HAILS AND FAREWELLS (extended edition)
First, the HAILS with new faces in OSRAA! Sara Traeger has been hired as a temporary Fiscal Coordinator 1. She will be assisting with the Cash Team and Setup. Initially, her appointment will go through July, and Sara will be sitting in the office near the copy machine with Robin. The first week of July, Kira Bui will be joining CFM as a Cash Team Fiscal Coordinator 1. She has OSU business center experience (UABC) and prior cash experience at another university in Oklahoma. Kira will have Branita’s old office adjacent to Rachel. Please join us in welcoming them both to our OSRAA team!
And on to the farewells, as you have heard, Nancy Collins’ last day in RCOI and OCCD was yesterday. We wish Nancy all the best as she relaxes in to retirement-mode! Additionally, and this one hits close to home for the author…Jane Cigarran’s last day in the RO will be Friday, July 6. I have accepted a position assisting leadership at NuScale Power in Corvallis. It has been a true honor and pleasure to work with all of you over the last 4 1/2 years in the RO, and at OSU for the last 8. I hope we will continue to stay in touch through work and community in the future! I will still be reachable at my ONID address (cigarraj@oregonstate.edu) as I continue my studies in History at OSU. You are wonderful colleagues and wish you nothing but the best in the future. Please don’t be strangers!!
RESEARCH OFFICE TALENT MAKING NATIONAL NEWS
Read more about the accomplishments of the RO’s own Staci Simonich in this excellent national coverage from NIEHS.
Additionally, Pat Hawk has been selected to receive the prestigious designation of NCURA Distinguished Educator. This designation recognizes exceptional contributions through the ideation, creation and delivery of NCURA’s national/global Research Administration educational offerings. An individual holding the Distinguished Educator designation is one who has had a major impact on multiple educational levels in professional development within NCURA.
A round of virtual applause for these talented women of Research at OSU!
PHOTO OF THE WEEK- (Mimi edition)
