. >> this never works for me, superintendant and i am sure marine karu, and this is indeed an honor and thank you, especially for recognizing, noi, so i don't know how i would have done what i have done over the last 16 school years. she is the only employee in our central office that is actually been here longer than i have. she is in her 17th school year. and she has been my right-hand all along the way. so i can't thank her enough. but, to close, i am sure that you have bigger business to get on with. i do want to recognize every student nutrition worker in our department, collectively, they serve over 5 and a half million meals every school year. thanks to all of you. please please. >> thank you, very much and congratulations to all of the award winners, president yee, we would like to also present an award this evening, which is some what of a surprise to this person. but it is i think very well deserved. so we would like to ask ruth groboski to please come forward. [ applause ] >> and ladies and gentlemen, you may or may not know this, but ruth groboski has been really leading the