The George Washington University recognized nine employees and six departments Friday for their contributions to the GW community at the Celebration of Excellence awards:
Individual Staff Go the Extra Mile Award
Elizabeth Kang, professional advisor, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Runner up No. 1: John Kane, operations manager, Division of Operations
Runner up No. 2: Jennifer Sieck, special projects manager, Academic Affairs
Individual Faculty GEM Award
Scott Beveridge, assistant professor of counseling, Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Runner up No. 1: Alan Greenberg, chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Milken Institute School of Public Health
Runner up No. 2: Susan Swayze, associate professor of Educational Research, GSEHD
Individual Student-Staff GEM Award
Courtney Stoner, Division of Operations
Runner up No. 1: Jamie Armstrong, Department of Athletics and Recreation
Runner up No. 2: Marjorie Cook, Academic Affairs
Department GEM Award
GW SARC (Sexual Assault Response Consultative) Team
Runner up No. 1: Division of Operations, Summer and Conference Housing
Runner up No. 2: Office of Military and Veterans Affairs (GW VALOR)
Department Innovation Award
Division of Information Technology, Business Intelligence Services
Runner up No. 1: Colonial Inauguration
Runner up No. 2: Academic Technologies
The conference also marked the end of the university’s steps challenge, a GW walking competition to promote wellness. The university community amassed 146,017,582 steps during the challenge, which ran Oct. 1 to Oct. 29.
Jonathan Vadnal, a research assistant at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Hawdon Laboratory, took home first prize—an Apple Watch—in the head-to-head challenge, winning all 29 of his matchups and averaging 41,279 steps a day. The College of Professional Studies/Graduate School of Political Management won the team challenge, averaging 14,660 steps a day as a group and winning free lunch from Beefsteak.
