Columbia University Facilities and Operations Safety and Compliance held its second annual Safety Excellence Awards Ceremony at the Morningside campus on November 21, 2019 and at the Manhattanville campus on November 26, 2019, recognizing employees within Facilities and Operations for demonstrating exceptional workplace safety.
Awards were granted to 13 individuals in the categories of proactive safety, safety engagement, safety leadership, and safe work. To be honored, team members had to be nominated by a supervisor or a member of Facilities and Operations Safety and Compliance.
This year’s award recipients include:
Proactive Safety
Peter Brock, District Energy System Engineer – Manhattanville Campus
Domenico Eduardo, District Energy System Engineer – Manhattanville Campus
Omar Linton, Heavy Cleaner – Manhattanville Campus
Darren Martin, Refrigeration Control Engineer – Manhattanville Campus
Safety Engagement
John Likley, Controls Engineer – Manhattanville Campus
Pedro Medina, Heavy Cleaner – Manhattanville Campus
Patricia Ortiz, Head Cleaner – Manhattanville Campus
Safety Leadership
James Luckie, Manager, Electrical Systems – Morningside Campus
Safe Work
Luis Castaneda, Mechanic – Morningside Campus
Stephen Doman, Mechanic – Morningside Campus
Gerald Howard, Electrician – Manhattanville Campus
Abduljkadar (Kadar) Jakupi, Refrigeration Control Engineer – Manhattanville Campus
Andrew Mokrzycki, Mechanic – Morningside Campus
