Office of the Vice-President / en OREP staff recognized for exceptional contributions /celebrates/orep-staff-recognized-exceptional-contributions <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">OREP staff recognized for exceptional contributions</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-10-14T17:28:42-04:00" title="Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 17:28" class="datetime">Thu, 10/14/2021 - 17:28</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/office-vice-president" hreflang="en">Office of the Vice-President</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/operations-and-real-estate-partnerships" hreflang="en">Operations and Real Estate Partnerships</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/OREP-BBQ2021_48-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Susan Shen, pictured with individual and team awards, is one of 119 staff recognized by OREP (photo by Jackie Shapiro)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>More than 100 staff in the Office of the Vice-President, Operations and Real Estate Partnerships (OREP), and other vice-presidential portfolios were honoured recently for their outstanding contributions to the şüŔęĘÓƵ – from improving ventilation in the fight against COVID-19 to accelerating a next-generation firewall to guard against cyber-attacks.</p> <p>The annual OREP barbecue and awards event saw 15 staff members recognized with Outstanding Individual Employee awards for achievements that ranged from helping students get home to family when the pandemic began, to launching a merchandise collaboration with OVO. The winners are:</p> <ul> <li><b>Alim Alarakhia </b></li> <li><b>Silvestre Amaral</b></li> <li><b>Brooke Gregoire </b></li> <li><b>Karolina Grujic </b></li> <li><b>Michael Jeronimo </b></li> <li><b>Kristina Kazandjian </b></li> <li><b>Song (Sirichai) Limpanapongpan </b></li> <li><b>Katie Muir </b></li> <li><b>Praveen Narayanaswamy </b></li> <li><b>Patsy Rampersad</b></li> <li><b>Susan Shen </b></li> <li><b>Russell Smith </b></li> <li><b>Jelena Vulovic-Basic </b></li> <li><b>Robin Wilcoxen </b></li> <li><b>Liza Wong </b></li> </ul> <p>Another six staff members who had more than 15 years of service at U of T received Distinguished Service Awards in recognition of their outstanding contributions. Honoured for their work on everything from maintaining the university’s electrical system to designing and building Plexiglass shields at food prep stations, the winners are:</p> <ul> <li><b>Al Hastings</b></li> <li><b>Al Lecointe</b></li> <li><b>Glen Pirie</b></li> <li><b>Mike Ryall</b></li> <li><b>Eugenia Romero</b></li> <li><b>Roy Voogel</b></li> </ul> <p>Eleven teams totaling 93 members from across OREP and other vice-presidential offices&nbsp;were also recognized&nbsp;for their work on time-limited initiatives that included creating <a href="/news/i-just-felt-normal-again-u-t-s-help-international-students-return-campus">a best-in-class quarantine housing program</a> for international students, rolling out <a href="/utogether/ucheck">the UCheck program</a> and setting up <a href="/news/volunteers-step-forward-u-t-hosts-downtown-vaccine-clinic-st-george-campus">a vaccine clinic on the St. George campus</a>.</p> <p>“Now in its sixth year, the OREP BBQ &amp; Awards event recognizes my deep appreciation to the OREP team,” said Professor <b>Scott Mabury</b>, vice-president, operations and real estate partnerships. “In the case of this year’s event, it also serves to welcome back those of our team who were asked to work from home – and to honour those who’ve worked so hard to keep campus operational throughout the last 18 months, ensuring our campus remains safe and welcoming for all members of our community.</p> <p>“I’m proud to celebrate their extraordinary achievements and dedication.”</p> <h3><a href="https://vporep.utoronto.ca/congratulations-to-our-vporep-annual-award-winners-2021/">Read the OREP story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:28:42 +0000 lanthierj 170826 at