2025 Awardee: Nancy Tway

Nancy Tway—Assistant Dean of Budget & Finance for RIO and the Institutes—received the 2025 RIO Champion Award.

Nancy was nominated by:

Erika Herreria, Budget and Finance Program Manager
Andrew Settle, Finance and Grant Coordinator
Leif Anders, Administrative Associate

What the nominators said about Nancy

Nancy Tway was recognized for her exceptional leadership, collaborative spirit and transformative impact across the Research & Innovation Office and CU Boulder. 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.

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