Areas of Greatest Need Challenge

You provided over $121,000 to WPI’s Areas of Greatest Need, unlocking $20,000 for the fund. This challenge was sponsored by Karen ’82 and George ’82 Oliver.

President's Circle Challenge

25 members of our community made a President’s Circle gift of $2,000 and above this Giving Day, unlocking $15,000 from Russ Bozek ’03 to establish a President’s Circle scholarship. This scholarship will be awarded to a sophomore student for their remaining three years, seeing them through to Commencement.

Alumni Participation Challenge

312 alumni made a gift this Giving Day as part of this challenge sponsored by WPI trustee Steve Rusckowski '79.

The Student Experience: Most Improved Leaderboard awards the top two groups that have improved the most from last year’s Giving Day in terms of unique donors. We also selected two groups that had at least 5 unique donors by raffle.

Congratulations to the winners!

First Place, $1,500 Prize: Video Game Club
Second Place, $1,000 Prize: Engineers without Borders
Raffle Winner, $500 Prize: Glee Club
Raffle Winner, $500 Prize: Equestrian Club

This leaderboard is sponsored by Mike Abrams ’77.

The Student Experience: Most Donors Leaderboard awards the top two groups with the most unique donors.

Congratulations to the winners!

First Place, $1,500 Prize: High Power Rocketry Club
Second Place, $1,000 Prize: Cheerleading

This leaderboard is sponsored by Mike Abrams ’77.

The Ambassador Leaderboard

Giving Day ambassadors—WPI students, alumni, parents, and faculty/staff—rally their friends, family, classmates, and community to join them in supporting our home on the Hill. We award the top two student ambassadors and top two alumni/parent/faculty/staff ambassadors with the most unique donors. (Please note that ties are broken by dollar amounts.) We also chose an additional three ambassadors with at least five unique donors by raffle.

Congratulations to the winners!

First Place Student Ambassador, $750 Prize: Peter Korfuzi ‘24, High Power Rocketry Club
Second Place Student Ambassador, $600 Prize: Ten Heller ‘25, Video Game Club

First Place Alumni Ambassador, $750 Prize: Steve Hall ‘87, Dr. Frank D. DeFalco Endowment for Wrestling
Second Place Alumni Ambassador, $600 Prize: Morgan Bell ‘17, Women’s Impact Network

Raffle Winners, $200 Prizes for Each:
James Obermaier ‘24: Outing Club
Sophie Loree ’24: Equestrian Team
Holly Galvin ’24: A Moment of Magic Foundation, WPI Chapter

This leaderboard is graciously sponsored by alumni leaders.

The Pie-in-the-Face Contestant Leaderboard

These students, alumni, faculty, and staff are so enthusiastic about WPI, they’d take a pie to the face for their WPI cause! You selected the top five by casting votes with your Giving Day gifts.

Congratulations to the winners!

First Place, $600: Ann McCarron for WPI American Cancer Society on Campus - Relay for Life
See Ann get a pie to the face at Homecoming on Saturday, September 30 at 11:15am on the Quad!

Second Place, $500: Aunika Yasui ’24 for High Power Rocketry Club
See Aunika get a pie to the face at Homecoming Pep Rally on Friday, September 29 at 6pm on the Quad!

Third Place, $300: Emily Perlow for Emergency Assistance Fund
See Emily get a pie to the face at Homecoming Pep Rally on Friday, September 29 at 6pm on the Quad!

Fourth Place, $250: Missy Kahan ’05 for WPI Field Hockey
See Missy get a pie to the face during the Giving Day closeout party via this Instagram video!

Fifth Place, $150: Steve Kmiotek '80, '82 MS, '86 PhD for First Gen Program
See Steve get a pie to the face during Homecoming on Saturday, September 30 at 11:15am on the Quad!

This leaderboard is graciously sponsored by alumni leaders.