The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is proud to announce the winners of the Research Technical Staff Award, which recognizes staff for their distinguished service to the University of Minnesota research community and celebrates exemplary leadership that positively impacted their colleagues and advanced the University's mission. Each winner received a personal honorarium of $1000.
“This is an important and essential opportunity for us to recognize technical research staff for their many contributions in the sustainability and advancement of research enterprise, which, despite their importance, often go largely unnoticed beyond the research teams they support,” said Vice President for Research Shashank Priya. “Research staff function similar to a backbone, providing guidance, support, and strength for a research program. Through their countless unspoken contributions, they continue to improve the safety and quality of our institutional outcomes.”