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The Distinguished Research Administrator Award honors individuals from any unit at the University who have demonstrated over a number of years distinguished service exemplifying the goals of professional research administration. Each winner receives an honorarium and an award plaque.
The OVPR Exceptional Service Award honors staff members from OVPR or any of the units that report to OVPR. This award recognizes individuals involved in any area of work who have made outstanding contributions that go beyond the ordinary fulfillment of the position's duties. Each winner receives an honorarium and an award plaque.
The award winners were selected by Vice President Stephen Forrest with the assistance of the awards advisory committee. The committee members were: Violet Elder, Center for Computational Medicine and Biology; Patricia Fink, Institute for Social Research; Ruth Freedman, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute; Jane Holland, Microbiology and Immunology; Kathleen Welch, Center for Statistical Consultation and Research; and Peggy Westrick, LSA Research Office.
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Distinguished Research Administrator Award Recipient
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Kate Blakeman, a University employee for 32 years. She has been involved in research administration since 1984 and was one of the first staff members to join the Life Sciences Institute in 2003. As the Institute’s Business Manager, Blakeman has successfully built administrative systems and recruited the personnel for financial and research administration in this complex, high-profile organization. Blakeman manages the highly successful team of grants staff in the LSI. In FY07, this team supported the submission of over 90 grants to external agencies and LSI faculty members unanimously rate their support as the best they have ever received.
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Distinguished Research Administrator Award Recipient
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Denise DuPrie, the Research Process Manager/Research Lab Administrator at the Advanced Computer Architecture Laboratory (ACAL) in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). During her 24-year career at the University, DuPrie has actively participated in new initiatives both within EECS and across campus, including the Research Administrators Instructional Network (RAIN), MPathways University-wide panels, the College of Engineering Sponsored Budget Template Team, and the Sponsored Projects Advisory Team. Her proactive and tireless efforts in research administration have enabled ACAL faculty and research assistants to focus on their research and not administrative details.
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OVPR Exceptional Service Award Recipient
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Eve Gochis, the Business Administrator Associate at the Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Laboratory. Gochis is responsible for the overall financial oversight of fMRI, including pre- and post-award grant management, facilities, seminar/symposium planning, personnel, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) compliance. She has taken initiative in several areas and recently created researcher policies for TMS (a complementary imaging modality) in the fMRI, enabling groups interested in this new technology to schedule imaging sessions, thereby creating a solution where she saw a need.
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OVPR Exceptional Service Award Recipient
Patricia Smith, a staff member of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) since 1996. Smith currently serves as the Business Administrator with oversight responsibilities for all administrative facets of IRWG. Her efforts to improve team development and office climate through guidance and mentoring have been remarkable. Smith’s oversight of IRWG grants management has produced a supportive, efficient and responsive administrative structure. She is highly regarded, both within IRWG and across the University, and is frequently consulted about policies and procedures by staff in other units and is often sought out to serve on OVPR, DRDA, and University-wide committees.
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For more information contact Jane Ritter in the Office of the Vice President for Research, 763-1290, or ritterj@umich.edu