Carnegie Mellon University

Past Recipients

The Andy Awards program began in 1995 and honored nominees in three categories: Satisfying Customers, Increasing Productivity and University Citizenship. While the categories and nomination procedure have evolved over the past two decades, the spirit of the Andy Awards remains the same to serve as a tribute to the spirit of teamwork and dedication embodied by the staff at Carnegie Mellon University.

Below are the most recent Andy Awards recipients. Information listed reflects the recipient at the time of the award. For a complete history, please contact the Office of University Events & Engagement at CMUevents@andrew.cmu.edu.

2022

Keren DeCarlo
College of Engineering
Commitment to Excellence (Rookie)

Kelly Saavedra
University Communications and Marketing
Commitment to Excellence (Veteran)

Patti Pavlus
College of Fine Arts
(Posthumous Award)
Commitment to Excellence (Veteran)

Eva Mergner
College of Engineering
Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Richelle Bernazzoli
Undergraduate Research Office
Commitment to Students

Athena Wintruba
Integrated Innovation Institute
Innovative and Creative Contributions

Andrew Greenwald
Student Affairs
Spirit

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The University Registrar's Classroom Scheduling Team 
Joy Cavaliero, Nancy Camino, Kensee Lusebrink
Not Pictured: John Papinchak
Teamwork and Collaboration (Standing Teams)

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The CMU Cloud Lab Team 
Robert Bodnar, Jocelyn Duffy, Jen Cadman, Florent Letronne, Sharon McCarl, Edward Dunlea, Brent Carothers, Joseph Yimin, Mary Beth Shaw
Not Pictured: Anne Marie Bosnyak, Timothy Butala, Shawn Facchiano, Nancy Felix, Jeffrey Harris, Andrew Lawson, Michael McQuade, David Quinn, Andrew REilly, Albert Scheuring, Bill Stewart, Michelle Waters, Gigi Wiltanger, Prema Windokun
Teamwork and Collaboration (Special Projects Teams)

2021

Lucas Valone
Engineering and Public Policy
Commitment to Excellence (Rookie)

Paige Houser
Materials Science and Engineering
Commitment to Excellence (Veteran)

Dareen Basma
Counseling and Psychological Services
Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Gary DiLisio
Dietrich College, Information Systems
Commitment to Students

Rotem Guttman
Software Engineering Institute
Information Networking Institute
Innovative and Creative Contributions

Misti West
Biomedical Engineering
Spirit

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The Contact Tracing Team
Jena Grgurich, Chelsea Skinner, Natalie Cohen, Chelcey Beavers, Melanie Holcomb, Kelley Shell, Natalie Kurlander, Noah Riley, Andrea James, Shannon Bono, David Sloan, Jaime Rzepecki, Danny Brandt, Rosie Cheng, Erica Levin, Chris Moraga; Community Health and Well Being and Athletics & Physical Education
Teamwork and Collaboration

2020

Jennifer Spirer
Information Networking Institute
Commitment to Excellence (Rookie)

Barb Kviz
Facilities Management and Campus Services
Commitment to Excellence (Veteran)

Sara Diem
Student Leadership, Involvement and Civic Engagement
Commitment to Students

Steve Guenther
Facilities Management and Campus Services
Innovative and Creative Contributions

Leia Delabahan
Integrated Innovation Institute, Silicon Valley
Spirit

The Virtual Conferral of Degrees Event Team
Adam Nietupski, Andrew Albaugh, Annie Storm, Bill Lyon, Brian James, Brian Parker, Brian Thornton, Carrie Chisholm, Cindy Crimmins, Deborah Leigh Allen, Eric Hoffman, Felicia Lucot, Gretchen Kearney, Jake Boca, Jennifer Boyer, John Papinchak, Kate Walter, Kathy Kendra, Kevin Lorenzi, Lawerence Synett, Liz Vaughan, Monica Banaszak, Teresa Trombetta, Tim Kaulen; Media Services, Marketing & Communications, University Advancement, Student Leadership, Involvement, and Civic Engagement
Teamwork and Collaboration

Melanie Lucht
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Services
Community Champion (2020 Only)

Maureen Dasey-Morales
Office of the Dean of Students
Community Champion (2020 Only)

2019

Carrie Nelson
Finance Division Leadership Team
Commitment to Excellence

Queenie Kravitz
Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Commitment to Students

Stephanie Wallach
Undergraduate Research Office
Innovative and Creative Contributions

Michael Harding
Corporate Relations, University Advancement
Spirit

The Student Activities Maker Support Team
Rebecca Cicco, Elizabeth Koch, Charlie Gaglione and Kaycee Palko
SLICE, Engineering and EH&S
Teamwork and Collaboration

2018

Andrew Lawson
Environmental Health and Safety
Commitment to Excellence

Christine Asenjo
Office of International Education
Commitment to Students

Anna Siefken
Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation
Innovative and Creative Contributions

Meredith Blobner
Mechanical Engineering
Spirit

Office of International Education
Judy van Rheenen, Nick Hernandez, Erin Hubbard, Erin Swift, Linda Gentile, Beth Dongilli, Jordan Febbraro, Elena Gruzdeva, Mary Ganska, Christine Menand, Kelly Holman, Elena Papadakos and Alison Day
Enrollment Services
Teamwork and Collaboration

2017

Jennifer Weidenhof
Office of Undergraduate Research
Commitment to Excellence

David Holcomb
School of Drama
Commitment to Students

Robert Kollar
School of Art
Innovative and Creative Contributions

Aaron George
Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion
Spirit

Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Administrative Team
George Darakos, BJ Fecich, Jean Harpley, Debbie Harvard, Jeff Legault, Peggy Martin, Christoph Mertz, Mark Nolan and Cheryl Wehrer
School of Computer Science, Advanced Robotics Venture
Teamwork and Collaboration

2016

Christina Cowan
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Commitment to Excellence

Kevin Collins
Career and Professional Development Center
Commitment to Students

Pam Wigley
College of Fine Arts
Innovative and Creative Contributions

Patti Steranchak
Engineering and Public Polic
Spirit

Network Convergence Team
Josh Emerson, Steve Snodgrass, Matt Nickerson and Ronald Zack
Computing Services
Teamwork and Collaboration