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ECE Outstanding GTA Award winners were also recognized; they were Mert Boya, Shu-Han Hsu, Jamell Morell, Kamil Saigol, and Hang Shao. Pat Dixon, financial manager II, was also recognized for completing the Financial Fundamentals Training Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBelow are the recipients of the 2017 Roger P. Webb Awards. 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