2026 Endicott House Luncheon

At our 2026 luncheon, we were joined by Chancellor Melissa Nobles for a moderated talk with retiree Robert Dimmick regarding "Student Life and Community at MIT". Chancellor Nobles shared some of the challenges that this class of MIT students has been grappling with over the past year, and the lessons learned by (and from!) those students coming out of the COVID era and moving into an AI-fueled future. We had a great day meeting new friends, reminiscing with old ones, and enjoying a beautiful spring afternoon. We cannot wait for our next luncheon in 2027!

Photos by Gretchen Ertl

All attendees stand in front of the Endicott House and pose Group photo! Robert Dimmick, in a black suit jacket with a light shirt and bowtie, and Chancellor Melissa Nobles, in a bright orange pantsuit, sit and laugh Robert Dimmick and Chancellor Melissa Nobles Lynn Forgues and Traci Swartz smile as they greet one another Lynn Forgues and Traci Swartz Shaun Hubbard stands at an MIT-branded lectern and speaks into a microphone Shaun Hubbard, Endicott House Food and Beverage Director Elaine Shiang walks the Endicott grounds, surrounded by green grass and trees Elaine Shiang Nick Altenbernd and Lee Ridgway stand at the top of a staircase on the Endicott House patio and look out into the backyard as Nick points Nick Altenbernd and Lee Ridgway George and Margaret Carayannopoulos smile with arms around one another George and Margaret Carayannopoulos Eleanor Spiliakos and Margarita Siafaca smile together Eleanor Spiliakos and Margarita Siafaca Retirees Advisory Committee Member Joe Collins smiles Advisory Committee Member Joe Collins Laura and Mike Fitzgerald stand with arms around one another and smile Laura and Mike Fitzgerald Chancellor Melissa Nobles sits and smiles Chancellor Melissa Nobles Laura Fitzgerald sits at a table with other guests as she smiles to the right Laura Fitzgerald Lynn and Mark Forgues stand in the Endicott House Den, smiling Lynn and Mark Forgues Robert Dimmick sits in a chair, smiling Robert Dimmick Ron Latanision turns to the left and laughs Ron Latanision Sal Di Cecca and Carol Cosenza stand and pose Sal Di Cecca and Carol Cosenza Ron Latanision and Joe Collins conversing Ron Latanision and Joe Collins Margaret and George Carayannopoulos sit with Gloria Lucas and Gilbert Gagnon and smile Margaret and George Carayannopoulos with Gloria Lucas and Gilbert Gagnon Kelly Redmond and Phillip Davis smiling Kelly Redmond and Phillip Davis Sue Lester smiles in front of the Endicott House's indoor staircase Sue Lester Dennis Murphy and Suzanne Burzyk smile with arms around one another Dennis Murphy and Suzanne Burzyk Frank and Margaret Celani sit with Lynn and Mark Forgues at a dining table, smiling Frank and Margaret Celani with Lynn and Mark Forgues Elaine Shiang stands next to a column planter with a flowering hibiscus plant Elaine Shiang Jim and Joyce Morgan smile while walking to their seats Jim and Joyce Morgan Annie Liau smiles Annie Liau Gilbert Gagnon sits with elbows resting on the table Gilbert Gagnon Philip Lee speaking to another guest Philip Lee A group of attendees converse at a dining table Lily Liau smiles Lily Liau Joyce Morgan smiles to a guest in front of her Joyce Morgan Marcia Tench-Mora smiling at the camera Marcia Tench-Mora Joe Collins sitting at a table with a tight-lipped smile Joe Collins Annie Liau and Lynn Forgues laugh with arms on each others shoulders Annie Liau and Lynn Forgues Attendees sit at tables on the patio as Robert Dimmick stands at the lectern and speaks into the microphone Robert Dimmick speaks into a microphone at an MIT-branded podium Robert Dimmick Addie Collins Johnson smiles over her shoulder Addie Collins Johnson Robert Dimmick and Chancellor Melissa Nobles sit at two chairs in front of the audience as Chancellor Nobles speaks Robert Dimmick and Chancellor Nobles Kelly Redmond and Phillip Davis sit at a dining table Kelly Redmond and Phillip Davis Eleanor Spiliakos rests one arm on the back of her chair, listening to the speaker Eleanor Spiliakos Nick Altenbernd and ? look at one another Nick Altenbernd and Lee Ridgway Gloria Lucas and Gilbert Gagnon sit and smile for the camera Gloria Lucas and Gilbert Gagnon Six attendees stand behind two seated guests as they all smile Attendees stand outside, preparing to take a group photo Sue Lester, Joe Collins, and Robert Dimmick stand outside Sue Lester, Joe Collins, and Robert Dimmick Marcia Tench-Mora and Addie Collins Johnson talk outside Marcia Tench-Mora and Addie Collins Johnson