The 2020 winners of the Infinite Mile Award have been announced by the MIT School of Science. Selected from a pool of staff members nominated for going above and beyond in their roles within the MIT community, these employees represent some of the most dedicated members to the Institute.

The 2020 Infinite Mile Award winners in the School of Science are:

Margaret Cabral, an administrative assistant in the Department of Biology, nominated by Professor Bjorn Poonen and Principal Research Scientist Andrew Sutherland;

Rachel Donahue, the Director of Strategic Scientific Development for the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and the Quest for Intelligence, nominated by Professor Gigliola Staffilani;

Taylor Johns, a technical associate in the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, nominated by Professor Mriganka Sur;

Renée LeBlanc, the senior financial officer in the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, nominated by Professor Mriganka Sur;

Slava Gerovitch, a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, nominated by Professors Pavel Etingof, Ju-Lee Kim, David Jerison, and Ankur Moitra;

Megan Jordan, the academic administrator in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, nominated by Professor Bjorn Poonen and Principal Research Scientist Andrew Sutherland;

Aidan MacDonagh, a technical instructor in the Department of Physics, nominated by Professor Bjorn Poonen and Principal Research Scientist Andrew Sutherland;

Avi Shporer, a research scientist in the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, nominated by Professor Bjorn Poonen and Principal Research Scientist Andrew Sutherland;

Rebecca Teixeira, a senior administrative assistant in the Department of Chemistry, nominated by Professor Bjorn Poonen and Principal Research Scientist Andrew Sutherland; and

Emily Wensberg, an administrative assistant in the Department of Chemistry, nominated by Professor Bjorn Poonen and Principal Research Scientist Andrew Sutherland.

They will be joining the previously-announced 2020 Infinite Kilometer Award winners from the School of Science at a celebratory reception in their honor to be held later this spring in addition to receiving a monetary award.

This article also appeared on MIT News.