Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 260 of the 1985 volume:

-.r- 3yt • - i. f Volume No. 110 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 01609 Jeffrey T. Kelly and Michael C. Strzepa, Editors John P. van Alstyne, Advisor Peddler i 1 O n June 30, 1985 Dr. Edmund T. Crunch resigned as President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute after serving 7 years in office. The WPI community wishes him great success as President of the Wang Institute, a graduate school of computer software devel¬ opment. 2 Peddler :T ABLE OF CONTENT s Opening A combination of visual and written images of WPI past and present. Events A record of campus social activities throughout the year. News A chronicle of the years news stories and the results of the senior survey. Clubs A compilation of student organizations and their members. Academics An exploration of the Plan changes and descrip¬ tions of the educational departments. Greeks A record of WPI’s Fraternities and Sororities and their members. 94 Sports Wide-ranging coverage of another impressive year in WPI athleties. 128 C losing More pictures and words of WPI and Senior Week activities. 194 Patrons Ads Congratulatory and other messages from both individuals and companies. 240 On page one: The golden arm and hammer weath- ervane atop Washburn Shops is silhouetted in the setting sun. Lehr und Kunst Peddler ' 3 •Continuing a Tradition The names may change, but the message remains the same. O ne hundred and ten years ago, the very first “yearbook” publication was com¬ pleted by students of this school, then known as the Worcester Technical Institute. That book, called the Antenna, was really nothing more than a collection of anecdotes about the students and life at the school. The examples of these early yearbooks in the following pages still communicate the wit, excitement and hope of the people who have brought us this far. Looking back to the Anfen- na, (which, incidentally, became the After¬ math in 1891, L’Expose in 1892, the After- math again in 1910, and the Peddler in 1928) one can see a unifying thread which runs through all of these books. Their purpose is to reflect the character of the Institute and those who ran it and attended it. Essentially, it is like holding a mirror up to the school and preserving the reflection in print on paper. Thus, the premise is set and it may be fitting to quote a passage from the 1875 Antenna: “In the meantime, this pamphlet, the first of the kind by students of our Institution, we commit to the perusual of such as may see it . . . Hoping that it may be followed by similar productions, with great improvements, we now turn the leaf. ” fs T ?v ' ' 1 M f ■4 ' ' ' - ' ; ‘i I K ' ; ' . . 1 ! EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CLASS RIVALRY circa 1875 A sobering look at why the rope-pull may be the last true vestige of such traditions . . . From the 1875 Antenna — What follows is intended to be an unprej¬ udiced account of an affair which resulted most disastrously to the class, and the partici¬ pation in which they have undoubtably re¬ pented of, with many tears. The lecture over, they (the class of 75) passed down the stairs and were met by 76 as they entered the street. Immediately they formed in a hollow square and settled down into a now-come-on-if-you-dare kind of an air. Nothing in the way of attack being offered, they took up a line of march for Main street. They marched in good order for some dis¬ tance, when . . . smash went a hat over the ears of one of the benighted 75s. This was the opening gun for a scene most lively. Hats were falling, canes flying, police looking com¬ placently on, small town boys shouting and seeming to enjoy the proceedings immensely. 75 still worked hard, but it was useless, — nay, worse than useless, and soon were the unmistakable signs of distress; calls of “ 75 this way,” “Give it to them,” “Stand off!” etc., were heard, but ... it was useless, and soon was begun a retreat. 76 then magnanimously desisted from any further attacks, but the “townies,” who had been looking on all the while, began to crowd around them and were verv ' unceremonious in their ways of dealing with mankind as embodied in the class of 75, W.T.I. They started again on a retreat, this time going towards Pearl street, evidently hoping that the crow ' d w ould not follow ' , but the crow ' d did follow and uncomfortably close, so they counter-marched through Pearl street. Thence dowm Main street tow ards Lin¬ coln Square, with the crowed still at their heels. Finally, by bad generalship or some blunder they became separated and then each did his best tow ards taking a bee-line for home. They might have been seen in all direc¬ tions “streaking” it as for dear life, and it is said that one of the number reached home, hat¬ less, caneless, breathless and pale, sank into a chair, gasping, and altogether an object quite frightful to behold. “You must learn something about everything in order to learn everything about something” — Emor Washburn Top of page: Title page from the 1875 Antenna. Below: The eastern face of Bo ' nton Hall. 6 Cp r.’T.t Left: 1870 photograph of the W.T.I. campus, with Boyn¬ ton Hall in foreground, Washburn Shops in back¬ ground. Below: Fran Weiss E auses on Earle Bridge on er way to Parent’s Day Fes¬ tivities. Opening T OLD TECH In the symbol of our life, the hammer in the iron hand. In sacred comradeship, with memories all intertwined, in men throughout the land. Whose highest aim is usefulness, the brotherhood supreme, in these inay Tech spirit ever live! Where e’re you are and what e’re you do, your alma mater don’t forget. She’s stern and hard, but she’s tried you true, stand by her boys, your old Worcester Tech! — Robert Goddard Top: An aerial view of down¬ town Worcester looking north. Bottom: Father Scan¬ lon converses with students on the Quad. 1 •N , 1 A Opening ' 9 Right: Ad for the W.T.I. appearing in the 1875 Antenna. Middle and hot- tom left page; Construction of a $7 million dormatory housing 229 students con¬ tinued throughout 1984-85. Compiled from the 1884 Antenna STATISTICAL SUMMARY: The average age of the senior class was 22 yrs and four months; average height 5 feet, 8”; and the average weight was 150.5 lbs. (Actual¬ ly, the relevance of that data and or it’s value is still in doubt . . .) GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Twelve members were born in Mas¬ sachusetts, 3 in Illinois, 2 in Maine, 2 in Con¬ necticut and one in each of the following states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Rhode Island. (The following are direct quotations from the 1884 Antenna:) FATHERS’ OCCUPATIONS: The pursuits in which our fathers are engaged represent quite a wide field of industry. They are as follows: Four farmers, 4 manufacturers, 2 merchants, 1 master mechanic, 1 journeyman, 1 dealer in real estate, 1 head sawyer, 2 clergyman, 1 insurance agent, 1 ship builder, and 1 grocer. Senior Sur vey: Student demographics of a century ago shed light on what life-styles were like. 1884 POLITICAL ORIENTATION: As might be expected, by far the larger part of the class are Republican in their principles. The numbers are: 16 Republicans, 7 Indepen¬ dents, and 2 Democrats. AMUSEMENTS: All but a very few men go to the theatre more or less, a lack of means being given as a reason by most of those who do not go. Only one was found who did not go from principle. As to the favorite actors there is a great diversity, five preferring Booth, 5 Jefferson, 3 Barrett, 2 Irving, 1 McCullough, and 1 Den¬ man Thompson. Upon our favorite actresses we are more agreed, 12 preferring Margaret Mather, 3 Mary Anderson, 1 Lotta, and 1 Miss Edmonson. Of indoor games, 8 prefer whist, 5 poker, 5 billiards, 2 checkers, 1 euchre, I high-low- jack and 1 chess. Of outdoor sports, 12 prefer baseball, 3 tramping, 3 boating, 2 croquet, 1 football and 1 fishing. RELATIONS WITH THE INSTITUTE: All but 3 of the class claim to have entered the “Tech ” from their own choice. While here 7 have derived most pleasure from the study of geometry, 5 from mechan¬ ics, 3 from chemistry, 3 from electricity, 2 from english, 2 from algebra and I from trigo¬ nometry. Among the faculty. Professor Kimball is the great favorite with the class, 10 men prefer¬ ring him, 7 Professor Eaton, 3 Dr. Kinicutt, 3 Professor Alden and 1 Mr. Barnes. To the question, Are you satisfied with the course? 15 answered “yes”, 3 gave a decided “no”, and 7 said “partially so.” Note: Check out the 1985 senior survey on pages 48 49 10 Opening THE ANTENNA. Woi‘de tei S i ee Ii titute OF Industrial Science. Prepares young men in the most thorough manner for service as aitJ Cioil litiubte aijil tsi0tti;rs. CALENDAR. Second Semi-Annual Examination tegins Summer Practice begins Commencement, .... Second half-year ends Examination for Admission The next School Year will begin Monday, June 21, 1871;. Saturday, June 26, 1875. Wednesday, July 7, 1875. Friday, July 30, 1875. Tuesday, Sept. 14 , 1875. Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1875. For Catalogues address PROF. C. O. THOMPSON, WORCESTER, MASS. 4 if’ ' •j. ' P ' wz THE TECH’S AMBITION Oh! to be an engineer. And with the learned standi With lofty aims and future bright. And ready skillful hand. With genius undeniable. With learning east and great, The wonder of the common folks. To raise a grand estate! Throughout the western wilds we ll be True sons of Techdom still, Well build the railroad far and wide And tunnel every hill. For Techs go out to win a fame For Science and the Right, To show the poor ' arid ignorant How wit combines with mi t; To place before the world at large Achievements great and grand. Which unto future generations. As monuments shall stand. For this we come to Wisdom ' s shrine, And honor her behests, And try to win her richest praise To triumph o’er life’s tests. “Prove all things, hold fast that which is good. — unknown The smartest Prof, at the Hall Is the laziest one of them all. He’ll sit in his chair, and wear off his hair By leaning his head ’gainst the wall. Opening 11 Perseverance Sorely tried and sorely tempted, From no agonies exempted, In the penance of our trial And the discipline of pain; Often by illusions cheated. Often baffled and defeated, In the tasks to be completed, We by toil and self-denial To the highest shall attain. 12 f Opening Right: Spectators en- joy watching the strug¬ gle as Freshmen drag Sophomores across the slimy bottom of Salis¬ bury Pond. (See inset photo) It has been a tradition since 1909. Opening i 13 There once was a gweeper named Mac, Who promptly marched down into WACCC, And seeing the crowds Whose complaints were quite loud, Said “Wang terminals are what they lack!” It seems that the trials and tribulations of what is percieved as “the professional job search” have been around for a very long time, as this article from the 1883 Antenna reveals: THE PLEASURES OF HOPE 7hat are you going to do?” was the V V question that met us at every turn, as, after commencement, we went about among our friends, conscious that our diplo¬ mas and degrees were in perfect safety at the bottom of our trunks. “Bachelor of Science!” That title will cling to us always, it is in black and white, and on the “genuine parchment”. How much it im¬ plied to us: three years of toil and study; a little pleasure enjoyed; much knowledge gained; new ideas implanted in our minds, and our powers of thought and reasoning quickened. It was the fact of these things having occured that led us to desire and to expect of the world that our talents and accomplishments would be recognized, and thus to hope that ere long we would be superintendent or chief engineer or consulting engineer or chemist. And so, having dispatched our letters of inquiry and application for imaginary vacant places, and being still somewhat conceited, it made us smile to receive such hopeful letters as these: REJECTIONS: Agricultural Station, VA, I0 I2 I882 Dear Sir: I am sorry to inform you that the State has made no appropriation for the invest¬ igation of ensilage and special fodders, and so, unless you would rely upon the possibility of an appropriation being made next year, I file. Boston, MA, 9 24 1882 Sir: We are not having any green hands this year, and so cannot give you a position at our works. THE STALL: Mex. Cntrl. R.R., Mexico, I 20 I883 Sir: Your communication of the 5th of Septem¬ ber last came duly in hand, and, in reply, would say that your application is placed on THE SECONDARY: (sort of) Hog Hollow, MA, I0 5 I882 Dear Sir: I received your letter the other day asking for a position in my office. Our town is not very large, and we don’t do much, but if you are used to the compass, and can make a drawing pretty good, you are at liberty to come and try it with me a week or two. I can give you five cents an hour. You can board with me. Let me know when you are coming. Right: Academic calender as it appeared in the 1875 Antenna THE AKTENNA. %n {iiuie (Salcnbav. 1874 . Sept. 8. Sept. io. Sept. 23. Oct. 16. Oct. 30. Nov. 7. Nov. 22. Dec. 2. Dec. io. Dec. 19. Dec. 24. 1875 . Tan. Jan. 25. Jan. 27. } AN. 29. AN. 30. Feb. 16. Feb. 19. Mar. 29. Apr. 8. Apr. 9. Apr. 24. May io. May 29. June 21. June 26 . July 7. July 30. Reception at the Stone.House on the Hill. I o’clock, p. m. “ Interesting remarks ” and instructions to new comers. Middlers sketch Firemen’s Parade and recuperate on squash pie at the H. T. I. Wh.it’s his name destroys a piece m 45 seconds. Juniors frequent the vicinity of Lake Quinsig, carefully avoiding fruit trees. Engineer Corps 2, ’76, test their R. R. curve in Agricultural Fair Grounds. Hustons vs. Athletics. Score : 3 to 2. Field work draws to a close. Fruit all in. A week for reinvigoration and gastronomical differentiation. Exercises resumed. Engineers expected to appear with straight¬ ened note books. Calamity on Front St. Moral: Never play with red lead. On to Malden, that is, Everett and Edgeworth. Annual petition for the remainder of Christmas week. Not en- tirelv barren of beneficial results. Crammers commence cramming. Chapel choir chant, “ Come ye disconsolate.” They come,—they can’t help it. Junior’sannualsleighridetotheoreadandwebstersquareandtheoread andretumbythewayofwebstersquareandtheoread. 49.9. Go! Two weeks, two days, and eighteen hours respite. ’76 receives instructions those chemistry reports will be collected at the first exercise. Movements tending toward centralization. ’75 and ’76 attend opening discussion on Biology, Nebulae, Soci¬ ology, Chromosphere, Zoology, Photosphere, Chemistry, Hemi¬ sphere. Paleontology, Geology. Holiday. Annual petition. Entirely barren of beneficial results. Lawst Leckchaw. ’75 appears in uniform to their final uniform discomfiture. “ The exercises of the Institute will be suspended at i o’clock on Saturday, and will be resumed a week from the following Mon¬ day, promptly at 7 o’clock.” Stump you to go to Barnum’s.” Juniors hunt snab at the lake. Exercises preparatory to the confirmation of suspicions as to the comparative worthlessness of so and .so with intent to expel. Vigorous transportation of rod and chain. Mechanics commence haying. ’75 “commences” to leave. Alumni appear in the bud, and other stages of development. Good Friday. 14 Opening “It is small consolation that if the Institute didn’t want money it would probably want something else ” — Charles O. Thompson, 1876 Above: “You look maaaahve- lous!” said a familiar face to those who got portraits taken at the school. Right: A fresh snowfall blankets the grounds around Higgins House. Left: Aerial view of the campus in 1935. Note how Hig¬ gins Labs, Olin Hall, Goddard Hall, Alden Hall have not been built yet. Also, tennis courts are where Higgins Labs and Beech Tree Circle are now. Lower Left: Cam¬ pus in 1955. Tennis courts have been moved to where the Quad now is, and houses and vacant lots are where Olin Hall and Goddard Hall now are. Below: Campus as it appears t oday. Opening 15 16 1 Invents gVENTC As the state’s alcohol policy became more conservative, WPI’s policy followed suit. As fraternity party regulations grew more extensive, the “Hill, ” was forced to provide entertainment for the student population and, at the same time, decrease the reliance on alcohol to have fun. The appearance of well known bands, new ideas, and the old stand-bys, helped lessen somewhat the fear that WPI would lose its social life. The 1985 PEDDLER Events 17 WPI Students h- Alumni Homecoming ’84 — sunny skies, warm weather, familiar faces, and friendly smiles, a fun time for both students and alumni. And to start the weekend off right, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jakes rocked Harrington Au¬ ditorium Friday night, setting the perfect par¬ ty atmosphere. With balloons and alumni covering the campus, Saturday’s activities kept everyone busy. “Famous WPI Alumni” was the theme for the weekend, as reflected by the Home¬ coming Day floats. Alpha Chi Rho secured first prize with its float — a navy destroyer commemorating former WPI President Admiral Ralph Earle. Saturday was also a perfect day for sports. WPI reaped big wins in soccer, field hockey, and volleyball. In football, the WPI Engineers suppressed the Cadets of the Coast Guard Academy before a homecoming crowd of 6100 fans. The final score was 21-10. For their ex¬ cellent performances during the game, Steve Jackson and Eddie Moffitt were honored with the coveted Pritchard Awards. Other activities included presentation of the Freshman Skull Award. During half-time Kevin Szeredy and Mary Kendrick were rec¬ ognized for their contributions to their class. After the game, freshmen and sophomores matched strength and nerve as they faced off on opposite sides of Institute Pond at the rope pull event. Tradition prevailed and the sopho¬ more class again went for a muddy swim. At the nightclub on Saturday evening, an enthusiastic crowd rocked to the sounds of Crosswinds. ATO cook, Ma Fell, was carried to the stage on a throne and relinquished her crown to the ’84 Homecoming queen, Laurie Bouchard. The evening’s celebration was a good ending to a busy Homecoming weekend. 18 Events Events 19 Homecoming 84 Fun Times Formal Affairs 20 Events Events ' 21 HAPPY HOURS Alive and Well! I On December 11th legislation took effect out¬ lawing Happy Hours in Massachusetts. The new law no longer permits special, reduced drink prices to be offered at anytime and places a two-drink-per-person limit for each visit to the bar. For the Goats Head Pub this meant an increase in the Happy Hour drink prices and longer lines at the bar. Even this though did not stop students over 20 from frequenting the popular Friday afternoon Happy Hours. 22 Events DRESS FOR SUCCESS Poise, appearance, fashion and professional¬ ism are all important qualities in the real world. Though they are essential ingredients for success, we at WPI are normally not ex¬ posed to this aspect of success during our four years of problem sets, labs and projects. Therefore, the Student Alumni Society im¬ plemented into its schedule an evening to teach us just how much of an attribute these qualities can be. LaFeminna Modeling Agen¬ cy coached the perspective models and Jordan Marsh provided their wardrobes. The end re¬ sult was the presentation of a very professional Fashion Show on February 18th in Alden Hall. And who would have guessed that the fourteen models that appeared on stage that night were by day, typical WPI students! Events 23 24 Events Noel News Is Good News The Christmas season was a time of much celebration, fun, laughter and good times. Parties proliferated on the campus; in each of the different departments, in the cafeteria, on the dorm floors, and in the fraternities. No matter who you were, you could not avoid receiving an invitation to at least one of these social functions. Secret Santa became a popu¬ lar anonymity, as students found surprises in their mailboxes, or waiting for them in their rooms, always signed by none other than the famous “S. S. ” The campus took on a new look; especially the dreary dormitory halls, as each of us, with limited budgets and time, decorat¬ ed our living quarters. Alden Hall was twice transformed into a magical Christmas king¬ dom, on the nights of the sorority Christmas parties. Fraternities also spread the Christ¬ mas spirit by trimming trees and holding fes¬ tive bashes. The bells of the Carillon reminded us throughout the despised “last week of the term” that Christmas was approaching. Al¬ though swamped by the work of that last week, each of us made time to ring in the Christmas season with lots of good cheer. Surely, many happy memories remain from those last weeks of B-term. Events 25 THE PARTY SCENE A step-by-step guide for the perfect party. 26 ' Eiients ! I 4 i 1 i I • 1 BEFORE AFTER £t enf5 27 OTIS IS OUR MAN! 28 Events Fun In The Frost SocComm kicked off Winter Weekend this year on February 15th with a very popular concert featuring none other than Otis Day and the Knights. The evening included a contest for the best toga and of course the popular “Animal House” and “Shout” songs were welcomed with screams and cheers, from the crowd of 2,500 people. The following night, Harrington Auditorium was once again transformed into the semi-formal Winter Weekend Nightclub. Those attending danced to the sounds of Powerglide and were kept amused by comedian Sean Morey and his “original” juggling acts. Events i 29 IT’S A SATURDAY NIGHT Action In The Pub The Pub became a center of much student activity in the 1984-85 school year. As fraterni¬ ty parties dwindled in number, many students sought alternate sources of entertainment on their weekends. The popularity of the Pub increased, as did the spectrum of activities held there. Along with the traditional Satur¬ day night bands, an Air Band contest, the Dating Game, a Best Buns Best Legs contest, and Medieval Manor were held last year. In previous years, many students asked, “Who’s having a party this weekend?” Now, they ask, “What’s going on in the pub Saturday night?” Indeed, the Pub has become the place to be on Saturday night. 30 I Events THE LIP SYNCHERS Live bands on campus? Sounds hard to be¬ lieve, but in fact, it is true, (er, well, almost true) This year, for the first time, WPI stu¬ dents decided to provide their own entertain¬ ment in the Pub, instead of relying on SOC- COM. During C-term, various groups of stu¬ dents participated in the first Air Band Con¬ test. Open to male and female, drunk and sober, the contest was a huge success. Prince, The Beatles, the Stones and others appeared before the audience in the crowded Pub. These energetic groups, dressed to imitate their idols, moved to the music and mouthed words to their heart’s content, adlibbing as they went along. Innovative, as are most WPI students, they strummed invisible guitars, grabbed non-existent microphones, and silently mouthed words while their favorite tapes played in the background. Of course, the most important part of a performance, the audience, actually existed and received the air bands with much rowdiness, beer, and good cheer. All who attended thoroughly en¬ joyed themselves. Certainly, the lip synchers had the most fun of all. Events 3i MORE HAPPENINGS IN THE PUB Matchmaker, Make Me A Match Dating at WPI appears to be one of the least common social activities. However, the Dat¬ ing Game tried to alleviate this lack of interest in this age-old social tradition. Last year, the Dating Game made its debut at WPI when the Student Alumni Society sponsored it. Obviously a popular event. Alpha Gamma Delta decided to further the tradition by spon¬ soring it this year. On Saturday night in D- Term, students crowded into the Pub to watch a female student select one of three males as her ideal date. The roles then reversed when a male student selected his preference from a choice of three females. Each based his selec¬ tion on how the candidate answered the ques¬ tions asked by the one seeking a date. Even¬ tually, couples were chosen. To be certain the couples did not back out of their dates, incen¬ tives were supplied. Tickets to JP, and a free dinner at Tweeds were awarded. Perhaps if the Dating Game continues in the future, dat¬ ing will become more popular in the future Events - 33 34 Events of ounb ii t iorrtble at PP ? The members of Tau Beta Pi duplicated the atmosphere of Medieval Europe when they held a Medieval Manor. A court jester, a wandering minstrel, wenches, and a chorus all were present to serve an authentic Viking-like dinner to the fortunate students who attended. One almost expected to see Hagar the Horrible (of the famous comic strip) enter the Pub, which well depicted a scene in a Viking dining hall. The diners ate with their fingers, as no utensils were permitted in the pseudo-medieval diningroom. The tasty din¬ ner, and the joviality of the guests, provided an atmosphere of much fun and laughter. The Vikings live on at WPI, at least for one night out of the year. Events 35 A WISH UPON A STAR JP Weekend — a tradition renewed once again. Also known as Spring Weekend, this popular social event took place on the weekend of April 26-27, 1985. This year, the weekend began with a different twist. In¬ stead of having a concert, as in past years, the comedian duo Burnside and Kaufman enter¬ tained a small audience in Alden Hall on Fri¬ day night. Those who attended heard old favor¬ ites such as The Peanuts Song, reviewed a hilarious presentation of The Lone Ranger, and were attacked by a myriad collection of sharks. Although the audience was small, the duo’s talent certainly was evident, and its pop¬ ularity will increase on this campus if they are invited back next year. All who missed seeing the duo should regret it. On Saturday morning, tradition continued as the chariot races began. Most of the Greek houses participated by decorating their char¬ iots according to the theme of the weekend, “Wish Upon A Star.” Phi Sigma Sigma’s char¬ iot won the creativity contest with its Chicken Stars Chariot. Runners pulled the chariots around the quad, while spectators looked on anxiously. Amazingly enough, no injuries were sustained by any chariot riders, even with the decrepit condition of some of the older chariots. In the afternoon, another new event was added to the weekend as games of Simon Says were played. Those who participated had a fun time. Some will never live down the va¬ rious garments they wore, as they are cap¬ tured on these pages forever. Saturday night finally arrived for those who anxiously awaited the Junior Prom nightclub. Star-shaped balloons, and decorative yellow and white streamers created a festive atmos¬ phere in Harrington Auditorium. As many will remember. Van A. boogied with the rest of us to the music of the excellent band. Dur¬ ing the slide show, pictures of many students in many different and amusing situations flashed upon a big screen. A new addition to the weekend, the slide show will hopefully become a new tradition at WPI. The cheers, laughter, and smiles of the audience dubbed the slide show a success this year. The culminating event of JP Weekend, the crowning of the King and Queen, had a special meaning this year for the many fans of Van A. Dean John P. van Alstyne was crowned JP King this year, along with Nate Hanson. Also, many applauded Jeannine Peters while a crown was placed on her head. The nightclub ended with the dance floor packed. Those who attended probably would have danced to the wee hours of the morning, had the band continued playing. Judging by the smiles and sighs of those who walked out of Harrington and the pictures on these pages, JP Weekend certainly was a suc cess this year. We all have Jodi Griesmer to thank for coordi¬ nating such a fun time. ■36 Events- evening of dancing I ! Events 37 FUN TIMES DURING THE DAY 3.S Events eeAert — Events 39 -WORLD 40 The past year certainly boasts of many exciting world stories, unfortu¬ nately, many tragic happenings topped the news. In Bhopal, India, a pesticide plant leaked a poisonous cloud of gas that killed over 2,000 and sent thousands more to hospitals. This leak became the greatest indust¬ rial accident in history. Indira Ghandi, Prime Minister of India, was assassinated at age 66, and more than a thousand were killed in violence relating to the incident. The U.S. embassy in Beirut was bombed in February, and 241 U.S. servicemen were killed. Ethiopia and other parts of Africa have been experiencing drought and famine, and despite foreign aid, thousands have died and many more follow them to a gruesome death. In Belgium, a soccer game riot led to the trampling deaths of 38 fans; 400 more were hospitalized. The body of Josef Mengele, the “Angel of Death” who sent 400,000 to their deaths in World War II and cruelly experimented on others, may have been discovered by Brazilian authorities; meanwhile. President Reagan made a controversial trip to honor Germany’s WW II casualties. More artifi¬ cial heart progress was made this year, and a baby, Fae, received the first baboon heart transplant. And finally, at press time there were 32 American men who were still hostages of Shiite Muslim hijackers who wanted Israel to release some 700 prisoners. 41 - UNITED STATES 42 The United States experienced many “firsts” this year: in politics, in medicine, and even in the glamour world. Geraldine Ferraro was the Democratic nominee for Vice Presi¬ dent. Jesse Jackson was the first black to have a strong campaign for the Presidency. Ronald Reagan was reelected — becoming the oldest President the US has ever had. In the world of medicine. Baby Fae had the first baboon heart transplant, and many people benefitted from human heart trans¬ plants. In the world of glamour. Miss USA, Vanessa Williams, was “stripped” of her crown after baring all in Penthouse. Since then, more controversies concerning girls with these titles have arisen. The famous businessman, John DeLorean, was acquitted of drug (cocaine) charges after a long, grueling trial. The space shuttle pro¬ gram was in high gear this past year, and Miss Liberty was finally treated to a face lift. 43 - SPORTS 44 In sports, the Miami Dolphins were defeated and the San Fransisco 49’ers won the Superbowl title. The Detroit Tigers defeated the San Diego Padres 4 games to 1 for the World Series. The Edmonton Oilers, with that incredible player Wayne Gretzky, defeated the Philadelphia Flyers and captured their second straight Stanley Cup. Unlike last year, the Boston Celtics lost the NBA championship to the Los Angeles Lakers with the skillful plays of Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul- Jabbar, who also received MVP playoff honors. But Celt Larry Bird still wound up with his second consecutive seasonal MVP award. At the French Open, Chris Evert Lloyd rallied and beat the seeming¬ ly unbeatable Martina Navratilova and captured a major title for the 12th year in a row. Swedish Mats Wilander grabbed men’s title from defend¬ ing champ Ivan Lendl for his second victory in Paris. Andy North putted his way to U.S. Open victory; German Bernhard Ganger won the Masters. Danny Sullivan beat many veteran racers to take his first Indy 500 title. And who can forget the Olympics? While Mary Lou Retton vaulted her way into our hearts, winning the gold for best all around in gymnas¬ tics, Carl Lewis reminded us of a modern day Jesse Owens by sweeping many track and field events. As for Mary Decker, her first long-awaited Olumpics turned to disaster when running mate Zola Budd of England accidently tripped her, resulting in a leg injury. As for cult heroes, 1984 will be remembered as the year of Doug Flu tie’s pass, which made Boston College number one in college foot¬ ball. And now, the new sports craze is, strangely enough, pro wrestling, with Hulk Hogan as current King of the Ring. 45 - ENTERTAINMENT 46 The past year in entertainment proved to be an exciting one. As for Oscars, Sally Field and F. Murray Abraham won best actress and actor; Amadeus was the best film of 1984. When you need a laugh, call Ghostbusters — the comedy hit of the summer. After a sultry perfor¬ mance in Body Heat some years back, Kathleen Turner was comical in Romancing the Stone. Gremlins invaded the screen and Eddie Murphy walked away with it in Beverly Hills Cop. Prince had a colorful hit with Purple Rain. On a more musical note, the predictables Michael and Madonna, the unpredictables Julian Lennon, Tina Turner, and Bruce Spring¬ steen, and the outrageous Prince and Boy George all topped the charts. Tina and Bruce proved that oldies are indeed goodies. Band- Aid and USA for Africa raised spirits and millions for the Ethiopian relief fund. Videos are still an important and rising force in the music industry. There are at least five video shows now besides MTV. As for commercials, Clara’s “Where’s the beef?’’ helped find Wen¬ dy’s at its best. The interesting marriage of Billy Joel to Christie Brinkley oc¬ curred, yet many other famous stars preferred to conceive before matrimony. Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger, Earrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal, and Amy Irving and Steven Spielberg all will have children out of wedlock. 47 Favorite Soap Opera 1. General Hospital 2. All My Children 3. Guiding Light Favorite Computer Language 1. Pascal 2. Basic 3. Fortran Lifestyle 1. Moderate (51%) 2. Conservative (24%) 3. Liberal (20%) 4. Undeclared (5%) - CAMPUS Favorite Sport 1. Basketball 2. Baseball 3. Hockey 4. Skiing Favorite Pizza 1. Pepperoni 2. Pepperoni and Mushroom 3. Mushroom Favorite Soft Drink 1. Coca Cola 2. Diet Coke 3. Root Beer Favorite Beer 1. Michelob 2. Molson 3. Budweiser Favorite Restaurant 1. The Boynton 2. McDonald’s 3. Plums Favorite Group (or Singer) 1. Bruce Springsteen 2. U-2 3. Madonna 48 Favorite Class 1. ME 1800 2. CS 3013 3. Aerobics Favorite Song 1. Against All Odds 2. We Are The World 2. Crazy for You Favorite Ice Cream 1. Chocolate Chip 1. Cookies’n’Cream 2. Mint Chocolate Chip 2. Oreo Cookie 3. Strawberry 3. Chocolate A new dorm is built . . . President Chranch resigns . . . Washburn is rededicated . . . These are just a few of the head¬ lines that graced the front page of the student newspaper, Newspeak, this year. Indeed, many exciting events took place on the WPI campus. In November, ABET came to evaluate WPI’s distribution requirements. Many curriculum changes were already made, the most radical being the grading system, which will go from DIST AC NR to A B C NR for fall of ’86, optional for current students. As for campus entertainment, G. Gordon Liddy, came to campus to deliver an electrifying, if controversial, speech to the student body. The Fools and Digney Fignus, popular bands, both played here to appreciative crowds. In April, the First Annual Cultural Festival was successfully held thanks to the hard work of many of WPI’s cultural groups. Almost two million dollars will be spent by summer’s end to install a synthetic surface and Olympic track on the athletic field, and WPI has received more computers to increase availability for students. As a final note, the results of the Senior Survey have been listed here, based on 152 responses. Favorite Professor 1. Cyganski (EE) 2. Wagner (CM) 3. Van Alstyne (MA) Favorite Actor 1. Harrison Ford 2. Eddie Murphy 3. Clint Eastwood Favorite Actress 1. Meryl Streep 2. Rachel Ward 3. Jessica Lange Favorite Movie 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark 2. Beverly Hills Cop 3. Star Wars Favorite T.V. Show 1. Hill Street Blues 2. M A S H 2. Dynasty 3. Star Trek Favorite Video 1. California Girls 2. You Might Think 3. Hot For Teacher 3. We Are The World 49 50 Clubs clubs Providing an escape mechanism from the harried academic life of the WPI student, the following clubs and organizations gave an assortment of activities from which to choose. .-ae The 1985 PEDDLER Clubs ' 51 Editor-in-Chief Howard Bernard News Editor Jim Goodell Photography Editor Jetl VVinick Sports Editors Steve (iraveline Jennifer Mellone Eaculty Advisor Thomas Keil Business Manager Jim (ioodell Circulation Manager Nelson Kno Graphics Editor Jack McLaughlin Eeatures Editor Jack Spadaro Advertising Manager Carol W ' ilcler Associate Editors Lisa Al])ers Dave Dral) Susan Mepvvorth Kirsten Storm Carlo Verrengia Staff Aldo D’Amico Jon Baskin Jodv Bobbitt Erik DeBriae AtuIv Ferreira Chris (iood Marie Harriman Karen Italiano Dan La[)racle Ed Nowak Philo Shelton Mark Skinner Michael Tingloff David Wall Jon W’aples Mark Wartski Helen Webb a £ Clubs ,5.3 Wireless Association Ski Team Men’s Team Steven Woodard Rick Morse Craig Therrien Klas Zetterman Mark Sullivan James Wachala Steven Lord Myles Parker John Hughes George Mclane Bret Bonarrigo Johan Bratthall 3, I % OJt. ' I,,,, k wT . 1 k M r 1 Women’s Team Samira Hakki Lise Wivestad Christine Goodspeed Carolyn Niedermeier Danielle Koschmeder Kristine Pellegrino Deirdre Brennan 54 Clubs Clubs 55 Student Government Class Officers i President Denise E. Johnston Vice President Stephen R. Jackson Treasurer Ann E. Pettit Secretary Virginia E. Coulter Representative Pamela L. Berg President Michael Gonsor Vice President Michael J. Sepe Treasurer Andrew F. Payson Secretary Karen E. Reardon Representative Joseph A. Gammal 56 Clubs President Kevin J. Szeredy Vice President Shawn W. Ritchie Secretary Joyce S. Kline Treasurer Laurie A. Bouchard Representative Scott F. Ried President Bryan J. Sheppeck Vice President Susan M. Hepworth Secretary Simone A. Shields Treasurer John W. Hart Representative William R. Riccio, Jr. Clubs 57 Alpha Phi Omega Maureen Mullarkey (Pres.) Kevin Szeredy (Service V.P.) Jim Goodell (Membership V.P.) Lisa Chaves (Sec.) Caroline Cassidy (Trea.) Cary Coodell (Historian) 58 Clubs clubs 59 Peddler £ aitors Jeffrey T. Kelly Michael C. Strzepa Faculty Advisor John P. van Alstyne Sports Athena Dratelis Kathleen A. Taylor Clubs John R. Bryant Advertising Danny-Joe Czabaj Photographers Jonathan D. Baskin Christian C. Chappell Ronald A. Gaudet Edward C. Hein Andrew E. Horch David W. Kolstad Rhonda M. Lamparelli Lawrence C. Leung Susan A. Lindberg Jennifer L. Mellone Erin M. O’Connell Bronwyn M. O’Reilly Amy M. Petren Aswin Pinsuvana Jeffrey D. Winick Susan G. Woods John R. Bryant Donna L. Barone Academics Carol A. Wilder Art Eric R. Boudreau Steven C. Ouellette Seniors Daniel J. Czabaj Sports Information Apostol Laske Events Diana M. Sauer Business Carol A. Wilder Greeks Karen E. Reardon General Staff Teresa L. Ragan Lisa M. Anderson Manal Tadros Eileen T. Flanagan Karen M. Italiano Franziska L. Weiss Kathleen M. Loftus Photography David A, Drab News Kirsten L. Storm Yearbook Representative Arnie Lohmann Photo Representative Norman Benrimo 60 ! Clubs: In the autumn of every year, the student body of W. P. I. lines up in front of a small table in the Wedge to get their yearbooks. Most of them don’t have a very clear idea of just how much work it is to put together such a publica¬ tion. Planning for the Peddler begins when those who’ll be in the Senior section are only Juniors. Cover designs, artwork, layouts, deadline schedules, and budget details must all be coordinated so that all members of the editorial team can perform their functions effectively. Above all, timing is very important. Pho¬ tographers must be in the right places at the ■i right times, supplies must be kept in stock, workers must be motivated (especially around deadline time). When you are typing up a copy sheet at three fifteen A.M., and you still have forty more pictures to crop, working on the year¬ book staff may not seem like the most reward¬ ing way to occupy your time. But the really satisfying time is when you finally see the finished product and know that you made a genuine contribution in its creation. Most im¬ portantly, working on the Peddler staff allows you to develop into a better communicator, and possibly a more competent planner. Clubs 61 62 Clubs clubs 63 cheerleaders Pathways Pathways has existed unofficially for more than seven years. This year Pathways became the official creative arts magazine of WPI. Our goal during the year was to increase student involvement in the maga¬ zine, while providing a fun “escape ” from daily classwork. We thank all those who participated or helped in the production of our two issues. Carlos Gutierez Jody Bobbitt Sue Stidsen Mike Grusin Bruce Klotz Charlie Wilder Michelle Pence Marge Motyka Steve Cheng Mike McIntyre Scott Kardon Glenn Bernard Don Seeto Laurie Whittingham Karyn van de Mark Gheryl Lucier Teresa Mellen Natalie Lucas Debbie Murphy Holly Daly Michele Campbell Joan Argarin Barbara Grimm Adele Simard Diane Brissette Elizabeth Chutoransky Tara Redmond Kerry Eustace 64 Clubs Clubs 65 Fencing Club Sci-Fi Society Alexander Bier Mike Bonner Ralph Desrosiers Roland Horth Tony Vivenzio Howard Ship Alan Brightman Peter Conway Mark Semich Chris Gellrich Joseph Amatucci Edward Masterson Bill Champlain Bob Pizzano Rob Robinson David Brunell George Gikas Caleb Warner Eric Arn Ken Kaprielian David Bice Mike Grusin Tom Doblmaier William Grant Andrew Boyer Brad Wherry Douglas Grokulsky John Whitson Ron Collier Eric Pauer Jody Bobbitt Tim Shea Michael McIntyre Chulsoo Kim Louis Heibert Greg Dearborn Tom Watson Prof. Dave Brown, coach Yau-Shing Lee, capt. Mark Desmarais, mgr. Kristina Burgard, sec. Gary Allen, treas. Derrick Anderson Mark Neumann Rich Dickey Matt Beaky Steve Fernandez Tom Doblmaier Tom Watson Adrian Caceres Juan Lopez Karen Miller Erik Goulet Yun Chong Joe Amatucci Rob Provost 66 Clubs Dave Allen Jamie Anderson J.M. Anderson John Bleyer Jody Bobbitt Dave Brunell Phil Buttacavoli Ted Carty Dwight Curry F.J. Donino Dave Drab John Drazek Cliff Dufresne Mike Everts Tom Filliman Jim Foley Andrea Callant Tom Giannetti Paul Grafmg Liam Grant Gathy Hart Roland Horth Bruce Klotz William Lopoulos Greg Mayo Mike McIntyre Ann Meilus Elane Motyka Marge Motyka Joe Musmanno Kris N ' ygard Dan Reeve Joe Rimstidt Laura Saragosa Mike Sasloff Teresa Tucchio Jon Tucker Michael Wagner Da e Wall Gharlie Wilder Clubs ' 67 Lens and Lights Skeptical Chemists Men’s Bowling Dave Drab, Capt. Chuck Cutter Brian Standley Dave Winicki John Lamach Tom Rydzewski Elliot Zahn Bill Leary Kevin Szeredy Jeff Bloom 3 ; 68 Clubs clubs 69 Rifle And Pistol Club Karate Club Scuba Club ci 70 I Clubs Clubs I 71 Student Activities Board Cycling Club Under the dynamic leadership of Pres. Erik DeBriae, this year was one of dramatic improvement and unpre¬ cedented gain. This was a year which will de remembered as a very important one in the history of the club. The team was granted the bid to host the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Federation East Coast Season Opener on the WPI campus. The race was monumental success of epic proportions. The race featured the announcing of nationally salient Dick Ring and received national atten¬ tion. As a result, the WPI HoJo to Go was the best collegiate race on the east coast, far surpassing even the ECCF Championships. Disappointingly however, the majority of the other schools were very disorganized. Many, many major races were cancelled, including ECCG Classics like the West Point Challenge and the Harvard Cup. Nevertheless, the team attended races everywhere from Mt. Washington to the ECCF Championships at Stoneybrook. The most dependable WPI racers were John Voccio, Jonathon Mas¬ sey, Bill Lyons, John Croy, Mike Roberts, and Erik De¬ Briae. From all standpoints, this was an extremely profitable and rewarding year for the team. At least our dreams have been realized. The WPI Cycling Team has finally taken hold and is definitely on its way up. 72 Clubs Clubs 73 Spotlight on The Stage T his year, some excellent dramatic and musical productions were brought to the WPI stage. One of the highlights was the per¬ formance of several student-written plays. Scenes from two of them are on the middle and bottom of the facing page. “You Cant Take it With You’ — A Masque Production pi f0 1 1 1 A ' I 11 74 Spotlight Once Upon A Mattress — (Musical) by the Polytones A Student Written Flay — A Masque Production “Serendipity” — A Masque Production Spotlight 75 76 Academics CADEMICC Continued change marked the academics of WPI due to a change in education philosophy and ABET pressure. The Class of ’85 is the last class to study under the Plan all their four years, as the ideals of the Plan fell. Changes instituted during the past year to “increase” the stature of WPI academics were increased course requirements, the regulation of fraternity “Hell Weeks”, and, most importantly, grading system changes. Can the CPA and the class rank be far away in the future? The 1985 PEDDLER Greeks 77 THE PLAN CHANGE. D iscussion concerning plan changes began in the spring of 1984. Students and faculty alike found the discussions to be frustrating. The discussions were set aside for the summer, and resumed again in September. In their December 13th meeting, the Committee on Academic Policy (CAP) resubmitted the grade change proposal. The proposal would change the current AD AC NR system to on based on A, B, C, NR. CAP justified their proposal on several grounds, one being that the change would appeal more to incoming students than the present system, hence increasing the number of qualified applicants. To those who are unfamiliar with the present system, the AD AC NR is often confused with a Pass Fail system. CAP also brought up that WPI graduates may be admitted to better graduate schools, because the new system will be easier to understand and interpret. Furthermore, companies may also find the new system easier to understand, thus, increasing chances for employment opportunities. Overall, CAP feels the new system will motivate students to work harder. However, the students of WPI had a somewhat different reaction to the change proposal. Professor Ray Hagglund conducted a survey of the students’ reactions’ which revealed that the classes of ’85, ’86, and 87 were not in favor of the proposed changes by a margin of two-to-one ratio; alumni, however, held a favorable response with a two-to-one ratio for the changes. Students responded with comments to the effect that the new changes would increase the competitiveness and create a “cut-throat” atmosphere as well as disrupt the cohesiveness of student study groups, which the students feel is an essential skill to master to prepare any student for the work world. At the March 7th faculty meeting the proposed changes to the grading system were accepted despite the results of the Hagglund survey. For all students entering WPI after May 1, 1986, the grading system will be A, B, C, nr. Graduation with High Distinction will require an A or AD in four of the following: MQP, IQP, Sufficiency, 6 units of class work, or Competency Examination. Graduation with Distinction will require three of the previous five mentioned. All Students enrolled prior to May 1, 1986 will have a one-time opportunity to change to the new policy or continue with the current system. Although the system will be changed, the Competency Examination will be graded on a Distinction, Pass, or no record basis. In addition a cummulative point average will be available at the Registrar’s office, but it will not appear on transcripts nor shall a class rank be developed. The point assignment will be A = 4.0, b = 3.0, c = 2.0, while an AD and AC grades will remain at their present point values of AD = 4.0 and AC = 2.75. 78 Academics BIOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY “In many ways this department did not exist four years ago. Half the faculty who made up the old Department of Life Sciences are gone. The Department of Biology and Biotechnology has a new name, a new department head, four new faculty members and a new outlook. It is a rapidly growing department with a young, vigorous, research-oriented faculty. Today, the department offers two undergraduate and three graduate degrees, eighteen undergraduate and nine graduate courses, and a variety of MQP and IQP opportunities. The research strength of the department is in the areas of cell and molecular biology, microbiology and fermentation biology; all important aspects of the biotechnology industry. ” 1 Joseph C. Bagshaw Biology Biotechnology Department Head FACULTY Joseph C. Bagshaw, Dept. Head David S. Adams Ronald D. Cheetham Theodore C. Crusberg Daniel G. Gibson III Judith E. Miller Pamela J. Weathers CHEMISTRY “The Chemistry Department at WPI is deeply committed to the advancement of chemistry while giving attention to the important interactions between chemistry and other disciplines. We attempt to provide all our majors, regardless of career plans, with an exposure to original research so that they can get the true flavor of chemical science. The department’s course and project offerings give students an opportunity to become acquainted with the experimental techniques and sophisticated instrumentation indispensable to the modern chemist. These offerings also provide coverage of the principles which underlie the various branches of chemistry, and allow the student to appreciate their present power and future potential.” WPI Catalog 1984-1985 James W. Pavlik, Dept. Head Herbert Beall Ladislav H. Berka Douglas T. Browne Robert E. Conners William D. Hobey Nicholas K. Kildah l Robert C. Plumb Alfred A. Scala David Todd Stephen J. Weininger 80 Academics CHEMICAL ENGINEERING J “The general objective of the Chemical En¬ gineering department is the conveyance of this broad field of knowledge for maximum flexibility in an industrial environment. To ensure maximal performance in this area advancements have been made in the type and depth of projects performed within the department. Improvements that have been proposed by the faculty and students include the introduction to students with more hands- on experiences that reinforce concepts intro¬ duced through lectures and class discussions and emphasis on fundamentals required for chemical engineers.” WPI Catalog 1984-1985 Faculty Yin E. Ma, David DiBasio Anthony Dixon Piotr Karpinski Wilmer L. Kranich John W. Meader William R. Moser Department Head James E. Rollings Albert Sacco, Jr. Leonard B. Sand Robert W. Thompson Robert E. Wagner Alvin H. Weiss Academics 81 CIVIL ENGINEERING “The broad range of work in Civil Engineering practice requires, for many, inevitable spe¬ cialization in one of the subdisciplines in order that distinct and worthwhile contributions can be made to the whole. On the other hand, complex projects require civil engineers with broad understanding of several of the sub- areas of the profession . . . Four of the most significant sub-areas of civil engineering are emphasized at the undergraduate level at WPI. These are structural and geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, transportation engineering and urban design, and construction project management. The term “civil engineer” generally refers to a pro¬ fessional who practices in one or more of these fields. Although professionals usually special¬ ize in a specific area, traditionally they have studied to some extent in other areas of civil engineering . . . Because of the flexibility afforded by the WPI Plan, students now have the opportunity t o direct their activities along a wide spectrum of related studies that pro¬ vide maximum flexibility . . . The professional possibilities for civil engineers are quite varied. More than one-third of civil engineer¬ ing graduates go on to a master’s degree. Many more obtain advanced degrees through continuing education while employed as civil engineers. The opportunities for employment exist both in the public and private sectors of the economy. Civil engineers find jobs as de¬ signers, construction engineers and mana¬ gers, regulatory personnel, planners, college teachers and researchs.” WPI Catalog 1984-1985 Faculty K. Keshavan, Department Head Dominique N. Brocard George E. Hecker A. Fattah Chalabi P. Jayachandran Robert A. D’Andrea Carl H. Koontz Frank D. Defalco Francis C. Lutz Richard D. Desrosiers Joseph D. Sage Robert W. Fitzgerald Guillermo F. Salazar Malcolm S. Fitzpatrick Gabor M. Zovanyi Frederick Hart 82 Academics HUMANITIES In developing the Sufficiency requirement, students will choose courses from traditional academic disciplines within the broad area of the humanities at WPI. The Sufficiency program may be limited to courses in a single discipline, such as European history or English literature, or it may include several disciplines and involve courses, for example, in history, literature, and philosophy of a particular period. In both cases, it is essential that a single theme, ’ derived from the various courses, be developed in the final Independent Study Project ... A Humanities Science or Technology major in history and English is available at WPI. The Competency Examination in history or English evaluates a student’s ability to apply bibliographic, analytic, and expressive skills in examining a given problem within a specified time. ” WPI Catalog 1984-1985 Faculty Jo Ann Manfra, Liselotte Z. Anderson Louis J. Curran, Jr. Kay Wear Draper Patrick P. Dunn Richard G. Falco Roger S. Gottlieb James P. Hanlan Edmund M. Hayes Charles R. Heventhal Susan K. Kent Anthony E. Kurneta Kent Ljundquist Cathy Matson David P. McKay Timothy J. Meagher Department Head Laura J. Menides Peter Onuf E. Malcolm Parkinson Malama Robbins Lance E. Schachterle Thomas A. Shannon Ruth L. Smith Michael M. Sokal E. Kate Stewart Deborah M. Valenze Susan Vick James E. Watters Douglas G. Weeks Iris M. Young John F. Zeugner “The humanities, once the poor cousins of the science and engineering disciplines at WPI, now stand straight and proud T WPI Journal, February 1985 Academics 83 COMPUTER SCIENCE “Computer scientists should be broadly educated individuals with a clear understanding of the natural laws and social orders that govern the world around them. The achievement of this understanding requires that the student study a variety of topics, including a advanced mathematics. A broad-based education cannot be guaranteed by simply listing a number of courses or topics to be studied. Rather, it comes as the result of an integration of formal coursework, self-study personal experiences, project activity and a highly developed intellectual awareness . . . We cannot urge strongly enough that students make the very best possible use of the educational opportunities available to them under the WPI Plan ... In today’s society the computer is a tool which affects the lives of all individuals. The computer scientist cannot in good conscience remain blissfully ignorant of the impact on others of his or her own decisions and actions. Therefore, the computer science is student is urged to study the relation between individuals, society, and the computer.” WPI Catalog 1984-1985 84 Academics HOTEU; MRimN(’ WlTEUl; WnECDFUT SMTUNC ME: i: REMUCSfMPMTE): wnejc ' SMiiiiiefMEit iPTT Fm iKiTEC ' WAT mmwaitfmwn% HEMUKSnEU SSSli ' rauiniiEtwt.Mi .— mcKOfur :s usfM TO (SHE - jl � := SDK2 ! ® ' ’ PUTCSIIMT)� TTir-=TIlC ♦ W0®fli 10 . (� ( (ioa� « FACULTY T.C, Ting, Department Head Stephen R. Alpert Lee A. Becker James M. Coggins Mark A. Elmer Mary M. Hardell D. Frank Hsu Robert E. Kinicki Karen A. Lemone Mohammad Sanati Ramon C. Scott Stanley M. Selkow Thomas J. Westervelt Academics S5 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING “Electrical Engineering encompasses so many varied activities that it often means different things to different people. Although the specialties within electrical engineering can be sub-divided into twenty or more items, it is possible to group them into three broad categories — namely, electronic instrumentation and communication, power generation and distribution systems, and computer engineering . . . Electrical Engineering is a challenging field within which there is tremendous potential for a person to lead a creative and rewarding life. It permeates the fabric of civilization through the widespread usage of power, communications, and computers. The complex technical problems also carry many moral and ethical overtones of which the engineer should be aware. An exciting opportunity exists in life for an electrical engineer!” WPI Catalog 1984-1985 86 Academics FACULTY Kevin A. Clements, Department Head Moustafa E. Ahmed David Cyganski James S. Demetry Wilhelm H. Eggiman Alexander E. Emanuel Marc S. Fuller Peter E. Green Hossein Hakimmashhadi Ronald J. Juels Owen W. Kennedy, Jr. Russell H. Krackhardt Walter S. Kuklinski H. Peter D. Lanyon Fred J. Looft Harit Majmudar James W. Matthews Archie K. McCurdy Romeo L. Moruzzi William J. Ohley John A. Orr Gilbert H. Owyang Robert A. Peura Robert J. SchalkofF Mehrdad Soumekh George E. Stannard Ying Sun Richard F. Vaz Dan H. Wolaver . cademics ' 87 MANAGEMENT “The Department of Management is the fifth largest department at WPI. Our faculty provides coverage in all the functional areas of management (accounting, finance, operations, marketing, and behavior); however, our special strengths lie with industrial and operations engineering, information systems and engineering management . . . Ninety percent of our undergraduate students will pursue either the Management Engineering (MGE); or the degree in Management with Computer Applications (MGC); the remaining students will pursue a General Management Degree (MG). Students in the MGE program combine training in industrial engineering with general management with the goal of becoming Industrial Engineering capable of managing changes for productivity within organizations. Students in the MGC program combine training in computer science with training in general management for the purpose of becoming Information Systems Specialists with in profit of non-profit organizations. Candidates for the MGE, MGC, and MG programs should have good preparations in basic mathematics and physical sciences, as well as an interest in human factors and social science.’ Professor Erancis Noonan Department Head Management Department FACULTY Francis Noonan, Department Head Philip T. Sing-Chio Chong Arthur Gerstenfeld Leon S. Graubard Robert J. Hall Dieter Klein Arlene Lowenstein Denis M.S. Lee Gerald Madaus John T. O’Connor Howard W. Oden Nicholas Onorato Albert J. Schwiger Joseph A. Soetens Hans J. Thamhain Helen G. Vassallo Lyle Wimmergren Douglas W. Woods 88 Academics Academics 89 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ‘ In September of 1981 when the class of 1985 entered WPl and more than 25% of the class elected to follow a program in mechanical engineering there were no robots in use, no Computer Aided Design Manufacturing Equipment, the first Apple computers for the microcomputer laboratory had just been ordered, the renovation of Washburn was still in the planning stage, and the laser holography laboratory completed its first metrology studies. As the June graduation approaches, there is a Manufacturing Engineering Applications Center which includes a robotics laboratory and now emphasizes flexible automation in close partnership with industry, CAD and CAD laboratories which utilize the latest state-of-the-art equipment for design and manufacturing, and a microprocessor laboratory with fory Apple and AT T computers (appropriately called the APT Lab). The laser holography laboratory is now the International Center for Laser Holography Studies. The renovation of Washburn gives us one of the newest and best equipped materials science manufacturing laboratories for undergraduate education. Professor Donald N. Zwiep Mechanical Engineering Department Head 90 Academics I urrufMM ■ ucnutfo ' 4 I FACULTY Donald N. Zwiep, Department Head David P. Asmus Thom Hammond Holly K. Ault Allen H. Hoffman Isa Bar-on Aman Khan Jonathan R. Barnett Walter A. Kistler Ronald R. Biederman Hohn A. Mayer Raymond E. Bolz Ludwik A. Medksza Roger R. Borden Mohammad N. Noori Roy F. Bourgault Robert L. Norton John M. Boyd R.J. Pryputniewicz Sara A. Dillich Brian J. Savilonis VV ' illiam W. Durgin Kenneth E. Scott Anders Folkeson Richard D. Sisson Albert Ferron Carlton W. Staples Bennett E. Gordon Hohn E. Titus Hartley T. Grandin Floyd R. Tuler Raymond R. Hagglund L.C. Wilbur Academics 91 MATHEMATICS “Mathematics is the language of engineering, hence it is essential that students acquire a solid foundations in these studies. Its applica¬ bility to a variety of science-related problems is culminated from a diversified Mathematics department at WPI. Some of these areas of concentration are applied mathematics, com¬ puter mathematics, operations research, and statistics and probability. Students use mathe¬ matics courses to further their studies in other areas as well. Throughout attendance at WPI, students reapply again and again invaluable mathematical fundamentals to other different courses, projects, the Competency Exam, and ultimately in their area of employment in the engineering field.” WPI Catalog 1984-1985 Faculty Bruce C. McQuarrie, Department Head Cafer Can Akkoc J. Martin Borden Gordon C. Branche Walter Carrington Peter R. Christopher Vincent F. Connolly Paul F. Creegan, Jr. Paul W. Davis Mark D. Halsey William J. Hardell David Housman Mayer Humi Robin B. Danger Peter Laurence Roger Y. Lui J.J. Malone William B. Miller Joseph D. Petruccelli John P. van Alstyne Samuel W. Woolford 92 Academics PHYSICS “On the subject of changes in the Physics Department over the past four years two items come to mind. On the academic side we have instituted an Engineering-Physics program intended to meet the needs and interests of students who want to combine a physics background with preparation in a particular engineering specialty. “Engineering-Physics” is a designation well recognized by prospective employers as signifying the sort of balanced training in fundamentals and applications desirable for many technical activities. On the research side, the department continued building up its breadth and expertise in solid state physics by hiring an experimentalist in photoacoustic spectroscopy and a theorist in surface physics and quantum optics. A solid state emphasis was chosen some years ago as being particularly compatible with other program areas in electrical engineering, material science, and the like as well as being appropriate to the career interests of many of our physics majors, both those preparing for graduate work and those planning on immediate employment in industrial or government laboratories. -w Professor Steven N. Jasperson Department Head Physies Faculty Steven N. Jasperson, Department Head Van Bluemel Raymond Goloskie Harold W. Hilsinger Thomas H. Keil Michael W. Klein Robert Long II Edward O’Neill Richard S. Quimby L. Ramdas Ram-Mohan Richard R. Sohn Adriaan Walther Jerald Weiss John F. Wild Academics 93 QREEKg Though still a large part of WPI student life, the Greeks came under increasing heat from the administration and the Worcester community. Party regulations became more strict and fraternity sanctions became commonplace because of possible litigation against WPI and a number of party-related incidents. The status of the Greeks has fallen over the course of the past few years. Now the ball is in the Greeks’ court. They must unify and cooperate with the administration or they will ruin the Greek system on campus. The 1985 PEDDLER Greeks 95 Yo slickman ... Hammer ... Oh my Vince . .. Barn Blast ... Too bad so sad ... Hot ... Crazy Crowz ... 7 Homecoming Float ... Crow Ouest ... Gotta Love It ... Chill Out ... Any complaints, go next store ... We need more ice? ... 20 years ... Night in Chi Rho ... Hey Bret what time is your interview ... get a job ... Wheel ... 96 Greeks ALPHA CHI RHO Delta Sigma Phi Chapter President: Mark Stanley Vice President: Jim Nichols Treasurer: John Scannell Secretary: Steve Mann Advisor: Ben Thompson Paul Amons Ara Barmakian Bill Baron Mike Basmajian Bob Bergland John Bozenhard Quentin Brown Matt Bush Ralph Casale Andy Cott Ted Devin Curt Duffy Jamie Duncan Dan Farkas Jamie Forbes Steve Gardner Gary Godell Jeff Graves George Graw Gordon Griffin Jim Gannon Rich Hilow Bill lannacci Vinay Kundaje Tim Lynch Greeks 97 Zeta Beta Chapter D Wendy Anderson Nancy Armery Donna Barone Peggy Bastien Elisabeth BenDaniel Pam Berg Karen Berka Laurie Bouchard Diane Brisette Juli Bussell Wendy Galway Alison Carroll Nancy Chatis Lisa Chaves Lori Cody Tricia Coghlin Ginia Coulter Joyce Cutting Anne-Marie Daly Holly Daly Eileen Delaney Karen Desrosiers Karen Dion Cathy Dochak Beth Dupell Margaret Dwyer Robin Dzialo Kerry Eustace Meg Fallon Diane Fiorillo Stevie Ford Hazel Fotheringham Lori Freeman Diane Fyrer Chris Gagnon Lynn Giere Dawne Godin Michelle Goguen Jodi Griesemer Penny Hawley Kelly Hayes Donna Healy Susan Hepworth Connie Keefe Elizabeth Kelly mm President: Joyce Cutting Vice President Education: Meg Fallon Vice President Scholarship: Susan Woods Treasurer: Anne-Marie Daly Recording Secretary: Denise Kuenzig Corresponding Secretary: Kelly Hayes Advisor: Carol Price Joyce Kline Denise Kuenzig Jean Laiosa Rhonda Lamparelli Susan Lindberg Charlene Linehan Sue Loconto Sue Logcher Laura MacClean Sangeeta Patel Julis Peck Carolyn McCabe Deb Powell Deidre McCarthy Julie Raboin Marie McKenna Lisa Razzaboni Barbara McLaughlin Tara Redmond Teresa Mellen Marylou Ryan Susan Testa Susan Morena Cindy Seliger Bridget Moriarty Mary Sexton Julie Thompson Rhada Murthy Kelly Siggens Karen Thompson Kathy Notarianni Beth Strobel Cheryl Trombly Judie O’Coin Patricia Strobel Karen Valentine Joann Pappalardo Sue Swidrak Sue Walker Rita Patel Kim Tadgell Sue Woods 98 Greeks Fitness Frenzy ... JDF ... LNP Award ... Aerobics ... Hug an Aipha Gam Day ... Warm Fuzzies ... Cold Prickiies ... M M’s ... Christmas Party ... candlepassings ... RA ' s ... class officers ... squirrel hunt ... Fireside ... Feast of Roses ... Friendly’s ... Activities Banquet ... Homecoming ... Pajama Party ... WAG ... Pledge Retreat ... Yahoo! ... What do ya want? Wicker?! ... tiggers ... Creeks 99 Tequila and Goldfish Parties ... Munching Munchies for Mental Health ... Penthouse Pubs ... Oscar ... Orphan Party ... MA ... Shot A Minute ... Contest ... Pajama Party ... Paddle Raids ... Go Naked ... The ATO Cocktail Party ... The O.B. ... Ross ... Hat and Tie ... And Stuff ... 100 Greeks Gamma Sigma Chapter President: Roy Peterson Vice President: Christopher Ailey Secretary: Christoph Cavigioii Housemother: Ma Feli Advisor: Daie Beaver Lawrence Agnitti Christopher Ailey David Astrauckas Bret Bonnarrigo Robert Boyd Richard Buckley Angelo Cacciatore Christoph Cavigioii Kenneth Chenis Paul Coggin Scott Cormier Louis D’Angio Art Delsavio Anthony Despirito Gregory Doble Daniel Doe Craig Falkenham Stephen Farr Miguel Ferre Karl Fischer Scott Flaherty Thomas Fryer Stephen Gale David Giardino Mark Gunville Gregory Gworek Allen Hall Benjamin Hantz Daniel Hoaglund Patrick Kelcourse Robert Kenny Steven Labitt Michael Lally William Lambert Gary Lippert Anthony Mastromatteo James Matthews Martin McNonough James McElhiney David McNight John Meehan Robert Michaud William Michaud Emadeddin Muntasser John Oldham John Packer Matthew Parker Benjamin Paul Eric Peterson Roy Peterson Walter Pizzano Donald Post Kevin Prince Paul Ryder Gary Sargent Michael Scanlon Bryan Sheppeck Robert Steele Roland Tricot John Walsh Mark Wartski III David Welch Alden Whitney Chris Winalski Stephen Winn Gregory Woods Michael Yacovone Creeks 101 Phi Omicron Chapter pa E D President: Carrie Thompson Rush: Kim Bauman Pledging: Chris Clancy Katherine Bolton Secretary: Mary Cardoza Sharon Measer Treasurer: Sue Boucher Advisor: Barbara Ziff Lisa Alpers Joan Argarin Kim Bauman Katherine Bolton Sue Boucher Linda Cardani Mary Cardoza Mara Catlin Chris Clancy Kathy Cushing Deb Desrochers Cathy Doherty Jan Dudson Eileen Ego Tammy Enos Nancy Kuran Maureen McGlone Sharon Measer Pam Mercier Angela Padavano Mari-Agnes Flynn Edie Mickey Michelle Payant Tracey Geller Dara Morris Robin Raymond Donna Grimaldo Sondra Morrissey Ellen Regan Jackie Thibeault Denise Johnston Cathy Murray Eileen Sullivan Barbara Thissell Patty Kennedy Kathy O’Neill Amy Swotinsky Carrie Thompson 102 I Greeks Nasty ... Fine! ... Are we having fun yet? ... What is courage? ... DUNT-DUNT ... Ultimate Pledge Plan ... She’s swell ...We can help her’ ... Keep Running! ... Penny lives ... Angela’s ... We are the world ... THIS IS ONLY A TEST ... The real tug of war champs ... Harry ... Pizza Party ... Co-oper’s ... Creeks I 103 Are you Serious? ... Xen killed Yao ... 2 for hearts ... Coke for Heisman ... Moos-a-Mania ... Hairnot ... Get me a Bucket ... Yeah, that’s right too ... Senior Sophomore Brawl ... Piscopo Night ... IPS ... Get Outa Dodge ... Let us not Forget why they are Called Sweats ... The Condo’s ... You Look Marvelous ... Ratman ... Say Hello to my li’l friend ... Yo F’Mul ... Fishman ... Apes Smoke Bones ... Vito ... Fires in lot ... 104 I Greeks LAMBDA CHI Pi Chapter President: Patrick Tacelli Vice President: Jeffrey Eeils Treasurer: Michael Ne lson Secretary: David Henry Advisor: Richard Passaro Bruce Angelis John Buckley Bill Campbell Bruce Carbone Bill Clemmey Dan Coakley Chris Creamer Tom Crowley Jack Curll Scott Baker Tom Denney Jim Ball Mike Deprez Bob Baucherio Mike Doherty Dave Bernier Jim Doran Jay Brown Pat Duffy Chris Brunone Mike Duquette Jeff Eeils Bill MacNeilly Dave Maspn George McGee George Miller Paul Mulroney Stu Murray Joe Nikosey Joe Nocera John Ogren Dan Pitkowsky Mike Pockette Greg Fiddes Steve Prisco Mike Green Jon Quint Bob Grzyb Chris Robbins Pete Hamill Steve Rogerson Jim Harlor Steve Rowell Mike Hartnett Jay Russell Dave Henry Jow Selvaggi Bob Hindman Dave Shaffer Tom Horan Jeff Sli ck Marc Jolicoeur Doug Swan Bill Kaminides Mike Swan Jeff Keating Rick Tacelli Dan Kennedy Jon Tilton Bob Kiessling Paul Tilton Larry LaFreniere John Tzimorangias John Lavelle Jim Watters Al Linden Chris Whitney John Loonie Ken Willis Matt MacDonald Doug Zuklie Dave MacGregor Tim Barber Greeks 105 Steven Abrams David Bedard Philip Bedard Shawn Bernard Michael Blazejowski Jeffrey Breed John Calcio Kevin Callahan Ernest Capozzi Mark Coggin Barry CoTlella Edmond Corini Joseph Crispo Michael Crispo Thomas Cummings Philip Cyr Joseph Donze James Dunn Timothy Flynn Raymond Franz Robert Frommer Christopher Good Craig Gosselin John Hart Jay Medley Alex Henrich Jeffrey Horowitz President: Kenneth St. Hiliare Treasurer: Paul Johnson Recording Secretary: Kenneth Ward Corresponding Secretary: Gary lannone Historian: Jeffrey Horowitz Advisor: Walter Knapp William Hughes Gary lannone Paul Johnson Edward Jordan Jeffrey Kelly Stuart Kibbee Chrispother Klem Thomas Kubacki John Lamalva Apostle Laske Laurence Lebel Scott Lindsey Thomas Loring Kevin Madden Robert Masi David Paparella Jonathan Perry Joseph Pesticci Paul Pultorak Franz Roesner David Sheehan James Sielaff William Sifferlen John Towner Paul McCluskey Neil Skidell David Ure Walter McConaghy Kenneth Spinelli Kenneth Ward Joseph Meilinski Kenneth St. Hilaire Robert Watts David Navoroli Jr. Joseph Sugar John West Edmund Ortler Ronald Tarallo Daniel Winchester Stephen Ouellette Gregory Tashjian Steven Woodard 106 Greeks Fiji Island ... Pig Dinners . .. Who is Mystery? ... Probation ’85 ... The Great One . .. Maple Hall... Purple Pig Award . .. Silver Bullet. .. The Fence ... Jungle love ... Critical Few ... Tech LAX rules ... 94 ... All Americans ... War Games ... PARS ... The Gam ... Aloha ... Greeks I 107 Toga ... SCREECH ... Tuesday Happy Hours on Thursday? ... The Dorm .. . Olympus ... The Old men ... Kap assholes ... Stoney .. . The Red Tide .. . The ACH ... All you want... Pigs ... Bill the Cat.. . Look at EEM ... Well Awiright! ... It’s shooter time, not hooter time ... The Buzzer ... Wrestling 1 in NE ... GGGNARLY ... Bahoo Kap ... 108 Greeks Lambda Chapter President: Jim Dumas Vice President: Doug Foglio Secretary: Mike Riley Treasurer: David Day Advisor: Dean William Grogan Rich Amico Charlie Athanasia Andy Barnett Paul Bergantino Jason Benoit Rick Boosey Mike Bourgeois Steve Brower Rich Caloggero Mike Carbone Bob Carroll Biol Carroll Ari Chaney Mark Cincotta Kevin Collins John Connors Tom Costello Bob Cundiff John Dahill David Day Brian Defjumeri Brian Dodge Jim Dumas Jeff Eagle Mike Egan Scott Elithorpe Greg Engert Bill Feraco Rich Fitzgerald Bill Fleisher Doug Foglio Mike Foley Jeff Fuller Paul Furtado Don Gaiter Craig Giglic Steve Graveline Bruce Haley Lance Hall Jay Harper Paul Hogan Manuel Irujo John Joseph Mark Kaplan John Keane John Keating Mike Kelly Charles Kenyon Ed Lagoy Chris Lohring Kevin Lynch Bob MacDonald Tom Maguire Roland Marquis Jim McKay Kevin McNeely Charlie Meyer Jim Mirabile Carl Morth Eric Nelson John Normandin John Pacheco Lon Pagel Ed Paquette Lou Peluso Pete Percuoco Jim Pewarski Steve Pinkerton Ken Reilly Mike Riley Pat Sacco Mike Savage John Scacciotti Dave Sledzik Bob Soares Mike Skorb Mike Skowron Paul Steinberg Dan Sullivan Rich Sylvestre Geoff Thomas Greg Toland Barry Tripp Scott Vallee Paul Vital! Gordon Walker Dave Williams Mike Zaramba Greeks 109 Epsilon Deuteron Chapter PHI SIG Tim Arkilander Ben Arnold Brian Bagdonovich Pat Bannon John Benson Joel Bernstein Andy Bialock Rick Blank Craig Brodeur Tom Callahan Jim Carlson Paul Carroll Paul Cass Frank Childs Tom Clark Steve Cobery Don Costello Chris Coulter Mike Crimmons Paul Darcy Adel Dastur Tony Defrancisco Russell Delude Mark Dinapoli Conrad Duffy Paul Goodrich Rob Grogan Rick Hajec Steve Hall Phil Hallee Steve Hooley Geoff Howie Jack Hughes James Ide Ron Jabara Tim Jennings Terry Jernberg Dave Johnson Eric Kaufman Tim Kelley Paul Kennedy Paul Kutchukian BJ. Lachance Jim Hehner Craig Lemmler Mark Levesque Kevin Lozeau Gregg Marcus John Martin Mark May Flob Maynard Jim McWeeney Drew Meredith Tony Papa Tom Paul Scott Pfeffer President: Craig Brodeur Vice President: Rob Grogan Treasurer: Tom Callahan Secretary: Frank Childs Jeff Poliak Dave Sbabo Joe Smallcomb Joe Tate Brian Veo Scott Walhstrom Scott Wheaton Ted Will John Wyman no Greeks P.I.G. or P.I.E. ... IBWT... Santa Andy ... Senior Walk Second Annual College Ski Week ... “you’re cool, I ' m cool, we’re cool’’... “I need 5 or seven people’’... Coach!... Where ' s the boat? ... Round-to-its ... Take his hand ... candlepassings ... Where’s the losers? ... Slam! ... Gangster Raid ... I Know a Girl ... Hey Ladi Ladi ... It’s a Rabbit!! ... Pablo ... Jacuzzi at the Sheraton ... Where’s Little Fiji Rock?! ... This is a Phone Chain ... Social! ... Like a virgin ... BoxershortsU ... Scooping Rules ... Senior Slugs ... Deadly Couches ... The House ... Pledges!!! 112 Greeks PHI S Gmh SIGM A Gamma lota Chapter President: Beth Phalen Vice President: Sue Hayes Treasurer: Sue Morgan Recording Secretary: Fran Weiss Corresponding Secretary: Sandy Olson Advisor: Helen Vassallo Sue Abramson Jennifer Almquist Amy Asbury Linda Beach Jennifer Bell Jeanne Benjamin Dana Bennett Sharon Biasin Dawn Boulanger Rochelle Boule Colleen Burgess Lisa Burke Michelle Campbell Judy Caplan Erin Carroll Maria Carvajal Elizabeth Chutoransky Nancy Clark Karen Coumou Michelle Cutler Debbie Czujko Cheryl Delay Diane Desrosiers Athena Dratelis Lucy Elandjian Kim Etheridge Cheryl Fay Kimberly Fay Eileen Flanagen Sue Firla Nancy Frangioso Angela Frankudakis Jodi Gates Sue Giroux Chris Goodspeed Carleen Hannigan Marie Harriman Brenda Hart Susan Hayes Marie Hutchinson Teresita Icaza Karen Italiano Vonnie Karas Nancy Kokosa Susan Kreda Lisa Lacourse Joan Landry Michelle LeFlore Marcela Liscano Monique Lussier Cheryl Lucier Cheryl Macedo Carlene Maitland Anne MacFaddin Maureen McCaffrey Anne Kelly McGurl Mercedeh Mirkazemi Sue Morgan Chris Olson Sandy Olson Angela Ortiz Barbara Parady Lisa Partridge Jeannine Peters Ann Pettit Elizabeth Phalen Nancy Pimental Anne Provencher Terry Ragan Karen Reardon Jill Richardson Ginger Robbins Diana Sauer Anji Seth Nancy Sexton Adele Simard Kirsten Storm Sue Tannian Kathy Taylor Chris Tondora Karyn Van DeMark Diana Waskevich Franziska Weiss Laurie Whittingham Lise Wivestad Greeks 113 Delta Chapter George Aghjayan Chris Alicondro Bob Billbrough Steve Bresnahan Art Cadilek Neil Cappelino Sean Cavanaugh David Coppola Scott Cote Jay Crochiere Nick Demos Karl Denzer Rick Driscoll Jay Dusenbury Bob Frey Bob Galgano John Gillis Scott Greene Paul Hambelton Frank Humel Dan James Chris Kaprielian Andy Kelly Tom Kelly Steve Kurdziel Colin Lawrence Al Macomber Mark Malagodi Bob McDonough Tim Moran John Murray John Nealon President: Bob Frey Vice President: Ken Olsen Treasurer: Jeff Smith Secretary: Mark Malagodi Advisor: Mel Massuco Ken Olsen Steve Olsen Dave Partridge Vito Pawlowicz Dan Potts Carmen Romeo John Sarkis Chris Savino Steve Schaeberle Ron Sedergren Tex Shepard Gary Sickles Steve Sims Jeff Smith Stephen Sullivan Dave Therrien Scott Tougas Chris Vincent Chris Wojciak Steve Wojtas Jim Works 114 Greeks Dinosaur Club ... Sleep and Eat ... Scutt ... Paddy Murphy ... A-Team Garage ... Open Pottsy ... Lamo Award ... 69 Pi ... Decade Man ... Raunch ... points ... Wilderbeast ... Slimey Tuna ... Spam ... Dreggy ... Airy ... Whipped ... Gazebo Ski Club ... V.C. ... The Ungus Family: Anna, Connie and Ora ... Casual Camping ... The Hooks Gold Card ... Team Xerox ... Pack Rats ... Shadow Club ... Phi Alpha Beach ... Greeks 115 Sig Ep Lives ... Howdoowen Big Guy? ... The Mighty One ... Tony Rules ... Nolan’s Allnight Disco ... Fitzy ... Domination ... Chief!I! Chief!!! Chief!!! ... Powehze ... Nice! Nice! Nice! ... Who are the Bestest Shlets? ... Hey, Lasky! ... Osbourne Tower ... MaHogan ... Snydehzatlon ... Maine is Pain ... Tap Kegs, Not Trees ... Sig Ep for Africa ... Pebble Beach ... Rules are for Fools ... Founding Fathers ... 116 Greeks SIG M O Beta Chapter � � � ♦ •� � «« President: Edward Mackey Vice President: Michael Dolan Treasurer: Matt Wasielewski Recording Secretary: Christopher McNeil Corresponding Secretary: Stephen Jackson Advisor: Dr. Richard Sisson Dean Ayotte Dan Baird Louis Balmir Mike Bernazani Kevin Boyle Joe Bromley Joe Burger Mike Burke Greg Burns Chris Cahill Harry Caldwell Pete Carlson John Carney Bob Carr Pat Connolly Dan Connors Pete DeBellis Pat Devlin Mike Dolan Pat Dolan John Dudzinski Tom Driscoll Rick Farland Scott Farland Andy Gathy Bob Gibbons Bob Gildea Mike Gonsor Chris Grew Rich Hall Brian Hamilton Nate Hanson Dave Hargreaves Doug Hatfield Bob Hyland Arki lakovou Steve Jackson John Jesi Mike Laskevich Bob Labich Ed Mackey John Makridakis Glenn Mandigo Steve Mango Scott McAuliffe Mike McElwee Scott McLaughlin Chris McNeil Dave Miles Doug Miles Mike Mulhearn Bob Mullins Pat Murray Steve Nolan Bill Noonan Pat Odoy John O’Donnell Dan Olsen Brian O’Neil Joe Orciuch Bob Papay Sun Park Jeff Parker Dick Parsons Ken Perry Tom Petersen Mike Piispanen Dan Riordan Chris Rogers Bill Rouse Joe Scier Mike Shipulski Gary Sorila Dana Sousa James Stacey John St. Cyr Brian Teague Chip Venie Mike Visintainer Mike Walsh Matt Wasielewski Will Worth Siam PI Gamma lota Chapter Eric Arn Todd Becker Tom Blair Tom Bogaczyk Bob Bombara David Brownell Larry Cardani Phil Colarusso Antonio Copello Vince Cunningham Aldo D’Amico Duane Defabio Mike Deleeuw Todd Delisle Don Demello Chris Dicenso Mark Dillon Barry Fougere Mark Flaherty Paul Gaynor Peter Giles Greg Hallee Dave Jannetti Jeff Klofft Ed Kochling Bob Leblanc Chris Lanctot Karl Lebkuehner Jeff Lord Pete Lozis Rob Macleod Bill Mandel Steve Mariano Bill Martin Doug McCurdy Brian McKeon Kevin McLeod Tom Moynihan Steve Nero Keith Noe Ed Nowak Mark Noyes Mike Palmer Don Petry Alan Phipps Russell Radant John Robbins President: Vince Cunningham Vice President: Steve Mariano Treasurer: Henry Skinner Secretary: Brian McKeon Advisor: Van Bluemel Henry Skinner Mark Skinner Nick Soter Kevin Szeredy Lloyd Tepper Joseph Tracey Stephen Swetz Mike Wozniak David Zaterka 118 Greeks Debauchery . .. Penthouse .. . SDC ... High Density Brownies ... Green Dimension ... Americas Team ... Beach Party ... Police Log Again!... Romperroom ... ClamBake ... Zipper Head ... Sun Worshippers ... Orchid Ball... TPIR ... the Tyrant... Baking in Process ... Snowflake Ball... Zo the Troll. .. The Delta Club ... The Wonderful Woody ... The Feeble Frenchman ... Block ... What’s up Dude? ... Tech 3rd Parties ... Powerful Pock ... Greeks 119 I,- ' ■S IP iL y ¥: Labels ... FINITE — Automata ... Gilligan ... Baby Rick ... Hindrance ... Random ... “Buy Me a Dwink” ... Neeooow ChipsI ... ’85 Dolphins RIP ... Roof Parties ... M. TV ... The Wicked Lady ... Coors Rules! ... Car for Sale ... “I don’t want to Party!’’ ... The bounty climbs ... O-E-O-E-0 ... Karen Grace at the R.C.B. ... New House Parents! ... Colferdick ... Voce ... Moselack ... Bones ... Bing Bang ... Gugly ... Sweeneybob ... 120 Greeks Zeta Mu Chapter || A 9 ■ i ii President: Jeff Belanger Vice President: Eric Engstrom Treasurer: Steve Gilardi Secretary: Kendall Nichols Advisors: Ed Ma Bob Tupper Charles Chanmpagne Michael Cherry Ed Cheung Peter Chinigo John Colfer Edward Croteau Jeff Curtis Stephen Delusky William Eikleberry Eric Engstrom Fabio Arcuri Anthony Bangrazi Michael Behn Jeffrey Belanger Kevin Biernacki Marc Bourgeois Philip Bourgeois Louis Bragaw Joseph Brown Michael Brzezowski Erik Engwall Jim Fenstermacher Andrew Ferreira Mark Fitzgerald Michael Fronczak David Giacheri Steve Gilardi Lee Guertin Ken Hamilton Stefan Heline Timothy Hang Bradley Howard Brian Johnson Kenneth Kaprielian Robert Khederian Robe rt Lamoureux Jeffrey Luecke William Lyons Paul Mancini Roland Martin Ian McCain Frederick McGovern Fred Moseley Kendall Nichols William Noel David Plaza Howard Fatal Peter Rhoads Scott Smith Scott Stadler Bob Sweeney Bob Tupper Derek White William Williams Richard Wronski THETA CHI Epsilon Chapter Ed Ahigian Gary Allen Gopal Amin Paul Anastasia Ernie Asprelli Scott Bailey Bob Barta Ron Barth Gerry Bass Scott Bishop Adam Bosnian Steve Breed Andy Bruno George Bukow Scott Bury Pete Caffrey Joe Cappuccio Paul Chodak Matt Colangelo Hugo Curbelo John Curry Jim Daly Don Desaulniers Reynold Dodson Tim Donohoe Pete Dorr Will Drake Tim Dray Ray Durling Scott Favreau Dave Ferullo Jim Fitzer Joe Gammal Rich Gargano Doug Grokulsky Bob Hanson Tom Horan Tom Hunt Dave Jalbert Dan Kash Jamie King Randy King Paul Kling Dan KumKe Chris Lacey Mark Lafleur Bill Leslie Dave Liles Wayne Lipson Dan Lussier John Marcziewski George McLane Gerry Melesko Jim Melvin Dave Moriarty Fred Newey Ray Newmark Eric Noack Tom Nowak Brian O’Rourke Noel Otterness Myles Parker Drew Payson Erik Peterson Bruce Phillips Tad Pierce Dave Polcari Jim Polwaczyk V 2? : 1 President: Jim Melvin Vice President: John Marczewski Treasurer: Scott Favreau Secretary: Warren Wheeler Advisor: Roger Perry Greg Raber Brent Reedstrom Charlie Reilly Andy Ripanti Dan Rodriquez Derk Rogers Steve Rogers Nick Rusniak Jim Sahadi Paul Sanneman Ron Seyouri Rich Sheahan Philo Shelton Ira Silverman Andrew Skinner Steve Sullivan Dave Tahajian Tang Teepsuwan Mike Thurston Mike Thompson Jon Tucker Greg Vail Ed Valenti Warren Wheeler Gary Smith Matt Vessie Pete White Stew Smith Todd Vigorito Rich Wholey John Snow Jim Wachala Dave Williams Steve Squadrito Rich Weed Mark Willingham Dave Stacheiczyk Ron Welter Bob Yard John Story Phil Wendell Stu Zysman 122 Greeks Beer and Pizza ... Brotherhood in Action ... Sports ... Ultimate ... “Hi Neighbor! ... Good tunes ... harsh ... Helping Hand ... funnels . . . Soccer in the Park ... Red OX Stampede ... clambake ... power foos ... Parties ... beer slides .. . Regional. .. Thumper... Road Trips ... Epsilon ... Soci al... Waldo ... Scromping ... Tristate ... Legs in the air ... cram n’ jam ... Ox ... Don ' t cost nuthin’ ... Greeks I 123 Cinto ... Hillel ... Smiley ... Where’s Al? ... Special K ... Mr. B ... Alge ... Danger Mouse ... The Maoer ... Road Trip! ... Electric Jello ... The Question is Root ... Chef Plummer ... Trek Club ... The North American Tour ... Zeta Payche ... Table the Chairs ... Center of the Known Universe ... The Monolith ... Stairdiving ... Sophomore Seminar ... 124 Greeks ZETA PSI Pi Tau Chapter President: Rolando Herrera Vice President: Dan Flowers Treasurer: Jeffrey Borggaard Secretary: David Allen Advisor: George Burnham Dave Allen Ah Alpert Licinib Alves Derrick Anderson Kurt Bahnsen Chris Berube Ron Blake Eduards Blaus Paul Buno Jeff Borggaard Steve Burgess George Burnham Al Clermont Jeff Denker Joe DeVito Jeff Donsbach Brad Epranian Dan Flowers Craig Garchinsky Christian Gfatter Al Godman Steve Haendiges Louis Heibert Ron Herrera Jim Hiller Pete Lanyon Juan Lopez Steve Lovejoy Mike Madara Lee Mosqueda Steve Packard Dan Pond Dan Reeve Dave Selfors Leo Smith Dennis Whaley John Zuena Greeks 125 126 Interlude Interlude ! 127 g PORT C “Your physical health is a precious thing — guard it well. The athletic team, varsity or class, is well worth all the time you can give to it. We emphasize sport here, and urge you to take your full measure of it. ” — Ralph Earle WPI President 1925-39 The 1985 PEDDLER A Record Breaking Season After a successful 7-4-2 season in 1983, the fall term at WPI began with the varsity soccer team gearing up for a second con¬ secutive winning campaign. And with nine returning starters, the prospects for a record breaking season and an NCAA tour¬ nament bid looked promising. Although the 1984 schedule started with a close 1-0 loss to Division II rival Bentley College, the Engineers quickly turned the early season around and got on the winning track. Tech defeated tough Wesleyan and Coast Guard teams to ignite a spectacular ten game winning streak. The highlights of the season came against the University of Rochester and Brandeis University, two highly ranked teams. WPI played a tough game against Rochester and defeated, in their first ever meeting, the New York squad, 2-0. Next, the Engineers pulled off a thrilling upset victory over second ranked Brandeis. WPI outplayed their old rivals on offense and defense, and in the process the Engineers achieved a national rank of eleventh and a New England ranking of second. The defense played exceptionally well, and junior goalkeeper Steve Ouellette recorded a school record of six shutout games in a single season. Scott Weyman walks off the field during the ECAC tournament game. WPI lost a close 1-0 contest against Clark University in the opening round. John Meehan (above) helps out on defense. John and all the seniors gave the team experience and depth. Dave King dribbles by defenders in an away game. Dave was the team’s clutch scorer, as he scored five game winning goals this season. 130 Sports Amaro Goncalves defends the goal early in the second period against Babson College. The 1984 season un¬ fortunately ended with a tough 3-2 loss to Babson. Miquel Ferre moves the ball upfield late in the game against the University of Rochester. The Engineers held on to shutout Rochester 2-0. Junior Ed Kochling gets the ball upfield against Worcester State College. The Engineers had no trou¬ ble defeating Worcester State 7-0. The win came to¬ wards the end of Tech’s ten game wanning streak. Sports 131 Ten In A Row WPI (12-3-1) OPP 0 Bentley 1 4 Wesleyan 3 7 MIT 1 3 Coast Guard 0 4 Lowell 0 1 Trinity 0 6 Assumption 1 2 Rochester 0 5 Nichols 1 7 Worcester State 0 1 Brandeis 0 1 Clark 1 3 Bowdoin 1 2 Holy Cross 1 2 Babson 3 0 Clark ECAC Tournament 1 Scott Cormier fights a University of Rochester player for possession of the soccer ball. I ' his was the first year WPI played the tough New York team, and the En- |ineers displayed their talent by beating Rochester Benny Federico beats a Worcester Academy player in a home game. Despite a limited number of games, the junior varsity team had a good season. Goalie Steve Ouellette walks off the field after Tech’s game against Brandeis University. The Engineers shut out their opponent, and Ouellette recorded his sixth shutout game, a school record. 132 Sports The soccer team continued winning dur¬ ing the latter part of the season. WPI de¬ feated Bowdoin College and cross-town Holy Cross, while tying another Worcester rival, Clark University, in a 1-1 showdown. The regular season ended on a low note, however, when the team lost to Babson Col¬ lege and was not extended a tournament bid by the NCAA selection committee. The news was not well received around campus when Tech had to settle for an EC AC tour¬ nament berth. Finding it difficult to men¬ tally prepare for the tourney, WPI suffered a 1-0 doss to Clark. The Engineers finished the season with an overall 12-3-1 record, the winningest season in the school’s history. The team was headed by senior All-American Amaro Goncalves, one of the most talented players to ever wear a WPI soccer uniform. Amaro and sophomore sensation Amilcar Car- neiro were both selected to play in the NEISL all-star game. Amilcar’s offensive performance earned him a spot on the All- American third team. Another offensive threat, who especially made his presence felt in cluth situations, was junior Dave King. King had five game winning goals and was named to the second team All- American. Leading the team in total scor¬ ing was junior Scott Weyman with 20 points and 12 assists. Junior Scott Cormier also had an outstanding year, and as captain next year he hopes to lead the team to another fine season. Also contributing to this year’s squad were seniors John Meehan, Ben Paul, Matt Parker, Mike Ker¬ rigan and Gil Benetar. The 1984 season saw the team combine their previous philosophy of teamwork and hustle with a newly developed finesse. The twelve victories and key wins over tough opponents helped to establish WPI as a New England powerhouse. Although there will be some key losses to graduation, the combination of experience with seven re¬ turning starters, talent, and enthusiasm creates a bright future for WPI men’s soc¬ cer. Sophomore Amilcar Carneiro moves past a Clark player as he makes his way towards the opposing goal. Amilcar was an offensive asset to this year s team, and his play during the season earned him a spot on the All-American third team. Front Row: Coach Alan King, Michael Kerrigan, Lar¬ ry Agniti, Alden Whitney, Matt Parker, Ben Paul, Amaro Goncalves, John Meehan, Jim McWeeney, Art Delsavio, Pete Michelson, Steve Ouellette, IV Coach Whit Griffith Back Row: Mark McKeown, Mark Dil¬ lon, Mike Scanlon, Scott Weyman, Scott Corniier, Gene Randecker, David King, Ed Kochling, Carlo Gretter, Amilcar Carniero, Gary Lippert, Miguel Ferre Engineers in the National Spotlight School spirit was at a high when the WPI varsity football team stepped onto Alumni Field for its first game of the season against Fitchburg State. Following an undefeated and controversial 1983 season, the team looked to gain the recognition that many thought they deserved. Ranked third in the nation in Division III by Sports Illus- trated’s pre-season poll, the team was under a lot of pressure to perform and con¬ tinue their winning tradition. If the Fitchburg State game was any in¬ dication of what was to come, then there was not doubt that the Engineers were going to continue their winning ways. WPI rolled to an easy 56-6 win with the help of 160 yards rushing from senior tailback Mike Carbone. Carbone (a 1984 honorable mention All-American) was also the offen¬ sive leader in subsequent wins over Coast Guard (21-10) and Tufts (23-7) as he rushed for another 306 yards. Most of the players will agree that the Tufts win was the most satisfying win and probably the best game the team played all year. This set the stage for the big confronta¬ tion with Union College, ranked 1 in the nation by the same poll that ranked WPI third. Thus it was do-or-die for national recognition. Coach Weiss’s troops marched twice within the Dutchmen’s 20-yard line but came upon some hard luck as they could not convert on two key fourth-down plays. WPI lost to Union 20-0, marking the first time in five years that the offense had been shutout. The loss also snapped Tech’s 12 game winning streak. After this tough loss, the Engineers had difficulty getting back on track as they were capable of. WPI rebounded to win the fol¬ lowing week, 17-14 on a Dean Ayotte 25- yard field goal with five seconds left to play. Senior quarterback John Scacciotti (WPI’s all-time total offense leader) led the offense back from a 14-6 deficit late in the fourth quarter. The next two games proved to be very disappointing losses for the Engineers. Bates was victorious because WPI could not muster up enough offensive consistency. Finding themselves behind 33-3 WPI attempted a comeback in the fourth quarter but fell short 33-24. Four critical turnovers turned out to be the downfall in a 10-7 loss to RPI the following week. The Tech team runs onto the field at the start of a new- game psyching themselves up for another big victory. T he Engineers warm up for the Homecoming Day game on September 22 versus Coast Guard. WPI went on to win with a score of 21-10. 134 Sports WPI lined up on the offensive in the rainy season opener against Fitchburg State. Mike Carbone rushed for 160 yards contributing to the 56-6 victory. WPI (5-3) Opp 56 Fitchburg 6 21 Coast Guard 10 23 Tufts 7 0 Union 20 17 Fordham 14 24 Bates 33 7 RPI 10 56 Iona 17 Senior quarterback John Scacciotti ends his career as WPI’s offensive leader. In four years he earned an impressive 24-8 record and broke the all-time touch¬ down-pass record. Sports 135 ■ Senior tailback Mike Carbone beats defender and moves the ball up the sideline. Carbone rushed for more than 2000 yards during his WPI career and finished with 122 points. Ed Mackey (75) and Bob Watts (79) congratulate each other on a game well played as they head to the locker room. Gary Capitanio (44) and Chris McNeil (53) greet Car¬ bone at the sidelines after another superb offensive effort. Front Row: Roesner, Jackson, Ayotte, Carbone, Mackey, Scacciotti, Feraco, Henderson, Moffitt, Bernazani, Coach Weiss. 2nd Row: Furtado, Gurney, Pinkerton, Caldwell, Hargreaves, Baird, Wasielewski, Worth, Wetherell, Capitanio. 3rd Row: Athanasia, Devlin, Jesi, Nolan, Mullins, McNeil, Bromley, Gathy, St. Cyr, Kenyon, Hanson. 4th Row: Carlson, Bedard, Visintainer, Peterson, Rogers, Cahill, MacDonald, Wholey, Farland, Skowron. 5th Row: Scier, Park, Engert, Riley, Lynch, Gildea, Coakley, Cummings, Watts, Riordan, Lebel. 6th Row: McCarthy, Hurley, Dorr, Kurtz, Smith, LaMont, Lawson, Bernier, Connelly, Sorilla. 7th Row: Winchester, Farland, Venie, Mango, Galasso, Murray, Makridakis, Dudzinski, Parker, Sousa. 8th Row: Burns, Noonan, Oliver!, Hedley, Burke, Marion, Llodra, Windoloski, Tilton. 9th Row: O’Neil, Hatfield, Duplessie, Crispo, Mallette, Labich, Thomas, Plispanen, Prisco. 10th Row: Grew, Orciuch, Griswold, Bedard, Jones, Richard, Gale, Hall. 11th Row: manager Donavan, Coach Paganitti, trainer Dean Wilton, Coach Fuller, Coach Theodoss, Coach Butterfield, Coach Robichaud, Coach Demby, Coach Hartnett, Coach Gibbons. 136 Sports Another Successful Season CTION 1 jr ' ( 1 Senior Dean Ayotte attempts a field goal as Rick Far- land holds the ball. Ayotte had a productive career ending four years witn 124 points. His exertional kicking accuracy elevated him to become WPI’s all- time leading scorer. Scacciotti scrambles to his right and looks for an opening. Despite these losses, WPI came back the final week to end the season on a high note by defeating Iona, 56-17. Before a Parent’s Day crowd of over 2,000, the Engineer offense was sparked by junior Dan Coakley (105 yards on 18 carries) and Scacciotti (15- 25 for 184 yards, 2 TD’s). This game also marked the end of a productive career for Carbone who rushed for 81 yards, lofting him over the 2,000 yard career mark never achieved before at WPI. The most remark¬ able part of this accomplishment was that Mike made this mark in just three years of varsity competition. He also finished with 122 career scoring points, second only to his senior teammate Ayotte who finished with 124. Defensively WPI was led by senior line¬ backer Bob Henderson (third-team All- American) who led the team in tackles with 95. Next year’s team will be led by co¬ captains and returning starters Nate Han¬ son and Chris McNeil. It will be difficult but not impossible to replace the following seniors who all helped in their own way to make this past season a successful one; Car¬ bone, Scacciotti, Ayotte, Henderson, Bill Feraco (also an honorable mention All- American), Steve Jackson and Ed Moffitt (winners of the Pritchard Award for best lineman and back, respectively, in the Coast Guard game), Ed Mackey (52 tackles), Steve Wetherell (4 interceptions, 54 tackles), Franz Roesner (4 QB sacks, 62 tackles), Wil¬ lie Worth (53 tackles), Pete Gurney, Steve Pinkerton, Paul Furtado, Gary Capitanio, Dan Baird, Harold Caldwell, and Matt Wasielewski. WPI Hoopsters Take NCAA be forgotten for a number of reasons. This Northeast Championship year’s team established a school record 20 AX victories, shattering the previous mark of 15 in the 82-83 season. The Engineers be¬ came only the second team in school history to gain an NCAA Tournament berth. And it was Tech’s first successful venture in NCAA competition, as the team won the Northeast Regional Championship and advanced to the quarterfinal round. A lot of this season’s success is due to the spectacular play of senior tri-captains Or¬ ville Bailey and Gregg Fiddes, WPI’s high¬ est scoring backcourt in its 67 years of inter¬ collegiate competition. Without a doubt the two guards were a dangerous tandem in their senior years and established them¬ selves as one of the best backcourts in Divi¬ sion III. After completing the regular season at 18-7, WPI was invited to participate in the NCAA Division III Tournament. In addi¬ tion, WPI had the honor of hosting the Northeast Regional Tournament. In the tourney’s opening round, WPI defeated 20th ranked Albany State 58-57 sending them to the championship game. Albany couldn’t subdue Bailey who led the way with a game-high 22 points. The victory over Albany State set up the third meeting of the year between the Engineers and Clark, who advanced with a victory over Westfield State. WPI had lost the previous two season meetings with the Cougars and hadn’t recorded a triumph over Clark since December, 1981. But on Saturday night, March 2, the game belonged to WPI as the Engineers built up an early 11 point first half advantage. When the game was on the line late in the second half, the ball was in Bailey’s and Fiddes’ hands as they sparked the team by converting on the front ends of numerous one-and-one situations. The En¬ gineers held on for a 67-62 win. Bailey was named the region’s outstanding player scoring 20 points to lead the Engineer attack. Fiddes joined his teammate on the All-Tournament team by adding 14 points in the finale. Following the Northeast Regional Cham¬ pionship, WPI advanced to the quarter¬ final round. With eight teams remaining in the 32-team tournament, the Engineers again were selected to serve as host for number 2 ranked Widener University of Chester, PA. The Pioneers brought a very tall team into Harrington Auditorium (the smallest starter was 6-4), but WPI was not intimidated and behind Bailey’s seven first- half points, the Engineers held a 20-18 half¬ time lead. However, a cold spell denied the Senior tri-captain Orville Bailey looks for an open teammate during Northeast semi-finals. WPI went on to defeat Albany State, 38-57. Bailey had a game-high 22 points. He was named 1st team All-Northeast and All-New England. Orville finishes his brilliant career as WPI’s all-time leading scorer with 1,757 points. Orville with his daughter Cynthia. 138 Sports Sophomore center John Loonie cuts down net in victo¬ ry celebration following Clark win. Loonie led the team in rebounds and blocked shots during the season. Senior tri-captain Gregg Fiddes is pleased with the 67-62 victory in the fmms over Clark. His outstanding play earned him a spot on the All-Tournament team. Fiddes closes his fantastic four year career as WPFs third leading scorer with 1,392 points. WPI (20-8) Opp 101 Rose-Hulman 77 79 Worcester St. 64 63 Clark 71 66 Babson 65 60 Wesleyan 56 72 Bowdoin 69 70 Amherst 67 59 NYU 61 74 Case-Western 78 98 Swarthmore 90 99 Suffolk 83 76 Bates 71 84 Thomas 81 77 Brandeis 76 61 King’s Point 59 63 Trinity 73 54 Coast Guard 65 86 Anna Maria 74 71 Williams 52 77 Tufts 62 76 MIT 63 66 Newport College 63 72 Nichols 74 53 Clark 67 58 Conn. College 55 58 Albany St. (NCAA) 57 67 Clark (NCAA) 62 38 Widener (NCAA) 41 Overtime Sports 139 Tech’s First Twenty Win Season Engineers any points in the second half un¬ til 11:05 was left to play. A basket by fresh¬ man sensation Chris Brunone stopped a 12-point Widener run, and with little more than 10 minutes remaining WPI trailed, 30-22. But some key steals by Fiddes and Bailey brought the Engineers back to within two, 38-36, during the final minute. But fate was not on WPI’s side as sophomore John Loonie’s turn-around jumper, with 22 seconds left, fell off the rim. This hard- fought battle marked the season’s end. Even though WPI lost this final contest, the Engineers had the ability to win the close game all year, evidenced by the fact that nine of WPI’s 20 victories were by three points or less. WPI began the year by winning six of its first seven games with victories over quality opponents like Amherst, Wesleyan, Bow- doin, and Rose-Hulman; the Engineers’ prospects were bright at the Christmas break. But the key to the entire season occurred during a thrilling three-game stretch in mid-January when WPI won con¬ secutive overtime games against Bates (76- 71), Thomas College (84-81), and Brandeis (77-76), improving its record to 11-3. Ranked as one of New England’s top teams throughout the year, WPI lost four of its final ten games, but closed the regular season on a high note with a 58-55 victory at Connecticut College. Throughout the entire season, WPI was led by the outstanding play of Bailey, who was named first team All-Northeast and All-New England, in addition to being a strong All-American candidate. The 5-10 dynamo led the team in scoring (577 points, 20.6 ppg), assists (101), and steals (85). Orville finished as the school’s all-time lead¬ ing scorer with 1,757 points. His backcourt partner, Fiddes, averaged 13.6 points this season and he closed his four year career as the third leading scorer at WPI with 1,392 points. Loonie, Tech’s 6-8 center, was one of the nation’s leaders in field goal percentage (62%) and he finished with a 14.7 scoring average. He also led the team in rebound¬ ing (213, 7.6 rpg) and blocked shots (45). Fine seasons were also turned in by soph¬ omore Paul Lubas, junior Chris Whitney, Brunone, sophomore Chris Lohring, se¬ nior tri-captain Ron Wojcik, and freshman Ken Willis. Gregg Fiddes pumps in two to help WPI defeat Rose- Hulman. 140 Sports Senior tri-captain Ron Wojcik gives the victorious Paul Lubas lays up a shot at the end of a fast break, number one sign after becoming Northeast Champs in Lubas was WPI’s only player to start in all 28 games. NCAA action. 9 Front Row: Dave Mason, Ron Wojcik, Gregg Fiddes, Orville Bailev, Dave MacGregor, Sean McPadden, Bill McCullen. Second Row: Coach Donahue, John Tzimorangas, Ken Willis, Chris Whitney, John Loonie, Chris Brunone, Chris Lohring, Paul Lubas, Jim Barry, Coach Kaufman. Freshman sensation Chris Brunone powers up two points in the season opener vs. Rose-Hulman. WPl went on to win 101-77. Sports 141 The Best In New England WPI enjoyed its greatest wrestling season ever as the Engineers finished with a re¬ markable 20-1 dual meet record. The 1984- 85 record broke the previous mark of 18 wins in a single season as the all time wres¬ tling high at WPI. The season began with five decisive wins, as Tech limited their opponents to under 10 points each. The Engineers then came up against Division I powerhouse Harvard College. WPI wrestled brilliantly, but lost in a close meet. The Engineers showed no trouble rebounding, as they went on to win an impressive fourteen consecutive meets. The winning streak was highlighted by big wins over Western New England College and Coast Guard Academy. Against Coast Guard, Coach Phil Grebi- nar’s squad utilized four straight technical fall victories by Roland Marquis at 126 pounds. Bob Soares at 134, Jeff Horowitz at 142, and Joe Crispo at 150 to jump out to a commanding 24-3 lead after five bouts. Coast Guard claimed victories at 158 and 167 to narrow the lead to 24-9, but Doug Eoglio achieved two points at 177 pounds with a 6-6 draw, and the Engineers owned an insurmountable 26 (continued on pg. 145) Senior Paul Wyman has control on his opponent in a match against a Williams College wrestler. Paul had a fantastic “post season.” He won the New England Championship at 158 and went on to place sixth in the NCAA Championships at Rock Island, Illinois. Seniorjoe Crispo exerts a little muscle on his oppo¬ nent. Crispo won the New England Championship at the 150 class, and placed seventh at the NCAAs. Senior Co-Captain Jeff Horowitz (top picture) sets himself for the pin. Jeff was crowned New England Champion at 142 pounds. s 142 Sports Senior Co Captain Doug Fogiio gets ready to pm his opponent. Fogiio had a great season, as he compiled a 11-5-1 record. Roland Marquis (above) stares down his wrestling opponent. Roland compiled an undefeated 17-0 record en route to his second consecutive New Eng¬ land Championship at the 126 pound class. 4 Sports • 143 Nick Triantafell has position on his opponent. Nick finished third in the New England tournament. He and Bob Soares will be captains of the squad next season. ' ront Row: Carl Morth, Don Pagel, Roland Marquis, iill Hughes, Jeff Horowitz, Doug Foglio, Bob Soares, ason Benoit, Bob Carroll, Joe Crispo. Second Row: ohn Curll, Paul Wyman, Jon Quint, Nick Triantafell, ' im Ball, Nate Hanson, Steve Graveline, Steve Hall, im Mirabile. Third Row: Dan Chancey, Todd Delisle, ’eter Stoll, Kevin McNeeley, Jim McKay, Jim Works, Kevin Boyle, Bill Petruff. Back Row: Assistant Coach Frank DeFalco, Stu MacEachern, Manager Karina Quintans, Manager Sue Testa, Head Coach Phil Grebinar. 144 Sports A Season of Champions cd. WPI (20-1) OPP 48 Norwich 0 31 Trinity 5 41 Boston College 8 40 New York Univ. 9 37 New Hampshire 6 18 Harvard 27 40 Plymouth State 3 51 RPI 0 52 Williams 3 , 56 Amherst -0 46 Rhode Island Col. 2 32 Western New England 11 51 Lowell 6 54 MIT 0 47-35 Bowdoin Maine 6-9 29 Coast Guard 17 26 Wesleyan V1T2 37 Hartford 9 42 Bridgewater St. 9 40 Brown 9 to 11 lead heading into the final two bouts. Following a Coast Guard pin at 190, sopho¬ more Steve Hall improved his dual meet record to 17-0 by defeating his opponent, 12-6. After the emotional victory over Coast Guard, WPI avenged last year’s setback to Wesleyan by a 26-12 score. The Engineers finished out the regular season with im¬ pressive wins over Bridgewater State Col¬ lege and Brown University at home. The team had established themselves as number one in New England Division III wrestling during the regular season, and they put their claim on the line when they traveled to Wesleyan University for the New England College Conference Wres¬ tling Association Tournament. The En¬ gineers re-enforced their number one standing by winning the tourney with a record high 163.75 points. Tech scored 39 points higher than second place finisher Coast Guard. The terrific talent and depth on this year’s squad proved to be too much for all New England opponents. Four of the ten Engineer entrants were crowned New England champions. Roland Marquis won the 126-pound title for the second straight year, while Jeff Horowitz won at 142, Joe Crispo at 150, and Paul Wyman at 158, each for the first time. The four individual champions and five other WPI entrants, Don Pagel (12-5-1 on the season). Bob Soares (8-1-1), Nick Triantafell (10-4-1), Steve Graveline (7-5), and Steve Hall, who lead the team during the season with a per¬ fect 19-0 match record and seven pins, cap¬ tured All-New England honors. Senior Co- Captain Doug Eoglio was the only tourney wrestler not to gain All-New England hon¬ ors because of an injury during the tourna¬ ment, but his leadership and 11-5-1 regular season record were key to the success of this year’s team. The four New England champions, by virtue of their title, advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championships held at Augustana College in Illinois. Paul Wy¬ man and Joe Crisp distinguished them¬ selves as the pair earned All-American hon¬ ors by finishing, sixth and seventh, respec¬ tively, at the 158 and 150 weight class. The 1984-85 season will be remembered for spectacular individual and team per¬ formances. The Engineers established themselves as the number one wrestlers in New England, and there is no doubt that WPI will remain a dominant force in college wrestling for a number of years. Sophomore Steve Hall puts a hold on his opponent in an away meet. The Engineers won all of tneir away meets tnis year, to compliment their legendary success in “the pit” in Alumni Gym. Hall didn’t care whether he was at home or away, as he compiled a perfect 19-0 match record and pinned seven opponents. A Sports 14.5 .s 1 NvnwoAcv ' iMTwjm NECCWA Phil Grebinar: Coach of the Year When Phil Grebinar came to WPI in 1972, the wrestling team had gone 4 7 the previous season and had three coaches in the past three years. Grebinar’s first season resulted in a 4-9-1 record. Grebby, as he is affectionately known, said, “We had a group of inexperienced kids”; the team was carried by fraternity brothers of the wres¬ tling team. Grebby took immediate steps toward improvement. He upped the num¬ ber of matches to get “more competition and better competition” and most impor¬ tantly started recruiting. It was during the 1976-77 season that the team turned around and Grebby’s tactics payed off. “It was the best recruiting year we ever had,” commented Crrebinar, refer¬ ring to wrestlers Tony Massullo and All- American Dave Wilson. “They were in¬ strumental in the changes.” The effect “snowballed.” WPI got new recruits such as Marshall Housekeeper and Craig Dempsey (77-78) and Tom Kilkenny and John Atkin¬ son (78-79). “We dressed up the program — made it more attractive and created more fan interest.” WPFs wrestling reputa¬ tion spread, and as Grebby said, “everyone loves a winner.” Tifr-Ti-Tr TTrmfrr miinM i ii iiii i Recruiting takes a large part of Coach Grebinar’s time. He is a high school referee, and this allows him to get a glance at most of the young wrestlers in the Bay State. His major contact is established through mass mailings to the entire Northeast — from Washington, D.C. to Maine. This initial contact is made through the high school coaches. Individual contact does not occur until the wrestlers’junior year. Grebby tries to generate an interest and awareness in WPI. Upon acceptance to Tech, he tries to “sell the educational approach, the athletic approach and the social life.” Grebby added, “I sell myself and the school to the kids — I’m making them an offer.” In the last ten years Coach Grebinar has con¬ vinced more wrestlers to come to WPI than ever before. “We win at WPI because we have better kids. Any coach who thinks it’s his coaching is crazy. Coaching is a small part of it — talent is the key ingredient.” And Grebinar locates this talent. What happens to Grebby’s recruits upon arriving at WPI? “They learn the WPI sys¬ tem.” Grebby’s philosophy is “to try and blend different styles” rather than re¬ teaching basics. His recruiting eliminates the necessity for these basics — Grebby re¬ fines his wrestlers; he is “polishing a di¬ amond in a sense.” Coach Grebinar is particularly proud of the fact that he has made his wrestlers very team-conscious. “Although it is an indi¬ vidual sport, in essence, we’ve sold every single kid that he’s wrestling for the team.” Grebby has 35 on his team this year, and all can not be starters. Some move up into starting positions when a senior abdicates his spot, some never start in four years. Grebby refers to this as “paying dues” and says these members are as important as the starters. “I’m really proud of the fact that so many kids have stayed around for develop¬ ment.” And he should be — everyone con¬ tributes to a season whether it be during a match or at practice sparring with a starter. In reference to the 1984-85 season, Greb¬ by said he had “the best disciplined team ever, not that they didn’t raise hell off the mat, but in terms of individual meet prepa¬ ration, they understood who they were wrestling better than any other team.” He added “They really worked hard ... if any¬ thing I had to slow them down a bit.” He didn’t slow them down in the New Grebby (opposite page) is surrounded by his team, friends, and his family after being honored as the New England College Conference Wrestling Association Coach of the Year at the New England championships. Coach Grebinar kids around with his wrestlers during a relaxing moment at an away meet. Phil Grebinar is presented with a plaque alter Iteing named New England Coach of the Year. Englands, though. Nine wrestlers placed, and helped Grebby earn the honor of New England College Conference Wrestling Association Coach of the Year. “It’s proba¬ bly one of the higher honors I’ve gotten. It’s an important award because it comes from my peers.’’ He also added however, “the credit basically goes to the team.” But Greb- ; by certainly deserves a good share of it. Along with being a superb coach, Grebby is a family man. He and his wife Dee Anne have two sons, Brian, 10, and Kevin, 7. When Grebby’s family is not attending meets as devoted fans, his sons “use my house as a wrestling pit.” He coaches his sons in both wrestling and lacrosse, but their first love is wrestling. “It’s the truest form of child’s play.” The kids “shovel out the furniture,” have singlets and headgear, and each pretends that he is his favorite WPI wrestler. And starting the match in Grebby’s bedroom, they announce, “And now wrestling for WPI ...” a sound not unfamiliar to Phil Grebinar both at home and at WPI. Joanne Krawczyk (right) keeps ball from the reach of an SMU defenaer with a reverse stick pass to Angela Frankudakis. A Year of Rebuilding After coming off a superb 1984 season (16-5) as State Champs, the WPI field hock¬ ey team had a tough act to follow. With the loss of eight players the stickers geared themselves up for a rebuilding year. With a challenging schedule ahead of them, Coach Sue Chapman and senior co-captains, Angela Frankudakis and Kathy Taylor mustered up some greatly needed optim¬ ism and psyche to produce a good season. The 4-6-3 record was a disappointment. The team worked hard and came but a few goals away from a winning season. In the opener against Assumption, a Moe McGlone goal helped the team to a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation play. Even after bat¬ tling through two tough overtime periods the Tech stickers were left with the 1-1 score. The team went on to play four other games in overtime. Two ending in losses, one tie and one win. The one bright spot was the win against a nationally ranked Wheaton team. Freshman Bridget Moriar- ty dumped a goal in the cage off a Bronwyn O’Reilly assist in OT to pull off the very fulfilling victory. This proved the team had the strength, skill, and desire to produce a winning sea¬ son. The defense consistently did its best to fight off the penetration of its opponent’s offense. But the Lady Engineers couldn’t manage to push the ball in the net. Two wins, following the Wheaton victory, against MIT and Western New England put WPI at the 4-4-3 mark. A tie and a crushing loss put the team under and en¬ ded the season. There would be no tourna¬ ments this year. The Engineers scored only nine goals during the season. The offensive attack was led by wing Kathy Taylor and sophomore link Moe McGlone, who helped push in the 148 Sports Bridget Moriarty (above) retrieves ball cleared by MIT goalie to put it back in WPI’s possession. Amy Swotinsky and Moe McGlone (left) line up to defend against a penalty corner. Goaltending for WPI is Jennie Bell. Kathy Taylor and Chris Poirier (below) listen intently to their halftime instructions during Northeast Col¬ lege Field Hockey Association all-star play in Newport, Vermont. Seven WPI women were selected for this honor. WPI (4-6-3) Opp 1 Assumption I 0 SMU 0 1 Framingham St. 0 1 Anna Maria 2 1 Conn. College 4 0 Tufts 3 0 Clark 1 1 Nichols 2 1 Wheaton 0 1 MIT 0 2 WNEC 1 0 Worcester St. 0 0 Smith 5 Sports ! 149 Stickers Suffer goals. Kathy, a four year veteran on the front line, consistently carried the ball up the field. Her leadership on the field and aggressive play allowed her to out- maneuver the opponent’s defense and feed the ball across to her teammates for the attack on goal. Moe, with her speed and agility, played the difficult link position expertly. She was at the cage for the offensive attacks yet was always there as a tough defender. Moe’s versatility allowed her to produce goals as well as fend off opponents. At the inner position, Angela Frankuda- kis helped contribute to the offense. With experience on the front line, Angela work¬ ed hard and with determination in moving the ball, passing to her teammates, and al¬ ways hustling to start an offensive assault. Disappointing Season Front Row: Moe McGlone, Jill Normandin, Alison Carroll, Angela Frankudakis, Kathy Taylor, Danielle i Koschmeder, Joanne Krawczyk, Bridget Moriarty. Second Row: Edie Mickey, Amy Swotinsky, Jackie Thibeault, i Jennie Bell, Chris Poirier, Deb Desrochers, BronWyn O’Reilly, Mary Houskeeper, Coach Sue Chapman. -| Sophomore link Moe McGlone clears the ball with a hard drive up the field. Moe was selected to play on the NECFHA all-star 1st team at season’s end. Alison Carroll, Danielle Koschmeder, Chris Poirier, and Bridget Moriarty enjoy a little relaxation before game time. iSC ' Sports Defender! Bronwyn O’Reilly, Deb Desrochers and Jackie Thibeault ward off a threatening Anna Maria offense in the WPI circle. -a? Also assisting on the front line were soph¬ omore, Alison Carroll and freshmen Bridget Moriarty, Joanne Krawczyk, and Jill Normandin. Junior halfback Jackie Thibeault was a leader on the defensive end of the field. Her powerful play and husde kept the de¬ fense alive as she worked to fight off any opponent’s attacks or hopes of a fast break. Strong performances were turned in for the Tech defense by juniors Bronwyn O’Reilly and Amy Swotinsky and freshman Edie Mickey. The surprise of the season was the out¬ standing play of first-time player, freshman Jennie Bell. In the goal Jennie always dis¬ played her psyche and determination to keep out the shots that penetrated the En¬ gineer defense. She averaged an impressive 6.8 saves a game. The defense also had the help of sopho¬ mores Mary Houskeeper and Deb Des¬ rochers and freshmen Danielle Kosch- meder and Chris Poirier. Post-season honors were awarded to seven Tech players in North Eastern Col¬ lege Field Hockey Association play. Chosen to all-star teams were: McGlone, Taylor, Thibeault, Moriarty, Desrochers, Poirier and Mickey. Further honors came to Moe, Kathy, and Jackie when they were selected as North Eastern standouts and repre¬ sented WPI in national play. The team loses only two players, and with this season’s experience behind them and returning co-ops Chrissy Clancy and Michelle Payant the Engineers hopes are good. Wait ’til next year! Senior co-captain Kathy Tayior eludes Anna Maria defender with a dodge as she carries the ball up the sideline. Kathy concludes her four year career at the left wing position and was awarded NECFHA all-star 2nd team honors. Sports 131 Freshman Maria Carvajal exhibits what she did so well during the season — set the volleyball. ■ • 1 i 1 -4 WPI (19-12) OPP 3 Coast Guard 2 2 UMass-Boston 0 0 Worcester State 2 2 Amherst 0 2 Tufts 1 0 Rhode Island Col. 2 2 Merrimack 0 2 Connecticut Col. 0 1 Western New England 2 0 Babson 2 0 Wellesley 2 1 Southeastern Mass. 2 2 Maine-Presque Isle 0 2 Merrimack 0 2 Southern Maine 0 0 Tufts 2 0 Bentley 2 1 Clark 2 3 Framingham State 0 2 Worcester State 0 2 Assumption 0 1 Clark 2 0 Holy Cross 2 3 Fitchburg State 0 3 New Hampshire Col. I 2 Wheaton 1 2 Barrington 1 2 Endicott 1 1 Brandeis 2 2 Colby-Sawyer 1 2 Regis 0 T he women’s volleyball team completed their seventh season as a varsity sport at WPI with a new team record of 19 wins and 12 losses. Coached by Nancy Yaskas, the squad boasted a strong seasoned team of two seniors, seven juniors, two sophomores and two freshman. In addition, the support and leadership from Assistant Coach Karen Dzialo and Co-Captains Joyce Barker and Fran Weiss helped make the season a suc¬ cess. The 1984 season started off well as the lady engineers defeated, for the first time, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy team. The following weekend, on Homecoming Day, the team played five grueling games that concluded in upset triumphs over familiar foes Amherst College and Tufts University. Another season highlight was the second place finish at the Invitational Tournament held at Bates College in Maine. The vol¬ leyball squad won three consecutive match¬ es and qualified to play against longtime rival Tufts University. Although WPI lost to Tufts, Coach Yaskas and the team were pleased with their performance. Some of the finest season play was exhi¬ bited at the Worcester City Tournament. The women conquered crosstown rivals Worcerster State and Assumption but fell to Division I’s Holy Cross College and Clark University in disappointing defeats. The team bounced back, however, and went on to win their next five matches before losing a very closely contested match to Brandeis University, contenders for the State Tour¬ nament. The season ended on an upbeat note, as the team added two more matches to their winning record. The overall success of the team during the 1984 season can be attributed to its ex¬ perienced players, whose individual talents blended to support a strong line-up both offensively and defensively. Outstanding service was contributed by juniors Cheryl Macedo and Sue Padell. Freshman sensa¬ tion Maria Carvajal provided expert set-ups for veteran Ace Spikers Joyce Barker, Cheryl Macedo, Jeanne Travers and Robin Gately. Junior Linda Plaza and senior Fran Weiss rounded out the starting squad with defensive bumping and floor play. Bench depth, from Donna Barone, Evelyn Mar¬ shall, Nancy Clark, Angela Ortiz and Farah Smith, was another key to the successful season. Losing only two seniors, the women’s vol¬ leyball team looks toward an excellent sea¬ son next year with five returning starters who have been playing together since fresh¬ man year. “With plenty of rest and hard work we can have an undefeated season next year,’’ said junior Cheryl Macedo. Ex¬ perience, maturing talent, and spirit are in the favor of the WPI team, as it moves up in the ranks of women’s collegiate volleyball. 152 Sports WPI Volleyball: Making Progress Co-Captain Joyce Barker goes up for a spike as team¬ mates Linda Plaza and Maria Carvajal look on. Front Row: Linda Plaza, Cheryl Macedo, Joyce Bar¬ ker, Fran Weiss, Evelyn Marshall, Nancy Clark, Maria Carvajal. Back Row: Assistant Coach karen Dzialo, Jeanne Travers, Robin Gately, Farah Smith, Angela Ortiz, Donna Barone, Sue Padell, Coach Nancy Vaskas. Sports 153 A Winning Season The 1984 Cross Country team finished the season with a seven win, five loss record. The harriers keep improving with each year; just two years ago the team had a one win, ten loss record. The season began with a close two point loss to rival Rensselear Polytechnic Insti¬ tute. After another loss to powerhouse MIT, the Engineers turned the season around, and went on to win their next six meets. The highlight of the season was win¬ ning the Worcester City Championships bv a narrow margin. WPI had thirty eight points, Holy Cross thirty nine, Clark eighty one. Assumption ninty, and Worcester State College had one hundred twenty- seven. The Engineers then lost a rematch to Holy Cross, however, they finished up strong with a win over Eufts University (27- 30) in their last meet of the fall season. Co-Captains Scott Hand and Cerry Rob- blee along with Sophomore Brian Laprise were the three most consistent front run¬ ners. Laprise set a WPI course record at the Alden Research Ck)urse. In addition, Marty Moran and John Sanford, both sopho¬ mores ran well until injured. Ewo fresh¬ men, Dan Kumke and Bill Noel, lettered bv finishing in the top five finishers in fifty- percent of the races. Other freshmen yvho helped the team this year yvere C ' hris Lanc- tot, Ed Tarnuzzer and Josh Stockdale. With the young talent on the team this year, and the potential influx of more talented freshmen, the future of the cross country team looks bright. The Engineers wait tor the gun at tlie start of tlie Worcester (]itv (;hampiotishi{)s. WPI (7-5) OPP 55 RPI 53 55 MIT 26 17 Babson 76 17 Framingham St. 51 38 Assumption 90 38 Clark 81 38 Holy Cross 39 38 Worcester St. 127 35 Holy Cross 21 37 Coast Guard 23 29 Trinity 26 27 Tufts 30 Senior Co-Captain Scott Hand passes through the forest during the 2.6 mile cross country course. WPI freshmen lead the pack in a meet against Tufts University. WPI beat Tufts by three points to end the season with a 7-5 record. Front Row: Chris Lanctot, John Sanford, Ed Tarnuz- zer, Scott Hand, Dan Kumk ' e, Dave Coppola, Bill Noel, Marty Moran. Top Row: Mark Chtrran, Mike Crowley, Josh Stockdale, awn McShane, Head Coach Merl Xorcross. 5. V , I ’ ? ' - ' ‘■■rr r ? Sports I 155 A combination of injuries and a tough schedule lead to a disappointing season for the women’s tennis team. The match sched¬ ule began against a talented and well coached MIT team. WPI played a hard match against the team from Cambridge, but was simply overpowered. A close loss to rival Clark University during the season was indicative of many of the matches this year. The women Engineers played tough, close matches, but unfortunately, usually were on the losing side of the tennis net. The women ended the season with an overall team record of 5 wins and 9 losses. The year-end statistic was not, however, representative of the talent on the WPI team. “We were all dedicated and optimis¬ tic,” said Captain Cheryl Buitenhuys, and “even though we had a losing record, the team thought the season was a success.” One of the brightest spots of the season was the depth of the team at singles. Sopho¬ more Terry Ragan was the most consistent player on the team at number three singles, while Chris Tondora, Michele Miles and Jackie Hurst all turned in solid perform¬ ances at the fourth, fifth, and sixth spots, respectively. Chris Tondora returns the ball during the close match against Assumption College. Chris turned in some clutch performances for the team this year. A Tough Season Terry Ragan heads back for a good “get.” This year Number two singles player Traci Webster hits a the team increased their court mobility through exten- powerful forehand return in a home victory against sive and intricate drills devised by Coach Marcia Ken- Suffolk University, nedy. 156 Sports Senior Captain Cheryl Buitenhuvs returns serve at the start of her match against E mmanuel College. Cheryl was the number one singles player this vear, and gave the team leadership and fine match play. Jackie Hurst prepares to hit a baseline drive. Jackie was a consistent singles and doubles player, and gave the team depth. 1 L V ' i 1 j £miimng M -- 1 ' I 1 1 Front Row: Carleen Maitland, Liz Smith, Lisa Crisafi, Cheryl Buitenhuys, Traci Webster, Chris Tondora, ackie Hurst. Back Row: Rita Patel, Anii Seth, Caron doyd, Michele Miles, Terry Ragan, Atnena Dratelis, Nancy Frangioso, Coach Marcia Kennedy. Sports 15T A Roller Coaster Season The roll of the ball on the rim of the basket is an uncertainty unique to the game of basketball. If the ball goes through the hoop, you’ve won, but if the ball, after roll¬ ing around for five times, falls off, you’ve lost. And it all depends on chance. The 1984-85 women’s basketball season was, in many ways, like the roll of the basketball on the rim. On many occasions they were suc¬ cessful and won, but many times they came so close to winning, but couldn’t hit that final basket. There was alot of optimism going into this season. The team had gone 20-5 the previous year, and had made its first appearance in the NCAA playoffs. And be¬ fore the holiday break, it looked like WPI might make their second consecutive trip to the playoffs. The women had a terrific start, as they won their first five games in a convincing style. A close loss to Rhode Is¬ land College snapped the basketball team’s early season winning streak. During the middle of the season, despite a loss to Colby College, the Engineers kept on winning. They had easy victories over Anna Maria, Bates and the Coast Guard Academy. The women then lost two heartbreaking games to New Rochelle and Salem State College, each by only two points. The team bounced back, however, and won their next three games. The most satisfying win was over a strong Western New England College team (73-72). The Golden Bears utilized an im¬ pressive fast break to storm out to a 12 point first half lead, 34-22, but the Engineers bounced back to pull within three points at the intermission, 37-34. The lead ex¬ changed hands several times in the second half but Kim Fay’s 15-foot jump shot with 29 seconds left gave WPI its final lead, 71- 70. Two Cathy Murray free throws in¬ creased the WPI lead to three, 73-70, with six seconds to play before Western New England scored a final basket at the buzzer. Kim played a tremendous game scoring a game high 26 points. In addition, she also grabbed seven rebounds and handed out two assists. Cathy Murray also enjoyed a fine game scoring 16 points, along with dishing out eight assists and making five steals. Freshman Paula Caron had a strong performance, as she came off the bench to score 11 points. After that emotional win over Western New England, however, the Engineers were victims of some hard luck, and fell into a late season slump. WPI lost five of their last six games, all by either one, two or three points. Especially disappointing was a one point loss to highly ranked Clark Universi¬ ty. The team ended the season with a 13-9 record, the fifth consecutive winning sea¬ son for Head Coach Sue Chapman. Howev¬ er, the late season slump prevented the lady Engineers from either an NCAA or ECAC Tournament berth. Co-Captain Kim Fay had an outstanding year as she led the team in scoring (372 points, an average of 16.9 points per game) and reached double figures in all but two games. Possessing an excellent outside shot from the off-guard position, Kim became only the third female to reach the presti¬ gious 1000 point plateau at WPI. She sur¬ passed this mark in the tough loss to Clark, and finished out her junior year with 1041 points. Coach Chapman also received an excel¬ lent year from sophomore Cindy Perkins, who was second in scoring (342 with an average of 15.5 points per game) and first in rebounding. She also led the team in field goal percentage at 51 %, and was selected by the New England Women’s Basketball Coachs Association to their second team all-star squad at the conclusion of the season. Co-Captain Cathy Murray beats all players down the court after another one of her steals. Cathy led every¬ one on the team this year with steals. 158 Sports VA t % ♦ 4 V ♦ % 4 N Junior Donna Leonard makes a baseline move on a Coast Guard defender. Donna had an ex¬ cellent year as the starting center. She averaged 11.4 points a game, and pulled down 9.2 re¬ bounds a game. Sophomore Cindy Perkins blows by all oppo¬ nents in the lady Engineer’s game against Emmanuel College. WH’s win over Emmanuel came at the start of the season, as part of their five game winning streak. Sports 159 Junior center Donna Leonard also play¬ ed well in her first season as a starter. Leonard scored 11.4 points a game and was second behind Perkins in rebounding with a 9.2 average. Co-Captain guard Cathy Murray was once again the team leader on the court. Murray led the club in minutes played, assists (148) and steals (69), in addi¬ tion to averaging 9.5 points a game. Junior Mara Catlin gave the team depth as the other starting forward, and averaged 6.1 points per game, while Carolyn McCabe played a major role on the team as the “sixth man.” The 1984-85 season will be remembered for the great start and the disappointing close losses. All members of this year’s team are returning next season, and with experi¬ ence, talent and bench depth, the women will probably have their seventh consecu¬ tive winning campaign. Co-Captain Kim Fay dribbles past a Coast Guard de¬ fender during a home game in Harrington Auditori¬ um. Kim had a great season as she scored her 1000 point this year. • ront Row: Katlw O’Neill, Kim Fay, Mara Catlin, ackie Thibeault, Cathy Murr , Jill Normandin. Back tow: Assistant Coach Lynne Olson, Manager Lauren dagstrom, Eileen Sullivan, Joanne Couture, Dara Morris, Carolyn McCabe, Donna Leonard, Cindy Per¬ kins, Eileen Ego, Jennifer Bell, Paula Caron, Manager Kim Bauman, Head Coach Sue Chapman. 160 ' Sports Cathy Murray drives past her opponent toward the basket for an easy layup and another two points for the lady Engineers. WPI (13-9) OPP 65 Regis 44 63 Wellesley 58 74 Worcester St. 51 78 Emmanuel 71 68 Bowdoin 62 69 Rhode Island Col. 73 62 Framingham St. 57 39 Colby 60 53 Anna Maria 32 89 Bates 72 72 Coast Guard 51 60 New Rochelle 78 81 Salem State 83 70 Wheaton 54 75 Nichols 55 73 Western New England 72 52 Amherst 53 51 MIT 54 71 Fitchburg St. 51 69 Clark 70 64 Bridgewater St. 69 60 Trinity 62 Cindy Perkins goes for the foul shot as her teammates look on. Sports 161 Striving For Recognition Icemen Have Winning Season Official signals a goal as WPl forward throws arms up in victory while opponent looks on in dismay. WPI player looks for an opening and passes to team¬ mate. 162 Sports Tech player awaits faceoff vs. his Brandeis opponent. WPI went on to beat Brandeis with a score or 5-2. WPI (6-3) Opp 4 RIC 3 5 Wentworth 4 3 URI 8 0 Tufts 3 8 Clark 2 10 RIC 5 5 Brandeis 2 2 CCRI 3 13 U Hart 1 Front Row: Rob Day, Ray Burling, Todd Guay, Alden Whitney, John Lavelle, Jay Brown, Brad ranian. Second Row: Phil Cullen, Mgr., Joel Crandall, Mike Duquette, Paul Hogan, Jim Handanyan, Dennis Colleran, Dave Rossi, Derk Rogers, Mike Gonsor, Dave Latulippe, Dave Henry, Brian Hamilton, Ron Welter, Bob Blais, Coach Don Pacific. Sports ' 163 WPI Swimming: Better Every Year The men’s swimming team reached a milestone this season as the Engineers’ nine victories tied the school record for most swimming wins in a single season. After years of disappointment, head coach Whit Griffith appears to have turned the swim¬ ming program around, as the men’s 9-4 record is WPI’s best in five years. The 1984-85 season started on a high note as WPI opened with two consecutive wins over Babson (48-47) and Holy Cross (58-37). After a minor slump the Engineers came back from Christmas break and just got better and better. The men’s team even¬ tually won seven of the final eight meets of the season. In the team’s win over SMU, all time scoring leader Bruce Carbone cap¬ tured three individual races and set two school records. Carbone won the 160 indi¬ vidual medley in a record time of 1:34.94 and his second record came in the 200 back¬ stroke, 2:05.99. His third victory was in the 200 breaststroke. The Engineers also cap¬ tured four other first place spots as Dave Jalbert won the 60 freestyle and Mike Hart¬ nett won the 500 freestyle. The final Tech victory was turned in by the 400 freestyle relay team consisting of Jim Popp, Andy Gagnon, Drew Payson and Dave Jalbert, as the foursome won in 3:34.75. The only Engineer loss late in the season came against a very strong Tufts team. Bruce Carbone captured the team’s only first place finish in the 100 backstroke. Nevertheless, WPI finished with a splash and a 9-4 record. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Engineers participated in the New England Championships at Spring- field College, and there Carbone qualified in two races for the NCAA Division HI Na¬ tional Championships. At the NCAAs he swam in the 200 and 400 individual med¬ leys and placed very well. The women’s swimming team made a re¬ spectable showing in their first season as a separate team. The lady Engineers finished with a 3-5 record, with victories over U- Mass-Boston, Bridgewater State and Regis. In the meet against Regis, WPI finished first in 10 of 16 events. Freshman Diane Fyrer had a terrific day as she won three individual events and was a member of the winning 400 medley relay team. Senior Cathy Dochak also had a good meet. Overall, Cathy set four records this year, and was a member of 3 relay teams that established new school marks. With a number of outstanding freshman, optim¬ ism is high for growth in WPI women’s swimming. Concentration is the key before any swimming race. ' irst Row: Bruce’s friend Tom, Bruce Carbone, Dave albert, Andy Gagnon, Jim Popp. Second Row: Mike dartnett, Bruce McWilliams, Bill McNeilly, Stuart Zys- man, Marco Brian, Head Coach Whit Griffith. Back Row: Peter Lozis, Jim Calka, Robert Klein- Robbenhaar, Mike Brzezowski, Tom Maneval, Tason Koski. Front Row: Diane Fyrer, Jodi Gates, Cathy Dochak, Jeanette Cheetham. Second Row: Kim Marq uis, Michelle Cambell, Shirley Veranis, Coach Whit Grif¬ fith. Back Row: Liz Groleau, Nichole Bartek, Carlene Hannigan. Freshman swimming sensation Diane Fyrer swims the freestyle leg of the 400 individual medley. An Engineer swimmer checks his time after complet¬ ing his race in Alumni pool. The Engineers run into several problems because they have to practice in the pool. Most importantly, the pool is too short, and it is difficult to tram effectively for long distance races. A swimmer has to keep turning, and turning, and turning. Lady Engineers Fall The Lady Engineers suffered a tough season finishing with a disappointing 8-10 record despite a strong start. Coach Lynne Olson’s team started the ’85 season with bright hopes. A group of ten veterans and four freshmen displayed the necessary skills and talents prompting an optimistic outlook. The WPI women jumped to a fast start by wanning four of their first six games point¬ ing towards a promising season. The two losses came in a tough double-header to Coast Guard. These were followed by vic¬ tories against a strong Assumption team (4-3), a double header with Western Con¬ necticut (11-9, 22-14), and against cross¬ town rival, Clark (14-8). How ever, the next six games WPI’s bats w ere silent and the pitching staff had a dif¬ ficult time keeping opponents off the bases. The insertion of sophomore Cindy Perkins as starting pitcher in the last six games allowed Tech to finish strong by wanning four of its last six games. Typical of WPI’s up-and-down season were consecutive games versus Anna Maria and Rhode Island College, a win (5-0) and loss (24-7), respectively. The Engineers pulled off a strong win on their home turf as their bats came alive to produce five runs in their victory. Cindy Perkins pitched a two Freshman catcher Eileen Sullivan warms up pitcher before game versus Nichols. WPI suffered a crushing 1-12 loss. First baseman Cindy Perkins stretches for ball thrown by infielder as opponent runs to beat it. WPI (8-10) Opp 2 Coast Guard 5 3 Coast Guard 4 8 Assumption 7 11 Western Conn. 9 22 Western Conn. 14 14 Clark 8 1 Nichols 12 2 Regis 5 7 MIT 14 0 SMU 7 0 SMU 5 6 Worcester State 19 5 Anna Maria 0 7 RIC 24 13 Brandeis 8 2 Fitchburg State 3 15 Emmanuel 2 4 Emmanuel 3 Third basemen Amy Swotinsky readies herself for the pitch. Cathy Murray is intent as she fires the pitch over the plate. Catny finished with a respectable 2-2 pitching recora. Sports 167 Junior Cathy Murray follows the pitch as she waits for It to cross the plate. Cathy was the team’s second lead¬ ing hitter with a .312 average. Senior co-captain Chris Clancy exhibits good batting stance as she waits for a strike. Chris contributed generously to the season by producing a team-high 18 Front Row: Ar Swotinsky, Moe McGlone, Paula Caron, Chris Clancy, Mary Cardoza, Robin Gately, Jackie Thibeault. Back Row: Janice Dudson, Chris Tondura, Jennie Bell, Eileen Sullivan, Cindy Perkins, Deb Desrochers, Cathy Murray, Coach Lynne Olson. 168 Sports Toughing Out A Losing Season hit shutout for her first career pitching win. She allowed two singles and only four run¬ ners all day. The defense was sharp, man¬ aging to stifle any potential rallies, assisting Perkins in her victory. Offensively the team was productive; junior Amy Swotinsky poked two singles, while Perkins’ and soph¬ omore Chris Tondura’s big bats yielded homeruns. Despite this strong triumph, WPI’s luck turned as they suffered a heavy loss to Rholde Island College. A close 7-6 score was put behind the WPI women as RIC erupted for 3 runs in the fifth inning and 11 in the sixth. Perkins suffered the defeat but went 2-4 offensively with a single, double and 3 RBI’s. Also contributing to the offense was sophomore Moe McGlone driv¬ ing in two runs and junior Cathy Murray who homered in the third inning to key an early four-run rally. Senior Mary Cardoza was 1-4 on the day scoring two runs. This disappointing loss was an indication of the Engineers’ final record. In spite of the team’s losing record bright spots in the season were produced by a number of standout players. Perkins helped out defensively and offensively turning out a respectable 4-3 pitching record and leading in hitting with a .365 average. She led in doubles (3), total bases (28), hits (19), and tied for the top in home runs (2). Cathy Murray had a productive bat as well contributing to the season with a .312 batting average and eight stolen bases. She also helped Perkins in the pitching duties and finished with a 2-2 mark. The next leading hitter was senior Mary Cardoza with a .277 average. Mary con¬ cludes her four year career at second base. Always a team leader, Mary not only pro¬ duced offensively but was superb in the field, fielding the ball cleanly each time to get the out. Her accurate arm consistently helped kill opponents’ rallies, whether it be in turning over a double play or assisting in a put out at first. Senior Chris Clancy contributed this sea¬ son by always coming through in the clutch, yielding a team-high 18 RBI’s. Chrissy ends her career strongly as one of Tech’s big hitters as well as talented outfielders. Snag¬ ging balls in left field, Chris always made the successful play and strong throw. Her leadership ability on the field carried off the field as well, as she helped to boost the team morale. The team loses only these two seniors and with a fairly young team the prospects for next year are very good. Cindy Perkins, junior, throws a strike to opponent as Amy Swotinsky is prepared to field in the background. Perkin s finished with a 4-3 pitching mark. She also led the team in batting with a .365 average. Sports i69 WPI Tennis: Moving Upward The men’s tennis team enjoyed its second consecutive winning season as head coach Alan King led his club to a 4-3 record. After losing its first two matches to Holy Cross and Clark, the Engineers rebounded by winning four of their final six. One of the season’s highlights was an 8-1 upset over Suffolk University. Freshman Tom Blair and junior Dave Rubin won by forfeit at the number 2 and number 3 spots, respectively. Freshman Mike DePrez won in straight sets at number 4, 6-1, 6-1. At the number 5 spot, senior Tom Costello did not allow a point as he won 6-0,6-0, whilejunior Eric Reidmeister was also victorious in straight sets, 6- 0, 6-1. In doubles action, senior John Scacciotti and DePrez won by the score of 8-1 while Blair and Rubin teamed up for a perfect 6-0, 6-0 triumph. Throughout the entire season Coach King received ample production from a number of contributors. Number-one John Scacciotti lost a number of close matches and finished with a 1-6 overall mark. Tom Blair, who held down the number-two spot all season, produced a sparkling 5-1 record. Mike DePrez also showed fine tennis skills as he finished with a 4-1 mark. Tom Costel¬ lo turned out a winning 4-2 singles record while Reidmeister and Rubin tallied 4-2 and 5-1 marks, respectively. Among the top doubles teams were the duo of Scacciotti and Costello who ran up a 3-2 record. The team only loses seniors Scacciotti and Costello as they conclude their four year careers on the court at WPI. Both were fine performers who exercised their talen ts and skills to produce well for the Engineers over the years. The outlook for the next year is optimistic as a veteran squad will be return¬ ing to improve on its 1985 record, m Number 2 player, freshman Tom Blair (above) was a standout player on the court this year as he turned out an exceptional 5-1 record. Senior Tom Costello watches the ball intently as he awaits his opponent’s return. Costello fmishea with a 4-2 record for the ’85 season. t 4 if 4 ii 4 « « 4 ♦ 4 4444 4 -h -if ♦ 170 Sports unior Eric Reidmeister was a tough opponent in the )aseline game and proved this with his final 4-2 mark. WPI (4-3) Opp 2 Holy Cross 6 3 Clark 6 7 Nichols 2 1 Lowell 7 8 Suffolk 1 6 Assumption 3 9 AIC 0 Senior John Scacciotti (right) suffered a disappoint¬ ing season losing a numher of tough matches. He finished with a 1-6 record. Dave Rubin, junior, unleashes his powerful forehand to assist in tallying up his fine 5-1 season record. Sports I 171 Engineers Record Ten Victories For only the third time in 68 years, the WPI baseball team won at least ten games in a season as the young, scrappy and talented Engineers completed the 1985 season with a 10-8 record. Among the club’s most im¬ pressive triumphs during the season were victories over American International Col¬ lege (a Division II team). Trinity, Suffolk, Tufts, and a double-header sweep of Coast Guard. WPI’s triumph over Suffolk was indeed a season’s highlight as the hard fighting En¬ gineers pulled through with an outstanding 11-6 win over their strong Suffolk oppo¬ nents. Suffolk entered the game with an impressive 19-5 record and quickly jumped out to an early 2-0 lead. However, WPI scored four runs in the second inning and added four in the fifth to take a command¬ ing 9-5 lead after five and helped secure the win. The strong offensive attack was led by a number of powerful hitters. Sopho¬ more Dave Scala went 2-4 on the day, with a triple and three runs scored. Sophomore Jay Crofton was 3-5, also contributing a triple; he had three runs scored and three runs batted in. Junior Chris Curtis was 2-5, with one RBI and two runs scored; and junior Dan Coakley was 1-4, with four RBI’s. Junior Bob Hyland pitched a strong seven innings to register the victory. There were many outstanding players during the season who helped contribute to the success of the club. No one was more consistent than sophomore Mike Shipulski. When it came to offensive production, Shipulski had a dynamite season. Whenev¬ er an important hit was needed, he deli¬ vered; he led the Engineers in nearly every offensive category. He was tops in batting average (.419), hits (26), runs scored (16), doubles (4), homeruns (5), total bases (47), and RBI’s (18). Another stellar sophomore, Steve Nolan was second on the team in batting with a .333 average. A solid second baseman, he scored 11 runs during the season and knocked home 12. Jay Crofton, had a fine year in his first season starting at third base, batting .325. Junior Joe Olaynack holds his ground at second base to get the out as he looks to first to complete the double play. 172 ! Sports WPI (10-8) 11 Salve Regina 10 Bates 2 Wesleyan 8 Babson 7 AlC 5 Clark 4 Amherst 1 Amherst 5 Trinity 1 Brandeis 8 Coast Guard 1 Coast Guard 2 Assumption 11 Suffolk 7 MIT 0 MIT 10 Tufts 1 Northeastern 15 10 4 4 9 8 3 13 1 0 3 6 4 11 7 5 Catcher Mike Dolan, senior, awaits the throw to the plate as opponent slides in. Power hitter Dan Coakley takes a big swing to gain a hit contributing to his .2d6 season’s batting average. Sports 173 Pitcher George Bukow (above) looks to throw a strike past his opposition. Bukow chalked up a 4-2 record while registering 17 strikeouts in 35 1 3 innings. Joe Olaynack (below left) is congratulated after a trip around the bases adding a run to help towards the team’s winning season. First baseman Chris Curtis (below) anticipates the throw from the mound while the runner is forced back to first. Curtis was outstanding in the field with a .992 fielding percentage. 174 I Spvrts Baseball On the Upswing I 1 Other fine seasons were turned in by shortstop Bob Hyland, who hit .321 and owned a 1-2 pitching record; senior Joe Burger with a .275 batting average, and Dan Coakley owning a .266 average with two home runs and 15 RBI. Chris Curtis was also productive offensively finishing at .266 with 11 runs; but, defensively he was outstanding turning in a .992 fielding per¬ centage. In the pitching department. Coach Jim Culpepper depended mostly on two lefties, Dave Scala and junior, George Bukow for his starting rotation. This duo combined for eight of WPI’s ten victories and they started 13 of the Engineer’s 18 games. Scala posted the best record on the staff, 4-1, which included the only shutout of the sea- Dan Coakley gets a stand up double in close home game. Coakley had two homeruns and 15 RBI after completing the season. son, a 1-0 decision over Coast Guard. He led the staff with 41 innings pitched and 32 strikeouts. He finished with a 4.83 ERA. Bukow, meanwhile, concluded with a 4-2 mark. He struck out 17 batters in 35 1 3 innings and finished with a 5.35 ERA. From the bullpen, junior Chip Fiore was the key man, appearing in seven games, owning an impressive 2.84 ERA. Concluding their baseball careers at WPI are seniors Ed Ryan, Joe Burger, Dave McCarthy, Mike Dolan, Mike Bernazani, and Bill Baron. These seniors all helped to produce during their WPI careers yet the loss of them should not affect the club greatly because it looks as if baseball is on the upswing at WPI. J 1 w 1 Front Row: Ed Ryan, Joe Burger, Dave McCarthy, Mike Dolan, Mike Bernazani, Bill Baron. Second Row: Joe Olaynack, Dan Coakley, Bob Hyland, Chris Curtis, Paul Johnson. Third Row: Steve Nolan, Jay Crofton, Mike Shipulski, Darren Robinson, Matt Whipple. Fourth Row: Carl Bunis, Justin Ford, Mide Blazejowski, David Williams. Fifth Row: Coaches Griffitn and Culpepper. Sports 1175 The men’s track and field team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has had a long and impressive tradition of winning and producing outstanding atheletes such as All-American hammer thrower Pete Sif- ferlen, who graduated just last year. The past spring the Engineers finished with an eight win, two loss record, their fifteenth consecutive winning season, and expecta¬ tions for the 1985 season were once again set high. The Engineers opened the spring season by crushing both Weselyan University 110- 44 and Eastern Connecticut College 110- 44. Next WPI won the Greater Worcester Track Championship for the fourteenth time in fifteen years. Tech easily outscored Assumption College, Worcester State Col¬ lege, Clark University, and Nichols College. Holy Cross College posed a minor threat to WPI, but in the end the Engineers were just too powerful for the cross-town Crusaders. As the season progressed and the En¬ gineers recorded a win over the Coast Guard Academy, WPI held possesion of an eight win, zero loss record and had a chance for an undefeated season. The men’s track and field squad knew they would have to win a tough meet against a powerful MIT team to continue their win¬ ning streak. An exciting and close meet was expected, and the event certainly was a thriller. The score was tied up until the final event. The winner would be decided in the mile relay race. The relay was a closely run race, and unfortunately for the Engineers, MIT came out the victor and won the meet by a meager five points. And although the loss ended hopes for an undefeated season. Tech certainly gave a terrific effort in an equally terrific meet. The Engineers rebounded quickly, and in their next and final meet of the spring season. Tech ended Trinity Gollege’s con¬ secutive meet winning streak of twenty one in a row. In the ninty five to seventy point win over the Batams’, WPI had no double winners, but was able to capture first place finishes in 12 of 19 events. In four of those contests, the Engineers placed first and sec¬ ond. The 4x110 relay team, Brian O’Neill, Tom Schibly, Gerry Robblee, Chris Lanc- tot, David Durrenberger, Dan Pond, Dan Powell, Dan Laprade, Scott Hanna, Brian Laprise and Mike Skowron were all big win¬ ners for WPI against Trinity. At the Division HI New England Cham- Dan Laprade breaks the tape en route to winning his race during the Greater Worcester City Track Meet. WPI (9-1) OPP 110 Wesleyan 44 110 E. Connecticut 49 271 Holy Cross 173 271 Worcester State 52 271 Clark 48 271 Nichols 32 96 Coast Guard 67 79 MIT 84 95 Trinity 70 This Engineer looks like he’s afraid he is jumping into quicksand. When it rained in Worcester, Alumni Field felt like quicksand. This track team member sets himself to toss the jave- Being on the WPI track team just turns the world lin. This year Tech improved their depth at the field upside down for some Engineers (above), events like the javelin, the pole vault and the high jump. Sports 177 Gerry Robblee clears the hurdle first in the steeple chase at the Worcester City Championships held at WPI. The Engineers won the Championship, once again, as they received little challenge from area spools. 100% of effort is the hallmark of Coach Merl Norcross’ teams, as exemplified by this runner. In his 30 year career at WPI Coach Norcross has amassed a terrific winning record, and this year was not different. First Row: M. Curran, J. Stockdale, D. Demelia, C. Lanctot, B. Noel, D. Bedard, M. Ri.sing, P. Buttacouli, B. Laprise. Second Row: S. Hanna, G. Robblee, L. Pierce, D. Laprade, M. Carbone, D. Pond, P. Barry, S. Hand, J. Pierce, L. Haith, L. Tepper, D. Cappola. Third Row: J. Popp, J. Economou, B. Cotter, G. West- gate, T. Anzivino, S. Montibello, M. Skowuon, C. Atha- nasia, V. Giordano, M. Moran, P. Marston, M. Crow¬ ley, S. Winoker, T. Schibly, Coach Norcross. Fourth | Row: M. Llodra, M. Pii anen, D. Sousa, D. Powell, R. | Robbenhaar, J. Perry, D. Durrenberger, B. Sifferlen. j 5 . Sports f V. Reaching New Heights pionships, four individuals, along with the 4x110 relay team qualified for the All-New England Championships. Senior high hurdler Dan Pond qualified for the Cham¬ pionships for the third consecutive year. A consistent point producer, Pond finished second at the Division III Championships and third at the Ail-New England Cham¬ pionships in the 110 high hurdles. At the Division Ill’s he established a new school record, breaking his own 1982 mark, for the 110 high hurdles with a time of 14.66 seconds. The relay team of Steve Mon- tibello, Mike Carbone, Lloyd Tepper and Charles Athanasia ran a record time of 42.98 seconds. In addition, freshman star Tom Schibly broke the Tech record for pole vault with a vault of 13-7 at the Division III Championships. Other outstanding performers during the season were Greg Westgate in the 110 high hurdles, Lloyd Tepper and Charlie Athanasia in the sprints, Mike Skowron in the shot put and Scott Hand in the 5000 meters. The spring of 1985 was a marvelous sea¬ son for head coach Merl Norcross and his squad. The team posted a 9-1 record and came within five points from an undefeated season. This spring was also the 16th con¬ secutive year that the men’s track and field team has posted a winning record. With this tradition of winning behind them, the team will undoubtedly strive faster, higher and farther in the years to come. Sports ■ 179 Starting a New Tradition at Tech Although the men’s track and field team has long held an established position at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the wom¬ en have come a long way in a short time. A women’s track club was formed only a few years ago, and this spring, the last season the lady Engineers competed as a club sport, the women certainly proved to com¬ petitors, fans and themselves that women’s track was definitely ready for varsity status. With more participants, better organiza¬ tion and new head coach Brian Savilonis, the team compiled an impressive 5-1 record. Despite the early season loss to Wes¬ leyan University, the squad rolled to easy victories, such as the 102-19 win over Bran- deis College. Among the numerous high¬ lights this season were the five school rec¬ ords set in the 75-69 win over Bryant Col¬ lege. Elaine Santry established a new school mark in the 100 high hurdles with a time of 17.5, Ellen Regan won the 400 meters in 63.5 seconds, Michelle Payant ran the 3000 meters in a record time of 11:.3, Denise Crookes set a new record of 4:57.9 in the 1500 meters, and the 4 x 100 relay team dashed to a 55.5 second school record. The women closed out their season in winning fashion by nipping Trinity 68-67. Elaine Santry was the star for WPI as she captured two first place finishes and two seconds. At the end of the season the women partici¬ pated in the Tri-State Championships and three individuals, along with the 4 x 440 relay team qualified for the ECAC Cham¬ pionships. Chris Kracunas qualified in the triple jump, Elaine Santry did likewise in the 100 high hurdles, and Joyce Barker earned a berth in the 400 hurdles. The 4 x 400 relay team of Kracunas, Crookes, Bar¬ ker and Ellen Regan also qualified for the ECAC’s with a time of 4:14.0. With many outstanding performers re¬ turning next season, the women’s track and field team is looking ahead to another win¬ ning spring next year. And as the next var¬ sity team they are looking to start a new tradition at the old Institute. Peggy prepares to pass this Trinity runner. WPI beat Trinity in terrific fashion, 68-67, to finish the season 180 I Sports Ellen Reean gets the baton from Chris Kracunas, just seconds before their Trinity opponents. Regan and Kracvnas were members of the 4 x 440 relay team that participated in the ECAC Championships. Chris Kracunas in mid flight during her triple jump. Chris did very well in that event this season and quali¬ fied for the ECACs. Senior Joyce Barker sets the pace in a race at Alumni Field. Joyce qualified for the ECACs in the 400 hur¬ dles and as a member of the 4 x 440 relay team. From Cradle To Crease The WPI lacrosse team finished another successful season with a 9-6 record. Coach Phil Grebinar’s lax men were led by a group of talented players which helped earn the team its victories. The team started out with a loss to a very strong Holy Cross team. Despite this the Engineers worked hard and came together to produce a number of wins. The highlight of the season was a four game winning streak which brought victories over Mass. Maritime (8-4), Rhode Island (5-1), North Adams State College (13-7), and New Hampshire College (12-10). The Engineers executed well in these games and demonstrated their fine style of play that brought them a winning season. In the game against NASC, Bill Clemmey triggered the Engineer offense by scoring four goals, Lou Peluso and sophomore Neil Skidell each had two. Against New Hamp¬ shire College Dave Sheehan sparkled, pro¬ ducing five goals and two assists and John Joseph scored two goals. During the season, se nior Lou Peluso headed the team on the attack, finishing number one in points, producing 46 with 27 goals and 19 assists. Helping out Peluso with his offensive skills was senior Dave Sheehan who finished second in scoring with 37 points. Sheehan recorded a team- high 32 goals and 5 assists. Peluso and Sheehan were not without help, however, as they gained the assistance of teammate junior, Chris Good. Good contributed 13 goals and 11 assists at his attack position. Peluso, Sheehan, and Good were re¬ warded with post-season honors as they each earned a spot on the Pilgrim League All-Star first team. Gaining honorable men¬ tion awards werejunior John Joseph, fresh¬ man Pat Murray and sophomore Glenn Mandigo. Joseph, an attack, played consis¬ tently well all season and finished with 19 Joel Crandall (left) and John Joseph work for the ball.John earned an honorable mention award on the Pilgrim League All-Star team. 1S2 Sports Mike Foley foils a Mass. Maritime opponent as he moves the oall down the field. WPl went on to win the game 8-4. Lou Peluso faces a New Hampshire College player as he looks for a teammate downfield. The Engineers defeated NHC 12-10 as Lou contributed with 2 goals and 2 assists. John McNamara hangs tough as two Nichols College players approach. The lax players suffered a tough defeat (8- in that game. WPI (9-6) Opp 3 Holy Cross 21 21 Assumption 1 6 8 10 WNEC 5 13 Clark 5 9 Dean Jr. College 14 18 Clark 8 6 Providence 14 8 Mass. Maritime 4 5 RIC 1 13 NASC 7 12 New Hampshire 10 7 Hartford 10 2 Nichols 8 8 Curry 4 Sports 183 Engineers Stick It To Opponents The WPI lacrosse players get pumped for a game with Jim Murray slips up a U. of Hartford opponent. In the NHC. Dave Sheehan earned 5 goals and one assist, background Mario Galasso closes in to give a hand. Lou Peluso had 2 goals and 2 assists, and John Joseph scored 2 goals as the Engineers pulled out a 12-10 victory. Front Row: Co-Capts. Lou Peluso and Dave Sheehan. Second Row: Tom Loring, Joel Crandall, John Joseph, John Lavelle, Mario Galasso, Mark Primmer, John McNamara, Bill Clemmey, Neil Skidell, Chris Good, Jon Robbins, Tom Cummings. Third Row: Brian Deflumeri, Kevin Perkins, Brian King, Jim Matthews, Jim Murray, Chris Robbins, Mike Gonsor, Ed Jordan, Larry LaErenier, Matt Miller, Brian Sheppeck, Shawn Ritchie, Scott Coulter, Coach Phil Grebinar. Fourth Row: Mike Foley, Mike Mulhearn, Bruce Vierstra, Ed Schwarz 184 Sports goals and 12 assists. Murray, meanwhile, showed tremendous poise at midfield for a freshman contributing six goals and six assists. Mandigo was WPI’s defensive stal¬ wart throughout the entire season and his outstanding play keyed the Engineer’s de¬ fensive unit. Also helping out the Tech team during the season was the fine play of a number of other individuals. Junior Bill Clemmey joined Peluso at attack and the two formed a potent scoring machine. Clemmey scored 15 goals and dished out 13 assists. Defen¬ sively junior Bruce Vierstra also had a good season keeping the opponents’ attack away from the Engineer goal. In the net, sopho¬ more Tom Loring saw the majority of play¬ ing time and he made 172 saves during the season. Loring was aided by backup Tom Cummings, sophomore, who played well in reserve with 35 saves. Though Peluso and Sheehan were big contributors to the success of WPI’s lax team, the loss of them should not hinder the prospects of next year’s team. The outlook is bright and the Engineer’s should be able to work to another successful season. Mike Mulhearn stands his ground as a Mass. Maritime player approaches. The Engineers won that game by a score of 8-4. Sports 185 The 1984 fall season marked the en¬ trance of the WPI Rugby Football Club (RFC) in the northeast college league comprised of UMass, Boston University, Boston Col¬ lege, Babson College and the University of Rhode Island. The team ended the season with a record tied for third with Babson. Tech lost heavily against the powerful UMass and Boston University teams, but recouped and rolled over (literally and figuratively) Boston College and the Uni¬ versity of Rhode Island. The high point of the fall season was the WPI rugby squad playing a good match, and gaining a tie against a strong Babson team. The spring season started with a splash (in the Caribbean). A group of thirty three sun-starved rugby players and “tourists” toured the Cayman Islands. Socially the trip was a success, as WPI set new and important rugby records such as “Most alcohol con¬ sumed at an A-side game halftime.” Due to sunburns, hot weather, drinks and inex¬ perience the team did not fair as well on the rugby field. The Engineers lost two games and tied one match, as the offense attack of the team was shut down by the Cayman RFC, who were used to playing sunburned, in hot weather and drunk. All in all the gentlemen of the Cayman Rugby Football Club and their families were excellent hosts and gave all the WPI visitors a vacation to always remember. Reality soon set in on the members of the Carribean crew as they returned to beauti- The A-side players take a breather during the spring game against Holy Cross. Unfortunately the En¬ gineers were shutout in that match. Elegant Violence Reynold Dodson goes ud for the ball during a line out, against Holy Cross. Notice the Crusader’s ugly rugby shirts. Scrum (skrum) — short for scrummage. Scrummage (skrumij) — a certain play or forma¬ tion (in which players of each side close round the ball) used to restart the play as after minor infrac¬ tions. Getting a jump on your opposition is a key element to the success of any team in the game of rugby. Bloody Great ful but rainy Worcester, Massachusetts. The men’s team had high expectations for the 1985 spring season after surviving the heat and humidity of the Cayman Islands. Unfortunately, their goals were not achieved. WPI was plagued by a lack of scoring, as the club was shut out in three of its six games, including the match against cross town rival Holy Cross. The season did have a bright spot as the rugby team finished second in the RPI spring tourna¬ ment. The day started out well for the ruggers. In the first game versus Rochester Institute of Technology, WPI scored in the first four minutes, however after that the RIT players assumed control of the game and went on to win 12-4. The next game matched the WPI Engineers against the RPI Engineers. The game was dominated by WPI, and the win enabled Worcester to gain a rematch with RIT. The Tech ruggers were pumped up and played an inspired game, however they missed a few crucial scoring opportunities and lost 4-0. WPI ended their spring season with a 2-4 record, including a win against North Adams State and a loss to MIT. r [- •4 ■ vf 188 Sports Players vie for the ball as the scrum breaks up. In a swift tnanuever, WPI disengages the ball from a Holy Cross defender. WPI (2-4) OPP 0 Holy Cross 3 4 RIT 12 w RPI L 0 RIT 4 w North Adams L L MIT W Sports ! 189 Go Tech, Go!! The men’s varsity eight begins the last 500 meters of the 2000 meter course on Lake Quinsigamond during the Worcester City Championships. Are sailboats included in this race? Anyone who has rowed certainly knows that on a sunny spring day the conipetition for space on the lake is tough. Here, these novice sailors get treated to front row seats at the women’s varsity four race. The work doesn’t stop after the race as the freshman men’s eight docks at Regatta Point. I ' he 1985 season certainly was a challeng¬ ing o ne for the Worcester Polytechnic Insti¬ tute crew team as the Engineers’ schedule included races against very high quality crews. The season began with a disappoint¬ ing loss to Mi r, and then when the next race against Amherst College was cancelled due to inclement weather, it appeared that the Spring of 85 was not going to be kind to coach Dave Floss’s squad. But WPI came back to split a tri-race with Connecticut Col¬ lege and Williams, and the following Satur¬ day, the men captured the Davenport Cup by defeating Lowell, Rochester, and Assumption. In the Worcester City Cham¬ pionships, WPI was only able to win one race, the Men’s JV Eight. I’he men also rowed very well at the New England Cham¬ pionships held on Lake Quinsigamond, however they failed to win any races, d ' he women fared better at the New Englands, which is a premier event for small college crew teams. The ladies enjoyed their best race of the season as they brought home the Novice Eour Championship to WPI. At the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, the Engineers rowed very well despite not advancing to the finals. It seemed that the Engineers’ boat drew the strongest fields in the qualifying rounds. Lhe Varsity Eight finished fourth in its opening race, and un¬ fortunately for WPI only the top three boats advanced to the semis. The women were also victims of the same luck of the draw at the Vails. Despite the disappoint¬ ment in Philly, the summer was an exciting one, with the men participating in the IRA Regatta in Syracuse, the Bay State Trials and the Henly-on- ' fhames in England. The men row toward the boathouse on Lake Quinsi a- mond. Lake Quinsig is considered to be one of the finest natural fresh water rowing courses, and is the site of many important races such as the Eastern Sprints. Sports 191 192 Interlude Interlude I 193 194 Seniors gENIORC The Class of ’85 saw many changes take place during their tenure here at WPI. May 18th, 1985, marks the start of their most drastic change of their lives; when they leave the isolated environment of academia and enter the working world. Their stay is marked by close friendships, memorable experiences, and occasional trials and tribulations. Memories that will not fade with the passing of time. The 1985 PEDDLER Seniors ■ 195 Susan B. Abramson Ronald J. Achin David G. Allen Computer Science Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Wilmington, DE North Attleboro, MA Springfield, MA Christopher P. Alley Licinio S. Alves Walter H. Anderes Civil Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Oak Bluffs, MA Hartford, CT Saunderstown, RI Gail E. Anderson Jesse M, Anderson Nancy M. Armery Physics Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Brockton, MA Seaside Park, NJ Worcester, MA Thomas A. Arseneault Nathan W. Atkins Richard J. Autieri Dean M. Ayotte Kurt Bahnsen Orville A, Bailey Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Management Computer Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Norwich, CT Storrs, CT Ambler, PA North Chelmsford, MA Upper Saddle River, NJ Springfield, MA Daniel P. Baird Raymond S. Baker Ben E. Bakker James F. Ball Louis-Rene A. Balmir Joyce A. Barker Civil Engineering Physics Physics Civil Engineering Management Engineering Mechanical Engineering Clinton, MA Bedford, NH Boxford, MA Melrose, MA Port Au Prince, Haiti Norwood, MA 196 ' Class of ’85 — Abramson William R. Baron Patrick J. Barry James R. Barsanti Ronald A. Barth Jonathan D. Baskin Gerald A. Bass Management Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering Winchester, MA Framingham, MA Holliston, MA Chelmsford, MA Norwood, MA Claremont, NH Robert F. Bauchiero Monte S. Becker Jeffrey P. Belanger Gil Benatar Pamela L. Berg April L. Berkol Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering SufTield, CT Lexington, MA Northampton, MA Valley Stream, NY West Hartford, CT Worcester, MA - j _ Berkol — Class of ’85 ' 197 Michael J. Bernazani Mechanical Engineering Chelmsford, MA Linda G. Bowen Management Engineering North Providence, RI John E. Bozenhard Mechanical Engineering Westfield, MA David A. Brannon Chemical Engineering Glen Burnie, MD Jeffrey A. Breed Electrical Engineering Ashland, MA Lyford P. Beverage Stephen J. Bitar Shaun S. Bogan William A. Botting Susan T. Boucher Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Pittsfield, ME Auburn, MA Westfield, MA Old Orchard Beach, ME Millbury, MA 198 Class of ' 85 — Bernazani David L. Breininger Craig L. Brodeur Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Pittsfield, ME Brookline, NH Cleveland J. Brown Andrew W. Bruno Computer Science Electrical Engineering Concord, MA Vernon, CT Cheryl A. Buitenhuys Joseph L. Burger Horacio E. Burgos Timothy C. Burn Juliann Bussell Michele L. Buzzell Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Biology Biotechnology Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Wakefield, MA Torrington, CT Worcester, MA Hockessin, DE Needham, MA Wilmington, MA Angelo Cacciatore Arthur E. Cadilek Peter J. Caffrey William F. Cahalane Harold V. Caldwell Gary M. Capitanio Management Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemistry Computer Science Civil Engineering Everett, MA Stockton, NJ North Adams, MA Lynn, MA New Sharon, ME Torrington, CT Ernest P. Capozzi Bruce J. Carbone Michael C. Carbone Mark F. Cardono Mary E. Cardoza Mark A. Carpenter Management Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Biology Biotechnology Computer Science Harwich, MA Leominster, MA Auburn, MA Rehoboth, MA Clinton, MA Cumberland. RI Carpenter — Class of 85 199 Ralph A. Casale William J. Cass Caroline A. Cassidy David R. Cattley Christopher D. Cavigioli Jeffrey K. Chaplin Chemistry Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Wellesley, MA West Springfield, MA Braintree, MA Mattapoisett, MA Spencer, MA Fryeburg, ME Christian C. Chappell Electrical Engineering Groton, CT Kenneth J. Chenis Electrical Engineering North Grafton, MA Edward B. Cheung Electrical Engineering San Nicholas, Aruba Kyu C. Cho Mechanical Engineering Flushing, NY Paul Chodak Chemical Engineering Fluntington, NY Peter D. Chrissanthis Electrical Engineering Guilford, CT 200 ■ Class of ' 85 — Casale Edward C. Ciborowski Chemical Engineering Worcester, MA Christine A. Clancy Electrical Engineering Braintree, MA Allen C. Clermont Electrical Engineering Shrewsbury, MA Kurt D. Cleveland Electrical Engineering Beverly, MA Joanne Cocozzo Electrical Engineering Mechanicville, NY Susan E. Colbert Mechanical Engineering Boylston, MA Arthur W. Comeau Electrical Engineering Framingham, MA David J. Concordia Computer Science Shrewsbury, MA Jay E. Cormier Electrical Engineering Wrentham, MA Patricia A. Coghlin Mathematics Shrewsbury, MA John H. Cole Mechanical Engineering Roxbury, MA Michael J. Commisso Electrical Engineering Springfield, MA Antonio J. Copello Management Engineering Bogota, Colombia Thomas P. Costello Mechanical Engineering Milford, MA Costello — Class of 85 201 T. Andrew Cott Virginia E. Coulter John T. Courtney Michael F. Crimmins Joseph Crispo Gwyn J. Crouch Electrical Engineering Computer Science Management Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mathematics Nashua, NH Dennis, MA Orange, CT Dennis, MA Reading, MA North Stonington, CT Thomas B. Cucchi Vincent R. Cunningham Dwight A. Curry Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Elec trical Engineering Fort Lauderdale, FL McMurray, PA Worcester, MA Steven M. Davi Sassan Davoodi Susan M. Decoteau Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Schenectady, NY Worcester, MA Holden, MA Eileen M. Delaney Mark A. DeLaurentis Russell L. Delude Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Biology Biotechnology Oceanside, NY Fairfield, CT Nashua, NH Donald W. Demello Stephen R. Demers Alan R. Denko Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering East Falmouth, MA Auburn, MA Graniteville, VT Joyce F. Cutting Chemical Engineering Vernon, CT Aldo A. D’Amico Electrical Engineering Watertown, MA Louis A. D’Angio Biomedical Engineering Waltham, MA 202 i Class of ' 85 — Cott Cynthia DeRusso Donald J. Desauiniers Michael R. Deshaies Richard R. Des Jardins Richard J. Dickey Mark L. DiNapoli Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Chemistry Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Civil Engineering Revere, MA Wolcott, CT Holyoke, MA Kittery Point, ME Plattsburgh, NY Lexington, MA Denise M. Dion Catherine A. Dochak Reynold J. Dodson Computer Science Management Engineering Electrical Engineering North Grafton, MA Albany, NY Gales Ferry, CT Daniel K. Doe Chemistry Wiscasset, ME Michael J. Dolan Derek L. Doughty Mechanical Engineering Mathematics Ayer, MA Brandon, EL David A. Drab Electrical Engineering Groton, CT Timothy J. Dray Electrical Engineering Waterford, CT Katherine M. Driscoll Civil Engineering Bristol, CT Patrick S. Duffy Electrical Engineering Cohasset, MA David S. Duffy Interdisciplinary Provincetown, MA Thomas C. Driscoll Electrical Engineering Arlington, MA James R. Dumas Computer Science Hingham, MA James A. Duncan Mechanical Engineering Cheshire, MA Beth A. Dupell Mathematics Concord, NH Dupell — Class of ' S5 203 Ronald A. Duwell Jeffrey D. Eagle Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Windsor Locks, CT Lexington, MA Gerard J. Earabino William J. Eggleston Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Newport, RI Danvers, MA Gary M. Elias Paul E. Engstrom Mathematics Management Springfield, MA Worcester, MA Mark A. Ericson Ali Faghih-Nassiry Craig J. Falkenham Theodore P. Fazioli Bonita B. Fedele James M. Fenstermacher Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering East Weymouth, MA Worcester, MA Worcester, MA North Providence, RI North Branford, CT North Kingstown, RI Joseph A. Fernandes Electrical Engineering Onset, MA Gregg A. Fiddes Mechanical Engineering Webster, MA Karl W. Fischer Electrical Engineering Acton, MA William B. Fleischer Mechanical Engineering Ridgefield, CT Mari-Agnes Flynn Electrical Engineering Arlington, MA Douglas Foglio Civil Engineering Waterboro, ME 204 Class of ' 85 — Duwell Mary E. Foley Anne R. Forance Stefanie D. Ford Hazel A. Fotheringham Lorna J. Franco Nancy J. Frangioso Computer Science Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering West Springfield, MA Natick, MA Frederick, MD Fairhaven, MA Canton, MA Norwood, MA Frangioso — Class of ' 85 205 Angela Frankudakis Mechanical Engineering Arlington, MA Brian B. Fraser Mechanical Engineering Kennebunk, ME Richard W. Frazee Electrical Engineering Worcester, MA Lori S. Freeman Chemical Engineering Stoughton, MA Robert M. Frey Chemical Engineering South Hadley, MA Paul J. Furtado Mechanical Engineering Lowell, MA Shigeharu Furukawa Physics Westbrook, CT Ann M. Gagnon Management Engineering North Brookfield, MA Robert D. Galgano Electrical Engineering Paramus, NJ Andrea D. Gallant Mechanical Engineering Falmouth, ME Alfredo Garaycoa Management Engineering Guayaquil, Ecuador Steven L. Gardner Electrical Engineering New Fairfield, CT 206 Class of ' 85 — Frankudakis Jodi A. Gates Management Engineering Bethlehem, PA Christian A. Gellrich Robert B. Gibbons Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Framingham, MA Clinton, MA Stephen C. Gilardi Electrical Engineering Mystic, CT Sean D. Gilland Mechanical Engineering Southbury, CT Leslie Gloyd Computer Science Westford, MA Thomas J. Glynn Ferruh Gocemen Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Framingham, MA Worcester, MA Amaro Goncalves Peter G. Gosselin Management Engineering Mechanical Engineering Caracas, Venezuela Springfield, MA Stephen P. Goudreau John A. Gould III Computer Science Electrical Engineering Rehoboth, MA Peabody, MA Vaughn K. Grace Scott E. Greene Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Chelmsford, MA Delanson, NY Greene — Class of 85 207 Kenneth C. Greenwood Linda M. Groenewal David C. Grusell Todd P, Guay Gerard R. Guillemette Electrical Engineering Mathematics Electrical Engineering Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Niantic, CT Atkinson, NH Worcester, MA Biddeford, ME Springfield, MA Carol A. Gurney Biology Biotechnology Millbury, MA Peter L. Gurney Mechanical Engineering Worcester, MA Robert A, Gursky Mechanical Engineering McLean, VA William L. Haith Biology Biotechnology Shrewsbury, MA Bruce F. Haley Electrical Engineering Montpelier, VT Kyle S. Hall Electrical Engineering Warwick, RI Richard S. Hand Mechanical Engineering Plymouth, MI William S. Handy Mechanical Engineering Brewster, NY Robert W. Hansen Chemical Engineering Hopatcong, NJ Edward A. Harary Mechanical Engineering Roosevelt Island, NY 208 Class of ’85 — Greenwood Timothy B. Hardy Christopher L. Hatfield Kelly A. Hayes Susan E. Hayes Scott H. Heneveld Michael S. Hering Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Management Computers Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Falmouth, MA White River Jet., VT Milton, MA Holden, MA Alto, MI Framingham, MA John A. Heroux Jonathan T. Hill Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Worcester, MA Worcester, MA Stephen C. Hooley Stephen A. Horan Mechanical Engineering Management Natick, MA Worcester, MA Thomas A. Horan Thomas E. Horan Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Durham, CT Shrewsbury, MA Jeffrey B. Horovritz Management Engineering Commack, NY Frank B. Hunt Mechanical Engineering Westwood, MA James B. Hiller Richard S. Hilow Paul E. Hogan Steven R. Hoglund Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Tyrone, PA Worcester, MA Woburn, MA Shrewsbury, MA Hunt. F. — Olass of 8.5 209 Thomas W. Hunt Gary A. lannone Teresita N. Icaza Daniel J. Jacavanco Stephen R. Jackson David B. Jalbert Electrical Engineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Pawtucket, RI Stratford, CT Panama Chelmsford, MA Warwick, RI West Simsbury, CT Raymond O. Jenness Terry W. Jernberg Kenneth H. Johnson Melinda C. Johnson Nicholas A. Johnson Denise E. Johnston Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Lynn, MA North Stonington, CT Junction City, KS Jaffrey, NH Sudbury, MA Quincy, MA 210 Class of ' 85 — Hunt, T. Mark A. Jutras Robert J. Kalunian Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Reading, MA Warwick, RI Kun Sok Kang Mechanical Engineering Worcester, MA Jonathan A. Kaplan Civil Engineering Charlotte, VT Keith W. Kasregis Electrical Engineering West Peru, ME Laurence A. Kenny Jeffrey R. Kenyon Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Kennebunk Port, ME Milford, NH John T. Keane Electrical Engineering Centerreach, NY 1 Jean L. Kelly Daniel P. Kennedy Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Natick, MA Leominster, MA Stephen W. Kestner Sharon E. Keyes Arthur R. Kingsley Cynthia M. Klevens Enis Konuk James G. Krieger Management Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science Warner, NH Hartford, CT Rockville, MD Malden, MA Worcester, MA Glastonbury, CT Mark J. Krupowicz Mathematics Adamsville, RI Robert M. Kunemund Chemical Engineering Winthrop, ME Steven E. Kurdziel Mechanical Engineering South Hadley, MA Steven G. Labitt Electrical Engineering Danbury, CT David F. LaBranche Civil Engineering Newmarket. NH Christopher A, Lacey Mechanical Engineering Williamantic, CT Lacey — Class of ' So 211 Peter A. Lamar Mechanical Engineering Exeter, NH Steven W. Lamb Electrical Engineering Billerica, MA William R. Lambert Civil Engineering Rumford, ME Joan M. Landry Daniel G. Laprade Jeffrey W. Laprise Colin B. Lawrence David C. Lee Yau-Shing Lee Computer Science Civil Engineering Management Computer Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering South Ashbumham, MA Holyoke, MA Woronoco, MA Winsted, CT Seoul, Korea Brooklyn, NY William B. Lees Computer Science Marblehead, MA Craig C. Lemmler Electrical Engineering Medway, MA John V. Lepore Chemical Engineering Pine Beach, NJ David R. Levasseur Mechanical Engineering Maynard, MA Mark E. Levesque Electrical Engineering Nashua, NH Timothy R. L’Hereux Mechanical Engineering Kennebunk, ME 212 Class of ' 85 — Lamar Susanne L’Hommedieu Mechanical Engineering Georgetown, MA Mark C. Libby Chemical Engineering North Windham, ME Charlene M. Linehan Management Engineering Milton, MA Brian S. Lingard Electrical Engineering Rochester, NH Timothy P. Loftus Management Worcester, MA Wayne E. Lipson Mechanical Engineering Plantation, FL Suzanne E. Logcher Computer Science Bedford, MA Jeannine M. Machon Computer Science Randolph, MA Edward F. Mackey Mechanical Engineering Quincy, MA Christopher Logothetis Chemical Engineering Athens, Greece George M. Lucas Electrical Engineering Augusta, ME Laura A. Mackertich Marketing Engineering North Weymouth, MA Mackev — Class of ' So ' 213 Robert D. MacLeod Alan F. Macomber David A. Madamba Kenneth L. Madamba Kelly L. Madden Kevin J. Madden Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Merrimac, MA Somerset, MA Chicopee, MA Chicopee, MA Manchester, NH South Boston, MA Michael S. Maguire Rajiv R. Maheshwary Management Engineering Electrical Engineering Abington, MA Shrewsbury, MA Gregg D. Marcus John J. Marczewski Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Needham, MA Wallingford, CT Stephen A. Mariano Catherine A. Marinelli Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Quincy, MA Southbridge, MA Peter J. Markou John J. Martin Electrical Engineering Chemistry Natick, MA Reading, MA Michael B. Mahler Computer Science Baldwin, NY Paul H. Maier Electrical Engineering Worcester, MA Mark S. Malagodi Electrical Engineering Westwood, MA David J. Mannion Electrical Engineering Framingham, MA 214 Class of ' 85 — MacLeod Roland S. Martin Computer Science Springfield, MA Peter B. Mason Mechanical Engineering Woodbridge, CT Scott C. McAuliffe Electrical Engineering Chelmsford, MA David B. McCarthy Civil Engineering Milton, MA Deidre M. McCarthy Electrical Engineering Braintree, MA Edward R. McColgan Computer Science West Roxbury, MA Walter C. McConaghy Mechanical Engineering Quincy, MA Karen McCue Chemical Engineering Worcester, MA Anne K. McGurl Electrical Engineering Winthrop, MA John E. McNamara Management Computer Lexington, MA John M. Meehan Management Engineering Princeton, NJ Andrew M. Melnyk Mechanical Engineering Holbrook, MA Andrew J. Meredith Chemical Engineering Haddonfield, NJ William F. Michaud Mechanical Engineering Devon, PA Donald G. Mikan Electrical Engineering Ridgefield, CT Mikan — Class of ' 85 215 Douglas E. Miles George L. Miller Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Northboro, MA Hightstown, NJ James A. Mirabile Electrical Engineering Waltham, MA Hamid Mohammadi Mechanical Engineering Worcester, MA Reza Moini Electrical Engineering Worcester, MA Rosario Mollica Mechanical Engineering Hartford, CT Michael A. Mongilio Joseph S. Mooney Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Oxford, MA Warren, MA Suzanne E. Morgan David W. Moriarty Management Computer Electrical Engineering Woodstock, VT Pleasantville, NY Samuel P. Morris Mark J. Morrison Civil Engineering Mathematics Worcester, MA Agawam, MA Sondra M. Morrissey Mechanical Engineering Springfield, MA James J. Morton Management Computer Delmar, NY 216 Class of ' 85 — Miles Frederick A. Moseley Megan Y. Mosser James T. Murray James R. Nadeau Barry J. Nadler Thomas B. Naras Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Biology Biotechnology Electrical Engineering Hopkinton, MA West Palm Beach, FL Culpeper, VA Southampton, MA Oceanside, NY Shrewsbury, MA Neal T. Neslusan Raymond D. Newmark Louis W. Nicholls Eric W. Noack Virginia R. Noddin Maria H. Norman Electrical Engineering Computer Science Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Management Engineering Webster, MA Seaford, NY Westbrook, CT Waitsfield, VT Winterport, ME Pittsfield, MA Norman — Class of 85 217 Marek Nowak Patricia W. Nugent Maureen O’Brien Judith M. O’Coin John T. O’Donnell Michael S. O’Donoghue Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Management Engineering Electrical Engineering Management Engineering Springfield, MA Westboro, MA Billerica, MA Spencer, MA Fitchburg, MA Acton, MA 218 Class of ' 85 — Nowak Christopher J. Papile Paul J. Park Kathy L. Parker Matthew S. Parker Richard G. Parsons Chemical Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Management Engineering Civil Engineering Quincy, MA Seoul, Korea Barrington, RI Warwick, RI Braintree, MA Thomas W. Pelnik Civil Engineering Syracuse, NY Luigi A. Peluso Mechanical Engineering West Hartford, CT Charles C. Penta Civil Engineering Malden, MA Eric W. Peterson Mechanical Engineering Norwell, MA Roy B, Peterson Electrical Engineering Exeter, NH Ramona M. Ortwein Chemical Engineering Bath, PA Robert A. Pacecca Mechanical Engineering Everett, MA John J. Paiczynski Electrical Engineering Westfield, MA Benjamin J. Paul Mechanical Engineering Ipswich, MA Michael Petkewich Management Engineering Lynn, MA Petkewich — Class of ' 85 ' 219 Ann E. Pettit Elizabeth J. Phalen Alan W. Phipps Martin J. Pierce Robert W. Pierce Liza M. Pierro Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Winsted, CT Towaco, NJ Winsted, CT Bradford, RI Mattapoisett, MA Pittsfield, MA Steven J. Pinkerton Robert J. Piper Daniel J. Pitkowsky Mechanical Engineering Biology Biotechnology Mechanical Engineering Ridgefield, CT Avon, CT Berkeley Heights, NJ Janies F. Polewaczyk Deborah A. Powell Robert E. Power Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Worcester, MA Millbury, MA Dover, MA Mark D. Primmer Kevin G. Prince Anne M. Provencher Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Brunswick, ME Brighton, MA Manchester, NH Edward C. Quigley Luis E. Quijano Michael D. Raspuzzi Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science Gloucester, MA Panama Great Barrington, MA Robert E. Pizzano Electrical Engineering Saugus, MA Walter P. Pizzano Civil Engineering Acton, MA Walter Plante Chemical Engineering East Providence, RI 220 Class of ' 85 — Pettit Brent L. Reedstrom Ellen C. Regan Mechanical Engineering Management Engineering Keene, NH Milton, MA Jeffrey D, Remillard James T. Richard Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Saratoga, CA Auburn, MA Michael A. Riley Andrew J. Ripanti Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Woburn, MA Swansea, MA Virginia A. Roach Civil Engineering Worcester, MA Dino Robert! Electrical Engineering North Kingstown, R1 Timothy P. Roesch Biochemistry Tujunga, CA Franz S. Roesner Steven T. Rogers Maura Rooney Management Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Avon, CT Wallingford, CT Walpol e, MA Jorge T. Ros Stephen G. Roughan Julie J. Ruksnaitis Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Biology Biotechnology Worcester, MA Worcester, MA Worcester, MA Karen E. Rupert Edwin M. Ryan James R. Sahadi Management Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Ballston Lake, NY Alexandria, VA Brooklyn, NY Marc E. Sanfacon Gregory M. Santini Laura A. Saragosa Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Rochester, NH Bellingham, MA Groton, CT Saragosa — Class of ’85 221 Carlos F. Saravia Stephen P. Savage Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering La Paz, Bolivia Worcester, MA Janies D. Sawin Electrical Engineering Holden, MA John J. Scacdotti Mechanical Engineering Maynard, MA John M. Scannell Scott E. Schaefer Civil Engineering Computer Science Worcester, MA Holliston, MA Peter C. Schulz Brian R. Sears Electrical Engineering Management Engineering Waltham, MA Westfield, MA Anji Seth Joanne Shatkin Mechanical Engineering Biology Biotechnology Worcester, MA Cranston, RI James A. Shea Michael J. Shea Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Paxton, MA Auburn, MA David M. Sheehan Carl E. Sheeley Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Wilmette, IL Norwich, CT 222 Class of ' 85 — Saravia Ira S. Silverman Joseph J. Simonelli Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Brookfield, Center, CT Pawtucket, RI Mair S. Sitton Mark M. Skinner Joseph M. Smallcomb Gary V. Smith Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering Panama Chevy Chase, MD Stoneham, MA Natick, MA r Jeffrey H. Smith Electrical Engineering Milton, VT John S. Snow Mechanical Engineering Montpelier, VT Peter S. Spinney Electrical Engineering Essex, MA Mark M. Stanley Scott A. Stefanov Paul D. Steinberg Jeffrey S. Stevens Kenneth R. St. Hilaire Susan M. Stidsen Management Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Pawtucket, RI East Douglas, MA Melrose, MA Spencer, MA South Attleboro, MA Worcester, MA Stidsen — Class of ' 85 ' 223 t Peter J. Stoll Civil Engineering Hubbardston, MA Nancy J. Stone Chemistry Orange, MA Kirsten L. Storm Electrical Engineering Gardner, MA Jonathan P. Story Michael C. Strzepa Stephen P. Sullivan Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Scituate, MA Chicopee, MA West Springfield, MA Robert J. Sweeney Richard F. Sylvestre Stefan Tabak Chemistry Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Springfield, MA Woonsocket, RI Worcester, MA Patrick W. Tacelli Kimberley J. Tadgell David W. Tahajian Olaniyi A. Taiwo H. Charles Tapalian Paul B. Tapper Mechanical Engineering Management Computer Science Electrical Engineering Physics Management Engineering Winthrop, MA Leicester, MA Cranston, RI Yaba Lagos, Nigeria Providence, RI England David A. Tardito Electrical Engineering South Easton, MA Kathleen A. Taylor Mechanical Engineering South Deerfield, MA Lloyd D. Tepper Electrical Engineering Syracuse, NY Price B. Terzis Mechanical Engineering Greenwich, CT Mey Y. Than Chemical Engineering Aruba Craig A. Therrien Mechanical Engineering Lynn, MA 224 ■■ Class of ' 85 — Stoll Barbara J. Thissell Civil Engineering Dedham, MA Jeanne M. Travers Computer Science Minis, MA R. Christopher Trimper Electrical Engineering Sudbury, MA Barry W. Tripp Electrical Engineering Taunton, MA Michael A. Turniansky Computer Science Cranbury, NJ Carolyn C. Thompson Electrical Engineering Gales Ferry, CT Eric W. Thompson Chemical Engineering Hollis Center, ME Jean P. Thomsin Mechanical Engineering Acton, MA Thomas C. Tillman Mechanical Engineering Peabody, MA Shaun C. Tine Chemical Engineering Colchester, CT Turniinsky — (Mass of Xi 225 Brian D. Veo John P. Voccio Christopher J. Voipe Scott A. Wahlstrom David F. Wail Kenneth J. Ward Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Hudson, MA Seekonk, MA Guilford, CT Shrewsbury, MA Woonsocket, RI Methuen, MA Matthew J. Wasielewski Thomas F. Watson Richard B. Weed Franziska L. Weiss Philip R. Wendell Paul J. Westgate Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Webster, MA Canton, MA Marblehead, MA Ashland, MA Avon, CT East Freetown, MA 226 Class of ’85 — Veo Scott H. Wheaton David Wheeler Scott A. Wheeler Warren W. Wheeler Peter A. White Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Meriden, CT Kensington, CT North Smithfield, RI Northborough, MA Ashland, OR Arthur E. Williams David P. Williams Jonathan D. Williams Stephen E. Winn Ronald F. Wojcik Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science Westwood, MA Stamford, CT Marlboro, MA Cohasset, MA Pittsfield, MA Charles R. Wright Electrical Engineering Deerfield, NH Francisco J. Wu Mechanical Engineering Lexington, MA William T. Worth Mechanical Engineering Waterford, CT Paul M. Wyman Arra D. Yeghiayan Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Bridgewater, MA Lexington, MA David J. Zaterka Uwe E. Zimmerman Electrical Engineering Computer Science Boylston, MA Worcester, MA Rolando Zuccolillo Douglas J. Zuklie Management Engineering Mechanical Engineering Paraguay Stratford. CT 1 ' ’li i ■ i; - Elizabeth A. Whiteside Biology Biotechnology Stratford, CT Susan G. Woods Biology Biotechnology Southboro, MA Stephen J. Zack Management Computer Convent Station, NJ Michael M. Zizza Civil Engineering Wayland, MA Zuklie — Class of ’S5 227 230 (Jioiiiig The Senior Dinner Danee closing ' 21! Held at the Holden Hills Country an exhuberant mixture of food celebrating the end of our academic careers . ..: ' ii:. S:. m , r. , Si •;s- ' l6iSB«‘:s.S--KS Wll0Sxm0m ' S«?s iSB ' fc V mmvm i) i Sii Wi@ i ' ' • 234 Closing Hoy VN.riun ' t.m«rrw i AMeAT. Closing 235 mmm Graduation Finally The day began on a damp note, but everything moved along without a packed Harrington Auditorium. S losing tes ' 238 Closing Closing 239 GOLD Ginia — Congratulations!!! Love — Dad, Mom, Steve and The Great Island Best Wishes Charlie The Class of ’85! The Tapalian Family To our son Arthur, “Bright Be Thy Future” Love, Mr. Mrs. A.E. Cadilek Well Done Alan. Congratulations. We are so proud of you! “Go For It!” — Mr. Mrs. Robert Godman Congratulations John Virginia! Dad and J, A, M, J, P Heroux Congratulations Jeff! Congratulations Jim! Mr. Roger Richard We are proud of your success. Carlos Jean Congratulations Derek . . . You done good! Mom Dad Congratulations M.E. son Bill III. I’m so proud of you! Health, Happiness and Success always. M.E. Dad Bill Jr. Congratulations Edward Bing Chun! Mr. Mrs. K.M. Cheung Congratulations Mike! and to all the Sigma Phi Epsilon Seniors! Mr. Mrs. David M. Dolan Congratulations Allen! Dr. Mrs. H.G. Clermont Our Last Hurrah — Happy Day Mary — Love You Mum and Big Jim Congratulations for your accomplishments Freddy! We are proud of you. Mr. Mrs. Ch. Garaycoa Go For It, Mark! Mr. Mrs. Gerald Levesque - •.� ' • - ' .•• . .r ‘ . rf-. ?. VA Congratulations Steven Davi — Love, Mom Dad Congratulations, Marty — Mom, Mary, Ellen, Noreen and Owen Congratulations, Jamie, Great Job! We Love You, Mom and Dad Never a Doubt — The Walls Plaudits, Gregg! Mom Dad Craig, you’re the greatest! Mom, Fred, Den, Ken, Ted Steve Dena, Tricia, Joanne A Job Well Done, Nick! Marc, We Love You, Congratulations — Mr. Mrs. M. Sanfacon “Atta Boy Dave” — Mr. Mrs. Richard F. La Branche Congratulations Ernie — Mom, Dad, Family Congratulations John! Mr. Mrs. R. Voccio Congratulations and Very Best Wishes to Our Son — Douglas J. Zuklie Congratulations M.A.D.! Good luck in all your future plans! The DeLaurentis Family Dear Dean, Super job — great and enjoyable four years. All our love. Mother Dad Good Luck, Danny! Love, Mom Dad Bill, Lisa, Fayne Erica Congratulations Sean! On to bigger Better Things! Mom, Dad, Karen, Mark Brenda Congratulations Tom! We’re proud of you. Mr. Mrs. Bruno J. Naras Every Success Russ! Mr. and Mrs. Francesco Mollica Congratulations Bill — Mr. and Mrs. William R. Cass Dear Sean, You are God’s Blessing to us. Love Always, Dad, Mom, Paulie, Kris, Dean, Jamie, Colleen Heather Charlene, Congratulations! Love Best Wishes! Mom, Dad, Heather, Colleen, John, Johnny, Cathleen Dean EP, You’re our 1! We’re very proud of you, Eric! Congratulations Peter Gurney — Mom Dad Mike, You’re on the way. The galaxy’s the limit now. Mom Dad Congratulations Tom. — Mr. Mrs. Thomas Hunt, Sr. A great job. Well Done — Congratulations! From your Father — Charles N. Gurney Jr. and your Mother and her Husband Pearl and Joseph Johnson L Congratulations Sondra! Mr. Mrs. Harry Morrissey (Mom Dad) Look back at good memories. Look forward to making more. Love, Mother and Dad BLUE Congratulations Jim — We are proud of you (Mom Dad) Congratulations Eddie — Mr. Mrs. Edward C. Ciborowski Congratulations Scott! Love Mom Gregg We’re really proud of you! Congratulations Wally! Mr. Mrs. W. Pizzano Harold, We’re all very proud of you. Mom, Dad, Rae Lynne Cyndi Congratulations Linda! The Groenewals Congratulations Scott! Mom, Dad, Bonnie Todd Congratulations Keith! Mr. Mrs. Earle Kasregis and David Congratulations Good Luck Gary V. Smith! Mr. Mrs. Alford Smith Congratulations Tim! Love, Mom, Dad, Susan Steven Congratulations Charles Wright! Mom Dad Congratulations Bill! Mr. Mrs. Clarence L. Botting Congratulations Alan Macomber — Mom Dad Just one word ... Plastics! The Duffys Good Job, Brian! We’re proud of you — Mom, Dad, Bob and Julieann Our love and congratulations Eric! Congratulations Paul III! Mr. Mrs. Paul Chodak, Jr. Congratulations Steve!! Love Mom Dad Ellen, Congratulations on a job well done!! The Family Unit Beth — With pride much love we congratulate you! Mr. Mrs. Dupell Congratulations, Hazel, you are the greatest! Love Mom and All. We are very proud of you!! Love ya. Mom, Slinky and Dinky We’re proud of you, Lorna Jerry, Love you — Mom, Dad Barbara Congratulations Ted and the Class of “85”! Mr. Mrs. Philip Fazioli Congratulations Kenny! Mom, Dad Kevin Congratulations Jeff! Great job! Good Luck! Mr. Mrs. A.R. Breed Congratulations Jeff! Mr. Mrs. H.W. Smith Congratulations, Virginia! God Bless You — Dad and Mom Congratulations Mari-Agnes! Dad, Mom, Ellen, Mike Heather Well Done Steven! The Labitt Family Congratulations Scott Hand — We are so proud! Mom and Dad To Jim: A job well done — Mr. Mrs. W. Fitzer Congratulations, Kevin! Mr. Mrs. John T. Prince Congratulations David! Mr. Mrs. Anthony Stachelczyk Congratulations 4! Ed, Tom, Ann, Paul, Jim. A job well done, Ray — Mr. Mrs. Louis Newmark Climb the Heights, Daniel! We’re proud, Mark! Mom Dad Compliments of a friend Congratulations Squeegee — Love from your parental units Patrons 243 YOUR FIRST JOB SHOULDN’T INTERRUPT YOUR EDUCATION. E ng ineers never stop learning. It’s the very nature of our fast-moving profession. At MITRE you’ll find an environment to do what you do best, and to learn from others every day. Sixty per cent of our technical staff hold ad¬ vanced degrees and many publish, teach and are leaders in their pro¬ fessional organizations. mitre’s environment offers everything you need to keep your mind on your work. Our facilities, compensation, and benefits are unexcelled. Full tuition advance¬ ment and the unique MITRE In¬ stitute promote mobility. And mitre’s dual career pathing com¬ plements your own drive to suc¬ ceed as a manager or as a technical contributor. At either of MITRE’s two major facilities, learn¬ ing is important because we have important prob¬ lems to solve, and the answers aren’t in any text¬ book. Our facility in Bedford, Massachusetts is devoted to systems engineering and an alysis for the United States military command, control, com¬ munications and intelligence program. Our McLean, Virginia facility is not only devoted to defense and military systems, but to air traffic con¬ trol and advanced information systems as well. Do what you do best. Start with an interview with The MITRE Corporation. Contact your Place¬ ment Office to find out when MITRE represen¬ tatives will be on campus. Or send your resume to the MITRE location you prefer. U.S. Citizenship re¬ quired. BOSTON WASHINGTON DC We can offer short and long-term challenges in computer systems, systems software, systems ar¬ chitecture, radar systems, national and interna¬ tional air traffic control systems, advanced infor¬ mation systems, satellite and terrestrial transmis¬ sion, and other advanced systems. You’ll use new technologies far in advance of current commercial applications; including fiber optics, computer security, sensor technology, voice recognition, and artificial intelligence. And you’ll start your signifi¬ cant work right away. David L. Finnegan The MITRE Corp. 4409 Middlesex Tpke. Bedford, MA 01730 M.X. Mason The MITRE Corp. 1820 Dolley Madison Blvd. McLean, VA 22102 MITRE An Equal Opportunity Employer. A great way to describe a company It’s people, products and environment! And if that’s what you ’re looking for in a company.. look to Stratus. The leader in the design and manufacture of hard¬ ware based fault tolerant computer systems. At Stratus, we’re nothing lessihan dynamic... and exciting. Setting the pace since 1982 with the introduction of the world’s first hardware based fault tolerant computer. And we Ve continued to move ahead with 2nd generation extended architecture systems, the XA-400 and XA-600. Making the most of UNIX, C,” SNA and Oracle™ If you’ve been searching for a dynamic, creative and exciting company, offering unlimited freedom to do what you do best... and the opportunity to grow to do it even better... your search is over. If you’ve been looking for more than just a career... look to Stratus. The following are a sample of the types of positions available at Stratus. Software Engineer Design develop communications software. Background with EtherNet and one more of the following protocols; TCP IP, XNS, ISO. Familiar with UNIX and hardware inter¬ faces. Programmer Entry level position for programmer with Assembly Language experience, especially Z- 80. Background in communications beneficial, but not required. Software Engineer— File Systems Data Base Design and implementation of a state-of-the-art file system and data base products (i.e. device drivers and file systems utilizing distributed data base technology. Software Engineer Develop async communications software for terminal and workstation support. Sys¬ tems programming experience required. Communications experience not mandatory. Software Customer Support Engineer Identify and resolve customer software problems. Interact with software engineering to design and implement solutions for software problems (Operating Systems). Technical Support Engineer Diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve hardware related problems submitted by field per¬ sonnel. Work with Engineering and MFG to implement permanent solutions to product systems problems. Everything you’ve ever wanted in a company is waiting at Stratus. We offer a truly outstanding benefits package which includes immediate 3 weeks vacation accrual, an EQUITY PARTICIPATION PLAN and a professionally-staffed fitness center. Interested candidates please send resume, including salary history, to Carl Lopes, Sr. Recruiter, Dept. YP, Stratus Computer Inc., 55 Fairbanks Blvd., Marlboro, MA 01752. An Equal Opportunity Employer. CONTINUOUS PROCESSING 245 A PRIME CAREER PATH IS MORE THAN A FAST TRACK As Computer technology evolves at a faster and faster pace it is important for the students entering the work force to select a company that’s setting the pace in their industry. Prime is just such a company. Since 1972, our founding year, we have been a leading innovator, introducing many firsts in both hardware technology and software applications. Today we are a solutions company. We’re pulling together technologically advanced equipment and sophisticated software tools for our customers, most of them end-users, meeting the challenge of providing the solutions for today and tomorrow. If you’re looking for a career path that is a fast track tech¬ nically, Prime has a solution for you. More than just a fast track awaits those engineers choosing Prime as their first employer. To further stimulate creativity, we’re opening many avenues which will allow you the opportunity to develop your expertise across a variety of functional areas. Technically you can move from Customer Service to Engineering to Marketing or vice versa. This opens up new channels for both personal and professional growth in an en¬ vironment that stresses teamwork and makes career planning a reality. From office automation to CAD CAM Prime offers exciting, fast track career oppor¬ tunities for hardware and software engineers to the Ph.D. level. Plan now to talk with our technical recruiters when they visit your campus. Or send your resume to Beverly Wall, College Relations Coordinator, Prime Computer, Dept. CR, Prime Park, Natick, MA 01760. Prime is an affirmative action employer seeking outstanding individuals. PRIME Computer We’re for graduating engineers! At RCA in Burlington, Mass, we are developing and producing computer and microprocessor-based electronic systems which demand the latest in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science technologies. RCA’s commitment to high technology and electronics creates an ongoing need for highly talented and qualified graduates about to begin their professional careers in the fields of electrical engineering, computer science, and mechanical engineering. The innovations and accomplishments of talented people have always been the source of RCA’s growth — and finding the best people remains a strong commitment. We look to Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduates to help meet this goal. If you’re about to embark upon your professional career, consider the opportunities at RCA Automated Systems. And discover the best opportunity for personal and professional growth. To discuss your future with RCA Automated Systems, please send resume to our Professional College Recruiter, Julie Frederiksen, RCA Automated Systems, P.O. Box 588, Burlington, MA 01803 RCA is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. One of a Kind RC I Automated Systems ENTER NEW FIELD OF V The Honeywell Electro-Optics Division has an exciting abil¬ ity to see far beyond today ' s ideas to provide technology for the future. Our bold approach has led to vital technological discoveries in electro-optics and thermal imaging systems and components—products that hove revolutionized aerospace and defense markets worldwide. Located in historical Lexington, Massachusetts, the Electro-Optics Center is cen¬ tral to the fine academic and professional resources of the Boston area, while capturing the rustic beauty and charm of New England. The facility itself provides you with a state-of-the-art working environment and an associa¬ tion with professionals who are leaders in the fields of electro-optics and imaging systems. Opportunities are available for forward-looking in¬ dividuals who possess a Bachelor ' s degree in elec¬ trical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or computer science, in the following areas; • Advanced Development • Electro-Optical Components O N • Engineering Design and Analysis • Manufacturing • Space and Strategic Sensors • Tactical and Reconnaissance Subsystems Now that you ' ve graduated, it ' s time to look at electro¬ optics technology a new way—at Honeywell Electro- Optics Division. Please forward your resume to Elizabeth Tepper, Honeywell Electro-Optics Divi¬ sion, Dept. YB85, 2 Eorbes Road, MS350, Lexington, MA 02173. An Equal Opportunity Employer, M E V H. U.S. Citizenship Required. Together, we can find the answers. ELECTRO-OPTICS DIVISION Honeywell 247 CONGRATUlAnONS 1985 GRADUATES from the NORTON COMPANY I NEW BOND STREET WORCESTER, MA 01606 Diversified worldwide manufacturers serving a broad range of industries in three major business groups. ABRASIVES ENGINEERING MATERIALS PETROLEUM 8. MINING 7m Realize A Higher Return On Your College Investment You ' ve invested valuable time and money preparing yourself for a challenging career. At Unitrode, you can realize a higher return on that investment. Because few companies can offer you what we can. And for 3 important reasons. Career Growth Since 1960, Unitrode has been a leader in the highly competitive electronics, components industry. We design and manufacture superior semiconductors, ceramic capacitors, data conversion devices and power supplies for military, telecommunications, con¬ sumer and industrial applications. And for the rapidly expanding home computer market. We ' re growing fast. So we can provide an ideal atmosphere to apply your knowledge. At Unitrode, you will use the best equipment and work with highly skilled professionals to create your own high-growth career. Challenges We don ' t have all our eggs in one basket. Because of the diversity of our products, we are not dependent on any one market. That ' s why Unitrode can offer you a wide range of exciting careers to choose from. Careers in a wide range of state-of-the-art disciplines — Analog 1C Design, Thin Film Development, Thick Film Development, Package Polymer Engineering, Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor Engineering, Semiconductor Process Engineering and Power Device Design. Careers that won ' t stand still and are constantly offering new challenges. A Bright Future. Over the years, our strong commitment to Research Development has put Unitrode in the forefront of the industry. Investment in R D increased over 400% in the last 5 years. We firmly believe that our R D Program is the lifeblood of the company. One that ensures a bright future for Unitrode. And for you. Growth. Diversity. Challenge. And a commitment to the future. They make the technical degree that you worked so hard for, work for you. And bring you a higher return on your investment. AT UNITRODE. It you would like to set your sights on making a valuable technical contribution to the future of a dynamic Industry, send your resume to Sllvana Deluca, Unitrode Corporation, 580 Pleasant St, Watertown, MA 02172. UIMITRODE An Equal Opportunity Employer M F TUCKER RICE, inc. Consulting Engineers and Mechanical Contractors 451 Southbridge Street Worcester, Massachusetts 01613 (617) 755-1214 Design and installation service for Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Fire Protection Systems. KESSELI Sl morse COMPANY BUILDERS AND MASONS SUPPLIES TILE AND FLOOR COVERING INSTALLATION MAIN OFFICE 242 CANTERBURY STREET WORCESTER, MASS 01603 SHOWROOM WAREHOUSE 100 SOUTHBRIDGE STREET AUBURN, MASS 01501 TALK ABOUT OPPORTUNITY! Kollsman, in Merrimack, New Hampshire, meets the demand of expanding technology by providing industry with a new dimension in instrumentation and systems. Kollsman is a reliable, high-volume, full production facility. We welcome your resume for consideration of engineering opportunities. SANDRA GAUTHIER, MANAGER OF HUA IAN RESOURCES KOLLSA IAN INSTRUMENT COMPANY Division of Sun Chemical Corporation 220 Daniel Webster Highway South Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 248 With Our Compliments MILLIPORE Waters Chromatography Division 34 Maple St.. Milford. MA01757 APPLIED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 500 West Boylston Street Worcester, MA 01606 (617) 852-4008 PETER GARABEDIAN PLUMBING HEATING 208 Austin Street Worcester, MA 01609 (617) 757-4803 STRAND’S SKI SHOP 1 W. Boylston Drive Worcester, MA 01606 (617) 852-4333 HARRINGTON WAY FLORIST 133 Highland Street Worcester, MA 01609 (617) 791-3238 BSC ROBINSON FOX 82 Thomas Street Worcester, MA 01608 (617) 756-6083 DANIELLI ASSOCIATES, INC. 185 Highland Street Worcester, MA 01609 (617) 799-0399 CURRY COPY CENTER 25 Pleasant Street Worcester, MA (617) 755-0498 RILEY STOKER RO. Box 547 Worcester, MA 01613 (617) 852-7100 REFCO INCORPORATED 730 Main Street Boylston, MA 01505 (617) 869-2106 SINGER LUSARDI 370 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 (617) 756-4657 AT EUA SERVICE CORPORATION Electric BSEE ' Ready for a challenge ' MSEE ' ? Willing to be a team player ' i’ Power Systems ' Able to engineer your career in a stable environment ' ;’ Include us in your future ' Make it electric ' We re EUA Service Cor¬ poration, a subsidiary of Eastern Utilities Associates, a progressive, investor-owned electric utility serving communities in Southeastern Massachusetts and Northern Rhode Island. A strong electric utility is the backbone of America. And, power systems engineering is its lifeblood. Our Engineering Department, based in Lincoln, Rhode Island, offers you practical experience in the following areas of power systems engineering: • System Protection Controls • Distribution Planning Development Engineering • Substation Engineering • Generation Transmission Engineering You ' ll be exposed to a broad range of career-related opportunities during your first year of employment at EUA Service Corporation. Our salaries and benefits are competi¬ tive with any in the industry. Make your future electric! EUA Service Corporation i:;: SYSTEM COMPANY An Equal Opportunity Employer 249 With Our Compliments CONSUMERS BANK 196 PARKAVE. WORCESTER, MAO 1609 CONGRATULATIONS ! CLASS OF ’85 Shawmut Worcester County Bonk Member FDIC Telephone 617-754-2527 S. RALPH Cross Sons INCORPORATED Patterns for Castings, Aluminum Vacuum Molds, Forms for Fiberglass, Models SERVICE AND QUALITY FOR OVER 65 YEARS 120 MAYFIELD STREET WORCESTER, MASS. 01602 Tel. (617) 754-3476 Best Wishes! from The Phalo Computer Cable 530 Boston lUrnpike Shrewsbury, MA 01545 PLASTICS, INC. VACUUM FORMED PARTS 120 MAYFIELD STREET WORCESTER, MASS. 01602 250 America’s highest-speed commercial PCM test equipment, operating in excess of 1 Gb s ... a record of telecommunications standard-setting that includes our 1975 development of the DS3 and 90 Mb s multiplexer ... products and research projects defining the state-of-the-art in such applications as fiber optics, digital micro- wave radio, DDS, LAN and high-speed satellite communication. An impressive list, but just a few of the credentials that place us among the world’s most advanced manu¬ facturers of digital telecommunication test equipment. The accepted limits of technology are only where you begin at Tau-Tron. But like you, we’re much more than our resume can show. Tau-Tron is the sort of place where someone will come by just to ask how your work’s going, and it will be our CEO. Your answer won’t have to be politely superficial. He’s an accomplished engineer Together, test the limits at Tau-tron. himself. If you have a disagreement not being addressed within your project team — a rare event — or an idea beyond your immediate assignment — not a rarity at all — our Director of Engineering has his own way of hearing about it. You walk right up and tell him. Of course, there’s a great deal more to say, but we hope you’ve learned enough to consider working with us. Parti¬ cularly if you agree that for talented, perceptive people working as closely and intensely as we do, there really are no limits at all. We have an ongoing need for HARDWARE DESIGN ENGINEERS and SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERS. For more information about career opportunities at Tau-Tron, please send your resume to: Dave O’Brien, Tau-Tron, Inc., Dept. WP185, 10 Lyberty Way, Westford, MA 01886. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. tau-Cron A UNIT OF GENERAL SIGNAL 251 Peddler 1985 The 1985 Peddler was printed by the Hunter Publishing Company of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. There are 252 pages, 24 of which are printed in 8 4 color. Also, 24 pages contained spot color. Black ink was used on dull paper throughout the publication. The cover is constructed of Slate Grey lexatone surrounding a 160 pt binder board. The cover design, drawn by Steve Ouellette, was applied using a gold foil stamp process. The endsheets are 65 cover weight tinted stock called Gunmetal Parchtone ( 107). Quite a few copy and headline styles were used in the 1985 Peddler, but the main type style was Caledonia (102). 2150 copies were produced in the press run. Well, it’s been done again! It always amazes me how a project that starts out so nebulous, with goals so distant, can come crashing down with an immediacy at deadline that prompts you to glance at the clock every half minute. But somehow, things fall into place and in the fall there is something to show for all our effort. I thank the entire staff for all of their help, with special thanks to the editorial board and those who came through at deadline time. To Van A, whose sound advice and innumerable moments of assistance helped get us through another year, I extend sincere This year, the Peddler staff worked to create a yearbook that not only recorded the people and events here at WPI, but continued a trend of improving coverage of those events. An expansion of the News section and Academics section, the use of color and colored inks PMS 485, PMS 199 and PMS 348, as well as a greater emphasis on more and better writing reflect these efforts. We hope that you will enjoy this years Peddler and find it to be an accurate and enjoyable record of your times at WPI. Finally, it is our wish that the evolution and improvements in the Peddler continue to go beyond this level. thanks. And much gratitude goes to Arnie Lohmann for making the task seem approachable and always being there when panic or igno¬ rance set in. Finally, the Great Benrimo gets many thanks for his dedication to our staff and the Peddler, as well as his constant support (gastric or otherwise.) Jeff and I hope you all enjoy this 110th volume of the Peddler as much as our staff enjoyed creating it. The very best of everything to everyone! Mike 252 Peddler i ' • ' ' ' r ' ■ ' z r, ' . v ■ - ■ ' V f ' t-. ► S ' S 4 } I i - ' ■ «