About the Award
Dimensions of Teamwork:
- Demonstrates ownership and accountability for achieving project/committee goals/tasks
- Demonstrates resourcefulness when faced with challenging problems and/or constrained resources
- Works to do what is best for all stakeholders
- Develops innovative solutions to business challenges and embraces change as an opportunity for growth
- Exhibits an openness to new ideas and partnerships
- Participates in collaborative problem-solving, breaking down boundaries and/or create new relationships to improve the way work gets done
- Inspires a high level of commitment from others when taking on new initiatives
Eligibility:
ITS project teams of any kind including, but not exclusively, teams working on PPMO managed projects, as well as members of committees and groups working on significant tasks that reduce cost, or enhance the effectiveness, or efficiency of ITS.
Nomination accepted from:
Especially ITS managers in support of the recognition of work of their teams, but any member of ITS or Mason may nominate a team.
Selection process:
The selection process is coordinated by the CIO's Office. Once the submissions are collected and packaged, the Strategic Operations Coordinator will submit the nomination packages to the ITS Senior Leadership Team who review the nominations and recommend a winner.
Winnings:
- Formal recognition at the Semiannual All-Staff meeting
- Team name engraved on the ITS Extraordinary Achievement plaque that will be displayed outside the CIO's office
- CIO sponsored lunch voucher for the team members and project/committee sponsor(s)
Extraordinary Achievement Award Nomination Form
EA Awardees
Spring 2024: GMU-TV Team
GMU-TV Team
Team Members
Tim Caldecott, Rich Eggleton, Susan Kehoe, Mike Kurec, Patrick Montalvo, Stacey Rathbun, Andy Riddle, Jessica Riddle, Will Spann, Erin Williams, and Richard Wood
Description
The GMU-TV team only delivers the highest quality work. They put their all into every effort. I am continually impressed! GMU-TV provides such amazing content that they are often approached by stakeholders with needs outside of their scope. Regardless, the team works with the stakeholder and finds a way to assist without compromising services to the teaching and learning, and research mission of the university.”
Fall 2023: Research Administration Management Portal (RAMP) Team
Research Administration Management Portal (RAMP) Team
Team Members
Yohannes Biazen, Kathy Bine, Francesca Brunner-Kennedy, Gary Casallas, Colin Clavin, Judy Fortin, Alex Galantis, Chris Gay, Roopa Hemanth, Tracy Holt, Maribeth Luftglass, Mary Lulis, Lakshmi Maruwada, Khoi Nguyen, Boniface Ntawutarama, Sowjanya Ramsetty, Asawari Raut, David Robertson, Karen Savell, Mindy Stawarz, Ahmad Taheri, Amir Tofighi, Lifang Vanderwill, and Alex Yun
Description
The Research Administration Management Portal (RAMP) is a multi-year project to implement eight (8) modules of the Huron Research Suite. The project started in December 2020 and so far, the team has implemented the Grants, Agreements, Conflict of Interest, and Safety modules of the solution. Throughout the project the ITS team has been a tremendous partner in every aspect and has been instrumental in its success.
More details about the RAMP project can be found at https://ramp.gmu.edu/.
Spring 2023: 2022 APA Audit Response Team
2022 APA Audit Response Team
Team Members
Noor Aarohi, Casey Campbell, Brian Davidson, Jed Frye, Ricky Grant, Cindy Kim, Curtis McNay (Lead), John McShea, Brendan Nary, Chris Nayeri, Bob Peraino, Greg Pirog, Lori Polnow, David ‘Drob’ Robertson, Mike Rothgeb, Allen Santora, Whitney Sublett, Ahmad Taheri, and Joy Taylor
Description
These personnel supported the response to the 2022 APA audit. The APA audit is conducted by Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts annually to gain assurance on the controls in place to protect GMU information and systems. The latest audit started in January 2023 and is ending in May 2023. This is the first in several years that the audit did not have any management points or findings.