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Organizational Excellence 2018
Below is a list of quick links to each of the 2018 MML Accolades for Organizational Excellence where each accolade is described and a list of the awardees and their contributions are provided.
Excellence in MML Administration
To recognize those in MML or at NIST who have gone above and beyond in serving MML staff, associates, and/or stakeholders in their administrative roles or through an administrative function
Susan Daniels
For outstanding administrative expertise, organizational and communication skills in service to the MML Lab Office
Robert Tomko
For superior facilitation of the development of support documentation and complete procurement packages sent to AMD
Janet Williams
For outstanding service and superior administrative support to the Metallurgy/Materials Science and Engineering Division for over 27 years
Excellence in MML Safety
To recognize, encourage, and reward safety-related leadership, innovation, preventative or corrective actions, or the implementation of best practices in MML.
James Michael Blackmon, Christopher Neary, Michael Coleman, Ross Haynes
For chemical waste pick up of thousands of chemicals in a short time without compromising safety and chemical regulations
MML Mentor
To recognize an MML staff member or Associate who has played a significant role in the support and guidance of other staff members.
Tracey Schock
For tireless dedication to mentoring and training students as well as her colleagues and community to produce quality results in metabolomics
MML Outreach
To recognize MML staff members and Associates who played a significant role in educational outreach to the community.
Thomas Bruno, Tara Lovestead, Wendi Copello, Kimberly Urness, Kavita Jeerage, Jason Widegren, Megan Harries, Jessica Burger, Elba Aguirre
For conducting a superb two-day short course to educate judges in the science of vapor sampling and characterization
Service and Support to MML
To recognize MML staff members and Associates, as well as those in other OUs, who have made MML a better place to work, have gone the extra mile to help MML staff ‘get the job done,’ or who have streamlined processes to make MML operate more efficiently.
Michael Katz
For broadening the applicability and impact of the NIST Electron Microscopy Nexus facility through outreach efforts, collaboration, and equipment retooling
Neşe Sari
For providing exceptional technical and facilities support to the joint NIST-UMD NMR measurement program at IBBR
Ryan White
For providing extraordinary and unprecedented service and financial savings to MML and ACMD through his strategic use of the government excess equipment system
Rebecca Zangmeister
For exemplary leadership, professionalism, and innovation during her three-year coordination of the impactful SURF program
Service in Professional Organizations
To recognize those in MML who serve with distinction in professional organizations that further the NIST mission.
June Lau
For significant contributions and deep engagement with the professional magnetic research communities, where she is recognized as a global leader
Sigma Xi Leadership: Top, Left to right: Jonathan Seppala, Angela Hight Walker, Eric Shirley, Robert Berg, Aaron Forster, Amanda Forster, Christopher Stafford, M. Lorna De Leoz, Abigail Lindstrom. Bottom, left to right: Joseph Conny, Magdalena Navarro, Katya Delak, Regina Easley
For leadership of the NIST Chapter of Sigma Xi, encouraging scientific excellence and collaboration across NIST
