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Institute for Economic Development (IED) Award Presented to Lila Martinelli

June 30, 2009: Lila Martinelli, Assistant Director for Grants and Contracts Financial Services thought she was attending a business lunch with colleagues from the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and instead was presented with the Institute for Economic Development (IED) Value of Excellence award.

Martinelli was unable to attend the IED Small Business Week awards ceremony on May 12 at the downtown campus and was honored over lunch, coordinated by Sylvia Cano and Mario Medina, SBDC staff members.

“I was surprised, it was very nice of them to have done that,” said Martinelli.

Each year the IED hosts an awards event to recognize clients and other internal and external personnel who have, “performed exceptionally well and who have provided outstanding service to the Institute,” said Carol Hollingsworth, Director, Grants & Contracts Financial Services.

Martinelli was one of three internal recipients and received a plaque reading, “In appreciation for your continuous dedication, enthusiasm and outstanding contributions to our IED Organization.”

“Her focus on details and guidance in stewardship of the SBDC funding has successfully benefited countless aspiring Texas Entrepreneurs and existing Business Owners for almost 20 years… We also look forward to many more years of successful SBDC program collaborations with Lila and her staff,” said Bob McKinley, Associate Vice President for Economic Development.

Lisa Bixenman Receives the 2nd Quarter Celebrating Excellence Award for FY 2009

April 30, 2009: Lisa Bixenman, Accounting Technician, Disbursements and Travel Services Department was recognized by Business Affairs for her lead role in the Automated Stipend Process, a business process improvement that has decreased the amount of time it takes for students to receive scholarship and stipend payments while reducing related processing costs.

To read more about Lisa’s efforts, as well as the Celebrating Excellence award program, click here.

GCFS Staff Receives 1st Quarter 2009 Financial Affairs Employee Recognition Award

March 11, 2009: The Office of Grants and Contracts Financial Services was recognized for successfully converting their paper-based filing system with an electronic imaging process.

The Financial Affairs Employee Recognition Award for the 1st Quarter 2009 was presented on Feb. 9 by Janet Parker, Associate Vice President for Financial Affairs and Lenora C. Chapman, Assistant Vice President for Financial Affairs.