Inspired to Give Back, Steven Akers (MET’94) Names Three MET Offices
Through generous donations to Metropolitan College, alumnus Steven G. Akers (MET’94) has funded the naming of three offices in the BU MET building at 1010 Commonwealth Avenue:
- The Izabella Temkina Computer Science Chair’s Office
- The Annie Wilcox Applied Social Sciences Chair’s Office
- The Mabel A. Akers Administrative Sciences Chair’s Office
The Izabella Temkina Computer Science Chair’s Office honors the mother of Department of Computer Science Chair Anatoly Temkin. “Anatoly’s mother was a famous educator and a medical doctor, who worked with children who had disabilities,” says Akers, who earned his MS in Computer Science at BU MET. “I knew it would honor Anatoly more to have his mother’s name on his office than his own, since she was an inspiration to him.”
The Annie Wilcox Applied Social Sciences Chair’s Office is dedicated to Annie Wilcox (MET’06,’09), a graduate of BU MET’s bachelor’s and master’s programs in Criminal Justice and a 28-year veteran, now retired, of the Boston Police Department (District B-3, Mattapan), where she was a community services officer.
The Mabel A. Akers Administrative Sciences Chair’s Office (2021) memorializes Akers’ paternal grandmother, a supporter of the young Akers’ scholarly aspirations. “She went to what they called normal school to become a teacher, and then she taught school. She always valued education,” says Akers.
“I think their shared attributes are, basically, a dedication to helping others by helping themselves,” explains Akers “Hard work and a dedication to the philosophy of self-betterment.”
Akers is the founder and president of MaxCogito, Inc., and founder of Digital Reef, Inc., and Spring Tide Networks. He is an Executive in Residence at MET and serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board. In 2009 he received the MET Distinguished Alumni Award for Computer Science, and he was the guest speaker at MET’s 2011 commencement ceremony.
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