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Brandon Clark
  • chemical engineering and electrical and computer engineering
  • Class of 2018
  • Attleboro, Mass.

Attleboro Resident Brandon Clark Named a Charles O. Thompson Scholar

2015 May 13

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Brandon Clark of Attleboro, Mass., a first-year student majoring in chemical engineering, has been named a Charles O. Thompson Scholar for the 2014-15 academic year.

Named in honor of the first president of WPI, this honor recognizes outstanding performance by first-year students. To be eligible for membership, students must achieve all A's and B's (with a minimum of six A's) in their academic subjects during their first three terms at WPI.

About Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI is one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities. Its 14 academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. WPI's talented faculty work with students on interdisciplinary research that seeks solutions to important and socially relevant problems in fields as diverse as the life sciences and bioengineering, energy, information security, materials processing, and robotics. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference to communities and organizations around the world through the university's innovative Global Perspective Program. There are more than 40 WPI project centers throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.