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Alumna Summa Laude Dignata Award

• Patty Hayes, ’76, ’80, School of Nursing; Director, Public Health–Seattle & King County

David B. Thorud Leadership Award — Faculty

• Virginia Broudy, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Medicine; Chief of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center; Scripps Professor of Hematology

David B. Thorud Leadership Award — Staff

• Gene Woodard, Director, Building Services, UW Facilities

Distinguished Alumni Veteran Award

• Judge Ronald E. Cox (Ret.), ’73, School of Law; Captain, United States Army

Distinguished Librarian Award

• Justin Wadland, Interim Director, UW Tacoma Library; Associate Dean, University Libraries

Distinguished Retiree Excellence in Community Service Award

• Robert Roseth, Director (retired), UW News & Information

(Due to the large team recognized this year, the Distinguished Staff Award recipients are featured in their entirety at the end of the list of awards.)

Distinguished Service Award

• Gary Oertli, ’70, ’72, ’85, President Emeritus, South Seattle College

Distinguished Teaching Award

• Mabel Ezeonwu, Associate Professor, School of Nursing & Health Studies, UW Bothell
• Xiaosong Li, Harry & Catherine Jaynne Boand Endowed Professor of Chemistry, Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences
• Karin D. Martin, Assistant Professor, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
• Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health
• Ian Schnee, Senior Lecturer, Philosophy, College of Arts & Sciences
• Alyssa Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
• Tanya Grace Velasquez, Senior Lecturer, Sociology, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, UW Tacoma

Distinguished Teaching Legacy Award

• Jack P. Keating, Professor, Psychology, College of Arts & Science; Dean, UW Branch Campuses (posthumous)

Excellence in Teaching Award

• Charles C. Lanfear, Graduate Staff Assistant, Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences
• Vern Harner, Doctoral Candidate, Social Welfare School of Social Work

Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award

• Manka Varghese, Professor, College of Education

President’s Medalist Award

• Savannah Cassis, Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences
• Fa’aumu Kaimana, Medical Anthropology & Global Health and Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences

University Faculty Lecture Award

• Julianne Dalcanton, Professor and Chair, Astronomy, College of Arts & Sciences

Distinguished Staff Award

• Noah Briller, MRI Technologist, Education & Quality Assurance, Radiology, UW Medical Center
• Perry Acworth, Farm Manager, UW Farm
• Polly Olsen (Yakama), Tribal Liaison, Burke Museum
• Tyler Preder, Telecom Design Engineer, UW Information Technology
• Radiological Release Response Team
  (53 awardees from the School of Medicine, Environmental Health & Safety and Harborview Medical Center)
  • Environmental Health & Safety 
    • Meli Ahumada, Assistant to the Director
    • Stephen Bahl, Safety Professional 2
    • Denise Bender, Assistant Director
    • Phil Campbell, Assistant Director
    • Cam-Ly Cao, Finance Manager
    • Joyce Chambers, Program Operations Specialist
    • Karen Crow, Outreach & Communications Specialist
    • Natalie Daranyi, Occupational Health & Safety Specialist
    • Jeff Forister, Environmental Control Technician 3
    • Doug Gallucci, Assistant Director
    • Alex Hagen, Program Operations Specialist
    • Tony Han, Biosafety Officer
    • Tracy Harvey, Lab Safety Manager
    • Taylor Heiss, Program Operations Specialist
    • Jennifer Johnson, Hospital Health Physicist
    • Amy Lim, Program Operations Specialist
    • Zara Llewellyn, Biological Safety Manager
    • Kevin Makinson, Program Operations Specialist
    • Matt Moeller, Environmental Programs Manager
    • Scott Nelson, Fire Safety & Engineering Manager
    • Raymond Noble, Program Operations Specialist / Shipping Coordinator
    • Corbin Powell, Radiation Safety Technician 2
    • Eric Stefansson, Senior Biosafety Officer
    • Mark Volkert, Program Operations Specialist
    • Eleanor Wade, Occupational Health & Safety Specialist
    • John Wallace, Industrial Hygienist 2
    • Mike Zittle, Manager of Program Operations
  • Harborview Medical Center
    • Alieu Ann, Director, Security Services
    • Timothy Fredrickson, Director
    • Ian Goodhew, Director of Government Relations
    • Pam Jorgensen, Assistant Administrator
    • Liz Kindred, Environment of Care Manager
    • John Lynch, Associate Professor
    • Esi Nkyekyer, Acting Assistant Professor
    • Mike Warren, Director of Facilities & Engineering
  • School of Medicine, Dean’s Office
    • Susan Gregg, Director, Media Relations
    • Nicole Gibran, Associate Dean
    • Tina Mankowski, Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs
    • Kim Wisecup, Manager, Space Planning & Management
    • Mike Young, Facility Coordinator
  • School of Medicine, Dept. of Comparative Medicine
    • Alan Avalos, Postdoctoral Scholar
    • Edwin Balahadia, Animal Technician 3
    • Laura Campbell, Facility Operations Specialist
    • Lesley Colby, Associate Professor
    • Cory Conner, Program Coordinator
    • Gary Fye, Program Operations Specialist
    • Sarah Harris, Research Scientist / Engineer
    • Virni Mamaril, Program Support Supervisor
    • Dean Rashid, Facility Operations Specialist
    • Rowen Razon, Animal Technician 3
    • Nick Reyes, Lecturer
    • Emily Spaulding, Research Scientist / Engineer 1
    • Rick Wells, Research Scientist