Albert G. Hill Prize

Albert G. Hill Prize

The Albert G. Hill Prize is awarded to juniors or seniors from underrepresented minority backgrounds who have maintained high academic standards and have made continued contributions to improving diversity, equity, and inclusion at MIT.

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Albert G. Hill
Albert Gordon Hill came to MIT in 1937 as an instructor in the Department of Physics. By the time of his retirement from MIT in 1978, he had held numerous administrative posts, including director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics, director of Lincoln Laboratory, MIT’s vice president for research, and director of the MIT Plasma Fusion Center. In addition, he served as a technical leader in the MIT Radiation Laboratory during World War II, and was the first chairman of the Charles Draper Laboratory. Professor Hill was an advocate for equal opportunity and affirmative action. He personally recruited African-American graduate students and faculty for the Department of Physics and was a member of the Task Force on Educational Opportunity, which proposed and organized the Office of Minority Education on campus.

Past Award Recipients

2023

  • Hillary Andales '23
  • Isabella Salinas '23
  • Julian Zulueta '23
  • Kidist Adamu '23

2022

  • Amelia Dogan '23
  • David Spicer '23
  • Howard DaCosta '22
  • Isabelle Quaye '22
  • Pablo Alejo-Aguirre '22
  • Sabrina Hare '22

2021

  • Luke Bastian '21
  • Tanner Bonner '22
  • Meghan Davis '21
  • Leyna Duong '22
  • Flor Garza '21
  • Nebyu Haile '22
  • Asia Hypsher '21
  • Sandy Jean-Charles '21
  • Devin Johnson '22
  • Abena Peasah '21
  • Moises Trejo '22

2020

  • Abdalla Osman '21
  • Andrea Bolivar Matos '20
  • Andrea Orji '21
  • Jeba Sania '20
  • Joseph Espiritu '20
  • Kofi Blake '20
  • Mimi Wahid '21
  • Uriel Magana '21
  • Zaina Moussa '21
  • Federico Llarena '20

2019

  • Isabella Gomez '19
  • Bruke Kifle '19
  • Jessica Quaye '20
  • Nonye Ikeanyi '19
  • Stephon Henry-Rerrie '19
  • René García Franceschini '19
  • Stephanie Nunez-Dominguez '19
  • Ashley Simon '19
  • Michael Castillo '19
  • Ayse Guvenilir '20

2018

  • Joshua Woodard '18
  • Erica Santana '18
  • Hector Vazquez Martinez '19
  • Jennifer Madiedo '18
  • Pelkins Ajanoh '18
  • Isaiah Borne '18
  • Olivia Gautier '18
  • Kerrie Greene '19

2017

  • Kendrick Manymules ‘17
  • Joseff Kolman ‘17
  • Melissa Gianello ‘18
  • Carolina Fejgielman ‘17
  • Luzdary Ruelas ‘17
  • Tiera Guinn ‘17
  • Chris Harmon ‘17

2016

  • Aaron Ashley '16
  • Paola Perez '17
  • Ronald Heisser '16
  • Alyssa Napier '16

2015

  • Estefania Avila-Anchondo ‘15
  • Markus Bradford '15
  • Dwyane George '15
  • Sarah McMillian '15
  • Ernesto Ramirez

2014

  • Eloho Akpovi ‘14
  • Bryan Collazo ‘14
  • Nathan Kipniss ‘14
  • Suan Tuang ‘14
  • Victoria “Ashley” Vilar ‘14

2013

  • Amanda Aparicio ‘14
  • Phillip H Daniel ‘13
  • Gustavo Goretkin ‘13
  • Victoria Okuneye ‘13
  • Evelyn Zuniga ‘13

2012

  • Brittany Jones ’12
  • Ken Lopez ’12
  • Kristen Peña ’12
  • Michael Thompson ’12