Peer Learning Assistant of the Year
This award recognizes outstanding undergraduate student instructional assistants who have made a significant contribution to the high quality education at WPI.
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| Year | Recipient | Name | Title | Awarded by | Type | Department | Details |
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| 2025 | Gabrielle Van Kammen | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Biomedical Engineering | Peer Learning Assistant, Great Problem Seminar |
| 2025 | Jack Kamataris | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Robotics Engineering | Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering |
| 2025 | Brynne MacWilliams | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering | Peer Learning Assistant, Great Problem Seminar |
| 2024 | Cassidy Williams | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Physics | Peer Learning Assistant, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
| 2024 | Lauren Abraham | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Biology & Biotechnology | Peer Learning Assistant, Biology and Biotechnology |
| 2023 | Andrew Cunningham | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering | Peer Learning Assistant, Great Problem Seminar |
| 2023 | Frederick "Forrest" Miller | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Mathematical Sciences | Peer Learning Assistant, Mathematical Sciences |
| 2022 | Cooper Bennet | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Computer Science | Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering |
| 2022 | Julia Bryant | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Chemical Engineering | Peer Tutor, Academic Resources Center |
| 2022 | Julia Bryant '22 | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | ||||
| 2022 | Isabelle Cordova | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | International & Global Studies | Peer Learning Assistant, Psychology |
| 2021 | Zoe Januszewski | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Industrial Engineering | Peer Learning Assistant, Business Industrial Engineering |
| 2021 | Zoe Januszewski | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | |||
| 2020 | Ryan Eastwood | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | |||
| 2020 | Nazanin Beigi | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | |||
| 2020 | Kyra Bresnahan | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | |||
| 2020 | Ryan Eastwood | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Computer Science | Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering |
| 2020 | Nazanin Beigi | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Biology & Biotechnology | Peer Learning Assistant, Psychology |
| 2020 | Kyra Bresnahan | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Computer Science | Peer Learning Assistant, Drama/Theatre |
| 2019 | Daniel Ottey | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | |||
| 2019 | Alana Lue Chee Lip | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Biology & Biotechnology | Peer Learning Assistant, Biology and Biotechnology |
| 2019 | Daniel Ottey | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering | Peer Learning Assistance, Academic Resource Center |
| 2018 | Alexander Taglieri | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Computer Science | Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering |
| 2018 | Alex Taglieri | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | |||
| 2017 | Alexander Taglieri | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering |
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| 2017 | Charles Lovering | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Student Assistant, Computer Science Department |
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| 2017 | Carolyn Detora | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Peer Learning Assistant, Great Problems Seminar |
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| 2017 | Griffin Bishop | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Peer Tutor, Academic Resources Center |
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| 2017 | Griffin Bishop | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Computer Science | Peer Tutor, Academic Resources Center |
| 2017 | Charles Lovering | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Computer Science | Student Assistant, Computer Science |
| 2017 | Alexander Taglieri | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Computer Science | Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering |
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| 2017 | Carolyn Detora | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering | Peer Learning Assistant, Great Problems Seminar |
| 2016 | Jessica Orr | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | ||||
| 2016 | Kevin Ackerman | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | ||||
| 2016 | Jessica Orr | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Chemical Engineering | Peer Learning Assistant, Chemical Engineering |
| 2016 | Kevin Ackerman | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Biomedical Engineering | MASH leader, Tutor and Tutor team leader, Academic Resources Center |
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| 2016 | Victor Hu | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | ||||
| 2016 | David Morgan | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | ||||
| 2016 | David Morgan | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Biology & Biotechnology | Peer Learning Assistant, Biology and Biotechnology |
| 2016 | Victor Hu | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Chemical Engineering | Tutor, Academic Resources Center |
| 2015 | Thomas Washburn | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering | Peer Learning Assistant, Great Problems Seminar |
| 2015 | Lena Pafumi | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | The Business School | Peer Learning Assistant, Drama/Theatre |
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| 2015 | Lena Pafumi | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | ||||
| 2015 | Sarun Paisarnsrisomsuk | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | ||||
| 2015 | Thomas Washburn | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | ||||
| 2015 | Sarun Paisarnsrisomsuk | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences | Peer Learning Assistant, Computer Science |
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| 2014 | Meena Khayami | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Mathematical Sciences | Peer Learning Assistant, Mathematical Sciences |
| 2014 | Arman Uygur | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering | Tutor, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| 2014 | Aaron Benjamin | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Tutor and MASH leader in the Academic Resources Center |
| 2013 | Shane Fagan | Peer Learning Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Undergraduate | Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering | Tutor and MASH leader, Academic Resources Center |