President Jerry M. Hultin (left) and President Emeritus George Bugliarello (right)
honor Professor Alan Molof for his 45 years of service to Poly.Proud smiles, shining plaques and Tiffany boxes filled the stage of the Pfizer Auditorium on April 22 during the university’s annual Service Award Ceremony.
Agata De Santis, Senior Human Resource Generalist, served as speaker of ceremonies for the event which recognized 40 staff and faculty members who have enriched the school with an astounding 780 years of combined service. Continue reading after the jump for a full list of honorees.
“We stand on the shoulders of giants,” said President Jerry M. Hultin who presented honorees with gifts and remarked on the importance of continuity to an organization.
Special honors were also given to professor emeriti, research professors, and other faculty members nominated by their department heads for enduring contributions to their fields and to Poly.
5 Years of Service: Juliette Acker, Sebastian Bellantuono, Patrick Eng, Kiren Nayak, Keith Ross, HongXiang Teng, Evgeny Vulfson
10 Years of Service: Yi-Jen Chiang, Richard Gross, Nicole Johnson, Ramesh Karri, Yelizaveta Khobot, Nasir Memon, Torsten Suel
15 Years of Service: Alessandro Betti, Judy Brown, Donald Ivanoff, Michael Mainiero, Iwao Teraoka
20 Years of Service: Marie Brathwaite, Sean Brown, Farshad Khorrami, Mayra Ortiz, Josephine Rodriguez, Edward Weil
25 Years of Service: Bertram Stephens
30 Years of Service: Stephen Arnold, John Cacace, Venecia Clark, Bruce Garetz, Spencer Kuo, Roberto Marisi, Jovan Mijovic, Lowell Scheiner, Zivan Zabar
35 Years of Service: George Bugliarello, Donald Phillips, Jonathan Rogers
40 Years of Service: Romualdas Sviedrys
45 Years of Service: Alan Molof
Special Honorees: Henri Bertoni, Deo Choudhury, Menachem Lewin, William McShane, Herbert Morawetz, Yoshi Okamoto, Eli Pearce, Arnost Reiser, George Schillinger, Leonard Stiel, Theodor Tamir