2025 Awardee: Nancy Tway

Nancy Tway—Assistant Dean of Budget & Finance for RIO and the Institutes—received the 2025 RIO Champion Award.Ìý
Nancy was nominated by:
- Erika Herreria, Budget and Finance Program Manager
- Andrew Settle, Finance and Grant Coordinator
- Leif Anders, Administrative Associate
What the nominatorsÌýsaid about Nancy
Nancy Tway was recognized for her exceptional leadership, collaborative spirit and transformative impact across the Research & Innovation Office and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. Her strategic contributions to initiatives like Anaplan implementation, sponsored projects optimization, budget model redesign, and the PI dashboard have been instrumental in advancing campus-wide innovation. Known for her diligence, mentorship and solution-oriented mindset, Nancy fosters a culture of excellence and inclusivity. Her positive energy and commitment to collaboration make her a true champion of the RIO community.
Research and expertise across CUÌý51³Ô¹ÏÍø.
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Our 12Ìýresearch institutes conduct more than half of
the sponsored research at CUÌý51³Ô¹ÏÍø.
More than 75 research centers span the campus,
covering a broad range of topics.
A carefully integrated cyberinfrastructure supports CUÌý51³Ô¹ÏÍø research.
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