Momentum happens when dedication, talent and teamwork build year after year. Today we celebrate the people who keep us moving forward — those whose commitment and energy make our institution stronger.
Together, we’re not just maintaining momentum — we’re accelerating it. Your energy and Panther Spirit continue to drive us toward our goal of becoming a Top 30 public university by 2030.
CHEERS TO YOU ALL!
FIU SERVICE AND RECOGNITION AWARDS CEREMONY PROGRAM
MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES
Felecia D. Vines Townsend
Executive Director, Operations & Dining Retail Office of Business Services
WELCOME
El pagnier K. Hudson
Senior Vice President Division of Human Resources
OPENING REMARKS
Jeanette M. Nuñez
President IN MEMORIAM
FIU SERVICE RECOGNITION
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
Generations Ahead Scholarship
FIU Recognition Awards
FIU Community Award
FIU Torch Award
FIU Sustainability Award
FIU Opportunity Award
FIU Service Excellence Award
FIU Safety & Loss Prevention Award
FIU Presidential Excellence Award
EXCERPTS FROM Contemporary Juke Box Musicals!
Presented by FIU Department of Theatre
Featuring FIU Theatre Students
Direction, Olivia de Guzman, Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre Choreography, Kailee Larmon, BFA Musical Theatre 2026
Piano, Priscilla Blanco, Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts Alumna
CLOSING REMARKS
Jeanette M. Nuñez
President
5Shweta Akhouri
Aymee Alfonso Gonzalez
Melissa A. Argumosa
Alejandro E. Ayala
Berrak Bahadir
Maruthi Sridhar Balaji Bhaskar
Diana R. Barrero La Hera
Claudia Battistel Tomada
Jenniree Beze Bezi
Stephen M. Black
Amy L. Boeckel
Jesyka Burks-Wiley
George A. Buzzell
Erika A. Cabrera
Geikel Cabrera Diaz
Luz D. Cabrera Frias
Susan M. Caceres
Elizabeth D. Calzadilla
Jessica A. Campusano
Diego Cardenosa Echeverri
Kevin B. Chandler
Carlos M. Chang
McLudmer J. Charite
Shawn A. Christian
Mi Ryoung Chung
Annabelle V. Colon
Ashley E. Cooper
Stephanie D. Cox
Lindsey B. Crews
Dana C. Crosby
Monica P. De la Rosa
Danielle M. Deleo
Francisco D. Diaz
Janet Diaz Martinez
Carlos E. Diaz Rosillo
Markus A. Downey
Ali Ebrahimian
Daniella C. Eiroa
Raymond S. Elman
Oscar A. Encarnacion Del Cristo
Maritriny Espina
Brigitte Fargas
Lilliane C. Farinazo
Brittny M. Freire
Sara L. Furnal
Emily Gallego
Dennis J. Gallo
Marta D. Gierczyk
Tania Godoy
Daniel E. Gonzalez III
Pedro Luis Gonzalez Martinez
Katie L. Grillo
Alexandra M. Gutierrez
Ravi R. Harrisingh
Tessa A. Haspil-Corgan
Oscar D. Hernandez
Aileen Herrera
Hubert Herrera
Max M. Houck
Matthew S. Inclan
Md Shafiul Islam
William R. James
Johnny J. Jean
Nahum Jean Louis
Clinton N. Jenkins
Katherine M. Johnson
Kisha S. Jones
Ana P. Jordan Malo
Kaila C. Jospitre
Stephen M. Kairalla
Chaitali P. Kapadia
Mohammadamin Kharraz
Frank K. Kotey
Johannes R. Krause
Aaron Kuntz
Ashley F. Kuntz
Alexis J. Lainoff
Mario R. Lara
Daniela P. Leon
Gladys M. Levy
Reymond Levy
Amy Y. Li
Tara O. Loughrey
Roberto G. Lucchini
Aqsa Mahmood
Paola Margary
Betty Martinez
Lindsey B. Maxwell
Ramon Gabriel Mayora
Logan S. McDowell
Christina M. McGrath Fair
Adriana B. Medina
Alfred Melendez
Francis B. Merino
Brittany M. Merrill
Andrej Milic
Robert B. Miller
Jason W. Mitchell
Brien P. Moffitt
Juan C. Molina Jiron
Laura J. Monsalvatge
Andrea Moreno
Anne C. Muller
Annabel Nunez-Gaunaurd
Luzmary Ocampo
Reily A. Oller
Andrea S. Patrucco
Melba V. Pearson
Rachel Perez
Sacha Perez
Albena Petrus Stoyanova
Stephanie M. Pineda
Clive W. Powell
Yuxi Qiu
Md Tauhidur Rahman
Katie E. Rainwater
Daisy Ramirez Ortiz
Robinson Reyes Pena
Melina M. Ribeiro
Bryam A. Ricaurte
Jhon Rios
Amelia Rodriguez
Medardo G. Rosario
Courtney E. Rose
Pooneh Sabouri
FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE
Paulina Saldarriaga
Carlos A. Salgado
Jorge H. San Martin
Ana M. Sardinas
Karina A. Saud
Dorys R. Saxlehner
Eric J. Scarffe
Gaitree Seepersaud
Elisa C. Silva
Ryan N. Smith
Luis D. Soto
Trey Stephens
Nicholas A. Stuhlmuller
Ha H. Ta
Minye Tang
Mackenson Telusma
Aaron L. Thompson
Ximena G. Valdivia
Roniel Vallejo
Mylena Vazquez
Shirley J. Vazquez
Bruce A. Vitor
Lufan Wang
Lafayette Trey Watson
John T. Weaver
Daniel P. Wendt
Pioneer C. Winter
Odette Yero
Saad Abi-Hamad
Luis R. Aguilar
Alliete R. Alfano
Timothy A. Allen
Talina Almonor
Maria I. Alonso
Marie I. Alvarez
Elizabeth A. Alvite
Nataly Amaya
Katrina N. Amie
Jacqueline K. Amorim
Miguel Angel
Jessica Anselm
Ariana M. Arguello
Lyzbeth M. Armenteros
Zahid B. Baccus
Enrique Badia Sosa
Ou Bai
Shantanu Balkundi
Brittany A. Ballinger
Noel C. Barengo
Dairon M. Bayon Chao
Seyad Ebrahim E. Beladi
Benjamin C. Bellas
Fadoua Belmekki
Corey A. Bembry
Shelly R. Bernal
Mark E. Bond
Shanna L. Burke
Victoria L. Burns
Audrey M. Bush
Matthew P. Cacciaguida
Umut Caglar
Lisa N. Cain
Connie C. Caldwell
Ricardo J. Canelon
Christopher I. Cantens
Erika V. Carrillo
Karla D. Carvajal
Yvrose Casimir
Rosanna M. Castro
Howook S. Chang
Srinivasan Chinnapaiyan
Trevor M. Cickovski
Jessica M. Ciminero
Jennifer D. Cortina
Kristian J. Cosculluela
Ivan Cruz
Lillian Daly
Annette L. Davis
Hansel De Haro Maylin
Yesenis De la Paz
Mark F. Del Pezzo
Andrea P. Del Pino
Angela Delgado
Johanna M. Diaz
Kirstie Downs
Melissa Duenas
Aaron D. Dumas
Scott Dure
Jason L. Ehlen
Layla El-Hilu
Jaclyn T. Enriquez
James W. Erwin
Stephen Escudero
Pouyan Esmaeil Zadeh
Carlos A. Espinal Tejada
Stav Fainshmidt
Nicole M. Fava
Vanessa C. Faz
Cora L. Fernandez
Octavia D. Gibbs
Ingelise Giles
Natalia Giordano
Paden R. Goldsmith
Paulo J. Gomes
Carlos A. Gonzalez
Jose O. Gonzalez Martinez
Camila Granados Cifuentes
Justin R. Grant
Kevin J. Grove
Ruben S. Guevara
Tomas R. Guilarte
Manjul Gupta
Alastair R. Harborne
Justin T. Helton
Attila J. Hertelendy
Tory A. Heslop
Nola A. Holness
Kimberly L. Hunter
Catherine M. Huss
Amanda M. Jones
Julie L. Kantor
Vindhya Khare
Amir A. Khoddamzadeh
Yanhao Lai
Desmond N. Leach
Hanyzer M. Lee-Reyes
Felix F. Ley Ramos
George Leyva
Zhenguo Lin
William J. Lisenbee
Shari R. Little
Qingyun Liu
Carla E. Llorca
Maria D. Lopez
Henley Louis-Pierre
Brenda Luna
Todd R. Makse
Pezhman Mardanpour
Celvin A. Marquez
William J. Marquez
Indira B. Martinez
Madeline A. Martinez
Kyle A. Mattes
Dana L. McMakin
Leon O. McNeil Jr.
Patrick D. Meagher
Angela M. Medina
Kelsey Mencia
Tomas D. Mendez Romeo
Lakshmy Menon Narayanankutty
Idris D. Mercer
Clint A. Miller
Alla Mirzoyan
Ahmed S. Mohamed
Leonardo Morilla
Kamora L. Moss
Nicole M. Moya
Sheryl-Ann R. Mullings-Black
Teresa Munecas
Joel K. Murray
Angela M. Nicoletti
Aimee L. Nunez
Mayra A. Ortega
Oscar D. Otero
Yannis P. Papastamatiou
Dawn E. Patrick
Silvia M. Pease
Adrianne N. Perdomo
Michelle Perez
Michelle C. Perez
Sergio Perez Melo
Eduardo R Perez Menendez
Valentina Petre
Tobias Pfutze
Sheikera C. Phillips
Zenaida L. Pirri
Alma M. Pol Rios
Roberto J. Porras
Jeslyn Quintero
Erica Radcliffe-Henry
Rhia T. Rae
Caryl M. Rahn
Tisa A. Ramdial
Jose R. Ramirez
Krystel Ramos
Yunier Ramos Baez
Alan G. Raudez
Kristie M. Reyes
Michelle Rios-Estarellas
Cara A. Rockwell
Amparo Rodriguez
Diamela Rodriguez
Nateli C. Rodriguez
Nuria C. Rodriguez
Vanessa Rodriguez
Patrick A. Roman
Julian D. Romero
Theodore A. Rood
Stacey Ann L. Rubio
Henry J. Rueda Coronel
Juan G. Ruiz Pelaez
Eilyn Sanabria
Jorge L. Sanchez
Tania Santiago Perez
Jorge L. Segredo Perez
Elizabeth M. Selleck
Leslie C. Seminario
Cindy L. Shaw
Yasemin Shirazi
Joseph D. Sinicrope
Natalia Soares Quinete
Paula E. Solorzano
Ilonka M. Sosa
Fabian A. Soto Caro
Sharon L. Spallone
Emily S. Standen
Sarah E. Stumbar
Hemang C. Subramanian
Lisa M. Swinton
Ariana Taglioretti
Ali J. Taja
Sonssire A. Tapanes
Giovanna M. Tello
Kieron Thomas
Ana I. Torres
Rita Trabanco
Ingris Treminio
Elisa M. Trucco
Sonia M. Underwood
Clementina A. Valladares
Ernesto Valladares Quintana
Marcio F. Valle Roque
Jessica L. Vallejo
Arti Vashist
Judy L. Vasquez
Yan Vazquez
Maykel Villavicencio Lopez
Alfred E. Vizcarra
Sharlene T. Weston
Matthew B. Whittaker
Cayce M. Wicks
Kieron D. Williams
Tashaun A. Williams
Jeanine Wooden
Vivian C. Wulff
Jose L. Zambrana
Harry Agosto
Natacha Alonso
Samantha E. Alvarado-Postigo
Atilda M. Alvarido
Nicolas Andre
Cristina M. Arabatzis
Diana O. Arcentales
Atorod Azizinamini
Bonnie J. Bair
Tamara M. Ballestero
Melissa L. Baralt
Heather R. Bermudez
Anna R. Bernardo Bricker
Robert L. Brown
Ferinelys A. Cabrera
Jason H. Calloway
Natalia V. Carmona
Leopoldo Caro
Laura C. Castillo
Ludmilla Champagne
Priscilla Chaves
Min Chen
Jose M. Cruz
Debra L. Davis
Jacqueline Diaz
Anthony S. Dick
Shannon M. Dick
Brenda Y. Dome
Maria Sol Echarren
Kimberly W. English
Susel Escalona Cardoso
Claudia E. Estrada
Eric A. Fenkl
Melissa Fernandez
Beatriz Fernandez Penate
Alia L. Fons-Scheyd
Mark A. Fonseca
Eldred D. Fourie
Yanira M. Freire
Inae Caroline Gadotti
Luis E. Galarza
Alex A. Garcia
Frances M. Garcia
Joanna Garcia
Natalia Garcia
Elizabeth M. Gnagy
Deana Goldin
Susy Gomez
Liana Gonzalez
Ricardo M. Gonzalez
Sandra L. Gonzalez
Vivian F. Gonzalez
Paulo A. Graziano
Andrew R. Greiner
Boyuan Guan
Jessie G. Guevara
Lei Guo
Terry Michael M. Hampton
Jean L. Hannan
Deborah J. Hasson
Ryan J. Heberling
Maria M. Henriquez
Dayans Hernandez Garcia
Gabriela Hoberman
Kevin P. Holmes
Randy C. Horner
Albert L. Hoyt III
El pagnier K. Hudson
Shadrack Joseph
Abuzar Kabir
Alexander J. Kelley
Chuany Kouloukas
William D. Kramer
Manuel Lasaga
Moira L. Lertora
Elise S. Linder
Yuan Liu
Miguel A. Marquez
Jaime Mayoral
Louis S. Melbourne
Alexandra I. Mirabal
Daniel J. Mitan
Ayman A. Morad
Vanessa Morera
Anastasios S. Moysidis
Manuel A. Munoz Repiso
Nancy Napolitano
John P. Nykolaiszyn
Collette M. O’Meally
Wallied Orabi
Wendy X. Ordonez Hurtado
Ulrich Oslender
Larry J. Ousley Jr.
Jesus Padilla
Rodolfo Padron
John R. Parmenter
Wendy Pastrana
Maheba A. Pedroso
Jacqueline M. Pena
Elizabeth A. Perez
Leonardo Piedra
Johaira P. Pilarte
Barbara C. Pita
Virginie Plawecki-Illescas
Leisy Ponce
Maritza C. Poveda
Gladys A. Ramos
FIFTEEN YEARS OF SERVICE
Dileep R. Rao
Valeria D. Raventos
Rodolfo J. Rego
Ronald J. Reyes
Anthony A. Rionda
John P. Rios
Jonathan D. Roberts
Donny Rodriguez
Jessica Rodriguez
Robert C. Rodriguez
Yakeline A. Rodriguez
Niouvi Rojas
Maria S. Rosado
Tamarra Rousseau
Cristobal Ruiz
Grace M. Salgado
Erik L. Salna
Marquita N. Samuels
Wendy Sanchez
Vanessa Sandrino
Maria Fernanda Santacruz
Gretchen H. Scharnagl
Zuny Servello
Arita Sheremeti
Shalini Singh
Luis Tabares
Jamie C. Theobald
Jacqueline A. Thompson
Omar S. Tolbert
Nicholas H. Vagnoni
Claudia E. Varela
Sandeep Varry
Ricardo A. Vengoechea
Edgar R. Vieira
Ludovica Virgile
Braulio Vivo
Wei Wang
Weirui Wang
Patricia Warman
Jeffrey R. Wehr
Jeffrey D. Wells
Kristyn S. Wilczek
Martha B. Wong
Adriana Yndart Arias
2O26 FIU RECOGNITION AWARDS
FIU SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD
Possessed the job knowledge, people skills, motivation, and drive for continuous improvement that provides a level of service excellence that exceeds the expectations of FIU customers and colleagues. They are known for service excellence beyond their mandated job responsibilities. Consistently sought opportunities for collaboration and cross-functional improvements to better serve the university community.
Andrea L. Aguilera
Ryan D. Alfaro
Lynnette F. Alonso-Capote
Patricia M. Amado
Miguel Ambrosino Medina
Jessica Aristizabal
Derek B. Auguste
Magali Autie
Muhammad U. Aziz
Jennifer L. Baker
Thomas R. Barrenechea
Reginald Belizaire
Lazaro J. Benitez Orozco
Julie M. Berg
Sarah I. Bisono-Gonzalez
Jorge J. Blanco
Kathryn F. Bond
Christian Bonet
Rita Brito-Rodriguez
Kathleen A. Bulger
Elena B. Cabrera Menendez
Kaeyla N. Campos
Consuelo A. Cano
Gilda E. Castillo
Sandy S. Chan
Vasilka S. Chergarova
Diana Clavijo
Lara M. Coiro
Ashley D. Cole
Ivonne Cooper
Elizabeth Corradino
Mariela I. Delgado
Sanjay Dhawan
Paul Di Muont
Jacqueline Dipp
Christine M. Dome
Kirstie Downs
Natalie N. Dwarika
Leslie D. Ellzey V
Mylin K. Espinoza
Dawn M. Fagnan
Caridad Fernandez
Lucia I. Fernandez
Mabel Fernandez
Massiel Ferro
Rafael Figueroa
Javier R. Franco
Yanira M. Freire
Andrea Galvis
Catherine D. Garton
Alexius M. Girard
Rafael Gonzalez-Collazo
Teresairis Gonzalez-Serrano
Geordan M. Gottlieb
Boyuan Guan
Maria R. Guarin
Alialy Guillaume
Colette M. Harrington
Dirk F. Hart
Maritza Hurtado Florez
Candice R. Imam
Sharon J. Jackson
Tama Jeanchery
Margarita Kotzer
Sasha N. Lamadrid
Sylvia E. Land
Shaun B. Lannon
Anthony E. Lima
Sachay Liriano
Caridad M. Machado
Shawnda M. Mair
Silvia N. Manrique Tamayo
Luis F. Marin Vera
Alejandro Martinez
Christopher A. Meadows
Melanie M. Medina-Del Pino
Chelsey L. Melendez
Cynthia E. Minguez
Henna Mir
David A. Miranda
Ruth R. Montero
Deborah A. Munecas
Karina A. Ocampo
Nicholas P. Ogle
Aldo A. Ortega Yucra
Cilicia C. Owens
Robert R. Parhizgari
Osdany Perez
Susana Perez
Emily Perrotti
Ana J. Pineda
Lucila J. Pineda
Marianne Pineda
Douglas T. Pitts
Sonia C. Plante
Debra L. Plez
Alma P. Puerto
Demi M. Quin
David M. Ramirez
Zachary A. Ramirez
Ayleen Ramos
Norma H. Ramos
Alexander F. Ravelo
Jennifer E. Reid
Khaleel K. Ricketts
Lindsey N. Ritter
Christian D. Rodriguez
Christopher M. Rodriguez
Lazaro E. Rodriguez
Raquel Rodriguez
Yakeline A. Rodriguez
Natalie Roman
Francesca L. Rosario
Abdulhadi Sahin
Krystal Saleta
Katherine P. Salgado
Jorge H. San Martin
Livia Sanchez
Ana M. Sardinas
Henry C. Sardinas
Ivonne Sarria
Heather Schneller
Bernadette B. Sexton
Maria T. Sierra
Yerlis M. Simarra Nieto
Yulitza Sosa
Daniel Suarez
Ashley B. Taylor
Rashida L. Taylor
Sergio Tena
Aaron L. Thompson
Abraham J. Trewin
Ena R. Urbina
Edgar I. Urena puig
Silvia R. Valdes
Martha L. Vasquez Carranza
Sebastian J. Velasco
Vanessa Villefranche
Iris Vinas
Sharlene T. Weston
Special Thanks:
Catherine A. Arcia
Emma Vitasse
Athletic Training Services
Daniella C. Eiroa
Andre J. Gonzalez
Wilder X. Quezada
AY3 Team
Karla D. Carvajal
Alexius M. Girard
Karla M. Heredia
Grace A. Herrera
Jennifer L. Riccardi
Marquita N. Samuels
Sergio Tena
Maritere Williams
Career Development Team
Anedriana I. Franck
Lourdes A. Gomez
Katherine M. Martin
Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism ManagementMarketing Team
Jefferson P. Mccarthy
Ivonne M. Yee
Custodial Services
Aymee Alfonso Gonzalez
Lesvy I. Baires
Jose R. Bermudez
Reina Berrios
Gloria L. Corredera
Rosa A. Flores
Carlos F. Galindo
Maria I. Garcia
Raul Gonzalez
Sergio R. Grillo
Jesus Grisales
Blanca O. Hernandez
Leidy Leon Herreras
Mariah Lopez
Alexis Pena Llerena
Catherine C. Thomas
Margarita M. Wray
Custodial Services Supervisors
Yamila Alvarez
Alfred Comabella
Mabelly Nino
Yudania Salas Navarro
Department of EconomicsSupport Team
Mariela I. Delgado
Victoria Gonzalez
Events and Operations, Parking and Transportation
Zachary A. Ramirez
Patricia C. Tabares
FIU Foundation Finance Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
Karla J. Alfaro
Isbel M. Basulto
FIU Foundation Team
Karla J. Alfaro
Isbel M. Basulto
Nathalie L. Chavez-Venerio
Ines D. Companioni
Elizabeth Corradino
Yaimara Delgado Soto
Jacqueline Gonzalez
Maria Lorenzo Perez
Madeline A. Martinez
Adrianne N. Perdomo
FIU Law - Admissions and Financial Aid Team
Ariana M. Arguello
Jorge R. Leniv
Alma N. Ocasio
Virginie Plawecki-Illescas
Marc-Anthony G. Roby
Christopher M. Suarez
FIU Law - Registrar’s Office
Almi Rodriguez
Ada M. Rueda
FIU Online - Recruitment Team
Jesus Betancourt
Kelvis Colina Gonzalez
Jasmine J. Garcia-Lee
Teresairis Gonzalez-Serrano
Benjamin M. Messier
Andy Moril
Alexander F. Rioseco
Gaitree Seepersaud
Roger Suarez-Solis
Jenny Suau
Fostering Panther Pride
Christine M. Dome
Ana I. Ramos
Elsa A. Torres
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine - Admissions Team
Cristina M. Arabatzis
Maria Fernanda Barbaran
Christina C. Vazquez
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine - Anatomy Team
Tracy Cassagnol
Ferdinand Gomez
Rakesh Ravikumaran Nair
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine - Medical Library Team
Daisy De La Rosa
Luda Dolinsky
Francisco J. Fajardo
Anthony M. Garcia
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine - Simulation Center Team
Kevin A. Abascal
Adriana M. Bautista
Javier E. Cabrera
Annette L. Davis
Yamileth A. Morales
Tyler B. Ortiz
Emily Perrotti
Emiri Uchiyama
Special Thanks:
Myles A. Covington
Javier A. Fernandez Ortiz
Housing & Residential Experience
Susan M. Caceres
Sandy S. Chan
Ilemis De La Cruz
Jeremiah J. Emiliani-Salois
Andrea Galvis
Sean Gerardino
Maria A. Gonzalez
Roberto Iglesias Jr
Kimberly V. Lainez
Elliana Lopera
Cilicia C. Owens
Ricky R. Sant
Heather Schneller
Lisaidy Turino
Special Thanks:
Rachel Zamora Galvez
Anabel A. Paco-Cano Pereira
Human Resources Service Center
Khadija Z. Badat
Alexander Dauphin
Tonya D. Kirkland
Edward Leao
Micro-Credentials Instructional Design Consultants
Frances M. Garcia
Gracia G. Solis
Office of Medical Education Preclerkship Team
Lletielth R. Aleman
Ana V. Castellano
Alejandra S. Cruz
Kirstie Downs
Natalie N. Dwarika
Jenny Fortun
Eduardo L. Garcia
Francisco J. Gonzalez
Alialy Guillaume
Andrea Medina
Patient Client Access Team
Maria V. Ravelo Avila
Llaremis Rodriguez
Special Thanks:
Giovanni Espinosa
Quality Assurance and Management/Support Team
Jacqueline Cruz
Gladys Diaz
Herminia D. Lezcano
Steven J. Green School of International & Public AffairsHuman Resources Team
Emanuela Alexander-Rolle
Amira Griffin
Shalini Singh
Student Access and SuccessTRIO Team
Timothy A. Dean
Moira L. Lertora
Samantha E. Martin
Student Access Success
Madelaine Barberiz
Emily N. Duarte
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Moira L. Lertora
Yoldine Lormantus
Samantha E. Martin
Ashley J. Pierre
University Graduate School
Brandie D. Course
Nataly E. Garrigo
Sophie B. Loureiro
FIU COMMUNITY AWARD
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Leslie Machin
Ivan J. Melgar
Ashley Mendez
Alla Mirzoyan
Karla Y. Ortega
Rene M. Price
Demi M. Quin
Beatriz M. Sigler
Gabor Financial Solutions
Supported the university’s mission by promoting high quality teaching, state-of-the-art research and creative activity or collaborative engagement with our local and global communities during the past year.
Leif S. Amrhein
Suzanne D. Bagnera
Benjamin C. Bellas
Cheryl D. Donalson
Ali Ebrahimian
Alexis A. Fox
Rebecca Friedman
Nana Aisha Garba
Kirk R. Gastrich
Paulo A. Graziano
Gladys E. Ibanez
Krishnaswamy Jayachandran
John N. Masi
Javier J. Mendoza
Sam Moshaver
Adly Norelus
Daniela R. Radu
Elisa M. Trucco
Emiri Uchiyama
Krisdhal Ugarte-Torre
FIU OPPORTUNITY AWARD
Centers for Student Engagement
Sonya R. Anderson
David D. Bynes
Brittany N. Davis
Tiffany N. Peacock
Jonathan A. Stamp
Special Thanks:
Chery R. Pratas
Promoted FIU’s vision of being a leading urban public research university by contributing outstanding service with a focus on student learning, innovation, and collaboration.
Massiel Ferro
Clotilde M. Picart Laguer
Maikel Right
Career Ready Program Team
Jessica Prado
Joliett Vega-Klucevsek
FIU PRESIDENTIAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
Supported institutional, strategic, and operational excellence by restructuring processes to improve efficiency, productivity and quality; and/or implementing critical programs; receiving recognition from peers in the academic community for excellence in research, scholastic, or creative activities.
Jeronimo Aguiar Bezerra
Lynnette F. Alonso-Capote
Jennifer L. Baker
John D. Buschman
Jessica L. Carde
McLudmer J. Charite
Alialy Guillaume
Julio E. Ibarra
Sherwin P. Jose
Patricia Junquera
Aleksandr Krasnok
Marianne Lamonaca
Anil Misra
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Mahyar Ramezani
Joaklin Raphael
Thomas G. Reio
Tania Santiago Perez
Emiri Uchiyama
Sandeep Varry
Mariana Viera-Navarro
Ronald T. Wabomnor
Construction Trades Program
Emily Gallego
Victoria E. Tomas
Cecilia A. Trainer
John T. Weaver
Quantum & Artificial Intelligence
Research, Innovation, and Skilled-Workforce Excellence
(Q-AI RISE) Team
Leonel E. Lagos
Alexander E. Perez-Pons
Jayesh Soni
Himanshu D. Upadhyay
FIU TORCH AWARD
Exemplified FIU’s institutional values of truth, freedom, respect, responsibility and excellence by exhibiting the highest standards of character and ethical behavior.
Christina M. McGrath Fair
De Etta kay Mills
Sean A. Prospect
Joaklin Raphael
Valeria D. Raventos
Ricky R. Sant
Heidi M. von Harscher
FIU SAFETY & LOSS PREVENTION AWARD
Promoted safety by demonstrating proactive efforts to reduce accidents and promote safety-related initiatives. Reported unsafe work conditions, promoted safe behaviors, a safe environment and a stronger safety culture. They are instrumental in resolving unsafe work conditions and/or safety deficiencies.
William H. Chamberlain
Dale R. Gomez
Lazaro A. Guzman
FIU SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
Promoted FIU’s respect for the environment by providing knowledge, education, and modeling ways to achieve climate preservation as well as capitalize on the economic opportunities of the solutions developed.
Frederick W. Anderson
Ali Ebrahimian
Marianne Pineda
FIU Agroecology Program
Stephany C. Alvarez Ventura
Maruthi Sridhar Balaji Bhaskar
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Mahadev G. Bhat
Krishnaswamy Jayachandran
Amir A. Khoddamzadeh
Barbara Nogueira Souza Costa
Cara A. Rockwell
Kateel G. Shetty
GENERATIONS AHEAD SCHOLARSHIP
Interdisciplinary Global Sustainable Tourism Program Team
John D. Buschman
Amir A. Khoddamzadeh
Carolin Lusby
Sponsored by Gabor Financial Solutions
Exclusive to FIU faculty, staff and their dependents, the Generations Ahead Scholarship recognizes students who have excelled academically and are also making a difference in our communities.
Melanie Alvarez (Lilian C. Martinez)
Diego Avalos Nerey (Alejandro R. Avalos Gonzalez)
Erika A. Carrillo
Caridad B. Coll
IN MEMORIAM
Tracye L. Eades Mickle
Assistant Director, Procurement Card Services Office of the Controller
Dr. Leonard M. Gralnik
Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Dr. Sushil Gupta
Distinguished University Professor, Information Systems and Business Analytics College of Business
Dr. Mario D. Lewis
Assistant Director of Education, Office of Civil Rights Division of Human Resources
Dr. Joyce A. Newman Giger
Professor, Nursing PhD Program
Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr. Sharan D. Ramaswamy
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering College of Engineering & Computing
Pedro Valencia-Polanco
Trainer II, Financial Systems & Support Services Office of the Controller
TOP 50 Public University
FIU is among the TOP 50 best public universities and TOP 100 best national universities, which include both private and public institutions, according to the latest rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.
UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY
#1
Economic & Social Mobility
National Universities
U.S. News & World Report, 2025 & 2026
ACADEMIC VALUE
TOP 10
U.S. Universities Washington Monthly, 2025
TOP 10
Research Expenditure Growth 2012-2022 Carnegie RI Public Universities
(Chronicle of Higher Education analysis of NSF data)
#1 in Florida Wall Street Journal, 2025 & 2026
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
$1.4B
Research Expenditures in the Last Five Years
TOP 50
U.S. Public University
U.S. News & World Report, 2026
TOP 30
U.S. Utility Patents
U.S. Public Universities (National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Owners Association)
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