Award Winners 2014

The list below represents the Tufts Distinction Awards winners for 2014. For a list of all nominees for 2014, please click here.

The Extra Mile Award, for exceptional customer service

• Joanne Minassian, staff, Tisch College
• Mariana Stoyancheva, staff, The Fletcher School
• Grafton Public Safety Team, staff, Public Safety, Operations Division
  • Patricia A. Bathgate
  • Thomas Burdulis Jr.
  • Andrew S. Fyvie
  • Jason Kirby
  • Glenn McCune
  • Brett Morava
• Tufts University Core Facility Team, faculty and staff, School of Medicine
  • Michael Berne
  • Patricia Flaherty
  • Michael Grinnell
  • Irina Grinvald
  • Paula Phuong Nguyen
  • Tom Phimmasen
  • Kathleen Sullivan
  • Albert K. Tai
  • Anna G. Wong

The Bridge Builder Award, for bringing out the best in others

• Steph Gauchel, staff, Women’s Center, Schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering
• John A. Heine, staff, HNRCA
• Jean S. Poteete, staff, Cummings School
• Amy Ingrid Schlegel, staff, Tufts University Art Gallery, School of Arts and Sciences

The Unsung Hero Award, for accomplishing the extraordinary every day

• Susan Bhole, staff, University Relations Division
• Kathleen Burgos, staff, HNRCA
• Paul A. Wagoner, staff, School of Arts and Sciences

The Change Agent Award, for creating new opportunities for innovation

• Emily K. Edwards, staff, School of Engineering
• Brian C. McKinney, staff, School of Medicine
• TTS-Gordon Institute Partnership Team, staff, Tufts Technology Services and Tufts Gordon Institute, School of Engineering
  • Dawn Irish
  • Mary Adams Viola