{"id":27022,"date":"2023-06-21T14:23:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T18:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/?p=27022"},"modified":"2023-06-29T13:57:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:57:16","slug":"2023-hariri-institute-community-recognition-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/2023\/06\/21\/2023-hariri-institute-community-recognition-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Hariri Institute Community Recognition Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 Hariri Institute Community Recognition Awards! \u00a0This inaugural program\u00a0recognizes Hariri Institute personnel whose contributions have been instrumental in helping to bring success to their team and to our organization. This program also aims to raise awareness of the important work that transpires, at all levels, within the Institute and broaden understanding of how personnel efforts help advance the Institute’s mission.<\/span><\/p>\n

Distinguished Service Award<\/b><\/span>\u200b
\n<\/o:p><\/span>The highest honor bestowed by the Institute. This<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>award recognizes individuals who have made extraordinary contributions in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their place of work, going above and beyond their job description to bring<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>awareness to and advancing the Institute\u2019s mission, while demonstrating<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exceptional leadership, innovation, collaboration and service.
\n<\/span><\/span>Recipient<\/span><\/b><\/span>\u200b: <\/span>Stephen Brown<\/span><\/strong>\u200b<\/span>, Director, Finance & Administration<\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Hariri Institute<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/o:p>Finalists: Emily Johnson<\/b><\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Assistant Director, Grants Management<\/span>\u200b, Hariri Institute,\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>William Tomlinson<\/b><\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Director, Software & Application Innovation Lab (SAIL)<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Student Excellence Award
\n<\/o:p><\/b><\/span>The Student Excellence Award recognizes outstanding<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>students (undergrad and graduate) who have made significant contributions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to their areas within the Institute during their academic studies. This award is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>presented to students who have demonstrated a strong work ethic,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exceptional skills, dedication to learning and development, and a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commitment to excellence in their work.<\/span><\/span>\u200b
\n<\/o:p><\/span>Chris Cho<\/b><\/span>\u200b<\/span>,\u00a0<\/b>Senior, Computer Science<\/span>\u200b<\/span>; Software Engineer Intern, Software & Application Innovation Lab (SAIL)\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u200b
\n<\/span><\/o:p><\/b>Julie Ha<\/b><\/span>\u200b<\/span>, PhD Student, Computer Science<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0Graduate Research Assistant, Faculty Advisor: Mayank Varia<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Excellence in Service Award<\/b><\/span>\u200b
\n<\/o:p><\/span>This award recognizes the staff member who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>consistently provides exceptional service to clients, colleagues, and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stakeholders of the Institute. Given to the individual who exceeds expectations<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when meeting the needs of others, while consistently demonstrating a track<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>record of displaying a positive attitude and professionalism in their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>interactions.<\/span><\/span>\u200b
\n<\/o:p><\/span>Tara Moran<\/b><\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Senior Administrative Coordinator<\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Mass Open Cloud – Alliance<\/span><\/span>\u200b
\n<\/o:p><\/span>Christina<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Polyzos<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Associate Director<\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Center for Information and Systems Engineering<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Innovation Award<\/b><\/span>\u200b
\n<\/o:p><\/span>Recipients of this award have shown a dedication to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>innovation, pushing the boundaries of knowledge and bringing together<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>diverse perspectives to solve complex problems in any area of their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>work\/field. Through their work, they have exemplified the Institute\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commitment to fostering a culture of creativity.<\/span><\/span>\u200b
\n<\/o:p><\/span>Collin<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Bolles<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Software Engineer<\/span>\u200b<\/span>, SAIL<\/span><\/span>\u200b
\n<\/o:p><\/span>Mayank Varia<\/b><\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Associate Professor<\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award<\/b><\/span>\u200b
\n<\/o:p><\/span>This award recognizes staff who has demonstrated<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>exceptional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This person has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>made efforts to create a more inclusive workplace, or who has supported<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\/or led diversity and inclusion initiatives within the Institute.<\/span><\/span>\u200b
\n<\/span>Katherine D\u2019Angelo<\/b><\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Assistant Director, Programs and Events<\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Hariri Institute<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Team Player Award<\/b><\/span>\u200b
\n<\/o:p><\/span>This award recognizes staff who have demonstrated<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>exceptional teamwork and collaboration. The ideal recipient is the staff<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>member who has worked effectively with colleagues from their home and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>external departments, and who has contributed significantly to a project team<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>where they championed for the demonstration of skills that led to successful<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>team interactions.<\/span><\/span>\u200b
\n<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/span>Daniela<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Demaestri<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Financial Manager<\/span>\u200b<\/span>, Hariri Institute\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 Hariri Institute Community Recognition Awards! \u00a0This inaugural program\u00a0recognizes Hariri Institute personnel whose contributions have been instrumental in helping to bring success to their team and to our organization. This program also aims to raise awareness of the important work that transpires, at all levels, within the Institute and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10316,"featured_media":27360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11716,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27022"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10316"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27022"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27370,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27022\/revisions\/27370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}