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FIU SERVICE AND RECOGNITION AWARDS PROGRAM
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Steven V. Moll
Associate Professor Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and Vice Provost Emeritus
WELCOME
El pagnier K. Hudson
Senior Vice President Division of Human Resources
OPENING REMARKS
Jeanette M. Nuñez
Interim 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
EXCERPT FROM RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA
Presented by FIU Department of Theatre
Featuring FIU Theatre Students
Directed by Olivia de Guzman
Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre
CLOSING REMARKS
Jeanette M. Nuñez
Interim President
5Nairobi K. Abrams
Carol Akinmade
Jovanny B. Almonte
Ailyn Alvarez Perez
Christina R. Alves
Mohammadhadi Amini
Leif S. Amrhein
Stephanie M. Aponte
Andrea Arana
Carolina B. Arana
Giulietta T. Ardito Camera
Clinton W. Arhelger
Alicia M. Aron
Nadeem Aslam
Jillian M. Avendano
Ronnie Baez
Madelaine Barberiz
Michel Barroso
Felix J. Belevan
Dulce M. Beltran
Jeremy K. Bennett
Lark A. Bennett
Bruk T. Berhane
Lydia R. Betancourt Space
Janki S. Bhimani
Ricardo D. Blanco
Candice D. Blanfort
Deborah-Ann M. Bodden
Karen D. Bohnsack
Nicholas R. Bonventre
Daniel Brillas
Sherry L. Britton-Susino
Ashley J. Bunnell
Kaeyla N. Campos
Julio C. Capo Jr.
Amanda Cardelle
Andreina C. Cardenas
Elizabeth M. Carrasco Gomez
Ana Cristina Carrodeguas
Beatriz Cassis
Gilda E. Castillo
Francisco N. Castro
Mrinal Chakraborty
Linda M. Chamorro
Michael J. Chao
Qiang Chen
Darlene D. Choy-Yuen
Diana Clavijo
Toshie A. Coke
Ashley D. Cole
David L. Cole
Ivonne Cooper
Monica F. Corbetto
Joerky Corea
Gloria M. Coronel-Couto
Yoana C. Corro
Wim B. Cosyn
Christian L. Cox
Nicole A. Cuadra
Daniel F. Cunningham
Teresita Davis
Ilemis De la Cruz
Oleidys De la Torre
Maritza C. Deas
Giselle A. Del Amo
Cristina T. Del Busto
Manuel A. Delgadillo
Ramon L. Delgado Balmaseda
Yaimara Delgado Soto
Jessica A. Diaz
Victoria J. Diaz
Darryl A. Dickerson
Charles J. Dimitroff
Sandrine Docgne Penlap
Michelle K. Donoso
Yu Du
Lindsay E. Dudley
Joel Duenas Carrillo
Ivan Duranza
Fabian Echenique
Isaura M. Echeveste Briseno
Sarah A. Eliason
Todd M. Ellenberg
Stephanie H. Espinosa
Gregory A. Fabiano
Lucia I. Fernandez
Odette C. Fernandez
Annabella Ferrari
Robert J. Ferrer
Brandon C. Fleureme
Hector L. Fonseca
Michelle A. Foreman
Nicki Fraser
Hansel Frias
Ariel M. Fuentes
Dora G. Galecio
Bladimir Galvez-Prado
Francisco E. Gamundi
Felix A. Garcia
Jorge J. Garcia
Jose L. Garcia
Vanessa M. Garcia
Veronica Garcia
Sebastian J. Garcia Dastugue
Thomas C. Giles
Luna R. Goldberg
Elva Y. Gomez
Adolfo A. Gonzalez
Alexis M. Gonzalez
Elisa R. Gonzalez
Perla J. Gonzalez
Marisol Gonzalez Rodriguez
Antonella V. Grana
Adrienne A. Grudzien
Ana Guerrero
Rossana F. Guetton
Roland G. Harbeson
Erica E. Harris
Jose H. Hemen
Cosmo Hermida
Ludisleivy Hernandez Gonzalez
Oren H. Hertz
Racquel C. Hicks
Nasreen J. Hidmi
Brandon Hirata
Justin T. Horoszko
Monica N. Hoyle
Nan Hu
Bria L. Hudson
Gregory M. Hughley
Emily Ann Issa
Teodoro C. Iturrioz Argimon
Bobbie S. Janjua
Madison R. Jimenez
Patricia Junquera
Gabriel E. Kamener
Kevin Kendrick
Ethan A. Kolek
Mellissa T. Komninakis
Jeffrey G. Konin
Margarita Kotzer
Nyklaus A. Kuntz
Elwood Kwong-Lam
Rita P. La Rosa
Gerald M. Laporte
Travis M. Lavoi
Ruh Keea K. Leconte
Daniel A. Lederman
Jae Hoon Lee
Shewonda Leger
William A. Leonard
Joan M. Lieuw
Yaobin Liu
Camilo Londono Sanchez
Elliana Lopera
Sophie B. Loureiro
Danny Ma
Miguel A. Manteiga
Gabriel E. Marchisio Jr.
Gladys Marrero
Christopher Martinez
Miladys V. Martinez Palacios
Catherine M. Mas
Bradley P. Matthews
Mireya I. Mayor
Pablo I. Menvielle
Julissa M. Mercado
Daniel A. Merida
Amy L. Miller
Amira O. Mohammed
Brendan P. Monroe
Carolina I. Morales
Dalismar A. Morales-Morales
Demi M. Moro
Ana M. Munoz
Avi C. Nagin
Adel Nefzi
Ambreen Nisar
Gabriel J. Odom
Mirelkys M. Oliva Arias
Frances N. Orquera
Erick M. Pacheco
Patricia E. Parodi Ocampo
Allan A. Pasos
Steven D. Patterson
Sumit Paudyal
Tanaji Paul
Maria I. Paz Chil
June Penciu
Connie A. Penczak
Dalia M. Perez
Jonathan M. Perez
Regina V. Perez
Sandra Perez
Stefanie Perez
Yasenka V. Peterson
Sergio Pisano
Elizabeth Ponce De Junco
Samuel C. Poon
Vladimir A. Pozdin
Jennifer D. Printz
David A. Provost
Marina I. Pruna
Jordan Pulido
Jordan E. Quintana
Carla Rabassa
Ivan Ramirez
Roman J. Ramirez
Lourdes M. Ranero
Angela C. Reaves
Genevieve Reid
Karla D. Rivera Caceres
Amanda L. Rodriguez
Pablo J. Rodriguez
Paloma P. Rodriguez
Paola Tatiana T. Rodriguez
Raquel Rodriguez
Maria J. Rodriguez Mora
Yanier Rodriguez Perez
Florent Rouxelin
Barbara Y. Ruiz
Kyle S. Russell
John P. Sabatier
Ibrahim E. Sakkab
Israel A. Salazar Jr.
Rochelle J. Sanchez
Carla V. Santos
Mina Saremi
Joshua S. Sattler
Edward B. Schworn Jr.
Thomas Scicluna
Elena Sebekos
Stephen D. Secules
Rafael Serrano Garcia
Asfa Siddiqui
Khadija S. Skhir
Ilaset M. Socas
Yulitza Sosa
Graham T. Spenceley
Charles E. Strouse
Jocelyn Talavera
Jocelyn Tamarit
Mark A. Tamucci
Elizabeth D. Taveras
Elizabeth A. Terry-Roisin
Mark N. Thibodeau
Amanda L. Thomas
Brittany W. Thomason
Yoban Torres
Devon L. Tower
Kevin Ugaz
Marlen Urquiza
Lilian V. Valadares Tose
Ana M. Valdes
Vanessa Valdes
Audra V. Valines
Melissa Vasallo
Michael C. Vega
Thiruselvam Viswanathan
Riley M. Waggle
Maria R. Walker
Cherise K. Watson
Elizabeth R. Whitman
Julia K. Wong
Xugang Xia
Mohamed Yacoub
Ivonne M. Yee
Mara Zapata
Kristen M. Zgoba
Tingting Zhang
Hongxia Zhou
1O
Anthony Abrahao
Hipolito V. Acosta
Andrea S. Adelman
Jessica L. Adler
Manira A. Ahmed
Aslihan Akkaya
Kemal Akkaya
Isabel Alfonsin Vittoria
Susannah B. Ali
Ariel Alvarez Escalona
Sandhya Appunni
Ashley M. Ares
Nicole A. Attong
Christopher J. Baraloto
Danay Barata
Alexander D. Barder
Thomas R. Barrenechea
Luis G. Batista
Kacee L. Belcher
Rocio Benabentos
Eli Beracha
Jesus Betancourt
Frederic D. Bonneau
Brady J. Booton
Todd L. Bothel
Karla V. Bravo
Odelvis Brito Acosta
Keena B. Brown
Adam Brynes
Brooke R. Buckman
Michael J. Cal
Jose R. Candelaria
Jorge L. Cao
Christopher B. Carbot
Roberto J. Castellon
Nidia Castillo
Anaberly Chaviano
Michael Cheng
Vasilka S. Chergarova
Daisy J. Chiong Delgado
Nicholas A. Chung
Maria E. Cisnero James
Erika A. Cobiella
Brittany L. Conner
Carlos Correa Algarin
Anthony J. Cosio
Christina Y. Covoletski
Nina M. Crutchfield
Fernando L. Cruz
Eric J. Davis
Matthew J. Degennaro
Melissa S. Del Castillo
Jose C. Del Rosario
Victor A. Delgado
Felix A. Diaz
Jorge L. Diaz
Odalys Diaz
Steven M. Diaz
Genesis Dieguez
Yan Ding
Susan M. Dunn
Jennifer Echevarria
Nazira El-Hage
Niloufar Espandiari
Gerardo Espinosa Jr.
Travis L. Evans
Jermaine Felix
Mark A. Finlayson
Margaret J. Floryan
Ashley Fornaris
Alexis F. Fox
Emmanuel L. Franco
Alexander Franco Hernandez
Maria A. Galleguillo
Sue A. Ganske
Giselle V. Garces
Daylen Garcia
Stephanie J. Garcia
Sean Gerardino
Melanie C. Gomez
Eric M. Gormley
Ravi Krishna P. Gudavalli
Wendy L. Guess
Kathleen J. Guy
Eliana Guzman
Kellen R. Hassell
Adonis Hernandez
Daniela Hernandez
Ileana D. Hernandez
Jessica R. Herrera
Karina M. Hidalgo Chung
Kirkward Houston Jr.
Gladys E. Ibanez
Aileen Izquierdo
Shivanni P. Jagessar
Stanislav Jansta
Sheila Jenkins Boone
Laura Jimenez
Kimberly Justin
Martin E. Kupferman
Melissa Lago
Qing Lai
Seung Jae Lee
Sara-Michelle Lemus
Erika M. Leon
Robert Levine
Andre M. Lightbourn
Sachay Liriano
Eric S. Lob
Paula S. Lopez
Yusimay Lorenzo Gonzalez
Yuriy Maltsev
Madeleine Manzano Barrera
Luis A. Marquis
Gwendolyn H. Marshall
Ramces L. Marsilli
Katherine M. Martin
Maria T. Martinez
Rebeca C. Martinez
Reynaldo O. Martinez II
Aaron T. Mattfeld
Richard A. McKinley
Susanne Medina Mueller
Linda L. Menage
Roneet G. Merkin
Carlos M. Meza
Henna Mir
Jose A. Miranda
Juana Maria Montero Bernaldez
Claudia E. Morales
Gabriela Morales
Mario Morera
Holly A. Morganelli
Christie Murata
Arden Napier
Joselyn Naranjo
Andrew G. Naylor
Natasha N. Neckles
John G. Oates
Chiara M. Obregon
Nicholas J. Oehm
Virama Oller
Angelmar Ortega
Beatrice Ortiz
Henry Pagan
Lissette L. Pedraza
Nadia A. Pelegri Ramos
Christina M. Perez
Raquel E. Perez
Mark S. Pidbirny
Douglas T. Pitts
Peter Polak
Nipesh Pradhananga
Sean A. Prospect
Joshua A. Pruna
Blanca Puebla
Viraj Raut
Ricardo R. Read
Paul R. Reillo
Rachel A. Ritchie
Ana L. Rodriguez
Antonio Rodriguez
Christian D. Rodriguez
Isabel Rodriguez
Samuel Rodriguez
Abel Rodriguez Dicks
Murphy Rodriguez Martinez
Myosotys Rodriguez Martinez
Alyson G. Rood
Melissa N. Rosado
Kelley F. Rowan
Angel M. Ruiz
Raul Ruiz
Juliette S. Saint Louis
Ronald J. Salazar
Krystal Saleta
Rosemary San Nicolas
Carrie C. Sanchez
Jennifer Santos
Rolando O. Santos Corujo
Alexandria D. Schaefer
Nicole K. Schatz
Martha E. Schoolman
Eric Selva
Sydney B. Sheran Jr.
Eva Shvedova
Melissa Silveira
Eric Simon
Mark P. Stephens
Jaclyn L. Tanenbaum
Atoussa H. Tehrani
Chrystian S. Tejedor
Rita A. Teutonico
Rohan L. Thompson
Rhona Trauvitch
Adrian O. Triana
Selcuk Uluagac
Yogeswaran Umasankar
Hoshang J. Unwalla
Brian R. Van Hook
Patrick J. Vandenabeele
Victoria M. Villa
Janet A. Waterfield
Natasha G. Wedderburn
Miriam F. Weismann
Jennifer A. Williams
Sunanda S. Wunnava
Scott T. Yogodzinski
Jose Zubimendi
Joann C. Adkins
Scarlett M. Aldana-Bosch
Yuriana Alvarez
Daniel M. Bagner
Dana M. Baker
Elena M. Bastida
Carlos A. Becerra
Stephanie M. Bello
Staci D. Bernhard
Surfraz A. Bhanji
Jefry Biehler
Stephanie Bloise
Susana G. Brumfield
Charles P. Buscemi
Gabriel M. Casanova
Silvia R. Castaneda
Grettel Castro
Jessica I. Castro
Henry K. Cheng
Harold E. Clayton
Lowell B. Cooper III
Elizabeth Corradino
Debra L. Dean
Leira Dearriba Hernand
Hai Deng
Marleny Diaz-Gonzalez
Asia A. Eaton
Francisco J. Fajardo
Janelle M. Fernandez
Luis Fernandez Lopez
Lewis A. Feron Jr.
Arlietys Ferrer
Robb T. Galiano
Bianca Garcia
Jenna M. Gibbs
Michael P. Gillespie
Isabel Gispert Angulo
Carlos A. Gonzalez Gonzalez
Eliset Gonzalez Morales
Luisa Gonzalez Muniz
Julian F. Gottlieb
Darren R. Gregory
Maria D. Guiribitey
Jennifer C. Halpern
Henry Henao
Elaine M. Hodge
Jose Hurtado Londono
Gabriela M. Icabalceta
Maria D. Ilcheva
Christina A. Jardim
Kenneth A. Jessell
Haiyan Jiang
Christopher M. Jimenez
Cheryl A. Johnson
Grethel Julbe Crespo
Marcia E. Kravec
Joy B. Kross
Sophia Lacroix
Valentina B. Lee
Joseph Lichter
Mary Lopez
Pedro F. Lopez
Juan M. Lozano Leon
Karla G. Maria
Cora E. Martinez
Herve-Serge Menyonga
Stephanie Mitjans-Sardinas
Jorge C. Mora
Natassia Morales
Alexander N. Morozov
Ingrid P. Moss
Vicente H. Munoz
Michael A. Paez
Evonne K. Palomino
Aleena A. Parbtani
Robert R. Parhizgari
David J. Park
Deepika Paryani
Maureen C. Pelham
Jeremy W. Pettit
Lucila J. Pineda
Maria A. Pineda
Raul Ponzoa
Gang Quan
Andrea J. Queeley
Sharan D. Ramaswamy
Daniel A. Ramirez
Joaklin Raphael
Almi Rodriguez
Idania Rodriguez
Maria Del Carmen Rojas
Mark A. Roldan
FIFTEEN YEARS OF SERVICE
Odalys Romero
Eugenio M. Rothe
Ayssa Roza
Jay D. Sandhouse
Craig L. Sawyer
David H. Snider Jr.
Thomas Spiegelhalter
Kuanchanok Tackoor
Carlos Talledo
Gustavo Taylor
Franco A. Tobias
Alejandro Toribio
John W. Uribe
Damaris V. Valdes
Jose M. Vargas
Pablo J. Vega
Eugene S. Ward
Melody A. Willoughby
Changwon Yoo
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Jennifer A. Abeloff
Nasar U. Ahmed
Karla J. Alfaro
Yelenia Almarales
Jesus M. Angrino
Karen S. Baer
Wei Yu Bao
Manuel A. Barbieri
Carmen Baute
Michael E. Brown
Edward F. Brozic
Chongsheng Cao
Karlene C. Cousins
Zheng Cui
Shlomi Dinar
Gloria J. Dingeldein
David W. Dolata
Clement M. Fatovic
Quentin W. Felty
Brian J. Friedman
Jose M. Gabilondo
Joel Galand
Sukumar Ganapati
Daniel Gann
Ruben Garrote
Anuradha Godavarty
Gerardo Gonzalez
Geordan M. Gottlieb
Christopher A. Grayson
Rob T. Guerette
Nicolae Harsanyi
Nathan J.Hiller
Wing S.Ho
Oscar A. Irigoyen
Talel Issa
Ana M. Jimenez
Regnier A. Jurado
Michael R. Klotz
Jacek J. Kolasinski
Tatiana P. Kostadinova
Phyllis D. Kotey
Solange P. Kouemou
Yasmin Larocca
Wei-Chiang Lin
Joanna L. Lindsay
Marcia E. Littley
Anna G. Luszczynska
Maria J. Madriz
Saghira M. Martin
Michael Martinez
Bruce R. Mc Cord
Ahnjayla L. Meeks
Assefa M. Melesse
Eduardo Merille
Eric T. Messersmith
Jonathan M. Mogul
Enrique M. Obando
Sandra Ocampo Ciak
Luz A. Oliveros
Michelle L. Palacio
Rosa Parrilla
Amy R. Paul Ward
Vukosava Pekovic
Srinivas Popuri
Ayleen Ramos
Raju Rangaswami
Jennifer L. Restrepo
TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE
Carolyn J. Robertson
Monica M. Rodrigo
Andre E. Rodrigues
Lynda R. Rodriguez
Mark D. Rossi
Seyedmasoud Sadjadi
Sabrina Sales Martinez
Vincent Sanchez
Janey Q. Sardinas
Kenneth R. Setzer
Vickie Soto
Ju Sun
Vanessa Y. Vazquez
Michael Vitenson
Xiaotang Wang
Kiriake K. Xerohemona
Mirroslav T. Yotov
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TWENTY FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE
Mabel D. Abreu
William T. Anderson
Charles K. Andrews
Astrid Arraras
Lazaro Arriola
David I. Assee
Dan B. Bentley Baker
Idorys Calvo
Julissa A. Castellanos
Ciro L. Castro
Andres A. Centeno
Saulai L. Chan
Damien M. Cooke
Mario R. De la Rosa
Mirta G. De Leon
Dolores Dominguez
Denise L. Duhamel
Gerardo Espinosa
Diana Firvida-Oliva
Kemal Gekic
Julia D. Gonzalez
Xudong He
Pierre V. Lysius
Debra A. Manning
Felix E. Martin
Anthony J. McGoron
Ana M. Moreyra
Dwight N. Nimblett
Alberto Oria
Patricia Pereira-Pujol
Clifford R. Perry
Cerenita V. Peters
Mercedes M. Ponce
Teresa L. Ponte
David F. Roelant
Silvana Rogelis
Ada M. Rueda
Mark J. Salemi
Misak M. Sargsian
Michelle A. Soto
Neptune Srimal
Francisco Torres
Martha J. Torres
Eva M. Vergara
Donna M. Weir
Jill C. Weiss
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THIRTY YEARS OF SERVICE
Alma R. Abdel-Moty
Sebastian A. Arcos
Armando B. Barreto
Mahadev G. Bhat
Joann L. Brown
Jude M. Cobham
Mary A. Gonzalez
Victor Martinez
Mabel Morales
Diann R. Newman
Valerie L. Patterson
Martha Pelaez-Nogueras
Thomas R. Pitzer
Barbra A. Roller
Donald D. Roomes
Caroline E. Simpson
John A. Stuart
James M. Sutton
Patricia C. Tabares
Kimberly A. Taylor
Beatriz B. Villa
Heidi M. Von Harscher
Clark M. Wheatley
THIRTY FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE
Sara Baker
Joel R. Barber
Ana T. Carazo-Johanning
Maria Castrillon
Donald D. Corbitt
Milagros P. Delgado
John L. Dufresne
Eduardo Fojo
Douglas F. Hasty
Wenlue C. Huang
Cem C. Karayalcin
Marielourdes Merisier
Lazaro E. Rodriguez
Enrique Villamor
James R. Wassenaar
Mehmet S. Yavas
TO THE INCREDIBLE FIU FACULTY AND STAFF—your dedication and passion have propelled us to a Top 50 ranking, a true reflection of our culture of excellence.
FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE
Marguerite Cooke William
Krishnan Dandapani
Tometro Hopkins
Nagarajan Prabakar
Maria T. Reyes
IT’S NOT A MILESTONE, IT’S WHO WE ARE. Thank you for your hard work and unwavering commitment to our students
and community!
2O24 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
Lynnette F. Alonso-Capote
Patricia M . Amado
Samantha P. Baca
Isbel M. Basulto
Corey A. Bembry
Prasad B. Bhoite
Consuelo A. Cano
Yesenia Capi
Gilda E. Castillo
Vasilka S. Chergarova
Daisy J. Chiong Delgado
Ashley D. Cole
David L. Cole
Kaleena M. Czaykowsky
Atria De la Cruz Montejo
Yesenis De La Paz
Mariela I. Delgado
Mylin K. Espinoza
David D. Fernandez
Raquel C. Fernandez
Trudy Fernandez
Rafael Figueroa
Erick J. Florian
Tiffany A. Forsberg
Marija Forster
Latonya S. Francis
Javier R. Franco
Yanira M. Freire
Tricia J. Galiano
Brianna Gallegos
Kirk R. Gastrich
Alexius M. Girard
Helen C. Gonzalez
Jacqueline Gonzalez
Teresairis Gonzalez-Serrano
Andrea E. Green
Aireivid Greenberg
Daniel A. Guzman
Nathaniel Haddock
Jose H. Hemen
Jessica R. Herrera
Kirkward Houston Jr
Candice R. Imam
Sharon J. Jackson
Christina A. Jardim
Kyla A. Justin
Kevin Kendrick
Emmet M. Kiliddjian
Marta A. Lee
Michelle Lopez
Shawnda M. Mair
Mia E. Malloy
Adele J. Mann
Silvia N. Manrique Tamayo
Luis F. Marin Vera
Marshal A. Maurice
Tomas Menendez
Cynthia E. Minguez
David A. Miranda
Andy Moril
Deborah A. Munecas
Khadijah M. Norelus
Aldo A. Ortega Yucra
Miguel Pachon
Jacqueline M. Pena
Maria A. Pineda
Douglas T. Pitts
Deidre G. Portela
David M. Ramirez
Eva M. Ramirez
Charlotte M. Raynaud
Maikel J. Right
Natalie Roman
Dianne Roque-Espinales
Francesca L. Rosario
Jorge G. Salas
Livia Sanchez
Janey Q. Sardinas
Ilaset M. Socas
Ryan P. Starling
Jessica D. Szmuler
Alexa S. Tabares
Patricia C. Tabares
Christopher M. Townsend
Abraham J. Trewin
Laura M. Ucros
Anthony A. Ulloa
Jessica L. Vallejo
Shirley J. Vazquez
Riley M. Waggle
Carvel W. Wallace
Denise B. Ward
Central Reservations Office (CRO)
Vanessa Alvarez
Julia A. Cancino
Sahyli Guevara
Merary D. Nieves
David H. Snider Jr.
Vanessa Y. Vazquez
Special Thanks:
Juliana A. Buttigieg-Matute
Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management Event Team
Candice R. Imam
Yulitza Sosa
Compensation Administration
Kamora L. Moss
Paola Tatiana Rodriguez
Department of Theatre - Faculty, Staff and Administration
Keena B. Brown
Tyler B. Correa
Rebecca J. Covey
Jessica A. Diaz
Robert J. Duncan
Robert B. Dundas
Anthony S. Galaska
Christopher S. Goslin
Geordan M. Gottlieb
Melvin P. Huffnagle
Jennifer R. Ivey
Ida Judith Litt Pine
Ivan R. Lopez
Javier J. Mendoza
Daniel J. Mitan
Joel K. Murray
Justin Packard
Marina C. Pareja
Lesley-Ann Timlick
Karen S. Veloz
Michael P. Yawney
Special Thanks:
Olivia De Guzman
Jeff D. Burleson
Disability Resource Center
Rogihanne F. Avin
Stephanie M. Bello
Carrie A. Coppellotti
Yesenis De La Paz
Maria Jose Grogg
Kimberly L. Hunter
Joanna L. Lindsay
Stephen P. Loynaz
Amanda L. Niguidula
Ashley D. Pozos Romero
Laura B. Rodriguez Morejon
Martha B. Wong
Engineering Information Center (EIC)
Natacha Cesar
Humberto Diaz
Sebastian E. Guinot
Claudia B. Larramendi Ferras
Henry Pagan
Ilaset M. Socas
FIU Online People (HR) Team
Linda E. Blanco Bonilla
Katherine S. Lacayo
FIU Online Salesforce Team
Mohsin U. Khaja
Anthony W. Piaia
Ivan K. Rodriguez
FIU Police Department (FIUPD) Accreditation Team
Logan B. Castellano
Annabelle V. Colon
Alexis F. Fox
George A. Guzman
Kristin E. Imel
Miguel A. Manteiga
James A. Mesidor
Lance Monaco
Quentin A. Powell
Jose R. Ramirez
Samuel Rodriguez
Zuny Servello
Ralph D. Torres
FIU Police Department (FIUPD) Special Events Unit
Racquel C. Hicks
Paul A. Masforroll
FIU TRIO Programs/Student Access & Success
Jeannette Cruz
Timothy A. Dean
Veritza Kostovski
Moira L. Lertora
Samantha E. Martin
Ana I. Ramos
Tiffani M. Tallon
Global Strategic Communications (GSC) Creative Track Master’s Program / Miami Ad School
Partnership
Grizelle De Los Reyes
Meira A. Langsam
Global Strategic Communications (GSC) Team
Heather R. Bermudez
Aileen Izquierdo
HR Relations Team
Ashley M. Ares
Thalia Centeno
Trudy Fernandez
Library Digital Collections Center
Rebecca J. Bakker
Katie L. Coldiron
Veronica A. Gonzalez
Kelley F. Rowan
Ivy Torres Morales
Marketing & Communications and Editorial Services Teams (Campaign Planning and Communications)
Nina Q. Rose
Kenneth R. Setzer
Special Thanks:
Daniel A. Chavez Salgado
Adriana Garcia
Stephanie P. Rubin
Samantha E. Vargas
FIU COMMUNITY AWARD
Parking and Transportation Events Team
Zachary A. Ramirez
Patricia C. Tabares
Replacement Check Enhancement Project
Luis R. Aguilar
Karla J. Alfaro
Elizabeth M. Carrasco Gomez
Paule L. Champagne
Elizabeth Corradino
David A. Correa
Liza Del Campo
Richard Del Forn
Karina L. Delgado
Yelena Diaz
Larisa Goldberg
Jacqueline Gonzalez
Patricia M. Gunn
Gloria A. Guzman
Marie J. Lambert
Madeline A. Martinez
Ana M. Martinez Garcia
Eva M. Ramirez
School of Architecture and Department of Art + Art History Academic Advisors
Cory A. Fairfield
Lauren M. Gentile
Ruth R. Montero
Maida Purdy
Student Health and Wellness
Marketing
Oscar D. Hernandez
Wendy X. Ordonez Hurtado
Sponsored by 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. This award is being sponsored by Gabor Financial Solutions.
Tori J. Arpad-Cotta
Krishnaswamy Jayachandran
Alexander J. Kelley
Anindya Kundu
Mihaela Plugarasu
Evangelia M. Prevolis
Cayce M. Wicks
Global Sales Center
Nicolo Alaimo
Rafael Soltero Venegas
FIU OPPORTUNITY AWARD
Simulation Teaching and Research (STAR) Center North Team
Kinte Dolceme
Alexandre G. Torre
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.
Emily Burtt Moira L. Lertora
Martha B. Wong
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
Marcelo Bigliassi
Elizabeth D. Cramer
Ana V. Fernandez
Marija Forster
Ciprian G S. Gal
Drew S. Golburgh
Bria L. Hudson
Julio E. Ibarra
Alexander J. Kelley
Margie Leonard
Erynn M. Millard
Nancy L. Richmond
Ginelle E. Rosenberg
Vicenta M. Shepard
Mariana Viera-Navarro
FIU TORCH AWARD
Catalog and Curriculum Excellence Crew
Carolina Z. Aquino
Dulce M. Beltran
Laura E. Creel
German M. Cruz
Jose C. del Rosario
Alexis M. Gonzalez
Susan P. Himburg
Jessica M. Moro
Daniel A. Ramirez
Jennifer L. Restrepo
Dr. Diana Azzam’s Research and Communications Team
Arlet Maria Acanda De La Rocha
Diana J. Azzam
Ebony R. Coats
Jennifer L. Dziedzic
Stephanie M. Rendon
FIU Online Leadership Team
Gabriela M. Icabalceta
Robert R. Parhizgari
Raquel E. Perez
Evangelia M. Prevolis
Amber R. Webber
Technology Innovation Hub: Applied Robotics and Artificial Intelligence – Applied Research Center Team
Anthony Abrahao
Santosh Joshi
Leonel E. Lagos
Clint A. Miller
Walter A. Quintero
Jayesh Soni
Mackenson Telusma
Himanshu D. Upadhyay
Exemplified FIU’s institutional values of truth, freedom, respect, responsibility and excellence by exhibiting the highest standards of character and ethical behavior.
Teresairis Gonzalez-Serrano
Clotilde M. Picart Laguer
Ana J. Pineda
Joaklin Raphael
FIU SAFETY & LOSS PREVENTION AWARD
Joliett Vega-Klucevsek
Amber R. Webber
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.
Rafael A. Alvarez
Central Reservations Office (CRO)
Vanessa Alvarez
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Julia A. Cancino
Sahyli Guevara
Merary D. Nieves
Vanessa Y. Vazquez
FIU SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
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Special Thanks:
Juliana A. Buttigieg-Matute
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.
John D. Buschman
Amir A. Khoddamzadeh Florent Rouxelin
GENERATIONS AHEAD SCHOLARSHIP Sponsored
by Gabor Financial Solutions
Exclusive to FIU faculty, staff and their dependents, the Generations Ahead Scholarship recognize students who have excelled academically and are also making a difference in our communities. These scholarships are sponsored by Gabor Financial Solutions.
Arisha Abid (Hafiz Abid Mahmood Malik)
Ashley Bouza (Juan Carlos Bouza)
Marcelo O. Ertorteguy
Arianna S. Garcia Morella
IN MEMORIAM
Jude M. Cobham
Library Manager, Access Services
Library Operations
Amanda M. Condis
Financial Aid Officer II, Office of Financial Aid Enrollment Services
Walter A. Conklin
Lab Manager II, International Hurricane Center Office of Research and Economic Development
Lazaro L. De Armas
Locksmith I, Housing Facilities Division of Academic and Student Affairs
Richard C. Penz
Plumber, Facilities Maintenance BBC Facilities Management
Lynne F. Richard
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Evgeny A. Zemskov
Associate Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
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Research Expenditures in the Last Five Years
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Research Expenditure Growth 2012-2022 Carnegie RI Public Universities (Chronicle of Higher Education analysis of NSF data)
TOP 20
U.S. Utility Patents U.S. Public Universities (National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Owners Association)
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