Excellence Award Winners
The Excellence Awards recognize staff members whose outstanding contributions have uniquely reflected the values of the Brown University community. Excellence Award winners are nominated and selected by their peers in seven categories: Citizenship, Diversity, Efficiency, Innovation, Managing for Excellence, Rising Star, and Service.
The following staff members from across the University have received Excellence Awards:
2009 Winners - Congratulations!
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Cathie Axe Diversity |
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Veronica Budz Service |
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Steve Carmody Innovation |
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Felipe Ceh Castillo Managing for Excellence |
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Monty Combs Managing for Excellence |
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Ruth Crane Citizenship |
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Nancy Fjeldheim Managing for Excellence |
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Hermano Fortes Service |
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Bonnie Horta Service |
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Christopher Keith Innovation |
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J. Philip O'Hara Service |
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Doreen Pappas Service |
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John Pennypacker Innovation |
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Carolyn Schmiedel Rising Star |
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Mark Schofer Service |
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Guadalete Silva Service |
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Jay Sisson Citizenship |
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Anjali Sridhar Diversity |
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Kristie Sullivan Efficiency |
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Angelica Vargas Service |
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Sara Walsh Rising Star |
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Cheryl Whiteside Efficiency |
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Carrie Cannon, Lin Lee, Brian Pragana, Vivian Sendling-Ortiz,
Germano Silva, Rachel Spaulding, Advancement Web Team Innovation |
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David Clark, Kevin DaSilva, Steve Hasson, Anthony Jaworski, John Larsen, Andre Lie, Nancy Magers, Kathy Revotskie, Michael Rosendale, Tom Roukhadze, Robert Terra, Steve Tompkins CIS Disaster Recovery Team Service |
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Deanna Brandon, Tiziana Milano, David Ouellette, David Ray, Norman Trahan Metcal Copy Center Team Service |
2008 Winners
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Louis Amadio Service |
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Suzanne Brough Rising Star |
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Mary Beth Bryson Service |
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Raymond Bubier Efficiency |
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David Coite Efficiency |
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Marc Doughty Rising Star |
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Sean Ferns Innovation |
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John Huffman Innovation |
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Mary Lepry Managing for Excellence |
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Paul Magliocco Managing for Excellence |
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Richard Reed Service |
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Kathryn Salisbury Efficiency |
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Katherine Schott Service |
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Kathleen Shannon Innovation |
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Kenneth Silva Innovation |
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Jennifer Slattery-Bownds Diversity |
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Kenneth Talbot Efficiency |
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Loretta Burns, Kris Cambra, Dionne Gomez, Carolyn Killian, Eduardo Lorente, Janina McEvoy, Susan Pinto, Judith Salkeld, Ricardo Smith, David Upegui CORE Team Innovation |
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Craig Cortis, Robert Horton, Dean Hudek, David Huestis, Francine Jackson, David Targan, Michael Umbricht Ladd Observatory Team Citizenship |
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Walter Musto, Lauren Slater, Julianne Voss Psychiatry & Human Behavior Team Citizenship |
2007 Winners
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Rosanna Castro Diversity |
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Eric Friedfeld Efficiency |
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Michael Hodge Service |
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Heather Hower Managing for Excellence |
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Christopher Kemp Rising Star |
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James McCurdy Innovation |
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Quentin McMullen Managing for Excellence |
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Norman "Buba" Morse Citizenship |
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Louis Piacitelli, Jr. Service |
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Jill Rossi Innovation |
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Deborah Sawyer Service |
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Jennifer Soroko Diversity |
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Ebenezer "EB" Sowah Service |
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Scott Thacher Rising Star |
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Denise Wynne Service |
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Barbara Fuller,
Jeffrey Fox & Carol Del Pico Innovation |
Christopher Grossi & Christine Brown Managing for Excellence |
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Sojourna Thornton & Anita Nester Efficiency |
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John Colarusso & Gary Martins Citizenship |
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Maria Duarte,
Robert Rix, Barbara Ross & Jenna Sousa Service |
2006 Winners
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Joseph Balasco Citizenship |
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Kathleen Carlino Diversity |
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Molly DeRamel Rising Star |
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Sheila Dillon Efficiency |
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Sheila Fournier Managing for Excellence |
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Ricky Gresh Efficiency |
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Derek Henries Managing for Excellence |
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Richard Hilton Innovation |
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James Hutchison Citizenship |
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Frank Kellerman Service |
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Margot Saurette Diversity |
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Hilary Sweigart Efficiency |
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Valerie Torres Diversity |
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Cynthia Welch Rising Star |
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Ken Zirkel Service |
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MaryLou McMillan &
Kathy Tameo Managing for Excellence |
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Barry Albright,
Osiris Gonzalez, Lea Snyder &
Kristen Soule Service |
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Bonnie Buzzell,
Nancy Jakubowski,
Jean Rainwater & Patricia Putney Innovation |
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Paula Deblois, Heather Emerick, Wendy McRae-Owoeye, Judy Nabb, Paul Rochford, Steve Tompkins & Beverly Travers Innovation |
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George Bell & Michael Hamel Service |
2005 Winners
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Sharon Champagne Service |
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Brian Corkum Citizenship |
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Cherrie DeAngelis Service |
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Giovanna Roz Gastaldi Computing & Info. Services Diversity |
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Christopher Harwood Citizenship |
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Angel Hilliard Innovation |
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Wendy Lawton Rising Star |
Service |
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Maritza Marti Diversity |
Paula Penelton Efficiency |
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Martin-James Porter Service |
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Tammie Ruda Advancement Efficiency |
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Deborah Scaramuzzi Service |
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Bethany Solomon Rising Star |
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Stacey Pulmano & Amy Martin Webster |
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Tim Thorpe & Michael Cohen Innovation |
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Kelly Duffy & Paul Langhammer Service |
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Cynthia Capra, Jennifer Hodshon, Monica Kunkel, Barbara Miller, Deborah Nagle & Lisa Turner Efficiency |
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Rosario Navarro & Jackie Newcomb Innovation |
2004 Winners
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Ivone Aubin Service |
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Dorcey Baker Innovation |
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Michelle Nuey Diversity |
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Anne Rothenberg Citizenship |
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Chelsea Shriver Rising Star |
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Shannon Silva Efficiency |











































































































