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
2011 AndrewΒ Black Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2011 ChristopherΒ Kevorkian Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2011 AaronΒ P. Champagne Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2011 Olufunmilayo O. Adebayo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2011 Sarah E. Lax Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2011 EvaldΒ Muraj Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2011 Elizabeth M. Dailey Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2011 YizhengΒ Liao Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2011 MelanieΒ Donahue Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2010 Alyssa Vincent Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2010 Tanvir Madan Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2010 Danielle Volpe Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2010 Genevieve Vittori Boman Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2010 Mary Yovina Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Interactive Media & Game Development
2010 Andrew Marchese Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2010 Yuk-Kwan Brian Yuen Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2010 John William Meklenburg Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering
2010 Rui Dai Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2010 Chad Mondor Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Biochemistry
2010 Roseann Gammal Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2010 Katelyn Perkins Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2010 Kelly Johnson Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2010 Sean Philbrook Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2010 Elizabeth Schreiber Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2010 Debora Afezolli Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2010 Manh-Hung Le Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2010 Manasi Vartak Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences
2009 Ilan Shomorony Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mathematical Sciences
2009 Christina E. Grant Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2009 Alexandra M. Sanseverino Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2009 Michael L. Diamant Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2009 Joseph G. Politz Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2009 Zubin H.Patel Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2009 Alexander G. Christakis Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2009 Meghan A. Pasquali Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2009 Eugene Choi Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering
2009 Alison J. LeFlore Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2009 Linxiao Chen Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2009 Nicholas B. LeCompte Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences, Physics
2009 Joseph A. Krasinskas Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2009 Shawn P. Carey Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2009 Allison P. Smyth Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2009 Geoffrey I. Karasic Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2009 Alexia D. Bililies Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Humanities & Arts, International & Global Studies
2009 Daniel J. Smaltz Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2009 Daniel J. Asselin Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering
2009 Neal K. Humphrey Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Psychological Science
2009 Indraneel Sircar Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2009 Philip N. Hanson Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2008 Eugeny Sosnovsky Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Physics