Summer 2010 – WIT Magazine

Obituaries

Robert “Bob” E. Carlson, EES Robert “Bob” E. Carlson, EES ’69, of East Walpole passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at the Boston Center for Rehabilitation. Bob joined Wentworth as a member of the Department of Electronics and Mechanical on September 5, 1972, and was employed at the...

Lifetime Achievement Award

Lt. David C. Jeanes, AET ’66, P.E., retired after 34 years as president of the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute. He was responsible for developing and implementing an industry-wide strategic plan to advance the competitive use of North American...

Class Notes

1927 Bob Flannery, hon. ’10, 100-yearold New Hampshire resident, received an honorary Doctor of Engineering Technology degree at the May 16 Commencement Convocation ceremony. 1942 Burton Landry, EC, was named a charter and lifelong member of the Society of Broadcast Engineers, Chapter 11, which he joined in 1963. 1950...

Letter from WAA President

Since I became president of the Wentworth Alumni Association (WAA) in May 2009, the WAA’s involvement with both students and alumni has impressed me. The primary goal of the WAA is to keep fellow alumni connected to the school. Our visibility has increased through the design of a new...

Women @ Wentworth

For the first time, the annual Women @ Wentworth event, held on March 19, included a panel discussion. It featured Brenda Grant-Hays, AET ’92, interior designer, Grant Hays Associates, Inc.; Sharon Jozokos, CMC ’93, project executive, Berry, a division of Suffolk Construction; Lisa Turnbaugh, senior vice president, Bank of...

First Hand

I flew from my hometown in Ecuador on a hot day in late August. It seems that in New England it’s especially hot when you have to move. I was in Manchester, N.H., picking up everything I had left in a storage room for the summer after I decided...

Athletics Highlights

The men’s hockey team finished the regular season as champions of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Northeast Hockey Conference. Sophomore forward Skylur Jameson, BMET ’12, was named the ECAC Northeast Player of the Year and First Team All-ECAC Northeast. Jeff Olitch, BCET ’10, and Shaun Jameson, BSM ’13,...

Iraq: The Soldier’s View

Iraq War veterans and college students James O’Neill and Michael Anthony visited campus to speak with students about their combat experiences and how they are using art and literature to cope in the aftermath. O’Neill is a graduate student at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and...

Scholarship Appreciation Reception: Showing Gratitude to Donors

In the last year, Wentworth has raised $150,000 for academic scholarships and established four new scholarships for students. An April 4 reception celebrated the generosity of donors. Annamaria Wenner, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students, spoke on behalf of the Institute. “I am so honored...

Industry Comes to Campus

Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Conference Wentworth sponsored the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) 46th Annual International Conference, Building a Global Vision. The four-day conference focused on collaboration among industry, educational institutions, and community partners. Presenters shared their visions about what is needed to educate construction professionals on the...