Lasting Bonds: President's Report, 2019

lasting bonds

wentworth president’s report fiscal year 2019

table of contents

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president thompson message

entrepreneurial co-op: david bamforth

w@w scholarship recipient: fatima hussein

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wit veterans

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standout alumnus: michael santora

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ceis/accelerate

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ceis donors

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young alumni giving back: robert martin

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a letter of thanks: trustee paul guarracino

president’s circle

legacy challenge profile

1904 society

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donor list

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the corporation

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summary of financial results

letter from the president

Dear Alumni and Friends: i am honored to serve as Wentworth’s fifth president. Wentworth stands out as a university providing educational opportunities with high relevancy today and into the future. Our approach to practical learning prepares our students to tackle the toughest challenges beginning on their first day on campus. Whether in a lab or studio, co-op, or co-curricular experience, our students find their niche and develop unique skills that set them apart.

Our foundation is strong. As we develop a shared strategic vision over the coming months, I plan to build on that foundation and honor our rich heritage.

Together, we’ll deepen our partnerships with industry and community to create an environment that meets the needs of the next generation of students.

Through these efforts, we will do even more to prepare graduates for success in an ever-changing landscape.

Leveraging our talented faculty and staff, and through your continued commitment to advancing Wentworth, I’m confident we can achieve all of this.

I look forward to getting to know each of you better as we work together to secure a strong future for Wentworth.

Respectfully yours,

save the date

Friday, October 18, 2019 mark a. thompson, ph.d.

President

The Inauguration of Wentworth’s Fifth President: Dr. Mark A. Thompson Visit wit.edu/inauguration for updates

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entrepreneurial co-op

seeding success:

Helping student entrepreneurs accelerate their growth

as founders of the world’s most influential start-ups, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Jack Dorsey all share common characteristics. Global recognition? Check. Billionaire status? Double check. But college degrees?

Conspicuously absent.

Wentworth is home to a number of student entrepreneurs who are on the cusp of creating their own ventures, and some are actively running and staffing their companies (when they’re not in class, of course). And though Mark Zuckerberg’s trajectory may suggest otherwise, statistics indicate these students should complete their college experience before diving into the startup world—armed with a Wentworth diploma, they’ll be better prepared for the challenges of taking their business from the dorm room to the boardroom.

Now, through the recently established PDB Foundation Entrepreneurial Co-op, Wentworth is offering the best of both worlds: our students can launch or further develop their startups through a fully funded cooperative education experience while still pursuing their degree—they no longer have to choose one or the other.

left David Bamforth

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Floating ideas—and innovators “This program was inspired by a simple question: ‘Why should we make students co-op for someone else if they’re itching to start their own company?’” says Robbin Beauchamp, director of Cooperative Education and Career Development. “The PDB Foundation Co-op allows these students to work towards their degree while pursuing their ventures in a nurturing environment, and also provides them with a stipend to help defray costs.”

The initiative provides capital to students who are interested in pursuing an entrepreneurial career but would face financial difficulties without adequate compensation. Though over 85 percent of Wentworth students receive need-based aid, many still have to take out loans or work part-time to afford a university education, underscoring the appeal of a paid co-op experience. The PDB Foundation Co-op will allow them to commit to their ventures full-time without missing out on the financial benefits of a traditional co-op.

many of my classmates . . . had to put their ideas on hold to complete traditional co-ops, since those experiences provided hourly pay. the pbd co-op enables every student to focus solely on launching or growing their new business.

— david bamforth ’19

“The beautiful thing about this program is that it allows students to start a company with guidance from our expert consultants, and gives them access to the full advantages of Accelerate, Wentworth Innovation + Entrepreneurship Center,” Robbin says. “If they need 3D printers, we have them. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our students— regardless of their financial situation—to be able to launch their ventures in a rich, supportive ecosystem.”

PDB Foundation Co-op will enable students to focus more on launching or growing their new businesses and less on how they’re going to pay bills or buy food.”

Proof of concept Rolls-Royce his sophomore year, David participated in the pilot version of the entrepreneurial co-op this past fall, just prior to the program receiving its funding.

An early adopter

“The experience was largely self-directed, so it gave me the opportunity to buckle down and grow my two companies,” David says. “I was given the time and resources to fully develop my products as well as my manufacturing skills, and I received invaluable mentorship and direction from Santiago Umaschi, my faculty advisor.

By the time David Bamforth ’19 was a senior, he had two companies under his belt: Rennscot, a product development and manufacturing service for automobiles; and Garage 42 Degrees, a car storage company for high-end vehicles. After completing a co-op as a manufacturing engineer at

“Many of my classmates have been interested in pursuing entrepreneurial ventures,” David continues. “But they sometimes had to put their ideas on hold to complete traditional co-ops, because they needed the money. Now, as a fully funded program, the

Including David, three students have completed an entrepreneurial co-op thus far—having since graduated, two of these students are now working full-time at the startups they developed during their co-op.

Wentworth faculty members are currently reviewing applications for next fall’s group of chosen innovators.

above Engineering students like David Bamforth and those pictured, as well as students in all disciplines, will have the chance to take part in an entrepreneurial co-op.

“These students have a deep passion for entrepreneurship: they’re organized, resourceful, and dedicated problem-solvers,” Robbin says. “This program provides them with time, space, and resources to turn their ideas into action and solve pressing challenges—and it eliminates the choice they would otherwise need to make between getting a second job and devoting themselves to their startup. I’m excited for the future of this program, and the future impact these young entrepreneurs will have on the world.”

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w@w scholarship recipient

Giving back and going forward in a new country and culture as the second recipient of the Women@Wentworth scholarship Fatima Hussein ’19 spoke about the impact of that gift at the 13th annual Women@Wentworth event on March 29, 2019. The Computer Information Systems major and co-president of Wentworth’s Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) expressed gratitude for the financial assistance she’d received that helped her to continue her undergraduate studies.

“I consider myself to be blessed and lucky,” she told the event attendees. “I come from Somalia, born and raised in Saudi Arabia.

Not many young women of my age have the opportunity that I have.” Fatima says she owes her good fortune to her work ethic and her parents, “who saved no effort to educate me. I was well prepared for college and I am glad that Wentworth was my choice.”

Thanks to the endowed scholarship, and a Wentworth Community Scholarship she also earned through her hard work, Fatima was

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i consider myself to be blessed and lucky. i am a somali citizen who was born and raised in saudi arabia. many women like me don’t get to have these opportunities.

— fatima hussein ’19

student clubs / organizations

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→ Student Organizational Council:

Students Taylor

Diversity Advocate → Wentworth Women’s Council: Recruitment Co-chair → Women’s Institute for Leadership Development: Co-president

Frothington,

other activities

hangs a mock-up.

Julie Penn, and Fatima Hussein below An Interior Design student

→ Action for Boston Community

able to focus on her studies rather than spending time and expending energy working an additional job or hunting down alternative funding opportunities.

Getting comfortable by getting involved In a follow-up conversation, Fatima talked about the culture shock she experienced coming to the U.S. (and Wentworth) from Saudi Arabia, and how the on-campus ethos of getting involved and helping others enabled the self-described shy girl to make her mark on the Wentworth community—and beyond.

“It was really tough for me,” she says. “I’m still amazed that I was able to adjust! I’ve always been an overachiever, and my parents made sure I was prepared for college, so I wasn’t afraid of doing well academically. It was more about becoming comfortable here socially.”

Looking back on her first semester, she recalls that it was very challenging at first.

“Though the high school I attended was meant to be coeducational, there were separate premises for boys and girls so I wasn’t used to going to a classroom with men and women sitting side by side. I’ve always been around women, and so I sought out opportunities to become part of a women’s community at Wentworth.”

The first club Fatima joined was WILD, and before becoming co-president this past year, she had served as its treasurer and vice president. “WILD is a supportive and inspiring organization,” she says. “It provides a judgment-free zone where we can discuss important issues that we face as women.

Before coming to America, I didn’t know much about feminism. Joining WILD helped me to meet people, make friends, and become integrated into the Wentworth community.”

Giving back in various ways Fatima understands the privilege of attending a university and intends to use the knowledge she has gained at Wentworth to help change conditions in places near and far. At the close of her speech, Fatima told the crowd, “When I can, I will give back to the Wentworth community and enrich the lives of students here in the same way Wentworth has helped me.”

Development: Volunteer Income Tax Preparer → Douglas D. Schumann Library and Learning Commons: Circulation Assistant → Wentworth Opening Week: Team Leader → New Student Orientation: Leader → Resident Assistant And yet, according to Fatima, “I don’t think that will ever be enough. Hopefully when I’m more established I can give back with an endowment scholarship or something else.”

Her advice to first-year students? “Wentworth is a very small school so it’s easier to be close with your peers and professors, even staff,” she says. “I came here very shy and quiet but putting myself out of my comfort zone— joining clubs or working in the library—forced me to talk to people. It really helped me. I’m not afraid to voice my opinions anymore.”

In truth, though, Fatima has been giving back to the Wentworth community and the larger community all along. Here are some of the ways that she has gotten involved and given back during her time at Wentworth.

co-ops → Boston Interactive: Account Team → Bright Horizons Family Solutions:

Implementation and Support Specialist wit.edu

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service and support

Wentworth and the veterans who are students and alumni all gave some, some gave all. And some give back.

Wentworth has been fortunate to receive major gifts from alumni who, before or after earning their degree, distinguished themselves by serving their country in the armed forces. Wentworth opened its doors just three years before World War I and has a long history of supporting veterans by providing access to higher education, and the support and resources that enable them to complement their leadership skills with the knowledge they need to also distinguish themselves in their careers.

top Shannon McGovern, BCOS ’20, speaks at a past Veterans Luncheon event. above

i would never be where i am without wentworth.

— marty guyer ’64

Cadets in front of Wentworth Hall in the 1910s

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In the past year, we have been honored to accept endowed scholarship gifts from two veterans: Martin D. Guyer, MEP ’64, DET ’12 (Hon.), who has endowed the Guyer Family Endowed Scholarship with a gift of $100,000; and George W. Aiken, Jr., PET ’59, who is endowing a $25,000 scholarship named for himself and his friends Russell A. Hutchings, PET ’62, and the late Edward Land. These gifts add to the recently created John Heinstadt Memorial Scholarship. Named in honor of the longtime Wentworth employee and former U.S. Naval Officer, the scholarship provides funding to students who are veterans.

Marty Guyer: From Leopard to Marine Marty Guyer received an Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Wentworth in

young people today who enlist do so with no imminent threat; there’s no draft, no active war, they simply want to serve their country and i’d like to do what i can to help them.

— george aiken ’59

Ways in which Wentworth honors and supports veterans Through a dedicated scholarship, student club, and other resources, Wentworth is proud to make the educational experience more accessible and successful for our students who serve or have served in the armed forces of the United States.

student veterans and rotc scholarship This scholarship is open to returning students who are veterans, ROTC cadets, and those who have made significant efforts to support veterans. The maximum amount awarded to each recipient is $4,000 per year.

Preference will be given to applicants who have taken on leadership roles at Wentworth and demonstrated a commitment to supporting veterans both at Wentworth and/or in their home communities.

wentworth veterans club (wit-vet)

1964. Upon graduation, he joined the Reserves and began working at Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Later, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and attended flight school at the Naval Air Training Command in Pensacola, Florida, graduating as a naval aviator. Marty was subsequently deployed to Vietnam as a helicopter pilot. He was released from active duty in 1970 but remained in the Reserves through 1991, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He then founded MDG Associates, an insurance company specializing in employee benefits programs.

Over the last decade, Marty began making gifts to Wentworth and currently serves as a University Adviser.

George Aiken: From the Navy to Wentworth George Aiken graduated from high school in 1950, served in the U.S. Navy from 1951–55, then enrolled in Wentworth in 1957,

The Wentworth Veterans Club is a student organization that provides support and camaraderie to veterans, ROTC cadets, and military-connected students while fostering pride, tradition, integrity, leadership, and respect. The group also promotes awareness of veterans and military issues to the Wentworth community.

Thanks to WIT-VET’s efforts, ROTC and student veterans now get to wear military-themed cords at graduation.

veterans lounge

graduating from the PET program in 1959.

As a first-generation college student (“I’m not sure anyone I knew went directly to college after high school,” he says), George remarks that he found the program “not a piece of cake.” But he persevered and after graduation began a successful 35-year career with BP America. Now retired and living in Utah where until recently he loved to ski, he has decided to endow a scholarship specifically for Wentworth students who, like him, are veterans. In addition, Wentworth recently awarded George an honorary bachelor’s degree.

Brand new, and for the first time ever, Wentworth has established a physical space on campus exclusively for veterans. The new veterans lounge is a place where veterans can come to study, hang out, support each other, and enjoy being with other cadets and veterans in an environment specifically designed for their needs and interests.

faculty mentors A multidisciplinary committee of faculty and staff come together to make sure that veterans on campus have everything they need, from answers to questions around admissions and financial aid, to academic counseling and mentoring, all with the goal of helping them to acclimate to the change in environment from military to classroom. Working closely with our veterans and cadets, the committee assisted in creating an orientation program specifically tailored to the kinds of information that these students need. wit.edu

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Sean Kennedy ’19: From the view of a veteran student → u .s.

army infantry sergeant army national guard → m ajor: mechanical engineering → minors: aerospace engineering and physics → m assachusetts

I joined the Army in 2012 and after a couple of years I realized that I want to design and build things.

So I went to a community college to study mechanical engineering and then began looking to transfer to a four-year college. After exploring a lot of schools in the area, I chose Wentworth. While other schools’ programs were more theoretical, I was very attracted to the hands-on nature of Wentworth’s program and the opportunity to serve co-ops. The head of transfer admissions at that time was very helpful to me.

Being in the National Guard while at Wentworth was a challenge because training is usually in the summer, but I was taking classes all summer. All my professors were supportive and accommodating, sending me work in advance and notes about what would be covered so that I wouldn’t fall behind. And when a group of us proposed to the administration that a veterans lounge be built on campus, President PantiĆ met with us and helped get the ball rolling on that. Wentworth has a large veterans population, and we’re spread out all over the university; I thought it would be great to have something that would bring veterans together.

I definitely appreciate Wentworth’s willingness to support veterans.

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alumni donor profile

Thanks to Michael Santora ’05, it all comes together for New York-based alumni four years ago, Michael Santora became the youngest alumnus ever to endow a scholarship at Wentworth. More recently, he named the seating platform on the first floor in the Center for Engineering, Innovation and Sciences and also contributes to the Wentworth Fund. As principal of New York City-based Crown Architecture & Consulting, now SB+C Architecture, which he founded just three years after graduating with a B.S. in Architecture, Santora continues to go above and beyond in supporting the university and its students and alumni.

“New York is Wentworth’s second-biggest network, outside of Boston,” he says. “A lot of students come to Wentworth from New York, and return here to begin their careers after graduation. I think this area is a magnet for people who want to work in real estaterelated industries, so I want to educate the New York employer community on why they should be hiring Wentworth graduates.”

And why should they? According to Santora, there are at least two things that distinguish Wentworth grads: they are work-ready, and they understand the business context in which they will apply their skills and knowledge.

Both stem from Wentworth’s uniquely complementary academic and co-op programs, as well as its emphasis on entrepreneurship.

“Large firms who take on 20–30 interns at a time don’t have time to go through a comprehensive onboarding process,” says Santora. “In my experience, Wentworth graduates are much more ready to pitch in when they get here than graduates of other schools.”

Face time is quality time Santora helps plan these networking events—which are held at various locations and range from purely social get-togethers to events with focused presentations and discussions—and provides the university with the details so invitations can be sent to the appropriate alums. Santora then invites people from his own network as well.

So why go to all this effort? Santora admits it’s not entirely altruistic.

“I really love Wentworth and the education I got there. So I want to give back, but doing these networking events benefits me as well.

Through them I get to see people I’m currently doing business with, as well as people I want to do business with. Having someone’s business card only gets you so far; getting yourself in front of people is essential for building and maintaining business relationships. That’s why I stay involved. I get value from everything I do for Wentworth,

and I hope the people I bring together are getting the same benefits.”

Through Santora’s involvement in the ACE (Architecture/Construction/Engineering) Mentor Program, Santora is also reaching out to high school students interested in these fields. “I tell them, ‘Go to Wentworth and when you graduate, come back and I’ll hire you.’

Hopefully, this is a catalyst for more people to go to Wentworth and will help to broaden the university’s reach outside of the metropolitan Boston area.” wit.edu

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center for engineering, innovation and sciences

Support for CEIS wentworth’s center for engineering, innovation and sciences (ceis) is our recently completed building that houses state-of-the-art lab and collaboration spaces and provides a new home for a number of programs, departments, and offices, including Accelerate, Wentworth’s Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship, and our new Biological Engineering program.

We are grateful for the support we have received for CEIS. In particular, gifts from parents like the ones outlined here are providing the necessary funds to make this amazing new building even more valuable to our students.

David Howe ’85, who earned his Wentworth degree in Civil Engineering Technology, is the father of current Wentworth student David Howe, Jr., ’21, who majors in Architecture. For the past 18 years, the elder Howe has been

president of J. Derenzo Company, one of New England’s premier site work contractors.

David’s generous gift this past year enabled Accelerate to move from Willson Hall to CEIS, where it now includes an ideation space, a maker space, and an office suite that it shares with the EPIC Experiential Learning programs. The space is quite spectacular and inspiring, ideal for budding innovators and entrepreneurs.

“I see the world’s future leaders and innovators when I see students in Accelerate.

I want to make sure that innovation and entrepreneurship continue to be at the forefront of a Wentworth education, which is why it was so important to me to help provide a new Accelerate space within CEIS. Wentworth is home to immensely talented students, and creating and learning in a world-class facility will enable those students to achieve their potential,” says Howe.

Sava Čvek, Hon. ’11, and Branka Čvek are the parents of Novak Čvek ’21, who majors in Industrial Design. Sava is founder of SCA Development International, a full-service

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from left: Former Wentworth President Zorica PantiĆ, Sava Čvek, Dr. Branka Čvek

design, engineering, and manufacturing management company, and was Wentworth’s Spring Commencement speaker in 2011.

Branka serves as financial manager at SCA. The parents believe that Wentworth was a special university from the moment they first saw it. “After we came to just one open house at Wentworth, we fell in love with the school,” Branka says.

Sava and Branka have named a collaboration space within CEIS—specifically, the Biomedical Engineering Large Group Study Area. According to Sava, “My firm has hired many Wentworth students for co-ops.

They are all very hard workers. I’ve had students from RISD and Harvard, but I would hire Wentworth students before I hired them.”

Donors to the Center for Engineering, Innovation and Sciences Anonymous (1)

William H. Copeland, S& DE ’57, and Lois S. Copeland

William R. Egan, BCS ’79, AET ’80, CE ’81

David Howe, BCET ’85, P’21, and Karen A. Howe, P’21

Jack Blaisdell, MDE ’70, MET ’72, and Kathy J. Blaisdell

Glenn A. Cort, LEED AP Matthew W. Coutu, CT ’87, P’20

Terry W. Eldredge, CHE ’72, and Gail E. Eldredge

Anil D. Jha, MET ’68, Hon. ’15, and Stefania Jha

STV | DPM

Craig F. Boulais, MDN ’93, and Carolanne Boulais

Sava Čvek, Hon. ’11, P’21, and Branka D. Čvek, P’21

Scott M. Epstein, MDS ’78, and Karen Bressler

Allan J. Ivester, S & DE ’55, S& DE ’57, and Joyce M. Ivester

Robert H. Swanson, Jr., PET ’59, Hon. ’07, and Sheila L. Swanson

Donald F. Bracken, Jr., CET ’83, CE ’84, and Joanne Bracken

Robert F. DeBenedetto, AET ’79, and Patricia DeBenedetto

William T. Finn, EES ’69, EEE ’70

J. M. Electrical Company, Inc.

Turner Construction Company

David M. Brunault, CC ’79

Gerald H. Deshaies, EEE ’61, P’84, and Denise P. Deshaies, P’84

William A. Fisher, AM ’59, and Joyce E. Fisher

Douglas J. Karam, BCS ’79, BU ’83, and Jean O. Karam

Stanley S. Wollman, NET ’70, and Antoinette Wollman

Stephen F. Fusi, MDE ’72, ME ’74, and Mindy Pollack-Fusi

Gary S. Keith, MPE ’78, ME ’80, P’11, and Candice S. Keith, P’11

Thomas G. Gallagher, Inc.

David E. Kempskie, MEC ’94, and Michelle Kempskie

AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc.

J.C. Cannistraro, LLC John Cannistraro, Jr. Frank A. Casella 1991 Charitable Trust Ralph C. Castagna, BCS ’81, BU ’83 Consigli Construction Company, Inc.

Dona R. Doyon, BC ’65, and Carol L. Doyon Frederick F. Driscoll and Jean Driscoll Theodore W. Edwards, Jr., MEP ’64, and Ann R. Edwards

Gilbane Building Company GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

Keville Enterprises, Inc.

Edward J. Herman,* BCS ’73, and Betsy Herman

John S. Konopka, BC ’67, and Sandra L. Konopka

Scott L. Seaver, AET ’83, AEW ’86, Maria Seaver, and Seaver Construction, Inc.

KVAssociates, Inc. Matthew J. LaRovere, ATN ’82, BU ’84, P’16, and Wendy LaRovere, P’16 Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architecture McPhail Associates, LLC Gary J. Miller, AET ’77, and Susan A. Miller Anthony Phillips, P’17, and Gillian Phillips, P’17 Michael A. Powers, CHE ’67 Rhodes Family Living Trust Ernest A. Rhodes, EEE ’59, and Sue L. Rhodes Paul R. Roncetti, MP ’63 Michael V. Santora, BAET ’05 E. J. Saucier, AET ’73, and Carolyn Saucier

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rov team

young leader:

Bobby Martin ’18 gives back in his first year out every university relies on support from alumni, but alumni often set their own timetable in terms of when they feel ready to make their first significant gift.

Some wait until they are well-established in their careers, say, five to ten years out.

Others wait until their own children are of college age. Still others find themselves nearing retirement before realizing it is time to give back.

i wanted to give back and support the team so they can have a little easier time than i had.

— bobby martin ’18

seniors like bobby were so committed, passionate, and knew so much that it inspired my friends and i to take the ball and start running with it more.

Wentworth didn’t have to wait long for Bobby Martin ’18 to decide he wanted to give back.

Just months after graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science, Bobby made a leadership gift to support one of the most indelible experiences he had as a Leopard.

“At Wentworth, I joined the student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),” he says. “I like robotics and you get to choose different projects to work on. After I’d finished one project and was looking to join another, I learned about an underwater ROV (remote-operated vehicle) project, which looked intimidating and complex, but I wanted to learn how it’s done.

So I joined in 2016. The goal was to design a prototype that could be entered in an international competition.”

— alyssa vallese ’21

Paving the road for students to come From 2016 to 2018, Bobby was a key contributor to the team, which included their first appearance at the Marine Advanced Technology Educational (MATE) International ROV Competition in 2018; upon graduation, remembering the funding struggles the team had endured, he made a leadership gift to help cover expenses for future teams. (Total cost for creating the robot and traveling to the competition can exceed $20,000.)

“There are endless supplies you have to buy, often at the last minute, and travel to the competition, which was in Seattle last year, costs a lot,” he says. “I remember how much of a pain it was to raise money. We got an EPIC Learning Initiative grant from Wentworth but applying for it was very laborious. So I just thought, now that I’m working [Bobby has been a test software engineer at Amazon

Robotics since September 2018], I wanted to give back and support the team so they can have a little easier time than I had.”

Engineers have a lot of skills, but raising money isn’t necessarily one of them. Alyssa Vallese ’21, who majors in Electromechanical Engineering, had some experience with fundraising and writing grants, so she graciously stepped up to take the lead in that area for the 2018 team. wit.edu

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rov team

we learned a lot and i think that future teams will benefit from our experience.

— bobby martin ’18

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“I joined the team as a freshman because I’ve always been involved in robotics and engineering,” she says. “In my sophomore year, we needed to raise a lot of money so I took that on but I ended up doing more fundraising and business-related work than actual engineering. I was glad to do it but at the same time I didn’t get to do as much engineering work as I would have liked. This past year I focused on exploring other avenues that wouldn’t take as much time so I could help with the robotics side as well. Contributions like Bobby’s made that possible.”

Ups and downs of the ROV project When Bobby joined the project in 2016, there were about a dozen students involved but most of them eventually left the project, leaving him the only software guy who could write code. Just a week before the deadline to submit a qualification video for the MATE competition, only three people remained on the team.

“We spent countless hours trying to get it finished,” says Bobby. “We brought air mattresses into the lab and slept there overnight. We were obsessed with that robot.

We didn’t get it done but I loved the attitude we showed.”

The 2017 team also fell short of their goal. The team leader was a senior who had to focus on his own project, but the seeds were planted for future success as that was the year that Alyssa, then a freshman, joined.

“My freshman year was more about watching and learning,” she says. “But in sophomore year, seniors like Bobby were so committed, passionate, and knew so much that it inspired my friends and I to take the ball and start running with it more.”

“In 2018, it finally came together for us,” says Bobby. “Andrew Zucker ’19 and I were co-leaders of the team and we had a good crop of sophomores who shared our obsession. We pulled a lot of all-nighters and qualified for the MATE competition.”

Full steam ahead Of course, it wasn’t as easy as all that. The very day they planned to tape the video was the same day they were able to field-test it for the first time. The hypothetical purpose of the robot was to locate and identify aircraft wreckage on the ocean floor—as such, the robot had to include a controller, motor, thrusters, underwater cameras, and an extraction claw. Standing in for the ocean floor was a public swimming pool in Belchertown, Massachusetts. There was an electrical failure and a quick trip to Walmart for supplies (primarily an Xbox controller and Red Bulls), but they ultimately made it work and ended up qualifying for the competition in Seattle.

“We came in last place,” says Bobby, “but we were proud to be there. We learned a lot and I think that future teams will benefit from our experience.”

This past June, the 2019 team did not qualify for the competition. Alyssa chalks it up to it being somewhat of a rebuilding year after losing key seniors the previous spring. Now she is the CEO for the 2020 team and they are already working for next year. Smart money would back them.

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trustee guarracino’s message

Dear Alumni and Friends: over the past four years that I have had the honor of serving as a Trustee of Wentworth and chair of the Board’s Development Committee, I have seen incredible growth and changes. We became a university. Our Institute and its programs have continued to advance in the rankings nationally. We built our new Center for Engineering, Innovation and Sciences. And now we have a new president. At the core of all this positive change is your generous financial support—without which none of this is possible.

In the development world, we sometimes like to talk about transformative gifts—gifts that truly make a difference, that lead to new buildings, new capabilities, new opportunities for our students. But in reality, every gift is transformative, no matter the size, whether directed or unrestricted, whether a cash gift or a gift of securities, paid in full or pledged over time. They are transformative because they enable us to do great things—and they give you pride in knowing that your participation will transform the lives and careers of so many Wentworth students and alumni, now and in the future.

If you made a gift to Wentworth in the past year, please accept my gratitude. If not, maybe this is the year that you play your part in taking us to the next level.

We are grateful for your support and so pleased to count you among our most cherished friends.

paul a. guarracino ’72 President, J.M. Electrical Company Chair, Development Committee

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President’s Circle 2019 Members of the President’s Circle represent our most generous contributors who have made gifts or commitments of $25,000 or more during Fiscal Year 2019 (July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019). $1 million+

$100,000+

$25,000–$99,999

Peter J. Davoren, CC ’76, Hon. ’15

Samuel Altschuler, Hon. ’08, P’84, and Nancy J. Altschuler, P’84

George I. Alden Trust

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Faisal Al-Shawaf, AEC ’94, BCS ’95, Hon. ’18, and Nourah Al-Faisal

David K. Aberizk, P.E., ASE ’67, and Debra A. Aberizk

Robert F. DeBenedetto, AET ’79, and Patricia DeBenedetto

Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Sherman L. Ayers,* EC ’28, and Dorothy B. Ayers* David C. Blittersdorf, MDE ’77, Hon. ’14 Luther H. Blount,* MC&TD ’37, Hon. ’89 Frank A. Casella 1991 Charitable Trust William H. Flanagan,* MC&TD ’51, Hon. ’11

Mark R. Bamforth, P’19, and Morag Bamforth, P’19 Lloyd A. Carney, EEE ’82, EE ’84, Hon. ’13 Paul C. Chrestensen, MED ’62, and Martha J. Chrestensen

Fournier Family Foundation

Consigli Construction Company, Inc.

Alan P. Fournier, MDE ’81, MEC ’83, Hon. ’10, and Jennifer Fournier

Joseph F. Fallon, AET ’73, CE ’77, Hon. ’17, P’16

Mark Gelfand, Hon. ’13

Flatley Foundation

William F. Gilbert,* Jr., IE ’51, and Richard Knudson

Edward T. Gallagher, MD ’61

GTE Corporation John A. Kydd,* Jr., PM& MD ’42, and Mildred A. Kydd* Richard H. Lufkin Memorial Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee Leroy S. Olsen* Douglas D. Schumann, AM ’64, Hon. ’08, and Sandi Davies John F. Smith, IE ’58, Hon. ’89, and Lillian P. Smith

Gilbane Building Company Paul A. Guarracino, MDE ’72, and Virginia S. Guarracino Hampden Engineering Corporation David Howe, BCET ’85, P’21, and Karen A. Howe, P’21 Matthew J. LaRovere, ATN ’82, BU ’84, P’16, and Wendy LaRovere, P’16

Sweeney Charitable Trust

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.

Myles E. Sweeney,* AC ’28, and Eugenia Sweeney,* Hon. ’09

Robert H. Swanson, Jr., PET ’59, Hon. ’07, and Sheila L. Swanson

William N. Whelan, EEP ’63, Hon. ’03, and Jean E. Whelan

Turner Construction Company Turner Construction Company Foundation

George W. Aiken, Jr., PET ’59, and Loys E. Aiken Joseph A. Alizio, AT ’66, and Theda C. Alizio* Jacob K. Baron, MEC ’98, and Catherine T. Baron Frank S. Bent, P’03, and Johanne N. Bent, P’03 Jack Blaisdell, MDE ’70, MET ’72, and Kathy J. Blaisdell BOND Edward A. Bond, Jr., Hon. ’09, and Aletta B. Bond Jerome H. Casey and Donna V. Casey Ralph C. Castagna, BCS ’81, BU ’83 George W. Chamillard, IE ’58, Hon. ’97, and Maureen Chamillard Cherbec Advancement Foundation Columbia Construction Company

James Menditto, AT ’65, ASE ’66, and Jane C. Menditto

Scott M. Epstein, MDS ’78, and Karen Bressler

Milone & MacBroom Engineering

Joseph F. Fallon, AET ’73, CE ’77, Hon. ’17, P’16 Daniel T. Flatley, P’15, and Maureen Flatley, P’15 Peter A. Fougere, EEE ’72, EE ’74, and Melrose Fougere Stephen F. Fusi, MDE ’72, ME ’74, and Mindy Pollack-Fusi John A. Grimes, MD ’61, and Marianna Grimes Paul A. Guarracino, MDE ’72, and Virginia S. Guarracino Martin D. Guyer, MEP ’64, Hon. ’12, and Kimberly J. Guyer GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. Hewlett-Packard Company Daniel M. Holzer, BELM ’09 Holzer Family Foundation Richard P. Howard and Yvette Howard

Peter R. Comeau, MPE ’70, MEC ’72

Ryan E. Hutchins, CMT ’96, CMC ’98 Gregory B. Janey, ARS ’82, BCM ’04, Hon. ’17

Matthew W. Coutu, CT ’87, P’20 John J. Curtis, BCS ’86, and Christina Curtis Sava Čvek, Hon. ’11, P’21, and Branka D. Čvek, P’21

P. Michael Masterson

John DeLuca, IE ’58, and Ruth A. DeLuca

Commodore Builders Jack G. Corey, AET ’64, and Jean Corey

Kathleen MacNeil, AET ’81, AE ’83, and Frederick C. MacNeil

Anil D. Jha, MET ’68, Hon. ’15, and Stefania Jha J.M. Electrical Company, Inc.

Tyler J. Alexander,* AM ’60, and Jane W. Nottage Edward J. O’Leary, AC ’48, Hon. ’06 Zorica Pantić, Hon. ’19, P’12 PDB Foundation Michael A. Powers, CHE ’67 Rhodes Family Living Trust Ernest A. Rhodes, EEE ’59, and Sue L. Rhodes Peter J. Sacchetti, EEE ’68 Michael V. Santora, BAET ’05 John J. Savasta ’64 and Kaja M. Savasta William E. Schrafft and Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust Scott L. Seaver, AET ’83, AEW ’86, Maria Seaver and Seaver Construction, Inc. Shawmut Design & Construction Ann Devarennes, P’17, and Anthony Sposato, P’17 Charles G. Stacey, BC ’66, and Gail Stacey Kenneth E. Taylor, S & DE ’58, EEP ’59, P’89, and Phyllis H. Taylor, P’89 UG2 Michael F. Wojcik, MPS ’75

John S. Konopka, BC ’67, and Sandra L. Konopka

Yawkey Foundation II

Andrew P. Lanciano, MDS ’82

Arthur W. Zafiropoulo, EEP ’60, Hon. ’17, and Lisa D. Zafiropoulo wit.edu

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legacy challenge

i really just want to make sure that today’s students get the same opportunity that i got.

— michael frontino ’67

Legacy Challenge Michael Frontino ’67 for alumnus Michael Frontino ’67, the path to Wentworth was long and arduous in both a figurative and literal sense. Michael commuted to Wentworth every day from Canton, Mass., a drive that typically took him an hour to complete. But to Michael, the drive was well worth it for the education that he was receiving.

Michael studied Aeronautical and Space Engineering Technology in the morning and spent the evenings working. In 1966, Michael worked at the power plant on campus, which provided a great deal of real-world experience.

“Wentworth was great for me. It taught me a lot of manual skills,” he explains. “I really enjoyed how it is geared more toward practical rather than theoretical. It is a very ‘hands-on’ school and that worked well for me.”

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Michael graduated with an Associate of Engineering degree in 1967 and was hired almost immediately as a field engineer for a multi-national company. Michael quickly rose through the ranks, eventually being promoted to an executive position.

Now retired, Michael has shifted his focus to supporting the university that helped him excel as a professional. He gave to the Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons renovation; is recognized on the interactive donor wall in the Center for Engineering, Innovation and Sciences; and he has made multiple unrestricted contributions to the Wentworth Fund.

“I really just want to make sure that today’s students get the same opportunity that I got,” he says.

Michael’s desire to give back led to him establishing the Michael and Edward Frontino Endowed Legacy Scholarship, named after him and his son Edward who also graduated from Wentworth in 2011. Through Wentworth’s Legacy Challenge, Michael was able to establish the endowed scholarship with a $12,500 contribution (which was matched) and a future contribution in his estate plan.

“It is really just an effort to help the students at Wentworth achieve their goals. I have always thought that education is of primary importance,” he says. “I want to engage and support other students in engineering so that they can be given the same great education that was given to me.”

For more information on Wentworth’s Legacy Challenge, contact Carol Estes-Schwartz, associate vice president of Institutional Advancement, at 617-989-4255.

Russell E. Bryant,* MC&TD ’31, and Mary Z. Bryant*

Edward T. Gallagher, MD ’61

Harold P. Nelson,* IE ’53

James F. Adams,* MW&TM ’51

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William F. Gilbert,* Jr., IE ’51

George V. Albert,* Sr., AC ’46

Reinhold A. Carlson, EC ’50

John B. Gray,* Hon. ’04

David E. Overberg, MED ’63, P’99, and Gail E. Overberg, P’99

Charles T. Anderson*

Donald L. Champagne, MED ’62

Michael T. Anthony, IET ’82, MA ’84, Hon. ’15

Paul Cherkas,* AC&D ’42

John A. Grimes, MD ’61, and Marianna Grimes

Sandra Pascal Lawrence A. Perkins, EET ’64

Arthur T. Thompson,* Hon. ’85, and Virginia D. Thompson*

Paul C. Chrestensen, MED ’62

Martin D. Guyer, MEP ’64, Hon. ’12

Richard E. Portors, MP ’61

Phillip L. Tropeano,* S&EMO ’42

Eric T. Asikainen, AET ’96, FMC ’98, TC ’98

Kenneth H. Clark,* AC ’58

Charles C. Halbing, Jr., EE ’66

Michael R. Rocchi, EEE ’68

Kenneth R. Clarke, AET ’66

Edward Z. Hawkes, AC ’53

Chris A. Samaras, EEE ’60

John F. Van Domelen, Hon. ’05, P’96

Sherman L. Ayers,* EC ’28

Robert W. Cookson,* MC&TD ’57

J. Richard Hero, Jr., MED ’64

Barbara A. Balboni, AET ’84, AEC ’86, P’89

William M. Coombs, PLS, CHE ’62

Todd A. Johnson, AET ’76

Douglas D. Schumann, AM ’64, Hon. ’08

Jack G. Corey, AET ’64, and Jean Corey

Robert A. Kilgore,* BC ’50

Susan E. Schur

Nikolaos D. Kokolakis, IET ’81

William M. Scranton

Elmer M. Wetmore, Jr., S&DE ’49

William G. Creelman, BC ’64

David W. Kruger, Hon. ’04

Kenneth R. Shaw

Donald B. Wilson,* Hon. ’95

Richard L. Cudmore, AME ’52

George L. Larned,* Jr., CHE ’60

Harold F. Shea, Jr., IE ’57

Michael F. Wojcik, MPS ’75

Russell F. Decatur,* EC ’51

Howard V. Levine, AIA, AET ’72, AE ’74, Hon. ’06

Douglas C. Shepherd, EEE ’60

Robert P. Yarmo, BCS ’75

Robert W. Basile,* AET ’62, and Paula K. Basile Louis C. Beggs, MC&TD ’43, Hon. ’13 George L. Bent,* MW&TM ’51 Ronald G. Betts Benjamin Blake*

Gerald H. Deshaies, EEE ’61, P’84

Robert A. Booker, BCS ’75, and Paula R. Booker

Ethel and Vincent DeVito,* BC ’38, P’62, P’69, and Ethel DeVito*

Armand E. Bourgeois,* MC&TD ’50, Hon. ’00

John S. Ducat, MC&TD ’51

Constance L. Lewis

Ernest E. Siegfriedt,* Jr., PT ’57, Hon. ’02

Stuart Locke,* EC ’39

Edward C. Skerrett, AET ’59

G. Raymond Luddy, MDE ’66

Everett W. Skinner, Jr., CHE ’64, PLS ’05

Eugene A. McCalvey, MDS ’72

Theodore W. Edwards, Jr., MEP ’64

John S. McGrath, CHE ’62

Robert W. Boyden, MC&TD ’52, MC&TD ’58, Hon. ’98, and Carol A. Boyden

A. W. Erickson,* Jr., Hon. ’86

Robert W. Meeken, AC ’51

David B. Fein, EEE ’80, EE ’82

John P. Meloni,* EM ’77, EES ’78

John E. Brooks, IE ’53, P’90, and Jean A. Brooks, P’90

Angelo R. Firenze, MED ’64, and Wega G. Firenze

Clifford A. Mohwinkel,* Jr., EEE ’61

David L. Brown,* PET ’59

William H. Flanagan,* MC&TD ’51, Hon. ’11

Dorothy Bourget*

Frederick M. Forbes, CHE ’62

Edward L. Montesi,* BC ’60

Kenneth E. Taylor, S&DE ’58, EEP ’59, P’89 Robert H. Therrien, AET ’68

Joseph T. Vercellone, AET ’60 Richard L. Watts,* EEE ’62 Paul C. Wellington, S&DE ’57

Edward G. Smethurst, EEE ’63 John F. Smith, IE ’58, Hon. ’89 Charles G. Stacey, BC ’66 Edward C. Stickney,* MW&TM ’41 George G. Swain,* Jr., MC&TD ’35 Myles E. Sweeney,* AC ’28, and Eugenia Sweeney,* Hon. ’09 Ella M. Taylor*

Peter A. Fougere, EEE ’72, EE ’74

* Deceased

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Our Heartfelt Thanks to All Our Supporters

Cash gifts received between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. We apologize for any errors or omissions.

Please report any corrections to: dataupdate@wit.edu

For a complete list of donors, please visit: www.wit.edu/wentworth-fund

Crest Society: Donors to Wentworth become Crest Society members by making a gift three years in a row and each consecutive year thereafter.

individual donors Gifts of $100,000+ Douglas D. Schumann, AM ’64, Hon. ’08, and Sandi Davies Robert H. Swanson, Jr., PET ’59, Hon. ’07, and Sheila L. Swanson Myles E. Sweeney,* AC ’28, and Eugenia Sweeney,* Hon. ’09^ William N. Whelan, EEP ’63, Hon. ’03, and Jean E. Whelan^

Gifts of $25,000–$99,999 Faisal Al-Shawaf, AEC ’94, BCS ’95, Hon. ’18, and Nourah Al-Faisal Samuel Altschuler, Hon. ’08, P’84, and Nancy J. Altschuler, P’84^ Anonymous (1) Mark R. Bamforth, P’19, and Morag Bamforth, P’19^ George L. Bent,* MW&TM ’51, and Lynn A. Bent*

George W. Chamillard, IE ’58, Hon. ’97, and Maureen Chamillard^ Donald L. Champagne, MED ’62, and Mabel Champagne Jack G. Corey, AET ’64, and Jean Corey^ Peter J. Davoren, CC ’76, Hon. ’15^ Daniel T. Flatley, P’15, and Maureen Flatley, P’15^ Peter A. Fougere, EEE ’72, EE ’74, and Melrose Fougere Richard P. Howard and Yvette Howard Kathleen MacNeil, AET ’81, AE ’83, and Frederick C. MacNeil^ James Menditto, AT ’65, ASE ’66, and Jane C. Menditto Gary J. Miller, AET ’77, and Susan A. Miller^ Frederick F. Raymond, Jr., EEE ’84, EEC ’86, and Jean M. Raymond^

Kenneth E. Taylor, S & DE ’58, EEP ’59, P’89, and Phyllis H. Taylor, P’89 Arthur W. Zafiropoulo, EEP ’60, Hon. ’17, and Lisa D. Zafiropoulo^ Gifts of $10,000–$24,999 Anonymous (1) Jacob K. Baron, MEC ’98, and Catherine T. Baron Louis C. Beggs, MC&TD ’43, Hon. ’13^ Jack Blaisdell, MDE ’70, MET ’72, and Kathy J. Blaisdell^ Edward A. Bond, Jr., Hon. ’09, and Aletta B. Bond John E. Brooks, IE ’53, P’90, and Jean A. Brooks, P’90^ John Cannistraro, Jr.^

Paul A. Guarracino, MDE ’72, and Virginia S. Guarracino^ Martin D. Guyer, MEP ’64, Hon. ’12, and Kimberly J. Guyer^ Alan Hassenfeld and Vivien Hassenfeld^ Gregory B. Janey, ARS ’82, BCM ’04, Hon. ’17^ Douglas J. Karam, BCS ’79, BU ’83, and Jean O. Karam^ Christine M. Keville, Hon. ’16, and Martin McCormack^ Matthew J. LaRovere, ATN ’82, BU ’84, P’16, and Wendy LaRovere, P’16^ P. Michael Masterson^ John M. Milone, Jr., CHE ’71, AE ’74, P’11^ Clarke C. Nickerson, MDE ’72, MA ’74^

Lloyd A. Carney, EEE ’82, EE ’84, Hon. ’13^

Andrew F. Petitti, Jr., MET ’60

Matthew W. Coutu, CT ’87, P’20^

Anthony Phillips, P’17, and Gillian Phillips, P’17^

Sava Čvek, Hon. ’11, P’21, and Branka D. Čvek, P’21^

Family & Friends of Mike Piccarini, AET ’97, AEC ’98^

Robert F. DeBenedetto, AET ’79, and Patricia DeBenedetto^

John J. Sheehan, MD ’62

William R. Egan, BCS ’79, AET ’80, CE ’81

Edward C. Stickney,* MW&TM ’41, and Evelyn B. Stickney*

Douglas C. Elder, AC ’58, Hon. ’02, and Elizabeth A. Elder^

David M. Walsh,* MP ’60, and Martha Walsh

Angelo R. Firenze, MED ’64, and Wega G. Firenze Mark Gelfand, Hon. ’13^ James F. Grimes, EEP ’62, and Mickie Grimes^

Michael A. Powers, CHE ’67^

Gifts of $5,000–$9,999 Leonard F. Arabia, AET ’67, and Diane McIntosh Michael D. Binette, AET ’81, AEC ’86, and Suzanne Binette^

* Deceased ^ Three or more consecutive years of giving

Stanley T. Black, MDS ’88, MAC ’90, and Kristine C. Black Jerome H. Casey and Donna V. Casey^

Keith J. Peden, Hon. ’09^ Sylvia T. Price, MAC ’89, and David M. Price^

Ralph C. Castagna, BCS ’81, BU ’83

Ernest A. Rhodes, EEE ’59, and Sue L. Rhodes^

Walter M. Crawford, IV, P’22, and Mary E. Crawford, P’22

Ronald Ritucci, P’14, and Valerie B. Ritucci, P’14^

John J. Curtis, BCS ’86, and Christina Curtis^

Kenneth D. Roberts, P’86, and Caroline D. Roberts,* P’86^

John DeLuca, IE ’58, and Ruth A. DeLuca^

Douglas C. Ryder, Esq., AET ’62, and Judith A. Ryder^

Scott M. Epstein, MDS ’78, and Karen Bressler^

Peter J. Sacchetti, EEE ’68, and Teresa Sacchetti^

Stephen F. Fusi, MDE ’72, ME ’74, and Mindy Pollack-Fusi^ John Grady, BC ’60, and Noreen Grady^

Michael V. Santora, BAET ’05^ John J. Savasta, AIA, BC ’64, and Kaja M. Savasta^ Susan E. Schur^

John A. Grimes, MD ’61, and Marianna Grimes^

Scott L. Seaver, AET ’83, AEW ’86, and Maria Seaver^

John P. Heinstadt,* Esq. and Andrea S. Heinstadt

Richard D. Sheridan, Sr., S & DE ’55, P’77, and Margaret (Peggy) H. Sheridan,* P’77^

Daniel M. Holzer, BELM ’09^ Anil D. Jha, MET ’68, Hon. ’15, and Stefania Jha^ Gary C. Johnson, AIA, AET ’72, and Kathleen M. Johnson^ John S. Konopka, BC ’67, and Sandra L. Konopka^ Lawrence LaFreniere and Lisa LaFreniere^ Andrew P. Lanciano, MDS ’82 Paul A. Mancini, BCS ’91, CMC ’93 Timothy L. Marsters, AIA, and Julie Marsters Robert C. Murray and Amy Murray^ Zorica Pantić, Hon. ’19, P’12^

Lawrence C. Smith, Jr., IEC ’58 Ann Devarennes, P’17, and Anthony Sposato, P’17^ Michael F. Wojcik, MPS ’75^ Stanley S. Wollman, NET ’70, and Antoinette Wollman^ Gifts of $2,500–$4,999 A. Donald Behler, MC&TD ’49, and Mary G. Behler^ George H. Bodman, MEP ’62, and Janet M. Bodman^ Robert W. Boyden, MC&TD ’52, MC&TD ’58, Hon. ’98, and Carol A. Boyden^

* Deceased ^ Three or more consecutive years of giving

Steve Carbonneau, AET ’80, BAET ’82, and Michelle J. Carbonneau, AET ’81, MA ’83^

Craig A. Hallstrom, EET ’81, and Kathleen Hallstrom^

Joseph T. Chilton, Jr., BCS ’69, and Judith M. Chilton^

Phillip R. Hooper, S& DE ’58, Hon. ’10, and Sally L. Hooper^

Rose Conti, BCN, ABC ’09, BCM ’12, and Ronald J. Conti^

Ryan E. Hutchins, CMT ’96, CMC ’98^

William G. Creelman, BC ’64^

Amy Intille and Stephen Intille^

Patrick M. Cusson, BCMT ’12

Gary S. Keith, MPE ’78, ME ’80, P’11, and Candice S. Keith, P’11^

Theodore W. Edwards, Jr., MEP ’64, and Ann R. Edwards^ Joseph F. Fallon, AET ’73, CE ’77, Hon. ’17, P’16 Michael Fallon, MSCM ’16 Chris J. Fontaine, CMC ’96, AET ’96, and Kristin N. Fontaine^ Michael Frontino, ASE ’67, P’11, and Kathleen M. Frontino, P’11^

Dana E. Hannaford, BC ’68, AET ’69^

David C. Mores, EEE ’64^ William H. Perkins, AM ’62^ Allan G. Rodgers, EE ’67, and Margaret “Peg” Rodgers Douglas C. Shepherd, EEE ’60^ Al Spagnolo, AET ’70^ Charles G. Stacey, BC ’66, and Gail Stacey^ wit.edu

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Russell D. Benassi, BCS ’81, AET ’81, BU ’83, and Kathleen Benassi Frank S. Bent, P’03, and Johanne N. Bent, P’03^

Joseph DiClemente, BCMT ’05 Robert DiMeo, EEE ’66, and Carol A. DiMeo

Robert A. Booker, BCS ’75, and Paula R. Booker^

Maureen Dischino and Nicholas P. Dischino^

Christopher T. Bortlik, CSS ’94, CSC ’96, and Marisa Bortlik^

Daniel J. Donahue, ARS ’85

Paul A. Britton, Jr., BCOT ’11

Dino Vlahakis, AME ’54

Erik Aploks, ASE ’70, and June Aploks

David A. Wahlstrom, AET ’80, P’15, and Kathleen Wahlstrom, AET ’78, AEC ’80, P’15^

Mary Ann Buras, AAET ’90, BAET ’92, BCMT ’92, and Michael Buras^ Gerald M. Campbell, IE ’57, and Lois A. Campbell^ Kenneth L. Carr, Hon. ’92^

Roland Ares,* S& DE ’55, and Mary C. Ares^

Michael L. Cerullo, EEE ’69, and Theresa Cerullo^

Thomas G. Welles, III, AET ’94, ARC ’97, and Sherry A. Beaudreau

Lawrence A. Barbuto, Jr., EE ’67, and Ada L. Barbuto^

Richard M. Clemence, IET ’81^

Annamaria Wenner^

Martin E. Barnes, III, AET ’73, and Lynne A. Barnes

Irwin M. Yanowitz, AET ’76, and Ellen R. Yanowitz^ Gifts of $1,000–$2,499 George Abe and Bettina D. Abe^ Jason B. Abrahams, BSM ’09, and Jacqueline Normandin^

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Andrew J. Barresi, CET ’85, CEC ’87, and Peggie Barresi^ Donald C. Barry, AET ’91, ARC ’94^ Eric C. Beauvais, EEC ’93, and Cissy M. Coy-Beauvais^ George S. Bellamacina, EET ’65^

David C. DiAntonio, AET ’90, AEC ’92, and Lisa DiAntonio^

Andrew Bonfatti, BCC ’89, and Melissa M. Bonfatti, P’19^

Donald F. Bracken, Jr., CET ’83, CE ’84, and Joanne Bracken^

William L. Angelosanto, BCS ’81, and Charlene T. Angelosanto^

Gerald H. Deshaies, EEE ’61, P’84, and Denise P. Deshaies, P’84^

Steven L. Bernstein, BC ’68, and Carol L. Bernstein^

Craig F. Boulais, MDN ’93, and Carolanne Boulais^

John F. Van Domelen, Hon. ’05, P’96, and Naomi Van Domelen,* P’96

Walter E. Davis, EEE ’66, and Beth H. Davis^

Bruce R. Condon, AET ’87, ASW ’97, and Alyson J. Condon Brian J. Corcoran, EES ’74, EET ’75, and Barbara Corcoran Raymond O. Cormier, MD ’59, and Anne Marie Cormier

Frederick F. Driscoll and Jean Driscoll^ Mark W. Ehrenzeller, AMDT ’04 Alexander Ehrlich, P’21, and Cheryl Ehrlich, P’21 Russell B. Emerson, MC&TD ’57, and Barbara R. Emerson^ David D. Erlandson, EET ’78, FMW ’94, and Carole Erlandson^ Douglas W. Foley, EEE ’86, EEC ’88, and Laura Foley^ Jeffrey A. Gagnon, MTS ’88, MAC ’90, and Maureen A. Gagnon^ Fatma H. Galadari, P’10, and Mahmoud R. Baniabbasi, P’10^ Daniel B. Gallivan, AET ’92, AEC ’94, and Lauren M. Gallivan John P. Garcia, CHE ’72, CE ’76, and Patricia F. Garcia^

Glenn A. Cort, LEED AP^

Leonard C. Gardner, S & DE ’56, and Jill N. Gardner^

Eric J. Creeth and Rachana P. Creeth

Edward B. Govoni, PET ’60, and Sharon Govoni^

William P. Crowley, BC ’57^

* Deceased ^ Three or more consecutive years of giving

Bob Grant, CHE ’65, and Charlene Grant^

Robert E. Howes, EET ’67, and Pamela E. Howes^

Jonah B. Kowall, BCOS ’99, and Teresa L. Kowall^

Michael F. Hays, AET ’79, AE ’81, and Brenda M. Grant-Hays, AET ’80^

Russell A. Hutchings, PET ’62, and Donna L. Hutchings^

David W. Kruger, Hon. ’04, and Jean L. Kruger^

Joseph M. Iaccarino, Jr., AET ’76, and Sharon M. Iaccarino

Catherine C. Lastavica, M.D., and John Lastavica*^

Christopher J. Iannelli, BCS ’92, CMC ’93, and Dawn M. Iannelli

Chi C. Lau, EEE ’67, and Toy S. Lau^

Peter Jenness, III, MD ’64, and Cornelia P. Jenness^

James P. Leonard, IET ’77, and Cynthia C. Leonard^

Sharon S. Jozokos, AET ’92, CMC ’93, and Timothy Jozokos

W. Boyd Leslie, IEC ’58, and Mary F. Leslie

John J. Hefler, AET ’63, and Ellen A. Hefler^

Michael Kearns, AET ’87, CMC ’89, P’17, P’21, and Susan M. Kearns, P’17, P’21^

Michael D. Lindemayer, EES ’71, and Mariel Lindemayer^

John S. McGrath, CHE ’62^

J. Richard Hero, Jr., MED ’64, and Jane C. Whitney^

David E. Kempskie, MEC ’94, and Michelle Kempskie^

John M. Looney, P.E., CHE ’61, and Catherine M. Looney^

Bethany McKinney, BCMT ’11, and Martin McKinney

Daniel J. Luby, BCS ’77^

John P. Holland, AET ’86, ARC ’89, ARC ’93, and Maureen F. Holland^

Kevin M. Kidd and Catherine Kidd^

G. Raymond Luddy, MDE ’66, and Barbara L. Luddy^

Michael W. McNeil, CSW ’87, and Elisa McNeil^

Patrick T. Horn, P’20, and Adrianne P. Louloudes, P’20^

Paul J. Kiely, CSC ’89^

John M. Lynch, CET ’80, CE ’83, and Anne M. Lynch

Richard Grundy, BCOS ’03, and Amanda M. Grundy^ Thomas J. Hamill, BCS ’90, CMC ’91, and Erin Hamill Bruce G. Harting, AM ’82, and Lauren J. Harting Edward Z. Hawkes, AC ’53, and Janice Hawkes^

Michael Maltzan, Hon. ’10, and Amy Murphy^ Robert B. Martin, BCOS ’18 Kevin P. McDonough, ATS ’69, and Patricia J. McDonough^ Richard J. McGowan, BCS ’75^

Tyler R. Medeiros, BCMT ’11^ Ben O. Miley, BIND ’08^ Matthew R. Mitchell, AET ’88, AEC ’90, and Jen Mitchell^ Donald H. Montgomery, BC ’63, AET ’65, and Molly Montgomery^ Warren P. Murphy, AM ’62, and Margaret R. Murphy^ Harold E. Nash, III, AET ’73, and Nancy Nash^ Joseph P. Neville, P.E. Edward J. O’Leary, AC ’4 8, Hon. ’06^ Eric Overström^ Carmine J. Pacitto, AD ’79, BCS ’80^ Adam Palmer, BELM ’09, and Kimberly A. Palmer, BELM ’09^ Gavin C. Paquette, BCMT ’11 wit.edu

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Soniya Paradkar and Vish Paradkar^ Sandra Pascal^ John H. Peck, P.E., CHE ’64^ Vincenzo Penta, BCS ’94, CMC ’96, and Cynthia A. Penta^ Lawrence A. Perkins, EET ’64^ Jeffrey J. Phillips, CSW ’85, and M. E. Phillips^

Turner Construction Company^

Daniel J. Simonelli, AMET ’04, BMET ’05, and Jayme L. Kennerknecht, BINT ’05

Gifts of $25,000–$99,999

Ryan Simons, AAET ’04, BCMT ’06, and Katherine J. Simons, AAET ’04, BCMT ’06^

Anonymous (1) Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee^

Wade D. Phillips, AELT ’99, BEST ’05^

David W. Stirling, AIA, AET ’68, and Fenton M. Nelson^

Frank A. Casella 1991 Charitable Trust^

Jeffrey Stolz^

The Piccarini / Smith Family^

Gardner B. Stone, AM ’62^

Cherbec Advancement Foundation^

Jack Pini and Barbara Pini^

Bernard M. Szwarc, EEE ’65^

Gilbane Building Company^

Mark S. Plummer, BC ’66, and Sheryl C. Plummer^

John J. Tabbutt, ASE ’67, and Lori Tabbutt^

Hampden Engineering Corporation

Philip J. Poinelli, FAIA, AET ’71, and Anne Poinelli^

Robert Totino and Rosemarie D. Totino^

Hewlett-Packard Company

Richard E. Portors, MP ’61, and Carol S. Portors^

Bryan C. Walsh, BCET ’09

William E. Schrafft and Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust^

Roger D. Pritzker Charles E. Procknow Daniel E. Robinson, AET ’60, and Joanne J. Robinson*^

Anthony M. Warren, BCC ’92, and Stephanie A. Warren^ George E. Waterhouse, MDS ’72, and Joan L. Waterhouse^

Joan Romano^

Robert F. Whiton, Jr., MTS ’89, MAC ’90, and Denise Whiton^

Paul R. Roncetti, MP ’63^

John D. Wise, BCS ’88, BCC ’90,

Paula Sakey and Robert Sakey^

Donald H. Woods

Harry J. Schaller, MP ’66, and Eleanor K. Schaller^ Henry J. Sherowski, BC ’62, and Frances Sherowski^ Samuel Sicchio, Jr., CHE ’62^ David J. Simm, MP ’59, and Karen A. Simm^

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Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.

Robert C. Simonds, CET ’79, CE ’81, and Leslie J. CottrellSimonds^

Richard E. Zarlenga, AM ’58, and Ann M. Zarlenga^

institutional donors Gifts of $100,000+ George I. Alden Trust Richard H. Lufkin Memorial Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee^

PDB Foundation

Evelyn B. Stickney Trust Yawkey Foundation II^ Zafiropoulo Family Foundation^ Gifts of $10,000–$24,999 Kenneth G. Bacheller Charitable Foundation^ Bond Brothers, Inc. Foundation^ BOND^ Edward A. Bond Foundation^ J. C. Cannistraro, LLC^ Lloyd Carney Foundation Commodore Builders^ Consigli Construction Company, Inc.^

* Deceased ^ Three or more consecutive years of giving

Dirlam Family Charitable Trust^

Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc.^

Commonwealth Building, Inc.^

Alice W. Dorr Foundation Hassenfeld Family Foundation

Thomas G. Gallagher, Inc.^

CUBE 3 Studio^

Janey Construction Management & Consulting, Inc.^

Heatherwood Construction Company

Dacon Corporation

J. M. Electrical Company, Inc.^

Herb Chambers Charitable Foundation

Electric Supply Center^

Keville Enterprises, Inc.^ Milone & MacBroom Engineering^

Cranshaw Construction

DPR Construction

The Hologic Charitable Fund of the San Diego Foundation^

GE Foundation^ Hensel Phelps Construction^

National Electrical Contractors Association, Greater Boston Chapter^

Holzer Family Foundation^

iRobot^

James W. & Margaret A. Ingraham Charitable Fund^

Mark Consultants, Inc.

NELCO^

John Moriarty & Associates

SCA Development International, Inc.^

Lee Kennedy Company, Inc.^

Perkins+Will^

LFA Management, Inc.

David C. Mores Revocable Trust^

Shawmut Design & Construction^

Rebars & Mesh, Inc.^

S & F Concrete Contractors, Inc.^

Seaver Construction Inc.^

Soft Robotics

STV | DPM^

Edward C. Stickney Trust^

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.^

Spagnolo Gisness & Associates, Inc.

Walco Tool & Engineering Corporation

UG2^

Edwin S. Webster Foundation^ WePay Zero Gravity Basketball, LLC

Gifts of $5,000–$9,999 AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc. Boston Scott Corporation Chapman Construction/Design^ Citizens Commercial Banking^ Curtis Construction Company, Inc.^

Gifts of $2,500–$4,999 The Architectural Team, Inc.^ A. Donald and Mary G. Behler Foundation^ Bowdoin Construction Corporation^

Suffolk Cares Charitable Foundation, Inc. Teradyne, Inc.^ Tetra Tech Timberline Construction^ Triumph Modular^ U.S. Pavement Services, Inc. Williams Building Co., Inc.

J. & M. Brown Company, Inc.^

Gifts of $1,000–$2,499

Buston Attitude, Inc.^

AA Penta Corporation

Central Ceilings, Inc.^

AET Labs^

Chartwells Corporation^

DELLBROOK | JKS^

Citrix

Aetna Fire Alarm Service Company, Inc.^

DPS Group Global

Columbia Construction Company^

Arizona Construction Equipment, Inc.^

* Deceased ^ Three or more consecutive years of giving

Barletta Engineering Corp.

Benjamin Moore & Co. Joshua D. Bent Memorial Scholarship Fund^ Bracken Engineering, Inc. Bright Funds Foundation^ Bruner / Cott & Associates J. Calnan & Associates, Inc.^ Casella Waste Systems, Inc.^ Jay Cashman, Inc.^ Cavalieri Construction Company, Inc. Century Drywall, Inc.^ CI Design, Inc.

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CMC Design Build, Inc.^

John P. Garcia & Associates, P.C.^

Lubrizol Foundation^

The Richmond Group^

Collegiate Press^

Leonard C. Gardner Living Trust^

Luddy Family 2008 Charitable Lead Annuity Trust^

Trapani & Associates Architects^

Commencement Photos, Inc.^

Verizon Foundation^

Compass Project Management, Inc.^

Henry A. Gibson Trust

Macomber Cryogenics, Inc.

Walsh Brothers

Graphisoft North America, Inc.

MathWorks

Wentworth Alumni Association

Cotuit Bay Design, LLC^

Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc.^

McDonald Electrical Corp.

Wise Construction Corporation^

David A. Bosworth Company Inc.

Harlan Electric^

McGowan & Associates, Inc.^

Harvard University

McPhail Associates, LLC^

Delphi Construction, Inc.^

Highpoint Engineering, Inc.

MCPHS University

Devine Technology Partners, Inc.^

M. Holland & Sons Construction, Inc.^

Ben Miley, Miley Foundation^

DiMella Shaffer Architects

Hoop School, LLC^

Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation

Icon Architecture, Inc.^

New England Mechanical Contractors Association^

Elaine Construction

Ingersoll-Rand Company^

NOVO Construction^

Erland Construction, Inc.^

JLL

O’Leary Limited Partnership^

Eversource Energy Foundation^

Kaloutas Painting^

Packaging Devices Incorporated^

Feldman^

Leers Weinzapfel Associates^

Quick Manufacturing Co.

Florence Electric

Leggat McCall Properties, LLC^

R. A. Booker Builders, Inc.

C.E. Floyd Company, Inc.^

Limbach Company, LLC^

Raytheon^

in memory of Mr. Christianson* Ben Garfink

MTI Construction^

John P. Heinstadt, Esq.* Roger McKenna* Michael R. Piccarini,* AET ’97, AEC ’98 Yuzuru Shimizu* James E. Travers* Jack L. Wenner* Elliot & Betty Worcester*

R. C. May & Associates, Inc.

gifts in kind

Reflex Lighting

Broad Institute

Roll Barresi & Associates, Inc.^

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.

Rust Foundation^ Sagamore Plumbing & Heating, Inc.^ Schneider Electric Shell TechWorks Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. Skanska USA^ Sullivan & McLaughlin Companies, Inc. Superior Contracting Services, LLC TD Banknorth, N.A.^

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* Deceased ^ Three or more consecutive years of giving

Wentworth Institute of Technology Corporation TRUSTEES

Lloyd A. Carney ’82, ’84, Hon.’13

University Advisers

David W. Kruger, Hon. ’04

Trustees Emeriti

Chair P. Michael Masterson, Hon. ’18

Robert F. DeBenedetto ’79

Jeffrey Altschuler, MDS ’83, MT ’84

Dan Lanneville, BCS ’95, CMC ’97

Peter J. Davoren ’76, Hon. ’15

W. Boyd Leslie, IEC ’58

Daniel T. Flatley

Michael T. Anthony ’82, ’84, Hon. ’15

Michael T. Anthony ’82, ’84, Hon. ’15

Kathleen MacNeil, AET ’81, AE ’83

Nicholas Bachynski

Stephen F. Fusi, CFA, CFP, ’72, ’74

Edward A. Bond, Jr.

Paul A. Guarracino ’72

Jacob Baron, MEC ’98

Irene McSweeney, BCS ’83, CEC ’85, CE ’88

Edward A. Bond, Jr., FSMPS, FCMAA, LEED AP, Hon. ’09

Ryan E. Hutchins ’96, ’98

John Cannistraro

John M. Milone, CHE ’71, AE ’74, P’11

Anil Jha ’68, Hon. ’15

George W. Chamillard, IE ’58, Hon. ’97

Casey Nickerson, MDE ’72, MA ’74

Robert W. Boyden ’52, ’58, Hon. ’98

Thomas Comeau, CET ’88, CEC ’90

Adam Palmer, EE ’09

Rose Conti, BCN’92, ABC ’09, BCM ’12

Janice E. Piccarini

Vice Chair Gregory B. Janey, ARS ’82, BCM ’04, Hon. ’17 Treasurer Jerome H. Casey Secretary Robert C. Murray President Mark A. Thompson, Ph.D. President, Wentworth Institute of Technology George A. Abe

Douglas J. Karam ’79, ’83 Christine Keville, Hon. ’16 Lawrence LaFreniere John Lynch ’80, ’83 Gary J. Miller ’77 John Pini

Mark Bamforth

Sylvia T. Price ’89

Carlie Biron ’11, ’12 President, Wentworth Alumni Association

Michele A. Whitham, Esq.

John W. Blaisdell ’70, ’72 David C. Blittersdorf ’77, Hon.’14

Michael Corbett William Creelman, BC ’64 John J. Curtis, BCS ’86 Norm Deinha, EET ’68 Dana DeMatteo, BCS ’83, CC ’83, BUC ’85 Scott Epstein, MDS ’78

Edward O’Leary, AC ’48, Hon. ’06

Keith Peden, Hon. ’09 Kenneth Roberts ’86 Michael Santora, BAET ’05 Al Spagnolo, AT ’70 Richard Sheridan, S&DE ’55 Paul Weiss, EEE ’85, EEC ’87, EE ’88

George W. Chamillard, IE ’58, Hon. ’97 Kenneth L. Carr, Hon. ’92 Phillip R. Hooper ’58, Hon. ’10 David W. Kruger, Hon. ’04 Eric M. Levi, Hon. ’96 Keith J. Peden, Hon. ’09 Kenneth D. Roberts Douglas D. Schumann ’64, Hon. ’08 Richard D. Sheridan, Sr. ’55 C. Thomas Swaim, Esq.

Martin D. Guyer, MEP ’64, Hon. ’12

Sinclair Weeks, Jr., Hon. ’86

Tom Hamill, BCS ’90, CMC ’91

William N. Whelan ’63, Hon. ’03

Dan Holzer, BELM ’09 Gary Johnson, AET ’72 Sharon Jozokos, AET ’92, CMC ’93, LEED AP

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Summary of Financial Results Revenues and Gains

Unaudited

2019

2018

2017

$139,865,268

$135,865,268

$131,988,120

35,407,153

34,335,018

33,071,702

Gifts and bequests

1,858,240

1,802,339

1,507,660

Other income

2,228,285

1,780,226

2,533,772

Investment income used for operations

3,349,505

1,680,737

1,494,348

182,708,451

175,463,588

170,595,602

Education and general

124,377,995

119,475,911

112,159,040

Auxiliary expenditures

5,747,509

5,535,523

5,435,886

48,194,142

47,246,143

46,417,583

178,319,646

172,257,577

164,012,509

4,388,805

3,206,011

6,583,093

2,104,272

11,991,631

1,712,597

(115,876)

12,720,399

15,887,602

1,988,396

24,712,030

17,600,199

Beginning of year

$242,065,461

$214,147,420

$189,964,128

End of year

$248,292,160

$242,065,461

$214,147,420

Student tuition and fees Auxiliary enterprises revenue

total operating revenues

Expenses

Student aid total operating expenses operating subtotal Gifts Investment income nonoperating subtotal

Net Assets

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wentworth institute of technology leadership Mark A. Thompson, Ph.D. President Keiko Broomhead, Ed.D. Vice President for Enrollment Management Michelle Davis, B.S. Chief Marketing Officer Amy Intille, J.D. Vice President of Executive Affairs Richard Hansen, PH.D. Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Vishvas Paradkar, M.B.A. Vice President for Technology Services and Chief Information Officer Paula Sakey, B.S. Vice President for Institutional Advancement Linda Shinomoto, M.ed.

Vice President for Human Resources Bob Totino, M.B.A. Vice President for Finance David Wahlstrom, AET ’80, M.M. Vice President for Business Annamaria Wenner, M.S. Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

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