Rensselaer student Brad Farynuk ’06 meets with benefactors Robert Gallagher and Ruth Gallagher. Trustee Paula Simon ’68, Laura Gaulzetti ’06, and Frank Simon at the luncheon.		Alumni meet with the two students they support through their Class of ’51 Transfer Scholarship: Top (l-r): Mike Cocca ’51, Richard Lupi ’51, George Wheeler ’51. Bottom (l-r): Al Harrison ’51, Rensselaer students Simeon Cloutier ’06 and Michael Noto ’07. Photos by RPI/Kris Qua

Alumni and friends of the Institute who support Rensselaer students through scholarships, fellowships, and the Patroon Scholars program recently gathered for a luncheon with the students who benefit from their generosity. The event, part of the Renaissance at Rensselaer: The Campaign for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, celebrates the vision of donors and the impact of their gifts on the lives of those students they support. Approximately 130 students, alumni, donors, and friends attended the event that was hosted by Rensselaer’s Board of Trustees on Friday, Dec. 2. Trustee and donor Paula Simon ’68 and student scholarship recipient Laura Gaulzetti ’06 delivered remarks at the event.

Published December 5, 2005