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“Remember These Words”
George Elbaum flunked his first physics exam at MIT and continued to fail physics throughout the semester. But when a fraternity brother asked him for help in physics the night before the final,...
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‘Exciting Opportunity’
Whatever MIT touches turns to gold,” says Tom Peterson ’57, adding that is why he recently made a major gift to support MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. “What separates the Koch...
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Giving Back
Stephen Cucchiaro says that on a day when he was eight, he was in Boston with his parents and his father drove past MIT, explaining it would be a great school for his son, who excelled in math and...
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Spirit Of Sharing
When your own material needs are met, there’s a greater awareness of others who are not so fortunate. It just feels like an obligation to do something to help,” says Jim Taylor of Houston, who along...
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Dr. David Fett and Randi Fett say they feel ‘an ethical obligation’ to give back
A biologically engineered drug saved Randi Fett’s life 14 years ago. “I was very lucky,” says Randi, who fully recovered. “I now feel a deep obligation to give back.” Randi and Dr. David Fett ’77...
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Family Tradition
“I always assumed that I would become an engineer,” says Fort Flowers ’85, who’s from a family of MIT engineers — father Dan ’41, uncle Fred ’41, brother Joseph ’90 — and whose two daughters are now...
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Allies of Nature
Audrey Buyrn and Alan Phillips — backpackers who have cherished the Earth’s beauty for 40 years — often hike at Yosemite National Park and over time have become alarmed. In the past 20 years, they say,...
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Campaign for Students Enters Final Year
MIT is a meritocracy and admits students without regard to their family’s ability to pay, awarding financial aid solely on the basis of need. This makes it possible for MIT to accept the best and...
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A Letter From the President
MIT has been called a machine for inventing the future, and though over time it has been refined and enlarged, the basic mechanism of this machine is as sound as when it was first made. One hundred and...
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Attracted by MIT
At first, Marcela Donadio of Houston didn’t want her son to go to MIT because Boston has cold weather. Now, she’s glad he didn’t listen to her. “Over his years at the school, he’s grown and changed,”...
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The Spirit of the Team
“Health and fitness are just part of my DNA. If I don’t work out multiple times a week, I feel off kilter,” says Robert Wickham ’93, who believes that every day of life is a new game. An athlete since...
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Better Than Walking
Gabriel Sanchez says there was no good public transportation in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, where he grew up. “I just learned to walk fast,” he says, adding that he has long had a dream to create mobility...
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Inspired By Generosity
Jazzmyne Washington — a freshman who receives a Lois and James Champy Scholarship — says: “Recently, I met Lois Champy, who told me: ‘You’re at MIT, and you’ve earned it. I believe in you.’ “Her...
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New Heights
“MIT students work hard; no one will challenge that. We may not be the most talented team in the country, but we really know how to hustle,” says Eric Zuk, captain of the MIT Men’s Basketball Team —...
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One Gorgeous Celebration
Sophomore Srikanth Bolla is one of many MIT students whose lives have been brightened by the Campaign for Students. Bolla, who is blind, recently realized a dream when he traveled to Hyderabad, India,...
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A Letter from the President
William Barton Rogers founded MIT on a bold educational vision, one that would help transform the industrial prospects of the United States and the teaching of science and engineering around the world....
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Gift to Others
“My Mom was an incredible optimist,” says John Jarve. “It was a blessing to live in a household where your mother is always positive, the glass is always half full, and things are going to get better...
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Saving Wildlife
Daniela Yuschenkoff — who has seen The Lion King more than 100 times — was raised two blocks from the San Francisco Zoo and visited every Saturday. “My Dad would say: ‘I’m taking you on a safari,’ and...
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Smooth Sailing
“I love that sailing is so casual,” says Terry Kohler. “What’s the direction of the wind? Well, in that case, let’s go over to St. Croix instead of St. Martin.” Kohler, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, learned...
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Why We Give
Douglas Spreng Doug Spreng believes that MIT is — and should be — the world’s leader in research toward a more sustainable energy future. As a result, he has given generously to the Institute to help...
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