2024 Superior Accomplishment Awards recognize outstanding and meritorious service

Twenty staff and faculty members representing a wide range of experience and hailing from UF locations throughout Florida were recognized for their outstanding service in a ceremony held yesterday at the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. 

Hosted by UFHR Vice President Melissa Curry and Assistant Vice President of Human Resources Bob Parks, Ph.D., the 2024 Superior Accomplishment Awards recognized faculty and staff who have contributed outstanding and meritorious service, efficiency and/or economy, or to the quality of life for students and employees.

Pictured below are winners of this year’s University Gold Awards and Special Recognition Awards, who were selected from division-level winners honored earlier this year. Visit the Superior Accomplishment Awards website to view the full list of Division Winners.


University-Gold Award Winners

The following individuals received the Superior Accomplishment Awards’ highest honors. The Team Collaboration winners each received a $500 check and the individual category winners were awarded a $2,000 check:

Individual Employee Performance:
Office Administration, Human Resources & IT
Jacques Roberts
Administrative Assistant – Student Health Care Center

Individual Employee Performance:
Operations & Safety
Robert Nattiel
Custodial Supervisor – Housing & Residence Life

Individual Employee Performance:
Health Care & Physical Sciences
Hailey Brown
Student Counseling Specialist II – Counseling & Wellness Center

Individual Employee Performance:
Finance, Research & Compliance
Janice Shott
Research Administrator – Department of Entomology and Nematology, IFAS

Individual Employee Performance:
Student, Academic & Alumni Services
Nikki Lyons
Learning & Org. Development Specialist III – Center for Teaching Excellence

Individual Employee Performance:
Faculty
Marcio Guelmann
Chair & Professor – Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry

Rookie of the Year:
Isadora Marion
Human Resources Generalist II – Stephen C. O’Connell Center

Sustained Excellence:
Devon Renee Ramia
Veterinary Technician Manager – Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience

Team Collaboration:
UFIT – ICT Construction Management Team

Waldemar Sanchez, Network Engineer I
Tom Chesterfield, Network Engineer I
David Cotton, Network Engineer I
John Howard, Telecommunications Engineer I
Brad Soco, Telecommunications Engineer I
Robert Willis, Telecommunications Engineer I


Special Recognition Award Winners

The following individuals received the Special Recognition Award and were each presented with a $1,000 check:

Alexis S. Tilton
Academic Advisor II – Department of Animal Sciences, IFAS

Choi Y. Choi
Accountant III – Transportation & Parking Services

Corrin Fleming
Academic Program Specialist I – Office of the Provost

Jennifer St. Clair
Clinical Case Manager II – Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine

Meggen Sixbey
Assistant Director – Behavioral Services University Police Department

Tara Hollow
Assistant Director – Operations Business Affairs – Office of the Vice President