thanks to you we've made it this far. with you, we’ll

Florida International University | Service and Recognition Awards Ceremony - March 1, 2019

THANKS TO YOU WE'VE MADE IT THIS FAR.

WITH YOU, WE’LL EMBRACE THE NEXT HORIZON.

The success of our students and graduates has its foundation in the hard work and dedication of FIU faculty and staff who create an environment that encourages those who pass through

our halls. Our valued faculty and staff are the portals through which our learners soar as innovators and leaders in the world and on the global stage.

Each of us makes a meaningful difference every day by taking seriously our individual roles intaking FIU to our Next Horizon. In working together, however, we accomplish even more. Throughcollaboration, a shared commitment and a prevailing atmosphere of respect, we elevate ourstudent body, institution and community.

Thank you for being part of the WorldsAhead team.

TOP 100 U.S. PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES Felecia Vines-Townsend

Director, Business Services

WELCOMEEl pagnier K. Hudson

Interim Vice President, Division of Human Resources

OPENING REMARKSPresident Mark B. Rosenberg

PRESENTATION OF FIU SERVICE RECOGNITION5 Years 10 Years 15 Years 20 Years 25 Years 30 Years 35 Years 40 Years 45 Years Retirees

PRESENTATION OF FIU RECOGNITION AWARDSFIU Torch Award | FIU Opportunity Award | FIU Sustainability Award | FIU Service Excellence Award | FIU Community Award

FIU Safety & Loss Prevention Award | President’s Access & Equity Award | Presidential Excellence Award

CLOSING REMARKS President Mark B. Rosenberg

IN MEMORIAM

Anan Bakir, Office Specialist, College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts | Antonia Baz Alardo, Enrollment Process Officer II, Enrollment Services

Dr. Daniel M. Blaeuer, Assistant Professor, College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts | Armando E. Camps, Refrigeration Mechanic, Facilities Management

Dr. Donna Comrie, Adjunct Professor, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Lee Dickson, Associate Professor Emeritus, Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Dr. Marian Demos, Associate Professor, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Michele J. Estep, Associate Librarian, Library Operations

Dr. Kenneth Henley, Professor, College of Arts, Science and Education | Everth L. Masis, Custodial Worker I, Facilities Management | Dr. Paul Miniard, Professor, College of Business

Carmen Morales Tucker, Office Coordinator, College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts | Dr. Brian Peterson, Emeritus Associate Professor, Steven J. Green School of International

and Public Affairs | Michael A. Orta, Associate Professor, College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts | Dr. Manuel Viamonte, Professor, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Dr. Joseph J. West, Dean and Professor, Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management | Dr. Willie Williams, Associate Professor, College of Arts, Sciences and Education

Dr. Vandon E. White, Founding Dean and Professor, School of Health and Social Services

1FIU Service and Recognition Awards Ceremony 2019

Irene B. AbadDeborah M. AbelTigran AbrahamyanStefannie A. AguilarDania M. AguirreJose M. AldrichMaikel J. AlendyPaula A. AlgerLaura D. AlmaguerKatherine AlonsoBrenton F. AlstonJose Alejandro AlvaradoBenjamin C. Amick IIIGregory J. AndersonJean Michel G. AndreAlejandro M. Arrieta HerreraKeith S. BanksRamon BarbaDavid W. BarmanRobert L. BarnumRodolfo BarredoAshley J. BatesAlejandro BatistaAlice J. BernardCamila BetancourtChristopher M. BeyerLeonard B. BickmanHatice N. BilgeClaudia A. BiscardiSarah I. Bisono-GonzalezLiliana BlancoJaime L. Bobadilla MolinaLourdes Bombalier

Dayanis BorgesMercedes M. BradleyNareem Nino O. BrotonelCarrice A. BrownDiego A. BuenoDouglas BurrowsCarmen L. CaicedoHilda C. CallahanRigoberto J. CamposEduardo B. Camps-RomeroAshley T. CapoYolanda CapoteMary A. CarabeoAmin CarbonellLuis M. CarcacheEric R. CarpenterCecilio C. CarrilloJoyce D. CastroLisbet CavedaPierre ChammasZhe ChengJason G. Chung-ShirleyDiana L. CimadevillaCatherine C. CocciaDenise G. CodorniuNancy D. CohenJonathan S. ComerMagdalena Concepcion

HernandezDaniel B. CormanyLaura E. CreelLaura G. CruzChristian Curbelo

Cassian D’CunhaMarta D’EliaLisa A. DavisAndre R. DawsonFabian E. De La FlorAntonio M. DelgadoRaul DelgadoMark D. DemelloMariel F. de Moya Liangdong DengAshley A. DentNathalie J. DesrayaudAlberto J. Diaz Jr.Valerie J. DiazJiali DingJacqueline DippGricel DominguezSara M. DuCuennoisRobert J. DuncanMarco A. Echeverri Jr.Jose Eirin LopezAmy J. EllisValeria P. EspinaJacqueline R. EvansStephen FainJoel P. FeigenheimerAmarilys T. FernandezEnzo FerrariLeonardo C. FerreiraJanice FleuridorAdalberto Fuentes BarretoJami M. FurrRosa A. Fuste

Maydelin GalvezIsabel A. GamarraNana A. GarbaAshley N. GarciaMarina D. GarciaRogelio GarciaJohn H. GeigerSergio A. GiglioKimberly S. Gilchrist-WynterMarina GitelmanLisa S. GomesCharles M. GonzalezKizzy GonzalezShara W. GonzalezSergio M. Gonzalez-AriasNorma M. GoonenAdam D. GorelickChristopher S. GoslinIevgen GovorIsabel GreenPedro M. GuerraBenjamin GuerreroAlialy GuillaumeLuis C. GurdianJanessa GuzmanMileyvis GuzmanGail M. HansenStephen K. HarperZahra S. HazariLarry A. HerdeMarcia Herdy VarellaRoy HernandezSonia G. Hernandez

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5 Year Service Recipients

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Yoaime HernandezHui HuangXiao Chuan HuangErika E. HuezoMark W. HulsbeckBoubakari IbrahimouNatalie IsaacSusan L. JacobsonCharles C. JallohStephen G. JeffersonHilary J. JonesJavarris L. JonesScott E. JonesErrol E. Joseph-GuevaraMais H. KayyaliMaria A. KhalonaEmmet M. KiliddjianRichard E. Klein JrHagit S. Kornreich LeshemAlexander KrollMario E. Lam

Curba M. LampertAmalia M. Landa GalindezGregory A. LebowitzFrank V. LefevreAndrew D. LeivaClaudia E. LeivaHebin LiJessica U. LiberlesKatherine A. LinebergerKelly L. LollDenise A. LopezKathryn N. LopezYasmira L. LopezJose Lopez-VarelaCristina LoretoAlejandra A. LugoLynette LuisStephanie H. LuisCarolin LusbyGregory G. MaloneyKatrina L. ManningJackelyn MarcosLuis H. MarreroLivan Martell IglesiasAlejandro MartinezJocelyn MartinezVicki K. Mcgee-AbstenKristina D. MedinaLuciano MedoriDenise MedranoNathalia L. MeierGabriela MendezMarie Flor V. Meneus

Kimberly A. MilesMarissa K. MilesSara MoatsAlicia M. MontalvoStephen Thomson MooreFrancisco MoraAlejandro MorejonMarco A. Moreno IIDannett Morfa-MoldovanSophonie B. MornoJessica M. MoroSabyasachi MoulikKarell MullerErica D. MusserCourtney B. MyhrTekla NicholasManuel A. NinoNatalie K. NunezKevin V. NylenNicholas P. OglePaulo C. OlivasAiko K. OrtegaDiana C. OrtegaAlina P. OrtizMesut OzgenClaudia A. PageCarlos E. ParejaMarco A. ParraDayana C. PaulaJoseph D. PaulickHeber L Perez GarciaRafael Perez Jr.Cynthia M. Perez

Jose A. PerezAlexander E. Perez-PonsCamille N. PerkinsGabriela R. PichardoKatherine M. PitaVanessa A. PonsDeidre G. PortelaThomas A. PottsGeoffrey D. PotvinAnthony J. PrandiMiriette M. PresendieuAnne M. PrestamoBarbara M. QuesadaAlina QuintanaLiezel M. QuintanaDarrell M. Ragin JrUmer RahmanJessica C. Ramella RomanRaphael G. RaptisDiana M. ReyesLynne F. RichardNancy L. RichmondJehnny P. RiveraJose S. RiveraLuis A. RiveraWilliam A. RiveraMichael RobinsonShannonlee RodriguezRobert J. RomanoOtto C. RuttenMario A. SaavedraVidya SagarPaola Salavarria Romero

Edgardo L. SalazarKrystal SaletaJoanna L. SanabriaJose A. Sanchez Jr.Naisy SarduyYusimi SayusKaren E. SchmahlLouis N. Schulze JrLaura R. SerbusMaryam N. ShakirMallika SharanDeborah W. ShermanKelly S. ShieldsTheodore ShieldsSaini ShonyoFang ShuJenna M. SilvaJayati SinhaRafael Soltero VenegasBarbara M. SorondoKirk L. StaleyHenry J. StarkHillary B. StaufferCasey P. SteadmanMarsha S. StevensSusana L. StoffellaRuth N. SuarezDouglas E. SykesThomas A. SyracuseIvette TejedorTami L. ThomasPeter TomeRebecca L. Toonkel

Alexandre G. TorreLourdes A. TorresAdriana A. TrespalaciosMichelle M. TrocheJillian TurushinaYan K. ValdesCatharine D. ValeReyni R. ValerioSussan M. ValquiAllen L. VarelaOscar D. VegaJoliett Vega-KlucevsekGipsy VelezEstella VeraLissvett VergaraSamantha VerneNancy VieraTimothy J. VigueMichelle R. ViresOchieng F. WalumbwaShenggao WangMelissa K. Ward-PetersonTracey A. WeilerErin L. WestonShelley D. WickMaritere WilliamsMatthew B. WoodforkJaime A. YoungAdolfo ZambranaWendy Y. ZepedaLian ZhangNatan ZundelSusanne Zwingel

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Christina AbdelmalakRamiro AcostaJuan M. AcunaLarissa M. AdamesFrances AlonsoJessica AristizabalRebeca D. ArochaLori A. ArroligaJose E. Arteaga VillaquiranHafida AssifAndrew B. AugusteRosa BabinoWhitney A. BaumanMathew BendetAron W. BerkmanJose R. BermudezMichael A. BlackAlejandra M. BlancoRodolfo BonninSomlit K.BounchareuneHenry O. BricenoAndrea D. BynumJean M. ByronMartha B. CabreraNathaniel E. CadleChristine I. CalyJoan M. CarneyLinda Carty-DumitrescuDaniel CastellanosFannie N. CastellanosShaoming ChengWen-Hsiu ChouMaricel CigalesJanik M. CollinKathryne E. CollinsAymee M. Correa

Luis R. CortesGerman M. CruzGraciella Cueto-CorpAnthony P. De CaprioJavier A. De La LlamaTimothy A. DeanMonica D. DelgadoPatricia E. DelgadoDaniel DiazKinte DolcemeLuda DolinskyStephanie P. DoscherRamon DuenasJudy G. EcheverriaTamara Erban GonzalezGabriela EstevesPaul Thomas FeigenbaumKelly G. FergusonMaria C. FernandezBrian FonsecaCarmen V. FramilAngelique Ortega FridmanEdward A. FurnasAnthony S. GalaskaJulia A. GaleanoTricia J. GalianoKarla V. GarciaKirk R. GastrichMaria E. GattamortaHeath L. GlickLarisa GoldbergJairo J. GomezFernando M. GranjaVictoria C. GraySeza Ali GulecHai Guo

Sheng GuoLazaro A. GuzmanMagnolia E. HernandezReyna M. HernandezPatricia A. HouleEvelyn IzaguirreDiana N. JohnsonCameron W. JonesKenia Z. JuncoIla Joy KlionJill V. KrefftWinnyanne E. KunkleJeremy D. LambLinda LaraRoberto LealIngrid M. LeyXiaosheng LiYinghui LiHong LiuJuan P. LiuzziJuan J. LopezMaria LorenzoAlfonso A. LovoCaridad M. MachadoGretter MachinNeelam MahmoodJavier I. MarquesMatthew D. MarrElizabeth J. MarstonMario A. MartinezJanet V. MedinaMaria A. MedrandaCarolyn M. MeekerMaria L. MejiaVanessa MerineRachelle Metcalfe

Matthew M. MielkeMaria J. MiguezMarcus E. MobleyIleana C. MolinaJoongho MoonErika P. MoreVijaya S. NarayananStephen S. NealMilena I. NeshkovaDevonie P. NicholasLeslie D. Nisbet GonzalezDaniel F. NolanRasheed O. OladeleSteven J. OryCassandra A. OteroTimothy F. PageNezih PalaDavid J. PalmerKuppusamy PanneerselvamJason H. PearlLina F. PerdomoMargarita PereiroOdalys B. PerezGeorg PetroianuEvangelia M. PrevolisJuan J. QuintanillaRosangel D. QuinteroDerrick RamirezJennifer S. RehageYasmin ReyDouglas L. RobertsonAlexandra V. RodriguezDiana A. RodriguezJaime A. RodriguezYolanda RodriguezJacqueline R. Rojas

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THANKS TO YOU!Marco E. RojasMariel A. Romero GuerraDianne RoqueMilza RosalesSammi M. RosinCarlos A. Santos IIIAna T. SantosJuan Pablo SarmientoJannette S. SawzakHumberto SesmaAshley G. ShapiroLaurie J. ShrageBeatriz M. SiglerPablo SimonDiane M. SinghDavid F. SkippKristen E. SofgeLilian SolorzanoGeorgette StilleSandro A. StumpfDiana TaverasNathalie J. TheodoreJohn H. ThomasJames T. ToddKatherine A.TorgersonCatherine A. TorresMayra E. TrujilloIra L. TurnerWendy C. TurnerJessica UgazJuan M. ValleHenry L. WigginsSonia Y. WilliamsAmy M. WintersLinda L. WunderRobin YangRonald A.Yoder



Danayde AlfonsoFrances AliagaZoraya ArguelloElizabeth M. BejarLeonid BekkerLaura I. BenavidesPrasad V. BidarkotaJohn A. BonannoDeanne ButcheyMayte T. CantilloCharmaine P. CaveGlenda E. CentenoAya S. ChacarSanya ChecoJoseph M. CilliPeter J. ClarkeTamara R. CratitEnrique Del RioAlberto Diaz-AlbertiniSilvestre G. DizonLiane B. DornheimBruce A. DuffyGeorge S. DulikravichBrice V. DupoyetLia J. DuranSusie P. EscorciaAhiza M. FernandezCarlos M. FernandezMaria L. FernandezMiguel GalloMarcos L. GisbertDarren R. GoldAnnia GonzalezClara Gonzalez

Jeffery M. GonzalezRobert N. GrilloMaria P. GuedesDanilo R. GuerreroMichael R. HeithausCrystal O. HerreraLaura C. HerringMichele M. Jean-GillesPamela L. JohnsonYelena P. KatsenovichLou W. KimJanine M. KingDeborah S. Kirschtel-TaylorSumit K. KunduDavid B. LajesWatson J. LeesJorge R. LenivBrenda D. LernerWenzhi LiXiang LiIsabel E. LopezJuan C. LopezJorge R. MaechaJerry W. MarkhamUrias A. MartinezJean S. MeadAlexander M. MebelSuchismita MishraAnthony D. MiyazakiTonja E. MooreFernando G. NoriegaDaniel PaanIda I. PabonHiselgis Perez

Mihaela PinteaLuis QuintanaIrina RabinovichKannan RaghunandanDasaratha RamaJaime A. RivasHelen J. RobbinsAndrea L. RodgersBarbara C. RodriguezJose A. RodriguezJuan C. RodriguezNanett A. RojasRhonda K. RosenbergHeather D. RussellAlicia E. SagastumeJay P. SahAngela K. SalmonOliver Y. SetienKateel G. ShettyAmy E. SilvermanSharon R. SimonHarold T. SmithDionne StephensMichael C. SukopSteven W. SwitzerRalph D. TorresMary Jo TrepkaNikolaos M. TsoukiasSilvia R. ValdesConcepcion P. ValoisHoward M. WassermanSusan E. WebsterDuane M. WilesAnna WlodarczykJingying Zhou

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THANKS TO YOU!



Hilda AguileraJose R. AlmirallAlfredo AndiaTori J. Arpad-CottaAngelo E. BarriosJohn H. BoydClara P. CabalFrancisco G. CabreraTerese P. CampbellCynthia C. ChinellyRoberta C. CoachesE Judith CohenJeannette CruzSharon V. DuchatelierEric S. DwyerTracye L. Eades MickleMichelle EnamoradoF Javier Francisco OrtegaEvelyn E. GaiserCheng-Tin GanPiero R. GardinaliJeffery M. GonzalezJoan D. GonzalezPalmer GravesAna C. GuidaZoraya C. HernandezMichael J. HughesLidia KosDavid A. LannomWalfried M. LassarKenneth J. LipartitoMaria T. MatheuJeffrey A. McNamee

Sonia MenesesJames P. MickleVeronica MolinaIvan PerezJean RahierKathleen S. ReinJoerg Reinhold

Allan RichardsZoila D. RomeroLeonard J. ScintoOren B. StierBarbara J. ThomlisonRay J. ThomlisonAdelfa Ukenye

Raymond VinaEric F. WagnerStephen E. WongKirsten E. WoodKeqi Zhang

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David A. BeckerAmaury A. CaballeroBobby L. CainPeter N. CaninoYiding CaoSandra B. CaprioliRicardo E. CastellsCheryl A. CobbEllen G. CohnMary K. CruzMario DiamentNicholas J. DiciaccoIvette DuarteJulian K. EdwardTiffany A. ForsbergJames W. FourqureanZhaohui J. FuMarilyn A. GabrielEva Marie GassonJoel T. HeinenRicardo A. JimenezAtley M. JohnsonSuman Kakar SirpalCampbell J. Mc GrathAngela S. ObandoLuz L. PenaBlanca I. PerezMiriam PotockyArminda H. PraviaMohammad A. QureshiMichael S. RossDorret E. SawyersCarmen E. SchenckBennett L. Schwartz

Carlos M. SurisRicardo TorresAna M. Urbina

Nancy C. UrbinaVictor M. UribeChockalingam Viswesvaran

Mary Ann Von GlinowDean WhitmanYifu Zhu

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Kenneth G. Furton Odalys Diaz Maria C. Purvis Shahid Hamid Lilia Y. Vaz De Carvalho Robert Griffith

Chun-Hao Chang Howard A. Frank Steven Luis Lorna Veraldi Mohiaddin S. Messbahi

Pedro D. BottaJuan A. BuenoChun-Hao ChangDavid Y. ChangOdalys DiazHoward A. Frank

Kenneth G. FurtonRobert GriffithShahid HamidSteven LuisMohiaddin S. MessbahiAbdelhamid Meziani

Steven F. OberbauerMaria C. PurvisAllan RosenbaumGilda RuizJohn TsalikisLillia Y. Vaz De Carvalho

Lorna VeraldiPaul R. WarrenStephen A. Winkle

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Osama A. Mohammed James D. Keys

Sarah D. Somerset Peter A. Machonis

Lorraine BahrickGregory H. Burdine-CoakleySushil GuptaJames D. KeysGeorge J. Kyparisis

Pedro LorenzoPeter A. MachonisOsama A. MohammedGustavo RoigSarah D. Somerset

THANKS TO YOU!

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Lillian L. Kopenhaver

Jaime Canaves

Susan P. Himburg

Jaime CanavesGrenville DraperPhilip J. LazarusShearon A. Lowery

Susan P. HimburgLillian L. KopenhaverFlorentin Maurasse4540

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Therese A. Boyd Abraham D. Lavender Linda S. Bunton

Rosa A. Prieto John S. Zdanowicz

Mario AresDoreatha S. BeltonMaria D. Blanco BorregoFrederick R. BlevensTherese A. Boyd

Linda S. BuntonEdilia A. CampsMarta A. CanavesIsis Carbajal De GarciaPeter R. Craumer

Eduardo Del ValleSurendra K. DuaMaria E. DustetStephen A. FaganMaria C. FernandezGuadalupe L. GarciaFernando E. GastonValerie A. George

Hugh GladwinLuis J. GrassoAlan F. GummersonEddy HalabyWilliam D. HardinCaridad HernandezAda R. Hidalgo GatoMary L. HoroscoMaxine A. HyltonKip R. Irvine

Susan R. JayGislaine F. LairAbraham D. LavenderJose F. LongoriaAngelica L. LozanoJoseph M. MartinezBarbara M. MatthewsShari A. McEwenVirginia C. Mueller

Richard NadelLesley A. NorthupJames Patrick O'LearyGeorge E. ObrienMarifeli Perez-StableAllan K. PerkinsStephen C. PersonNorman D. PestainaMary Lou D. PfeifferDiane H. PirieMikhail PolunkinRosa A. PrietoTeresita RadilloGary M. RandGail S. RiceMyriam S. RiosKenneth F. RogersonYolanda T. SantistebanIsabel SifuentesPaul H. StuartMaria V. TesterAllen M. VannLinda M. WebbGeraldine WilsonFeryal YavasGeorgia K. ZavalisJohn S. Zdanowicz

THANKS TO YOU!our

amazing retirees!


2019 FIU Service and Recognition Awards

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.

Magnolia E. HernandezMoira L. ChaconSamantha P. BacaJeronimo Aguiar Bezerra

FIU Online - Student Success Coach TeamMartha I. Campos WiltzJanessa Guzman

(continued) Jennifer Lopez RosaStephanie PachecoEatheana W. West

Panther Innovation LabSurfraz A. BhanjiDavid J. Palmer

FIU Torch AwardExemplified FIU’s institutional values of truth, freedom, respect, responsibility and excellence by exhibiting the highest standards of character and ethical behavior.

Rosemanie AnacacyCelia M. MelisJessy L. PalmaJennifer H. RichardsJoseph Riquelme

Fraternity & Sorority LifeChristianne I. MedranoJose M. Toscano

(continued) Special Thanks: Anthony DeSantis

Student Code of Conduct Review TeamRobert L. FryeKristen A. KawczynskiElizabeth J. Marston

(continued) Special Thanks:Iris A. Elijah

TLC BrigadeIsabel Alfonsin VittoriaAshley M. AresJulissa A. CastellanosKarina J. Fernandez

(continued) Pedro J. Greer, Jr. Mary Helen Hayden Zoraya M. LedesmaMaelyn S. Norin-LiedkeAnet Saumell

Special Thanks: Gisela Casines Maria C. Kulick Katherine W. Schauers

Connie C. Caldwell CAT Sustainability LeadersIleana D. HernandezLeanne M. Wells

UGS/ScholarshipsClaudia BalzanLaura C. Castillo

(continued) Emilio A. JaquezKarla Y. OrtegaLisa M. Swinton

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.


Jeronimo Aguiar BezerraAndrea L. AguileraIsabel Alfonsin VittoriaDanayde AlfonsoJimmy E. AlmansaYelenia AlmaralesGabriela M. AlvarezSarah C. AndersonEran ArbelAlcene ArchangeAshley M. AresMagali AutieRosa M. BarredoJudith BasualdoBelkis L. CabreraBethania M. CabreraConsuelo A. CanoCarlos F. CarrascoMercedes C. CesinPriscilla ChavesVasilka S. ChergarovaErika A. CobiellaAmanda M. CondisDamien M. CookeSarah G. DavidJames S. Davis

Byron J. De PazJose C. del RosarioMariela I. DelgadoAlberto J. Diaz JrChristine M. DomeNatalie N. DwarikaTamara Erban GonzalezLuby G. EscotoGail B. ExcellDawn M. FagnanMaria E. ForlongJoanna GarciaMairelys GarciaOctavia D. GibbsJody E. GlassmanIleana C. GonzalezMartha G. GonzalezHayat Hammad GarciaMagnolia E. HernandezJulio E. IbarraSharon J. JacksonPamela L. JohnsonKimberly JustinFrancia M. LopezJenille LopezAndrea N. Matamoros

Lazara I. MedinaGabriela MendezEster F. MesaStephanie A. MillerCynthia E. MinguezDaniel B. MolinaIleana C. MolinaMarianna J. MurrayTamara NathaiBeatriz NewbornPeggy NolanAiko K. OrtegaShina Pierre LouisAna J. PinedaDouglas T. PittsDebra L. PlezAna I. RamosNatalie M. RassiBirgitta M. Rausch MontotoValeria D. RaventosAmy D. ReidIndira K. ReyesAriele A. RiviereManuel A. RodriguezMayte G. RodriguezJacqueline R. RojasSunem Roque

Edgar J. RozierMercedes A. Rueda SchottJennifer A. RuizFlor A. SaumellMaryam N. ShakirDiane M. SinghDavid H. Snider Jr.Jacqueline A. ThompsonJoliett Vega KlucevsekBianca N. Vidal RomanShontae K. WhiteMartha B. WongLingshan XiongAdriana Yndart AriasMargarita Zabalo

Active Shooter Training TeamWilfredo J. Alvarez Alexander D. Casas Julissa A. CastellanosDaniel FernandezHoward K. HolnessGloria C. JacominoPaul A. MasforrollJose R. RamirezDouglas E. Sykes

Special Thanks: Alberto Alberto Jr. Bridget A. Pelaez

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 sought opportunities for collaboration and cross-functional improvements to better serve the University community.


BBC Facilities MaintenanceCamilo E. BorrajeroRoberto R. DominguezTeodoro GonzalezAaron A. Johnson IIIDervant L. McleanRichard C. PenzAbel Rodriguez DicksCarlos A. SaizAntwan L. WilliamsAbraham N. Zuriarrain

CEC Research Adminstration TeamMaria C. BenincasaBerta T. EstebanVanessa C. FazMarilyn Torres

Commencement TeamAmy B. AikenJimmy E. AlmansaWilfredo J. AlvarezRocio Alves Milho AguilarJesus J. AriasLaura I. BenavidesPenny F. Butler SchillingerJean M. Byron

(continued) Rigoberto J. CamposMayte T. CantilloMelissa A. CastriotaBeatrice M. CorreaOdalys DiazMichael GonzalezChelsey L. GrenierRandy D. HaningCameron W. JonesRhesia C. LewisSanyo Mathew Ahnjayla L. MeeksAshley MendezBeatriz Newborn Ana C. OrtegaKarla Y. OrtegaRichard PabonAlexandria M. PipitoneBirgitta M. Rausch MontotoRonald J. ReyesLynda R. RodriguezMarisa A. SalazarRicky R. SantTravis L. StokesSussan M. ValquiSpecial Thanks Marc C. Jean

Controller's - HR & Operations TeamVeronica H. Agustus ApplebyAshley I. FrancoisTricia J. Galiano

Creative and Design ServicesYessenia R. AbolilaElizabeth S. GarlandOscar E. Negret

DHR's Administrative Support TeamFrancia M. LopezAna M. Moreyra

Disability Resource CenterStephanie M. BelloYesenis GarciaKimberly L. HunterJoanna L. LindsayStephen P. LoynazGeneva N. MunozAmanda L. NiguidulaAndres A. Perez MonzonMartha B. Wong

DoIT Service Management GroupHilda A. Alfaro

(continued) Ivon LopezDeborah K. TaylorAna A. Valenzuela

Donor Relations TeamFrances AlonsoJennifer EchevarriaAlexandra L. RochaAmanda M. Santa Cruz

Economics Department TeamMariela I. DelgadoMayte G. Rodriguez

Financial System and Support ServicesLuis R. AguilarPaule L. ChampagneLaura L. Fothergill

FIU Online Operations TeamEnrique BlancoMartha I. Campos WiltzDaniel A. CespedesKristina M. ChavezJaclyn M. Coello

FIU Service Excellence Award Continued


(continued) Francesco De MarcoEdward A. DuranAyelen Ferrer QuinoaAndrea L. Garcia MoralesJanessa Guzman Laura JimenezJennifer Lopez RosaChiara M. ObregonStephanie PachecoEvangelia M. PrevolisKristie M. ReyesJoseph RiquelmeDianne RoqueNico L. RoseKaitlyn E. SchlotzhauerEatheana W. West

FIU Online Multimedia DepartmentDimitrios D. GotsisReynaldo O. Martinez II

Graham Center TeamRigoberto J. CamposCarlos F. CarrascoManuel FernandezDeborah GarciaEliana M. Hernandez

(continued) Deborah E. JutanAquinov MathappanSanyo MathewManny MenendezCristobal R. Molina Veronica MolinaVanessa C. MoralesMarco A. ParraAndre E. RodriguesVanessa Y. VazquezAyxa A. Vecino

Groundskeeping and LandscapingJesus M. AngrinoBarry D. CatlinGarry L. CatlinAndres A. CentenoDavid F. CowartFelipe GarciaDanilo R. GuerreroAtley M. JohnsonMark J. SalemiYvonne Vina

HRIS Team - The Rock Stars!Reynaldo E. BarocelaByron J. De PazNiuriset Monzon Robles

Ignite TeamStephen FainPamela P. Lopez Del CarmenJoaklin Raphael

Music Marketing & Finance DuoYusimay Lorenzo GonzalezMichelle R. Vires

Panther TechJose Lopez VarelaLarry MisrahiJorge L. Sanchez

Parking & Transportation TeamBrenda Y. DomeThomas R. HartleyLissette O. HernandezMelinda L. ParrottTravis L. StokesPatricia C. Tabares

Student Employment Enhancement ProjectYelenia AlmaralesEmmanuele Archange BowlesStephanie C. FelismeKathryn N. Lopez

Veteran Support Team (the volun-told)Yesenis GarciaStephen P. LoynazGeneva N. MunozAmanda L. NiguidulaMartha B. Wong

FIU Service Excellence Award Continued


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.

Christie MurataSondra A. SkelaneyJulieta O. Vallejos

CASE Marketing & Communication TeamJoAnn C. AdkinsAyleen J. Barbel FattalEvelyn S. GonzalezChrystian S. Tejedor

FIU's Digital Collections CenterRebecca J. BakkerMartin G. KassJill V. KrefftKelley F. RowanIvy Torres Morales

Worlds AheadMaikel J. AlendyRodolfo J. Rego

FIU Safety & Loss Prevention AwardPromoted 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. He or she was instrumental in resolving unsafe work conditions and/or safety deficiencies.

Johnny J. Suggs Active Shooter Training TeamWilfredo J. Alvarez Alexander D. Casas Julissa A. CastellanosDaniel Fernandez

(continued) Howard K. HolnessGloria C. JacominoPaul A. MasforrollJose R. Ramirez

Douglas E. Sykes


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.

Yesim DariciGlenn C. Hutchinson Jr

Sonja S. Montas HunterAmanda L. Niguidula

Suzanna M. Rose


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.

Diana M. AlfonsoJulie Berg Mc GrawNathan P. BurandtMelissa A. CastriotaDavid W. DriesbachJose L. GarciaMyrian V. HerlleMagnolia E. HernandezLidia KosKelly L. LollKerrie A. Montgomery OrozcoAlison M. PiattJessica C. Ramella RomanJoseph RiquelmeChristopher F. RodriguezLilia Silverio MinayaDiane M. SinghHoshang J. Unwalla Active Shooter Training TeamWilfredo J. Alvarez Alexander D. Casas Julissa A. CastellanosDaniel FernandezHoward K. HolnessGloria C. JacominoPaul A. MasforrollJose R. RamirezDouglas E. Sykes


BBC Facilities MaintenanceRoberto R. DominguezTeodoro GonzalezAaron A. Johnson IIIDervant L. McleanRichard C. PenzAbel Rodriguez DicksCarlos A. SaizAntwan L. WilliamsAbraham N. Zuriarrain Education Technology Services- ETSMary E. HaleyRobert J. RomanoMariel A. Romero Guerra HRIS TeamYelenia AlmaralesReynaldo E. BarocelaByron J. De PazNiuriset Monzon Robles Multidisciplinary AI Research & Workforce Dev TeamShekhar BhansaliBrian FonsecaLeonel E. Lagos

(continued) Alexander E. Perez PonsNagarajan PrabakarHimanshu D. Upadhyay

NeighborhoodHELPLuther G. BrewsterHeather L. Gomez BendanaIngrid P. Moss Sheyla Pierre

PantherSoft Campus Solutions Upgrade Core TeamBeatriz AnilloAli BagheriJose C. del RosarioLedys DiazJiali DingMayelin FelipeJorge GonzalezJames M. GoolsbyVictoria H. HammealJames J. HardimanRobin NadalJose A. Polo RamosSrinivas PopuriLan QuachMonica ReyesAntonio Rodriguez Manuel A. Rodriguez

(continued) Andy M. Santana John R. VargasGerald C. WaughLingshan Xiong

Presidential Excellence AwardLuther G. BrewsterHeather L. Gomez BendanaIngrid P. MossSheyla Pierre

SoBeWFF TeamJulia A. GaleanoDebra H. LundyDevonie P. NicholasElizabeth H. NuellTheodore A. RoodAlyson G. SchulmanAshley G. ShapiroKristen E. SofgeMaria T. TrellesGipsy VelezSpecial Thanks: Claudia E. Da Silva Dara J. Errichetti Lucas T. Schutt

The MARC Building's Fabulous DuoMaria A. AyestasAdelfa D. Martinez Carreno


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