See event details here. 

Grad Admissions: 

Did you know that WPI has an alumni tuition incentive? No matter when you graduated, this benefit provides a tuition reduction to help make earning your master’s degree at WPI more accessible. Additionally, the BS/MS program has been broadened to allow WPI alumni to pursue the MS degree, with the double counting option, within five years of completing the BS degree. 

Chat about it with a Grad Admissions staff member over a game of corn hole!

Girl Scouts: 

Campus Girl Scouts hosts two major events on-campus every year, where they introduce Girl Scouts of all ages to various fields of STEM and engage in STEM-related activities. 

They’ll be offering a family-friendly craft activity. 

Society of Martial Artists: 

Through twice-a-week practices, weekly workshops, and larger events, SOMA gives students the opportunity to exercise and de-stress in a fun and unique way! 

They’ll be demonstrating Taekwondo on the Quad.

Moment of Magic: 

This nonprofit volunteers with kids who are medically vulnerable, inspiring them to be brave, strong, and fearless through the power of play. 

They’ll be offering face painting for the young and young at heart on the Quad.

i3 Labs:

The i3 Lab at WPI is a vibrant space designed to cultivate student innovation and entrepreneurship. It provides resources for brainstorming new concepts, supports the development of products with technology and mentorship, and guides startups in launching operations and connecting with investors. 

Meet some of our budding entrepreneurs on the Quad! 

High Power Rocketry Club: 

This group designs, builds, tests, and launches high power rocket and payload systems, to heights from 5-30 thousand feet. This year, they are competing in the International Rocketry Engineering Competition (IREC). 

They’ll have one of their rockets on display on the Quad, along with a build-a-rocket craft activity. 

Crimson Key: 

These official WPI tour guides provide a student’s perspective of WPI. Ask them about the student experience today!

They'll have a variety of puzzles on the Quad.

Lens and Lights

LNL provides professional quality lighting, sound, and projection services for on and off campus events. They will be playing music on the Quad. 

See Friday Community Coffee details here, and Saturday Community Coffee Details here.

President Grace Wang: On Saturday morning, President Wang will provide brief remarks about the state of WPI today, recent achievements, and all the latest news and highlights.

Mimi Sheller, Dean of The Global School (Friday)

Kathleen Head, Director, Global Experience Office, The Global School (Friday)

Emily Perlow, Ph.D.; Vice President of Student Affairs/Dean of Students (Friday, Saturday)

Paula Fitzpatrick, PhD, Director, Center for Well-Being (Friday, Saturday)

Laura Roberts, Assistant Teaching Professor, Dept of Integrative and Global Studies; Director, Worcester Community Project Center; Co-Director, Montreal Project Center (Friday, Saturday)

Steve Kmiotek '80 BS, '82 MS, '86 PhD; Professor, Chemical Engineering (Friday)

Laura Martinez, Director, Government & Community Relations (Friday)

Liz Desrosiers; Assistant Director, Student Engagement & Recruiting (Friday)

Cherise Galasso, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Associate AD/SWA (Friday)
 

See Friday Community Coffee details here, and Saturday Community Coffee Details here.

Nathaniel Powers '26, CS and AE; President, Student Government Association (Friday, Saturday)

Sofia Xie '26, BS/MS ECE;  Art & Design Club, WECE, Chi O, Engineering Ambassador (Friday, Saturday)

Mena Youssif '26 CE and Business, International Student Council (Friday, Saturday)

Madalyn Nguyen '26 CS, President, Society of Women Engineers (Friday, Saturday)

Tanisha Gupta '26 BME; VP, Society of Women Engineers; Student Government Association (Friday, Saturday)

Kerry Xiao '26, Robotics Engineering; Pan Asian Association President (Friday, Saturday)

Andrew Porter  '28; Architectural Engineering; Student Government Association; Community Advisor (Saturday)

Sydney Miller '27; Alumni Chair, Student Alumni Society (Saturday)

Leah Johnson '26 BME; Panhellenic Vice President of Recruitment (Saturday)

See Friday Community Coffee details here, and Saturday Community Coffee Details here.

Pete McDermott '73, Chemical Engineering; WPI Voyagers President (Friday)

Bill Delaney '74; Electrical Engineering; WPI Voyagers Vice President (Friday)

Paula Delaney '75, Life Sciences; WPI Voyagers Secretary; The Women of WPI (Friday)

Anni Autio '82; Alumni Association Board of Directors (Saturday)

Stephanie Smieszek-Racine '19; Biomedical Engineering; The Women of WPI Vice Chair (Saturday)

Sue Sontgerath '88, P'19; Mechanical Engineering; The Women of WPI Chair; Women's Impact Network (Friday)

Janelle Drake '11, Mechanical Engineering; Alumni Association Board of Directors; Pep Band; Alpha Phi Omega (Saturday)

Pam Wojcik P'26; University Advancement Parent Ambassadors (Saturday)

Mea Mustone P'29; University Advancement Parent Ambassadors (Saturday)

Polly Mertzanis '95, P'25; Biotechnology; Phi Sigma Sigma; University Advancement Parent Ambassadors (Friday)

Sara Jacene P'24, P'26; University Advancement Parent Ambassadors (Friday)

Michael Jacene '01, P'24, P'26; Biomedical Engineering; University Advancement Parent Ambassadors (Friday)

Judy Hill P'27; University Advancement Parent Ambassadors (Friday)

Perla Walling-Sotolongo P'25, P'26; University Advancement Parent Ambassadors (Friday)

See event details here. 

Ballroom Dance Team: They'll be kicking us off with a dance showcase sure to impress, and get you moving to the top decades hits!

Nico Paoli '26 will be your DJ for the evening!

Lens and Lights will be providing our lighting and sound for the evening.

Event details here. 

Robert H. Goddard Alumni Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement 

Lothar Kleiner ’70
Chief Scientist, POLTECO, Inc.
Advisor and Volwiler Fellow,
Abbott Vascular

What top career achievements are you most proud of?

• Due to unique competence in the field of polymer materials technology, I was able to contribute to the conception, formulation, processing, characterization and commercial development of specialty polymer compositions for EMI shielding, circuit protection, controlled drug delivery and medical device systems. This knowledge led to 75 patents, 40 peer-reviewed journal and book chapter publications, and 20 invited lectures.
• Of the many awards, I am most proud of being inducted into Abbott Laboratories Volwiler Society in recognition of scientific excellence by my peers.

David Doherty ’85
President and Chief Operating Officer
DigiKey Electronics

What top career achievements are you most proud of?

• Having the privilege to be part of the leadership team at DigiKey since 2008, resulting in organic growth from $900 million to more than $4 billion in annual revenue and reaching nearly 1 million customers in 180 countries.
• Receiving the 2019 ECIA North Star Award for commitment, leadership, and dedication to the field of electronic components and the ECIA community, along with serving as the ECIA board chairperson from 2017-2018.

• Co-chairing the Transformation Through Education (TTE) board and building a secondary school in a rural area in Malawi, Africa, which is planned to open this fall and serve 150 incoming freshmen.

   

David Ross ’90
GE Vernova Vice President
President & CEO,
Americas Pole for Gas Power

What top career achievements are you most proud of?

• GE Power’s response to 9/11: led the team that was mobilized to help restore power to lower Manhattan and the financial district in the hours following the attack.
• Developing power plants in less developed countries around the world where people didn’t have access to reliable electricity.
• Building effective teams over the years and watching the individuals grow in their careers to become great leaders.

Maneesh Goyal ’95
Chief Operating Officer
Mayo Clinic Platform

What top career achievements are you most proud of?

• The design of a mass scale cable model chipset that made high speed internet available to the masses, globally.
• The launch of a global healthcare platform bringing higher quality care to densely packed and remote parts of the world.
• Mentoring hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs and executives to enable second order impact.

Ichabod Washburn Young Alumni Award for Professional Achievement ​

Marta Asack ’05
Senior Vice President North America HUB
Home & Distribution Division,
Schneider Electric

What top career achievements are you most proud of?

• Development of patent-awarded patent diagnostic tool for an Army/Navy helicopter engine to reliably and continuously test engine performance during flight, resulted in reduction of maintenance cost. (GE Aviation)
• Launching multiple products into the global automotive markets. (Sensata Technologies)
• Developing products for the electrical protection market that enable safety, protection and energy efficiency for home and business owners. (Schneider Electric)
   

Dr. Laura Holberger ’05
Co-Creation Architect,
Novo Nordisk

What top career achievements are you most proud of?

• The most notable accomplishments in my career have involved leveraging my expertise and position to address the evolving needs of the biotechnology industry. After completing a PhD during a challenging investment climate, I helped create a successful business model at BioLabs and LabCentral to support capital-constrained biotech companies.
• I also played a pivotal role in establishing a COVID-19 testing consortium that allowed biotech companies to continue their work solving global health challenges during the pandemic. Our efforts contributed to the scientific understanding of COVID-19 transmission and were published in JAMA Network Open.
• Currently, I’m involved in facilitating partnerships and external innovation for Novo Nordisk, addressing ongoing challenges for biotech startups in accessing capital for drug discovery.
   

Kate Olguin ’20
Other Ocean Interactive

What top career achievements are you most proud of?

• The Walking Dead: Betrayal was my first time working with a major property that other people would recognize, which was a very cool feeling, but I also was flown out to San Diego Comic Con to speak to press, the fulfillment of a childhood dream.
• Releasing The Call of Karen, my MQP, onto the Steam store. I had always hoped that my MQP would be good enough to make it to Steam, but it was rare at the time. The whole team worked so hard to put it out, and the fact that it got 100,000+ downloads, gameplay videos with millions of views, and positive reviews was an amazing feeling. It was also great to win the Provost’s MQP Award shortly before we released it.
• Making it on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for games. When I first heard about the list after starting at WPI, I would occasionally indulge myself in the fantasy that someday I’d make it on there, as other game developers that I really respected had been put on it. I didn’t think it would actually happen, or if it did, that it would happen so soon. It was a total shock, but I’m very grateful!
   

Adam Panzica ’10, MS ’13
Arene Vehicle Platforms Architecture Lead,
Woven by Toyota

What top career achievements are you most proud of?

• Launching the Performance Analysis software suite I developed in my first role at NREC. Before this software, the analysis process was performed once a quarter and took more than 10 engineers working full time for a week. With this software, it was reduced to a matter of minutes, so little time that it was integrated into the day-to-day development process and facilitated rapid, data-driven development decisions for the whole team. This was my first assignment as a professional software engineer; that it was so impactful makes me proud.
• At Uber ATG, leading the project for launching the Operational Domain Definitio management and enforcement system. This system was used to ensure that the robots only attempted to route through areas where they had the capabilities to safely operate, and required close collaboration between onboard software, cloud software, and fleet operations personnel. It was a foundational piece of the operational infrastructure for robot operations, and it was my first experience leading a big, cross-functional project. I was able to deliver a system which scaled to new use cases without major redesigns as the needs of operations grew, and I was awarded several patents for various aspects of the design.
• Developing a talk on testing best practices while at Uber ATG. This talk was so well received that it was eventually integrated into the onboarding training for every new hire in their first weeks at the company. I was allowed to take it with me when ATG shut down, and it has been equally well received at my subsequent companies. Being able to pass on the lessons I’ve learned on how to help ensure the production of quality software is something I’m really proud of, and it makes me really happy when I see engineers who maybe have always thought of testing as an inconvenience before realizing how it can help them move faster while maintaining a high-quality bar.
   

 Herbert F. Taylor Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to WPI 

Mike Aspinwall ’75
CEO & Founder,
Stability Health,
WPI Trustee

What WPI service activities are you most proud of?

• Serving on the Presidential Search Committee that recruited Grace Wang. She will have a significant positive impact on WPI.
• Serving on the Board of Trustees and chair of three critical committees (Budget & Finance, Investment, and Audit).
• Serving as co-chair of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship working group on two WPI Strategic Plans during Laurie Leshin’s term.​

John Gabranski ’75
Partner,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP,
Retired

What WPI service activities are you most proud of?

• Serving on the WPI Dean of Arts & Sciences Advisory Board.
• Relieving some of the financial burden of incoming WPI students by providing scholarship awards through our endowment fund.
   

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

Paula Delaney ’75
Manager of Administrative Applications and Senior Business Process Analyst,
Clark University,
Retired

What WPI service activities are you most proud of?

• Member of Alumni Association Board of Directors June 1995 -June 2024
• Core team member of fundraising committee to name the Academic Advising Suite in Unity Hall.
• Regular member of Class of 1975 Reunion committees since graduation.
   

Goat’s Head Award for Lifetime Commitment to WPI

Pat Moran ’65
Founder, Patrick T. Moran Consulting

What WPI service activities are you most proud of?

• The Class of ‘65 News—It’s an email newsletter, started in 2019, that goes to classmates every four weeks; Issue 79 went out in May 2025. The thing I’m proud of is that I don’t write for it - my classmates do. They send articles about their families, careers, travels, hobbies, even books they’ve read. The newsletter also publishes obituaries and honors past classmates by listing their names in every issue.
• President of the Class of 1965.
   

Event details here. 

Hall of Fame Inductees:

• Jeffrey Baker ’11, Track & Field
• Gabriela Hoops ’19, Women’s Soccer
• Matthew Mercer ’94, Football
• Veroniki Nikolaki '16, Swim & Dive
• Liz Pellegrini '16, Track & Field
• Nick Triantafell '86, Wrestling 

In addition, Brian Daly ’91 will be presented with the Frank C. Harrington (1898) Award in recognition of his distinguished and significant contributions to the WPI Athletics Program.
 

See event details here. 

Student Alumni Society (SAS): Our keepers of tradition are welcoming you home to the Hill in our first-ever Alumni Bridge Crossing. They recorded a video just for you!

The following groups are already registered to march in the Homecoming Parade:

• Lambda Chi Alpha
• Marching and Pep Band
• Phi Gamma Delta
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Tech News

See Friday GOLD Lounge details here and Saturday GOLD Lounge details here.

Johanna DeVries, Student and Young Alumni Engagement Coordinator: Interested in joining WPI Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD)? Johanna is on hand to chat!

Katie Hudek '21, GOLD Committee Member

Alumni from nearly all GOLD years (2016 to 2025) plus many other alumni and friends are registered to attend.