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George H. Long, Jr. '57

George Long, your willingness to give back to WPI is outstanding. As an alumnus, you promote your alma mater and all that it has done for you.

For years, you have devoted your time to fund-raising, including your 25^th, 40^th and 50^th Anniversary Gift Campaigns. As one of the four chairmen, you’ve been leading your class toward record goals for your 50^th Reunion. You volunteer as an Alumni Admissions Ambassador and served as the first chairman of the Chemical Engineering Advisory Board. You also helped organize the WPI London Projects Center and served as a board member.

You’ve helped raise millions of dollars; your own generous donations have made you a Presidential Founder and a member of the President’s Circle. You’ve also been a Class Agent and have helped plan Reunion Weekends.

You spent your entire career with Exxon, later ExxonMobil. You’ve held a number of technical and managerial positions around the world, including being startup leader for a new refinery in Spain, head of the European Engineering Office in London. You were responsible for being responsible for engineering satellite offices across the globe; you also led the recruiting efforts at WPI for Exxon.

In retirement, you serve as president of a nonprofit adoption agency in Vermont, when you’re not out on the ski slopes.

George Long, we honor you today with the Herbert F. Taylor Alumni Award for Distinguished Service.

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