2024 Office of Research and Innovation’s Employee Awards
On Dec. 10, 2024, the Office of Research and Innovation held its annual end-of-year celebration and employee awards ceremony. Six awards were given, recognizing nine employees.
Outstanding Contributor: Above and Beyond
Christy Cochrane
Coordinator
Federal Contracting Program
Office of Sponsored Programs
Mike Kendrick
Associate Director
Export Controls and Sanctions Program
Office of Export and Secure Research Compliance
Human Resources Team
Lynn Byrd
Division Director
Human Resources
Renee VanDyke
Manager
Human Resources
Kaitlin Winfree
Generalist
Human Resources
Josh Worrell
Coordinato
Human Resources
Outstanding Mentor or Leader
Lauren Magruder
Director, Pre-Award
Office of Sponsored Programs
The Outstanding Mentor or Leader Award recognizes an employee who has provided guidance, advice, instruction, or support to their peers or employees to help them accomplish their goals.
Nominees consistently provide constructive feedback and advice, empower others to achieve success, and advocate for and support professional development.
Senior Vice President's Special Recognition Award
Chris Smith
Postdoctoral Affairs Program Administrator
Tammy Quesenberry
Senior Associate
Post Award, Financial Management
Sponsored Programs
Nominees
- Michelle Berg
Associate, Post-Award - Ronald Bierman
Associate, Post-Award - Justin Boblitt
Java Developer - Lynn Byrd
Human Resources Division Director - Christy Cochrane
Federal Contracting Program Coordinator - Nicoleta Druta
Associate, Post-Award - Stephanie Elliott-Workman
Associate, Post-Award - Amber Gilbert
Associate, Post-Award - Zac Goode, Associate, Post-Award
- Dawn Harrell
Support Specialist, Post-Award - Alicia Houchins
Accountant - Cristen Jandreau
Director, Research Conflict of Interest Program - Tara Jones
Team Lead, Post-Award - Jennifer Kaminski
Team Lead, Post-Award - Mike Kendrick
Associate Director, Export Controls and Sanctions Program - Jessi King
Senior Associate, Pre-Award - Trevor Kuether
Quality Assurance and Business Analyst
- Andrew Labunskyi
Software Quality Assurance Engineer - Lisa Lee, Director
Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance - Robyn Lynch
Business Analyst and User Support - Lauren Magruder
Director, Pre-Award - Jessie Mills
Associate, Post-Award - Sangeetha Muppidi
Java Developer - Mwanasera Mwinyi
Contract Negotiator - Devin Norris
Associate, Post-Award - Dy Phan
Accounting, Post-Award - Tammy Quesenberry
Senior Associate, Post-Award - Sai Reka
Java Developer - Chris Smith
Postdoctoral Affairs Program Administrator - Mika Spruill
Animal Care Technician - Renee VanDyke
Human Resources Manager - Kaitlin Winfree
Human Resources Generalist - Josh Worrell
Human Resources Coordinator