NYU Steinhardt 2024 Recognition Event Honors Researcher, Staff, and Administrator Service and Excellence

The annual Steinhardt Recognition Event celebrated contributions, accomplishments, and career milestones.

On May 21, 2024, NYU Steinhardt administrators, clerical and technical staff, and research staff gathered to honor 2024 Recognition Event nominees and awardees, as well as community members who reached significant career milestones in their years of service at Steinhardt.

The 2024 Steinhardt award winners were:

Steinhardt Distinguished Administrator Award: Shima Gorgani, Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Steinhardt Staff Award for Excellence: Olivia Noble, Department of Art and Art Professions
Steinhardt Distinguished Professional Researcher Award: Lizzie Goodfriend, Institute of Human Development and Social Change
Steinhardt Give-A-Violet Award: Amy Newberg, Department of Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities; Alyson Sheehan, Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions; and Winifred Wu, Department of Media, Culture, and Communication
Steinhardt Honorary Team Recognition: Teaching and Learning Office of School and Community Partnerships – Alyssa Alfano, Ying Dong, Jules Joseph, and Natalia Ortiz

The complete list of Steinhardt award nominees and Years of Service honorees is available on the Steinhardt website.

Steinhardt 2024 Recognition Event

Members of the Teaching and Learning team and others pose at a dining table

Terrasina Mitchell holds her certificate and poses with Diana Turk

3 Years of Service honorees — Jon Huron, Gustabo Velazquez, and Vonetta Moses — hold certificates and pose with Nancy Deihk

Shima Gorgani holds her plaque and poses with Jack Knott

Lizzie Goodfriend holds her plaque and poses with Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng

Give A Violet winners Winifred Wu, Amy Newberg, and Alyson Sheehan with their plaques

Ying Dong, Jules Joseph, and Natalia Ortiz with Jack Knott

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