Stevens dedicates Vincent A. Rocco '67 Technology Center
HOBOKEN, N.J. — On Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, Stevens Institute of Technology will dedicate the newly named Vincent A. Rocco ’67 Technology Center. The building, located one block north of 6th Street on River Street, will house a number of research initiatives at Stevens, including the Environmental Plasma Laboratory and the Institute for Multifunctional Macromolecular Materials.
The dedication ceremony is scheduled to take place at 1:15 p.m. in the Rocco Center, 614 River Street.
Special guests will include family and friends of the late Dr. Vincent A. Rocco, members of the Stevens Board of Trustees, the environmental engineering community at Stevens and corporate colleagues.
The facility has been named the Vincent A. Rocco ’67 Technology Center in recognition of Dr. Rocco’s many contributions to the campus and to the field of environmental engineering. Rocco was an active member of the Stevens community, serving as chairman of the advisory board for the School of Applied Sciences and Liberal Arts, chairman of the advisory board for the Center for Environmental Engineering and a member of the Board of Trustees.
An alumnus of Stevens, Dr. Rocco earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1967. He went on to pursue a Master of Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Tennessee in 1970 and 1973, respectively. In 1994, Stevens presented Dr. Rocco with an honorary doctorate in engineering.
Dr. Rocco was a generous supporter of Stevens throughout his life. In recognition of his generosity, the office of undergraduate admissions was named the Mary E. and Vincent A. Rocco '67 Admissions Center in 1994.
A registered professional engineer in 12 states, Dr. Rocco was recognized for his leadership in the development of air quality planning, noise control and environmental impact assessment procedures for industrial transportation facilities.
Dr. Rocco passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 29, 1998, in West Hartford, Conn.
To view a PowerPoint slide show of the event, click here, or to view the presentation as an HTML document, click here.
For more information on this event, please contact Beth Kornstein, director of development, at (201) 216-5225 or via e-mail at ekornste@stevens.edu.
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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