Hariri Institute Community Recognition Awards
By Hariri Institute Staff
The Hariri Institute is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Community Recognition Awards!
On Friday, May 31, we celebrated our 2024 Hariri Institute Community Recognition Awardees. The Hariri Institute Community Recognition Awards program recognizes Hariri Institute personnel whose contributions have been instrumental in helping to bring success to their team and our organization.
On May 31st, the Hariri Institute held its 2nd annual Hariri Institute Community Recognition Awards Ceremony on the 17th floor of the CDS building. The event attracted community members, faculty affiliates, and staff whose contributions have been instrumental in helping to bring success to their team and our organization. The ceremony also recognized our AI and Education Faculty Research Grant and Doctoral Fellowship Awardees, FY25 Focused Research Programs (FRPs), and our 2024 Junior Faculty Fellow (JFF) and Graduate Student Fellow (GSF) Awardees.
Learn more about our new AI and Education Awards, Focused Research Program (FRP) Awards, and Fellowship Awards.
Join us in congratulating all of our 2024 awardees!
For questions about the Hariri Community Recognition Awards Program email Will Tomlinson at willjt@bu.edu
2024 Hariri Institute Community Recognition Awardees
Distinguished Service Award
The highest honor bestowed by the Institute. This award recognizes individuals who have made extraordinary contributions in their place of work, going above and beyond their job description to bring awareness to and advancing the Institute’s mission, while demonstrating exceptional leadership, innovation, collaboration and service.
Recipient: Emily Johnson, Associate Director, Research Administration, Hariri Institute
Finalist: Katherine D’Angelo, Assistant Director, Program and Events, Hariri Institute
Innovation Award
Recipients of this award have shown a dedication to innovation, pushing the boundaries of knowledge and bringing together diverse perspectives
to solve complex problems in any area of their work/field. Through their work, they have exemplified the Institute’s commitment to fostering a culture of creativity.
Orran Krieger, Director, MOC Alliance, Co-Director, Red Hat Collaboratory, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Boston University
Student Excellence Award
The Student Excellence Award recognizes outstanding students who have made significant contributions to their areas within the Institute during their academic studies. This award is presented to students who have demonstrated a strong work ethic, exceptional skills, dedication to learning and development, and a commitment to excellence in their work.
Rishi Shah, Computer Science, Software Engineer Intern, SAIL
Margaret Stanton, International Relations and Chinese Language and Literature, Marketing Assistant, Hariri Institute
Johnathan Eaton, International Relations and National Security Studies, Office Assistant, Hariri Institute
Ross Mikulskis, Computer Science, Cloud Engineering Intern, MOC Alliance/Red Hat Collaboratory
Excellence in Service Award
This award recognizes the staff members who consistently provide exceptional service to clients, colleagues, and stakeholders of the Institute. Given to the individuals who exceed expectations when meeting the needs of others, while consistently demonstrating a track record of displaying a positive attitude and professionalism in their interactions.
Maureen Stanton, Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications, Hariri Institute
Jennifer McDonough, Administrative Manager, Boston Women’s Workforce Council (BWWC)
Team Player Award
This award recognizes staff who have demonstrated exceptional teamwork and collaboration. The ideal recipient is the staff member who has worked effectively with colleagues from their home and external departments, and who has contributed significantly to a project team where they championed for the demonstration of skills that led to successful team interactions.
Ken Rudolph, Marketing & Communications Specialist, MOC Alliance/Hariri Institute
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award
This award recognizes staff who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This person has made efforts to create a more inclusive workplace, or who has supported and/or led diversity and inclusion initiatives within the Institute.
Ziba Cranmer, Director, BU Spark! (FCDS), Steering Committee Member, Hariri Institute
