The 2025 MIT Excellence Awards and Collier Medal Recipients

Congratulations to this year's award recipients!

Join the Celebration

The MIT community is invited to celebrate excellence at the 2025 MIT Excellence Awards + Collier Medal ceremony on Thursday, June 5 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Kresge Auditorium (W16) on the MIT campus. A reception will follow from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. The event will also be livestreamed. More on the event.

2025 Recipients

Bringing Out the Best

  • Timothy Collard, Technical Staff, Aerospace, Lincoln Laboratory
  • Whitney Cornforth, Technical Instructor, Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering
  • Roger Khazan, Group Leader, Cyber Security & Information Sciences, Lincoln Laboratory

Collier Medal

Kathleen Monagle, Associate Dean & Director, Disability and Access Services, Student Support & Wellbeing, Division of Student Life

Embracing Inclusion

Denise Phillips, Diversity Officer, Aeronautics and Astronautics, School of Engineering

Innovative Solutions

  • Stephanie Tran, Social Media Manager, Communications and Community Outreach Office, Lincoln Laboratory
  • Ari Jacobovits, Managing Director, MIT Africa Program, Center for International Studies, School of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences


MIT Health Rebranding Team
MIT Health, Office of the Executive Vice President and Treasurer

  • Ann Adelsberger, Digital Content Specialist
  • Amy Ciarametaro, Manager, Marketing
  • Kimberly Schive, Patient Communications & Data Analyst
  • Emily Wade, Manager, Communications

Outstanding Contributor

  • Sharon Clarke, Employee Relations & Leaves Manager, Human Resources, Lincoln Laboratory
  • Charles "Chip" Coldwell, Technical Staff, Advanced Technology, Lincoln Laboratory
  • Jeremy Mineweaser, Senior Staff, Cyber Security & Information Sciences, Lincoln Laboratory
  • Christopher "Petey" Peterson, Director of Communications and Special Projects, MIT Admissions & Student Financial Services


MIT Health Accreditation Team
MIT Health, Office of the Executive Vice President and Treasurer

  • Christianne Garcia, Project Coordinator
  • David Podradchik, Clinical Pharmacist
  • Janis Puibello, Associate Chief of Nursing & Clinical Quality
  • Kristen Raymond, Registered Nurse, Infection Control


Visitor Experience Supervisor Team
MIT Museum, Associate Provost for the Arts

  • Mariah Crowley, Visitor Experience Supervisor
  • Brianna Vega, Visitor Experience Supervisor

Serving Our Community

  • Nada Miqdadi El-Alami, Muslim Chaplain to the Institute


MIT International Scholars Office
Office of the Vice President for Research

  • Portia Brummitt-Vachon, Administrative Assistant 2
  • Amanda Doran, Assistant Director, International Scholars Office
  • Brianna L. Drakos, Advisor to International Scholars
  • Fumiko Futai, Assistant Director, International Scholars Office
  • Bay Heidrich, Applications Support Analyst
  • Benjamin Hull, Administrative Assistant 2
  • Penny Rosser, Director, International Scholars Office
  • Henry Rotchford, International Scholars Advisor 1
  • Patricia Toledo, Advisor to International Scholars
  • Makiko Wada, Senior Advisor to International Scholars


Building 68 Kitchen Staff
Biology, School of Science

  • Brikti Abera, Laboratory Aide
  • AnnMarie Budhai, Laboratory Associate
  • Nicholas Budhai, Laboratory Aide
  • Daniel Honiker, Laboratory Aide
  • Janet Katin, Laboratory Aide
  • Umme Khan, Laboratory Aide
  • Shuming Lin, Laboratory Aide
  • Kelly McKinnon, Laboratory Associate
  • Karen O'Leary, Laboratory Associate