Robert Waring Stoddard (January 22, 1906 – December 14, 1984) was President of Wyman-Gordon, a major industrial enterprise, and one of the founders of the anticommunist John Birch Society.

[5] The Stoddards owned Wyman-Gordon, a major company that manufactured forgings for the automotive, aerospace and gas turbine industries.

Abbie Hoffman was the press officer for a group of civil-rights agitators who targeted the Worcester plant for picketing.

Ellis bought both papers in 1920, and sold them in 1925 to Harry Stoddard, Robert's father, and George Booth, a former Telegram editor.

[9] The morning Telegram and the Evening Gazette helped Stoddard exert great influence in the city of Worcester.

"[4] At times, however, Stoddard's increasingly extreme right-wing views caused friction with the editorial staff when they insisted on publishing articles of which he disapproved.

[1] The Stoddards sold the Worcester Telegram & Gazette to the San Francisco Chronicle, reportedly for $200 million.

[14] In April 1986, Wyman-Gordon bought back one million common shares from Stoddard's estate.

The Robert W. Stoddard '23 award for Outstanding Community Service is presented by the Bancroft school annually.

Robert Stoddard, who was a member of the WPI Board of Trustees, provided funding, as did his brother-in-law, Paris Fletcher.