News and Awards

February EE staff gift card program awardees announced

Four Electrical Engineering staff members each received a $50 gift card in recognition of their extraordinary efforts as part of the department’s February Staff Gift Card Bonus Program. The committee received 8 new nominations in February, which were added to the pool of 12 still eligible from January.

Following are the February awardees, in addition to some comments from their nominators:

Vickie Carrillo

·      “Vickie is always willing to help, no matter what the situation.”

·      “Despite the constant interruptions throughout her day, she is always pleasant and helpful.”

·      “Vickie is ALWAYS and RELIABLY ready to help – and CHEERFULLY.”

·      “And, her coffee is great, too!”

Kelly Yilmez

·      “I asked Kelly for help and she immediately stepped in to make the needed changes and additions.”

·      “Not only did she give a number of hours of her time, she came up with ideas on how to make it even better and trained me for the future.”

Caitlin Azhderian

·      “Exceptional effort on short notice to help me with a funding situation”

·      “She was both extremely kind and willing to make time for me even on short notice.”

Eric Wheeler

·      “He always drops what he is doing and comes to my office.”

·      “He provides quiet but excellent customer service by ensuring that my many visitors are wirelessly connected.”

·      “He takes the time to write things out for me.”

The School of Engineering recently gave the EE department several gift cards to distribute to staff members who are recognized for going above and beyond. More people will be recognized in March, and nominations from the last few months will still be eligible for future months. EE faculty, staff and students are welcome to nominate a deserving staff person by visiting https://gradapps.stanford.edu/NotableStaff/nomination/create.