William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI

Established in 1990 and recognizes outstanding contributions by an individual in support of the mission of the college and/or the welfare of its students. A graduate of the class of 1946, William Grogan has spent his entire professional career in the service of his alma mater. He served as a faculty member in the Electrical Engineering Department for 24 years, from 1946 to 1970, before becoming Dean of Undergraduate Studies in 1970. He was among the six-member planning committee that designed the WPI Plan, and was responsible for implementing this unique educational program at WPI.

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Year	Recipient	Name	Awarded by	Type	Details
2026	Philip N. Clay (Faculty)	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
2025	Paula M. Delaney ‘75	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
2024	Holly K. Ault '74, MS '83, PhD '88	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
2018	John H. McCabe '68	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni	Read the Citation: 2018 William R. Grogan Award
2017	Douglas Klauber	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni	Read the citation: 2017 William R. Grogan Award
2015	Philip B. Ryan '65	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni	Read the citation: 2015 William R. Grogan Award
2011	James F. Fee '65	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni	Posthumously
2010	Yi (Ed) Hua Ma	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
2009	Raymond R. Hagglund '56	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
2008	Helen G. Vassallo '82	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
2007	David Cyganski '75	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
2006	Stephen J. Hebert '66	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
2006	William R. Grogan '46, '49 MS, '90 HON	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
2005	Bernard H. Brown	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
2004	David A. Lucht	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
2003	Robert W. Fitzgerald '53, '60 MS	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
2003	Denise W. Nicoletti	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
2001	Frank D. DeFalco '58, '60 MS	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
1999	Roy F. Bourgault '42	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
1998	Kenneth E. Scott '48, '54 MS	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
1996	John Lott Brown '45, '84 HON	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
1995	Donald N. Zwiep '65 HON	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
1994	Robert E. Wagner	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
1993	John P. van Alstyne	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
1992	John J.B. Gale	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni
1990	Maria Watkins	William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI	WPI Alumni Association	Alumni