Because You Gave…

The Innovation Studio and Messenger Residence Hall is the most recent example of donor support making a positive impact on campus. The impact of your support of this and the many other active learning spaces on campus will be felt worldwide for generations to come.

CONTACT
Phone: 508-831-6052

Emily Curci ’17 Robert H. Beckett Scholarship Recipient

Aerospace Engineering
Johnson Space Center - NASA

“With the help of scholarship support, I went to Greece for my Interactive Qualifying Project expecting to work on my project for seven weeks, and then travel Europe. However, once in Greece I saw the refugee crisis first-hand and knew I had to something. I canceled my travel plans and volunteered in a refugee camp instead. After that experience, engineering became less of what can it do for me, and more of what can I do with it, to make the world a better place.”

Joe Crognale ’19 WPI General Scholarship

Chemical Engineering
Biology and Spanish minor
Varsity Men’s Rowing

“Philanthropic support from donors helped me travel to Venice for my Interactive Qualifying Project. The experience changed me and the way I see the world and helped me to explore my role in our global society. Thank you to all WPI donors for giving me the opportunity to work on a project that made a difference to the local community in Venice.”

Kerry Muenchow ’19 Medwin Music Scholarship Recipient

Chemical Engineering 
Medwin Honors String Quartet
String Ensemble
Engineers without Borders

“When choosing a college, one of my main criteria was finding a school where I could continue playing music while pursuing an engineering degree. The Medwin Music Scholarship enables me to enter the music community in Massachusetts and continue performing at a high level. Thank you to donors for supporting music at WPI and allowing me to have the incredible opportunity to perform in a professional string quartet."

Zoe Reidinger ’15 PhD

PhD Biomedical Engineering ‘15
Assistant Teaching Professor

 “Support from the Class of 1957 Excellence in Teaching endowment gave me the tuition assistance I needed as a graduate student to take all six certification courses that would also count toward my PhD. I am now in my third year teaching at WPI as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Biomedical Engineering department, and I received the department’s Teacher of the year award.”