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
2020 Ramona Bago Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2020 Karitta Zellerbach Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2020 Alissa Ostapenko Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2019 Ryan E. Darnley Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Thomas V. Ralph Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering, International & Global Studies
2019 Nathaniel S. Dennler Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2019 Samantha Randall Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2019 Dylan R. Felty Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2019 Kyle L. Richards Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2019 Erik Fyrer Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2019 Jacquelyn Y. Roberge Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Nicol F. Garcia Andrade Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Industrial Engineering
2019 Zayla D. Schaeffer Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2019 Rosanna S. Heidt Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Trung T. Tran Trong Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Industrial Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Ryan J. Herrmann Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Toni J. Joy Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Industrial Engineering
2019 Olivia M. Leavitt Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2019 Jessica R. Locke Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2019 Shion Matsumoto Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Vincent C. Miller Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Interactive Media & Game Development
2019 Gabriela Morales Castillo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Erin M. Morissette Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2019 Haylea T. Northcott Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Biology & Biotechnology
2019 Aylin L. Padir Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2018 Cierra Ford Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2018 Alex Hebert Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Interactive Media & Game Development
2018 Megan Hoppe Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2018 Cole Jeznach Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2018 Hans Johnson Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2018 Javier Lawes Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Industrial Engineering
2018 Charles Lovering Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2018 Emma MacIntyre Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2018 Swarnadeep Majumder Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2018 Patrick Bresnahan Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2018 Tyler McNeill Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2018 Jordan Burklund Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2018 Leah Morales Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Architectural Engineering
2018 Stephanie Cappelli Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2018 Virginia Nunez Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
2018 Brandon Clark Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2018 Katherine Pelissari Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2018 Ryan Cooney Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2018 Rachel Santarsiero Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Professional Writing
2018 Megan Errichetti Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2018 Rachael Lanni Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2018 Patrick Fitzgerald Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2018 Thomas Leonard Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2017 Alison Paquin Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2017 Tim Petri Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science