To Linda J. Both

Successively
Information Technologies Administrator
and
Section Head, Enterprise Operations and Administration
and
Section Head, Enterprise Operations Services
and
Section Head, Laboratory and Pathology Systems
On the Staff of Mayo Clinic
In recognition of her attaining emeritus status
after 26 years of service among them

Her colleagues present this token of their esteem and of their gratitude for her dedication to Mayo Clinic and the patients we serve; for her unwavering embodiment of the Mayo/Franciscan Values as evidenced by her Mayo Clinic Excellence in Leadership Award; for her wide-ranging contributions to the laboratory, information management, and information technology; for her conscientiousness, steadfast integrity, and attention to quality in all assignments; for her commitment to continuous personal growth, grace, and agility upholding excellence despite an ever changing professional landscape; for her compassionate manner, listening ear, and helping hand provided quietly for all those in need; for her mentorship and empowerment of countless individuals with a focus on depth of knowledge, delivering excellence, and maintaining the highest integrity; for her wonderful sense of humor, insatiable curiosity and love of learning, especially through travel and her study of genealogy; for her commitment and loyalty to her parents and her in-laws as they aged, and for her love of her husband Lee, their children and grandchildren; and for her steadfast loyalty to that living body of high principles that were initiated by the Founders, William James Mayo, M.D., and Charles Horace Mayo, M.D., and that now clearly are recognized as the ideals of Mayo Clinic.