Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Department Details
2022 Julia Bryant '22 Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2016 Katherine Picchione Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Amparo Cosio
2019 Daly Place Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2017 Luke Habib Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2018 Adrienne Weishaar Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2015 Nidhi Diwakar
2018 Alexandra J. Miller Strage Innovation Award First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Miller’s Get Up ‘N’ Go innovation is a set of retractable armrests for standard walkers that slide beside the user to assist in transitions of sitting and standing.

2019 Toni Joy Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2022 Ann McCarron Advisor of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute

American Cancer Society on Campus

2016 Eric Salina
2020 Mbolle Akume Emerging Leader of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2022 Marina Spenciner ‘22 CARE (Courageous, Aware, Responsible, Exceptional) Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2023 Frederick Bianchi Board of Trustees' Award for Outstanding Research & Creative Scholarship Worcester Polytechnic Institute Humanities & Arts
2019 Mbolle Akume
2019 Harsh Rana Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2017 Whitney Hazard Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2015 Alex Hyman Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2021 David Ortendahl Advisor of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Phi Gamma Delta and Vox

2016 Coleman Horsley Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2016 Nyoca Davis Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2018 Brandon Sanders Strage Innovation Award Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Alicorn is a novel cyber-physical framework that lets users control individual devices using a single language, coordinate large groups of devices using a common data format, and easily add support for new devices using extensible firmware.

2019 Maggie Kuck Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2022 IFC and Panhellinic Council Diversity Program of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Recognizing Bias for Inclusive Greek Organizations

2015 Sina Youssefian Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Ethan Lauer Emerging Leader of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2016 Ali Yalaz Carl F. Meyer Improvement Award in CEE Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2022 Alexse LaGuerre ‘25
2017 Alexander Taglieri Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Computer Science

Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering

2015 Kelsey McGlashan Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2008 Alexander E. Emanuel Electrical & Computer Engineering
2018 Jess Locke
2019 Olivia Verdone Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2017 Brandon King Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2016 Alexander Zitoli Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2016 Matthew Dunster Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020 Mbolle Akume Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2018 Joseph Lombardi Strage Innovation Award Third Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Lombardi is developing smart lobster traps that sense when a catch has entered the trap then alerts the lobsterman.

2019 Jessica Locke Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2022 Society of Women Engineers Organization of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2015 Evelyn Grainger
2015 Steven Como Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020 Recognizing and Responding Program of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council

2016 Deanna Clark CEE Advisory Board MQP Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2022 Eugena Choi ‘24
2015 Kelsey Stergiou Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2023 Jon Abraham Board of Trustees' Award for Outstanding Teaching Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mathematical Sciences
2020 Casey Willis Marietta E. Anderson Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Shannon Moffat Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2017 Miranda Lawell Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute