28 August 2025

Merrick Kasper Wins Geneva’s Q2 Wave the Flag Award for Excellence

The Geneva Foundation is proud to recognize Merrick Kasper, a Clinical Research Coordinator at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, as the recipient of the Q2 2025 Wave the Flag Award! This quarterly award honors employees who go above and beyond while demonstrating Geneva’s core values and advancing military medicine.

Merrick was nominated for exemplifying Integrity, Superior Customer Service, Quality, Teamwork, and Respect for All. Since joining Geneva, she has consistently shown maturity beyond her years, with an infectious motivation and enthusiasm that inspires her colleagues and lifts team morale.

Her professionalism and dedication reflect Geneva’s mission in a way that has left a lasting impression on patients, providers, and external collaborators alike. She has successfully managed complex, multisite, and multi-PI studies while maintaining exceptional participant rapport and protocol fidelity—work that has elevated Geneva’s visibility and credibility at Walter Reed. Merrick has also strengthened Geneva’s academic presence through conference abstract submissions and student engagement, supporting long-term growth in the military medical community.

Supervisors and principal investigators alike describe Merrick as indispensable to the success of their research projects. “She was accurate, timely, thorough, detail-oriented, great with patients, and always had a can-do and positive attitude,” said one site-PI colleague. “Without ever expecting recognition, she worked tirelessly behind the scenes to recruit patients, meet them at appointments, follow up to complete surveys, and maintain research protocols. She was not just a coordinator, but a leader on the team.”

Her patient-centered approach is also widely recognized. Another colleague noted, “She goes above and beyond her duties on a daily basis. Perhaps most important, Merrick is respectful of our patients. She has received multiple compliments in the clinic for her kindness, professionalism, knowledge, and positive attitude.”

Merrick’s initiative, professionalism, and patient-first mindset embody Geneva’s mission and values. She is a shining example of how one individual’s dedication can strengthen clinical research, advance military medicine, and inspire entire teams.

Congratulations, Merrick, on this well-deserved recognition, and special thanks to all of the Q2 nominees for their outstanding contributions!

Pictured with Merrick is her supervisor and nominator, Marin Smith, DPT.