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
2019 Jessica R. Locke Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2016 Yun Jae Sohn Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
1996 Tung L. Ng Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2013 Xuyu Qian Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2003 Robert J. Sartorelli, Jr. Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2012 Anthony G. Spangenberger Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2022 Anna Eng Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2011 Andrew K Capulli Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2017 Anna C Franciosa Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2020 Allison Sichler Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2014 Ran Li Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
1997 Cynthia C. Young Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2000 Brian A. Greenlaw Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2004 Lena C. Sanchez-Filippoba Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2007 Pratap M. Rao Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2022 Laura Staugler Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2011 AndrewΒ Black Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2018 Jordan Burklund Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2020 Kristen Chan Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
1994 Susan E. Daly Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
1997 Joyelle K. Howk Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Nigel Cochran Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2005 Bandar Turkmani Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2011 EvaldΒ Muraj Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Humanities & Arts
2023 Dayna Tang Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2010 Roseann Gammal Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2018 Leah Morales Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Architectural Engineering
2021 Sabrina T. Liu Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
1995 Lori A. Jensen Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2013 Jennifer Mann Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2002 Yakov Kronrod Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2005 Ryan M. Carey Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2008 Lynn A. Worobey Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2010 Katelyn Perkins Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Shion Matsumoto Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2016 Nicholas P. McMahon Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
1996 James P. Naughton Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
1999 Adam El-Khishin Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2003 Jennifer M. Persico Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2006 Jonathan E. Gronlund Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2022 Maya Flores Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2008 Katarzyna A. Koscielska Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2017 Lindsay M Gurska Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2020 Katherine Vasconcelos Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Professional Writing
2014 Daniel Boudreau Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Cara L. DiIorio Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2000 Aimee Fitzpatrick Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2004 Matea L. Peterson Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2007 William A. Pfeil Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering
2022 Adraesteia Wong Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Humanities & Arts