The Evolution of Engagement
Andrew Aberdale ’18 spent the first five of his undergraduate and graduate years as an EMT for WPI Emergency Medical Services. You might consider his volunteer work as payback—he quite literally...
View ArticleTime-Honored Tradition
Whether it’s gathering around the piano during holidays or attending the same college, everyone loves a good family tradition, and the Gulezian siblings are no different. Known affectionately at their...
View ArticlePLAN A
According to James (Jim) Hoey ’84 CE, it’s a given in his family that civil engineering is the career of choice, and that and that WPI is the only logical path. With two years left before retirement...
View ArticleCollege Is a Team Sport
Karen Dzialo Frey ’82 (EE), ’85 MS (EE), ’91 PhD (EE) and her husband, Robert Daniel (Dan) Frey Jr. ’82 (EE), ’90 MS (EE) weren’t surprised when their son, Matthew ’22, chose WPI; he always was...
View ArticleThe Friedens Find Their Places at WPI
Marc Frieden ’93 is an unassuming guy, but he positively lights up when asked about his daughter Hannah’s decision to apply to WPI. “I never pressured her!” he swears, and Hannah, now a junior, agrees,...
View ArticleLike Mother, Like Daughter
Kristin (Kotopoulis) Garland ’95 and her daughter Paige Garland ’24 recently joined the ranks of legacy families at WPI. Legacy families hold a special place in the university’s collective heart. The...
View ArticlePassing Down the Engineer Gene
Will Perri ’25 has wanted to study engineering for as long as he can remember. Over the years, Will and his father, David Perri ’93, would spend hours at a time discussing engineering, and once Will...
View ArticleThe Schletzbaum Family
A Pair of Role Models It’s one thing to follow in one parent’s footsteps to WPI. But Karl Schletzbaum ’25 has the distinct pleasure of following in both parents’ footsteps. Like his father, Roy...
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