Salisbury Prize

Awarded by
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

The Salisbury Prizes are awarded to highly meritorious members of the WPI graduating class who have faithfully, industriously, and with distinguished attainment completed all requirements for the Bachelor degree.

IMPORTANT DATES

Faculty deadline: April 5, 2024

Advisors submit nominations to their department head or program director for candidate consideration. The following describes the criteria and selection process:

  • Residency Requirement: Candidates must have been enrolled at WPI for at least two years or eight seven-week terms. Participation in approved exchange programs will be considered attendance at WPI.
  • Selection Procedure:
    • The faculty in each department or program should take the responsibility of selecting from among its majors any seniors who appear to be eligible for consideration. The Salisbury Prize requires that students must have received an A grade for the Humanities and Arts Seminar or Practicum, Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP), and Major Qualifying Project (MQP)-if completed.  The award is open to members of the current graduating Class, regardless of their graduation date.  
    • The members of the faculty of the various degree programs shall normally select one nominee for their respective program. In special circumstances, more than one nominee may be appropriate. A department or program need not submit a nomination if it feels none is warranted.  
    • Nominations are to be submitted by the appropriate department head or program director no later than April 5, 2024, and should include a brief supporting statement summarizing the qualifications of the nominee.
    • The committee shall select approximately 15 nominees as the most deserving recipients of the prizes.

The selection committee includes the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies, plus additional faculty representatives. 

Browse Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department
2013 Xuyu Qian Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Cara L. DiIorio Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Kaung Myat Win Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Nouran Abdelfattah Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Sheila Werth Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Pan Liu Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2012 Anika Blodgett Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Murtaza T. Thahirally Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Social Science & Policy Studies
2012 Christopher Boucher Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Peter H. Osswald Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2012 John Madura Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2012 Nathanael C. Thorn Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2012 Amanda J. Bowden Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Andrei Ilyanshenko Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2012 Janine Pizzimenti Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2012 Erin L. Armstrong Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 James Boyce Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Sarah Mattessich Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2012 Thomas Carlone Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Andrei Ilyashenko Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2012 Allison R. Roche Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2012 Amy T. Mazzucotelli Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Interactive Media & Game Development
2012 Zhen Chen Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Nigel Cochran Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Anthony G. Spangenberger Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2012 Satia Miller Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Psychological Science
2012 Anthony Ducimo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Ivan E Ivanov Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2012 Antonio S. Talledo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Joseph Worthy Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2012 Kyaw Thu Minn Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2012 Matthew Cyr Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Nathan Olivarez Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2011 Lillian M Clark Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2011 Courtney Gilbert Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2011 Elliot Neil Borenstein Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Interactive Media & Game Development
2011 Sahag Voskian Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2011 Paul J Moan Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2011 Jeffrey C. Marrion Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2011 John Vilk Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2011 Felipe Polido Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2011 Nathan T. Nesbitt Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2011 Dan Bjorge Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2011 Linnea Palmer Paton Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2011 Mark Tyler Hawthorne Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2011 Lisa Pugsley Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2011 Gregory Schaalman Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering
2011 Karen Anundson Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2011 Evald Muraj Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Humanities & Arts
2011 Andrew K Capulli Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering