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Boston, MA – August 9, 2007 – Wentworth Institute of Technology inducted 25 students from the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environment into the Wentworth Chapter of Sigma Lambda Chi, an international honor society for construction. To be inducted by a chapter, a student must be at least a junior and be in the upper 20 percent of their program.
“By induction into Sigma Lambda Chi, these students have demonstrated incredible effort and attained a high level of academic success as students in Wentworth’s construction management program,” said Dr. Craig Capano, Department Head of the Civil, Construction, and Environment Department. “These rising stars will be key leaders in the rapidly expanding and high growth market of the construction industry.”
The following Wentworth students are the newest inductees into Sigma Lambda Chi: Yilkal Behele, Oliver Cowie, Nathan Crowley, Craig Cunniff, Nicholas Cunningham, Rob Day, Charles Fagan, Michael Frongillo, Michael Gawendo, Steven Gelinas, Christian Jacobs, Brian Krasko, Heather Martin, Andrew Meade, Nicholas Melanchook, Jonathan Nickerson, Matthew Pirolli, Seth Porter, Christopher Richard, Nicholas Rouleau, Nathan Silva, Joseph Simon, Jesse Starnino, Daniel Staruk, and Adam Wood.
Also attending the installation ceremony, which was held on the main quadrangle on Wentworth’s campus, were Professors Henderson Pritchard, Thomas Taddeo, and E. Scott Sumner. Dr. Capano assisted in the installation ceremony.
Chapters of the honor society may be established at a school, college, or university that has a major discipline of education in construction. According to Sigma Lambda Chi’s international president, Wesley G. Crawford, there are 58 chapters and over 14,000 current members in the United States and Australia. The society’s web page address is www.tech.purdue.edu/bcm/resources/slcintl.
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Founded in 1904, Wentworth Institute of Technology is an independent, co-educational nationally ranked institution offering career-focused education through 15 Bachelor degree programs in areas such as architecture, computer science, construction management, design, engineering, engineering technology, environmental science, and management. For over a century, Wentworth has been a leader in technical education known for its academic excellence, community service, and support for the economic growth of the region. For more information, please visit www.wit.edu. |
