Student Spring Award Winners

Each spring semester, division deans, department chairs, assistant chairs, faculty, and staff nominate those students whom they feel best embody the musical and academic qualities we seek to promote within the four instructional divisions of the college.

These awards are the most prestigious the college offers, given that nominations are made by faculty within the student’s area of specialization. Each nomination is an endorsement of that student’s potential to become a leader in tomorrow’s music industry by many of those Berklee faculty who are leaders within the industry today. On behalf of the entire college community, congratulations to you, our distinguished students, in what is certain to be only one of your many outstanding achievements in the years to come. We wish you continued success.

The 2022 MP&E Spring Awards recipients on stage, holding their awards.

Four of the 2022 MP&E Spring Awards recipients stand alongside Professor Prince Charles Alexander, Assistant Chair Dan Thompson, and Chair Rob Jaczko.

Image courtesy of the MP&E department.

View more photos from the 2022 MP&E Spring Awards ceremony.

View award winners from previous years below:


Browse a list of award recipients from 2006–2018: 

Award Recipient YEAR
Huen Chang Scholarship  Alexis Soto, Dean Albak, Brandyn Marko, Aaron Kennedy 2018
Stacey Hye-Min Park Memorial Scholarship for Women Julia Papilli, Taylor Pollock, Mira Cho, Paniz Farokhnia, Michelle Schantz 2018
Hearst Scholarship Joseph Rasbold, Tariq Maduro, Jane Stenvig 2018
Gary Ogan Endowed Scholarship Yair Amster 2018
MP&E Multi-Cultural Achievement Award Sarah Sarmento 2018
Engineering Scholar Award Samantha Stalling 2018
Joseph Baptista Memorial Award Sam Eun 2018
iZotope Award Roger Bosch 2018
Don Puluse Award Robert Danzi 2018
Robin Yeldman-Coye Women in Audio Award Paulina Toscano Ramirez 2018
MP&E Production Scholar Award Olivia West 2018
Telefunken Award Oliver Liu 2018
Sennheiser Award Miguel Barriga 2018
MP&E Creativity Scholar Award Maurice Soque 2018
Christopher Yeoman Endowed Scholarship Kenneth Harmon 2018
SONOS Award Jeff Millonig 2018
NARAS Endowed Scholarship Fernando Fermino 2018
MP&E Academic Scholar Award Fang Fang 2018
Daniel Edge Memorial Endowed Award Elijah Hitch 2018
MP&E/EPD Dual Major Award Biru Jones 2018
McDSP Award Abigail Lewis 2018
McDSP Award Alejando Leiva 2017
MP&E/EPD Dual Major Award Dragi Ivanov 2017
Yoeman Memorial Scholarship Pedro Calloni 2017
MP&E Academic Scholar Award Dragi Ivanov 2017
TDK Music Technology Award Erick Jaimes 2017
MP&E Creative Scholar Award Marc Stern 2017
Mix Magazine TEC Award Jacob McCaslin 2017
SONOS Award Nicholas Doering 2017
Don Puluse Award Anna Muehlichen 2017
MP&E Engineer Scholar Award Andres Abello 2017
Multicultural Achievement Award Carlos Santiago Salazar Moscoso 2017
Robin Yeldman-Coye Women in Audio Award Sharifa Headley 2017
Yale Thompson Award Ghassan Sawalhi 2017
Gary Ogan Endowed Scholarship Andres Felipe Gonzalez Cardona 2017
Telefunken Award Sarah Ma 2017
William Randolph Hearst Scholarship Michael Wooten 2017
NARAS Award Alexander Lowen 2017
MP&E Creativity Scholar Award Braydon Germain 2017
Don Puluse Award Filipe Antunes 2016
Hearst Scholarship Matthew Hines 2016
Naras Award Matthew Hines 2016
MP&E Production Scholar Award Adam Bentley 2016
Sennheiser Award John Wynn 2016
The Robin Coxe-Yeldham Women in Audio Award Monserrat Guadalupe Garibay Villalobos 2016
Christopher Yeoman Scholarship Steven Xia 2016
Telefunken Award Louis Remenapp 2016
Engineering Scholarship Award Matthew Larson 2016
Multi Cultural Achievement Award Gonzalo Perez 2016
Stacey Hye-Min Park Memorial Scholarship for Women Claire Goh 2016
Stacey Hye-Min Park Memorial Scholarship for Women Nicole Newman 2016
Stacey Hye-Min Park Memorial Scholarship for Women Amy Puffer 2016
MP&E Creativity Scholarship Award Ariana Cubillos Voegler 2016
Gary Ogan Endowed Scholarship Brandon Unpingco 2016
KOI Audio Award Jacob Furgason 2016
Sonos Award Braydon Germain 2016
Yale Thompson Memorial Scholarship Edward Taylor 2016
McDSP Award Venjamin Milchev 2016
Daniel Edge Memorial Scholarship Kaleb Jacks 2016
Joseph Baptista Memorial Award Feri Gutierrez Arcelus 2016
MP&E/EPD Dual Major Award Feri Gutierrez Arcelus 2016
Mix Magazine TEC Award Zechun Kenneth Jin 2016
MP&E Academic Scholar Award Alberto Menezes 2016
MP&E Academic Scholarship Award Jared Anderson 2015
MP&E Multicultural Achievement Award Noam Israeli 2015
Telefunken Award Steven Sacco 2015
Mix Magazine TEC Award Matthew Collura 2015
Engineering Scholar Award Yangzhi Zhou 2015
Robin Coxe-Yeldham Women in Audio Award Anjelica Dorman 2015
Don Puluse Award Soo Yew Ping 2015
MP&E Creativity Scholar Award Joachim Christian Dalgard 2015
McDSP Award Simone Torres 2015
Gary Ogan Endowed Scholarship Dylan Waterhouse 2015
Joseph Baptista Memorial Scholarship John William Emblem 2015
TDK Music Technology Award Angelica Franzino 2015
MP&E Creativity Scholar Award Christopher Bloniarz 2015
Sonos Award Taylor Marvin 2015
KOI Award Mariana Restrepo Aguirre 2015
Christopher Yeoman Scholarship Pietro Milanesi 2015
Daniel Edge Memorial Scholarship Diego Huaman 2015
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Award Maksim Krykhtin 2015
MP&E Production Scholarship Award Yiannis Anastos Prastacos 2015
MP&E / EPD Dual Major Award Elliot Rylance 2015
Yale Thompson Memorial Scholarship William Dunphy 2015
Christopher Yeoman Scholarship Norihide Shiota 2014
Daniel Edge Memorial Scholarship Emily Sherman 2014
Engineering Scholar Award Simon Katz 2014
Gary Ogan Endowed Scholarship Carl Stoodt 2014
Joseph Baptista Memorial Scholarship Heath Hyman 2014
KOI Award Kimberley Auch 2014
Mix Magazine TEC Award Joseph Adams 2014
MP&E Academic Scholar Award Jose Ramiro Madrid Sanchez
Esteban Calderon
Vicente Espi
2014
MP&E Multicultural Achievement Award Feri Lau Bong 2014
MP&E Production Scholar Award Jeffrey Kinsey 2014
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Award Melanie Stevenson 2014
Sonos Award Evan Galante 2014
Telefunken Award Gal Ben-Chanoch 2014
Robin Coxe-Yeldham Women in Audio Award Fernanda Herrera Domene 2014
William Randolph Hearst Scholarship Chelsea Southard 2014
Yale Thompson Memorial Scholarship Sarah McDaniel 2014
Christopher Yeoman Scholarship Ryan Walsh 2013
Daniel Edge Memorial Scholarship Daniel Alba 2013
Don Puluse Award Matthew Lombardi 2013
Gary Ogan Endowed Scholarship Chelsea McKinney 2013
Joseph Baptista Memorial Scholarship Daniel Bitran Arizpe 2013
KOI Award Dan Bui 2013
McDSP Award Alvin Pei Yee Wee 2013
McDSP Award Emmett Ceglia 2013
Millican Endowed Scholarship Nicholas Cazares 2013
Mix Magazine TEC Award Jose Ma Gabriel Corpus 2013
MP&E Academic Scholar Award Taylor Hales 2013
MP&E Creativity Scholar Award Raphael Kampel Stolnicki 2013
MP&E Creativity Scholar Award Salomon Sterental 2013
MP&E Engineer Scholar Award Michael Malchicoff 2013
MP&E Multicultural Achievement Award Joao Beranger De Saboia 2013
MP&E Production Scholar Award Annetta Atieno Oduor 2013
MP&E / EPD Dual Major Award Carlos Perez de Anda 2013
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Award Joshua Miller 2013
Professional Writing and Music Technology Division Award Andrew Powell Peebles 2013
Robin Coxe-Yeldham Women in Audio Award Kimberly Auch 2013
Sonos Award Timothy Knowlton 2013
William Randolph Hearst Scholarship Ro Rowan 2013
Yale Thompson Memorial Scholarship William Centenaro 2013
Christopher Yeoman Scholarship Tyler Scott 2012
Daniel Edge Memorial Scholarship Vanessa Collier 2012
Don Puluse Award Andre Dixson 2012
Gary Ogan Endowed Scholarship Hunter Seide 2012
Joseph Baptista Award William Wetzel 2012
KOI Award Joshua Alba 2012
McDSP Award Jason Hwa Jia Lim 2012
McDSP Award Wendyam Jean Edward Emerson 2012
Millican Endowed Scholarship Vicente Julio Ortiz Gimeno 2012
Mix Magazine TEC Award Marios Lazaros Ioannidis 2012
MP&E Academic Scholar Award Mei Poh Leong 2012
MP&E Creativity Scholar Award Juan Torrado 2012
MP&E Creativity Scholar Award Michael Stankiewicz 2012
MP&E Engineering Scholar Award Ryan Johnson 2012
MP&E Multicultural Achievement Scholar Award Devin Bhattacharya 2012
MP&E Production Scholar Award Marley Harmon 2012
MP&E / EPD Dual Major Award Matt Phenix 2012
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Award Daniel Dhaham Choi 2012
Professional Writing and Music Technology Division Award Francesco Martinez 2012
Robin Coxe-Yeldham Audio Scholar Award Joanne Jett Galindo 2012
William Randolph Hearst Scholarship Kevin Luu 2012
Yale Thompson Memorial Scholarship Andres Matias Algaba 2012
Music Technology Division Award Alexander Gear 2011
Don Puluse Award Debbie Tjong Tan Ping 2011
William Randolph Hearst Scholarship William Wells 2011
API A2D Hardware Awards Jeff Gartenbaum 2011
MP&E Academic Scholar Award Luis Fernando Costa E Silva 2011
MP&E Creativity Scholar Adam Moskowitz
Alexander Syner
2011
MP&E Multicultural Achievement Award Jose Francisco Aguilera de Alba 2011
MP&E Production Scholar Andrew Sarlo 2011
Engineering Scholar Award Matthew Weber 2011
Robin Coxe-Yeldham Award Allison Waters
Sara Griffith
2011
Joseph Baptista Memorial Scholarship Erik Groysman 2011
TDK Music Technology Award JinHwan Song 2011
KOI Award Takuto Kaneko 2011
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Award Pranav Shoban Bandi 2011
Christopher Yeoman Scholarship Gray Bashew 2011
Gary Ogan Endowed Scholarship Cesar Gonzalez 2011
Mix Magazine TEC Award M Taurees Habib 2011
Daniel Edge Memorial Scholarship Jayvon Rymer 2011
MP&E / EPD Dual Major Award Kevin Luu 2011
Liberal Arts Achievement Award Matthew Lima Rodriguez 2011
Yale Thompson Memorial Scholarship Charles Van Kirk 2011
Music Technology Division Award Courtney Fangmann 2010
Don Puluse Award Steve Bone 2010
William Randolph Hearst Scholarship John Hull 2010
McDSP Scholarship Martin Duarte Arredondo 2010
API A2D Hardware Awards Matthew Freake 2010
MP&E Academic Scholar Award Alexander Gear 2010
MP&E Creativity Scholar Julien Edgar Francis Baraness
Giancarlo Peter Feltrin
2010
MP&E Multicultural Achievement Award Amy Yu Mei Ling 2010
MP&E Production Scholar Caleb Gilbreath 2010
Engineering Scholar Award Greg Teves 2010
Robin Coxe-Yeldham Award Hilary Long 2010
Joseph Baptista Memorial Scholarship Audrey Knuth 2010
TDK Music Technology Award Cynthia Stark 2010
Mix Foundation Award Sean Killary 2010
Gary Ogan Endowed Scholarship Anthony McKinney 2010
Mix Magazine TEC Award William Wells 2010
Daniel Edge Memorial Scholarship Po-Ya Chang 2010
MP&E / EPD Dual Major Award Henry Moyerman 2010
Don Puluse Award Brian Leavell 2009
Daniel Edge Memorial Scholarship Chris Wainwright 2009
Mix Magazine TEC Award Anthony Saccoccia 2009
Robin Coxe-Yeldham Women in Audio Award Anne Hoffman 2009
Christopher Yeoman Scholarship Kyuhyun Kim 2009
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Award Gerrit Kinkel 2009
Yale Thompson Memorial Scholarship Jason Nieling 2009
Joseph Baptista Memorial Scholarship Brian Schopfel 2009
MP&E Academic Scholar Award Brian Moore 2009
MP&E Creativity Scholar Jonathan Levy
Mark Endozo
2009
MP&E Production Scholar Dylan Vaughn 2009
MP&E Multicultural Achievement Award Diogo Camargo 2009
Engineering Scholar Award Randall Peterson 2009
MP&E / Music Synthesis Dual Major Award John Hull 2009
McDSP Award Ryan Pedersen 2009
Ogan Scholarship Phillip Lewis 2009
D'Addario (Planet Waves) Scholarship Daryl Napier 2009
Daniel Edge Memorial Scholarship Nelson Lugo 2008
Mix Magazine TEC Award Tim Gruntman 2008
Robin Coxe-Yeldham Women in Audio Award Anna Eliopoulos 2008
Christopher Yeoman Scholarship Nuno Fernandes 2008
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Award Max McFerren 2008
Yale Thompson Memorial Scholarship Adrian Olsen 2008
Joseph Baptista Memorial Scholarship Phil McGowen 2008
MP&E Academic Scholar Award Lenny Wee 2008
MP&E Creativity Scholar Nick Matzke &
Priya Prins
2008
MP&E Production Scholar William (b.c.) Taylor 2008
MP&E Multicultural Achievement Award Livia Linn 2008
Engineering Scholar Award Andrew Maltese 2008
MP&E / Music Synthesis Dual Major Award Jason Wray 2008
D'Addario (Planet Waves) Scholarship Asa Bjarnadottir 2008
Liberal Arts Achievement Award Mark McNeill 2008
Don Puluse Award Jorge Velasco 2007
Daniel Edge Memorial Scholarship Malachi Mott 2007
Mix Magazine TEC Award Adam Comstock 2007
Robin Coxe-Yeldham Award Wynter Pingel 2007
Chris Yeoman Scholarship Jordan Pratt 2007
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Award Dan Huron 2007
Yale Thompson Memorial Scholarship Jonathan Smith 2007
Joseph Baptista Memorial Scholarship Paul Beckwith 2007
MP&E Academic Scholar Award Oded Davidov 2007
MP&E Creativity Scholar Phil Watson &
Luke Gibleon
2007
MP&E Production Scholar Carrie MacDonald 2007
MP&E Multicultural Achievement Award Billy Herron 2007
Engineering Scholar Award Ian Kagey 2007
MP&E / Music Synthesis Dual Major Award Michelle Mancini 2007
TDK Music Tech Award Leyland Elliott 2007
D'Addario (Planet Waves) Scholarship Ana Molina 2007
Daniel Edge Memorial Scholarship Brian Ramirez 2006
Mix Magazine TEC Award Frank Charlton 2006
Robin Coxe-Yeldham Award Perla Flores Martinez 2006
Christopher Yeoman Scholarship Alvaro Arce Urroz 2006
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Award Charlie Worsham 2006
Yale Thompson Memorial Scholarship Jonathan Altschuler 2006
Joseph Baptista Memorial Scholarship Omar Rumbos 2006
KAO Infosystems Award Kyung Min 2006
MP&E Academic Scholar Award Charles Hutto 2006
MP&E Creativity Scholar Matt Scheiner &
Alysse Fischer
2006
MP&E Production Scholar Shinnosuke Miyazawa 2006
MP&E Multicultural Achievement Award Soodabeh Ilkhanizadeh 2006
Engineering Scholar Award Travis Ference 2006
MP&E / Music Synthesis Dual Major Award Martin Cooke 2006
TDK Music Tech Award Jess Hewitt 2006

 

Award Descriptions

Daniel Edge Memorial Scholarship

The Daniel Edge Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to recognize talented and deserving students majoring in music production and engineering, preferably a saxophonist, who is in their third or fourth year of study at Berklee College of Music.

MIX Magazine TEC Award

The Mix magazine TEC Award is awarded annually to assist promising students majoring in music production and engineering at the college.

A fund established by Mix magazine in recognition of continuing MP&E majors and achievement in the audio field.

Christopher Yeoman Scholarship

The Christopher Yeoman Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in memory of a former Berklee student, Christopher Yeoman, by his family. The scholarship is awarded to a percussion principal or music production and engineering major who demonstrates outstanding musical talent and has maintained an overall minimum grade point average of 3.0.

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS)

The NARAS Award, established by the Recording Academy, is awarded annually to continuing students for outstanding achievement in the music production and engineering major.

Yale Thompson Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Yale Thompson Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1996 in memory of a former Berklee student, Yale Thompson, by his family. The Yale Thompson Memorial Scholarship is awarded to recognize an outstanding music production and engineering major.

IZotope Award

Established by iZotope to recognize technical achievement and excellence in recording in an outstanding graduating MP&E senior.Recipient receives an iZotope plug-in suite.

Joseph Baptista Memorial Scholarship

The Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund is a permanent endowed trust established in 1991 with donations from friends of Boston stagehand Joseph Baptista. The scholarship is awarded annually to support continuing MP&E students with academic promise. Open to continuing MP&E students with demonstrated financial need and academic promise.

KAO Infosystems

This scholarship will be awarded annually to an academically and financially deserving student pursuing multimedia coursework within the Professional Writing and Music Technology Division.

Apogee Award

The Apogee Award was established by Apogee to recognize technical achievement and excellence in recording in an outstanding graduating MP&E senior. Recipient receives an Apogee audio interface.

Audio-Technica Award

The Audio-Technica award was established building on the firm belief and passion that high-quality audio should inspire and be accessible to all. Recipient receives an AT microphone.

The Robin Coxe-Yeldham (formerly known as the Women in Audio) Award

The Robin Coxe-Yeldham Women in Audio Award is awarded annually to recognize and assist promising female students majoring in Music Production and Engineering at the College. Named after seminal and longtime MP&E faculty member Robin Coxe-Yeldham.

Liberal Arts Achievement Award

Determined by the Liberal Arts Department, this award goes to the student with highest cumulative liberal arts GPA.

MP&E Academic Scholar Award

Awarded to the senior-level student with the highest GPA in the major.

MP&E Creativity Scholar Award

Awarded in recognition of outstanding creative achievement in the department.

MP&E Production Scholar Award

Awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement as a music producer in the department.

MP&E Multicultural Achievement Award

Awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in the department.

MP&E Engineering Scholar Award

Awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement as a recording engineer in the department.

MP&E/EPD Dual Major Award

Awarded in recognition of a dual MP&E/EPD major who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in both departments.

TDK Music Technology Award

The TDK Music Tech Award is awarded annually to musically and academically deserving students demonstrating outstanding achievement in the areas of music technology or performance.

Sweetwater Award

Since 1979, Sweetwater Sound has been committed to "doing the right thing" for creators worldwide, and this belief is at the core of the company’s identity, ethics, and practice. The Sweetwater Sound Award was established to empower a creatively diverse and continuing cycle of outstanding engineers, producers, and music makers. Recipient receives a Sweetwater product certificate.

William Randolph Hearst Scholarship

This award is designed to recognize outstanding musical and academic achievement by a dual music production and engineering and electronic production and design major (preference) or a single major within the Music Technology Division. Financial need demonstrated through submission of the appropriate documentation is also required to qualify. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a passion for learning and sharing their knowledge with others and contribute positively to the Music Technology Division. Preference will be given to applicants in their junior or senior year who play bass (not required).

Gary Ogan Scholarship

The Gary Ogan Scholarship has been established by Susan Ogan, mother of MP&E alumnus Greg Ogan '03, in memory of Susan's late husband, Gary. The scholarship is awarded annually to one outstanding music production and engineering student. The student must possess a 3.5 grade point average or higher and be enrolled in at least their sixth semester at Berklee.

McDSP Award

Awarded in recognition of academic achievement, quality of work, and overall level of effort to make the most out of a degree from Berklee. Recipient receives a McDSP plug-in suite.

PWMTD Division Award

Awarded to an outstanding student in the MP&E or EPD department.

Telefunken Award

The Telefunken Award was established by Telefunken to recognize technical achievement and excellence in recording in an outstanding graduating MP&E senior. Recipient receives a Telefunken condenser microphone.

SONOS Award

Awarded in recognition of "pushing forward music and technology, thinking outside the box, incorporating many genres of music into a project, or being an advocate of sharing/listening to music out loud." Recipient receives a SONOS music playback system.

KOI Audio Award

Sponsored by KOI Audio, the KOI Award recognizes technical achievement in a graduating senior in MP&E.

Don Puluse Award

Named for renowned CBS engineer Don Puluse, founding MP&E chair and music technology dean, in recognition of achievement as a student recording engineer in the department.

Sennheiser Award

The Sennheiser Award was established by Sennheiser to recognize excellence in audio and its future in an outstanding graduating MP&E senior. While Berklee has been educating the future of audio, Sennheiser has been hard at work designing it and developing the tools for artists to use. Recipient receives a pair of award-winning Sennheiser headphones, which have become a go-to favorite for mastering engineers the world over; using them as a critical listening component;in the everyday life of a graduate would be commonplace.

Shure Award

The Shure Award was established to acknowledge and empower outstanding engineers, producers, and music makers whose work creates sound experiences that immerse and inspire. Recipient receives a Shure microphone.

Stacey Hye-Min Park Memorial Scholarship for Women

The fund has been established in memory of former MP&E student, Stacey Hye-Min Park. The Stacey Hye-Min Park Memorial Scholarship for Women in MP&E is awarded to female MP&E majors who are academically deserving, demonstrate financial need, and have the potential to make a significant contribution to society through music.

Storyk/Molho Family Scholarship

The Storyk/Molho Family Scholarship was established by the families of Berklee MP&E graduates David and Ivan Molho and WSDG (Walters-Storyk Design Group) founding partner, John Storyk in memory of his father Les Storyk, a great believer in education and the arts. The scholarship supports academically and financially deserving students in their later semesters of study in the music production and engineering program.