Peer Learning Assistant of the Year

Awarded by
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

This award recognizes outstanding undergraduate student instructional assistants who have made a significant contribution to the high quality education at WPI.

Browse Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
2025 Gabrielle Van Kammen Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering

Peer Learning Assistant, Great Problem Seminar
2025 Jack Kamataris Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Robotics Engineering

Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering
2025 Brynne MacWilliams Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Peer Learning Assistant, Great Problem Seminar
2024 Cassidy Williams Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics

Peer Learning Assistant, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
2024 Lauren Abraham Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology

Peer Learning Assistant, Biology and Biotechnology 
2023 Andrew Cunningham Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Peer Learning Assistant, Great Problem Seminar
2023 Frederick "Forrest" Miller Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences

Peer Learning Assistant, Mathematical Sciences
2022 Cooper Bennet Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science

Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering
2022 Julia Bryant Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering

Peer Tutor, Academic Resources Center
2022 Julia Bryant '22 Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2022 Isabelle Cordova Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate International & Global Studies

Peer Learning Assistant, Psychology
2021 Zoe Januszewski Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Industrial Engineering

Peer Learning Assistant, Business Industrial Engineering
2021 Zoe Januszewski Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020 Ryan Eastwood Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020 Nazanin Beigi Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020 Kyra Bresnahan Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020 Ryan Eastwood Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science

Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering
2020 Nazanin Beigi Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology

Peer Learning Assistant, Psychology
2020 Kyra Bresnahan Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science

Peer Learning Assistant, Drama/Theatre
2019 Daniel Ottey Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Alana Lue Chee Lip Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology

Peer Learning Assistant, Biology and Biotechnology
2019 Daniel Ottey Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Peer Learning Assistance, Academic Resource Center
2018 Alexander Taglieri Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science

Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering
2018 Alex Taglieri Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2017 Alexander Taglieri Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering
2017 Charles Lovering Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Student Assistant, Computer Science Department
2017 Carolyn Detora Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Peer Learning Assistant, Great Problems Seminar
2017 Griffin Bishop Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Peer Tutor, Academic Resources Center
2017 Griffin Bishop Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science

Peer Tutor, Academic Resources Center
2017 Charles Lovering Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science

Student Assistant, Computer Science
2017 Alexander Taglieri Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Computer Science

Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering
2017 Carolyn Detora Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Peer Learning Assistant, Great Problems Seminar
2016 Jessica Orr Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2016 Kevin Ackerman Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2016 Jessica Orr Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering

Peer Learning Assistant, Chemical Engineering
2016 Kevin Ackerman Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering

MASH leader, Tutor and Tutor team leader, Academic Resources Center
2016 Victor Hu Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2016 David Morgan Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2016 David Morgan Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology

Peer Learning Assistant, Biology and Biotechnology
2016 Victor Hu Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering

Tutor, Academic Resources Center
2015 Thomas Washburn Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering

Peer Learning Assistant, Great Problems Seminar
2015 Lena Pafumi Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute The Business School

Peer Learning Assistant, Drama/Theatre
2015 Lena Pafumi Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2015 Sarun Paisarnsrisomsuk Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2015 Thomas Washburn Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2015 Sarun Paisarnsrisomsuk Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences

Peer Learning Assistant, Computer Science
2014 Meena Khayami Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences

Peer Learning Assistant, Mathematical Sciences
2014 Arman Uygur Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Tutor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2014 Aaron Benjamin Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry

Tutor and MASH leader in the Academic Resources Center
2013 Shane Fagan Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Tutor and MASH leader, Academic Resources Center