Award Recipients: Distinguished Staff of the Month
Below is a list of past recipients of Distinguished Staff of the Month. Calls for nominations will go out in March, July, September, and December. BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Faculty, Staff, and Students can nominate faculty members for this award. If you are interested, please click here for the criteria and the nomination survey.
Distinguished Staff of the Month Award Winners
| Month, Year |
Last Name |
First Name |
Department |
| December 2025 |
Flynn |
Peter |
Health Sciences IT & EdTech |
| November 2025 |
White |
Julie |
Barry M. Manuel Center for Continuing Education |
| October 2025 |
Clements |
Karen |
Urology |
| September 2025 |
Amico |
Scott |
BUMC IT – Educational Media |
| August 2025 |
Santos |
Yulianna Marie |
Medicine |
| July 2025 |
Lakshminarayanan |
Meenakshi |
Center for Regenerative Medicine |
| June 2025 |
Harris |
Scott |
Psychiatry |
| May 2025 |
Hamm |
Michelle |
Financial & Administrative Operations |
| April 2025 |
Acosta |
Teresa |
BUMC Faculty Development & Diversity |
| March 2025 |
Sims |
Nicholas |
Development |
| February 2025 |
Nicks |
Ray |
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center |
| January 2025 |
Lehman |
Diana |
Office of Human Research Affairs |
| December 2024 |
Yee-Lin |
Cindy |
Physician Assistant Program |
| November 2024 |
Ciccarelli |
Nichole |
Student Affairs |
| October 2024 |
Huntsman |
Julia |
Proposal Development Office, CAMED |
| September 2024 |
Slayter |
Cecilia |
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| August 2024 |
Holmes |
Latia |
Family Medicine |
| July 2024 |
Halley |
Rebecca |
Medical Education Office |
| June 2024 |
Wiggins |
Michelle |
Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics |
| May 2024 |
Ellison |
Andrew |
MRI & Ultrasound Scanning Cores |
| April 2024 |
Turcotte |
Ryan |
Medical Campus Educational Technology |
| March 2024 |
Jaquez |
Juan |
BU Animal Science Center |
| February 2024 |
Lindner |
Holly |
Development & Alumni Relations |
| January 2024 |
Thomas-Iglesias |
Rhonda |
Alumni Medical Library |
| December 2023 |
Kendall |
Matthew |
Custodial Services, Day & Evening |
| November 2023 |
Dooley-Lincoln |
Kerri |
Medical Education Office |
| October 2023 |
England |
Cheryl |
Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics |
| September 2023 |
Smith |
Karan |
Medicine |
| August 2023 |
Bouchie |
Robert |
Anatomy & Neurobiology |
| July 2023 |
Ikonomi |
Erita |
BUMC IT |
| June 2023 |
Gant |
Louise |
BU Human Resources |
| May 2023 |
Glumac |
Michael |
BUMC IT – Resource Scheduling Office |
| April 2023 |
Arena |
Kimberly |
Graduate Medical Sciences |
| March 2023 |
DiNicola |
Alyssa |
Medicine |
| February 2023 |
Uretsky |
Madeline |
CTE Center |
| January 2023 |
Trainor |
Jodie |
Medical Education |
| December 2022 |
Ribeiro |
Jose |
Chobanian & Avedisian SOM, Facilities |
| November 2022 |
Marinelli |
Kathy |
Microbiology |
| October 2022 |
Burke |
John Joseph |
Anatomy & Neurobiology |
| September 2022 |
Gaston |
Ethan |
Animal Science Center |
| August 2022 |
Dyson |
Loretta |
Chobanian & Avedisian SOM, Registrar’s Office |
| July 2022 |
Holman |
Licia |
Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics |
| June 2022 |
Barbosa |
Vanda |
BMC Medical Interpreter |
| May 2022 |
Dorney |
Christopher |
BUMC IT – Application Services |
| April 2022 |
Kelly |
Melissa |
Anatomy & Neurobiology |
| March 2022 |
Restrepo |
Jessica |
Medicine in Geriatrics |
| February 2022 |
Vlachos |
Jim |
BUMC IT – Application Services |
| January 2022 |
Gregory |
Ana |
Enrichment in Medical Education |
| December 2021 |
Rezende |
Isaque |
Medical Education |
| November 2021 |
Clinton |
Nancy |
Medicine, Vascular Biology |
| October 2021 |
Agosto |
Millie |
GMS, Registrar |
| September 2021 |
MacDonald |
Robin |
Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine |
| August 2021 |
Romulus |
Yvena |
Medical Education Office |
| July 2021 |
Clark |
Liz |
BUMC – Instructional Services |
| June 2021 |
Mazzeo |
Carla |
Medicine, Gastroenterology |
| May 2021 |
Norris |
Susan |
Student Affairs Office |
| April 2021 |
Rivera |
Elizabeth |
Medical Education Office |
| March 2021 |
Jayaraman |
Shobini |
Physiology & Biophysics |
| February 2021 |
Ogrodnik |
Matthew Thomas |
IRB |
| January 2021 |
Swenson |
Anthony |
BUMC – Instructional Services |
| December 2020 |
Ajayi |
Tinuola |
Medicine |
| November 2020 |
Mariani |
Megan |
Neurology |
| October 2020 |
Ivarson |
Theresa |
PA Program |
| September 2020 |
Jones |
Patricia |
Anatomy & Neurobiology |