circle Patron

$10,000-$24,999Anonymous (2)

Herbert Asher ’44

John D. ’83 and Sheryl A. Atkinson ’83

Joyce and Paul W. Bayliss ’60

Patricia A. and Robert H. Beckett ’57

Kathryn Enright Benford ’60/w

Dave C. Brownell ’88

Scott B. Burton ’84

Deirdre and John P. Casey ’76

Rebecca G. and Peter C. Clapp ’82

Daniel I. Coifman ’67

Richard F. Connolly Jr.

Herbert W. Coulter III ’70, ’71 (MS)

Mrs. Donald G. Craig ’57/w

Jim Demetry ’58

Margaret A. and Michael M. Galbraith ’58

Claire L. Gaudiani

John F. Kelly ’82

Paul A. Lacouture ’72

Cheryl A. LaFleur and William A. Kuncik

Mrs. William M. Lester ’28/w

Patricia and Edward E. Lindberg ’60, ’63 (MS)

Arthur J. LoVetere ’60

Bill and Cindy Lyons, P’09

Jean and Myles McDonough

George S. B. Morgan

Charles H. Moser

Judith Nitsch, PE, LEED AP, ’75,and J. Anthony Magliozzi

Karen J. ’82 and George R. Oliver ’82

Emmanuel J. Pappas ’52

John A. Pelli ’70

Barrie M. Peterson ’67

William U. Pursell Jr. ’59

Gretchen and Scott W. Ramsay ’68

William Rutherford, PE, ’73

J. Morrison Smith ’37 *

Sandra and David T. Van Covern ’53

Sophie V. Vandebroek and Jesus del Alamo, P’12

Paul Ventimiglia ’09

Myles A. Walton ’97

Patricia S. and John T. Wilson ’65

Honor Roll of Donors 2010 | 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 ormore 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.

Your Investment at Work

President Dennis Berkey with GE Foundation PresidentRobert Corcoran, who spoke at WPI’s Great ProblemsSeminars project presentation day in December 2009.Corcoran praised the Great Problems Seminars for firstyear students for helping to prepare the next generationof engineers and scientists to identify problems anddevelop innovative solutions.

President’s Circle Ambassador

$5,000-$9,999Anonymous (2)

Dorothy and James S. Adams ’49

Paul A. Allaire ’60, D. Eng. (Hon.) ’94

Charlotte K. and Gerald R. Backlund ’55

Jean P. Balajadia ’94

Joel Bartlett

Ying Liu Becker ’89 (MS), ’91 (PhD)

Stephen E. Bernacki ’70

Rene R. Bertrand ’57

Jeremy P. ’04 and Elizabeth S. Cash Hitchcock ’02

Raj K. Chauhan ’69

George A. Cowan ’41, D.Sc. (Hon.) ’02

Jean and Michael A. DiPierro ’68

Juliann B. ’85 and Daniel F. Farrar ’84

Peter R. Fenner ’64, ’67 (MS)

Mark J. Freitas ’78, ’80 (MS)

Dale G. Freygang ’74

Anson C. Fyler ’45

John F. Gabranski ’75

William R. Grogan ’46, ’49 (MS),D.Eng. (Hon.) ’90

Rebecca M. Hedgecock

Michael T. Horgan ’83 and Maureen Sexton Horgan ’83

Carol A. and Frank R. Jensen ’68

August C. Kellermann ’46

George J. Kennedy ’45

Vijay R. Kirloskar ’74, ’78 (MSM)

Joyce S. Kline ’87

Paul N. Kokulis, Esq., ’45

Kei Lau ’91

Mrs. Peter H. Levine

Daniel Maguire ’66

Francesca Maltese

John C. Margo ’50

Maryellen and James E. Mayer ’77

John R. Messier ’76

Alfred A. Molinari Jr. ’63

Wayne D. Moore, PE, FSFPE,CFPS, SET, ’94

Philip R. Morgan

David P. Norton ’62

Mark F. O'Neil ’80

William A. Patch

Kenneth W. Roberts ’68

Mary M. and Edward J. Roszko ’39, ’41 (MS)

Amy and Sean D. S. Sebastian ’83

Judith K. and Allan P. Sherman ’61, ’81 (MS)

Alberta and Henry M. Strage, PE, ’54, D.Sc. (Hon.) ’90

Gerrit S. Swart ’55, ’57 (MS)

David E. ’79 and Joan B. Szkutak ’79

Ruth P. and Donald Taylor ’49, D.Eng. (Hon.) ’80

David A. Tone ’63

Robert H. Whyte ’60

Donald D. ’92 and Jennifer J. Wyse ’94

President’s Circle Associate

$2,000-$4,999$1,000 for GOLDAnonymous (2)

Michael L. Abrams ’77

Donald H. Adams ’52

Michael J. Aghajanian ’80

Jo-Ann G. Alessandrini

James A. Alfieri, PE, ’59

Arthur W. Anderson ’57

Kerry Lee ’03 and Benjamin B. Andken ‘00

Emily P. Anesta ’05

William L. Anthony Jr. ’61

Drs. Diran and Seta Apelian

Michael E. Aspinwall ’75

Elizabeth and Edmund W. Bacon ’94 (MS)

Bruce M. Bailey ’51

Angela and Dexter A. Bailey

McRae C. Banks II

William D. Bennett ’89

Dennis and Catherine Berkey

Edward C. Berndt Jr. ’45

Jonathan and Melissa Besse ’91

Bruce E. Beverly, PE, ’73, ’75 (MS)

Gerald J. Bibeault ’42

Emily and John E. Bigelow ’44

Philip S. Blackman ’66

Rita and Philip G. Buffinton ’49

L. and R. Barnard-Bullard

John K. Busada ’39

Robert H. Cahill ’65

Theodore D. Carty ’87

Elizabeth M. and Brian D. Chace ’69

Stephen G. and Rose A. Cohn, P’10

William V. Collentro ’66, ’68 (MS)

Eric M. Connelly ’09

Cynthia and William R. Cooper ’67

Nancy P. and Frederick J. Costello ’59

Charles F. H. Crathern III ’52

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Crook ’60

John D. Cunic ’68, ’71 (MS)

John J. Dagostino ’82

Judith M. D’Agostino ’80

Jeffrey A. Dannay ’94 (MS)

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Decker, P’12

Paula ’75 and William R. Delaney ’74

Jatinkumar Desai ’85 (MS)

MaryAnn DiPinto, P’14

Kenda M. and Michael W. Donahue ’90

Linda S. Dunn Rumsey ’84

Beth A. and Raymond M. Dunn ’78

Charles J. Durkin Jr. ’65

Leland P. Ekstrom ’42

Tahar El-Korchi

Jacob N. Erlich, Esq., ’62

Malcolm E. Ferson ’49

Dionysios Sp. and Elizabeth Filiotis, P’10

William A. Fitzgerald ’83

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Your Investment at Work

The breadth and quality of WPI’s graduate researchprograms were in the spotlight this spring at GraduateResearch Achievement Day (GRAD) 2010. The results ofa range of ongoing research projects were covered inposters by 215 graduate students, who also deliveredbrief oral presentations about their work. This annualevent gives students the opportunity to present theirresearch to peers, faculty members, and the communityat large.

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John J. Fitzgibbons Jr. ’75

John M. ’75 and Virginia A. Giordano FitzPatrick ’75

Charles D. Flanagan ’53

Frances E. and Harold Fleit ’45

Elizabeth M. and Timothy A.French, Esq., ’73

C. Stewart Gentsch ’58

Prof. Susan Vernon-Gerstenfeld andProf. Arthur Gerstenfeld

F. Clark Gesswein ’64

Albert S. Goldberg ’48

Grace and Jeremy Gorman, P’12

Denise C. Gorski, PMP, ’75, ’83 (MSM)

Walter J. Grandfield Jr. ’76

Joel P. Greene ’69 and Ann T. Lisi

Richard M. Gross ’69

James G. Hackendorf ’60

Lee P. Hackett ’61

David H. Hall ’68

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Hansen, P’10

Marie and John P. Harding ’47

Charles D. Hardy Jr. ’69

Deborah L. Harrow ’84

Cynthia A. and Robert E. Hart ’79

John F. Harvey ’77

James R. Haupt ’05

Eric A. Hauptmann ’60

Mrs. Herbert W. Head ’63/w

Herbert S. Hebel ’59

Brian J. Heller ’01

William L. Herbert ’05

Leonard Hershoff ’43

Steven G. and Lynn E. Heslinga, P’12

Paula and William Hillner ’70

Jay P. Hochstaine ’62

Lawrence B. Horrigan Jr. ’56

Jody E. and John E. Hossack ’46

Patricia and Francis Hoy, PhD

Thomas F. Humphrey, PE, ’59

John J. Janas III ’79

David S. Jenney ’53, ’68 (PhD)

Timothy C. Johnson ’71

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Kahn, P’80

Richard A. Kashnow ’63

Denise and Arthur T. Katsaros ’69

Edward P. Kavanagh

Ryan S. Kendrick ’08 and Erin J. (Vozzola) Kendrick ’08

Donald L. Kerr ’65

Paul E. Kirby

Judith and Donald E. Kirk ’59

Shirley and Richard D. Kirk ’54

Mr. and Mrs. Hans H. Koehl ’56

Roumen B. Kordof ’68

Alisa and Ernest R. Kretzmer ’45

Banthoon Lamsam, P’13

John H. Lancaster ’39

Spencer K. Lang ’40

Dorothy and Alan G. Larsson ’56

Scott and Jessica Lassonde ’99

John B. Lawson ’63

Marshall S. Levine ’55

John B. Lewis ’61

Irving F. Liimatta ’00

Charles Lipson ’60

Bruce G. Lovelace ’68

Brian S. Loveland ’07

Jason P. Macari ’84

John Machonis Jr. ’63

Mark A. Mahoney ’74

Sanjayan Manivannan ’07

Louis J. Marsella ’56

F. William Marshall Jr.

Ellen M. Sloan McCaskill ’89

Peter D. McDermott ’73

Sandra L. and Thomas G. McGee ’64

Bernard J. Meister ’62

Kristine and James M. Melvin ’84, ’88 (MSM)

Robert A. Moore ’58, ’59 (MS)

Mimi and Patrick T. Moran ’65

Charles A. Morse Jr. ’45

Peter B. Myers ’46

Richard R. Nabb ’73

Stan and Patricia J. Newcomer-Simmons ’90

Bonnie J. and Thomas B. Newman ’64

Shirley L. and David L. Nickerson ’54

Lillian Pubillones Nolan andMatthew M. Nolan, Esq., P’10

S. Bailey Norton Jr. ’43

Kevin W. O’Connell ’71

Thomas J. O'Connor ’59, ’61 (MS)

Irving F. Orrell Jr. ’51, ’58 (MS)

Joseph J. Osvald ’65

Elaine and Julius A. Palley ’46

Ty P. Panagoplos ’94

Corliss and David R. Paolino ’88 (MBA)

Alex C. Papianou ’57

Marilou and Philip R. Pastore Jr. ’60

Richard A. Perreault ’75

James M. Phelan ’07

Clarence Plant

Clark L. Poland ’48

Cathryn J. and Robert S. Porambo, P’12

Julie A. and John W. Powers ’61

Samuel J. Pullara ’93

Lucille and Edward W. Randall ’49

Leonard E. Redon ’73

Don and Janet Richardson

Jay S. Rine ’95

Christopher Ritter

Jennifer M. ’03 and Kevin H. Rohleder ’04

Milton E. Ross ’40

Lisa Y. and Jonathan M. Rourke ’76

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Your Investment at Work

President Berkey (left), Jamo Carr ’74, Donald Peterson ’71,immediate past chair of the WPI Board of Trustees, andtrustees Stuart Kazin ’61 and Judith Nitsch ’75 brokeground for the new Sports and Recreation Center at a ceremony on May 14, 2010. Moonraker 2.0, thestudent-designed robot that won a $500,000 prize fromNASA for its ability to excavate moon dust, used itsremarkable digging capabilities to help kick offconstruction of the new center, which is currently beingbuilt into the hillside at the west end of the WPIQuadrangle and is designed to meet LEED certificationstandards. With the investment of generous donors, thefacility is scheduled to open in August 2012. Watch avideo of the ground breaking ceremony, view theconstruction site live, and learn more about the Sportsand Recreation Center at wpi.edu/sportsandrecreation.

* deceased P parent /w widow of alumnus

Kirsten Kunkler and Frederick D. Rucker ’81

Marion R. and Smil Ruhman ’49

Stephen H. Rusckowski ’79

George E. Saltus ’51, ’54 (MS)

Ginny and Reynald J. Sansoucy, PE, ’55

Barbara and Walter C. Scanlon ’50

Alena and David M. Schwaber ’65

Lawrence F. Scinto ’51

Robert E. Seamon ’61*

Paul F. Seibold ’50

Daniel H. Sheingold ’48

Maurice R. Silvestris, PE, ’64

Paul S. Sledzik ’61

Robert W. Smith ’69, ’73 (MS)

Earl C. Sparks III ’66, ’69 (MS)

Robert A. St. Jean ’60

Elizabeth Z. ’03 and Christopher B. Stank ’00

Richard H. Steeves ’70

Donna K. and William C. Stock, P’11

Erin Sullivan ’02, ’03 (MS)

Roger W. Swanson ’51*

Bruce M. Szypot ’72

Halil and Karen M. Tegan Padir ’90, ’95 (MBA)

Leo J. Thomas, D.Eng. (Hon.) ’88

Anne and Alden F. Tucker ’52

Daniel Turner ’64

Annie and Christopher B. Umbricht, P’12

Dee M. and R. Kingman Webster ’54, D.Sc. (Hon.) ’04

John J. West Jr. ’88

Elliot F. Whipple ’67

Bebe and Howard P. Whittle ’54

Carla and Philip A. Wild ’50

James C. Wilkinson ’91, ’93 (MS)

Treva and Thomas H. Wimbrow ’76

Dorothea Carraway Wong ’92

James R. Wong ’05

David C. and Sharon Youmans, P’04

Don Zereski ’87, ’89 (MS)

Thomas P. Zgambo ’98 (MBA)

Your Investment at Work

The Class of 2009’s gift is the Proud Goat statue, whichwas installed in August 2010 on the Quadrangle nearthe Bartlett Center. More than 40 percent of the classraised $18,456 for the creation and placement of thisstatue honoring the WPI mascot. This is a recordfundraising total for any Senior Class Gift and it earnedthe Class of 2009 a $10,000 matching gift from WPITrustee Windle B. Priem ’59, for a final total of$28,456. The sculpture was created by Robert Shure,whose work is well known nationally and includes theBoston Irish Famine Memorial, the bronze relief of TedWilliams at the entrance to the Ted Williams Tunnel, theFAO Schwarz teddy bear at Tufts Medical Center inBoston, and the bronze portrait of George Washingtonat the Washington Monument. Pictured here are Shure(left), President Berkey, and Nick Pelletier ’09, on theday the statue was installed in August 2010. See moreat www.flickr.com/wpialumni.

Your Investment at Work

In August 2010 the Class of 1970 Café and HelpDeskoffices opened in Gordon Library. The Class of ’70 raised$38,269 to help renovate the space and add the café.More photos may be viewed at flickr.com/wpialumni.

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The Senior Class Gift is a longstanding tradition at WPI. The Class of 2010 raised $11,749 from 34 percent of the class for the creation of a barbecuestation located next to the patio behind the Campus Center. In recognition of their achievement, the class received a $10,000 matching gift fromTrustee Windle B. Priem ’59, making the grand total for this project $21,749. The seniors recognized as President’s Circle members from the Classof 2010 made a gift of $100 or more.

Honor Roll of Donors 2010 | President’s Circle: Class of 2010

Jairo E. Argueta

William N. Barges Jr.

Paige R. Bourne

Adam Cartier

Jason R. Climer

Jason A. Codding

Daniel J. Cullen

Maria A. DeCicco

Michael A. Ferro

Roseann S. Gammal

Tyler C. Golightly

Eric P. Greer

Alex J. Hansen

Julie L. Hitchcock

Erin T. Ingalls

Christopher G. Jeznach

Kelly E. Johnson

Matthew J. King

Nicole C. Klegraefe

Gregory L. Lucini

Amanda L. Martori

Andrew J. Menelbaum

Chad H. Mondor

Amanda Rose Moreno

Lindsay E. Mullins

Michael R. Oshetsky

Matthew A. Parker

Sean T. Philbrook

Brian F. Potts

William T. Proia

Matthew K. Runkle

Daniel R. Sacco

Elizabeth A. Schreiber

Mary P. Schultz

Steven D. Shidlovsky

Ashleigh R. Smeal

Andrew E. Smith

Heather Lee Standring

Christopher P. Thomson

Matthew Ryan Tomasko

Arie J. Vilders

Jyotsna Vinayak

Myles A. Walsh

Your Investment at Work

The barbecue station donated by the Class of 2010 was constructed in August 2010.View more photos at www.flickr.com/wpialumni.

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Corporations

$100,000 - $499,999Messenger & Associates

Science Applications InternationalCorp. (SAIC)

$50,000 - $99,999Anonymous

Exxon Mobil Corporation

ExxonMobil Foundation

The Gillette Company

H. Carr & Sons Inc.

Intel Corporation

Shire, Human Genetic Therapies Inc.

Toyota Infotechnology Center,U.S.A. Inc.

$2,000 - $49,999Abbott Laboratories

Accenture Foundation Inc.

Aetna Foundation Inc.

Analog Devices Inc.

Ayco Charitable Foundation

BAE SYSTEMS Information &Electronic Systems Integration

The Boeing Company

Bowditch & Dewey

Burns & Levinson, LLP

Caterpillar Inc.

CDM

Chartwells / Compass Group

The Dow Chemical CompanyFoundation

Fidelity Foundation

First Flight Ltd. Partnership

The FM Global Foundation

GE Foundation

General Dynamics Corporation

Gesmer Updegrove, LLP

Gilbane Building Company

Google Inc.

Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli, P.C.

Hamilton, Brook, Smith &Reynolds, P.C.

IBM Corporation

Incite Innovations, LLC

James S. Kemper Foundation

Johnson Controls Foundation

Karl Storz Endovision, Inc.

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.

Mass. Technology Development Corporation

MBIA Foundation Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Mirick O’Connell DeMallie &Lougee, LLP

The Pfizer Foundation

Procter & Gamble Fund

Raytheon Company

Roche

Rolf Jensen & Associates Inc.

SolidWorks Corporation

State Street Foundation

Sun Microsystems Inc.

Teradyne, Inc.

Third Generation Consultants, LLC

The Travelers Companies Inc.

Tyco Employee Matching Gift Program

Tyco International ManagementCompany

United Technologies Corporation

Verizon Foundation

Weston & Sampson Engineers Inc.

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Family Foundations

$1,000,000 Saybrook Charitable Trust

$500,000 - $999,999The Gordon Foundation

The Peterson Family Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999Beagary Charitable Trust

$2,000 - $49,999Anthony-Arthur Foundation Inc.

Cymaron Foundation

The Delle Foundation

Walter H. Freygang Foundation

Katsaros Family Foundation

Macari Family Foundation

George and Alice Rich Foundation

The LeRoy Schecter Foundation, Inc.

Schwab Charitable Fund

Y & R Charitable Trust

Honor Roll of Donors 2010 | Corporations, Foundations, and Other Organizations

Your Investment at Work

Bernard Harris Jr., a former NASA astronaut and thefirst African American to walk in space, observes middle-school students working on an engineering problemduring the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer ScienceCamp held at WPI in 2009. Sponsored by ExxonMobiland the Bernard Harris Foundation, the camp provided48 underrepresented middle school students (24 girlsand 24 boys) from the central Massachusetts regionwith opportunities to learn technology as well as naturalscience, engineering, and mathematics from WPIfaculty, secondary school teachers, and evenExxonMobil engineers. The camp’s theme at WPI was“Revolutionary Robotics,” which was fitting for the homeof the nation’s first undergraduate degree program inrobotics engineering.

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Foundations and Other Charitable Organizations

$1,000,000 George I. Alden Trust

$100,000 - $499,999Davis Educational Foundation

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation

Morgan-Worcester, Inc.

$2,000 - $49,999Anonymous

Combined Jewish Philanthropies

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

The Denver Foundation

East Bay Community Foundation

J. Irving England and Jane L. England Charitable Trust

Albert J. Gifford Charitable Trust

Jewish Communal Fund

Jewish Community Foundation ofMetrowest

Johnson Charitable Gift Fund

Grayce B. Kerr Fund, Inc.

The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.

Macamor Foundation

National Fire Protection Association

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Society of Fire Protection Engineers/Greater Atlanta Chapter

Tech Old Timers

United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

United Way of Central Massachusetts

Vanguard Charitable EndowmentProgram

WPI Alumni Association

WPI Student Government Association

Estates

$500,000 - $999,999Estate of Robert E. Seamon ’61

$100,000 - $499,999Estate of Mabel K. Bass ’33/w

Shirley A. Mitchell Trust

Estate of Ralph W. Piper ’42

Estate of Leroy P. Smith

$50,000 - $99,999Pauline F. Krull Trust ’16/w

$2,000 - $49,999Estate of Roy F. Bourgault ’42

Estate of Ruth M. Knight

Estate of Albert A. Nims Jr. ’39

Dr. William Price ’37 Trust

Estate of Joan Rich ’51/w

Estate of Miriam B. Rutman ’30/w

Estate of Walter A. Skers ’47

Honor Roll of Donors 2010 | Corporations, Foundations, and Other Organizations

Your Investment at Work

Students and faculty enjoy state-of-the-future laboratoryfacilities in the George I. Alden Life Sciences andBioengineering Educational Center, which opened at thestart of the 2009–10 academic year. The Alden Centeris the result of a sweeping renovation in Goddard Hallmade possible by an $11.5 million grant from theGeorge I. Alden Trust, WPI’s most generous benefactor.

Your Investment at Work

More than 250 elementary and middle school studentsfrom across the Northeast participated in RoboNautica,held at WPI in December 2009. Sponsored byRaytheon Network Centric Systems, RoboNautica isMassachu setts’ official state championship tournamentof FIRST LEGO League, and it showcases the talents ofhundreds of children ages 9–14 from across theNortheast region. (Out-of-state students were eligible toparticipate in the Massachusetts tournament.) Team1044 of Lexington, Mass. ("Battery Powered PicklejarHeads") won the Champion’s Award, RoboNautica'stop honor. To qualify for RoboNautica, all participatingteams gave successful performances earlier in the yearat one of five regional tournaments held throughout thestate. A total of 64 teams competed.

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