The newsleTTer of reward and recogniTion from human resources and payroll.

Summer AuguSt 2013

The MasonRecognition is a Cornerstone of Career Well-Being at Mason!Career well-being can be simply defined as liking what you do every day. Liking what you do, feeling passionate about it, and being recognized for that commitment can be an important way to enhance career well-being and employee engagement overall. Recognition has long been a cornerstone to a career at Mason. While it isn’t a new concept, there is an art and a science to it. The goal at Mason has always been to create a culture that acknowledges all the valuable contributions made by faculty and staff that enrich the Mason experience. In the spring of this year, Mason embraced a new vision, one that includes us thriving together in a rewarding and enriching work

environment. The Reward & Recognition Program will continue to incorporate and support the new Mason vision in its programs. We believe the well-being of faculty and staff encompasses all aspects of their life cycle, both professionally and personally. It is all about creating vibrant teams, supportive supervisors, and nurturing emerging leaders to create bonds under a common Mason vision. We believe that recognition reinforces faculty and staff in their important roles, connects them to the mission and culture of the university, and inspires them to help move Mason forward and blow the doors off the old expectations.

celebrating achievements throughout george masonWelcome to our 8th edition of the Mason Star, where we celebrate the accomplishments and contributions made by so many in the Mason community this past year and thank those who nominated and supported them. The release of this edition also marks the 6th year in a row that Mason has been recognized as a Great College to Work For by the Chronicle of Higher Education! Mason’s faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees all make Mason a wonderful place to learn and work. We can all be proud and share in this special achievement. Thank you to all of our Mason Stars!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

u EmployEEs of thE month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

u GovErnor’s faculty awards . . . . . . . .2

u tEachinG ExcEllEncE . . . .2

u dEpartmEnt awards . . . 3-4

u outstandinG achiEvEmEnt awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

u rEward & rEcoGnition . . .7

star

dr. Ángel cabrera at 2012 outstanding achievement awards ceremony.

summer 2013 • 1

2013 commonwealth of Virginia outstanding faculty award recipients

Governor Robert McDonnell honored 12 Virginia educators as recipients of the 27th annual Outstanding Faculty Award (OFA) for excellence in teaching, research, knowledge, integration and public service, as part of the annual OFA program administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV).

“The academic work of these 12 outstanding educators benefits not only the students at their respective institutions, but all Virginians, “ said Governor McDonnell. “These educators should be commended for their dedication and commitment to training the next generation of Virginia leaders.”

We are proud to have one of our own faculty selected from a pool of 109 applications. Dr. Rita Chi-Ying Chung is a Professor of Counseling and Development in the College of Human Development (CEHD). Dr. Chung’s research focuses on the multicultural, cross-cultural and social justice issues

in counseling, and the psychological impact of racism and immigrant and refugee psychosocial adjustment.

“Her research drives the field in both teaching and practice and instills in her students the passion to give back to the community. As such, Dr. Chung is an exceptional example of one who is educating the next generation of multicultural social justice counselors and leaders,” said Mark Ginsberg, CEHD Dean. Congratulations Dr. Chung!

Excerpts from February 12,2013 Office of the Governor and January 23, 2013 newsdesk.gmu.edu

dr. rita chi-ying chung

univerSity employeeS of the monthThe Employee of the Month award is available to administrative faculty, classified staff and wage employees who have been with the University for one year and who are in good standing.

The recipient is presented with the award and various gifts at a ceremony with Dr. Cabrera. To nominate a colleague for the Employee of the Month award, please visit http://hr.gmu.edu/awards/everyday.php#empl

Employees of the Month July 2012-June 2013

July Heather Madnick, Equity & Diversity Services

AuguSt Courtney Ashmore, HR & Payroll

September Carolyn Payne, Krasnow Institute

october James Greif, Media & Public Relations

november Donna Fulton, National Center for Biodefense

December Diane St. Germain, School of Systems Biology

JAnuAry Talisha Mottinger, Global & International Strategies

februAry Rhonda Baumgartner, Fiscal Services

mArch Marilyn Clark, Honors College

April Elizabeth Eck, School of Public Policy

mAy Suzy Wiedemann, University Information

June Carol Bresnahan, CVPA

Teaching excellence awards 2013

fAcil it ieS employeeS of the month

2013 DAviD J. King AwArDTerry Zawacki, Associate Professor, English

teAching excellence AwArD recipientSDaniel Cox, Associate Professor, School of Systems Biology, College of Science and Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study

Shannon Davis, Assistant Professor, Sociology & Anthropology

Paul Gorski, Special Recognition for Excellence in General Education, Associate Professor, New Century College

Christopher Hamner, Associate Professor, History & Art History

Kathryn Jacobsen, Associate Professor, Global & Community Health

Jaime Lester, Associate Professor, Higher Education Program

Jeffrey Mantz, Assistant Professor, Sociology & Anthropology

Jeff Offutt, Professor, Computer Science

December Tyler Orton, Sustainability

JAnuAry Ron Holland, Paint Shop

februAry Nick Yakish, Grounds, Prince William Campus

mArch Tom Olund, Project Management & Construction

April Lenna Storm, Sustainability

mAy Robert Donahue, Project Management

June Braden Leach, Preventive Maintenance Shop

July Wiredu Adade, Recycling

AuguSt Quenton Justice, Preventive Maintenance Shop

September Luis Belevan, Plumbing Shop

october Jim Gentry, HVAC Shop

november Alfonso Nazario, Fire Alarm Shop

2 • The mason sTar

office of Alumni AffAirSCelebration of Distinction

itu employeeS of the monthJuly Steve Broaddus, Technology Systems Division

AuguSt Amanda Kraus, Division of Instructional Technology

September Brian Mancuso, Technology Systems Division

october Casey Campbell, Division of Instructional Technology

november Chris Nayeri, Technology Systems Division

December Richard Wood, Division of Instructional Technology

JAnuAry Sarah Morehouse, Security & Project Management

februAry Mike Briggs, Technology Systems Division

mArch Meaghan O’Malley, University Libraries

April Karen Gardner, Technology Systems Division

mAy David Alexander, University Libraries

June Sharon Littley, Division of Instructional Technology

Helen Ackerman Alumni Service Award

Marion Desmukh Faculty Member of the Year

Nicole Geller CHSS Distinguished Alumni

Wendy Downs Thomas W. Iszard III Alumni

Paul DeMaio School of Public Policy Alumni

rewards and recognition come in all shapes and sizesThe type of recognition given in departments and schools is as varied as the departments and schools themselves Some rewards are more formal and occur at yearly award ceremonies, while others are fun, impromptu ways to recognize the hard work here at Mason. This year’s recognition luncheon for the work of the various teams in the Provost’s office is one example of the latter. If you would like us to publish your school’s or department’s awards in our next newsletter, please contact Beth Baroody at awards@gmu.edu or 703-993-2739.

volgenAu School of engineeringOutstanding Adjunct Faculty Award Rebecca Tenally, Volgenau School of Engineering

Technology Outstanding Teaching Award Huzefa Rangwala, Department of Computer Science

Outstanding Research Faculty Award Bijan Jabbari, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Outstanding Alumnus Award Ron Ritchey, Department of Computer Science

__________

2013 computer Science DepArtment AwArDS

Faculty Advisor of the Year Paul Ammann

Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Awards Harry Foxwell Kenneth Nidiffer

Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award Mark Snyder

Outstanding Service Award Barbara Daniel

Outstanding Staff Award Michele Pieper

Young Faculty Research Award Jyh-Ming Lien

School of mAnAgementExcellence In Research AwardMatt Cronin, ManagementCheryl Druehl, Information

Systems and Operations Management

Jessica Hoppner, MarketingRichard Klimoski, Management

and PsychologyLing Lisic, AccountingAnant Mishra, Information

Systems and Operations Management

Min-Seok Pang, Information Systems and Operations Management

Alex Philipov, FinanceKevin Rockman, ManagementTony Sanders, ManagementPallab Sanyal, Information

Systems and Operations Management

Outstanding Service AwardPhil Buchanan, Accounting

Stephen Christophe, FinanceSid Das, Information Systems

and Operations ManagementEdward Douthett, AccountingAmitava Dutta, Information

Systems and Operations Management

Jim Hsieh, FinanceKeith Jones, AccountingMaheskumar Joshi, ManagementKaren Kitching, AccountingDavid Kravitz, ManagementClaus Langfred, ManagementAnne Magro, AccountingKumar Mehta, Information

Systems and Operations Management

Sarah Nutter, ManagementKevin Rockman, ManagementLinda Samuels, Business Legal

StudiesPaige Wolf, Management

Graduate Teaching AwardsDick Larsen, MSA Outstanding

FacultyJim Wolfe, MBA Professor

of the YearKevin Rockman, MBA

Distinguished Service AwardJack High, EMBA Professor of

the Year, 1st YearClaus Langfred, EMBA Professor

of the Year, 2nd Year

conTinued on page 3

summer 2013 • 3

Ronald Schillereff, EMBA Online Program Outstanding Faculty

Mark Hassinger, Real Estate—Outstanding Teaching Award

Angelos Stavrou, Management of Secure Information Systems—Outstanding Teaching Award

Claus Langfred, Technology Management— Overall Faculty of the Year

Mary Nash, Technology Management Faculty of the Year, 1st Year

Chi-Hyon Lee, Technology Management Faculty of the Year, 2nd Year

George “Chip” Raymond, Technology Management Commitment to Academic Excellence

Graduate Teaching AwardsJim Wolfe, Graduate Teaching

AwardCindy Parker, Undergraduate

Teaching AwardKumar Mehta, Outstanding

Contributions to Teaching Award

Staff Service AwardsClodagh Bassett Kristin Bonifer

Lynda CarmichaelRebecca Diemer Rosa Vivanco

Faculty Summer Research AwardMatt Cronin, ManagementCheryl Druehl, Information

Systems and Operations Management

Jessica Hoppner, MarketingJim Hsieh, FinanceLing Lisic, AccountingNirup Menon, Information

Systems and Operations Management

Anant Mishrah, Information Systems and Operations Management

Kevin Rockman, ManagementPallab Sanyal, Information

Systems and Operations Management

Alex Zablah, Marketing

college of humAnitieS AnD SociAl ScienceS Mary Roper AwardJill Bowen, Humanities & Social Sciences

Carrie Grabo, History & Art History

Sheri Van Vranken, Cochrane College for Policy

Outstanding Contributions in HR & Finance SupportJanice Cohen, Public & International Affairs

Outstanding Contributions in Graduate Programs SupportMargaret Koback, Public & International Affairs

Amanda Myers, Public & International Affairs

Outstanding Contributions in Undergraduate Programs SupportSara Montiel, Student Academic Affairs & Advising

Outstanding IT SupportEzzat Shehadeh, Center for Global Islamic Studies

CHSS Spring 2013 BTS Upload Contest WinnersNenette Arroyo, History & Art

HistoryJanice Cohen, Public &

International Affairs

Schools and Colleges RecognitionconTinued from page 2

Barbara Gomperts, EnglishDenise Ivey, Sociology &

AnthropologyNicole Roth, History & Art

HistoryMartha Souder, New Century

CollegeDana Vogel, Economics

CHSS Star AwardStacey Sexton, March 2013 Van Vu, March 2013

__________

office of ADmiSSionS pAtriot priDe AwArDSMatthew BoyceJennifer Connors Kathleen FoxPatrick F. MoneySharon O’BoyleMaria Perez-Brodeur

univerSity l ife AwArDSPositive Impact AwardKhorey BakerJane BennettBirgit DebeerstCarrie KleinLaydy ReyesAneen SkandarTammi Violetta

Partnership AwardRonald Shayka

Outstanding Service AwardChristine CruvegaraOlympia DallasPatrice LevensonMary Ann SprouseSeema VarmaAllen White

Each year, Mason selects three faculty members who show exceptional promise in their disciplines to receive Emerging Researcher, Scholar, Creator Awards. To qualify for this award, the faculty member must be within 10 years of receiving his or her terminal degree and have growing national and international recognition for his or her work.

eden Kingassociate professor, psychology

cynthia lumassociate professor, criminology, law and society

angelos stavrouassociate professor, computer science

emerging researcher, scholar and creator awards

administrative unit awards

4 • The mason sTar

Outstanding Achievement Awards

outStAnDing Achievement AwArDSJade Barricelli, Academic AdvisingFrancesca Brunner-Kennedy, Fiscal ServicesSally Evans, Universtiy LibrariesAmy Gillies, Office of the ProvostSusan Graziano, Office of Global & International StrategiesJohn Hanks, ITU Network Engineering & TechnolgoiesMichael Landrum, Cashier’s OfficeEddie Mattox, PurchasingJennifer Robinson, Development & Alumni AffairsAndrew Schappert, School of Public Policy

exceptionAl Support AwArDSChristine Amaya, Mathematical SciencesSharon Bloomquist, Environmental Science & PolicyMarilyn Clark, Honors CollegeRandy Cooper, JC, Student ServicesKathleen Curtis, CHSS Dean’s OfficeTammy Etter, Office of the ProvostAngela Hattery, Women & Gender StudiesCarrie Klein, University LifeJeanmerie Lagos, Auxiliary EnterprisesRichena Purnell-Sayle, Office of Global & International StrategiesGlenda Weston-McCray, Facilities Administration

outStAnDing SuperviSor AwArDSPamela Allen, Office of Academic IntegrityCynthia Lum, Criminology

SuStAinAbility hero AwArDErik Backus, Campus Planning, Facilities

mArgAret c. howell AwArDAlissa Karton, University Life

DAviD w. roSSell Quill AwArDPeter Pober, Forensics Communications

mArthA J. reiner QuAlity cuStomer Service AwArDDaniel Hobson, CVPA

DiStAnce eDucAtion AwArDSJessica Matthews, EnglishTerri Ann Guingab, College of Health and Human Services

“rAiSe the rAte” fAculty/StAff booK ScholArShip AwArDJohanna Koh, English Language InstituteLaura Wolfe, History & Art History

teAm excellence AwArDCollaborative Video TechnologiesEducational Media Technologies

Over 30 university employees were honored at the Outstanding Achievement Awards Ceremony on November 13. These employees were presented with Outstanding Achievement Awards, Exceptional Support Awards, the Martha J. Reiner Quality Customer Service Award, and the David W. Rosell Quill Award. In addition, the Staff Senate presented the Outstanding Supervisor Award, the Office of Diversity Programs and Services presented the Margaret C. Howell Award, the University Sustainability Office presented the Sustain- ability Hero Award, and the Distance Education Department presented the new Distance Education Award. The “Raise the Rate” Faculty/Staff Book Scholarship was also presented.

summer 2013 • 5

alissa Karton

daniel hobsonTerri ann guingab

linda harber presents the Team excellence award to collaborative Video Technologies

frances Brunner-Kennedy (center)

University Day CelebrationThe University Service Award recognizes employees who have served George Mason University and/or the Commonwealth of Virginia for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 or 45 years of service. This year’s University Day Celebration was held on April 9-10, 2013.

45 yeArSRobert Cozzens, Chemistry

George Mushrush, Chemistry

40 yeArSWinifred Keany, English

Randolph Lytton, History & Art History

Robert Pasnak, Psychology

Philip Wiest, Economics

35 yeArSKathy Adcock, Technology Systems

Norman Barnes, University Police

Jack Censer, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Robert Ehrlich, School of Physics, Astronomy & Computational Science

Monique Healy, Regional Campuses

Deborah Kaplan, English

James Lawry, Environmental Science & Policy

Stuart Malawer, School of Public Policy

Carol Mattusch, History & Art History

Joan McCall, University Police

Hung Nguyen, Public & International Affairs

Joseph Scimecca, Sociology & Anthropology

Albert Torzilli, Environmental Science & Policy

Margaret Yocom, English

45 Years

40 Years

35 Years

6 • The mason sTar

dr. cabera with (l-r) philip wiest, robert pasnak, and winifred Keany.

(l-r) robert cozzens, dr. cabera, and george mushrush.

(l-r) Kathy adcock, Jack censer, robert ehrlich, monique healy, deborah Kaplan, dr. cabera, stuart malawer, Joan mccall, Joseph scimecca, albert Torzilli, and margaret yocom.

Reward and Recognition:

Reward the Stars in Your OfficeGift cards, certificates, and non-monetary awards are excellent ways to show appreciation to your outstanding employees. Over 1600 of these awards have been given to Mason employees over the past 12 months. To request an award for your staff, simply send an e-mail to awards@gmu.edu with his or her name, G#, and a brief description of his or her achievement. For gift card requests, please make sure the employee’s direct supervisor approves of the award.

Available awards include:

Coming Soon!In the next few months, we will be offering some new rewards! Visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Twitter to find out more about our new…

iTunes gifT cards

spafinder gifT cards

messenger Bags

flash driVes

gift cArDSAmazon.com—“You’re an Amazing Employee”American Express—“Expression of Gratitude”Barnes & Noble—“Mason’s Noble Prize”Best Buy—“You’re Simply the Best”Chili’s/Macaroni Grill/On the Border/Maggiano’s—“Mama Mia, It’s a Fiesta”Cosi—“Get Cozy at Cosi” AwardGreat American Restaurants—“You’re Greeeeat!”Kohl’s Gift Card—“Thanks a Bunch”Mason Money—“Munch Money”Panera—“You’ve Stepped it Up”Regal Cinemas—“You’re a Reel Mason Star”Shell—“Way to Go”Target—“You Hit the Bulls Eye”

gift certificAteSAlso Available for Student Wage EmployeesDunkin’ Donuts—“Slam-Dunk” Award

Regal Cinemas—“You’re a Reel Mason Star”Vocelli Pizza- “You Spice Up Our Life” Award

non-monetAry AwArDSAlso Available for Student Wage EmployeesMason Auto Shade—“Your Efforts Really SHINE”Mason Lunch Cooler—“You’re ‘Cooler’ than you think”Mason Beach Towel—“Life’s a Beach” AwardMason Scarf—“Wrap it Up” AwardA BPA-free Mason Water Bottle—“You Hit the Spot”Mason Athletic Socks—“Knocked our Socks Off” AwardMason Umbrella- “Raining Recognition” at MasonM&M’s—“Have A Sweet Mason Day”Mason Tote Bag—”You’ve Got This in the Bag”Mason Battery Powered Hand Fan—“I’m Your Biggest Fan”Mason Flip Flips—“We Flip for You”Mason Portfolio—“You Have the Write Stuff”Mason Snuggie—“You’ve Got the Mason Spirit Wrapped Up”

If you would like to learn more about the university’s reward and recognition programs, please contact Beth Baroody at awards@gmu.edu or 703-993-2739.

summer 2013 • 7

twitter.com/workingatmason/

facebook.com/workingatmason/

congratulations to everyone who was recognized this year

connect with uSphone: 703-993-2739fax: 703-993-2601e-mail: awards@gmu.eduweb: hr.gmu.edu/awards/#

8 • The mason sTar