Robert F. Byrnes
Russian and East European Institute

Elliott Nowacky, REEI Student Services Coordinator and Military Relations Coordinator at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies (HLS), was presented with the HLS Outstanding Staff Person Award for 2020–21 at the HLS Staff Appreciation Celebration in June 2021. The award attests to “his keen attention to detail as well as his ability to help students see several steps ahead for the long-term and short-term, and plan accordingly” in addition to his excellence as a “mentor and role model for all HLS students” who “has brought this same experience and energy to his role as a career cohort coach at the school” (go here for complete citation and more on other HLS staff awards). Warmest congratulations on this honor and heartfelt thanks for your service, Elliott!