{"id":8390,"date":"2023-05-02T20:25:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T00:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/?p=8390"},"modified":"2023-05-02T20:27:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T00:27:52","slug":"2023-ora-dragon-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/2023\/05\/02\/2023-ora-dragon-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 ORA Dragon Service Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 24, 2023, the Office of Research Administration (ORA) held the fourth ORA Dragon Service Awards. This is part of an ongoing commitment to recognize and celebrate the contributions and achievements of ORA\u2019s staff and members of the Faculty\/Research community who demonstrate outstanding partnership with ORA. The winners of this year\u2019s awards were nominated by their peers and faculty partners of ORA and are highlighted below.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Servant Leadership Dragon Award Recipients<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Servant Leader Dragon Award recognizes an ORA staff member at the management level for their exceptional leadership.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Janette Hannam Hayes, Director, Office of Sponsor Programs<\/li>\n<li>Shara Karlebach, Associate Director, Institutional Review Board<\/li>\n<li>Sandra Page, Associate Director, RAS (ABOSS-HSS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8402\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/janette_shara_sandra1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8402\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/janette_shara_sandra1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/janette_shara_sandra1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/janette_shara_sandra1-768x522.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Left: Dr. Robert Nobles (VPRA), Sandra Page (Awardee), Shara Karlebach (Awardee), Dr. Deborah Bruner (SVPR), Janette Hannam Hayes (Awardee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Staff Excellence Dragon Award Recipients <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Staff Dragon Award recognizes staff members for their outstanding work in multiple performance areas.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grant Bradley, EHS Professional II, Environmental Health and Safety Office<\/li>\n<li>Melissa Jackson, EHS Analyst Assistant, Environmental Health and Safety Office<\/li>\n<li>Jackson Parker, Lead Research Protocol Analyst, Institutional Review Board<\/li>\n<li>Tekla Smith, Project Support Specialist, Office of Research Development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/grant_melissa_jackson_tekla1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8410\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/grant_melissa_jackson_tekla1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/grant_melissa_jackson_tekla1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/grant_melissa_jackson_tekla1-768x554.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul id=\"attachment_8410\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 600px\">From Left: Dr. Robert Nobles (VPRA), Jackson Parker (Awardee), Grant Bradley (Awardee), Dr. Deborah Bruner (SVPR), Tekla Smith (Awardee)<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><u>Foundational Excellence Dragon Award Recipient<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Foundational Excellence Dragon Award recognizes employees who go above and beyond to ensure office efficiency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ashley Myers, Training Design\/Communications Manager (ORA), Strategic Operations &amp; Training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8414\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/ashley_myers.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8414\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/ashley_myers.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/ashley_myers.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/ashley_myers-768x559.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Left: Dr. Robert Nobles (VPRA), Ashley Myers (Awardee), Dr. Deborah Bruner (SVPR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><u>Research Excellence and Collaboration Dragon Award Recipients<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Research Excellence and Collaboration Dragon Award recognizes members of our Research Community for their exemplar partnership with ORA.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lisa Flowers, MD, MPH, FACOG; Professor, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics<\/li>\n<li>Steven H. Liang, PhD; Associate Professor, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8415\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/flowers_liang1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8415\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/flowers_liang1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/flowers_liang1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/flowers_liang1-768x600.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Left: Dr. Robert Nobles (VPRA), Dr. Steven Liang (Awardee), Dr. Lisa Flowers (Awardee), Dr. Deborah Bruner (SVPR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><u>Excellence in Faculty Service Award Recipient<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Excellence in Service for Faculty Award recognizes the effort, partnership and collaboration that is required between the Research Administration Units and the Research Community to further our Strategic Framework of One Emory: Engaged for Impact.\u00a0 In this award category, the nominators were our faculty members working in collaboration with RAS.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Al Dowdle, III; Pre-Award Administrator III, RAS &#8211; Emory Primate Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Teaming and Collaboration for Research Excellence Dragon Award Recipient<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Teaming and Collaboration for Research Excellence Dragon Award recognizes a team for coming together to move the research enterprise to greater excellence through quality improvement and\/or any of the elements of ONE-ORA.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Environmental Health and Safety Office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8416\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/ehso.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8416\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/ehso.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/ehso.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/ehso-768x440.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Environmental Health and Safety Office (Awardee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><u>Whatever it Takes Award Recipient<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Whatever It Takes Award recognizes a staff member or leader who embodies leadership, innovation, character, performance, customer service and collaboration.\u00a0 Someone who consistently goes above and beyond to deliver timely, effective,\u00a0and friendly service.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Baker, Environmental Health and Safety Professional III, Environmental Health and Safety Office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8417\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/craig_baker.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8417\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/craig_baker.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/craig_baker.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/files\/2023\/05\/craig_baker-768x751.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Left: Dr. Deborah Bruner (SVPR), Craig Baker (Awardee), Dr. Robert Nobles (VPRA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 24, 2023, the Office of Research Administration (ORA) held the fourth ORA Dragon Service Awards. This is part of an ongoing commitment to recognize and celebrate the contributions and achievements of ORA\u2019s staff and members of the Faculty\/Research community who demonstrate outstanding partnership with ORA. The winners of this year\u2019s awards were nominated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4279,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,12,17,1050,19,638,765,950],"tags":[1073,1074,580,575,280,809],"class_list":["post-8390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ehso","category-irb","category-ora-announcements","category-ord","category-osp","category-ras","category-svpr","category-vpra","tag-dragon-award","tag-dragon-service-award","tag-faculty","tag-ora","tag-research-administration","tag-staff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4279"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8390"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8426,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8390\/revisions\/8426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}