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Staff Recognition

Both Northwestern IT and Northwestern University have recognition programs designed to honor, show appreciation, and recognize staff for years of service and staff service excellence that go above and beyond in support of the University's goals.

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Awards and Recognition

Northwestern IT Staff Recognition Awards

Project Team Excellence Award

Northwestern IT offers a quarterly and annual Project Team Excellence Award to recognize project teams that have been highly successful in implementing a significant project.

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Employee Excellence Award

Northwestern IT's Employee Excellence Award annually recognizes an individual staff member within our organization who has made remarkable contributions during the past calendar year and consistently demonstrated a superior level of performance.

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Northwestern University Recognition Programs

Northwestern University Employee Awards

Northwestern University has recognition programs designed to honor, show appreciation, and recognize staff for years of service and staff service excellence that go above and beyond in support of the University's goals.

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Staff Achievements

Degrees

2024

  • Ishrat Fatima, Master of Science in Management, Gies School of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • John Lee, Master of Science in Statistics, Texas A&M University

Professional Certifications

2025

  • Samuel Dunn, CompTIA Security+
  • Ali Calikoglu, CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Responder

2024

  • Yusuf Saleh, CompTia A+
  • Ivette Torres, UIUC, Information Accessibility Design and Policy Certificate
  • James Freetly, PMI-ACP
  • Lisa Hinkley, Scrum Alliance Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM)
  • Ali Calikoglu, CrowdStrike Certified Identity Specialist
  • Noah Henson
    • CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Responder
    • CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Hunter
  • Eli Puckett, Fiber Optic Association
    • Certified Fiber Optic Technician
    • Certified Specialist/Testing
    • Certified Specialist/Splicing
  • Ian Farrington, Fiber Optic Association
    • Certified Fiber Optic Technician
    • Certified Specialist/Testing
    • Certified Specialist/Splicing
  • Nate Bartlett, Federal Aviation Administration Part 107 Small Uas Recurrent
  • Noah Henson, CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Administrator
  • Ali Calikoglu, CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Administrator 

Conference Presentations

2024

  • Ritika Giri, Presentation, "Lessons in Reproducibility While Co-Creating My First Research Software App," US-RSE'24
  • Aditi Singru and Lance Bergquist, Presentation, "Designing a Datamart to Unlock Valuable Insights: Northwestern's Story," HEDW 2024
  • Jackie Milhans, R. Knepper, and P. Smith, Panel Call, "Financial Models and Funding Streams for Research IT," Campus Research Computing Consortium Strategy and Policy Facing January 2024 Call 

Scholarly Work, Articles, and Media Contributions

2025

  • Troy Powers, February 2025, "HETMA at ISE 2025: A Milestone Moment in Barcelona," Higher Ed AV

2024

  • Aaron Geller, June 2024, Artist illustration for news story titled "Dense, Swirling Winds Help Supermassive Black Holes Grow," Northwestern Now
  • Ritika Giri, May 2024, "RainFlow: Analyze Flow Data Reproducibly," Apple App Store (software release as part of reproducible research software ecosystems)
  • Glaser, G. P et al. (including Aaron M. Geller), May 2024, "Enhanced Clinical Decisions for Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Using Patient-Reported Outcomes: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study," BMC Urology, 24, 110
  • Christina Maimone, et al., May 2024, "Do Good: Strategies for Leading an In-Depth Data Science or Statistics Consulting Team," Stat, Volume 13, Issue 2
  • Patricia Goldweic and Victoria Getis, April 29, 2024, "The Canvas Chatbot: How Northwestern University Built Its Own AI-Enabled Tool," EDUCAUSE Review
  • Aaron Geller, April 2024, Artist illustration for news story titled "Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst of All Time Came From the Collapse of a Massive Star," Northwestern Now

University Recognition

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