• Sustainability Team (Yu Cheng, Brian Goldberg, Susy Jones, Steve Lanou, Ellie McLane, and Julie Newman) 

• MIT Health Ambulatory Safety Net and Population Management Team (Michele M. A. David, Solanlly Mendez, Pamela Mensah, Nicole Napier, Lucus David Sensius, and Stephanie Shaprio)

The 2026 Collier Medal recipient was Michael Grenier, pub manager, dining, Division of Student Life. At the Muddy Charles and the Thirsty Ear pubs, Grenier creates spaces where MIT community members can relax, meet friends, and find unconditional support. His acts of kindness are woven into the atmosphere he creates, and alumni regard him as someone who shaped an important part of their early adult lives. 

This year’s winner of the Staff Award for Distinction in Service was Christina Couch, associate director and lecturer, MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing, Comparative Media Studies, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (SHASS). Couch has been an invaluable member of the SHASS community — as a student, alumna, and staff member. Through her work, she has created opportunities for students to interact and build relationships with professional journalists, and underlying everything she does is her compassion and deep belief in student potential.