LIGO Staff Honored at Caltech's 2019 Service and Impact Awards

At the Caltech Staff Service and Impact Awards ceremony, the Institute honored 17 LIGO personnel for their many years of service to LIGO and Caltech. The 64rd Annual ceremony took place Thursday, May 30, and recognized over 200 Caltech staff members for service ranging from 10 to 55 years, with LIGO's Robert Taylor being recognized for 50 years of service.

LIGO personnel honored this year were:

Koji Arai (LIGO-Caltech; 10 years)
James Barker (LLO; 10 years)
Jeffery Bartlett (LHO; 10years)
Rolf Bork (LIGO-Caltech; 25 years)
Sharon Brunett (LIGO-Caltech; 30 years)
Tien Huynh-Dinh (LLO; 10 years)
William Katzman (LLO; 10 years)
Keita Kawabe (LHO; 15 years)
Veronica Kondrashov (LIGO-Caltech; 20 years)
Albert Lazzarini (LIGO-Caltech; 25 years)
Edward Maros (LIGO-Caltech; 20 years)
Fabrice Matichard (LLO; 10 years)
Travis Sadecki (LHO; 10 years)
Daniel Sellers (LLO; 15 years)
Robert Taylor (LIGO-Caltech; 50 years!)
James Warner (LHO; 10 years)
Betsy Weaver (LHO; 20 years)

Image l-r: David Reitze; Sharon Brunett; Edward Maros; Albert Lazzarini; William Katzman; Tien Huynh-Dinh. (Image credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab)