Honoring Our Champions
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Alumni Association is pleased to announce its 2026 Alumni Award recipients, who will be honored during Homecoming & Family Weekend this fall.
These distinguished alumni and friends are being recognized for their outstanding professional accomplishments and meaningful contributions to the WPI community and the Alumni Association.
Robert H. Goddard Alumni Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement
Robert Sinicrope ’71
Richard Urella ’81
Mary Teresa Lombardo ’86
Maureen A. McCaffrey ’86
Mark Noyes ’86
James Simonelli ’86, MS ’92
Leila J. Carvajal Erker ’96
Lizabeth Amaral Leveille ’01, MS ’02
Ichabod Washburn Young Alumni Award for Professional Achievement
Christopher Baker ’06, MS ’06
Karen Hammel ’06
Linnea Paton ’11
Herbert F. Taylor Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to WPI
James P. Baum ’86
John Boynton Young Alumni Award for Service to WPI
Janelle Drake ’11
Matthew Dunster ’16
In addition, the Alumni Association will present Philip N. Clay, retired senior vice president for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, with the William R. Grogan Award for Support of the Mission of WPI in appreciation of his more than 30 years of dedicated service to the university.
We hope you will join us to celebrate these remarkable members of our community, This event is open to all members of the WPI community and is free to attend. Advanced registration is requested and space is limited.
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