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Cementing His Legacy
Stanley R. Zupnik ’59.
Photo by Mike Morgan
Stanley R. Zupnik (’59) knew from a young age he wanted to be a builder and real estate developer. The Washington, D.C., native began nurturing his entrepreneurial mindset while still in high school (he had a photography business taking photos at weddings, bar mitzvahs, and proms and, later, a TV repair and hi-fi installation business).
The summer before college, Zupnik worked on construction sites and learned all he could from his “street-smart” grandfathers, both of whom invested in real estate.
Stanley Zupnik.
Zupnik recalls one grandfather’s lesson on risk: “When investing, don’t tell me how much you could make. Tell me how much you can afford to lose.”
For Zupnik, the first in his family to attend college and earn a bachelor’s degree, a Maryland Engineering education was a low-risk/high-reward investment that would give him an edge in the industry—and in life.
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