Recognizing 314 Staff for Distinguished Contributions and Milestone Anniversaries
July 26, 2021
Members of the Brookhaven Lab community could not gather for the annual Employee Awards and VIP Service Celebration, because of the ongoing pandemic. Still, 19 staff were presented with the Lab's highest accolades—the pinnacle Science & Technology, Engineering, Brookhaven, and new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Awards—last year. And 295 current employees reached "VIP" status with 25, 30, and 35 or more years of service in 2020. Meet them all below.
Science & Technology Awards
Science & Technology Awards are presented to recognize distinguished contributions to the Laboratory's science and technology objectives. The 2020 recipients are:
- Mircea Cotlet, Center for Functional Nanomaterials
- Robert Konik, Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science Division
- Stephen Musolino, Nonproliferation & National Security Department
- Lijuan Ruan, Physics Department
- Oleg Tchoubar, National Synchrotron Light Source II
Meet these honorees
Engineering Awards
Engineering Awards are presented to recognize distinguished contributions to the Laboratory's engineering and computing objectives. The 2020 recipients are:
- Scott Buda, National Synchrotron Light Source II
- George Mahler, Collider-Accelerator Department
- Brian McCaffrey, Modernization Project Office
- John Morris, Collider-Accelerator Department
- Jesse Schmalzle, Superconducting Magnet Division
Meet these honorees
Brookhaven Awards
Brookhaven Awards are given to recognize key contributors in support functions whose performance and achievements represent outstanding service to the Laboratory. The 2020 recipients are:
- Peter Genzer, Stakeholder Relations Office
- Glenn Jochen Superconducting Magnet Division
- Ken Koebel, Business Services Directorate
- Susan McKeon, Business Services Directorate
- Stasia Scocca of the Planning, Performance & Quality Management Office
Meet these honorees
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards
New in 2020, the Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Staff Awards recognize key contributors who demonstrates leadership qualities that exemplify the ideals of inclusion, diversity, and equity into practical action. The recipients are:
- Debbie Bauer, Environmental Protection Division
- Juanita McKinney, Information Technology Division
- Mary Rogers, Procurement & Property Management Division
Shirley Kendall of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Office, received the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Pioneer Award. This award recognizes individuals who have inspired others with breakthrough approaches in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Meet these honorees
VIP Service Anniversaries
In total, 295 current employees reached "VIP" status with milestone anniversaries for years of service to the Laboratory—25, 30, and 35 or more years in 2020. They include:
58 Years
| William Sampson |
Superconducting Magnet Division |
56 Years
| Veljko Radeka |
Instrumentation Division |
| Peter Thieberger |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
55 Years
| Charles Carlson |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
54 Years
| Vincent Lo Destro |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
51 Years
| Cornelius Jackson |
Stakeholder Relations Office |
47 Years
| Joyce Moore |
Radiological Control Division |
46 Years
| Richard Spitz |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
45 Years
| Michael Bannon |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Dennis Carlson |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Andrea Epple |
Radiological Control Division |
| Frederick Kobasiuk |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Laurence Littenberg |
Nuclear & Particle Physics Directorate |
| Elizabeth Mogavero |
Physics Department |
| Upendra Rohatgi |
Nonproliferation & National Security Department |
44 Years
| Sharon Atkins |
Procurement & Property Management Division |
| Joan Barrow |
Information Technology Division |
| Peter Eterno Jr. |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| Lawrence Kleinman |
Environmental & Climate Science Department |
| Bruce Lein |
Safety & Health Services Division |
| William Lenz |
Physics Department |
| Brian Mayo |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| Juanita Mc Kinney |
Information Technology Division |
| William Morse |
Physics Department |
| Ronald Webster |
Nonproliferation & National Security Department |
| Charles Whiting |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| Judith Williams |
Environmental & Climate Science Department |
43 Years
| Peter De Toll |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| John Hauser |
Nuclear & Particle Physics Directorate |
| Doris Johnston |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| Kevin Kobus |
Energy & Utilities Division |
| Robert Malone |
Accelerator Test Facility |
| Arlene Rementer |
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science Division |
| Jon Sandberg |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Mark Sardzinski |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Richard Savoy |
Production Division |
| Gary Schaum |
Emergency Services Division |
| Peter Schnitzenbaumer |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Barbara Simpson |
Procurement & Property Management Division |
| Michael Todosow |
Nuclear Science & Technology Department |
| Bruce Weatherell |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| Ronald Zapasek |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
42 Years
| Kathleen Barkigia |
Planning, Performance & Quality Management Office |
| Paula Bennett |
Biology Department |
| John Blydenburgh |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| Thomas Butcher |
Interdisciplinary Science Department |
| Patricia Carr |
Environment, Biology, Nuclear Science & Nonproliferation Directorate |
| Thomas Dilgen |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| John Flannigan |
Information Technology Division |
| Joseph Funaro |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| George Ganetis |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Richard Greene |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| John Heiser |
Environmental & Climate Science Department |
| James Kierstead |
Instrumentation Division |
| Jeanne Madaia |
Environment, Biology, Nuclear Science & Nonproliferation Directorate |
| Stephen Musolino |
Nonproliferation & National Security Department |
| Hue-Anh Pham |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Keith Radich |
Energy & Utilities Division |
| Jo Ann Reed |
Procurement & Property Management Division |
| Charles Trabocchi |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| John Woods |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Kevin Yachnik |
Energy & Utilities Division |
41 Years
| Jay Adams |
Human Resources Directorate |
| Sandra Asselta |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| William Behrens |
Environmental & Climate Science Department |
| Steven Bennett |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Nicole Bernholc |
Safety & Health Services Division |
| John Biggs |
Physics Department |
| Richard Biscardi |
Safety & Health Services Division |
| Raymond Ceruti |
Superconducting Magnet Division |
| Richard Di Franco |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Pamela Esposito |
Physics Department |
| Dawn Farrell |
Business Services |
| Richard Gagliardi |
Production Division |
| Enrique Garcia |
Physics Department |
| Stephen Gill |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| August Hoffmann |
Physics Department |
| Stephen Howell |
Integrated Facility Management |
| Glenn Jochen |
Superconducting Magnet Division |
| Peter Kohut |
Nuclear Science & Technology Department |
| Slawko Kurczak |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| John Lara |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Robert Lehn |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Gregory Mack |
Information Technology Division |
| Robert Medina |
Production Division |
| Bonnie Miller |
Human Resources Directorate |
| Frank Palmeri Jr. |
Emergency Services Division |
| Charles Pearson |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Venetios Polychronakos |
Physics Department |
| Pranab Samanta |
Nuclear Science & Technology Department |
| John Scheblein |
Physics Department |
| Robert Scheuerer |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Charles Spataro |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Roger Stoutenburgh |
Stakeholder Relations Office |
| Susan Wong |
Information Technology Division |
| Craig Woody |
Physics Department |
| Sharon Zuhoski |
Environmental & Climate Science Department |
40 Years
| Richard Backofen |
Stakeholder Relations Office |
| John Benante |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| John Bohenek |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Richard Casella |
Information Technology Division |
| Robert Danowski |
Production Division |
| Kathleen Dargan |
Business Services Directorate |
| Charles Finfrock |
Nonproliferation & National Security Department |
| Edward Gallagher |
Information Technology Division |
| Ady Hershcovitch |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Francis Loeb |
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science Division |
| Kathleen Mc Intyre |
Nonproliferation & National Security Department |
| Francis Mc Neill |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| Denise Miesell-Bingham |
Energy & Utilities Division |
| James Mills |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Hugh Rhodus |
Production Division |
| Joseph Tuozzolo |
Electron-Ion Collider |
| Richard Wilke |
Environmental & Climate Science Department |
39 Years
| Walter Bay |
Energy & Utilities Division |
| Diane Cabelli |
Chemistry Division |
| Michael Caruso |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Theodore D Ottavio |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Theresa Diaz |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| Linda Hanlon |
Energy & Photon Sciences |
| William Marciano |
Physics Department |
| Pooran Singh |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Kevin Tisch |
Energy & Utilities Division |
| John Trunk |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Susan Wells |
Information Technology Division |
38 Years
| Michael Anerella |
Superconducting Magnet Division |
| Henry Ashby Jr. |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Alfonso Borrelli |
Instrumentation Division |
| Biays Bowerman |
Nonproliferation & National Security Department |
| John Cintorino II |
Superconducting Magnet Division |
| Timothy Costanzo |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Alfred Della Penna Jr. |
Instrumentation Division |
| Joann Durham |
Budget Office |
| John Foley |
Emergency Services Division |
| Jerry Gaeta |
Stakeholder Relations Office |
| Stanley Hanlon |
Guest Services Division |
| Peter Johnson |
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science Division |
| Anthony Kuczewski |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Robert Lambiase |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Thomas Langdon |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Joseph Levesque |
Emergency Services Division |
| Elliott Levitt |
Internal Audit Office |
| John Muller |
Information Technology Division |
| Maria Pacella |
General Counsel |
| Pablo Rosas |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Graham Smith |
Instrumentation Division |
| Daniel Sullivan |
Superconducting Magnet Division |
| Donald Tarrant |
Production Division |
| Frank Teich |
Superconducting Magnet Division |
| Thomas Trojanowski |
Energy & Utilities Division |
| Li Hua Yu |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
37 Years
| Ronald Angona |
Instrumentation Division |
| Henry Biedenkapp |
Business Services Directorate |
| Louis Cannizzo |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| LaRosa Collins |
Information Technology Division |
| Gordon Corbin |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Mariette Faulkner |
Physics Department |
| Christopher Gardner |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Doon Gibbs |
Director's Office |
| Diane Hatton |
Electron-Ion Collider |
| Steven Hulbert |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Mary Ann Maggio |
Information Technology Division |
| James Meier |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Susan Pepper |
Environment, Biology, Nuclear Science & Nonproliferation Directorate |
| Antoinette Russo |
Budget Office |
| Joseph Sanfilippo |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Robert Sweet |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Christopher Weilandics |
Safety & Health Services Division |
36 Years
| John Addessi |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Kevin Brown |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Yusuf Celebi |
Interdisciplinary Science Department |
| Mark Davis |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| James Desmond III |
Business Services |
| Steven Gill |
Internal Audit Office |
| Linda Greves |
Human Resources Directorate |
| Richard Jones |
Integrated Facility Management |
| Donna King |
Procurement & Property Management Division |
| Richard Lagattolla |
Environmental Protection Division |
| James McManus |
Information Technology Division |
| Thomas Nehring |
Electron-Ion Collider |
| Danny Padrazo Jr. |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Victor Pineiro Jr. |
Laboratory Protection Division |
| Peter Ratzke |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Sergio Rescia |
Instrumentation Division |
| Joseph Scaduto |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| John Skaritka |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Steven Tepikian |
Electron-Ion Collider |
| Lisa Toler |
Nonproliferation & National Security Department |
| Alexander Zaltsman |
Electron-Ion Collider |
35 Years
| Leesa Allen |
Physics Department |
| Tracy Blydenburgh |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Edwin Cancel |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| Joseph Carbonaro |
Nonproliferation & National Security Department |
| Gregory Condemi |
Radiological Control Division |
| Lynanne Di Filippo |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Isidro Garcia |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| Wlodzimierz Guryn |
Physics Department |
| Alan Gustavsson |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Erik Johnson |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Terry Jones |
Stakeholder Relations Office |
| Michael Lenz |
Physics Department |
| David Lissauer |
Nuclear & Particle Physics Directorate |
| Alexsandra Lopez |
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science Division |
| Jeffrey Mirando |
Emergency Services Division |
| Kim Mohanty |
Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science Division |
| Eileen Morello |
Physics Department |
| Leonard Pharr |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Triveni Rao |
Instrumentation Division |
| Regis Saitta |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| Marcelino Santiago Jr. |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| Anthony Shane |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| David Siddons |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Edward Sierra |
Planning, Performance & Quality Management Office |
| Kelly Smith |
Nonproliferation & National Security Department |
| Thomas Tallerico |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Diana Teich |
Information Technology Division |
| Nicholaos Tsoupas |
Electron-Ion Collider |
| Lawrence Vogt |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
30 Years
| Andrew Ackerman |
Safety & Health Services Division |
| Richard Alles |
Production Division |
| Sorin Badea |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Paul Bergh |
Radiological Control Division |
| John Berry |
Production Division |
| Steven Bugros |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Barbara Calle |
Production Division |
| Dwayne Eleazer |
Production Division |
| Katherine Foy |
Guest Services Division |
| Paul Freimuth |
Environment, Biology, Nuclear Science & Nonproliferation Directorate |
| Gennaro Guerra |
Integrated Facility Management |
| Christopher Harris |
Integrated Facility Management |
| Robert Howe |
Environmental Protection Division |
| Monica Jackson |
Human Resources Directorate |
| Robert Lake |
Business Services Directorate |
| Jonathan Laster |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Dewey Lederle |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Brian Mc Clafferty |
Energy & Utilities Division |
| Thomas Mc Donald |
Safety & Health Services Division |
| Susan Mc Keon |
Business Services Directorate |
| Kathleen Nasta |
Human Resources Directorate |
| Paul O'Connor |
Instrumentation Division |
| Maryann Petry |
Biology Department |
| Annabelle Petway |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Igor Pogorelsky |
Accelerator Test Facility |
| Edward Richards |
Waste Management Division |
| Mark Sabat |
Energy & Utilities Division |
| Cynthia Salwen |
Environmental & Climate Science Department |
| Dawn Schick |
Business Services Directorate |
| Robert Soja |
Physics Department |
| Thomas Sperry |
Site Planning & Infrastructure Management Division |
| Patriche Stith |
Information Technology Division |
| Sean Stoll |
Physics Department |
| William Struble |
Physics Department |
| Bruce Thyberg |
Production Division |
| Frank Trapani |
Energy & Utilities Division |
| Richard Wagener |
Environmental & Climate Science Department |
| Kenneth White |
Stakeholder Relations Office |
| Nancye Wright |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Keith Zeno |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
25 Years
| Glenn Anderson |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Steven Bellavia |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Edward Dabrowski |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| William Dorsch |
Environmental Protection Division |
| Joseph Drozd |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Raymond Edwards |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Haixin Huang |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Diana Hubert |
Human Resources Directorate |
| Paul Humbert |
Production Division |
| James Jardine |
Biology Department |
| Syed Khalid |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Mark Lavery |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Roy Lebel |
Planning, Performance & Quality Management Office |
| Beth Lettieri |
Radiological Control Division |
| David Loughlin |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| David Lynn |
Physics Department |
| Lihong Ma |
Environmental & Climate Science Department |
| Gregory Marr |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| James Pearsall |
Information Technology Division |
| Laura Pearsall |
Information Technology Division |
| Julie Pergan |
Business Services Directorate |
| Donna Pfeiffer |
Operational Support & Planning Division |
| Robert Pisani |
Physics Department |
| Joseph Saetta |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Regalado Sanchez |
Guest Services Division |
| Charles Schaefer |
Radiological Control Division |
| Thomas Schlagel |
Business Services Directorate |
| Letesha Smith-Strong |
Fiscal Services Division |
| Scott Snyder |
Physics Department |
| Lori Stiegler |
Electron-Ion Collider |
| Laura Taddonio |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Patricia Urena |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
| Elio Vescovo |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| John Wilson |
Production Division |
| Sonya Wilson |
Business Services Directorate |
| Zhijian Yin |
National Synchrotron Light Source II |
| Weimin Zhou |
Collider-Accelerator Department |
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