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Fifty-ninth Honor Awards Program

The Amphitheater Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

November 15, 2007

Introduction Deborah A. Jefferson Director for Human Resources Management

Presentation of Colors Armed Forces Color Guard

National Anthem Paul Bell

Address Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez Secretary of Commerce

Announcement of Awards Jeffery K. Nulf Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration

Presentation of Gold and Silver Medals Secretary Gutierrez assisted by Department Officials

Closing Remarks Deborah A. Jefferson Director for Human Resources Management

Soloist Paul Bell

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MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY

The men and women of the U.S. Department of Commerce are proud to be at the forefront of our Nation’s efforts to maintain America’s competitiveness and leadership in the global economy.

Under the Department’s broad mandate to build for the future, these dedicated employees carry out responsibilities in the areas of trade promotion, innovative research, predicting and protecting the environment, business development, and producing essential economic and demographic data.

President Bush has spoken of the culture of service, citizenship, and responsibility that strengthens our country. Those being honored here today demonstrate these high standards through selfless acts of heroism, commitment, tenacity, and excellence. The benefits can extend beyond our boundaries and our generation.

Among the extraordinary accomplishments being recognized, Commerce personnel supported the establishment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, the world’s largest fully protected marine conservation area and home to extensive coral reefs, threatened green sea turtles, and over 14 million seabirds.

Other accomplishments impact our quality of life and economic and national security in ways as varied as improving time measurements used by millions around the world, developing testing protocols for the new U.S. ePassport, and creating a revolutionary new magnetic scanner.

In pursuing new opportunities for America’s businesses and workers to succeed and excel, our honorees exemplify the best of public service. It is with great pride that I salute the talented recipients of the U.S. Department of Commerce 2007 Honor Awards.

Carlos M. Gutierrez

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Gold Medal

This award, the highest honorary award given by the Department, is granted by the Secretary for distinguished performance characterized by extraordinary, notable, or prestigious contributions that impact the mission of the Department and/or one operating unit and that reflect favorably on the Department.

Silver Medal

This award, the second highest honorary award given by the Department, is granted by the Secretary for exceptional performance characterized by noteworthy or superlative contributions that have a direct and lasting impact within the Department.

To warrant a Gold or Silver Medal, a contribution must focus on qualitative and quantitative performance measures reflected in the Department’s Strategic Plan and be identified in one of the following areas:

leadership

personal and professional excellence

scientific/engineering achievement

organizational development

customer service

administrative/technical support

heroism

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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL BUREAU OF INDUSTRY OFFICER AND ASSISTANT AND SECURITY SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION Gold Medal Gold Medal

HEROISM PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE Brian Fleenor Security Specialist Frederic J. Carle Alan G. Berkowitz Office of Security Criminal Investigators

Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Office of the Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary for Administration for Export Enforcement

Mr. Fleenor is honored for an act of Bureau of Industry and Security heroism that saved the lives of a young family. On a Saturday morning in Special Agents Carle and Berkowitz are May 2007, Mr. Fleenor was traveling recognized for successfully conducting a northbound on I-65 when he witnessed highly complex investigation of a a terrible accident involving a concrete diversion network which illegally mixer, a tanker truck, and a mini-van. exported millions of dollars worth of The mini-van, which was completely U.S.-origin military and civilian aircraft demolished by the two trucks and had parts through Malaysia and Singapore burst into flames, contained a young to Iran. This investigation led to the family on vacation. Upon seeing the arrest and conviction of three accident, he pulled to the side of the individuals, two of whom were expressway, jumped a retaining wall, sentenced to a total of sixty-eight and climbed over the burning wreckage months in prison, and over to pull the father of the family from the $1.5 million in fines. This van. With the assistance of another investigation helped enforce U.S. Policy passerby he went back and rescued a of denying support to nations that small child from the flames. It was support terrorism. then that he spotted a third child and again went back into the flame-engulfed wreckage to attempt to remove the other child. However, when he cleared some of the wreckage away, he realized that the child had succumbed to massive head injuries. It was then that the mother of the family, who was in another vehicle involved in the accident, staggered to the scene. Mr. Fleenor’s dedication, courage, and compassion in the face of personal danger is the definition of a true hero.

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Michael E. Rithmire Sheila W. Quarterman Karen A. Swasey Silver Medal Export Policy Analysts PERSONAL AND Elroy G. Christiansen PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE David T. Flynn George H. Loh Edward J. Carrigan General Engineers Catherine L. Donovan Criminal Investigators Brian A. Baker Anthony S. Koo Office of the Assistant Secretary Electronics Engineers for Export Enforcement

Office of the Assistant Secretary Bureau of Industry and Security for Export Administration The Lam Investigation Team is Eugene Lee recognized for disrupting a significant Senior Advisor effort to obtain sensitive controlled U.S.-origin equipment destined for Office of the Under Secretary potential use by the People’s Liberation Army in China, a violation of U.S. Law. Jeannette Chu Using creative investigative techniques, Export Control Officer the team obtained the conviction of the subject under investigation, a sentence Trade Promotion and U.S. of 14 months in prison, and over & Foreign Commercial Service $17,000 in property as proceeds of the activities was seized. This conviction Bureau of Industry and Security was the first using the general smuggling charge provision of the The China Rule Team is recognized for Patriot Act, which will be of great aid in developing a Validated End User obtaining future smuggling convictions. program, an innovative new policy regulation to advance U.S. economic and security interests with respect to China. The rule will lift individual license requirements for trusted customers. Their work broke new ground in the use of analysis, outreach, and diplomacy, increasing exports by over $100 million while enhancing U.S. security.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION Silver Medal Gold Medal

ADMINISTRATIVE/ LEADERSHIP TECHNICAL SUPPORT Ralph H. Kozlow Trisha M. Korbas Associate Director for Civil Engineer International Economics

Devinder K. Rajput Patricia E. Abaroa Information Technology Specialist Maria Borga Marshall B. Reinsdorf Austin Regional Office Economists

Economic Development Administration Obie G. Whichard Chief, International Investment The team is recognized for creating an Division interactive CD which fundamentally changed how EDA conducts post Brent R. Moulton construction monitoring activity. The Associate Director for National Income, CD, tailored to each construction Expenditure and Wealth Accounts project, has helped ensure accountability; accurate file Brian C. Moyer management; and audit-friendly Supervisory Economist documentation. The team also created an impressive web portal that allows Bureau of Economic Analysis regional staff to access on line critical demographic, economic, program, and Economics and Statistics Administration regulatory information. Both tools have increased staff productivity and The BEA team is cited for leading the substantially reduced the paperwork development of key international burden for agency customers, a major accounting standards approved in the achievement in customer service. last year which provide more accurate, consistent, timely and transparent data for business and policy makers in today’s integrated global economy. The team provided technical assistance and coordination on the transition to the new standards to key partners including Brazil, China, Russia, Japan, Canada, Iraq, and developing countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa.

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Walter C. Odom, Jr. Chief, Administration and Customer Service Silver Medal

U.S. Census Bureau PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE Economics and Statistics Administration Roy F. Borgstede Mr. Odom is recognized for his Supervisory Facilities leadership of the activities resulting in Management Analyst the construction of a 1.5 million square foot Census Bureau headquarters Teryl A. Baker building and garage, and the relocation Roger E. Rhoads of approximately 4,800 employees. Information Technology Specialists Mr. Odom led a team to respond to the ambitious schedule established to Larry W. Carbaugh ensure the successful completion of the Assistant Division Chief for Space project in time to support key planning and Facilities Management and efforts for the 2007 Economic and Strategic Planning Government Caucuses, and the 2010 Decennial Census. All construction Catherine T. Le and relocation activities were completed Thomas J. Meerholz on schedule, within approved budget, Dale R. Reed and with no degradation to operations. Supervisory Information Technology Specialists

Charles R. Taylor SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING Construction Manager ACHIEVEMENT U.S. Census Bureau David E. Galdi Supervisory Information Economics and Statistics Administration Technology Specialist The team is recognized for excellence U.S. Census Bureau in demonstrating an outstanding level of commitment in the execution of the Economics and Statistics Administration planning and construction of a 1.5 million square foot Census Bureau Mr. Galdi is cited for extraordinary headquarters building and garage, and achievement in redesigning the legacy the relocation of approximately Master Address File/Topologically 4,800 employees. This Construction Integrated Geographic Encoding and Management Team responded to the Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System ambitious schedule established to into a modern off the shelf system using ensure the completion of the project in advanced spatial processing technology time to support key planning efforts for on an unprecedented scale. The the 2007 Economic and Government modernization of the MAF/TIGER Censuses, and the 2010 Decennial System provides cutting edge Census. This was done within technology for the storage and approved budget, and with no management of spatial data, and will degradation to operations. support Census Bureau statistical programs well into the 21st century. It will also expand opportunities for growth in public and private sector Geographic Information Systems.

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SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL TRADE ACHIEVEMENT ADMINISTRATION

William J. Zeile Paul W. Farello Silver Medal Raymond J. Mataloni, Jr. Douglas B. Weinberg PERSONAL AND Economists PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE

Christopher L. Bach Jeffrey D. Dutton Ned G. Howenstine Lead International Trade Specialist Michael A. Mann Supervisory Economists Thomas O. Barlow Senior International Trade Specialist Bureau of Economic Analysis Christine P. Brown Economics and Statistics Administration International Trade Specialist

The BEA team is cited for improving Market Access and Compliance the accuracy and comprehensiveness of U.S. data on cross border trade and on Anna K. Flaaten activities of multinational companies. International Trade Specialist Their efforts provided more detailed quarterly data on international trade Jonathan M. Lyons and financial transactions; released Senior Import Policy Analyst more timely data on activities of multinational companies; and Import Administration responded to numerous recommendations by study groups Scott J. Pietan including General Accountability Office Economist (GAO) and others. The team’s work will assist our generation to better Cora C. Dickson respond to questions about the Scott M. Kennedy impact of globalization and Louisa A. Marinaccio offshore outsourcing. International Trade Specialists

Manufacturing and Services

Arthur I. Aronoff Attorney Advisor

Office of the General Counsel

International Trade Administration

The team is cited for its contributions to the successful conclusion of the U.S.- Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, the largest U.S. trade deal in over a decade. They provided crucial advice to lead negotiators, fully participated in ten months of intensive negotiations, and helped create new export opportunities for U.S. companies in the world’s 11th-largest

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economy. The FTA will eliminate, Trade Remedy Compliance Staff within three years, ninety-four percent of tariffs on two-way trade--valued International Trade Administration at $76 billion, and is expected to boost U.S. exports to Korea by The Trade Remedy Compliance Staff $19 million (up over 50 percent) (TRCS) is cited for its critical role in over the next five years. achieving the Department’s objective of advancing responsible economic growth and trade while protecting American security by ensuring fair competition in Timothy O. Miles international trade. The TRCS International Trade Specialist achieved remarkable success for U.S. exporters through vigorous monitoring Scott J. Pietan and advocacy in foreign trade remedy Economist actions. As a direct result of the TRCS’ tireless efforts as the U.S. Government’s Manufacturing and Services foreign trade remedy watchdog, U.S. exporters were able to access Joshua T. Pierce markets worth over $750 million that International Trade Specialist otherwise would have been unfairly denied to them. Market Access and Compliance

Helen D. Lee Hwang Commercial Officer

Chul-Hyun Ahn Senior Commercial Officer

Trade Promotion and U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service

Ronald S. Ross Supervisory Computer Scientist

National Institute of Standards and Technology

International Trade Administration

The group is recognized for its work to overturn Korean market barriers preventing U.S. firms from participating in the one billion dollar Korean public and financial sectors. In close coordination over a two-year period, the team formed the Business Software Alliance, which is the largest, most influential trade association in the U.S. Opening up the Korean market allowed U.S. firms to make over $500 million.

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENT

Samuel P. Benz Gold Medal Paul D. Dresselhaus Joseph R. Kinard, Jr. LEADERSHIP Thomas E. Lipe, Jr. Yi Hua Tang William Barker Physicists Supervisory Information Technology Specialist Charles J. Burroughs, Jr. Electronics Engineer Ramaswamy Chandramouli James Dray, Jr. National Institute of Standards Hildegard Ferraiolo and Technology William MacGregor Computer Scientists The team is recognized for creating and deploying the world’s only quantum Donna Dodson mechanically accurate AC voltage Teresa Schwarzhoff standard. Starting with the Information Technology Specialists breakthrough invention of a way to create perfectly quantized AC voltage Timothy Grance pulses from Josephson junctions, the Patrick Grother team developed all aspects of the William Polk essential science and technology to Supervisory Computer Scientists realize a practical system. The team used their AC Josephson voltage National Institute of Standards standard system to perform the first and Technology quantum AC voltage calibrations of a commercial instrument, reducing The Personal Identity Verification (PIV) uncertainties by more than a factor of team is honored for developing Federal 10 and achieving the world’s best Information Processing Standard (FIPS) measurements of this type. 201 and associated publications mandated by U.S. Homeland Security regulations. PIV for federal employees enables secure access to federal resources using verifiable identification credentials. The team coalesced disparate federal requirements, reconciled diverse technical and policy interests, assessed competing technologies, invented new methods of interoperability, and improved identity verification methods. Some 16 million identity cards will be issued in compliance with FIPS 201.

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Thomas E. Parker CUSTOMER SERVICE Supervisory Physicist Joy P. Dunkers Judah Levine Physical Scientist NIST Fellow Michael H. Francis National Institute of Standards Physicist and Technology Jeffrey R. Guerrieri The group is recognized for leading the Electronics Engineer development, operation, and continual improvement of the National Institute Gale A. Holmes of Standards and Technology (NIST) Walter G. McDonough Time Scale, the foundation for all Materials Engineers NIST time and frequency measurement services, which serve over 2.5 billion David R. Novotny requests to accurately synchronize Electronics Engineer clocks around the world, and are crucial to such applications as synchronizing Chad R. Snyder telecommunications information, Supervisory Research Chemist electric power grids, navigation systems, and billions of dollars of daily electronic Perry F. Wilson financial transactions. Supervisory Electronics Engineer

National Institute of Standards and Technology Taner Yildirim Physicist The team is recognized for their development of innovative test methods National Institute of Standards to measure and to evaluate the and Technology electronic security and mechanical performance and durability of the new Dr. Yildirim is honored for his U.S. ePassport. These measurements innovative use of neutron scattering led to significant design changes and techniques and first-principles security improvements to the U.S. quantum-mechanical calculations, ePassport prototypes, set benchmarks which has led to a completely new for their performance, and ultimately approach for engineering hydrogen guided the Department of State and the storage materials. Dr. Yildirim showed Government Printing Office in their that novel materials based on carbon choice of a final document design that nanotubes and ethylene complexes can will help better secure U.S. entry points store up to 8 and 14 weight percent of and borders. hydrogen, respectively, greatly exceeding minimum storage-capacity requirements set by the FreedomCar Research Partnership. His work is widely acknowledged as being among the most important achievements in the quest for the hydrogen economy.

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SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING Silver Medal ACHIEVEMENT Stephen A. Cauffman LEADERSHIP Supervisory Research Engineer

Anne L. Plant Dat Duthinh Supervisory Research Chemist Long T. Phan Fahim Sadek National Institute of Standards Research Structural Engineers and Technology National Institute of Standards Dr. Plant is recognized for her and Technology leadership in establishing Quantitative Cell Biology at the National Institute of The team is recognized for the Standards and Technology. Over the reconnaissance of the performance of past decade, it has become clear that physical structures during Hurricanes biological outcome is not just the result Katrina and Rita in 2005. This effort of the identity of DNA in cells, but it is was exceptionally challenging due to the the aggregate effect of the dynamic and large geographic area affected by the interrelated molecular events within two hurricanes and the extent of cells. Dr. Plant's vision has led to the damage to major buildings, realization that aggregate effects, and infrastructure and residential structures. their molecular basis in cells can be The team collected perishable field rigorously determined by quantitative data, analyzed data on wind, storm imaging. This is critical to drug surge and flooding and prepared a development and evaluation of cell comprehensive report on their therapy products. findings. The report also included recommendations to improve the safety of buildings, infrastructure, and residential structures in the future.

Leonard M. Hanssen Physicist

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Dr. Hanssen is recognized for his technical leadership in advancing the state-of-the-art of infrared measurements and standards. Dr. Hanssen developed a world-leading facility for the measurement of infrared optical properties of materials and provided critical infrared measurements for numerous ground and space-based remote sensing programs. The facility has also developed several infrared standards, including, most recently, nearly 5,000 infrared wavelength standards delivered to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Office of Standard Reference Materials for dissemination. 15 59th Awards Book 07.qxd 1/30/08 4:39 PM Page 16

Edwin J. Heilweil Joseph T. Hodges Research Chemist Mechanical Engineer

National Institute of Standards National Institute of Standards and Technology and Technology

Dr. Heilweil is recognized for the Dr. Hodges is recognized for development of innovative terahertz implementing optical measurement (THz) measurement science and data methods of unprecedented accuracy, and his exploration of their application precision, and sensitivity for in the detection of improvised explosive quantitative chemical concentration devices, concealed weapons, and measurement in gases. The coupling of chemical warfare agents, in the control laser and resonator stabilization with of manufacturing quality, and in the automation technology and new data investigation of the function of analysis methods have resulted in robust biological molecules. A key component measurement systems that produce of his achievement is the establishment spectroscopic reference data of of a database of accurate THz signatures unmatched quality. These methods and for more than 200 materials to help data enable a new generation of researchers perform improved THz instruments, used by industry and measurements and pursue new government, which quantitatively applications of THz technology. determine gas concentrations, even at ultratrace levels.

Kristian P. Helmerson Physicist Jeeseong Hwang Physicist National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology Dr. Helmerson is recognized for performing the first atom optics Dr. Hwang is recognized for his work experiment with an atomic Bose- in developing a method based on Einstein condensate, and has recently quantum dot nanotechnology to shown that orbital angular momentum selectively label bacteria for highly of light can be transferred onto a sensitive optical detection. Developed coherent atom cloud. His research in partnership with the National advances the ability to engineer exotic Institutes of Health (NIH), it gives quantum states of matter essential for researchers a new tool to develop highly improved sensors and clocks and to specific probes for bacterial pathogens bring quantum information from a responsible for food-borne illnesses, scientific dream to reality. His antibiotic-resistant diseases, or terrorist research has important implications use. This effort is a model for National for improvements in the sensitivity Institute of Standards and Technology of atom interferometers being (NIST)-NIH technical collaboration, developed for potential use in high- leveraging NIST expertise in the precision gyroscopes. physical sciences with NIH expertise in the medical sciences.

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Paul A. Kopetka David P. Pappas Mechanical Engineer Physicist

Scott J. Slifer Anthony B. Kos Engineering Technician Electronics Engineer

Robert E. Williams National Institute of Standards Nuclear Engineer and Technology

National Institute of Standards The team is recognized for and Technology revolutionizing the way in which forensic analysis of magnetic tapes is The group is recognized for their performed through the development innovative modeling, design, and and deployment of new scanning construction of the world's most technology. The team invented new efficient cold neutron source; the heart methods of stabilizing and tuning of the neutron measurement capabilities magnetic sensors capable of imaging at the National Institute of Standards fields from a variety of sources. These and Technology (NIST) Center for sensors were integrated into a unique Neutron Research (NCNR). The high-speed, high-resolution magnetic Liquid Hydrogen Cold Neutron Source scanner system delivered to the is the nation’s first high neutron flux Federal Bureau of Investigation for cold source available for use by the analysis of audiotape evidence. U.S. scientific user community. The team is currently working on a This capability increased data quality, corresponding videotape system for the allowed the facility to serve new users, Justice Department. and made possible new experiments that were previously deemed too difficult to attempt. Jack A. Stone, Jr. Physicist

John P. Marino National Institute of Standards Research Chemist and Technology

National Institute of Standards Dr. Stone is cited for inventing and and Technology developing an ingenious new optical probing system that allows very Dr. Marino is honored for his accurate, low-force, dimensional outstanding contributions to the science measurements of sub-millimeter and technology of Biomolecular Nuclear features - 100 times smaller than Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for previously attainable. Modern the development of novel approaches technological innovation is increasingly to determine Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) dependent on the manufacturing structures and interactions. Since RNA accuracy of very small parts and part is fundamental to the transformation features. Dr. Stone’s probe has led to of genetic information into proteins significant gains in a number of in living cells, it is a major target fundamental measurement areas that for new drug development by the depend on dimensional measurement pharmaceutical industry. His research accuracy, such as small holes has directly contributed to the (nozzles, fuel injectors), apertures determination of RNA structures for (radiometric physics), and deep holes the targeting of RNA by drugs in the (optical ferrules). treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other viral diseases such as influenza. 17 59th Awards Book 07.qxd 1/30/08 4:39 PM Page 18

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND William Hogarth ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries

Gold Medal Laura Cimo Matteo Milazzo LEADERSHIP Policy Analysts

Paul S. Chang Mark Holliday Eugene D. Legg Supervisory Policy Analyst Physical Scientists Steven Murawski National Environmental Satellite, Data, Senior Scientist and Director of and Information Service Research Programs

Hugh D. Cobb III Samuel Rauch III Roger T. Edson Deputy Assistant Administrator for James L. Franklin Regulatory Programs Richard D. Knabb Joseph M. Sienkiewicz Alan Risenhoover Meteorologists Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Kevin Schrab Heather Sagar Physical Scientist Management and Program Analyst

National Weather Service Carrie Selberg Fishery Management Specialist National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Galen Tromble Fish and Wildlife Administrator Under Chang’s leadership, this team revolutionized the analysis of tropical National Marine Fisheries Service and extra-tropical systems, greatly enhancing the accuracy of operational Christopher Scheve analyses, forecasts and warnings by Senior Policy Advisor using ocean surface vector winds observed by QuikSCAT, a research Office of the Secretary satellite launched in 1999. Legg ensured timely access to data and Leah Harrelson derived products, while Schrab Legislative Affairs Specialist extended that access to Pacific forecast offices. Edson developed the basic Assistant Secretary for Legislative and analysis techniques and applied them to Intergovernmental Affairs Pacific tropical cyclones. Franklin and Knabb applied them to Atlantic tropical Kevin Allexon cyclones, Cobb to other tropical marine Policy Advisor analyses, and Sienkiewicz to the mid- latitudes, especially winter storms. Karl Anderson Legislative Affairs Specialist

C. Stewart Harris Congressional Affairs Specialist

Adam Issenberg Assistant General Counsel for Fisheries

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Constance Sathre National Hydropower Team Attorney Advisor General National Oceanic and Office of the Under Secretary Atmospheric Administration

National Oceanic and The National Hydropower Team is Atmospheric Administration recognized for its work to ensure sustainability of fish habitats and stocks The team is honored for its work in harmed by dams. Working with obtaining passage of the Magnuson- partners, the team convinced regulators Steven’s Fishery Conservation and to accept all DOC prescriptions on Management Reauthorization Act three priority hydropower projects (MSRA). The Team crafted a bill, blocking 800 river miles. Setting provided technical drafts, congressional important legal precedents, the projects and constituent briefings, and offer first-ever successes under the testimony, and united disparate interest Energy Policy Act to increase access to groups to facilitate its passage. The historic habitat, rebuild listed and MSRA embraced President Bush’s harvested fish stocks, avoid costly priorities “of ending over-fishing and litigation, and prompt major rebuilding our Nation's fish stocks investments by dam owners to through more effective, market-based enhance fish stocks and habitat for management and tougher many decades. enforcement." Signed January 2007, MSRA sustains the $50 billion U.S. fishing industry. Gerald Scott Supervisory Research Fishery Biologist

National Marine Fisheries Service

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Dr. Scott is cited for leading the creation of consensus scientific advice for the management of all fisheries under the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT). As Chair of the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics, Dr. Scott led global experts to complete an unprecedented 2006 population assessment of bluefin tuna, blue and white marlin and swordfish species. His scientifically irrefutable recommendations have brought unanimous acclaim for his leadership and accomplishments.

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PERSONAL AND SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE ACHIEVEMENT

Susan L. Baker Christopher W. Brown Fishery Biologist Kent H. Hughes Linda Stathoplos National Ocean Service Oceanographers

National Oceanic and Eugene D. Legg Atmospheric Administration Physical Scientist

Dr. Baker is honored for conceiving of National Environmental Satellite, Data, and developing a series of regional and Information Service activity books for elementary school- aged children to help develop an Mary E. Culver appreciation for coastal and ocean Physical Scientist resources in their area. In addition to her normal job, Dr. Baker researched, Richard Paul Stumpf designed, and illustrated the puzzles, Oceanographer Leader fun facts, drawings to color, and other activities in each book. The activity National Ocean Service books promote NOAA’s goal for environmental literacy and stewardship National Oceanic and and have been requested by numerous Atmospheric Administration teachers, including the Louisiana Department of Education for students The team is honored for delivering displaced by Hurricane Katrina. operational satellite-derived ocean biology products that support the need for forecasting and monitoring coastal and ocean waters. These ocean biology products, such as chlorophyll levels, help detect harmful algal blooms, assess regional water quality, and locate suitable habitat for important marine species. NOAA now relies daily on these products to provide information to its customers involved in ocean and coastal management. These ocean biology products are essential for NOAA to achieve its mission to maintain healthy aquatic ecosystems.

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Geoffrey J. DiMego Thomas R. Karl Supervisory Meteorologist Director, National Climatic Data Center Thomas Lee Black Dennis A. Keyser Thomas C. Peterson Geoffrey Stephen Manikin General Physical Scientist Matthew E. Pyle Eric Rogers Richard William Reynolds Wan-Shu Wu Research Oceanographer Meteorologists Russell S. Vose Ying Lin Supervisory Physical Scientist David L. Michaud Information Technology Specialists National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service David Franklin Parrish Physical Scientist John R. Lanzante Dian J. Seidel National Weather Service Meteorologists

National Oceanic and Christopher D. Miller Atmospheric Administration Physical Scientist

The team is honored for the Venkatachalam Ramaswamy implementation of a new Weather Senior Scientist, Geophysical Fluid Research and Forecast (WRF) system, a Dynamics Laboratory common modeling system which promotes efficient transition of Office of Oceanic and scientific collaborative research into Atmospheric Research operations. This collaboration is an advance for the Nation’s scientific National Oceanic and community and binds the operational Atmospheric Administration and research communities to realize full societal benefits of the WRF system. In The group is cited for coordinating and addition, there has been an accelerated drafting a Climate Change Science use of this model by training groups Program report on Temperature Trends supporting the advancements of the in the Lower Atmosphere. This report workstation version of the model in is an important revision to and update underdeveloped areas, such as Africa. of the conclusions of earlier research where discrepancies were found between the amount of warming in the surface and upper layers of the atmosphere. These discrepancies no longer exist because errors in observational data have been identified and corrected. The most recent analysis described in this report has increased confidence in the understanding of observed climate changes and their causes.

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Tina Marie Aulani Wilhelm The team is recognized for its support Reserve Coordinator of the establishment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Vincent A. Collins (NWHI) Marine National Monument. Program Specialist Established by President Bush in June 2006, the NWHI are the world's Sean Flynn Corson largest fully protected marine Physical Scientist conservation area, featuring some of the healthiest and extensive coral reefs Randall K. Kosaki in the world. It is also home to the Research Coordinator endangered Hawaiian monk seal, is the nesting grounds for 90 percent of Edward Lindelof Hawaii's threatened green sea turtles Program Analyst and over 14 million seabirds, and is the only home to four endangered land Moani Pai birds. The NWHI are also culturally Program Support Coordinator significant to Hawaii's indigenous population. Michael Ian Weiss Deputy Director, National Marine Sanctuaries

National Ocean Service

Michael Tosatto Supervisory Fish Administrator

National Marine Fisheries Service

Daniel Cohen Chief Counsel

Office of the General Counsel

Jane H. Chalmers Mary E. Ward Deputy General Counsels

Alexa Anne Cole Elizabeth J. Kohl Theodore M. Beuttler Attorney Advisors

Silar R. Deroma Joel R. LaBissonniere Supervisory Attorney Advisors

Adam Issenberg Assistant General Counsel for Fisheries

Office of the Under Secretary

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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CUSTOMER SERVICE HEROISM

Gerald L. Mader LCDR Mark Nelson Supervisory Geodesist Aircraft Commander

Neil D. Weston James Barr Geodesist Lead Electronics Technician

National Ocean Service LCDR Joseph Bishop LCDR Peter Siegel III National Oceanic and Navigators Atmospheric Administration Joseph Klippel The group is recognized for the design, Flight Engineer implementation and operation of the Online Positioning User Service Terry Lynch (OPUS). OPUS is a web-based tool William Olney which provides free, world-wide, Electronics Technicians centimeter-level positioning by automatically processing Global James McFadden Positioning System data for users. Project Manager The system, currently in use by 280 federal, state and local agencies, LCDR Carl Newman has significantly shortened the time Pilot and cost required to obtain high accuracy horizontal and vertical Tom Shepherd positioning anywhere in the Nation. Flight Director

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The group is honored for its heroic efforts in returning a NOAA WP-3D aircraft safely to base following a catastrophic in-flight engine failure. On February 9, 2007, the aircraft sustained a simultaneous failure of three of its four engines within minutes of each other while flying at 3,000 feet above the North Atlantic in a powerful winter storm 550 miles from the nearest land. The WP-3D cannot maintain altitude on one engine and, if not for the sheer will and exceptional teamwork of the crew to get the engines restarted, the outcome would have been disastrous.

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Lindy S. Johnson Silver Medal Attorney Advisor Office of the Under Secretary LEADERSHIP Richard Merrick Roy Crabtree Supervisory Research Oceanographer Regional Administrator, Southeast Region Gregory Silber Barbara Zoodsma Heather Blough Fishery Biologists Sarah Devido Fishery Biologists National Marine Fisheries Service

Rodney Dalton National Oceanic and Peter Hood Atmospheric Administration Philip Steele Fish and Wildlife Administrators The team is cited for developing a strategy with the U.S. Coast Guard and Antonio Lamberte members of the International Maritime Industrial Economist Organization to reduce ship strikes of North American Right Whales. The David McKinney primary factor hindering the ability of Supervisory Criminal Investigator the whales to recover from endangered species status is their collisions with John D. Reed ships. Based on extensive scientific Information Technology Specialist analyses, multi-lateral negotiation, and new public policy, vessel speed National Marine Fisheries Service restriction zones are improving the potential for right whale recovery Monica Smit-Brunello and survival. Attorney Advisor

Office of the Under Secretary

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The team is recognized for the design and implementation of the Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program, the first dedicated access privilege program in the Gulf of Mexico. The team developed an interactive voice recognition technology to enable eligible fishermen to report pounds of landed red snapper anytime via cell phone. The team integrated this data with an internal permits information system to create a web- based tool to give managers daily status of IFQs and fishermen their IFQ balances to plan for future fishing. This has raised the average ex-vessel price 28 percent over 2005 prices.

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Daphne MacFarlan SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING Thomas Moore ACHIEVEMENT Marine Habitat Resource Specialists Randall Absolon National Marine Fisheries Service Biologist

Kevin Kirsch Gordon Axel Sean Meehan Brian Burke Oceanographers Kinsey Frick Eric Hockersmith National Ocean Service Darren Ogden Research Fishery Biologists National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Byron Iverson Mark Kaminski The team is cited for developing and Samuel Rambo implementing the T/V Margara Electronics Technicians emergency coral reef restoration project. Following the destructive grounding Bruce Jonasson of a 748 foot oil tanker, the Lead Electronics Engineer T/V Margara, near Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, 8,500 square meters of unspoiled National Marine Fisheries Service reef were crushed and thousands of corals were dislodged. Working National Oceanic and hundreds of hours underwater to Atmospheric Administration remove toxic anti-fouling paint, the team devised and used new The team is recognized for its cutting- reattachment techniques and edge radiotelemetry equipment and successfully reattached over research techniques giving Department 10,500 corals, including 1,000 managers and partners robust data on colonies of Acropora cervicornis, passage and survival of Endangered a threatened species. Species Act-listed salmon through the Columbia River Basin hydrosystem. Timely, precise data on successful salmon passage and survival is now used to plan for the following year’s river operations to protect the species. Data is processed in days at a yearly savings of over $100,000. This lead time also enables cost effective use of spill waters by the hydroelectric industry, which spends more than $100 million on spill annually.

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Kathryn Bisack Edward DeMartini Operations Research Analyst Research Fishery Biologist

Heather Haas National Marine Fisheries Service Henry Milliken Kimberly Murray National Oceanic and Debra Palka Atmospheric Administration Marjorie Rossman Gordon Waring Dr. DeMartini is recognized for Research Fishery Biologists developing a new visual survey and analytical techniques to provide the John Higgins, Jr. scientific basis for implementing Glenn Salvador protective measures for degraded coral Equipment Specialists reef ecosystems. Without sacrificing physical specimens, he produced peer- John Kenney, Jr. reviewed evidence of depleted fish Mechanical Engineer populations. Since these resources often underwent depletions before data National Marine Fisheries Service were collected, Dr. DeMartini substituted fished-versus-un-fished National Oceanic and comparisons among islands for before- Atmospheric Administration and-after comparisons. Analyzing differences in fish sizes, abundance, and The team is cited for its efforts assisting maturity, he quantified negative impacts the recovery of dolphin/porpoise stocks of fishing on reef fish communities. and marine turtles to sustainable populations. With minimal impact to northwest Atlantic Ocean commercial fisheries, the team devised data Christopher D. Elvidge collection and analytical methods to Physical Scientist estimate incidental catch and developed economically efficient gear-based National Environmental Satellite, Data, solutions to reduce incidental catch. and Information Service These efforts reduced fisheries with incidental dolphin catch exceeding National Oceanic and allowable levels from 10 to zero, and Atmospheric Administration reduced turtle catches from 100s to near zero, in key fisheries. Dr. Elvidge is cited for producing a first-ever, satellite-derived estimate of global gas flaring. He developed techniques and demonstrated capabilities for using Earth imagery data to estimate current and historic rates of natural gas flaring in petroleum extraction and production. Gas flaring wastes this limited resource and contributes to greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Dr. Elvidge's success in creating a first-ever index of natural gas flaring is an outstanding example of effective use of satellite imagery data in support of voluntary efforts to reduce global gas flaring rates.

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Randall C. Johnson W. Paul Menzel Electronics Engineer Senior Scientist

Office of Oceanic and Donald G. Gray Atmospheric Research John Frederick Sapper Physical Scientists National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Kent H. Hughes Eileen M. Maturi Mr. Johnson is honored for developing Oceanographers a NOAA "Smart Balloon" which has greatly advanced our understanding of Richard William Reynolds atmospheric behavior. This balloon has Research Oceanographer been deployed in seven air quality and hurricane research experiments since Xiangqian Wu 1992, leading to significant advances in General Physical Scientist the understanding of marine boundary layers, atmospheric dynamics within National Environmental Satellite, Data, hurricane inflow regions, and the and Information Service chemistry of gaseous atmospheric constituents. In 2004, a Smart Balloon Jeffrey Polovina carrying a miniature ozone sensor Supervisory Mathematical Statistician successfully traveled from Long Island, NY to Morocco, setting a distance National Marine Fisheries Service record for a low-level autonomous balloon flight across the Atlantic. Gary Lee Hufford Physical Scientist

National Weather Service

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The team is recognized for introducing the first-ever hourly sea surface temperatures (SST) from geostationary satellite measurements. This product has revealed diurnal warming that is distinct from climate trends, improved offshore weather forecasts, and enabled more timely services relating to coral health, endangered species protection, fisheries and marine mammal management, and other environmental applications.

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Cheng-Zhi Zou CUSTOMER SERVICE Physical Scientist John C. Broyles National Environmental Satellite, Data, Richard L. Thompson and Information Service Meteorologists

National Oceanic and National Weather Service Atmospheric Administration National Oceanic and Dr. Zou is honored for developing an Atmospheric Administration innovative and unique satellite instrument intercalibration technique, The group is honored for the first-ever which allowed data from several NOAA issuance of a “high risk” tornado satellites to be merged into a single outlook 24 hours in advance of a major consistent, long-term, climate-quality tornado outbreak. Since 1986, the record. He analyzed this 25-year record Storm Prediction Center has over to determine the global trends in 14,000 Convective Outlooks for the atmospheric temperature. His result, a next day, with the most strongly global temperature increase of 0.20°C worded forecasts being for a “moderate per decade, is consistent with trends risk” of tornadoes. On April 6, 2006, observed from surface weather stations. these forecasters forecast a “high risk” His work adds substantially to the before an outbreak of 70 tornadoes, robustness of observed atmospheric with 9 strong or violent, over the temperature trends. Tennessee Valley. This forecast allowed emergency managers, media, and the public to prepare, undoubtedly reducing the number of fatalities.

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NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION Gold Medal

Silver Medal PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE LEADERSHIP Parvin Huda Milton E. Brown Thea Kendler Deputy Chief Counsel Senior Counsels

Office of the Chief Counsel Glenn Kaminsky Peter Klason William O. Cooperman Charles Wall Director, Public Broadcasting Division Senior Attorneys

Charles J. Mellone, Jr. Peggie Davis Anita L. Wallgren Secretary Anthony G. Wilhelm Communications Policy Specialists Sandra Lambright Senior Paralegal Specialist Wayne A. Ritchie Management and Program Analyst Melissa Mannino Chief, Enforcement and Litigation Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications Gregory Michelsen James Pelletier Jeffery A. Wepman Attorney Advisors Electronics Engineer Office of the General Counsel Institute for Telecommunication Sciences The team is honored for its National Telecommunications and administrative prosecution of the Information Administration Bureau of Industry and Security’s (BIS’) export enforcement cases. In Fiscal Year The team is recognized for leadership (FY) 2006, the team successfully closed and vision in developing the Final Rule 95 cases imposing $13 million in civil for the Digital-to-Analog Converter penalties. These are record statistics Box Coupon Program in record time. that represent a more than 50 percent The team resolved complex business, increase from FY 2005, and an almost consumer, regulatory and technical 300 percent increase from FY 2003. issues to provide the foundation for This achievement greatly aided BIS’ administering the $1.5 billion coupon mission of enabling continued U.S. program. This will provide coupons to technology leadership around the world American households to convert while keeping the most sensitive items television sets to the digital format out of the most dangerous hands. required for television broadcasts in 2009. The work of the team ensures that all Americans will continue to receive television broadcast service with improved digital quality.

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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Silver Medal Gold Medal

PERSONAL AND LEADERSHIP PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE Wodajeneh Cherinet Jennifer H. Nobles Supervisory Information Senior Program Analyst Technology Specialist

Office of Inspections and Office of the Chief Information Officer Program Evaluations Jay P. Lucas Office of Inspector General Administrative Patent Judge

Ms. Nobles is recognized for her Office of the General Counsel leadership and expert guidance in managing an 8-year, comprehensive Donald Levin body of OIG work in the area of dual- Supervisory Information use export controls. Her superior Technology Specialist leadership of this congressionally mandated series of reviews has resulted William T. Stryjewski in substantial improvements in the Patent Business Analyst effectiveness of the Department's policies, procedures, and practices Search and Information for the licensing and enforcement Resources Administration of exports of U.S. dual-use goods and technologies. Patent and Trademark Office

The group is honored for successfully developing Electronic Filing System Vernan W. Roberson (EFS)-Web, an electronic patent Criminal Investigator application submission system. EFS-Web was designed from customer Office of Investigations input and provides a highly secure web-based system that allows patent Office of Inspector General practitioners an easy and convenient way to file patent applications. Special Agent Roberson is recognized EFS-Web automates and eliminates for his extraordinary efforts in manual receipt and associated spearheading the first-ever federal preprocessing activates projected to investigation of a telemarketing fraud save the U.S. Patent and Trademark scheme facilitated by the use of Voice Office over $6 million annually. over Internet Protocol technology. The scheme was perpetrated by callers in Costa Rica posing as Commerce employees, who defrauded U.S. residents of more than $30 million by soliciting payments for the release of cash prizes allegedly won in sweepstakes or national lotteries. To date, the investigation has resulted in nearly a dozen convictions and recovery of $1.4 million in restitution for victims.

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PERSONAL AND Silver Medal PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE Jennifer Lo LEADERSHIP Program Analyst

Bruce M. Kisliuk Office of the Under Secretary Patent Examining Group Director and Director

Richard T. Elms Patent and Trademark Office Patrick J. Ryan Jill A. Warden Ms. Lo is recognized for her significant Michael P. Woodward contribution to U.S. Patent and Supervisory Patent Examiners Trademark Office (USPTO) leadership training. As the Program Analyst in Commissioner for Patents the Office of the Under Secretary and Director of the USPTO, Ms. Lo Jeffrey A. Harrison identified a void in USPTO leadership Pamela A. Reynolds training and single-handedly addressed Librarians it by organizing USPTO’s first-ever all-managers’ conference. The Yen Minh Nguyen resulting conference offered a Supervisory Patent Classifier unique opportunity for managers to unify as a true management team. Search and Information Ms. Lo’s action boosted morale Resources Administration and resulted in a renewed sense of managerial professionalism toward Patent and Trademark Office the Agency's mission.

The group is recognized for developing a series of four nanotechnology patent initiatives which significantly improved the effectiveness of nanotechnology examination. These include an annual U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Nanotechnology Customer Partnership meeting, a monthly examiner nanotechnology training series, a new nanotechnology classification cross- reference collection, and an examining resource page to assist in examining nanotechnology patent applications. Proper patent protection plays a key role in the vital nanotechnology development and deployment to the economy.

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EXTERNAL AWARDS cells has required innovative design ideas, comprehensive and effective ARTHUR S. FLEMMING AWARD approaches to solving unique problems, clear and thorough understanding of the underlying principles, and excellent Kent D. Irwin mathematical and computing skills. Physicist This facility is now used by most major fuel cell manufacturers and automotive National Institute of Standards companies (GM, Chrysler, et al.) and and Technology many universities and National Laboratories. Through the research Dr. Irwin was recognized for the done at this facility, NIST and the invention and application of Transition- entire Department of Commerce are Edge Sensors to some of the world’s playing a crucial role in the most difficult detector problems, development of alternative power enabling highly sensitive measurements sources for the future, an area of to be made in a breadth of areas that extremely high national priority. would otherwise be impossible. Detectors based on Dr. Irwin’s innovations are being used to analyze nanoscale defects for the semiconductor James V. Porto industry, to search for the dark matter Physicist that makes up 80% of the matter in the universe, and to count individual National Institute of Standards photons to improve the security of and Technology quantum communications. They provide new capabilities for the Dr. Porto has built a world-class verification of international non- experimental program and research proliferation treaties by determining team to attack the problem of quantum the plutonium content of spent nuclear processing with neutral atoms. The fuel. They will be used to probe the project started in 2000 with an empty first moments of the universe by room and vague ideas. By 2003, measuring the polarization pattern he was leading the effort and had that gravity waves from the big bang established NIST’s program in neutral imprinted on the cosmic microwave atom quantum information as one of background. the top two in the world. This past year, he has arguably made it the premier effort. Recently, he invented and demonstrated an optical lattice of David L. Jacobson double wells as a testbed for the Physicist elementary operations needed for a neutral atom quantum computer. National Institute of Standards With it he has demonstrated the basic and Technology elements for quantum computation. In the process he has published several Dr. Jacobson was recognized for his high impact papers, with three new accomplishments and leadership which manuscripts prepared in the first have led to the development and months of 2007. In 2006, he was application of cutting-edge neutron awarded both a NIST Bronze Medal metrology techniques to address key and a Presidential Early Career Award technical barriers to the development of in Science and Engineering. robust and efficient hydrogen fuel cells. His leading role in developing the world’s most advanced neutron imaging station to study water transport in fuel

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Many thanks to those individuals who contributed so much to today’s program.

Special thanks to:

Michael R. Osver Jordan Andrews

Incentive Awards Program Officers of the Department

Cheryl Woodard ...... BIS Felecia Newman ...... Census Brenda Davidson ...... EDA Charlene Gantt ...... ITA Sheila Jones ...... NIST Jennifer Heyob ...... NOAA Azalea Nunnally ...... OIG Kathleen Cappone ...... PTO

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