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WINTER 2015

The Alumni Magazine for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (WPI)

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Winter 2015 49 IF... WE INVEST IN OPPORTUNIT Y. Ten... JUST IMAGINE WHAT WE COULD ACCOMPLISH. " George Alden was WPI's frst professor of mechanical engineering and one of the early leaders who advocated for the emphasis on both theory and practice in WPI's educational approach. Te Trust he established and that bears his name is proud to support the facility that will advance WPI's innovative curriculum to the next level and help WPI students and faculty have an even greater impact on our world. " Warner Fletcher, Chair of the Alden Trust and a WPI Trustee 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 Alden Trust and make a second, or even a third gift—of any amount—to the campaign in support of the Foisie Innovation Studio, you provide our students with the means to achieve their aspirations for the beneft of us all. If… we imagine a bright future, together we can make it happen. WPI.EDU/+GIVE 508-831-4177 IF @ WPI.EDU GEORGE I. ALDEN Teory and Practice As WPI's frst professor of mechanical engineering and head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, George Alden helped shape WPI's founding educational principle that merged theory and practice. During his lifetime, he set up a philanthropic trust to continue his support for education and for WPI after his death. Today, with nearly $25 million in commitments, the George I. Alden Trust is recognized among WPI's most generous benefactors. For this campaign alone, the Alden Trust has contributed $14 million: two grants totaling $11 million to renovate Goddard Hall into the George I. Alden Life Sciences and Bioengineering Educational Center and the recent $3 million challenge grant to the Foisie Innovation Studio.

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