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
2024 Stephanie Reis Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2024 Samantha Curtis Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Psychological Science
2024 Mikaela Enax Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2024 Calvin Page Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Robotics Engineering
2024 Matthew Resmini Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2024 Luciano Malavasi Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2024 Skyler Kauffman Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2024 Ryan Malaquias Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2024 Duncan Soiffer Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2024 Robert Oleynick Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2024 Kristin Lavoie Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Data Science
2024 Naisargi Mehta Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2024 Jack Perriello Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2024 Lauren Eppinger Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Humanities & Arts
2024 Joshua Kleiman Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Industrial Engineering
2024 John Edward Carrotta Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Interactive Media & Game Development
2024 Alex Ballentine Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering
2024 Caitlin Ho Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2024 Jake McDonough Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2024 Gabriel Espinosa Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2024 Olivia Deckers Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
2024 Stephanie Steriti Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2023 Kirsten Roethel Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Interactive Media & Game Development
2023 Yihong Xu Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Interactive Media & Game Development
2023 Ben Gobler Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2023 Tyler Guertin Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering
2023 Julia Sheats Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2023 Michael Beskid Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering
2023 Ashton Lyon Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2023 Catherine Reynolds Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2023 Spencer Francis Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2023 Samantha Havel Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2023 Anastasia Mina Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Professional Writing
2023 Santiago Rivero Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2023 Brendyn Sang Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2023 Kyra Tripp Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2023 Kalina Bonofiglio Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2023 Eli Swai Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2023 Catherine Salvaggio Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate The Business School
2023 Patrick J. Nieman Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2023 Josephine Kim Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate The Business School
2023 Stephen Price Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2023 Olivia Atkins Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2023 Alex Friedman Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2023 Ally Breen Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2023 Matthew Dzwil Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Data Science
2023 Abigail Leonardi Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2023 Dayna Tang Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2022 Maya Flores Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2022 Adraesteia Wong Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Humanities & Arts