Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
2010 Craig Mitchell Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“The John Hancock Tower,” advisor: M. David Samson

1978 John R. Caola Two Towers Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
1995 Nancy L. Round Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"The Origins of Violent Behavior: A Look at Behavior Genetics, Modern Biology, Serotonin, and the Ethics Involving Criminals," advisor: Thomas A. Shannon

2012 Olfunmilayo O Adebayo National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Winner National Science Foundation Undergraduate

For Biomedical Engineering at Cornell

2020 Allison Sichler Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2013 Zhehao Li Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2017 Erin Morissette Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“Acoustics of the Clarinet and Spaulding Recital Hall,” advisor:  Douglas Weeks

1998 Alicia Portrie Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Nigel Cochran Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2021 Samantha L. Wile Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Architectural Engineering
2004 Jennifer M. Flynn Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2021 Mairead E. O'Neill (CS), Ciara R. Young (CME), Matthew B. Adams (ME), Christopher R. Davenport (AREN) President's IQP Awards Winner Undergraduate

Therapeutic Gardening

Advisors:  J. Scott Jiusto, Gbetonmasse Somasse

2014 Meena Khayami Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences

Peer Learning Assistant, Mathematical Sciences

2006 Brian P. Day Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2011 Sahag Voskian Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2009 Linxiao Chen Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
1990 Joseph M. Sabatini Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"The Machine Gun as a Reflection of America Industry"

1994 Kirk F. Menanson Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2020 Kristen Chan Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2000 Paul J. Kaplo Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
1999 Jeffrey T. Webster Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2017 Rishi Gupta, Amelia Papi, Derek Byrne, Nicky Kring Great Problems Seminar (GPS) Poster Presentation Winners Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Improved Irrigation for Jordan's Farms

2021 Diego Vargas Blanco Sigma Xi Graduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Biology & Biotechnology

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation

2001 Brian L. Ball Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences, Physics
2019 Toni J. Joy Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Industrial Engineering
2022 Darius Luo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Architectural Engineering
2019 Matthew Adiletta The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Winner The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Undergraduate Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering
2024 Jack Perriello Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2007 William A. Pfeil Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering
2008 Carolyn S. Hunter Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2005 Charles A. Gammal III Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"John Boynton: Farmer to Founder," advisor: David Rawson

1984 Barbara Jean Gray Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"The Development of American Blackfaced Minstrelsy"

2017 Tiantian Zhang Sigma Xi Graduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Materials Process Engineering

Outstanding Post-Doctoral Fellow

2014 Cornman Scott Paul Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2015 Will Bass, Michelle Kerns, Alex Kim, Aylin Padir Great Problems Seminar (GPS) Poster Presentation Winners Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Modern Vector Control: Genetically Modifying Anopheles gambiae

1996 Teri L. Brehio Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2013 Sheila Werth Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2021 Alison Drapeau advisor: Lindsay Davis Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Proposing Universal Policy to De-Feminize Childcare"

2002 Jason G. Brown Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2022 Adrian Orszulak Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Biology & Biotechnology
2004 Ian C. Bonzani Marshall Scholarship Winner Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission Biomedical Engineering
2023 Stephen Price Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2018 Alex Taglieri Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2005 Andrea R. Hafner Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2007 Neil D. Lettenberger Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2012 Xiuping Chen Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Origins and Characteristics of Chinese Cyber Nationalism”, Advisor:  Jennifer Rudolph

1982 Heather D. MacDonald Two Towers Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2000 Emily Reynolds Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Becoming a Woman: A Look at the Influences of Patriarchy, Materialism and Relationships in The Great Gatsby and The Color Purple," advisor: Lisa Lebduska

2014 Fioleda Prifti National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Winner National Science Foundation Undergraduate

For Materials Research – Biomaterials at WPI

1996 Rebecca A Kupcinskas National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Winner National Science Foundation Undergraduate

For Biomedical Engineering at WPI