Club of Belgium Gala Honoring Ferdinand Dierkens, Apr. '09
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Honoree Ferdinand E. Dierkens, who studied mechanical engineering at MIT in 1948 (center), and his wife, Françoise.
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Dierkens (right) chats as guests arrive.
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MIT Club of Belgium President Leonard H. Schrank '68 presenting a letter written by MIT President Susan Hockfield.
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Schrank (center) and club officer Lester Gimpleson '57 (right) congratulate Dierkens, who is the president emeritus of the Club of Belgium.
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Dierkens reminisces about how Albert Einstein taught him geometry on the beach in Belgium during the summer of 1937.
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Erik Demaine, MIT associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, gave a spellbinding presentation.
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Les Gimpleson and Martin Demaine (right), Erik's father, currently the Angelika and Barton Weller Artist-in-Residence at MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, discuss glass blowing.
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Erik Demaine enjoys a well-earned dessert.
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From left: Kenny Maneles '06, Jan Van Acker SM '91, Vy Hart, Erik Demaine, Veronique Pevtschin SM '86, and Leonard Schrank '68.
Honoree Ferdinand E. Dierkens, who studied mechanical engineering at MIT in 1948 (center), and his wife, Françoise.
Dierkens (right) chats as guests arrive.
MIT Club of Belgium President Leonard H. Schrank '68 presenting a letter written by MIT President Susan Hockfield.
Schrank (center) and club officer Lester Gimpleson '57 (right) congratulate Dierkens, who is the president emeritus of the Club of Belgium.
Dierkens reminisces about how Albert Einstein taught him geometry on the beach in Belgium during the summer of 1937.
Erik Demaine, MIT associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, gave a spellbinding presentation.
Les Gimpleson and Martin Demaine (right), Erik's father, currently the Angelika and Barton Weller Artist-in-Residence at MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, discuss glass blowing.
Erik Demaine enjoys a well-earned dessert.
From left: Kenny Maneles '06, Jan Van Acker SM '91, Vy Hart, Erik Demaine, Veronique Pevtschin SM '86, and Leonard Schrank '68.