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
2023 Catherine Salvaggio Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate The Business School
2013 Erika DiLorenzo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2002 Jason G. Brown Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2012 Janine Pizzimenti Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2008 Russell Morin Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Zayla D. Schaeffer Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2022 Sydney Borrello Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2013 Patrick B. Ford Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2000 John P. Tassinari Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2003 Nicholas T. Baker Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Humanities & Arts
2006 Ann H. Bothmer Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2008 Diana Damyanova Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2020 Fang Han Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
1994 Aaron E. Gower Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2022 Rose Noggle Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
1997 Jeremy P. Olszewski Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2012 Amanda J. Bowden Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Andrei Ilyanshenko Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2011 Nathan T. Nesbitt Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2009 Zubin H.Patel Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2010 Rui Dai Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2021 Matthew R. Iaconis Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate The Business School
1995 Jay S. Rine Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2023 Patrick J. Nieman Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
1998 Emma Palmacci Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2001 Win D. Cheung Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2005 Andrea R. Hafner Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2011 Dan Bjorge Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2009 Alexander G. Christakis Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2019 Rosanna S. Heidt Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2021 Connor J. Skinner Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2013 Zhehao Li Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2023 Josephine Kim Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate The Business School
2013 Zehao Li Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2003 Jack N. Waddell, Jr. Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2006 James Michael McHugh Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2008 Paul A. Moran Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2019 Trung T. Tran Trong Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Industrial Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
1994 Kevin P. Worden Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Humanities & Arts
2022 Kirsten Bowers Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering
1996 Shawn P. Brennan Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2012 Erin L. Armstrong Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2004 Iavor N. Trifonov Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2006 Laura E. Baldassari Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2011 Linnea Palmer Paton Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2020 Faye Gauthier Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Architectural Engineering
2014 Paul R Bender Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2022 Patrick O'Mullan Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Physics
2013 Brenna Pugliese Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2001 Frederick Tan Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology