Award Winners
Award Winners 2026
The list below represents the Tufts Distinction and David J. Kahle Award winners for 2026. For a list of all nominees for 2026, please click here.
Tufts Distinction Award Winners, Individuals
- Janel Blood, School of Engineering
- Sharon Snaggs Gendron, School of Medicine
- Joseph Golia, Arts & Sciences and Engineering Shared
- Iolanda Gomes, School of Dental Medicine
- Katelyn Gosselin, Operations
- Helena Han, Office of the Provost
- Cheryl Kreinbring, Office of the Provost
- Alexis Mastronardi, Central – Athletics
- Jennifer McAndrew, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life
- Leila Migliorelli, University Advancement
- Amy Sakai, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
- Paul Wagner, Central – Finance
- Danielle Wolfus, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Tufts Distinction Award Winners, Teams
International Center Team
- Marva Bernard-Saunders, Office of the Provost
- Sarah Curry, Office of the Provost
- Neriliz Soto Gonzalez, Office of the Provost
- Patrick Himes, Office of the Provost
- Julia Keith, Office of the Provost
- Sylwia Kohut, Office of the Provost
- Sarah Parkhurst, Office of the Provost
- Elizabeth Siegle, Office of the Provost
- Marisa Silva, Office of the Provost
- Heather Varnet, Office of the Provost
Friedman Research Administration Team
- Armen Barseghyan, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition, Science and Policy
- Lauren Burchfield, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition, Science and Policy
- Bethanie Faulk, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition, Science and Policy
- Kim Wright, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition, Science and Policy
- Hung-Hsin Yang, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition, Science and Policy
Medford Facilities Plumbing Team
- Mark Brophy, Operations
- Nicholas Catinazzo, Operations
- Andy Dedic, Operations
- Ryan Jalbert, Operations
- Dan MacDonald, Operations
- Edward McCarthy, Operations
- David Wetterhahn, Operations
- Paul Wild, Operations
Medford Grounds Crew Team
- Kimberley Callahan, Operations
- John Callahan, Operations
- William Callahan, Operations
- Scott Condon, Operations
- Samuel Dudley, Operations
- Luke Farrell, Operations
- Kate Fuller, Operations
- James Goode, Operations
- Dmitrii Iakushev, Operations
- Anthony Jennings-Hall, Operations
- Barry Johnson, Operations
- Tim Jordan, Operations
- James Laughlin, Operations
- Serge Lebrun, Operations
- Edward Ledgard, Operations
- Anthony Lowe, Operations
- Michael Madden, Operations
- Ryan Oliver, Operations
- Timothy O’Brien, Operations
- Paul Perry, Operations
- Christopher Pooley, Operations
- Luke Pomroy, Operations
- Henry Puza, Operations
- James Rawls, Operations
- Glenn Richmond, Operations
- Kyle Sumner, Operations
- Christopher Tavares, Operations
- Craig Walker, Operations
David J. Kahle Winner
AI Applications on Tufts HPC Cluster
- Xue Li, Tufts Technology Services
- Delilah Maloney, Tufts Technology Services
- Jay McGlothlin, Tufts Technology Services
- Kyle Monahan, Tufts Technology Services
- Peter Nadel, Tufts Technology Services
- Uku Uustalu, Tufts Technology Services
- Ryan Veiga, Tufts Technology Services
- Yucheng Zhang, Tufts Technology Services