EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1865 as Worcester County Free Institute of Industrial Science, coeducational in 1968.

Location:
Worcester, MA

Founding Date:
1865

Motto:
Lehr und Kunst

Enrollment:
3800

Official Website:
http://www.wpi.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Todd Akin	Politician	5-Jul-1947		Congressman from Missouri, 2001-13
Paul Allaire	Business	21-Jul-1938		Twice CEO of Xerox
George A. Cowan	Physicist	15-Feb-1920	20-Apr-2012	Founder, Santa Fe Institute
Michael J. Dolan	Business	c. 1953		Senior VP at Exxon Mobil
J. Geils	Guitarist	20-Feb-1946		Centerfold
Robert Goddard	Scientist	5-Oct-1882	10-Aug-1945	Father of modern rocketry
Dean Kamen	Inventor	5-Apr-1951		Segway pedestrian vehicle
Everett J. Lake	Politician	8-Feb-1871	16-Sep-1948	Governor of Connecticut, 1921-23
Windle B. Priem	Business	c. 1937		CEO of Korn/Ferry International, 1998-2001
James B. Sumner	Chemist	19-Nov-1887	12-Aug-1955	Crystallized enzymes
Ronald L. Zarrella	Business	1949		CEO of Bausch & Lomb, 2001-08

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William F. Durand	Engineer	5-Mar-1859	9-Aug-1958	National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
John R. Freeman	Engineer	27-Jul-1855	6-Oct-1932	Charles River Dam
Albert Wallace Hull	Physicist	19-Apr-1880	22-Jan-1966	Inventor of the magnetron tube
Albert Kingsbury	Engineer	23-Dec-1863	28-Jul-1943	Kingsbury thrust bearing
Kenneth P. Ruscio	Educator	c. 1954		President, Washington and Lee University

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thomas A. Corcoran	Business	c. 1945		Senior Advisor, Carlyle Group
Michael J. Dolan	Business	c. 1953		Senior VP at Exxon Mobil
Richard H. Gallagher	Engineer	17-Nov-1927	30-Sep-1997	Finite element method
Claire L. Gaudiani	Educator	1944		President, Connecticut College, 1988-2001
Windle B. Priem	Business	c. 1937		CEO of Korn/Ferry International, 1998-2001

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