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2017

Thomas W. Schmitt Prize

Phyllis Burton

The 2017 Thomas W. Schmitt Annual Staff Prize went to Phyllis Burton, who works in purchasing as the contracting officer for BBE. The award celebrates staff members "whose contributions embody the values and spirit that enable the Institute to achieve excellence in research and education."

In nominating her for the honor, Burton's colleagues called her professional, dedicated, warm, and knowledgeable. "There have been so many times over the past few years that I have run to Phyllis with questions or issues," said one nomination. "She knows everything and is our division's savior."

Another noted, "She is a problem solver and represents Caltech in such a wonderful way!"

Team Impact Award

Caltech Center for Diversity

The Caltech Center for Diversity (CCD) mission is to provide education, advocacy, and allyship in order to increase institutional and personal capacity for diversity, ensuring a community committed to equity and inclusive excellence.

Honorees

Service Year First Name Last Name Division Abbreviation - HR
40 Elizabeth Ayala BBE
40 Roberto Vega PROV
40 Emilio Arroyo FACILITIES
35 Pamela Albertson EAS
35 Rochelle Diamond BBE
35 Alireza Ghaffari EAS
30 Carol Casey PROV
30 Alejo Sanchez FACILITIES
30 Rene Stone FACILITIES
30 Kate Finigan EAS
30 Jesse Flores BBE
30 Natalie Gilmore SAO
30 Tim Ranalli FACILITIES
30 Alice Edel FACILITIES
30 Dwayne Miles VPSI
30 Andreas Feuerabendt BBE
25 Lauren Stolper SAO
25 Gregory Atrian FACILITIES
25 Zenaida Zoleta FACILITIES
25 Carolina Oseguera EAS
25 David Shupe PMA
25 Glenn Bach IMSS
25 Suzy Dollar FACILITIES
25 Scott Jung SAO
25 Ismael Gonzalez Vazquez FACILITIES
25 Richard Savage PMA
25 Richard Leske PMA
25 Socorro Mendez FACILITIES
25 Bob Weber PMA
25 Nick Scheckel GPS
20 Chris Yoder AAR
20 Chi Ma GPS
20 Tanya Owen EAS
20 Dave Felt EAS
20 Ken Ou GPS
20 Marcel Paredes ATH
20 Michael Fyffe PMA
20 Russ Laher PMA
20 Michael Tyszka HSS
20 Lucy Viramontes RES ADM
20 Angelica Santana HR
20 Julian Bunn GPS
20 Susan Ruffins BECK INS
20 Maria Solorzano IMSS
20 Delan Bastian SAS
20 Eric Black PMA
20 Jaime Reyes SAS
20 Severo Rico SAS
20 Lilian Porter BBE
20 Anthony West BBE
20 Michael Zucker PMA
20 Barbara Day B & F
20 Guillermina De La Torre SAS
20 Davy Kirkpatrick PMA
20 Ubaldo Vera ATH
20 James Achedafty FACILITIES
20 Preston Wisner IMSS
20 Raul Hernandez FACILITIES
20 Richard Maya FACILITIES
20 Alexandro Flores FACILITIES
20 Lloyd Caster PMA
20 Daniel Sigg PMA
20 Cren Frayer PMA
20 Richard McCarthy PMA
20 Artemio Nava FACILITIES
20 Jason Trevor PMA
20 Mark Lucas IMSS
20 David Boyd EAS
15 Kathy Carpenter FACILITIES
15 Sean Carey PMA
15 Cecilia Nakamura BBE
15 Jerry Rodriguez ATH
15 Stephanie Follis SAO
15 Luisa Rebull PMA
15 James Muro VPSI
15 Matthew Brewer B & F
15 Maria Katsas SAO
15 David Mayo RES ADM
15 Ilana Smith HR
15 Essam Beshara FACILITIES
15 Michelle Lin IMSS
15 Lynn Theriault ASIC
15 Beth Larranaga SAO
15 Ranjana Kishore BBE
15 Marc Morales FACILITIES
15 Timothy Winiecki B & F
15 Roobik Minasian FACILITIES
15 Marcia Brown PMA
15 Cynthia Kiser IMSS
15 Anastasia Laity PMA
15 Xenia Amashukeli RESNICK
15 Vijaya Kumar BBE
15 Joseph Hanson PMA
15 Jessica Solorzano B & F
15 Renee Soriano BBE
15 Brian O'Reilly PMA
15 Valery Frolov PMA
15 Patama Taweesup EAS
15 Filiberto Clara PMA
15 Vannessa Dodge AAR
15 Seppo Laine PMA
15 Javier Marcial Luis SAS
15 Darrell Goudeau FACILITIES
15 Loi Ly PMA
15 Tess Perez B & F
15 Ernest Katacha B & F
15 Harry Teplitz PMA
15 Patrick Cahalan EAS
15 Qinghua Wang BBE
15 Max Berry IMSS
15 Tan Benjakalyakorn B & F
15 Mirna Larios FACILITIES
15 Alexandra Katsas PROV
15 Patrick Lowrance PMA
15 Sue Mitchell PMA
15 Cecilia Gamboa EAS
15 Jens Kaiser BECK INS
15 David Ciardi PMA
15 Mirna Santos CCE
15 Christopher Gelino PMA
15 Martin Lagang FACILITIES
10 Christine Ortega EAS
10 Raymundo Cruz ATH
10 Leon Mualem PMA
10 Cesar Saldana SAS
10 Irina Meininger CCE
10 Ciro Donalek PMA
10 Ana Marie Paguyo ATH
10 Chub Osthelder PMA
10 Nooshin Rashnavadi IMSS
10 Andres Rizo PMA
10 Orlando Villegas FACILITIES
10 Felicia Hunt SAO
10 Gary Waters IMSS
10 Elena Udartseva BBE
10 Dan McKenna PMA
10 Scott Virgil CCE
10 Candace Younger HSS
10 Taren Thron BBE
10 Jesus Valladares SAS
10 Mark Phelps FACILITIES
10 Yvette Garcia-Flores BBE
10 Aidan Brooks PMA
10 Maria Dominguez B & F
10 Kirk Kawasawa INVST
10 Kristen Moore IMSS
10 Jose Robles PROV
10 Tak Lo PMA
10 Hannah Carbone PROV
10 Douglas McElroy PMA
10 Todd Niepke IMSS
10 Joe Betzwieser PMA
10 Stijn Cassenaer BBE
10 Emily de Araujo HSS
10 Rosemary Nomura B & F
10 Ramiro Covarrubias SAS
10 Elena Scire PMA
10 Ana Ulloa B & F
10 Wendy Burt PMA
10 Jason Fucik PMA
10 Laurent Moreaux PMA
10 Mark Stapf SAO
10 Jose Castillo SAS
10 Tong Huynh ATH
10 Kajsa Peffer PMA