1998-1999
Students, Staff and Faculty Are Chosen for Skull Honor at WPI
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/Mar. 3, 1999
Contact: WPI Media Relations, 508-831-5616
WORCESTER, Mass. -- The Skull Senior Society of Worcester Polytechnic Institute has tapped 13 people including 11 juniors, a staff member and a faculty member, for the Skull Class of 2000. The society has been an important part of WPI since its founding in 1911. Among its goals is the preservation of the traditions of the university. For those chosen to continue the legacy, it is both an honor and a responsibility. The following were tapped to join the society in February:
- Brooke Clark is chemistry major with a concentration in medicinal
chemistry. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Clark of
Jefferson, Mass., she plays field hockey and club lacrosse and is
a member of the Athletic Council, Skeptical Chemist, Bacchus and
the admissions pen pal program. A member of Phi Sigma Sigma
sorority, she contributes to the Sunshine and Risk Management
committees. Next term she will complete an Interactive Qualifying
Project, an academic requirement at WPI, in Puerto
Rico.
- Anne-Marie Chouinard, majoring in biotechnology, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Chouinard of Medfield, Mass. President and
former secretary of the Student Government Association, she is a
member of varsity crew and has received the Ernst Mooser Fastest
Novice '97 and Fastest Varsity '98 and '99 awards. A member of Phi
Sigma Sigma sorority, she has served as public relations director
and scholarship chair. Last year she was secretary of the
Panhellenic Association and served as a Rho Chi for rush this past
fall. She has been a member of Crimson Key, the admissions pen pal
program, the Student Alumni Society and the Order of Omega honor
society. She will complete an Interactive Qualifying Project in
London next term.
- Jamie Contonio is a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity and
majors in management engineering. A graduate of West Boylston High
School and the son of Debra Smalanskas of Shrewsbury, Mass., he
has participated theater and has served on the Winter Carnival
Committee for three years.
- Matt Driscoll is a computer science major and the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Driscoll of Hope, R.I. He is a member of Theta Chi
fraternity, where he has been a Junior Executive and has served as
secretary. He has also worked in the Career Development
Center.
- Greg Halloran is a mechanical engineering major and the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Halloran of Chester, Conn. He is a member of
Phi Gamma Delta where he serves as recording secretary. He is a
senator in the Student Government Association, an orientation
leader and a member of the varsity basketball team, rugby club and
varsity club. Next term, he will study in London to complete an
Interactive Qualifying Project.
- Bryan Dennis Hayes, a chemistry major with a concentration in
medicinal chemistry, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hayes of
Coventry, R.I. Treasurer and president elect of Zeta Psi
fraternity, he is a chemistry M*A*S*H leader, a tutoring program;
an Orientation Leader; and a member of the Student Alumni
Society. He also serves as treasurer for the Order of Omega honor
society and holds a work/study position in the central
mailroom. He was the recipient of the 1997 Freshman Skull
Award.
- Jeff Haynes is an electrical engineering major and the son of
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Haynes of Bedford, Mass. An accomplished
instrumental and vocal musician, he plays the violin, piano and
accordion. He is president of the Glee Club and a member of Simple
Harmonic Motion, an a cappella group.
- Professor Art Heinricher of Rutland, Mass., is a
faculty member in
the Mathematics Department. Born in St. Louis, he grew up in
Kansas City, Mo., was an undergraduate at the University of
Missouri in St. Louis and received a Ph.D. in mathematics from
Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He held faculty
positions at the University of Kentucky and at the University of
Tennessee before coming to WPI in 1992. He received tenure last
year.
- Steven Hocurscak is a theater technology major and the son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Hocurscak of Easton, Conn., where he attended
Joel Barlow High School. He serves as technical director for the
Lens and Lights group and as vice president and master electrician
for Masque, the theater group. He is the fly system instructor on
the stage of Alden Memorial Hall at WPI; resident lighting
designer for Boston's Threshold Theatre; and sound engineer for
the Boston band, Selling Venus. He has served as a stage hand at
the Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts and appears in
"Joey and Maria's Comedy Italian Wedding" as an usher. He is a
member of Alpha Psi Omega, the theater honor
fraternity.
- Stephanie Janeczko is double majoring in pre-veterinary and
international studies with a minor in psychology. The daughter of
Stephen Janeczko of Wood-Ridge, N.J., she will study in London
next term to complete an Interactive Qualifying Project, and
travel to Bangkok next year to do a Major Qualifying Project (MQP)
in international studies. A pre-vet MQP was completed this year at
Tufts University. She participates in a work-study program in
admissions, is a member of Crimson Key and the admissions pen pal
program, and mentors high-school girls. A M*A*S*H leader for
chemistry (a tutoring program), a Peer Learning Assistant for
genetics and a member of Tau Beta Pi, she received the Ellen
G. Knott Award as outstanding woman in the sophomore class. Last
year she served as an orientation leader and this year as a senior
orientation leader. She is also a member of the swim team and the
Student Alumni Society.
- Sue Milkman of Worcester, Mass., is a staff member in the
Mechanical Engineering Department who has dedicated almost 11
years to WPI. She was responsible for the payroll for seven years
now works as an administrative secretary in manufacturing
engineering. Vice president of the Business Women's Exchange on
campus for three years and a licensed real estate agent in
Massachusetts, she is treasurer of her church and enjoys
gardening, hiking and canoeing.
- Victoria "Tory" Ann Regan, majoring in management engineering, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Regan of Sea Girt, N.J. Last
year, she completed an Interactive Qualifying Project in Costa
Rica as well as a Cooperative Education Program at General
Electric in Fitchburg, Mass. A member of Alpha Gamma Delta, where
she serves as vice president of campus relations, she is recording
secretary of the Order of Omega honor society. A member of the
Student Alumni Society, Crimson Key and the Society of Women
Engineers, she has been an Orientation Leader last year, a member
of the Security Night Assistance Patrol and an admissions
intern.
- Basil "Bill" A. Tsefrekas is a chemical engineering major and the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Tsefrekas of Shrewsbury, Mass. He has
been a resident advisor since spring term of his freshman year and
will travel to Germany next term to complete a Major Qualifying
Project. A member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
and the Medical Professions Scholar Program, he has been involved
in a Boston Diocese Youth Camp for Greek Orthodox
children.
