Dennis D. Berkey

Dennis D. Berkey
Fifteenth President Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Term July 1, 2004[1] – present
Predecessor Edward Alton Parrish
Alma mater Muskingum College
Miami University
University of Cincinnati
Residence Worcester, MA
Spouse Catherine Berkey
Website Office of the President

Dennis D. Berkey is the current President and CEO of Worcester Polytechnic Institute since 2004.[2] His formal education is in Mathematics with degrees from Muskingum College, Miami University, and University of Cincinnati. Since beginning at WPI he has overseen the development of a biotechnology center known as Gateway Park in Worcester, Massachusetts. He has also overseen an expansion in enrollment, a new residence hall (East Hall), and a new admissions building (The Bartlett Center). The next project for campus expansion he is overseeing is a new athletic facility.

References

  1. ^ "Dennis Berkey to Be Inaugurated as Worcester Polytechnic Institute President on May 20" (Press release). Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2005-05-02. http://www.wpi.edu/news/20045/inauguration.html. Retrieved 2009-12-24. 
  2. ^ http://www.wpi.edu/offices/president/bio.html