Teaching Assistant of the Year
Awarded by
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The Teaching Assistant of the Year award recognizes the contributions graduate students make to the quality and success of WPI’s undergraduate curriculum.
Browse Award Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Name | Title | Awarded by | Type | Department | Details |
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| 2026 | Zoe Vittum | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Biomedical Engineering | |
| 2025 | Anna Mederer | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Physics | |
| 2024 | Rebecca Gilchrist | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Document
2024-TA-Citation.pdf (29.87 KB)
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| 2024 | Alexandra Harrison | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Chemical Engineering | |
| 2023 | Christopher Micek | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Computer Science | |
| 2023 | Paul Pacheco | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Learning Sciences & Technologies | |
| 2022 | Alexandra Cabral | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Biology & Biotechnology | |
| 2022 | Jack Grubbs | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Materials Science & Engineering | Document
2022 TA Citation Grubbs.pdf (29.83 KB)
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| 2021 | Kyle Gerlach | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering | - https://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/kyle-gerlach-recognized-teaching-assistant-year-2021 |
| 2020 | Noah McQueen | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Chemical Engineering | |
| 2020 | Marissa Bennett | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Computer Science | |
| 2020 | Kaoutar Diouri | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering | |
| 2019 | Alexandra Valiton | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | ||
| 2019 | Cassandra Brzycki | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Chemical Engineering | Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Recognized at Honors Convocation |
| 2018 | Matt Ryder | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering | Document
2018 TA Citation Matt Ryder.docx (13.56 KB)
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| 2018 | David Dolivo | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Biology & Biotechnology | |
| 2018 | Brian Kodalen | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Mathematical Sciences | |
| 2018 | Yizhou Yan | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Computer Science | |
| 2017 | Alycia Abbott | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Biomedical Engineering | |
| 2017 | Doug Reilly | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Biology & Biotechnology | |
| 2017 | Ahmedul Kabir | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Computer Science | |
| 2017 | Tanek Zhang | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Electrical & Computer Engineering | |
| 2016 | Christina Aiello | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Computer Science | |
| 2016 | Amirmahdi Ghasemi | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering | |
| 2016 | Jake Hughes | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering | |
| 2016 | Brittany Neumann | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Chemistry & Biochemistry | |
| 2015 | Michael Delph | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | ||
| 2015 | Nick DeMarinis | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Electrical & Computer Engineering | |
| 2015 | Siamak Ghorbani Faal | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | ||
| 2014 | Daniel Brady | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Mathematical Sciences | |
| 2014 | Abigail Charest | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering | |
| 2014 | Douglas MacFarland | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Computer Science | |
| 2014 | Ross Lagoy | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Biomedical Engineering | |
| 2013 | Michael Morin | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering | Document
TA of the Year 2013 citation final.docx (14.15 KB)
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