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
2016 Kevin S Ackerman Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2016 Victor W. Hu Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2016 Vincent N. Azzolino Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2016 Jessica R. Caccioppoli Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2016 Yun Jae Sohn Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2016 Nicholas P. McMahon Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2016 Amanda Adkins Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2016 Amy M. Stevens Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2016 Samantha Ervin Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate International & Global Studies
2016 Joshua Keller Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2014 Weifan Liu Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Nyansafo Aye-Addo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Veronica I. Vallenilla Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Kristin Elizabeth Poti Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Rosero Jose L. Ortiz Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Thanacha Choopojcharoen Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Paul R Bender Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Damien J. Cabral Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Nicholas J. Noons Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Anh Do Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Ryan B. Weitz Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Ran Li Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Daniel Boudreau Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Andrew Peter Wolff Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Elisabeth Boulanger Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Cornman Scott Paul Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Timothy O'Neil Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Kristin Poti Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Xinxin Ding Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2014 Katelyn Cabral Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Jillian Sauer Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Pattipong Wisanpitayakorn Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Chuqiao Yang Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Kevin Hufnagle Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Ross S. Desmond Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Jared R. Snell Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Erika S. DiLorenzo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Patrick B. Ford Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Erika DiLorenzo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Zhehao Li Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Brenna Pugliese Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Zehao Li Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Chuqiao Yang Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Alexandra Clemente Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Kun Peng Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Mariah R. Seaboldt Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Nouran Abdelfattah Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Rebecca Sharpe Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Cindy S. Lin Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Jennifer Mann Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate