Laboratory Team Recognized by the College of Arts and Sciences
Dean's Service Award
In recognition of exemplary service in support of the College of Arts and Sciences. By honoring such leaders, the College demonstrates its commitment to College, University, community, and/or professional service as essential to our mission, governance, and enhancing our community of teaching scholars, student advocates, and University citizens.
Team Members: Daryn Baker, Victoria Walton, Marin Avram, Wendy Raposa, Liz Johanson, Owen Gooding, Faith Zhou and John Hyde
Climbing Mount Everest, reaching the moon, splitting the atom… all tremendous feats reached by the intrepid and fearless. Only through tenacity, imagination, and sheer grit can the wondrous be achieved.
This year’s winners, the laboratory support team, truly have great gifts of tenacity, imagination and grit. Despite the bureaucratic setbacks, the delays, the endless red tape, and the unforgiving timetable of the academic calendar, this group worked miracles to ensure laboratory operations in the new Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation were ready for the academic year. The group had to coordinate with faculty members, university operations personnel, external contractors, university administrators, and fellow staff to develop and execute a move plan from Alumni and Daly Science buildings. The right equipment and supplies had to be in the right places at the right times so our students and faculty members could attend class without disruption or interruption.
If that weren’t enough, the group also ensured research labs and support spaces were operational. Without support spaces up and running, neither classes nor research can happen. And without research labs operational, faculty members would have lost time and precious momentum.
The talent, skill and professionalism required to execute this plan was truly extraordinary. For an as-seamless-as-humanly possible transition to the new Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation, the laboratory team is certainly deserving of this year’s Nancy Keil award.