In Memoriam: 2002
Albert G. Anderson, Jr.
Albert G. Anderson Jr., Head Librarian and Professor at WPI for 29 years died Sunday, February 17, 2002. He graduated from North Dakota State University and received an MA from the University of Wyoming in 1953, and a masters degree in library science from the University of Illinois in 1956. He joined WPI in 1963 to create a new centralized library to replace the several departmental libraries then in existence. The George C. Gordon Library was dedicated on October 28, 1967. Al Anderson retired in 1991. Read the Faculty Resolution.
Patrick P. Dunn
Patrick P. Dunn, associate professor of history at WPI died Sunday, July 14, 2002. Patrick earned his bachelors degree from Marquette University; his Masters degree from Duke University, and his doctoral degree from Duke University. He joined our faculty in 1974, was granted tenure in 1980 and received the 1988 WPI Trustees Award for Outstanding Teaching. He also created the first web page for his department, Humanities and Arts, and was part of a delegation to Pushkin, Russia when it was named Worcester's sister city. He is survived by his mother and a son and daughter. Read the Faculty Resolution.
Denise W. Nicoletti
Denise W. Nicoletti, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at WPI, died Monday, July 22, 2002 in an automobile accident. Denise, who earned her bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees from Drexel University, joined our faculty in 1991 and was granted tenure in 1997. She was the founder and director of Camp Reach, a two-week long residential program for seventh grade girls established in 1997. She is survived by her husband Richard, and three children. Read the Faculty Resolution.
Donations may be made in Denise's name to:
Camp Reach Fund
WPI
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
Nicoletti Children Scholarship Fund
c/o Bill Cole
UBS Paine Webber
10 Chestnut Street Suite 600
Worcester, MA 01608