has provided $100,000 in schol-
in Philadelphia, decided to make the
donation as a way to give back to the
University, which had provided him
with a five-year Carl S. Ell Scholarship
and invaluable job opportunities when
he was an undergraduate.
attend Northeastern," says Wenzinger,
who named the scholarship after his
mother, Jane K. Wenzinger, to honor
the woman who struggled financially
to help put him through school.
through programs, scholarships,
and jobs offered by the University.
the mail room, as a proctor, and as a
resident's assistant (RA)--being an
RA was great because I got free room
and board, and a stipend. Plus, I had
a co-op job and was consulting for an
old co-op job on the weekends."
drive to one of his co-ops. "That's how
I learned to work long hours," he says.
"And that's why putting a scholarship
together was so important to me,
over every cost. I also know how far a
good education can take you."
the University of Delaware and designa-
tion as a Chartered Financial Analyst,
enabling him to apply his computer
skills to finance. He was soon hired by
Aronson+Johnson+Ortiz and worked
his way up to partner.
be running programs for organizations,
but computer technology can really
be applied anywhere, even in finance,"
says Wenzinger. "When you're a
quantitative analyst, you need a lot
of programming skills to be able to
analyze data, pick stocks, and report
on stock performance."
"I've always felt that if you've received
money from the University, you should
do whatever you can to give back at some
level," says Wenzinger, who participated
in the alumni admissions recruiting
program when he first graduated. He
then made increasingly larger financial
contributions over the years as he
climbed up the career ladder.
preference to students from single-
parent households.
I wouldn't be where I am if I wasn't given
a scholarship and a solid education, and
the chance to live in Boston and have
the co-op experience."