The Alumni Magazine for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (WPI)
Issue link: http://wpialumnimag.epubxp.com/i/406282
IF... WE INVEST IN OPPORTUNIT Y. T en... JUST IMAGINE WHAT WE COULD ACCOMPLISH. " There were several faculty members who made a lasting impression upon me during my student days through their professional competence and their concern for students. T ose fond memories have fueled my dream of establishing a scholarship fund to support qualif ed students with f nancial need and burning ambition to make a dif erence in the world. " Robert Foisie '56 if… The Campaign to Advance WPI — a comprehensive, $200 million fundraising endeavor — is about supporting the students we educate and the leaders they will become. If… you join the 15,000 WPI alumni and friends who believe and invest in WPI's future, you provide our students and faculty with the means to achieve their aspirations for the benef t of us all. If… we imagine a bright future, together we can make it happen. WPI.EDU/+GIVE 508-831-4177 IF @ WPI.EDU BOB FOISIE '56 Paying It Forward After graduating from WPI, Bob Foisie went on to a successful career as an innovator and entrepreneur. But he never forgot those responsible for his success. Over the past two decades, Foisie has supported more than 580 WPI students through 17 endowed scholarships. But even that pales in comparison to his latest act of generosity. In May Foisie committed $40 million—the largest gift ever by an individual in the university's history, all of it earmarked for scholarships. In honor of his extraordinary generosity, the Foisie Innovation Studio at Alumni Gym and the WPI School of Business now bear his name.