Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community

Awarded by
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Prof. Denise Anne Wawrzynski Nicoletti was born in Yakima, Washington. As a DJ for a college radio station, she developed an interest in sound that led her into an electrical engineering program at George Washington University. She received her B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia.

Denise Nicoletti joined WPI in 1991 as the first tenure-track female faculty member in the history of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and a recognized authority on ultrasonics, nondestructive testing, scaling and fractal properties, the assessment of student learning, and the promotion of science and engineering to under-represented groups. In 1997, Denise, together with Prof. Chrysanthe Demetry of the ME Department, created Camp Reach at WPI, a widely-acclaimed summer program which introduces seventh grade girls to the excitement of engineering and science. In 1998, she created WECE (Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering) organization to support and inspire WPI's female ECE students.

This award honors the memory of Denise Nicoletti, whose passion for life and humanity touched many lives, and is intended to keep her spirit of service alive in the WPI community.

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Year Recipient Name Awarded by Type Department Details
2023 Kate Beverage Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Staff IT Services & Support
2022 Zoe Reidinger Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Biomedical Engineering
2021 Emily Perlow Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Dean of Students

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2020 Tiffiny A Butler Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Staff Division of Talent & Inclusion

2020 Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Recognized at Honors Convocation

2019 Linda Looft Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Staff

Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Recognized at Honors Convocation

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2018 Arthur C. Heinricher Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Mathematical Sciences

2018 Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation

2017 Adrienne Hall-Phillips Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty

2017 Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation

2016 Brian Savilonis Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Mechanical & Materials Engineering

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Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation
2015 Suzanne Weekes Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Mathematical Sciences

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Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation
2014 Chrysanthe Demetry Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Mechanical & Materials Engineering

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2014 Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation
2013 Janet Begin Richardson Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Dean of Students

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2013 Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation
2012 Christine Drew Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty

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2012 Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation
2011 Robert Krueger Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Integrative & Global Studies

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2011 Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation
2010 Kenneth Stafford Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty

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2010 Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation
2008 Christopher Bartley Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Physical Education, Recreation & Athletics

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2007 Elizabeth Tomaszewski Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Facilities Office

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2006 Allen H. Hoffman Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Mechanical & Materials Engineering

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2005 Holly K. Ault Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Mechanical & Materials Engineering

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2004 William A. Baller Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Humanities & Arts

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2003 James P. O'Rourke Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Electrical & Computer Engineering

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