Dear FAS faculty and staff,
I am pleased to announce our 2024 Dean’s Distinction recipients. This award recognizes exceptional staff members for their outstanding citizenship, collaboration, and contribution in support of excellence in the FAS community. This year, we celebrate the accomplishments of twelve individual honorees and two teams.
Individual Recipients
Francisco Arellano, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Marvin Glenn Arenzana Baclig, Dean of Students Office
Raul Figueroa, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Meg Fuchs, Harvard Forest
Andrew Gitchel, Theatre, Dance and Media
Dell Hamilton, Hutchins Center for African & African American Research
Genesee Johnson, Arts and Humanities Administrative Services
Sol Kim-Bentley, English
Helen Lewis, Linguistics
Patricie Niyitegeka, Science Division
Daniel Oliver, Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Alejandra Rincon, Dean of Students Office
Crimson Summer Academy
Joseph Lewis, Division of Continuing Education
Kimberly Parker, Division of Continuing Education
Jamie Shushan, Division of Continuing Education
Melissa Trottier, Division of Continuing Education
HEB-OEB Research Administration Team
Diana Gjino, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Jenna Legault, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Kristin Pennarun, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Emily Reynolds, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Liliana Teixeira-Davis, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
From organizing events that promoted a sense of community within their departments, the FAS and beyond, to tackling unexpected challenges and creating new solutions for groundbreaking research, the 2024 recipients have truly embodied the guiding principles of Dean’s Distinction.
The 2024 nomination pool was extremely strong, with our recipients representing less than twenty percent of the nominations we received. The FAS thrives because of the dedication, creativity, and care our staff demonstrates daily.
We will celebrate our 2024 recipients and all FAS staff at the celebration event on
Wednesday, June 5 at Dunster House from 2:00 – 4:00 PM
I would like to thank our 2024 Dean’s Distinction review committee for their diligence, thoughtfulness, and support of the FAS community.
Please join me in congratulating the 2024 Dean’s Distinction recipients.
Sincerely,
Hopi
Hopi Hoekstra
Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
C. Y. Chan Professor of Arts and Sciences