{"id":205393,"date":"2022-01-04T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=205393"},"modified":"2021-12-30T10:04:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T15:04:45","slug":"think-teach-do-awards-recognize-staff-excellence","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2022\/think-teach-do-awards-recognize-staff-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Think. Teach. Do. Awards Recognize Staff Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin sphnews-block-editorial-leadin is-style-text-over-image has-media has-box has-media-focus-center-middle has-text-position-x-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2309\" height=\"1299\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size.jpg 2309w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-636x358.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-992x558.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-1984x1116.jpg 1984w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-755x425.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-1628x916.jpg 1628w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-1366x768.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-854x480.jpg 854w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/12\/TTD-Awards-full-size-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2309px) 100vw, 2309px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Awards<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThink. Teach. Do. Awards Recognize Staff Excellence\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">The staff awards program acknowledges staff achievements, behaviors, and strong work ethics that embody SPH\u2019s core mission and values.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar sphnews-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">January 4, 2022<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/authors\/mallory-bersi\/\">Mallory Bersi<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>Several School of Public Health staff members have received the next round of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/07\/Think.Teach_.Do_.-Awards-Overview.-070121.pdf\">Think. Teach. Do. Staff Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modeled after SPH\u2019s core purpose, \u201cThink. Teach. Do. For the health of all,\u201d the awards program acknowledges staff achievements, behaviors, and strong work ethics that embody SPH\u2019s core mission and values. It was developed by the Staff Recognition &amp; Awards Subcommittee, an extension of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-senate\/\">Staff Senate<\/a> working group, in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/ira-lazic\/\">Ira Lazic<\/a>, associate dean for administration and finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program aims to enhance team morale and staff resilience while rewarding staff excellence at the School, and is designed to stimulate innovation and novel approaches to work-related tasks and projects that benefit individual departments, SPH, or Boston University, as a whole. Awards are given to individuals for each of the three categories on a quarterly basis, and both part-time and full-time staff members are eligible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\"><strong>Think<\/strong>.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Think. Award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional innovation in research activities, program development, or the creation or implementation of tools and systems that improve processes at SPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/kaitlin-hartlage\/\">Kaitlin Hartlage<\/a> (SPH\u201919), statistical programmer at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/research\/centers-and-groups\/biostatistics-and-epidemiology-data-analytics-center-bedac\/\">Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (BEDAC)<\/a>, received the Think. Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her role, Hartlage provides project-level data management and statistical support on a number of longstanding, high-profile projects for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/\">BU Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Research Center<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cte\/\">BU Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center<\/a>, and has been instrumental in leading efforts to accommodate the needs of the continuously expanding and evolving project landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to her key job responsibilities, Hartlage has worked closely with the BEDAC leadership team to develop standard operating procedures, guidelines, and programming tools to be used across the center to ensure data quality, security, and integrity. She also is a steering committee member of BEDAC\u2019s Data Science Seminar Series (BUDSS), a co-founder of the center\u2019s weekly coding drop-in hours, and served as a guest lecturer in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/sph\/courses\/sph-bs-750\/\">Essentials of Quantitative Data Management<\/a> course during the Spring 2021 semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKatie is creative, perpetually innovative, extremely productive, and her work is consistently of the highest quality,\u201d wrote one of her colleagues in a nomination letter. \u201cShe is an integral team member, a supportive collaborator for all BEDAC programmers and analysts, and an invaluable resource and mentor for junior programmers and student interns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2021\/01\/KM_4C4A0360-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kara Magane\" class=\"wp-image-189450\" width=\"352\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/01\/KM_4C4A0360-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/01\/KM_4C4A0360-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/01\/KM_4C4A0360-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/01\/KM_4C4A0360-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/01\/KM_4C4A0360-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/01\/KM_4C4A0360-755x503.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/01\/KM_4C4A0360-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/01\/KM_4C4A0360-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/01\/KM_4C4A0360-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/01\/KM_4C4A0360-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/01\/KM_4C4A0360-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/01\/KM_4C4A0360-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/kara-magane\/\">Kara Magane<\/a>, director of research operations in the Department of Community Health Sciences, also received the Think. Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With limited staff hiring due to COVID-19 and a less available principal investigator, Magane took on several roles over the last year to ensure all grants funds for the vast research portfolio she oversees were retained and operations ran smoothly. She became the project manager for several NIH studies, successfully wrote an NIH grant renewal proposal, and led the submission of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2021\/with-7-1m-grant-professors-to-study-unhealthy-drinking-chronic-pain-inactivity-among-people-with-hiv\/\">$7 million grant for the Boston Alcohol Research Collaboration on HIV\/AIDS\u2014Comorbidity Center<\/a>, of which she is now the director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magane has also helped to educate staff at the Institutional Review Board (IRB), as well as other research teams at SPH, BU School of Medicine, and Boston Medical Center regarding their own procedures and operations. In doing so, she developed a standardized language to eliminate errors and\/or confusion during the application process when including Charles River Campus faculty on BU Medical Campus grant applications. She has also shared her expertise on properly completing Biosketches and other critical support documents to ensure NIH funding is not withheld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a nomination letter, Magane\u2019s colleague wrote: \u201cIn my almost 30 years on faculty and in leadership positions, I have never seen anyone operate at the level, capacity, and effort that I see Kara doing every day. The bottom line is that, without any exaggeration, my very large research portfolio would have collapsed and likely led to return of funds from multiple grants had Kara not stepped in as project manager and to take on some tasks normally done by the PI.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2017\/05\/Jacoba-Van-Heugten-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134603\" width=\"237\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2017\/05\/Jacoba-Van-Heugten-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2017\/05\/Jacoba-Van-Heugten-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2017\/05\/Jacoba-Van-Heugten-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2017\/05\/Jacoba-Van-Heugten-1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2017\/05\/Jacoba-Van-Heugten-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2017\/05\/Jacoba-Van-Heugten-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/jacoba-van-heugten\/\">Jacoba van Heugten<\/a>, assistant dean for development and alumni relations, also received the Think. Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last year and a half, van Heugten has been an instrumental leader in conceptualizing and executing the strategy behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2021\/sph-celebrates-45-years-of-research-scholarship-and-practice\/\">SPH45 Anniversary Celebration<\/a>. In doing so, she has forged a path toward working collaboratively with SPH\u2019s Office of Marketing and Communications and BU Central\u2019s Development and Alumni Relations to creatively and strategically further SPH\u2019s mission and position the School for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThanks to Jacoba&#8217;s creativity and thinking cap, the School has been able to raise significant funds during this event alone,\u201d wrote one of her colleagues in a nomination letter. \u201cWe look forward to her continued strategy as she navigates the ship toward increasing giving in support of our students and mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Teach<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Teach. Award is presented to an individual who has taken ownership of key concerns and needs, acted on opportunities, solved problems, or brought people and resources together to make processes at SPH more efficient and accessible for others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2021\/11\/Maria-Costa-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204520\" width=\"207\" height=\"276\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/maria-costa\/\">Maria Costa<\/a>, grants manager in the Department of Environmental Health, received the Teach. Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout her time at SPH, Costa has established herself as the go-to person for all grant-related activities within her department, where she has developed innovative methods to strengthen and streamline the grant writing process, including helping faculty understand the workload within the grants team, establishing expectations and guidelines for faculty to minimize both errors and late submissions, and mentoring junior staff members to support the grants process. She also works closely with faculty who are newer to the grant submission process to help educate and support them when and where needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021 alone, Costa has overseen the creation and submission of over 50 grant proposals. Her colleagues describe her as \u201chelpful, diligent, and thoughtful,\u201d \u201cvery attentive to detail,\u201d and \u201ctimely, responsive, and courteous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is not hyperbole to state that the research enterprise of the department would be diminished without her steady hand, and we are greatly appreciative of all that she has contributed,\u201d wrote Costa\u2019s colleague in one of several nomination letters. \u201cMaria is an example of what we should all strive to be at SPH.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203584\" width=\"243\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-755x755.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2019\/02\/Alyana-Ladha-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/alyana-ladha\/\">Alyana Ladha<\/a> (SPH\u201919), research fellow in the Department of Global Health, also received the Teach. Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to her key responsibilities managing a suite of maternal and child health research projects in Central India, Ladha has been instrumental in leading and organizing department-wide, community building activities as the chair of the Department of Global Health\u2019s NIFTY Committee. She is also an active Staff Senate representative, and often encourages other research staff at SPH to go to Staff Senate meetings and become active members of the School community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a graduate of the MPH program, Ladha has also positioned herself as a mentor for many current SPH students. She is a member of the teaching team for the global health course <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/sph\/courses\/sph-gh-887\/\">Planning and Managing MCH Programs in Developing Countries<\/a>, and has worked to create an inclusive, participative learning environment for all students. Throughout the last year, Ladha facilitated in-class sessions while the course instructor taught remotely, and mastered and implemented the new technology to ensure the instructor, students, and external guests remained connected and engaged despite the hybrid learning format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one of several nomination letters, Ladha\u2019s colleague wrote that her \u201cleadership in creating community within the department has broken down many faculty and staff barriers, and her creativity in thinking about new ways to make it easier for folks to become integrated into our community has benefited both the department and the School enormously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Do.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Do. Award is presented to an individual who has created extensive opportunities for others toward community building and making connections through programs, policies, and\/or spaces, honoring the experiences of various populations and reflecting the SPH core purpose of sparking social change, fostering a sense of belonging, and building relationships across differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2018\/09\/Jaclyn-Bowes-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-205147\" width=\"257\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/09\/Jaclyn-Bowes-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/09\/Jaclyn-Bowes-1-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/09\/Jaclyn-Bowes-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/09\/Jaclyn-Bowes-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/09\/Jaclyn-Bowes-1-755x755.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/09\/Jaclyn-Bowes-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/09\/Jaclyn-Bowes-1-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/09\/Jaclyn-Bowes-1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/09\/Jaclyn-Bowes-1-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/09\/Jaclyn-Bowes-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/09\/Jaclyn-Bowes-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2018\/09\/Jaclyn-Bowes-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/jaclyn-bowes\/\">Jaclyn Bowes<\/a>, director of individual giving and operations for development and alumni relations, received the Do. Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through her work, Bowes plays a central role in engaging audiences inside and outside of the larger BU community in support of SPH\u2019s mission. In addition to her efforts organizing the SPH45 Anniversary Celebration this past semester, Bowes helped support the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursingarchivesassociates.org\/\">Nursing Archives Associates<\/a> and BU Development and Alumni Relations organize and host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/public-health-conversations\/alumni-friends\/nightingale-2020-2021-a-symposium-commemorating-the-bicentennial-of-florence-nightingales-birth\/\">a virtual symposium<\/a> commemorating the bicentennial of Florence Nightingale\u2019s birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading up to the event in November, Bowes met with each speaker (of which there were 10) individually to teach them how to use Zoom, provide tips for adapting their remarks for a virtual audience, build an invite list, and adapt their scripts to keep stakeholders engaged throughout the day-long event. Through her efforts, Bowes helped maximize attendance with over 500 attendees and generate exposure for departments and centers across the University, including the <a href=\"http:\/\/archives.bu.edu\/\">Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center<\/a> and BU Libraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a nomination letter, Bowes\u2019 colleague wrote: \u201cTime and time again, Jackie sincerely and thoughtfully creates opportunities to further relationships and collaborations across the University. I have never witnessed an employee that offers support with such humility, patience, grace, and humor. SPH DAR, BU SPH, and BU, as a whole, are fortunate to have her commitment and dedication in advancement of our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2013\/10\/Michael-Saunders.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134242\" width=\"273\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2013\/10\/Michael-Saunders.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2013\/10\/Michael-Saunders-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2013\/10\/Michael-Saunders-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2013\/10\/Michael-Saunders-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2013\/10\/Michael-Saunders-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2013\/10\/Michael-Saunders-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/michael-saunders\/\">Michael Saunders<\/a>, director of writing in the Office of Marketing and Communications, also received the Do. Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout his time at SPH, Saunders has been a pivotal member of the community and the Marketing and Communications team, but especially so over the last semester. In particular, after the sudden and tragic passing of David Jones, associate professor of health law, policy &amp; management, Saunders made himself available to the community to tape video testimonials about people&#8217;s stories and work with David. He spent multiple days holding space for faculty, staff, and students to drop by and record their memories of David, which he later incorporated into a video for David\u2019s family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, when the School held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2021\/class-of-2020-recognition-celebration\/\">recognition celebration for 2020 graduates<\/a> in October, Saunders helped provide staging setup, AV support, and multimedia coverage for the event, and came up to campus Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to ensure the stage and backdrop were adequately set up and taken down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMike has stepped up a number of times this semester to serve the SPH community and help us all through important moments for the School,\u201d wrote one of Saunders\u2019 colleagues in a nomination letter. &#8220;His support has been invaluable.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To recognize an employee for their outstanding contributions consistent with the Think. Teach. 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