1 | Date | Recipient | Shout-out | How they stood out | Nominator |
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2 | 6/10/2024 | Katie Wenzel and Lulu Fregoso | For being so warm and kind and hanging out with me at the very lovely Annual Science Meeting. | Anonymous | |
3 | 6/10/2024 | Anne-Sophie Bohrer | She is kind, inclusive, and overall just super awesome!! | Anonymous | |
4 | 6/10/2024 | Taylor Hammerling | Being a rockstar IS contact this week at the Annual Science Meeting! He took over a job and did it extremely well. Thank you Taylor! | Anonymous | |
5 | 6/10/2024 | Poulamee Chakraborty | She has done a great job in her poster ad and public speaking at the Annual Science Meeting. She is doing great. A big shout out for her energy! Congrats! | Mukta Sharma | |
6 | 6/10/2024 | Kevin Leigeb | Troubleshot and fixed problematic servers during the Annual Science Meeting that were causing web systems to be down | Dirk Norman | |
7 | 6/10/2024 | Nicole Nightingale | She rocks! Our lab will sorely miss her when she leaves for grad school! | Anonymous | |
8 | 6/10/2024 | Morgan Davies | Always willing to help & a fantastic attitude, willing to go the extra mile for others | Anonymous | |
9 | 6/10/2024 | Canan Sener | She deserves a shout out for being an amazing mentor! Every day in the lab is like a disco with our Disco-par! | Sarada | |
10 | 6/10/2024 | Alyssa Greiber | She worker super hard to make sure everything runs smoothly at the Annual Science Meeting | Anonymous | |
11 | 6/10/2024 | Harrison Moon | Moderating the session on inter-knowledge gap collaborations at the Annual Science Meeting - cool session! | Anonymous | |
12 | 6/10/2024 | Kurt Thelen and Greg Bonito | Kurt and Greg provided some great tunes for the Annual Science Meeting's game night on their guitar/harmonica. Thanks for sharing your talents and creating a fun atmosphere! | Allison Bender | |
13 | 6/10/2024 | Alyssa Greiber | Organizing an awesome Annual Science Meeting! | Anonymous | |
14 | 6/10/2024 | Sasha Kravchenko | Working on really awesome soil science and studying roots! Awesome publication in nature too! | Chelsea Mamott | |
15 | 6/10/2024 | Chris Hubbuch | For putting together a bunch of slides for the Annual Science Meeting at the last minute! So thankful! | Sarynna Lopez Meza | |
16 | 6/10/2024 | Lillian Barten | Lilli was an amazing mentor to me and showed me kindness and was very helpful and a great teacher | Lizza Korolev | |
17 | 6/10/2024 | Alyssa Grieber | Alyssa has gone way above and beyond basic Annual Science Meeting logistics and things have run smoothly thanks to her amazing work! | Sarynna Lopez Meza | |
18 | 6/10/2024 | Alyssa Greiber | For being the superhero doing so much to make the Annual Science Meeting happen | Matt Wisniewski | |
19 | 6/10/2024 | Matt Wisniewski | Always pumping me and the team up and being our fearless leader | Chelsea Mamott | |
20 | 6/10/2024 | Michael Thomas | Super supportive committee member! Thanks! | Madeline Hayes | |
21 | 6/10/2024 | Matt Wisniewski | For being the boss I brag about to everyone who will listen. Thank you! | Cat Ferrante | |
22 | 6/10/2024 | Cat Ferrante | Came up with an awesome icebreaker at lunch at the Annual Science Meeting that was super fun | Lulu Fregoso | |
23 | 6/10/2024 | Madeline Hayes, Bumkyu Kim, Ashim Datta, Elise Rivett | "Triple threat" presentations at Annual Science Meeting: concurrent session, lightning talk, and poster. They all did a fantastic job! | Amy Enright | |
24 | 6/10/2024 | Chris Hubbuch, Cat Ferrante, and Chelsea Mammot | Without Chris' poster ad, Chelsea's poster design, or Cat's crafting expertise and creativity, we wouldn't be able to do shout-outs at the Annual Science Meeting | Matt Wisniewski | |
25 | 6/10/2024 | Nick Thrower and Matt Larson | They keep my website going and always help me. | Linda Danhof | |
26 | 6/10/2024 | Chris Hittinger | He got my nutribullet open at lunch at the Annual Science Meeting (it was stuck for 24+ hours) | Morgan Davies | |
27 | 6/10/2024 | John Mullet, Berkley Walker, John Ralph, Rebecca Smith, Bjoern Hamberger, Federica Brandizzi, William Rooney, Shawn Mansfield | The best Bioenergy Crop Design team meeting during dinner on Day 2 of the Annual Science Meeting! So good! | Eva Ziegelhoffer | |
28 | 6/10/2024 | Allison Bender | Being the queen of outreach! She makes GLBRC go far & is always excited to do so | Chelsea Mamott | |
29 | 6/10/2024 | Kenia Segura Abá, Thilanka Ranaweera, Paulo Izquierdo Romero, Shinhan Shiu | They are cool and sweet and amazing. They built a lovely lab!! | Jingyao Tang | |
30 | 6/10/2024 | Paulo Izquierdo Romero, Thilanka Ranaweera, Jingyao Tang, Shinhan Shiu | They are amazing and supportive colleagues. They make research and lab life fun! | Ms. Kenia Segura Abá | |
31 | 6/10/2024 | Allison Bender | For being a great supervisor! | Katie Wenzel and Lulu Fregoso | |
32 | 6/10/2024 | Shannon Stahl | Really accessible and engaging presentation at the concurrent session on Monday at the Annual Science Meeting! Learned so much :) | Cat Ferrante | |
33 | 6/10/2024 | Alyssa Greiber and Sarynna Lopez Mesa | Thank you for making the Annual Science Meeting happen and making it so lovely for us all <3 | Cat Ferrante | |
34 | 6/10/2024 | Dirk Norman | Absolutely KILLING IT on the dance floor on Monday night at the Annual Science Meeting | Morgan Davies and Lilli Barten | |
35 | 6/10/2024 | Linda Danhof | Linda has done so much behind-the-scenes work for the Annual Science Meeting and we are so lucky to have her amazing help! | Sarynna Lopez Mesa | |
36 | 6/10/2024 | Nick Thrower | Nick helped me out a ton in getting a new tool installed on Scarcity. He is always very helpful in solving any issue I have! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed great teamwork | Kevin Myers |
37 | 6/10/2024 | Lulu Fregoso | For being awesome and a great coworker! | Anonymous | |
38 | 6/10/2024 | David Weed, Alyssa Tretheway, Helen Foldenauer, Cody Rhodes, Eric Mooney, Slater Stanton, Emily Galbreath | Continual hard work and good attitude! | Kevin Kahmark | |
39 | 6/10/2024 | Dae Kwan Ko, Valentina Infante, Poulamee Chakraborty, Julio Rivera-Vazquez, Michaela TerAvest, Harrison Moon, Canan Sener, Karthik Ramaswarmy, Dirk Norman, Anne-Sophie Bohrer, Milli Sanciangco, Allison Bender, Cat Ferrante, Federica Brandizzi, Bob Landick, arynna Lopez Meza, Donna Bates, Eva Ziegelhoffer, Yiying Xiong, Alyssa Greiber, Linda Danhof | Planning and organizing a massive event (the Annual Science Meeting) and making it seem easy. So many people benefit from their hard work. | Chris Hubbuch | |
40 | 6/5/2024 | Cat Ferrante | Excellent promotion of the shout-out program! Above & beyond to promote. Yeah Cat! | Anonymous | |
41 | 6/5/2024 | Sarynna Lopez Meza | For organizing the fun runs at the Annual Science Meeting when she could sleep in. Great way to meet people (and get some exercise) | Chris Hubbuch | |
42 | 6/5/2024 | Sarynna Lopez Meza and Alyssa Greiber | Thank you SO much for making the Annual Science Meeting happen & for a lovely and easy to understand experience for all | Anonymous | |
43 | 6/5/2024 | Cat Ferrante | For always having a fantastic attitude and being very cool | Morgan Davies | |
44 | 6/5/2024 | John Ralph | Congrats on your recent research award! | Anonymous | |
45 | 6/5/2024 | Chris Hubbuch | Awesome presentation of the shout out poster at the Annual Science Meeting! | Dan Noguera | |
46 | 6/5/2024 | Maxwell Oerther | For always going above and beyond | Anonymous | |
47 | 6/4/2024 | Sarynna Lopez Meza | She put together a stellar ASM! | Worked extra hard on a project | Anonymous |
48 | 6/4/2024 | Matt Wisniewski | Matt is always so great. Shout-outs are a great idea, and he makes every GLBRC report look AMAZING!!! | Eva Ziegelhoffer | |
49 | 6/4/2024 | Berkeley Walker | Great presentation Tuesday of ASM on droughts! Really accessible and engaging | Cat Ferrante | |
50 | 6/4/2024 | Kurt Thelen, Greg Bonito, and Berkley Walker | Music session during game night | Anonymous | |
51 | 6/4/2024 | Harrison Moon | For organizing the great "How to Achieve Mutual Success in Knowledge Gaps?" session, and giving an accessible and entertaining introduction | Matt Wisniewski | |
52 | 5/31/2024 | Ryan Johnson | Very helpful, always available to listen and help with my projects! | Maxwell Oerther | |
53 | 5/31/2024 | Sarynna Lopez Meza and Alyssa Greiber | Thank you so much for all the tremendous work you did to get us all here at the Annual Science Meeting! | Anne-Sophie Bohrer | |
54 | 5/31/2024 | Sarah Liu | For being a wonderful colleague and for being in our group for 12 years. She is taking up a new position and we wish her all the very best!! | Sarada Sripada | |
55 | 5/31/2024 | Yiying Xiong | Thanks for explaining how to use LinkedIn at the Annual Science Meeting (I've always wondered) | Chris Hubbuch | |
56 | 5/31/2024 | Alyssa Greiber | Alyssa is fantastic at getting the annual science meeting logistics to run smoothly | Eva Ziegelhoffer | |
57 | 5/31/2024 | Cat Ferrante | For being such an awesome member of our community! | Anonymous | |
58 | 5/31/2024 | Ryan Johnson | Ryan is always such a great help with my samples | Jin Ho Lee | |
59 | 5/31/2024 | Kat Aranguiz | For being so kind, welcoming, and helpful! A great scientist and person. | Anonymous | |
60 | 5/31/2024 | Sarynna Lopez Meza and Donna Bates | For organizing a poster contest at the Annual Science Meeting that provides us all valuable opportunities to learn from and with each other. | Allison Bender | |
61 | 5/29/2024 | Katie Wenzel | Katie did a great job with the poster as and with public speaking! | Lulu Fregoso | |
62 | 5/29/2024 | Kevin Myers and Taylor Hammerling | Kevin and Taylor organized activities for Monday night at the Annual Science Meeting that brought lots of laughs to our community. Thank you both for facilitating the fun! | Allison Bender | |
63 | 5/29/2024 | Donna Bates | She helped with organizing side meetings at the Annual Science Meeting, supporting inter-team and intra-team collaborations. | Trey Sato | |
64 | 5/29/2024 | Taylor Hammerling | Brought karaoke to the Annual Science Meeting, which was a massive hit! | Jason Peters | |
65 | 5/29/2024 | Dae Kwan Ko | For organizing a great Annual Science Meeting session and facilitating collaboration. | Anonymous | |
66 | 5/29/2024 | Poulamee Chakraborty | She has done a great job in the poster ads and public speaking at the Annual Science Meeting! Congratulations and a big shoutout to her! | Mukta Sharma | |
67 | 5/29/2024 | Eva Ziegelhoffer | She goes above and beyond to support my research area. She does this with patience and grace- even when we are late on everything | Troy Runge | |
68 | 5/29/2024 | Kevin Myers | Friendly, always ready to help, very resourceful | Blaise Enuh | |
69 | 5/29/2024 | Berkely Walker | For taking the time to recognize all of the people who contributed to the work he presented during the "How to Achieve Mutual Success in Knowledge Gaps" Session at the Annual Science Meeting. | Matt Wisniewski | |
70 | 5/29/2024 | Sarah Lebeis | Always bringing a positive attitude and being an absolute joy to interact with :) | Veronica Pargulski | |
71 | 5/29/2024 | Avery Vilbert | Avery expertly helped me set up critical experiments. Thank you! | Daniel Parrell | |
72 | 5/29/2024 | Mike Place and Nico Bennuci | Helping with Bioinformatics Office Hours and CoP and everything else! | Kevin Myers | |
73 | 5/29/2024 | Christine Preston | Christine is the most positive person to be around- she's such a joy! | Eva Ziegelhoffer | |
74 | 5/29/2024 | Taylor Hammerling | For being an awesome DJ + Karaoke King at the Annual Science Meeting! | Chelsea Mamott | |
75 | 5/29/2024 | Ryan Johnson | Great boss, encouraging, and understanding! | Ellis Haynes | |
76 | 5/29/2024 | Canan Sener | Coordinating fantastic breakout sessions at the Annual Science Meeting! | Steve Karlen | |
77 | 5/29/2024 | Grace Schaffer | Amazing student to work with! I am so happy to have you as my first non-lab undergrad :) | Anne-Sophie Bohrer | |
78 | 5/29/2024 | Taylor Hammerling | Wrangling all the slide decks at the Annual Science Meeting | Dirk Norman | |
79 | 5/29/2024 | Ryan Johnson | Great communication & he really welcomed me into the lab | Robbie Juriga | |
80 | 5/29/2024 | Steve Karlen | For being an amazing mentor like no other! Steve always had organic chem up his sleeve! | Sarada Sripada | |
81 | 5/23/2024 | Sang-Jin Kim | For excellent feedback on my poster at the Annual Science Meeting and for being very encouraging | Anonymous | |
82 | 5/23/2024 | Caryn Wadler | Caryn is always kind and cheerful in all our interactions. She makes me feel welcome and included. Thanks Caryn! | Anonymous | |
83 | 5/23/2024 | Grace Enzien | For being so helpful with the mic during the mentorship session during the Annual Science Meeting | Anonymous | |
84 | 5/23/2024 | Taylor Hammerling | Making this Annual Science Meeting start with a band (or a beat) with karaoke | Anonymous | |
85 | 5/23/2024 | Ben Hall | For being a great mentor | Anonymous | |
86 | 5/23/2024 | The GLBRC outreach, communications, and training coordinator interns | Top quality work in outreach stations, communication projects, and more! | Anonymous | |
87 | 5/23/2024 | Cat Ferrante, Chelsea Mamott, Chris Hubbuch, and Matt Wisniewski | For working so hard on the Shout-Outs program to make everyone feel appreciated! You guys are the best!! | Anonymous | |
88 | 5/23/2024 | Xander Williams | Xander knew I was working late the evening of the Tornado Warning and checked in with me when the alarms sounded to make sure that I had made it home safely. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Showed kindness to others | Linda Horianopoulos |
89 | 5/23/2024 | Kevin Leigeb | Great karaoke partner at the Annual Science Meeting! Thanks for the laughs! | Anne-Sophie Bohrer | |
90 | 5/23/2024 | Rodrigo Cuellar | Great first time poster presentation on his graduate research at the Annual Science Meeting. | Michael Thomas | |
91 | 5/23/2024 | Linda Horianopoulos | Linda is an amazing mentor! | Chris Hittinger | |
92 | 5/23/2024 | Kevin Myers | Best bingo caller at the Annual Science Meeting! | Valentina Infante | |
93 | 5/23/2024 | Reid Van Lehn | For being an excellent advisor! | Juriti Rajbangshi | |
94 | 5/22/2024 | Kevin Kahmark | For being an exceptionally good and kind person who takes care of his colleagues and is loved by everyone who knows him! | Anonymous | |
95 | 5/22/2024 | Kevin Myers | Amazing job running bingo night! Thank you for doing this! | Anne-Sophie Bohrer | |
96 | 5/21/2024 | Taylor the DJ | for keeping the attendees at the GLBRC ASM AND OTHERS at the Grand Geneva up hopping.... it was a great community building event ... steal a frame from the video below | Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Anonymous |
97 | 5/21/2024 | Donna Bates | Donna is a great person to talk to, bounce ideas off of, and commiserate with. She's a great source of information - and wisdom! I'm so glad she's a key person that I get to interact with regularly. | Showed great teamwork | Eva Ziegelhoffer |
98 | 5/21/2024 | Jordi Francis Clar | Jordi is so inspiring! His experiments are so well thought out and he is always willing to share his results and discuss next steps on his research, which tackles questions that are complicated and important for GLBRC to develop functional and efficient pipelines. He cheerfully accepts suggestions and information to take back to the lab for his next experiments. Jordi is doing great things in the center and has a bright future ahead of him! | Showed great teamwork, Worked extra hard on a project | Eva Ziegelhoffer |
99 | 5/8/2024 | Matt Wisniewski | In addition to designing a digital accessibility poster for ASM, Matt saved my bacon by putting together a slide for my poster ad on, of all things, the Shout-out program. | Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Anonymous |
100 | 4/30/2024 | Taylor Hammerling | Taylor helped me practice sharing a presentation in Microsoft teams! I've never used the platform but have to give a presentation over Teams later this week. He helped me feel more confident. He was also very patient and let me try out a few things! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed kindness to others | Linda Horianopoulos |
101 | 4/29/2024 | Katie Wenzel and Lulu Fregoso | Katie and Lulu put together a great program for the UW-Madison Teach-in on Climate and Justice. It took a lot of coordination with a lot of different groups around campus (akin to herding cats) to pull it off, but we appreciate their determination, attention to detail, independence, and ingenuity in realizing their vision for the event and promoting it across campus. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed great teamwork, Took a risk and learned from their experiences, Took initiative, Worked extra hard on a project | Scott Williams and Allison Bender |
102 | 4/24/2024 | Scott Williams | Scott does so much to put on wonderful events for WEI. Not only does he do a great job planning, he is also super good at thinking on his feet and problem-solving in the moment. I so appreciate being able to work with and learn from Scott! | Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed great teamwork | Allison Bender |
103 | 4/19/2024 | Ryan Johnson, Ellis Haynes, Robert Juriga, and Lee Alexander | Ryan and the BAF Team have been outstanding; working with them has been a pleasure. They did an excellent job rolling out the NREL Mass Closure, NIRS, and CN analysis services for the Center and working with researchers to deliver high-quality and timely results. Thanks much, Ryan, Ellis, Robbie, and Lee, for all you do! | Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Worked extra hard on a project | Milli Sanciangco |
104 | 4/19/2024 | Drs. Trine Andersen and Greg Bonito | Trine and Greg were instrumental and highly creative in writing two big proposals. Specifically, and like usual, Greg's unique perspective was hugely appreciated. Trine showed outstanding leadership and effectively integrated EMSL experts into the proposal. We could not have achieved these feats without your awesome collaboration. | Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Made a suggestion that had an impact, Showed great teamwork, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Bjoern Hamberger |
105 | 4/18/2024 | Linda Horianopoulos, Katarina Aranguiz, Madeline Hayes, Kenia Seguraaba, Nate Novy | These researchers presented at the Bioinformatics Community of Practice in the Spring of 2024. They took time to present their research and made the Bioinformatics Community of Practice successful! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Took on extra responsibilities | Kevin Myers |
106 | 4/12/2024 | Jackie Wisinski | Jackie envisioned and nearly singlehandedly created a wonderful photo exhibit of energy researchers and staff on campus. It included historical photos of energy research at UW. It was a tremendous amount of work and a wonderful addition to the Science Exhibitions event last weekend as part of UW's 175th Anniversary celebration. Thanks so much to Jacqui for her vision and initiative! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Made a suggestion that had an impact, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Mary Blanchard |
107 | 4/12/2024 | Allison Bender | Allison organized an amazing Science Expeditions site as part of the broader UW 175th Anniversary Open House. As usual, she organized numerous volunteers and outside organization to deliver table-top activities and tours. We had additional highlights with both an art and photo exhibit. It was a wonderful and energizing event. Many thanks to Allison for her leadership of this event! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed great teamwork, Worked extra hard on a project | Anonymous |
108 | 4/12/2024 | Heather Heimbecker | Heather did an excellent job scheduling and organizing two hiring searches. Despite the challenge of scheduling 8 total candidates for interviews with multiple busy GLBRC scientists across 5 days, Heather took care of everything smoothly and successfully. She also helped with a number of other personnel changes in my group, and did it with a smile. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed great teamwork | Anonymous |
109 | 4/4/2024 | Jonie Bonfield | Jonie helped me set up all my travel arrangements for an upcoming conference and it was such a pleasure to work with her. She kindly offered to handle the whole registration process for me, as well as figure out new flight accommodation when my initial one was (not conveniently) modified. Thank you so much for making this process so much easier, Jonie! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Made a suggestion that had an impact, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Anne-Sophie Bohrer |
110 | 3/22/2024 | Amy Enright, Michaela TerAvest, Jason Peters, Julio Rivera-Vazquez | Each of these scientists was generous with their time and knowledge and patiently explained fundamentals concepts to help me write stories about Z. mobilis research, not to mention providing thoughtful edits. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed kindness to others, Took on extra responsibilities | Chris Hubbuch |
111 | 2/27/2024 | Steve Karlen | Steve has so much on his plate but is always willing to lend a helping hand. Not only does he dedicate himself to his own research and to helping others, but he has gone above and beyond by taking on the extra responsibility of directing the metabolomics lab. His dedication and willingness to go the extra mile truly make a difference. He can always be counted on to help us understand complex concepts, answer any question, and offer valuable advice and knowledge. We're lucky to have such a supportive and hands-on leader like Steve. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed kindness to others, Took on extra responsibilities | The Metabolomics Lab |
112 | 2/20/2024 | John Crandall | John was a great representative of our lab, department, and university in hosting an external seminar speaker. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Linda Horianopoulos |
113 | 2/20/2024 | Jassim Al-Oboudi | Jassim was a great representative of our lab, department, and university in hosting the Darwin Day seminar speaker and organizing the Darwin Day activities! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Linda Horianopoulos |
114 | 2/20/2024 | Chris Hubbuch | Chris is a team player. He shows up and offers a hand whenever I need help - from testing out a new outreach activity to setting up tripods for the Research Showcase. He is a great collaborator and a wonderful person to have on your team. Plus, he's an awesome science writer! Thanks for always helping out, Chris! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took on extra responsibilities | Allison Bender |
115 | 2/20/2024 | Allison Bender and Scott Williams | Allison and Scott did a fantastic job organizing the Research Showcase held this morning. It was a terrific event that brought researchers from across WEI to share knowledge and build community. Thanks so much to both of them for the extra effort to plan this event and to help us all live out our our values, especially the values of Discovery and Community! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed great teamwork, Worked extra hard on a project | Mary Blanchard |
116 | 2/20/2024 | Allison Bender and Scott Williams | Scott and Allison did an awesome job planning and executing the Energy Research Showcase! It went super smoothly, the atmosphere was upbeat and welcoming, and it was great to hear from the range of people that presented. This showcase is such a nice way to meet people and learn about the research being done on campus--great work!!! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Worked extra hard on a project | Cat Ferrante |
117 | 2/20/2024 | Matt Wisniewski, Chelsea Mamott, Chris Hubbuch | As I approach the end of my first three months at WEI/GLBRC, I wanted to shout out the rest of the communications team, and especially Matt, for being so kind, trusting, supportive, welcoming, curious, and compassionate during my onboarding. I started during the very busy time of preparation for the DOE review, but everyone still took time to welcome me, share their knowledge with me, and encourage my new ideas. Seemingly small daily actions, questions, and gestures have made a huge impact, and I am so honored to be a part of such a sincere and skilled team. A warm thank you and much gratitude <3 | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork | Cat Ferrante |
118 | 1/26/2024 | Elise Rivett, Prajakta Dongre, Juriti Rajbangshi, Fidel Maureira, Karthik Ramaswamy | Congratulations to the participants of the first cohort of our career exploration series! They all put a lot of efforts in completing the assignments and all graciously shared their progress with the group at every session. I am excited to see where this work will lead them professionally, and hope they found the support the needed over the past few months. | Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took a risk and learned from their experiences, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Anne-Sophie Bohrer |
119 | 1/26/2024 | Morgan Davies, Emily Ubbelohde | Morgan and Emily went out and got treats for a lab meeting that one of our undergrad students was leading. This helped make the lab meeting more fun, relaxing, and helped make the student feel more comfortable and celebrated. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative | Linda Horianopoulos |
120 | 1/26/2024 | Alyssa Greiber | Alyssa did a wonderful job of making sure that the DOE site Review ran smoothly. Meal and parking accommodations, poster session organization and all other events were taken care off so that the attendees could focus on the Review. I appreciated her attention to detail and willingness to take care of unexpected issues. Thank you Alyssa! | Provided outstanding customer service, Showed great teamwork, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Anonymous |
121 | 12/28/2023 | Josh Dietrich, Cullen Vens, Rebecca Smith, Acer VanWallendael, Amy Enright, Jacob Eckmann, Dae Kwan Ko, Bailey Marshall | I wanted to thank these people for volunteering to present their work at the Bioinformatics Community of Practice this year. They made it a success this semester and fostered extremely good and useful discussion. Their presentations made the Bioinformatics Community of Practice a success! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Took on extra responsibilities | Kevin Myers |
122 | 12/12/2023 | Cat Ferrante | Cat just joined the Comms team and even though she's only been here just over a week, she's already having such a positive impact! She is helping a ton with thinking through strategy for marketing outreach events, coming up with creative ideas, and she is fun to work with. We are lucky to have you sharing your talent with WEI, Cat! | Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Took initiative, Worked extra hard on a project | Allison Bender |
123 | 12/12/2023 | Nathan Harsha and Taylor Hammerling | Both Nathan and Taylor came in on Saturday to troubleshoot an issue with one of our servers that was causing service outages. | Provided outstanding customer service, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative | Dirk Norman |
124 | 12/4/2023 | Anne-Sophie Bohrer | Anso has been an absolute lifesaver in helping me navigate coordinating SURP 2024 at MSU as I take this on for the first time. She is so kind and willing to help in any way she can, she really is going above and beyond. Thank you Anso!!! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Jeanna Norris |
125 | 12/4/2023 | Eva Ziegelhoffer | I want to give a well-deserved shout-out to someone who tirelessly contributes to the success of GLBRC but often works behind the scenes – Eva Ziegelhoffer. Every year, as we gear up for GLBRC's annual review by the Department of Energy, Eva goes above and beyond. I take pride in the knowing that the documents we submit to DOE accurately reflect the exceptional work everyone at GLBRC is contributing to, and that wouldn't be possible without Eva's exhaustive hard work, her meticulous attention to detail, or her great feedback. I can't tell you how much I appreciate her willingness to jump in and help with any challenges that come up. It's unfortunate that so few people get to see the results of Eva's hard work during this review, so I want to take a moment to recognize her dedication, expertise, and the positive impact she has on GLBRC's collective success. | Made a suggestion that had an impact, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Matt Wisniewski |
126 | 11/22/2023 | Prajakta Dongre | Prajakta did a FANTASTIC job putting together the beautiful WEI cookbook! It is wonderful and very fun. | Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Kevin Myers |
127 | 11/8/2023 | Trey Sato | I sent an email asking for any WEI members willing to meet with a group of UW Extension Colleagues from around the state while they were on campus for a conference and Trey answered the call! Trey thoughtfully prepared props to use when teaching about GLBRC's complex research objectives and he answered questions from the group in a way that peaked their curiosity further. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge, Trey! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed kindness to others | Allison Bender |
128 | 11/8/2023 | John Crandall | John is supportive of and shares his knowledge with all of his lab mates regardless of whether they are new undergrads or experienced senior scientists. When you tell John about a problem you are having he is never dismissive - he is helpful if he can be, and commiserates if it's something out of your control. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork | |
129 | 10/31/2023 | Linda Horianopoulos | Linda goes above and beyond with her mentorship of now four (4!) total undergrads. She's also a ray of sunshine for everyone around her and always brightens my (and everyone else's) day. She's an absolute delight and a inspiration for women in STEM everywhere! | Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed kindness to others, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Morgan |
130 | 10/31/2023 | Allison Bender | Thank you, Allison, for coordinating the organization of the Flu and Covid vaccines clinic at WEI! I greatly benefited from this opportunity to get easily vaccinated at work, and I am sure many in our community did too. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took on extra responsibilities | Anne-Sophie Bohrer |
131 | 10/31/2023 | Anne-Sophie Bohrer | Anso has done a great job of being Chair of the EDC Committee for the last year or so. I'm very appreciative of all her efforts and work! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Took on extra responsibilities | Kevin Myers |
132 | 10/31/2023 | Trey Sato, Sarah Lebeis, Bjoern Hamberger, Bruno Basso, Dirk Norman, Eva Ziegelhoffer, Donna Bates | I was given a very short notice to give a presentation on the all-BRC Shared Research Objectives (SRO) at JBEI's Annual Meeting two weeks ago. I immediately reached out to the 5 SRO leaders at GLBRC - Trey, Sarah, Bjoern, Bruno, and Dirk - to request information on these SROs. Each of them responded very quickly and provided the exact information that I needed to prepare for my presentation. Eva and Donna also helped provide information, consolidate contents for the slides and address my questions on the research. Several of them worked during their vacation or over the weekend to help pull together this information. We put together a nice slide deck within literally 3 days and the presentation went very well. This was truly a team effort and I couldn't have managed it without the professionalism and responsiveness of all these wonderful people! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Worked extra hard on a project | Yiying Xiong |
133 | 10/30/2023 | Heather Heimbecker | Heather was extremely helpful during the hiring process for a new digital media specialist, helping the committee sift through more than 100 applications, scheduling interviews and corresponding with applicants while also guiding the committee through the process to ensure equitable treatment of all candidates. | Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed great teamwork, Took on extra responsibilities | |
134 | 10/13/2023 | Taylor Hammerling | Taylor got thrown into an IS situation very last minute with little background. He was able to help get everything set up the correct way on a very quick timeline. It was very helpful to have Taylor there and at our fingertips to deal with any problems that came up. | Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed great teamwork | Alyssa Greiber |
135 | 10/13/2023 | Rob Byrne | Rob has been very helpful in answering questions and troubleshooting for an external meeting at the WEI building. There were a lot of IS logistics that have gone into this meeting and Rob has been quick to answer questions, come up with solutions and make sure things could work the way we needed them to. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed great teamwork | Alyssa Greiber |
136 | 10/9/2023 | Chris Hubbuch | While Matt is on vacation this week Chris Hubbuch really helped a lot with the Tea Time Newsletter. He is also a huge help with our new communications team interns and helped so much with getting them onboarded correctly. Chris is always willing to support our team and offer assistance in whatever ways he can. I am grateful to have Chris working with us! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Made a suggestion that had an impact, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Chelsea Mamott |
137 | 9/25/2023 | Chelsea Mamott | I want to thank Chelsea for dedicating time taking headshots for UW-Madison postdocs and grad students as a token of our appreciation during the National Postdoc Appreciation Week. Chelsea is always eager to help our community, it is a joy to work with her! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took on extra responsibilities | Anne-Sophie Bohrer |
138 | 9/6/2023 | Alyssa Greiber and Eva Ziegelhoffer | I would like to give a quick shout-out to Alyssa and Eva for their great job in helping us complete the PAMS report last month. Both ladies worked tirelessly to pull together the requested information and input it into the system, in some occasions on a very short notice. The quality of their work was outstanding too. We could have not completed everything on time without their hard work! | Showed great teamwork, Worked extra hard on a project | Yiying Xiong |
139 | 9/5/2023 | Cullen Vens | Cullen was not only happy and willing to be apart of the podcast, but he had a great idea for how to make the episode more entertaining and create a story out of photons and plants! He did a fantastic job explaining his research in a digestive, systematic way anyone could understand. Explaining research can be so difficult, but he excelled and made it creative. Thanks so much Cullen! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Made a suggestion that had an impact, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience | Britta Wellenstein |
140 | 9/5/2023 | Heather Heimbecker | Heather's been instrumental in making my last weeks with WEI go smoothly, and since she's joined us, I have noticed many people remark on how great their interactions with her have been. Even though we've only interacted via email, you've made a huge impact by making remote work agreements, student job postings, onboarding, etc. so much easier! I really appreciate the timeliness and effort you put into our interactions :) | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Provided outstanding customer service, Took initiative, Worked extra hard on a project | Michelle Chung |
141 | 9/5/2023 | Rose Lizzo | Rose volunteered her time at the Eken Park Festival on a Saturday in August to represent WEI and share about science. People were happy to see UW–Madison represented at the community event and were very interested to learn about the research happening at WEI. Rose even took the initiative to modify an existing educational activity to make it even better and is sharing her ideas with the outreach team. Thank you, Rose!! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Made a suggestion that had an impact, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed kindness to others, Took on extra responsibilities | Allison Bender |
142 | 8/31/2023 | Chelsea Mammott | It's amazing to have Chelsea back at WEI. The energy she brings to meetings and the work she does is palpable. In her first few weeks back, she dove headfirst and crafted the Watt's Up, Wisconsin podcast logo, turning our unorganized ideas into a creative and clear masterpiece. You did an amazing job–thank you, Chelsea! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Worked extra hard on a project | Michelle Chung |
143 | 8/28/2023 | Marina Rose Kerekes | Marina has done an excellent job developing a bioeconomy educational activity. She collected and synthesized ideas from the education and outreach team. She then created a visually appealing and interesting activity for learners of all ages. I am personally very grateful for her efforts and am really happy with the final activity. Thank you Marina for taking on this new type of challenge and really running with it to an excellent result!! | Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Worked extra hard on a project | Mary Blanchard |
144 | 8/24/2023 | Marina Kerekes | Marina stepped into the role of Outreach Associate for the summer and did an amazing job. She took on a bunch more responsibility, led so many summer camp field trips, and created some really awesome curriculum all in just a few short months. Your impact is going to be felt here long after you transition to your next adventure, Marina! Thanks so much! | Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Allison Bender |
145 | 8/22/2023 | Jeanna Norris and Carolyn Deveraux | Jeanna and Carolyn have been extremely helpful in the main GLBRC office, taking amazing initiative for the SURP program and EDC gatherings. They have gone way beyond what I have asked at times and I am so thankful to work with them especially when many of the SURP responsibilities weren’t theirs to begin with!!!! | Provided outstanding customer service, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Sarynna Lopez Meza |
146 | 8/17/2023 | Allison Bender | Allison has been very helpful in keeping tea time going. She is always quick to help out when I need and makes sure things are taken care of if I can't be there to do it. Thank you for being so willing to help, Allison! | Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took on extra responsibilities | Alyssa Greiber |
147 | 8/17/2023 | Eva Ziegelhoffer | Eva provided me with very detailed information for both IP and publications for the PAMS report. I was never waiting for the info, it was in my inbox before I needed it. The attention to detail (that Eva is known for) was very helpful in me getting the project done quickly and efficiently! Thank you, Eva! | Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Alyssa Greiber |
148 | 8/17/2023 | Heather Heimbecker | Heather has been helpful the last couple of tea times taking care of cleaning up and making sure the atrium is back to normal afterwards. I really appreciate the time spent doing something that is not your job, but so helpful to me. Thank you, Heather! | Showed great teamwork, Took on extra responsibilities | Alyssa Greiber |
149 | 8/17/2023 | Matt Wisniewski | I recently came back to work from maternity leave and Matt made me feel supported the entire time I was out, and welcomed me back warmly and with so much compassion. While I was out on leave he willingly took on tasks I didn't have time for and responded to people looking for me, making my job so much easier on my return. He always goes above and beyond with everything he does and this was no different. Thanks for all the support Matt! | Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Chelsea Mamott |
150 | 8/17/2023 | Britta Wellenstein | Britta came up with this awesome idea for a podcast, to explain the basics of energy in Wisconsin! She has done an absolutely fabulous job with the podcast drafts and has been so open to feedback. She is so naturally gifted at talking to people and explaining science in an easy to understand way, I've learned so much from listening to these episodes. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed great teamwork, Took a risk and learned from their experiences, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Chelsea Mamott |
151 | 8/17/2023 | Allison Bender | Allison is an amazing coworker. She is always willing to lend a helping hand, listen when you are stuck on a project, and check in on you (even when you don't realize that is exactly what you need). I always feel welcome when she is around and am grateful to have her as a part of WEI. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative | Chelsea Mamott |
152 | 8/17/2023 | Anne-Sophie Bohrer | Anso goes above and beyond to make people feel comfortable, help out coworkers, and get work done. The passion she has for job is contagious, it is easy to get excited about working on a project with her. She also has done a fantastic job leading the EDC committee. Thanks Anso! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Chelsea Mamott |
153 | 8/11/2023 | Amanda Hulfachor | Amanda goes above and beyond to check in on the undergraduate students in the lab. This includes showing empathy for the many stresses students are often under and helping them find ways to manage their lab work. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed kindness to others | |
154 | 8/10/2023 | Darin Kalisak and Michael Graham | Not only are Michael and Darin great programmers in the IS team, but in their spare time they help out stranded UW Health doctors whose cars break down in front of the ECB building! | Showed kindness to others | Dirk Norman |
155 | 8/10/2023 | Binod Basyal, Xingxing Li, Angel McKay Whiteman, Jiquan Chen, Michaela TerAvest, Magda Felczak, Grant Falvo, Kevin Kahmark, Linda Horianopoulos, Amy Enright, Freeman Lan, and Juriti Rajbangshi | We want to thank all the amazing mentors who participated in the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Program at UW-Madison, MSU, and KBS. The experience was invaluable for all students; they benefited from working on a research project, got to see what grad school is like, and learned lots about bioenergy. This program is only made possible thanks to the willingness of our researchers to share their time and expertise. We are so grateful for the labs hosting students this summer and for the dedication of all the mentors training the next generation of scientists! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Anne-Sophie Bohrer and Allison Bender |
156 | 7/31/2023 | Jacob Wenner | Jacob always is willing to take time out of his day to meet with groups of visitors to WEI and share about his research. Just this week, Jacob showed his lab to a group of Grandparents University attendees. He is really good at explaining complex topics in an engaging and accessible way and always uses metaphors or analogies relevant to the group he's talking with. Thanks for helping inspire the next generation, Jacob! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed kindness to others, Took on extra responsibilities | Allison Bender |
157 | 7/19/2023 | Amy Enright | Amy took time out of her day to help me during the Virtual DOE Graduate Recruitment Fair, where she met with 5 students to discuss the research at GLBRC and the graduate school application process. I am grateful for her support and involvement - I would have missed the opportunity to discuss with these students during the "rush hour" if it wasn't for her being there! Thanks Amy, I appreciate all your extra work for this event! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Anne-Sophie Bohrer |
158 | 7/7/2023 | Mauricio Tejera | Mauri took time out of his day to participate in a Grandparents University outreach Program at MSU. It meant so much to the MSU alumni and their young grandchildren to get to meet a scientist and ask questions about his work. Mauri fielded scientific questions and gave good advice about following your interests that I bet will stick with the program participants long after they pack up and head home from campus. | Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed kindness to others, Took on extra responsibilities | Allison Bender |
159 | 7/5/2023 | Allison Bender, Matt Wisniewski, and Michelle Chung | Allison, Matt, and Michelle (along with Anso) have really stepped-up to help me navigate finding a sense of belonging at WEI/GLBRC. They have really embodied the WEI Core Values of Community, Responsibility, Equity, and Impactful & Just Change by: *welcoming me as a valued member of our community; *helping me recognize the impacts my actions have on our community and the world around us; *helping me identify, describe, and share my concerns constructively; *helping me find solutions to address those concerns responsibly; and *reminding me that my commitment to energy justice is righteous and perfectly in-line with WEI's Core Values. Thank you all so much! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Made a suggestion that had an impact, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took a risk and learned from their experiences, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Cullen S. Vens |
160 | 7/5/2023 | XingXing Li | XingXing is a member of the Community Subcommittee in GLBRC EDC Committee, and the only member at MSU. He does tremendous work getting the mission of our committee going at MSU. He and our research coordinators at MSU hosted a well-attended GLBRC breakfast at MSU that was a huge part of building community prior to this year's ASM. Thank you for taking initiative XingXing and for being such an integral and thoughtful member of our group! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Michelle Chung |
161 | 6/23/2023 | Anne-Sophie Bohrer | Anso lifts us all up; as a tireless advocate for the people who are marginalized by the systems we support (and support us), she helps shape our culture in ways that benefit everyone. She never stops thinking about identity, privilege, belonging, and compassion. Her door is always open (maybe not literally) to chat about what makes this an excellent and welcoming (or, sometimes, challenging) place to work and provide insight, advice, and ways to move forward. Thank you, Anso! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Made a suggestion that had an impact, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took a risk and learned from their experiences, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Cullen S. Vens |
162 | 6/22/2023 | Bailey Marshall | Bailey represented WEI/GLBRC wonderfully at her first outreach event, the Juneteenth celebration in Penn Park! Beforehand, she took time out of her day to meet me at WEI and learn the exploration station, and even plated a special set of microbes to show visitors to our station. During the event, she had great answers to all of the questions people had about WEI/GLBRC, and made a long day in the sun go by faster with fun conversation :) | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Marina Kerekes |
163 | 6/9/2023 | Amanda Hulfachor | Amanda has been a crucial resource for our Business Operations team as we rebuild! Personally, she has connected me to people, resources and history in WEI, and has gone above and beyond to add to our success. Professionally, she volunteers and takes on tasks without issue even though I know they creep in on the duties under her purview for the labs. Most recently, Amanda tackled completing the "painful" task of locating and documenting capital equipment for all of WEI/GLBRC, requiring her to reach out to PIs and track down equipment in other buildings. Her attention to detail is admirable and I greatly value her contributions! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Christine Preston |
164 | 6/9/2023 | Alyssa Greiber, Sarynna Lopez Meza, Linda Danhof | I would like to take a moment to shout out to this fine group of people for their effort and collegiality. It takes a lot of work behind the scenes to put together the logistics the Annual Science Meeting; you do a fantastic job! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Ashley Nikolaivna Shillinger |
165 | 6/6/2023 | Taylor Hammerling | I feel lucky to have Taylor on our team. Not only is he good at his job, he also does little things to make WEI and GLBRC more welcoming and fun places to be. Last Friday he used his popcorn machine to make a delicious treat for the WEI all-staff meeting and 10th anniversary celebration. The yummy smell of popcorn floated up the atrium and helped remind people about the events happening. Thanks, Taylor! | Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Took on extra responsibilities | Allison Bender |
166 | 6/5/2023 | Anne-Sophie Bohrer and Alyssa Greiber | Anne-Sophie and Alyssa do an awesome job of curating the We@GLBRC Newsletter. I get a lot of newsletters at work...and this is my favorite! I love reading the community spotlights and learning something fun about a fellow GLBRC member. The newsletter helps keep me accountable to what's going on and the list of training opportunities included is super useful too. Thanks Alyssa and Anne-Sophie for the care you put into making this a really great community resource! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture | Allison Bender |
167 | 5/26/2023 | Kevin Myers, Cullen Vens, Kevin Walters, Linda Horianopoulos, Marina Kerekes, Lucas LoBreglio, and Michelle Chung | All of these folks volunteered to take time out of their schedules (sleep) to host a game for "game night" at the GLBRC Annual Science Meeting. The event was really well attended and a welcoming, inclusive, and delightful time for anyone who came. It may seem small, but events like game night are vital for building community in our organization, and it wouldn't have happened without these awesome people. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Showed kindness to others, Took initiative | Matt Wisniewski |
168 | 5/23/2023 | Brian Kruse and Clint Cecil | Brian developed an organizational chart of GLBRC on the new personnel management website. Not only is it a huge endeavor, it also will help everyone understand how the Center is organized for the next 5 years and where we all fit in! I will be able to refer to this chart when I interact with new recruits, which is amazing! Clint showed me how to navigate the chart and all the features involved, which was such a great surprise during ASM! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed kindness to others, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities, Worked extra hard on a project | Anne-Sophie Bohrer |
169 | 5/1/2023 | Michelle Chung | Michelle's work on the Propelling Women in Power podcast exemplifies WEI's core values of Community, Equity, and Impactful & Just Change. She has created a platform for women in energy to talk about the inequities present in our community and the enormous systemic challenges they have faced in their career paths in STEM. Last week, she planned and hosted a fantastic kick-off event for Season 2 of the podcast. Thank you for everything you're doing to make this community more equitable and inclusive, Michelle! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Made a suggestion that had an impact, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Took initiative | Matt Wisniewski |
170 | 4/28/2023 | Eric Agyeman-Duah | Eric's passion for his work is infectious. I had the opportunity to interview him about his research as well as visit him in his lab, and he took the time to break down science in a caring & accessible way. He even got us some Babcock ice cream after! Truly a joy to work with. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed kindness to others, Took initiative | Madelyn Anderson |
171 | 4/27/2023 | Lucas LoBreglio and Marina Kerekes | Lucas and Marina did an great job designing, coordinating, and executing the 2023 UW Madison Climate Justice Teach-in. They recruited an incredible panel of speakers, thought carefully about the agenda and logistics, and created an event that brought the campus community together to strengthen relationships and push toward more equitable climate action. This was a lot of work and they demonstrated a lot of skill throughout the process. Congrats Lucas and Marina! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Showed great teamwork, Worked extra hard on a project | Allison Bender |
172 | 4/27/2023 | Chelsea Mamott | Chelsea used her graphic design talent to redesign the UW Family Gardening Day "Passport" and created something super fun and fresh. Her work on the Passport will enhance the way visitors engage with this outreach event. Chelsea's graphics and easy-to-understand map will help people feel comfortable and welcome at their public university and that makes a huge difference! Thank you, Chelsea! | Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed great teamwork | Allison Bender |
173 | 4/20/2023 | Pam Arnold | This amazingly hard working person never lets the tough times get her down. She has had most of the office on her shoulders for awhile now and she just keeps going. She is always so positive and helpful, even though you know she is just swamped. A HUGE thanks to all she does that we never even know about. | Found a creative or innovative solution to a challenge, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed kindness to others, Took on extra responsibilities | Amanda Hulfachor |
174 | 4/11/2023 | Allison Bender | Allison always goes above and beyond to plan educational events that provide the best experience for all attendees and participants. She has been a master at planning and executing events that have lots of volunteers, especially the KidWind Challenge and Science Expeditions. Her organizational and communication skills help make participation a relatively seamless experience for volunteers. She also puts a lot of thought and effort into who is represented at these events. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Provided outstanding customer service, Showed great teamwork, Took initiative | Scott Williams |
175 | 4/11/2023 | Avery Vilbert | Avery is volunteering her time to lead a fun hands-on science activity at the elementary school in her neighborhood. She is going the extra mile to prepare the activity to be relevant to the kids she will be interacting with by gathering soil samples from parks around the school. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Positively represented WEI/GLBRC to an external audience, Took initiative, Took on extra responsibilities | Allison Bender |
176 | 4/11/2023 | Mallory Spencer | I wanna shout out Mallory for being so awesome on the Propelling Women In Power podcast. It's not easy being interviewed!! Thank you for being so vulnerable about your journey into research and and how you overcame those internal pressures. Your advice will serve so many young scientists to come. | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Took a risk and learned from their experiences, Took on extra responsibilities | Michelle Chung |
177 | 4/11/2023 | Linda Horianopoulos | Linda realized it was Grad Student Appreciation week and had the idea to acknowledge it at Tea Time. She took the initiative to make posters to let everybody know about the week, and allow people to share what they appreciate about their (fellow) grad students. It happened to also be one of the most attended tea times in a long time...perhaps a coincidence, but Linda's creativity and initiative are for sure helping make tea time a welcoming and fun event for our community. Thanks Linda! | Demonstrated the values of WEI/GLBRC, Helped create an inclusive and welcoming culture, Made a suggestion that had an impact, Took initiative | Allison Bender |
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