Get GUID from User Name

getGuidByName

var users =  { 
        "a54bca8764-13bx5-8nln8s-0ga7d" : { 
                "name" : "Louise Voress",
                "type" : "Committee",
                "primarynominator" : "Dorrie Hutchison",
                "reviewer1" : {"name" : "Tom Jones", "grade" : "A",  "comments" : "", "status" : "Saved"},
                "reviewer2" : {"name" : "Lucy Young", "grade" : "A",  "comments" : "", "status" : "Saved"},
                "adjudicator" : {"name" : "Steven Taylor", "recommendation" : "Yes", "comments" : "", "status" : "Saved"},
                "os" : [
                    {"name" : "Kevin Joseph", "vote" : "Yes", "comments" : "", "status" : "Saved"},
                    {"name" : "Matt Duncan", "vote" : "Yes", "comments" : "", "status" : "Saved"},
                    {"name" : "Joanna Lit", "vote" : "Yes", "comments" : "", "status" : "Saved"}
                ],
                "oschair" : {"decision" : "Yes", "comments" : "", "status" : "Saved"}
        },
        "efg-fa346y-979nj992-ga6331ohh" : { 
                "name" : "Joanna Lit",
                "type" : "Technical Division",
                "primarynominator" : "Sam Ryan",
                "reviewer1" : {"name" : "David La", "grade" : "",  "comments" : "", "status" : "Recused"},
                "reviewer2" : {"name" : "Bob Hall", "grade" : "A",  "comments" : "", "status" : "Saved"},
                "adjudicator" : {"name" : "Walter Johnson", "recommendation" : "Yes", "comments" : "", "status" : "Saved"},
                "os" : [
                    {"name" : "Bill Stewert", "vote" : "Yes", "comments" : "", "status" : "Saved"},
                    {"name" : "Jeffrey Dustin", "vote" : "Yes", "comments" : "", "status" : "Saved"},
                    {"name" : "Tom Brady", "vote" : "Yes", "comments" : "", "status" : "Saved"}
                ],
                "oschair" : {"decision" : "Yes", "comments" : "", "status" : "Saved"}
        }
}

// loops over the key value pairs and prints
// them to the console. for education only
// code is not required
function printObject(o){
    $.each(o, function(key, value){
       console.log(key, value);
    });
}

// takes users full name, returns matching user id
function getIdFromName(v){
    var id;
    $.each(obj, function(key, value){
       if (v === value.name) {
            id = key;
            return;
        }
    });
    return id;
};

console.log( getIdFromName("Louise Voress") );
console.log( getIdFromName("Joanna Lit") );


printObject(users)