Top 100 America's Best Employers. Thanks to you!
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Service and Recognition Awards Ceremony
March 4, 2016
Top 100 America's Best Employers.
Thanks to you!
FIU has been named one of “America’s Best Employers” by Forbes.
FIU is ranked third among the 19 Florida-based employers recognized, and ninth in the education category. On the overall list of 500 employers, FIU is ranked 64th.
“Forbes recognizes the commitment to learning excellence by our faculty and staff, who understand their responsibility to our students and community,” said FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg.
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MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES Felecia Vines-Townsend Director, Business Services
WELCOMEDr. Jaffus Hardrick
Vice President, Division of Human Resources Vice Provost, Student Access and Success
OCCASIONPresident Mark B. Rosenberg
PRESENTATION OF FIU SERVICE RECOGNITION5 Years 10 Years 15 Years 20 Years 25 Years 30 Years 35 Years 40 Years Retirees
PRESENTATION OF FIU RECOGNITION AWARDSFIU Torch Award
FIU Opportunity Award FIU Community AwardFIU Sustainability Award
FIU Service Excellence AwardPresident’s Access & Equity Award
Presidential Excellence Award
CLOSING REMARKS President Mark B. Rosenberg
IN MEMORIAMChristine Dalton
Instructor, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Analise DlugaschCoordinator, University Advancement
Luis S. IzolaLecturer, College of Engineering
and Computing
Phillip L. MarcusProfessor, College of Arts, Sciences &
Education
Carlos M. OrtaEngineer II, College of Arts, Sciences
& Education
Robert RatnerInstructor, College of Arts, Sciences
& Education
Ralph F. BuckleyProfessor, College of Arts, Sciences
& Education11FIU Service and Recognition Awards Ceremony 2016
Rene A AcostaNelson L AdamsJoAnn C AdkinsHarry Agosto
Alexander AgoulnikIrina AgoulnikDaniela V AguadoMarisela Agudelo
Fabian AlcantaraScarlett M AldanaSandra K AllenClaudia E Alvarez
Gabriela M AlvarezYuriana AlvarezElizabeth P AndersonSungu Armagan
Victor M ArroligaLuis E ArroyoVenkata S AtluriMaegan M Azpiazu
Daniel M BagnerDana M BakerAnan BakirDiana M Barratt
Elena M BastidaCarlos A BecerraStephanie M BelloHeather R Bermudez
Jose Grullon Gang Quan Yuepeng Li Maegan Azpiazu Georg Petroianu Kenneth JessellDaniela Aguado Fred Schild Natassia Martinez
5years
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David Park David Pita
Jairo Ledesma
Joaklin Raphael
Ludmilla Etienne
Josiah Bradley
Dietrich Lorke
Marcia Kravec Odalys Perez Ayana Wilson
Staci D BernhardYerko A Berrocal ClaroSurfraz A BhanjiJefry Biehler
Eric J Bishop-Von WettbergKristin L Bishop-Von WettbergLaura E BoudonFrederick J Bouma
Josiah S BradleyDavid R BrownRobert L BrownMarisa S Browne
Teresita L BrunkenCharles P BuscemiRobin H CaseSilvia R Castaneda
Danilo A CastilloLaura C CastilloGrettel CastroJessica I Castro
Henry K ChengHarold E ClaytonBrenda C CodalloErika K Coles
Lowell B Cooper IIIMarta L CuellarLauren M CurbeloNicholas A Custer
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Jocelyn Tejeda Martiza Poveda Harry Agosto Rosa Garcia Grace Jutan
Beatrice DardompreNatasha S Davila-
BruguerasDebra L Dean
Leira Dearriba HernandAndres DelgadoHai DengAlok Deoraj
Guido A DiazJacqueline DiazMark A DiazMarleny Diaz-Gonzalez
Paul J DodsonHenry A DominguezJennifer A DominguezMaria C Donoso
Vadym DrozdAlexandra R DuttonAsia A EatonLudmilla Etienne
Kenneth J FeeleyVeretas E FernandesJanelle M FernandezMariela D Fernandez
Steven J FernandezLuis Fernandez LopezLewis A Feron JrArlietys Ferrer
Luis Tavera
Janelle Fernandez
Jessica Rodriguez
Juan LozanoHenry Cheng
5years
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FIU Service and Recognition Awards Ceremony 20164
Juan Ruiz Maria Parrilla William Gonzalez
Gabriela R FonsecaJenny FortunAshley I FrancoisAngelique Ortega Fridman
Robb T GalianoAli Marie GalindoXimena GallegosJairo Galvis
Adis E GarciaBianca GarciaRosa V GarciaElizabeth S Garland
Denise Gaskins-McDonald
Jenna M GibbsMichael P Gillespie
Paula F GillespieIsabel Gispert AnguloHeath L GlickElizabeth M Gnagy
Claudia J GonzalezWilliam R GonzalezEliset Gonzalez MoralesIsabel F Gonzalez Sanchez
Julian F GottliebKatherine GrauPaulo A GrazianoDarren R Gregory
Thelma Robles Sharan RamaswamyElizabeth Metzger
Heath GlickShirlyon McWhorter
Orlando Hernandez
Elaine Hodge
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Odalys Romero
Mariela Fernandez
Ayleen Ramos
Pedro Suarez Joy Kross Gabriela Hoberman
Susana Guerra
Ingrid Moss
Alok Deorj Veretas Fernandes
Andrew R GreinerJose F GrullonSusana M GuerraVirginia N Guerrero
Jessie G GuevaraMaria D GuiribiteyPatrick J HaizlipJennifer C Halpern
JuanJuan HanGia G HawkinsHenry HenaoLynn N Hendricks
Orlando G HernandezGabriela HobermanElaine M HodgeJohanna A Hodgson
Cheryl L HolderCecile H HouryMelissa M HowardEl pagnier K Hudson
Maria D IlchevaChristina A JardimBenjamin P JarrellGracita Jean
Kenneth A JessellHaiyan JiangCheryl A JohnsonAngeline Joseph
5years
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Scarlett Aldana-Bosch
Laura Boudon
Grethel Julbe CrespoHector JuncoGrace M JutanElena Kaftanovskaya
Marcia E KravecJoy B KrossSophia LacroixPaul D Landrum
Jairo R LedesmaRoger LedesmaValentina B LeeJessica A Lettsome
Chak S LeungYuepeng LiJoseph LichterRoy Liu Marques
Jeanette M LopezJuan J LopezMary LopezNiurka S Lopez
Pedro F LopezDietrich LorkeJuan M Lozano LeonDebra H Lundy
Kenneth M ManuelKarla G MariaMiguel A MarquezCora E Martinez
Darren GregoryNery Suarez
Diana Barratt
Mary Lopez
Eric von Wettberg
Jacqueline Diaz
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Steven FernandezCarlos Varona
Juanjuan Han
Cecile Houry Gabriela FonsecaKatherine Grau
El pagnier Hudson Ayssa Roza Juan Lopez
Jonathan Sussman
Glenda Scott
Elena M MartinezNatassia MartinezOrbelina MayeaShirlyon J McWhorter
Maria L MejiaGrisel MenendezElizabeth C MetzgerStephanie Mitjans-Sardinas
Dahlia O MohammedDelio A Morato ColladoVanessa MoreraOleksandr Morozov
Ingrid P MossVicente H MunozJohn P NykolaiszynLilian A Odera
Ana C OrtegaMichael A PaezEvonne K PalominoAleena A Parbtani
Robert R ParhizgariDavid J ParkMaria M ParrillaDeepika Paryani
Mario N PattersonIve V PaulDax PedrazaMaureen C Pelham
Thanks to you!5years
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Abilene Pinzon
Maria Del Carmen Rojas
Isabel Gonzalez
Isabel Angulo
William E Pelham JrManuel A PenalverOdalys B PerezWendy Perez
Wanda Petit Louis Pena Davila
Georg PetroianuJeremy W Pettit
Leonardo PiedraJohaira P PilarteLucila J PinedaMaria A Pineda
Abilene P PinzonBarbara C PitaDavid L PitaMercedes M Ponce
Adis Garcia
Claudia Gonzalez
Raul PonzoaMaritza C PovedaGang QuanAndrea J QueeleySharan D RamaswamyDaniel H RamirezAyleen RamosJoaklin RaphaelThomas RecioRonald J ReyesClaudine M RichardKaren V Riera PinedoJoselyn M RoaneJessica Robb MazzantThelma L RoblesAlmi RodriguezElizabeth RodriguezIdania RodriguezJaime A RodriguezJessica C RodriguezLuis J RodriguezAngel I Rodriguez JrMaria Del Carme RojasEneida O RoldanMark A RoldanOdalys RomeroBarry P RosenAyssa Roza
Nicole RuggianoJuan G RuizDana H SaccoAlejandra SalasStephanie SanchezWendy SanchezJay D SandhouseClaudia M SantanaCraig L SawyerNancy A ScanlonFrederick A SchildJennifer J SchollSteven L SchwartzGlenda T ScottMercedes I SimonDavid H Snider JrYulisney SotolongoThomas SpiegelhalterNery L SuarezPedro A Suarez VentoJonathan R SussmanKuanchanok TackoorCarlos TalledoLuis A TaveraGustavo TaylorJocelyn TejedaHelen TempestMilagros A Timiraos
Franco A TobiasAlejandro ToribioMaria V TsalikisJohn W UribeDamaris V ValdesAllen M VannJose M VargasCarlos E VaronaMichael VegaPablo J VegaRicardo A VengoecheaAnna H Wachnicka
KosiorekEugene S WardJinpeng WeiRagan A WilliamsMelody A WilloughbyIjnanya A WilsonMartha B WongWanyang WuLingshan XiongGuzide A YeakeyJorge E YiAdriana Yndart AriasChangwon YooMingjin ZhangEllen J Zwingli
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Jennifer Doherty-Restrepo Jesus Angrino
Meriem Sidimoussa
Consuelo Boronat
Krishna PopuriGilbert Morales
Nasar Ahmed
Saghira Martin Rosa ParrillaGerardo Gonzalez
Nasar U AhmedKarla J AlfaroYelenia AlmaralesRosemanie Anacacy
Korrin L AndersonJesus M AngrinoLisa L ArangoWilmer Arellano
Silvia C ArrastiaKaren S BaerWei Yu BaoManuel A Barbieri
Omar BarceloRolando M BarruecoCarmen BauteClaudia V Bermudez
Consuelo B BoronatEvelyn BorrellMichael E BrownEdward F Brozic
Thanks to you!10years
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Enrique Obando
Margarita Perez-Martinez
Ana Jimenez
Rolando Barrueco
Amy Paul-Ward
Gricel Torres
Wei-Yu Bao
Elza BrutusRolier CabreraAdelbertus E CalisAna M Campos
Carlos CanoChongsheng CaoLeonel F CaraballoGabriel M Casanova
Bernadette L ChungAmanda M CondisKarlene C CousinsZheng Cui
George E DambachSarah G DavidAlma M De RojasShlomi Dinar
Shangling DingGloria J DingeldeinDavid W DolataAndriy Durygin
Gloria Dingeldein
Korrin Anderson
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Margarita PaganJose ToscanoTamece Knowles
Monica Lamadriz Ana Valenzuela
Dale Gomez
Birgitta Montoto Lynda Rodriguez
Teresa Lucas
Jesus A EspinoPedro FalconLynne S Farber
Clement M FatovicSaudie M FelizQuentin W Felty
Brian J FriedmanJose M GabilondoJoel Galand
Sukumar GanapatiDaniel GannMilagros Garcia Chica
Ruben GarroteAnuradha GodavartyDale R Gomez
Karla Alfaro Augusta Vono
Thanks to you!10years
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Gerardo GonzalezJorge GonzalezVeronica A GonzalezYhovana D GordonGeordan M GottliebChristopher A GraysonRob T GueretteJerry N HaarNicolae HarsanyiNathan J HillerWing S HoIngrid A HuysmansMiroslav T IotovOscar A IrigoyenTalel IssaAdriano JimenezAna M JimenezMichael R KlotzTamece T KnowlesJacek J KolasinskiTatiana P KostadinovaPhyllis D KoteySolange P KouemouJairo M LagosMonica C LamadrizYasmin LaroccaZoraya M Ledesma
Tao Li Wei-Chiang LinJoanna L LindsayMarcia E LittleyTeresa A LucasAnna G LuszczynskaSaghira M MartinGerman R MartinezLiane M MartinezMichael MartinezBruce R Mc CordSaul D McClintockSrilakshmi R MedamAhnjayla L MeeksAssefa M MelesseEduardo MerilleDesiree K MesaEric T MessersmithDe Etta kay MillsFernando R Miralles-WilhelmAmir MirmiranJonathan M MogulGilberto MoralesEdivaldo S MotaAmanda L NiguidulaEnrique M ObandoSandra Ocampo Ciak
Luz A OliverosJesus PadillaMargarita Q PaganMichelle L PalacioRosa ParrillaAmy R Paul WardVukosava PekovicIleana M PerdomoMargarita Perez MartinezPamela E PershadsinghMichael N PischnerSrinivas PopuriSilvia V Quinones-SilvaTeresita RadilloRaju RangaswamiBirgitta M Rausch MontotoJennifer L RestrepoMonica M RodrigoAndre E RodriguesJose F RodriguezLynda R RodriguezPatria RojasMark D RossiDeodutta RoySeyedmasoud SadjadiMarisa A SalazarVincent Sanchez
Janey Q SardinasLazara F SardinasPierre Y SchoeppRolda M SerieuxMeriem SidimoussaIvy B SiegelLilia Silverio MinayaMaurice D SmithVickie SotoInez H StokesJu SunGricel E TorresJose M ToscanoTatiana TrejosAna A ValenzuelaVeronica C Van Derdys-PalomoVanessa Y VazquezJulio R VidalYvonne VinaMichael VitensonAugusta Maria S VonoXiaotang WangKiriake K XerohemonaRoberto E Zurita
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Ramon Gomez Anet Saumell Joost Nuninga Andria Williams
Mabel D AbreuWilliam T AndersonCharles K AndrewsRosa V ArceAstrid Arraras
Lazaro ArriolaIvan D AsseeClara BarmanAntonia Baz-AladroMayra E Beers
Dan B Bentley BakerSharon BrantJose V CabaleiroIdorys CalvoHector Carballosa
Julissa A CastellanosCiro L CastroAndres A CentenoSaulai L ChanShu-Ching Chen
Karen A CochraneRenata ConcinaDamien M CookeElena M CruzMario R De La Rosa
Mirta G De LeonElianet DevilleDolores DominguezDenise L DuhamelGerardo Espinosa
Sandra Utset
15years
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Carmen Shershin Aileen Perez
Andres Centeno
Luis Rojas
Hector Carballosa Lazaro Arriola
Idorys Calvo Oscar Loynaz
Francisco M FinsDiana Firvida-OlivaMaria E ForlongF Javier Francisco OrtegaRobert L Frye
Gloria M GarciaGuadalupe L GarciaKemal GekicRamon GomezJulia D Gonzalez
Rafael Gonzalez-CollazoC Delano GrayXudong HeSandra U JimenezRuth B Justiniano
Roma H ListhropOscar A LoynazPierre V LysiusMichael D MarantoFelix E Martin
Maria R MartinezKalai Mathee-NarasimhanGraciela MayorgaAnthony J McGoronIleana D Medina
Ester F MesaFrancisco Moreno De AyalaEdward P MurrayRaquel A NavarroDwight N Nimblett
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15years
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Joost A NuningaAlberto OriaRichard C PenzPatricia Pereira-PujolAileen Perez
Armando PerezMarifeli Perez-StableClifford R PerryCerenita V PetersThomas L Piacente
Mikhail PolunkinTeresa L PonteLinda A PowellSaadia QureshiCelina Ravelo
Alice G ReadAlina RiveroMartha A RodriguezPura E Rodriguez de la VegaDavid F Roelant
Luis M RojasAda M RuedaDavid SalazarMark J SalemiMisak M Sargsian
Martha RodriguezJulia Gonzalez Guadalupe Garcia Gerardo Espinosa Gloria Garcia
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Flor A SaumellSurendra K SaxenaCarmen B ShershinErnest G SimmsMichelle A Soto
Neptune SrimalDeborah K TaylorFrancisco TorresMartha J TorresMigdali Torres
Sandra M UtsetEva M VergaraMaureen S WalterDonna M WeirJill C Weiss
Andria L WilliamsLara M WilsonJoseph WongDonna P Yff
Migdali Torres Kalai Mathee David Salazar Lara Wilson Ileana Medina Deborah Taylor
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Gilda Padilla Richard PabonNancy CidJohn Kakalik Jorge Roig Joann Cuesta-Gomez Beverly TrottDonald Roomes
Alma R Abdel-MotyLourdes M AlvarezSonya R AndersonSebastian A ArcosArmando B BarretoMargo R Berman
Mahadev G BhatHernan J BormeyJoann L BrownNorma L CamachoGary W CampbellAna L Cepero
Zhenmin ChenNancy M CidJude M CobhamJoann Cuesta GomezWilliam W DarrowMariela I Delgado
Maureen A DonnellyFatma G Ercanli-
HuffmanIrma B FernandezHonoriu FilimonRobert M George
Mario I GonzalezMary A GonzalezGail P GreggBruce A HarveyCatherine L HernandezMaxine A Hylton
Marianne S JohnsonVincent K JohnsonJohn M KakalikRakesh V KamalSonali LahaRosario Largaespada
Xiaohu LiVictor MartinezAdriana G McEachernPaul W MiniardMabel MoralesDiann R Newman
20years
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Diann Newman Alma Abdel-Moty Vincent Johnson Melinda Parrott Mary Gonzalez Lourdes Alvarez Victor Reina Barbra Roller
Cheryl S NowellMichael A OrtaGordon F OsborneRichard PabonGilda M Padilla-ObesoMelinda L Parrott
Valerie L PattersonMartha Pelaez-
NoguerasThomas R PitzerVictor M ReinaWayne E Robinson
Cristina A Rodriguez Acosta
Jorge L RoigBarbra A RollerDonald D RoomesDavid Rotella
Mercedes A Rueda Schott
Rosa M SaezRafael M SanchezMaydel Santana-BravoGregory R Shaw
Caroline E SimpsonJohn A StuartJames M SuttonKimberly A TaylorAngelina TigeraSabri Tosunoglu
Beverly J TrottBeatriz B VillaHeidi M von HarscherClark M Wheatley
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Larry Lunsford Nancy HernandezDouglas HastyRegina Bailey
Sara M Abraham
Regina C Bailey
Sara Baker
Joel R Barber
Dinesh Batra
Adis C Beesting
Luis E Bernal
Ana T Carazo-Johanning
Ricardo Carballo
Blanca I Carrasco
Aquilino Carrodeguas
Maria Castrillon
Chin-Sheng Chen
Pyong H Cho
Donald D Corbitt
Paulo C Costa
Ana-Gabriela D Souza
Charmaine Defrancesco
Milagros P Delgado
John L Dufresne
Cheryl L Duguid
Nancy M Fletcher
Eduardo Fojo
Lourdes Fonseca
Thanks to you!25years
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Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamour Janice Spann-Givens Ileana Gonzalez William Power Maria Castrillon
Alejandra Garcia
Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor
Janice S Givens
Ileana C Gonzalez
Douglas F Hasty
Nancy A Hernandez
Wenlue C Huang
Ali C Karayalcin
Graciela Laforest
Silvia Leal
Boyce W Level
Larry W Lunsford
Aminta M Mayorga
Marielourdes Merisier
Lynne D Miller
Gilda G Patane
William Power
Laurie L Richardson
Lazaro E Rodriguez
Brunhilde C Tomassini
Alberto Vasallo
Elena Victoriano
Enrique Villamor
James R Wassenaar
Mehmet S Yavas
John S Zdanowicz
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Maria E AlvarezGeorgia BazosDoreatha S BeltonMigdalia Brey
Patrick J CassidyMarguerite Cooke WilliamEduardo Del ValleMirta Del Valle
Ledys DiazTometro HopkinsJeffrey A JoensSuzanne Koptur
Oren V MaxwellRichard NadelNorman D PestainaDiane H Pirie
Nagarajan PrabakarRoger D ProbstLaura Reisert
Maria Reyes Meri-Jane Rochelson
Michael RosenthalDennis Wiedman
Diane Pirie Maggie Brey
30years
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Marguerite Cooke-William Patrick Cassidy Doreatha Belton Maria Alvarez Priscilla Davis Edward Yellin
Maria T ReyesMeri-Jane RochelsonMichael P Rosenthal
Lester A StandifordDennis W WiedmanMaria F Willumsen
35 YearsPriscilla E DavisDavid A FletcherMariana Flores HerreraDelia C Garcia
Susan J GormanJorge Salazar-CarrilloMaria A TolonEdward P Yellin
40 YearsWilliam J BurkeG L GhaiAlicia Mendoza
35years
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Alberto Alfonso Ethel DavisLorraine SweeneyRichard Sugg
Maira AcebalOfelia C Adan-
FernandezBarbara J AdewusiHilda M AguiarWalid M Akache
Alberto AlfonsoYolanda ArranoHelida F AzorBarry M BacarisWilliam K BeestingGladys B Bellon
Linda P BlantonVicki J BodeDavid W BoilardJerald B BrownLinda R CampbellHaydee Caneda
Rosa M CarcasAntonio J CedenoEva E ChambersCaroline CurtisBeverly DalrympleMary T Dambach
Ethel B DavisAda DiazVivian R DiazErskine S DottinGeorge W DraughonRichard P Dsouza
Alfredo Fernandez-MorrelLourdes M FonnegraConnie W FreelandGriselda M FreireJudith A GarciaCarmen F GonzalezBarnett A GreenbergBarry GreenbergCamilla R GuidoRuth A HamiltonBruce W HauptliMilagros HernandezMaria C JuarezRaquel A JuradoFlorence KeaneJoseph KimbroEdward LardnerMary J LevittStephan L LinnNathaniel LockhartGloria S LopezMary A ManellaAngelica MantillaClara L MartinezCarmen A Morales TuckerClara M NapolesDelfin R PenaMarta PerezMaria G PorrasNestor PortocarreroDarden A PyronAna Roca
Mercedes M RodriguezAmelia A RojasKennard J RutkowskiSofia F SantiestebanStephen A SaulsRonnie SilverblattRonn D SilversteinHelen K SimonMarilyn R SkowHeather C SmithMicheline St Pierre MilianPamela M StackJames B StangerAlex StepickRichard P SuggLorraine D SweeneyDavid M TaltyBernardo TapanesNarciso J TaulerStella ToscanoAngelina ValdesNan Van Den BerghSherry VaronaMarta VazquezChristopher L WarrenSusan WartzokBarbara S WeitzMira WilkinsLamarion Wilson-WellsJoan T WynneWilliam R YoungblutMariaelena Zimmerman
RETIREESRetirees
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2016 FIU Service and Recognition AwardsFIU Torch AwArdExemplified FIU’s institutional values of truth, freedom, respect, responsibility and excellence by exhibiting the highest standards of character and ethical behavior.
Charlie F BlackwellSara M DuCuennois
Arnold F GutierrezHayat Hammad Garcia
David C HerronMaria I Perez
Kelley F RowanMayra Sesma
FIU opporTUnITy AwArd 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.
Jeannette CruzDawn M FagnanBarbara C RodriguezStephanie D Soto
Medical and Population Health Sciences Research
Grettel CastroFrancezca GuzzoneClavette M PhillipPura E Rodriguez de la VegaMelissa K Ward Peterson Special ThanksMeliza Coronell Alvarez
MyCollegeScheduler Implementation Team
Consuelo B BoronatJorge M DevaronaEduardo J MonteiroSrinivas PopuriLan QuachLuis J RodriguezIvette Tejedor
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Special ThanksStephen AndersonCharles K AndrewsErica A Sheldon
FIU commUnITy AwArdSupported 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 the Gabor Agency, Inc.
Charlene D EberlyDale R GomezKip R IrvineDavid KadkoAlexandra M PecharichEva D WalesLeanne M Wells
Medical and Population Health Sciences Research
Juan M Acuna
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Grettel CastroMeliza Coronell AlvarezFrancezca GuzzoneMarcia Herdy VarellaJuan M Lozano LeonClavette M PhillipPura E Rodriguez de la VegaMelissa K Ward PetersonJuan C Zevallos
Neighboorhood HELP™ Community Outreach Staff
Talina AlmonorJenne E BurnettAmara CalixtroMyrtha J CherenfantGabriela R FonsecaSophia LacroixNatasha V LopezIngrid P Moss
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Nancy NapolitanoVirama OllerSheyla PierreVanessa RodriguezSpecial ThanksGieselle BarrientosKamala S BuckDolly M MartinezSupporting Faculty & Staff
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Yuriana AlvarezWendi S AppelbaumGustavo F ArauzCaridad BabotBarbara L BormeyFaith P BrammerJacqueline R CabreraJulia A CancinoConsuelo A CanoDailyn CapoSandra B CaprioliLeonel F CaraballoLinda CartyKathryne E CollinsAnthony J CosioLori Ann M CoxDjidji DanielKarina L DelgadoBrenda Y DomeBarbara C DouglasMaria E ForlongScarlett E FranzblauAlex GilMarina Gitelman
Ileana C GonzalezKizzy GonzalezMartha G GonzalezTeresairis Gonzalez SerranoAshley A GrimesHayat Hammad GarciaJames J HardimanJessica R HerreraDavid C HerronDebaro D HuylerPaige W JohnsonClaudia E LeivaAna A LemosApril F LewisCharles E LloydCindy LopezRamiro A LopezCaridad M MachadoGregory L MackeyLuis H MarreroAime MartinezJeffrey A McNameeJorge A Medina RodriguezGabriela Mendez
Cynthia E MinguezMarianna J MurrayOscar E NegretDiana C OrtegaFernando D Ottati RepergerMelinda L ParrottMaureen C PelhamJacqueline M PenaRichard C PenzLucila J PinedaLeisy PonceDaniel A RamirezPrecious B ReidJennifer L RestrepoMaikel Rodriguez FrontelaJacqueline R RojasNanett A RojasAlex RonquilloCristobal RuizWayne L RustadMiguel A SahagunCarlos A SaizAngelica M SanchezStephanie Sanchez
Ricky R SantAshley G ShapiroMaribel SilvaJohn D StewartTravis L StokesAdelfa UkenyeCatharine D ValeVanessa Y VazquezPatricia Villasuso
Annual PhD Evaluation Form Development Team
Louis A FarnsworthFernando H LojoKarla Y OrtegaJohn R Vargas
CRM Implementation TeamJorge M DevaronaDolores MedinaDaniel A RamirezArianny RodriguezJason J RodriguezSpecial ThanksWendy M Kutchner
FIU ServIce excellence AwArdPossessed 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. He or she is known for service excellence beyond his or her mandated job responsibilities. Consistently seeked opportunities for collaboration and cross-functional improvements to better serve the University community.
FIU SUSTAInAbIlITy AwArdPromoted 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.
Alexandra R Dutton Marianne Pineda
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preSIdenT’S AcceSS & eqUITy AwArdDemonstrated efforts exceeding his or her mandated job responsibilities to support the goals and objectives of diversity and inclusion. A demonstrated commitment to the spirit of diversity through participation in extracurricular activities and/or formal or informal initiatives at the institutional, community, state, regional or national level; shown leadership through positive interaction among persons of different cultural backgrounds; and behavior which illustrates commitment to inclusion of persons within the institution who are members of traditionally under-represented groups.
Juan M AcunaCheryl D BrewsterElizabeth Carrillo
Grettel CastroMeliza Coronell AlvarezYesim Darici
Francezca GuzzoneMarcia Herdy VarellaJuan M Lozano Leon
Pura E Rodriguez de la VegaMelissa K Ward PetersonJuan C Zevallos
Custodial SupervisorsLazaro N GonzalezMilagros Reinaldo
Digital CommunicationsFabian AlcantaraChristina J FrithOsmel MatosDavid B RobertsSpecial ThanksJaime Acevedo Martin A Di DiegoSarah V Knapp Adrian Rodriguez Claudio A T Romano Javier D RuizBrian Schneider
Enterprise SystemsPatrick R AlexanderSybille S BaylardMaria C PurvisJuan J Quintanilla
Evelio QuirosIrina RabinovichNoemi ValleJoseph Wong
FIU IT ResearchJulio E IbarraMichael R Kirgan
HR BenefitsMary K CruzAndrew J HartKarina M Hidalgo ChungAlicia PenaMariela V Varona Gomez
IT Service Managment & PMOHilda A AlfaroJesus J AriasPierre ChammasIvon LopezDeborah K TaylorAna A Valenzuela
Medical and Population Health Sciences Research
Juan M AcunaGrettel CastroMeliza Coronell AlvarezFrancezca GuzzoneMarcia Herdy VarellaJuan M Lozano LeonClavette M PhillipPura E Rodriguez de la VegaMelissa K Ward PetersonJuan C Zevallos
Nicole Wertheim College Nursing & Health Sciences
Wanetta S Ghisiawan WhittakerJoy B KrossSamantha E PostigoChristian D RodriguezJacqueline R RojasCatharine D ValeNancy VieraBruce P Yap
OneStop Reorganization TrainingJorge R LenivKatherine A Torgerson
SOBEWFF StaffLauren N AzicriJulia A CancinoDevonie P NicholasAlyson G Schulman
Student Financials Systems Support Team
Paule L ChampagneDjidji DanielMarina GitelmanSrilakshmi R Medam
University Libraries - Admin OfficeAshley N GarciaPatricia Villasuso
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Kinte DolcemeDale R GomezMichael GonzalezLeonel E LagosKelly L LollSherilyn A LukasSanyo MathewMadhavan P NairBrian G Schneider
Agroecology ProgramMahadev G BhatKrishnaswamy Jayachandran
BBC OneStop Acheline AugustaveGeorgia BazosElza BrutusSharon J JacksonAlbertha JonesNewsoul LapaixMichael Vega
Classification/Compensation Redesign Project Team
Veronica H Agustus ApplebyYelenia AlmaralesNatacha Alonso
(continued)Elaine M AlvarezEmmanuele ArchangeJacqueline BarbaLisa A BrillJennifer C BritoJessica I CastroKim M GreenfestJohanny E NunezAna J Pineda
Medical and Population Health Sciences Research
Juan M AcunaGrettel CastroMeliza Coronell AlvarezFrancezca GuzzoneMarcia Herdy VarellaJuan M Lozano LeonClavette M PhillipPura E Rodriguez de la VegaMelissa K Ward PetersonJuan C Zevallos
On-Line Application Crossfunctional Team
Norma L CamachoKevin B Coughlin Jr German M Cruz
(continued)Alessandro M De OliveiraJody E GlassmanSherilyn A LukasDolores MedinaMaria C MontoyaLan QuachDaniel A RamirezJason J RodriguezMiguel A SahagunSpecial ThanksWendy M Kutchner
Parent Portal/Delegated Access CrossfunctionalTeam
Jason M AllenJorge M DevaronaJiali DingJames M GoolsbyVictoria H HammealEduardo J MonteiroLuis J RodriguezJohn R VargasLingshan Xiong Post Enrollment Requirement Check (PERC) ProjectShimon D CohenKevin B Coughlin Jr
(continued)German M CruzValerie J JohnsenJenel PattersonDaniel A RamirezMiguel A Sahagun
Sales Force Technical Implementation Team
Jorge M DevaronaDolores MedinaDaniel A RamirezArianny RodriguezJason J Rodriguez
Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy Revision
Beatriz AnilloConsuelo B BoronatBridgette E CramHugo JimenezGregory L MackeyTekla NicholasIda I PabonJose A Polo RamosSpecial ThanksJennifer A Ruiz
preSIdenTIAl excellence AwArdSupported 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.
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Juan J. Quintanilla Diana Taveras-Larrosa Hamza Lazrak Kelly Genene Ferguson Luis Oswaldo Bohorquez
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