Rick and Mari Wielopolski established The Rick Wielopolski Endowed Scholarship in Engineering in November 2021. Rick earned an electrical engineering degree from UA in 1976. He believes strongly in the transformative power of education, hard work and the benefits and potential of technology. Rick has been involved with Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu and the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers since his collegiate days at UA. He is married to his wonderful wife, Mari, an Economics and Business Administration graduate of Hope College, who earned her M.B.A from Grand Valley State University.
Rick is a successful consultant, integrator, engineer, entrepreneur, and inventor with more than 40 years of experience in the computer industry. His expertise is in hardware, software, system design, development, project management and executive leadership. He also has broad international experience, having worked for major global Fortune 100 companies and other market leaders. He holds a cybersecurity patent and formed his own technology consulting company in his retirement years.
Rick and Mari hope to assist current Zips as they prepare for their own professional success in the business industry.