# Please Join Us for the 2024 Dean’s Distinction Community Celebration May 01, 2024 Dear FAS faculty and staff, I am delighted to invite you to the [2024 Dean’s Distinction FAS Community Celebration](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us7.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Db0e44fadbfdba72b359be05e5-26id-3D8ebb3f2e87-26e-3D24f28a8e70&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=0eZndT_ZbZbjG1zEs8u3WcW7pkZyQH6KmxP0kzwe_jM&m=4c_fWIevetfUiq9HG5MIbzG2cR56n-SoDcWEbcVi1iSs_AMYXqVx2Y2s6fj56RGx&s=GuFm7opb4zPTtXInUdkEdNzi7J2H8mNFNk5eUhkt3K8&e=). Please join us to honor the outstanding work of our [individual and team Dean’s Distinction recipients for 2024](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us7.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Db0e44fadbfdba72b359be05e5-26id-3D7599795986-26e-3D24f28a8e70&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=0eZndT_ZbZbjG1zEs8u3WcW7pkZyQH6KmxP0kzwe_jM&m=4c_fWIevetfUiq9HG5MIbzG2cR56n-SoDcWEbcVi1iSs_AMYXqVx2Y2s6fj56RGx&s=fNgs7aR3pTSzg5kPmXcrE03KHSN-mOzeXYT19FA3QlU&e=). We will also recognize the dedication and diligence of our FAS staff community over the last year. [2024 Dean’s Distinction FAS Community Celebration](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us7.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Db0e44fadbfdba72b359be05e5-26id-3D29f93c013a-26e-3D24f28a8e70&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=0eZndT_ZbZbjG1zEs8u3WcW7pkZyQH6KmxP0kzwe_jM&m=4c_fWIevetfUiq9HG5MIbzG2cR56n-SoDcWEbcVi1iSs_AMYXqVx2Y2s6fj56RGx&s=yxwJibr5RZRfLO050LNYJOMgP5Yp_AADD0dE_TS8aCA&e=) *Wednesday, June 5* *2:00PM – 4:00PM* *Dunster House* *945 Memorial Drive* *Cambridge, MA* *02138* Please take a moment to [RSVP for this event](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us7.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Db0e44fadbfdba72b359be05e5-26id-3D096437c854-26e-3D24f28a8e70&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=0eZndT_ZbZbjG1zEs8u3WcW7pkZyQH6KmxP0kzwe_jM&m=4c_fWIevetfUiq9HG5MIbzG2cR56n-SoDcWEbcVi1iSs_AMYXqVx2Y2s6fj56RGx&s=K6F6RHJ7XyomMDWklWGLJ7SjrHNHP1LHCXwGsBxb3j8&e=) and join us for live music, light refreshments, and the celebration of the 2024 Dean’s Distinction recipients and all FAS staff. Congratulations again to our 2024 recipients: 2024 Dean’s Distinction Recipients 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* We look forward to celebrating our 2024 recipients and all the hard work of FAS staff with all of you. Sincerely, Hopi *Hopi Hoekstra* *Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences* *C. Y. Chan Professor of Arts and Sciences* *Xiaomeng Tong and Yu Chen Professor of Life Science* See also:- [ Messages from the Dean ](/news-categories/messages-dean)