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• Bret Moreland, Laboratory and Facilities Coordinator, ECEE

Bret Moreland consistently performs exceptional work in his areas of responsibility – from moving extremely heavy, bulky million dollar pieces of equipment to repairing power electronics lab PV carts that constantly need repair, to finding and coordinating repairs of water leaks, power outages, malfunctioning AV equipment in classrooms, and so much more – Bret quietly and professionally goes about his work, ensuring that ECEE stakeholders can continue doing what they do best – teaching, learning, and conducting research. As one of our graduate students recently stated, “At this point in time, these buildings are held together by sheer will. Bret has been keeping the ECEE building together. If I visit the ECEE building 20 years from now I would like to see a statue of Bret as a dedication to those who kept this building working.”

• Kimberly Low, Faculty Affairs Administrator and Assistant to the Chair, ECEE

As our Chief Happiness Officer, Kimberly Low exudes an extraordinary level of competence and good cheer. In addition to carrying out her responsibilities as the assistant to the chair and faculty HR administrator, this last year she has taken on both events planning and managing the front desk student assistants and handled these new additions with grace and aplomb. No matter how last minute the request, how inexplicable the situation, Kimberly’s can-do attitude, professionalism, and expertise result in successful outcomes every time!

• Lori Meehan, Graduate Program Advisor, ECEE

Lori has amazing attention to work culture, interpersonal relations, communication, service to the unit, and accomplishment of goals. Lori continues to develop multiple new programs and projects and is an incredible asset to the ECEE team. Thank you for everything you’ve done and continue to do for us, Lori!

• Shirley Chessman, Lab Engineer, ME

• Nicole Simmons, Graduate Program Manager, AES

• Deb Renshaw, Senior Undergraduate Academic Advisor, ChBE

• Chris Pappas, Finance Manager, CEAE
• Stefan Petersen, Instrumentation Laboratory Coordinator, EVEN

• Vanessa Dunn, Director of Analytics, Assessment and Accreditation, ADE Team
• Kayla Brooks, Data Analyst, ADE Team
• Chase Logsdon, Manufacturing Engineer, Idea Forge

• George Carter, CEAS Director of Infrastructure, Admin.
• Ashleigh Bailey Huppman, Space Minor Program Manager, Space Minor
• Verónica Corral Flores, Manager of Student Projects, Space Grant
• Louise Sternberg, Program Manager for Donor Relations, Advancement
• Lindsey Bradley, Program Manager for External Relations, Advancement

• Min Ning, Accounting Technician II, Admin.

• Chantel Lehl, Faculty HR Support Coordinator, Computer Science
• Lindsey Morford, Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Computer Science

• Gabe Sanchez, Senior Graduate Programs Specialist, ATLAS
• Chantal Baca, Academic Services Program Manager, The BOLD Center
• Tim Faiella, Research and Communications Program Manager, NCWIT

• Kendra Thibeault, Graduate & Undergraduate Program Manager, EMP

Kendra played a critical role in the successful launch of EMP’s new ME in Engineering Management degree on Coursera. This required her to go above and beyond her job responsibilities as the academic and admission advisor (at that time) for close to a year. She helped lead the development of new processes and procedures for the Coursera student services side, such as advising, registration, degree & certificate completion audits, and information webinars. She assisted with ensuring all systems requirements were correctly in place, in addition to helping with marketing ventures and developing the new Coursera web pages. As usual, Kendra’s continual contribution to the EMP is exceptional.

• Laura MacDonald, Managing Director, Mortenson Center in Global Engineering ​

Laura demonstrates consistently outstanding performance in all areas of her job including supporting undergraduate & graduate students, staff, and faculty. She also manages over 50 staff in Rwanda, conducting field research funded by USAID nationwide. She wakes up early every morning to work with the team in Rwanda, and stays up late at night to support students in the Global Engineering Residential Academic Program.

• Lauren Darling, ITL Product Design and Instrumentation Engineer

The ITL Program nominates Lauren Darling for the December 2022 Employee Recognition Award. Lauren has shown an unparalleled dedication to serving students. She has led our engineering team in multiple technical contents areas which include Arduino, Soldering, and ECAD which consisted of over 100 workshops serving nearly 1000 students this semester. This semester has seen a large increase in students requiring electronics support, and Lauren has provided that regardless of staffing shortages on the team. Lauren has taken a key role in multiple new initiatives such as leading the development of a PCB internship and planning the launch of cutting-edge additive circuit manufacturing equipment, in partnership with faculty in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Thank you for always putting students first, Lauren!