2026 Student Recognition Awards
The Student Activities Office is proud to recognize the exceptional students, leaders, advisors, and organizations who make a lasting impact on the WPI community. Congratulations to all recipients of the 2026 Student Recognition Awards—your dedication, leadership, and contributions do not go unnoticed.
Student Employee of the Year
Evan Carmody ’26
CORE Awards
Campus Organization Recognition of Excellence
- Advisor of the Year
Richard Lopez, Mental Health Committee
- Individual CORE Award
Amanda Smith ’26 (GS)
- Educational Program of Excellence
SWE Women’s Networking Night
Society of Women Engineers
- Social Program of Excellence
Big Show
The Social Committee
- Organization of the Year
The Outing Club
- Diversity Program of the Year
Lunar New Year
Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers
Peer Learning Assistant of the Year
- Vanya Malik ’27
- Honorable Mention: Samuel Gervasi ’26
Outstanding Student Awards
- Gertrude R. Rugg Award – Nithya Sudharsha ’29
- Ellen Knott Award – Abby Belding ’28
- Bonnie‑Blanche Schoonover Award – Muskan Bansal ’27
- Mariette E. Anderson Award – Marissa Matsushige ’27
CARE Award
Courageous • Aware • Responsible • Exceptional
Zarrin Rahman ’26 (GS)
Greek Recognition Awards
- Fraternity Man of the Year
Conner Nguyen ’26, Tau Kappa Epsilon
- Sorority Woman of the Year
Gianna Sangermano ’26, Alpha Phi
- Fraternity of the Year
Sigma Pi
- Sorority of the Year
Chi Omega
Coghlin Award Recipients
- Lily Dukette ’26
- Maxwell Hobbs ’26
Crimson and Gray Award Recipients
Mikayla Almeida ’26 • Victoria Corcoran ’26 • Lily Dukette ’26 • Leah Johnson ’26 • Destiny Lu ’26 • Ashton Lyon ’26 • Gianpaolo Maneri ’26 • Madalyn Nguyen ’26 • Nathaniel Powers ’26 • Amanda Smith ’26 (GS) • Makenna Stone ’26 • Viraj Vikram Samant ’26 (GS) • Kerry Xiao ’26 • Mena Youssif ’26
Thank you to all students, organizations, advisors, and campus partners who continue to inspire excellence and community engagement at WPI.
