Every year, the Viterbi School honors its own at its Faculty/Staff Awards Luncheon. On April 28, after a speech by Dean Yannis Yortsos detailing the School's high points for the year, it was time for the 2010 awards.  

Staff Early Career Award: Samantha Graves, with Dean Yannis Yortsos

Dean's Staff Award for Excellence: Kim Reid

Use-Inspired Research Award: Paul Debevec, with Dean Yortsos and Senior Associate Dean Maja Mataric'

Dean's Faculty Award for Service: Iraj Ershaghi

Senior Research Award: Rajiv Kalia, center, shown with collaborators Priya Vashishta, left, and Aiichiro Nakano

Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award: Mark Redekopp with Dean Yortsos,  Kerri Bennett of Northrop Grumman and Associate Dean John O'Brien

{from left) Samantha Graves;(Staff Early Career Award), Georgia Lum (Dean's Staff Award for Excellence), Kim Reid (Dean's Staff Award for Excellence), Neil Teixeira (Dean's Staff Award for Service).  Lum and Reid tied for their honor.

Special Service Award: Gisele Ragusa (Sol Golomb, background)

 (Not shown: Junior Research Award: Stephen Cronin; on travel at time of awards luncheon)