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I E E E

S T A F F

AWA R D S

2010 Joyce E. Farrell
IEEE Staff Award

2010 IEEE
Eric Herz Outstanding Staff
Member Award

Sponsored by IEEE

Karen Galuchie

Julie Eve Cozin
For exemplary service to IEEE governance through
development, integration and administration of new tools
and procedures that improved efficiency, transparency,
fairness, equity, and legal compliance.

Senior Manager, IEEE Foundation Operations & Planned
Giving, Karen Galuchie, was named the 2010 Joyce E. Farrell
IEEE Staff Award recipient. She is recognized for more than a
decade of outstanding contributions to IEEE. Karen was
honored for her steadfast adherence to a fundamental tenet of
how to treat others and her no-nonsense approach to her
work.

Julie Eve Cozin is the Director of Governance at IEEE. She
joined the organization in 1981 and has spent her almost
30-year professional career providing support to and interfacing with its highest-level volunteer leaders. As Director of
Governance, Ms. Cozin is the Corporate Secretary and
Parliamentarian for the Board of Directors. She currently supervises a group of eight staff members.

Known as a "go-to person," Karen has a proven track record
for open and honest communication, going the extra mile,
being a consummate team player, and having an infectious
positive attitude. Her nominator said "When you are struggling with a project here comes Karen, donning her IEEE cape
and superhero arm band, and drops a solution in your lap, just
because she was thinking of you."

Ms. Cozin and her staff provide support to the IEEE Board of
Directors, to its President and Chief Executive Officer and to
the IEEE Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer. They
also provide support to the IEEE Assembly which, among
other duties, elects members to the Board of Directors. In their
support to the IEEE Board and Assembly, they prepare motions
and discussion items for meetings; provide context and decision-making data; prepare and distribute agendas, minutes
and historical documents; assist in real-time management of
meetings; and maintain the archives and corporate records.

Established in 1996, the Joyce E. Farrell IEEE Staff Award is
presented annually for exemplary professional performance
and consistent practice of the IEEE Enabling Staff Culture.
Recipients receive a certificate, engraved Waterford crystal
bowl, honorarium and have their name and photograph added
to the Farrell Award plaque on display in IEEE offices.
IEEE Enabling Culture Principles
* Member No. 1 & Customer Focus
* Respect for the Employee and Volunteer
* Teamwork
* Lead by Example
* Participatory Management
* Accountability & Our Word Is Our Bond
* Innovation & Continuous Improvement
* Open, Honest Communication & Feedback

Ms. Cozin and her staff also support the IEEE Governance
Committee, which reviews, maintains and recommends
revisions to governance-related documents and processes and
recommends efficiencies to the Board. In their support for the
IEEE Tellers Committee, Ms. Cozin and her staff are responsible for facilitating the IEEE Annual Election, which distributes
ballot materials to nearly 310,000 eligible voters. They support
the Nominations and Appointments Committee, charged with
recommending roughly 140 candidates to the IEEE Board of
Directors and IEEE Assembly for positions on the Board,
including President-Elect and for Chairs and members of
Standing Committees. Ms. Cozin and her staff also oversee the
Ombudsman process for IEEE members and the Ethics and
Member Conduct Committee, which is responsible for IEEE's
ethic's programs and member complaint process. They also
advise the major Boards of IEEE in all matters of governance
and parliamentary rules.

Past recipients include:
2009 - Mehul Trivedi, IEEE Publications
2008 - Sherry Russ, IEEE Meetings & Conferences
2007 - William Colacchio, IEEE Publishing Operations
2006 - Doug Gischlar, IEEE Publishing Technologies
2005 - John Gulics, IEEE Facilities
2004 - W. Henry Buchheit, IEEE Computer Society
2003 - Beverly Banks, IEEE Sales & Marketing
2002 - Barbara Lange, IEEE Publications Business Development
2001 - Kenneth A. Moore, IEEE Book & Information Services
2000 - Abbas Ramandi, IEEE Information Technology
1999 - Judy Brady IEEE Sales & Marketing
1998 - William F. Van Der Vort, IEEE Electron Devices Society
1997 - Jose A. Saravia, IEEE Controller's Office
1996 - Mahrukh R. Cama, IEEE Information Technology

Ms. Cozin received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the State
University of New York at Albany in English and Business in
1980. She is a member of the National Association of
Parliamentarians (NAP) and is currently working toward her
Registered Parliamentarian certification. She is also a member
of the American Society of Corporate Secretaries and
Governance Professionals (ASCS), the American Society for
Association Executives (ASAE) and the National Association of
Professional Women (NAPW). Ms. Cozin volunteers her time as
an active member of the Board of Directors of her local
homeowner's association.
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