Linneus resident receives WPI degree

    WORCESTER, Mass — Jesse Alexander Lane, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Lane of Linneus, was awarded a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering with distinction at the 142nd Commencement exercises at Worcester Polytechnic Institute May 15. A total of 1,140 degrees (720 bachelor’s, 386 master’s, and 34 PhDs) were awarded during the ceremony, which took place outdoors on the WPI Quadrangle.
    Thousands of students, their families and friends, trustees, and other special guests were on hand to experience the inspirational messages delivered by speaker Curt Schilling, former Boston Red Sox pitcher, philanthropist, and founder of 38 Studios, a video game company in Maynard, Mass., and WPI President Dennis Berkey.