The University of Navarra celebrated submission with the awarding of Silver Medals to professionals who have been working for 25 years. This year, 78 people were awarded the distinction: seven from IESE, which were presented on December 20 at a ceremony in Barcelona, and 71 from campus in Pamplona and San Sebastián, one of them posthumously to the School professor of Theology Juan Antonio Gil Tamayo, who will be presented on March 9 at an academic ceremony in memoriam.

The ceremony, which took place in the Museum Theater of the academic center, was attended by President, Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero, and Javier Mata, director of the Research Management Service, on behalf of the group of medalists.

In his speech, President pointed out that the University faces challenges together: "We know that, although alone we could go faster, together we can go further," he said. And he added: "We have in our minds more the big than the small. We are able to overcome the incomprehensions or discomforts of the day-to-day work, to keep in mind the great project that is to make the University."

In addition, he quoted Francisco Ponz, former President, who turned 100 years old in 2019: "The entire life of the University reflects the intimate joy proper to those who only seek to serve others, who ambition to be able to improve that service, who do not seek the glitter staff...".

Javier Mata also highlighted unity and service as the main characteristics of the work at the University. "We are up here today because we have been providing service for 25 years. Service to the University, but service to society through the University," he said.

"These are 25 years of memories. 25 years of research, of healing, of learning to heal and to teach, of joys, of some sadness, of submission, of willing sacrifice, of adapting to organizational, personal and technological changes in the environment. Sometimes accepting without understanding, sometimes understanding and reluctantly accepting", he emphasized, representing the medalists.             

List of the 78 medallists

School of Science
Ricardo Ibáñez Gastón
María José Larráyoz Ilundáin
Marta Yarnoz Martín

School of Communication
Idoia Portilla Manjón

School of Law
Javier Fajardo Fernández
Eduardo Ruiz De Erenchun Arteche

School Ecclesiastic of Philosophy
Enrique Moros Claramunt
Sergio Sánchez-Migallón Granados

School of Economics
Fernando Pérez de Gracia Hidalgo

Engineering School (Tecnun)
Itziar Cobo Sotillos
Franklin Díaz Mantilla
Daniel Fernández Estrada
Alejandro Rivas Nieto
Patricio Smith Zubiaga

School of Pharmacy and Nutrition
Guadalupe Beitia Berrotarán
María Isabel Calvo Martínez
Fernando Martínez Galán
María Jesús Moreno Aliaga

School from Philosophy y Letras
Jon Borobia Laca
Pilar García Ruiz
Raquel Lázaro Cantero
Carlos Mata Induráin
Rocío Davis García

School of Theology
Rodrigo Muñoz de Juana
Tomás Trigo Oubiña
Juan Antonio Gil Tamayo, posthumously

CEIT
José Manuel Martín García

Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer Documentation and Study Center
Federico Requena Meana

Cima
Pablo Sarobe Ugarriza

Admission Service
Javier Santos Bermejo

advisory service Legal
Fernando Domingo Oslé

Library Service
Teresa Beunza Nuin

Chaplaincy
Jaime Sebastian Lozano

Sports Service
Gregorio Mañeru Zunzarren

Research Management Service
Javier Mata Rodríguez

institute of modern languages
Alessandra Agati

IT Services
Ignacio Sánchez Sesma

Cleaning Service
María Pilar Elizagaray Zaratiegui
Ana Rosa López Luna

Clinic
Clinic assistants
Isabel Goñi Santesteban
Héctor Lerena Cuenca
Monserrat Purti Planell
Pedro Tambo Martínez

Nurses
Roncesvalles Ibáñez Irigoyen
Nora Ibáñez Sanz
Amada Morales Lizaur
Pilar Ara Lucea
Ángeles Henríquez Azcona
Begoña del Villar Torrent
Inmaculada Esparza Aguirre
Elena Martín Aguado
Carmen Gambra Mareca
Alicia Pomar Gaibar

Practitioners
Susana Aramburu Clemente
Amparo Calleja Canelas
Susana Inogés Sancho
Alejandro Sierra Martínez
Javier Cervera Paz
Nuria García Fernández
José María López-Picazo González
Rocío Sánchez-Carpintero Abad
Rosina Zarauza Massó
Alfredo García Layana
Carmen Mugueta Uriaque
Ana Patiño García

Other professionals
Virginia Ayesa Astiz
María Mercedes Zardoya Aznar
Mª Jesús Aramendía Rodríguez
Elena Los Arcos Ibáñez
Beatriz Zúñiga Salcedo
Gema Betelu Lusarreta

IESE
Antonio Asensio Torres
Begoña Cabal Saralegui
Rosa Estrada García
Eulàlia Puig Sanahuja
Natalia Centenera Ulecia
Cristina Rambaud Cabello
Rosa Portilla Fernández