BIRMINGHAM, Ala. April 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Southern Research Institute today announced the winners of the Southern Research Institute 2009 Excellence Awards. One of the awards acknowledged the Birmingham scientific team tasked with responding to and assisting with global demand for the H1N1 flu vaccine last year.
All nominations are submitted by peers and supervisors, with the awards based on individual or team achievements that demonstrate innovation, competence, dedication, creativity, dependability, professionalism, quality, and/or service to clients or internal work groups.
The awards were presented by Southern Research president and CEO John A. “Jack” Secrist III, Ph.D. and divisional vice presidents during ceremonies in Birmingham, Ala., Frederick, Md., and Durham, No. Carolina. The categories awarded and recipients were:
Process Excellence: Jill Cordle (Finance), Sara McKellip (Drug Discovery)
Individual Initiative: Lavinia Rose (Drug Development)
Team Excellence: Damien Prewitt, James Johnson, Jason Lee, Stenisha McGhee, Michael Hendricks, Frank Robinson, Willette Edmonds, Timothy Williams, Wayne May, Christopher McCrief and Carlos Cadenhead (DLAR Team-Birmingham)
Team Excellence: Brian Tidwell, Allison Brown, Sheryl Burrage, Bill Severson, Debra Sharpe, Jim Noah, Mary Guttieri (Biological Threat Reduction and Integrating Contract (BTRIC) Team-Birmingham)
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