I am so proud of my students and their contributions to science this year. I present to you, the inaugural ETC Lab award winners. There were 15 awardees in total who were notified on April 7th 2023. The winners were nominated and met the criteria for the following awards, each created in honor of my academic heroes. We held a formal celebration to mark the occasion on May 4th 2023.
- David Burdick, PhD ‘Fighting for Vita, Dulcedo, Spes‘ Award (Taggart)
- Carol Dweck, PhD ‘Growth Mindset‘ Award (Ruzella)
- Joan Duda, PhD ‘Dancing with Data‘ Award (Hartwig)
- Deborah (Deb) Kendzierski, PhD ‘Keeps Good PACE‘ Award (Thomas)
- Maureen (“Mo”) Weiss, PhD ‘Kid at Heart‘ Award (Paik)
- Robert (“Bru”) Brustad, PhD ‘Free & Holistic Spirit‘ Award (Hatch)
- John (Jack) McArdle, PhD Quantification Qualification Award (Luo, Makhambetova)
- Diane Whaley, PhD ‘Best Possible Identity‘ Award (Butryn)
- Arthur (Art) F. Kramer, PhD ‘12-Moves-Ahead‘ Award (Solanki)
- Wendy Borlabi, PhD ‘Embodied Excellence‘ Award (Ahmed, Baltas, Chahine, Diallo)
- Sherry Pagoto, PhD ‘Authentic Feminist, Advocate for-Underdogs’ Award (Ryono, not yet pictured)