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
2001 Karen Hoffman Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2001 Eric Tapley Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Integrative & Global Studies
2001 Jennifer Hardy Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2001 Marco Fontecchio Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2001 Frederick Tan Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2001 Win D. Cheung Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2001 Brian L. Ball Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences, Physics
2001 Justin Lee Sierpinski Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Humanities & Arts, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2001 Jonathan Moussa Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences, Physics
2001 Paul Laplume Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2001 Keith Lepine Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2001 Amanda Kight Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2000 Maureen Upton Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2000 John P. Tassinari Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2000 Casey L. Richardson Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2000 Ravi S. Misra Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2000 Joseph D. Lussier Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2000 Virginia A. Jerome Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Humanities & Arts, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2000 Brian A. Greenlaw Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2000 Aimee Fitzpatrick Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2000 Kyriacos N. Felekkis Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2000 Cheryl K. Eddins Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2000 Emrah Diril Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2000 Jovanna R. Baptista Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
1999 Jeffrey T. Webster Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
1999 Harish Chawla Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
1999 Derek P. Bond Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
1999 Jessica T. Sands Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Humanities & Arts
1999 Isaac B. Rutel Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
1999 Barry Posterro Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
1999 Michael Pockoski Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
1999 Pavel Murnikov Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
1999 John M. Markow Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
1999 Adam El-Khishin Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
1999 Laura Jean Cooper Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
1999 Man Ching Cheung Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
1998 Gregory Snow Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
1998 Jonathan M. Reynolds Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
1998 Alicia Portrie Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
1998 Eric J. Perkins Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology, Humanities & Arts
1998 Eric F. Pauly Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
1998 Emma Palmacci Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
1998 Sashe Kanapathi Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
1998 Chi-Man Lock Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
1998 Bradd E. Libby Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
1998 Edward M. Gaboriault Jr. Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
1998 Matthew S. Freimuth Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
1998 Richard Cheng Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
1998 Michael F. Willock Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
1998 Saif Anwaruddin Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology