Rewards & Recognition
Spring 2008 Program Winners
About
The School's Infinite Mile Awards are part of MIT's Rewards & Recognition Program (R&R) and are designed to support the goals and values of the School. The R&R Program was instituted in academic year 2001 to recognize and reward members of MIT's administrative staff, support staff, service staff, other academic staff, and faculty (when part of a team being recognized and rewarded).
The School's Infinite Mile Awards are drawn from five categories: the "Community Builder Award," the "Go-to-Person Award," the Positive Energy Award," the "Unsung Hero Award," and the "Innovator Award." Recipients of the awards have made exceptional contributions to organizations within the School, as well as exceptional contributions benefiting the entire School and the Institute.
The program encourages broad-based recognition for exemplary MIT employees. Award recipients are expected to represent the best of SHASS employees, and should consistently exhibit outstanding work performance. The awards are based on an open nomination process. All members of the MIT community (internal and external) are invited to nominate those deserving of reward and recognition.
Spring 2008 Infinite Mile Awards
Community Builder Award
Susan Twarog, Political Science
Go-to-Person Award
Vanessa Gardner Hopper, Music & Theater Arts
Michael Myers, Political Science
Innovator Award
Joshua Aresty, Foreign Languages & Literatures
Leila Kinney, Comparative Media Studies
Positive Energy Award
Peter Hoagland, Economics
Unsung Hero Award
Amy Spelz, Center for International Studies
Amberly Steward, Anthropology
Other Academic Awards
Continued Outstanding Service
and Innovative Teaching
Tuli Banerjee, Lecturer
Foreign Languages & Literatures
Marcia Bartusiak, Lecturer
Program in Writing & Humanistic Studies
Mark Harvey, Lecturer
Music & Theater Arts
Sabine Levet, Senior Lecturer
Foreign Languages & Literatures
Kudos!