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Fifty-seventh
Honor Awards Program
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium

1301 Constitution Avenue, NW
December 6, 2005
Introduction
Honorable David A. Sampson
Deputy Secretary
Presentation of Colors
Armed Forces Color Guard
National Anthem
Marine Brass Quintet
Address
Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez
Secretary of Commerce
Announcement of Awards
Honorable Otto J. Wolff
Chief Financial Officer and
Assistant Secretary for Administration
Presentation of Gold and Silver Medals

Secretary Gutierrez assisted by Department Officials
Closing Remarks
Honorable David A. Sampson
Deputy Secretary
Soloist
Paul Bell
MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY
P ublic service is a great privilege and responsibility. At the U.S. Department of

Commerce, our historic mission is to promote economic growth and
opportunity. This is a broad mandate, which encompasses a wide range of critical
services that directly affect the welfare and security of the American people.
The men and women of the Department have proudly accepted this mandate.
They have demonstrated a commitment to a strong, competitive and safer America
through programs and policies that foster business development, job creation,
environmental stewardship and cutting-edge research and technology.
President Bush said those who serve in government should dedicate themselves to
great goals: to make an impact, to achieve results and to leave a record of
excellence. The 2005 Honor Awards celebrates the accomplishments of those
whose caring, talent, work ethic and leadership have met these goals and set the
highest standards for service to the Department and the nation.
It is with great pride that I salute the recipients of the U.S. Department of
Commerce 2005 Honor Awards.
Carlos M. Gutierrez
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
2005 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS
Dr. John L. Hall
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Technology Administration
John Hall shares the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the
development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency
comb technique that allows laser frequency measurements accurate to 1 part in
1015. A NIST fellow and a fellow of JILA, a joint research institute of NIST and
the University of Colorado, Hall developed methods for improving laser stability
and the precision and accuracy with which lasers can produce a specific, sharp
frequency or color of light. These improvements enabled a broad range of laser
applications, including precision spectroscopy for physical and chemical analysis,
new tests of fundamental physical laws and constants, time and length metrology,
and fiber-optic communications.
Presentation of Gold Medal

for
Personal and Professional Excellence
to:
Gregory Michael Wong

Senior Commercial Officer
International Trade Administration
for his selfless dedication to service in Iraq
Mr. Wong is honored for his critical role in supporting U.S. commercial objectives
in Iraq. As the first Senior Commercial Officer in Baghdad, Mr. Wong showed
extraordinary dedication and skill under extremely dangerous conditions in the
advancement of the Administration's national objectives. During his one-year tour,
he worked tirelessly to support U.S. companies in their efforts to enter the Iraqi
market. Mr. Wong was instrumental in bridging the gap between the Coalition
Provisional Authority and the Iraqi interim government providing expertise on
trade policy and commercial rules of law. The compassion and integrity he
displayed gave many Iraqis highly positive impressions of Americans that will pay
dividends for American businesses for years to come. Mr. Wong has, through his
service in Iraq, brought high credit to the Department of Commerce.
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY Norma Curtis

AND SECURITY David Severson
Special Agents
Richard Modesette
Gold Medal Julie Salcido
John Sonderman
PERSONAL AND John Wanat
Supervisory Special Agents
PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE
Office of the Assistant Secretary
James Brigham
for Export Enforcement
David Poole
Special Agents
Melissa Mannino
Supervisory Attorney
Office of the General Counsel
Bureau of Industry and Security
Special Agents Brigham and Poole are
recognized for their outstanding work
Bureau of Industry and Security
in conducting the Karni/Khan
investigation – one of the Commerce
The Ebara Enforcement Team is
Department’s most significant ever
recognized for the successful
investigations and criminal prosecutions
completion of a criminal and
involving the proliferation of Weapons
administrative case involving a
of Mass Destruction. The two agents
global conspiracy to illegally and
uncovered a web of illegal exports to
covertly export submersible pumps to
Pakistan of U.S. dual-use goods with
Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, in
nuclear weapons applications and
violation of the U.S. embargo. The
conducted and coordinated extensive
team’s work resulted in Ebara and a
investigations that led to the smashing
senior official of that company
of this network.
pleading guilty to criminal charges;
assessment of a $6.3 million criminal
fine, the second-highest criminal fine
ever obtained in a Commerce export
case; and imposition of a total of
$211,000 in administrative penalties.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Silver Medal ADMINISTRATION
PERSONAL AND
Silver Medal
LEADERSHIP
Caroline Andrews
Computer Specialist Mary C. Pleffner
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Tracey O'Donnell Management Services and Chief
Supervisory Export Policy Analyst Financial Officer
Office of the Assistant Secretary Benjamin Erulkar

for Export Administration Chief Counsel
Bureau of Industry and Security Jedd B. Vertman

Attorney Advisor
The group is recognized for their
outstanding work in developing the Office of the Assistant Secretary
Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) for Economic Development
Implementation Assistance Program
(IAP). The IAP is an automated Jerry Foster
electronic tool that governments can Attorney Advisor
use to identify and implement
fundamental responsibilities under the Donald C. Huff
CWC, which prohibits the Supervisory Civil Engineer
development, production, stockpiling,
and use of chemical weapons. The tool Harry P. Paradice, Jr.
is now being used by many of the Supervisory Community Planner
164 State Parties to the CWC and has
become a critical component in efforts Thomas A. Pellegrino
by the United States to halt the Economic Development
proliferation of chemical weapons. Program Specialist
Lola B. Smith
Supervisory Public Works
Program Specialist
Willie C. Taylor
Economic Development
Program Specialist
Asa R. Williams
Civil Engineer
Atlanta Regional Office
Economic Development Administration
The group is honored for the rapid

identification and timely deployment of
financial assistance to the State of
Florida for economic recovery in
response to a series of hurricanes in
2004. Beginning early August 2004 ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS

with Tropical Storm Bonnie, through ADMINISTRATION
Hurricanes Charley, Jeanne, and finally,
Ivan on September 16, 2004, Florida
suffered catastrophically through an Gold Medal
unprecedented series of natural
disasters. Hurricanes measuring as great LEADERSHIP
as Category 4 resulted in loss of life,
property destruction, and severe Thomas Zabelsky
economic dislocations. The Economic Supervisory Statisticial Economist
Development Administration team
formulated an innovative and rapid U.S. Census Bureau
response resulting in $4 million in
federal financial assistance being made Economics and Statistics Administration
available to jump-start economic
recovery in severely affected Mr. Zabelsky is cited for implementing
communities. the Quarterly Service Survey (QSS), the
first new principal economic indicator
in 30 years, providing vital source data
to the Bureau of Economic Analysis to
measure the Gross Domestic Product
(GDP). In 13 months, Mr. Zabelsky
assembled resources, consulted with
data suppliers and users, and began data
collection for the QSS. His exceptional
project management of multiple cross-
organizational teams enabled him to
adeptly face this myriad of customer,
statistical, logistical, and personnel
challenges. The QSS data reduces
revisions in the Bureau of Economic
Analysis’ quarterly GDP data and give
the Federal Reserve Board and Council
of Economic Advisers more timely data
to assess economic performance.
PERSONAL AND
Silver Medal PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE
LEADERSHIP John Ruser

Associate Director For
Charles Funk Regional Economics
Supervisory Survey Statistician
Robert Brown
U.S. Census Bureau Kathy Albetski
Sharon Carnevale
Economics and Statistics Administration James Zavrel
John Rusinko
Mr. Funk is cited for leadership and Supervisory Economists
technical expertise in developing
statistical measures of capital Matthew Vonkerczek
expenditures by domestic businesses. John Laffman
He is also noted for visionary Mauricio Ortiz
contributions that will have a direct and Economists
lasting effect on official measures of
information and communications Bureau of Economic Analysis
technology infrastructure that in recent
years supported economy-wide Economics and Statistics Administration
productivity gains and fueled the
growth in electronic commerce. The team is cited for responding to the
Without these new data it would not be needs of users by providing more
possible to fully analyze the changing detailed and timely state and local area
domestic economy or to measure their personal income data. Geographic detail
effect on our national growth and was expanded from 314 communities
productivity. to 934, almost tripling the number of
cities now able to use personal income
for budget and planning purposes.
The accelerated release of state personal
income to three months after the
quarter helps state governors and
legislatures to quickly respond to
budget issues. New estimates of
compensation provide economic
development officials with better
information to support growth of
their communities.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION Silver Medal
Gold Medal LEADERSHIP
Belinda Collins
LEADERSHIP Deputy Director, Technology Services
Elisabeth Gomez
Commercial Service Athens, Greece
Social Scientist
Trade Promotion and U.S. & Foreign Mary Saunders
Commercial Service Supervisory Social Scientist
International Trade Administration Carmina Londono

Supervisory Physical Scientist
The Commercial Service (CS) in
Athens, Greece is cited for leadership, National Institute of Standards
professional performance, and success and Technology
in winning business and U.S. exports
Gwen Lyle
for American companies for the 2004
Louis Santamaria II
Olympic Games. CS Greece had to
Commercial Officers
devise and execute a strategy for success
in an anti-American climate, and a Brian McNamara
chaotic business environment that is International Trade Specialist
extremely difficult to navigate under the
best of circumstances. Greece achieved Trade Promotion and U.S. & Foreign
full accession to the European Union in Commercial Service
2001, and the political as well as
commercial pressure on the Greek Heidi Hijikata
market and Greek public officials to Jennifer Stradtman
‘buy-EU’ was overwhelming. CS International Trade Specialists
Greece’s efforts resulted in American
Manufacturing and Services
business interests being the largest and
most pronounced foreign commercial International Trade Administration
presence at the 2004 Olympic Games
in Greece, with contracts worth about The group is recognized for their vision
$1 billion. and leadership of a cross-bureau effort
to implement the Department’s
Standards Initiative (SI). The SI aims
at maximizing competitiveness and
increasing U.S. exports by eliminating
standards-related market barriers that
undermine trade and threaten the
international competitiveness. Standards
affect 80 percent of global trade and
significantly impact competitiveness
worldwide. Industry views standards as
the principal non-tariff barrier to
expanding exports. In the two years
since the launch of the SI, significant
improvements have been made across
the Department to improve internal
coordination and to be more responsive
to private sector needs in this area of
trade-related standards issues.
James Fluker pirate vendors from retail shopping

Commercial Officer malls. The Philippines has been the
subject of criticism for lack of
Samuel Newman commitment to enforce IP rights laws
Special Assistant and protect U.S. interests. The Office of
Management and Budget issued an
Trade Promotion and U.S. & Foreign unprecedented public warning that mall
Commercial Service owners would face criminal liability for
sale of pirated goods on their premises,
Erik Lenz and the Under Secretary for
International Trade Specialist International Trade urged mall owners to
include anti-piracy clauses in leases. As a
Manufacturing and Services result of their efforts, the Philippine
government increased its public
International Trade Administration commitment to IP rights enforcement.
The group is recognized for their

tenacious work in opening new markets Michelle O'Neill
for U.S. exporters. Specifically, the Acting Under Secretary of Commerce
group worked for more than three years for Technology
to assist a U.S. exporter to open up the
Railways Sector of the Former Soviet Technology Administration
Union (FSU) through the first
significant sale of locomotive Patricia Sefcik
modernization kits in the FSU. The Supervisory Economic Policy Analyst
group helped introduce the first non-
sovereign export credit to a Kazakhstani Arrow Augerot
non-bank company. This contributed to Jeffrey Rohlmeier
direct sales of over $200 million of International Trade Specialists
annual U.S. merchandise exports to
Kazakhstan. These and other efforts Manufacturing and Services
assisted U.S. exporters to get access to
this major market, and provide new William Yue
export financing tools, as well as creating Attorney Advisor
and keeping jobs in the U.S. that
otherwise would have gone overseas. Office of the General Counsel

David Fulton
Senior Commercial Officer The group is cited for spearheading
U.S. government, industry, and
Trade Promotion and U.S. & Foreign international efforts to create the Asia-
Commercial Service Pacific Economic Cooperation's
(APEC) Privacy Frame, the first
David Bisbee agreement of its kind for the region.
International Trade Specialist Over a two year period, the Commerce
group worked creatively and tirelessly
Market Access and Compliance with all stakeholders. The team's efforts
reached fruition with the endorsement
International Trade Administration of the Framework by APEC Ministers
and Leaders. The APEC Privacy
The group is cited for leadership in Framework will establish a consistent
strengthening a foreign government’s approach to privacy across APEC
commitment to improve protection for members economies, while also
Intellectual Property (IP) rights and to avoiding the creation of unnecessary
begin a public campaign to eliminate barriers to information flows.
PERSONAL AND CUSTOMER SERVICE

Trade Promotion and U.S. & Foreign
Import Administration Commercial Service
Office of the Chief Counsel Office of the Chief Information Officer
Market Access and Compliance
The organization’s are recognized for
their critical role in enforcing U.S. The team is recognized for its
unfair trade laws as they relate to the formulation and implementation of the
domestic industry producing frozen China Business Information Center
warmwater shrimp. Over the past initiative - an innovative and
several years, the jobs of thousands of extraordinary contribution to client
workers in the U.S. shrimp industry service and an integral part of the
were jeopardized by an influx of low- Department's long-term China Strategy.
priced imports from Asia and Latin The team melded together technical
America. Their efforts allowed the skills, marketing skills, and specialized
Department to put into place measures knowledge of China to launch the first
which afforded legal and legitimate comprehensive U.S. Federal
protection, desperately needed by the Government resource for trade
U.S. shrimp industry, to a large number information on China. The China
of small business owners who were Business Information Center
facing severe economic hardship introduced creative approaches to client
because of unfair competitive practices. service; enhanced the competitiveness
The result of their efforts leveled the of small and medium-size U.S.
playing field in this area and helped exporters to China; and demonstrated
to save many small businesses the value of teamwork across
from bankruptcy. ITA bureaus.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND habitat and coastal pollution also are

ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION found in LMEs. Due to Dr. Sherman’s
foresight, international efforts are
underway in LMEs to reduce
Gold Medal degradation, pollution, habitat loss, and
over-fishing.
LEADERSHIP
Holly Price PERSONAL AND

Resource Protection Coordinator PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE
National Ocean Service Jeffrey Ray

James Cassin, Jr.
National Oceanic and Robert Gregory
Atmospheric Administration Criminal Investigators
Dr. Price is honored for the National Marine Fisheries Service

development and implementation of
the Agriculture and Rural Lands Water National Oceanic and
Quality Action Plan (Ag Plan) for the Atmospheric Administration
Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary. Through implementation of Special Agents Ray, Cassin, and
the Ag Plan, thousands of farmers and Gregory are cited for a long-term,
ranchers have enrolled in courses, multifaceted, international criminal
developed conservation plans, and investigation to substantiate allegations
attended workshops run by the suggesting that illegal South African
agriculture industry to learn new land- toothfish and lobsters were being
use practices on farms. Their actions imported and sold in the U.S. in
prevented over 250,000 tons (annually) violation of several U.S. and foreign
of soil eroding from farms and carrying statutes such as the Lacey Act. As a
pollutants such as pesticides and result of their investigative efforts, the
nitrates into the ocean resulting in U.S. federal court in New York levied
improved sanctuary health. historic fines and penalties against Hout
Bay, a South African company. The
company paid a $4 million fine and lost
Kenneth Sherman fishing rights in that country.
Research Fishery Biologist Conviction of U.S. partners resulted in
jail sentences for all principles,
National Marine Fisheries Service forfeiture of $1.5 million in proceeds,
and sale of their Maine processing
National Oceanic and plant. This case of marine resource
Atmospheric Administration enforcement and international
investigative collaboration set a
Dr. Sherman is honored for his landmark precedent for the Lacey Act.
international leadership in establishing
a global network of Large Marine
Ecosystems (LMEs) using
interdisciplinary scientific attributes
rather than single species or geo-
political boundaries. LME coastal areas
and oceanic regions protrude from river
basins and estuaries to seaward
boundaries of continental shelves and
produce 90 percent of the world’s fish
catch. Most of the ocean’s degraded
SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING past tsunamis with outstanding results

ACHIEVEMENT that were published in a peer-reviewed
scientific journal in April 2005.
Eddie N. Bernard
Director, Pacific Marine
Environmental Laboratory John Cassidy
Information Technology Specialist
Frank I. Gonzalez
Supervisory Oceanographer Mary Culver
Mark Vincent
Hugh Milburn Physical Scientists
Leader, Engineering Development
Division (retired) Richard Stumpf
Michelle Tomlinson
Christian Meinig Oceanographers
Director of Engineering
National Ocean Service
Harold O. Mofjeld
Oceanographer Kent Hughes
Oceanographer
Marie Eble´
Research Scientist National Environmental Satellite, Data,
and Information Service
Scott Stalin
Engineer National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research The group is honored for developing
and implementing the Harmful Algal
National Oceanic and Bloom (HAB) Forecasting System to
Atmospheric Administration forecast harmful algal blooms in the
Gulf of Mexico. The group’s vision and
The group is recognized for research expertise transferred research into an
and development of a NOAA tsunami operational product that supports local
forecasting capability. NOAA is and state management efforts to more
responsible for providing tsunami effectively protect human health and
warnings to the US. Past warnings were local economies by closing beaches and
based on earthquake size and coastal shellfish beds when necessary. Over 200
tide data that provided poor HAB bulletins have been published.
information about an approaching Subscribers in federal, state, and local
tsunami. The group developed the agencies use the bulletins to guide
tsunameter to measure tsunamis and sampling and support predictions of
transmit the data to NOAA’s Tsunami likely impacts. The HAB Forecasting
Warning Centers in real time. The System allows coastal managers to more
tsunami scientists developed forecast effectively manage beaches, shellfish
models to interpret the measurements beds, and endangered species, thereby
and predict trans-oceanic tsunami protecting human health, ecological
propagation and the site-specific priorities, and local economies.
inundation of coastal communities.
Together, these two new capabilities
produce a fast, accurate, reliable forecast
of the tsunami impact on coastal
communities and reduce costly and
dangerous false alarms. The forecasting
methodology was tested using several
Mitchell Goldberg Hua-Lu Pan

Supervisory Physical Scientist Shrinivas Moorthi
Yu Tai Hou
Fuzhong Weng Wanqiu Wang
Supervisory General Physical Scientist Jae Kyung Schemm
Wesley Ebisuzaki
Larry McMillin Huug Vandendool
Meteorologist Meteorologists
National Environmental Satellite, Data, Suranjana Saha

and Information Service Physical Scientist
John Derber David Behringer

Russell Treadon Diane Stokes
Meteorologists Oceanographers
National Weather Service National Weather Service
National Oceanic and National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration Atmospheric Administration
The group is recognized for developing The group is honored for implementing
and testing scientific techniques to a new Climate Forecast System for
assimilate the observations of advanced Seasonal-to-Interannual (S/I) prediction
satellite instruments into NOAA one year ahead of schedule, with
operational numerical weather groundbreaking results. The goal was to
prediction models. The team developed develop an advanced technology system
innovative techniques for rapidly producing superior results to all
processing and extracting information incumbent models and to obtain
from massive amounts of new, high- sufficient computing resources for the
quality satellite observations of the system to become operationally useful.
atmosphere. Tests show that the new The group implemented an
data will significantly improve the atmosphere-ocean coupled Climate
accuracy and extend the range of Forecast System (CFS) for S/I climate
weather predictions. As a result of the prediction. The CFS is a fully-coupled,
group's accomplishments, NOAA is dynamical system representing critical
better prepared for uses of these data to weather and climate interactions
improve operational weather forecasts at between the earth's oceans and
least one year earlier after the satellite’s atmosphere. Historical forecasts
launch and realize a 20 percent demonstrated the CFS to be at least as
productivity increase, assuming a accurate as the best statistical models
satellite life span is typically 4 to for S/I forecasting, a breakthrough for
5 years. dynamically-based models.
CUSTOMER SERVICE Tropical Prediction Center/National

Hurricane Center
Russell Page Southeast River Forecast Center
Meteorologist Weather Forecast Offices:
Atlanta, Georgia
National Weather Service Jacksonville, Florida
Key West, Florida
National Oceanic and Melbourne, Florida
Atmospheric Administration Miami, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Mr. Page is honored for expert Tampa Bay, Florida
meteorological advice in directing
search and rescue teams to recover four National Oceanic and
lost seal hunters on Alaska’s arctic coast. Atmospheric Administration
On July 27, 2004, four seal hunters
were reported missing in the Beaufort The organizations are recognized for
Sea. Initial search and rescue efforts providing life-saving weather warnings
were unsuccessful and hopes that the during hurricanes which impacted
hunters would be found alive in the Florida and Georgia in August and
harsh environment were waning. With September 2004. The unprecedented
time running out, the Disaster number of hurricanes produced
Coordinator for the North Slope hurricane force winds, storm surges,
Borough (NSB) contacted Mr. Page at flooding rains and tornadoes. The
the NWS Forecast Office in Anchorage. organization’s efforts demonstrated
His analysis of satellite imagery and that providing effective weather
wind fields showed the NSB was information to a growing, mobile
searching in the wrong area. Heeding population requires innovation and
his advice, the NSB shifted their search flexibility in order to ensure the widest
efforts and found the lost hunters dissemination of the warnings. During
exactly where Mr. Page had suggested. the 6-week period, the NWS website
received more than 3 billion hits. The
outstanding efforts of these operational
groups, particularly their interactions
with the media and emergency
management officials, saved lives and
helped first responders plan and act
quickly to mitigate the storms’ impacts.
Weather Forecast Offices:

Los Angeles/Oxnard, California
San Diego, California
Silver Medal
National Oceanic and LEADERSHIP
Jeffrey Fujioka
The NWS Forecast Offices, Los Mathematical Statistician
Angeles/Oxnard and San Diego, are
honored for providing life-saving Anne Hollowed
warning and weather services during Supervisory Research Fishery Biologist
one of the most massive rain and flood
events to hit Southern California since Daniel Ito
the late 1800s. Their innovative Craig Rose
planning tools, including task force Research Fishery Biologists
development plans, detailed outlooks,
forecasts, warnings, and multi-agency National Marine Fisheries Service
briefings allowed public officials,
emergency service responders, flood National Oceanic and
protection districts, and private Atmospheric Administration
citizens to make critical life-saving
decisions days in advance. Their The group is honored for developing
efforts were instrumental in enhancing and applying the first-ever quantitative
the safety and security of the area’s mathematical model to predict the
20 million residents. long-term effects of fishing on sea floor
habitats. The group designed and led an
evaluation of how habitat changes
predicted by the model affect managed
fish stocks in Alaska. The analysis
highlighted considerable scientific
uncertainty and the need to be
precautionary. With support from
fishermen and environmental groups,
managers responded by creating
protected areas for cold water corals
and other sensitive habitats, including
the largest marine protected area in
the U.S.
Gary Davis Gary Stauffer

Director, Office of Systems Supervisory Research Fishery Biologist
Development
National Marine Fisheries Service
Kathleen A. Kelly
Director, Office of Satellite Operations National Oceanic and
Katy M. Vincent
International Relations Specialist Dr. Stauffer is honored for partnering
with the Alaska fishing industry on
National Environmental Satellite, Data, cooperative research and assessment of
and Information Service the Bering Sea ecosystem crab stocks.
Stocks of King, Tanner, and snow crab
Glenn Tallia fisheries are at low levels, limiting
Attorney Advisor commercial fisheries. Surveys and
research were needed to understand
Office of the Under Secretary factors affecting stock recovery.
Dr. Stauffer’s work with industry was
National Oceanic and instrumental in creating the Bering Sea
Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Research Foundation, a
nonprofit organization to support and
The group is cited for concluding a fund cooperative long-term research
satellite agreement ensuring access to and surveys. In 2004, this effort
critical data for severe weather resulted in a successful joint survey of
forecasting in case of NOAA satellite Bering Sea snow crab.
failure. NOAA concluded a historic
long-term geostationary environmental
satellite back-up arrangement with
Japan in February 2005. This
agreement stipulates that in the case of
a NOAA satellite failure, Japan would
move a satellite towards the United
States to provide critical satellite data
coverage for severe weather and tropical
storm monitoring and prediction, at
minimal cost to NOAA. This very
unique agreement is one of only two
agreements in the world for nations to
provide mutual back-up satellite
support, the other between NOAA
and Europe.
PERSONAL AND Steven Davis

PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE Supervisory Biologist
Donna Darm Anne Hollowed

Fishery Management Officer Patricia Livingston
Supervisory Research Fishery Biologists
Steven Stone
Research Fishery Biologist Daniel Ito
Jonathan Heifetz
Mark Plummer Research Fishery Biologists
Economist
James Hale
R. Craig Wingert Technical Writer/Editor
Supervisory Fishery Management
Specialist National Marine Fisheries Service
National Marine Fisheries Service Lauren Smoker

Attorney Advisor
Daniel Cohen
Chief Counsel Joseph McCabe
Paralegal Specialist
Office of the Under Secretary
Kirsten Erickson
Attorney Advisor National Oceanic and
Office of the Under Secretary
The group is honored for its leadership
National Oceanic and in preparing the Alaska Groundfish
Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Programmatic Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
The group is honored for developing (PSEIS). This analysis examined the
and implementing a cost-effective largest commercial fisheries in the
framework for designating a critical U.S., evaluating environmental
habitat for imperiled species. For the impacts of fisheries activities on the
first time, critical habitat areas were Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska marine
designated under the Endangered ecosystems. Addressing policy
Species Act (ESA) using both economic alternatives and environmental issues
and conservation data to maximize through such a programmatic review
conservation while reducing economic had not been previously attempted.
impacts. The group evaluated the With adoption of the new ecosystem-
relative conservation value of 800 based policy, the Alaska groundfish
separate habitat units covering nearly fisheries, valued at $1.5 billion, were
254,000 square miles. The group reauthorized for fishing.
demonstrated a practical method to
implement a contentious and difficult
provision of the ESA by balancing
economic impacts and species
conservation, consistent with the ESA
and administrative law.
Charles Karnella SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING

Fishery Management Officer ACHIEVEMENT
Dean Swanson Changyong Cao

Foreign Affairs Officer Research Physical Scientist
Michael Gonzales Jerry Sullivan

Supervisory Criminal Investigator Andrew Heidinger
Physical Scientists
Gary Sakagawa
Raymond Clarke National Environmental Satellite, Data,
Research Fishery Biologists and Information Service
National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and

Judson Feder
Paul Ortiz The group is recognized for developing
Attorney Advisors and implementing a novel method, the
Simultaneous Nadir Overpass (SNO)
Office of the Under Secretary technique, for inter-calibrating satellite
instruments while they are in orbit. The
National Oceanic and method compares the observations of
Atmospheric Administration two instruments on different satellites at
times when they are both
The group is honored for exercising simultaneously viewing the same scenes.
international leadership while working As a result of the team’s work, the
together through a series of measurements of different satellite
international negotiations, both formal instruments are now more consistent
and informal, in multilateral and with one another, facilitating more
bilateral settings, over the last eight reliable measurements of climate change
years to influence the final terms of the and providing higher quality data for
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries weather prediction models.
Convention (WCPFC). The Team
significantly shaped the fisheries
conservation and management
framework for highly migratory
species (e.g. tuna) in the Western and
Central Pacific Ocean. The WCPFC
will involve the last significant ocean
area of the world without such a
framework for high seas fisheries. This
WCPFC will cover the world's most
productive tuna fisheries, yielding an
annual ex-vessel value of approximately
2 billion dollars.
Thomas L. Delworth Mark DeMaria

Paul Ginoux Supervisory Meteorologist
Larry Horowitz
Ronald Stouffer National Environmental Satellite, Data,
Physical Scientists and Information Service
Keith Dixon Michelle Mainelli

Stuart M. Freidenreich Meteorologist
Michael Spelman
Research Meteorologists National Weather Service
Richard Hemler National Oceanic and

Dan Schwarzkopf Atmospheric Administration
Meteorologists
The group is honored for collaborating
Venkatachala Ramaswamy to improve the most accurate
Senior Scientist operational intensity forecast tool, the
Statistical Hurricane Intensity
Office of Oceanic and Prediction Scheme (SHIPS), and for
Atmospheric Research implementing the new model into
operations. The NOAA Joint Hurricane
National Oceanic and Testbed provided the framework in
Atmospheric Administration which this work was carried out. Over
the last few years, the most accurate
The group is honored for delivering intensity forecast model used by the
state-of-the-art model simulations of National Hurricane Center was based
past, present, and future climate and for on fairly simple statistical relationships.
enabling open access to the data sets. This statistical model was significantly
Results from a recent international improved by the incorporation of input
workshop support the conclusion that from geostationary and polar orbiting
the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics satellites. After two years of testing, the
Laboratory climate model is among the satellite version of the intensity model
best in the world. This work lays the became operational and provided
basis for addressing critical valuable forecast information during
environmental questions the Nation the very busy 2004 Atlantic
faces on: droughts in the west, changes hurricane season.
in the fisheries in the Pacific Northwest,
whether temperatures over the U.S.
continue to warm and by how much,
changes in the strength of El Niño, and
the benefits and unintended
consequences of new energy techniques.
Jeffrey Key Kenneth L. Schere

Supervisory Physical Scientist Chief, Atmospheric Model
Development Branch
Jaime Daniels
Physical Scientist Jonathan Pleim
George Pouliot
National Environmental Satellite, Data, Physical Scientists
and Information Service
Tanya Otte
National Oceanic and Meteorologist
Jeffrey Young
The group is honored for significantly Mathematician
advancing the usefulness of satellite data
in weather forecasts, developing a polar Office of Oceanic and
wind product, and fostering its use in Atmospheric Research
numerical weather prediction. A
limitation of weather prediction models Paula Davidson
was the lack of wind measurements in Physical Scientist
polar regions. The group realized that
satellite images viewed in time sequence Wilson Shaffer
over the poles enable inference of Geoffrey DiMego
motions that can positively influence Supervisory Meteorologists
forecasts over the entire globe. The
improvement in prediction has been Jeffery McQueen
cited by the European Centre for Meteorologist
Medium-range Weather Forecasts as the
most significant achievement in 2004, Allan Darling
extending forecasts by 3-6 hours. In Supervisory Information Technology
response, the next generation of Specialist
operational polar orbiting satellites will
be modified to provide the capability of National Weather Service
generating polar wind information.
National Oceanic and
The group is honored for the

development, testing, and deployment
of the National Air Quality Forecast
Capability. The group implemented an
initial operational capability for
predicting ground-level ozone for the
northeastern United States through the
next day, at hourly time intervals. The
forecast guidance improves the basis for
state and local health-based alerts and
provides information for those at risk
from poor air quality. NOAA’s air
quality forecast capability was
developed and implemented in
partnership with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
combining the two agencies’ strengths
in air quality measurements and
atmospheric modeling.
CUSTOMER SERVICE Hydrometeorological

Prediction Center
Brent Gordon Ohio River Forecast Center
Meteorologist Weather Forecast Offices:
Cleveland, Ohio
Paula Freeman Indianapolis, Indiana
Stephen Gilbert Louisville, Kentucky
Kenneth Clarke Northern Indiana
Walter Mussante Paducah, Kentucky
Thomas Makle Wilmington, Ohio
Information Technology Specialists
National Weather Service Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and The organizations are cited for

Atmospheric Administration providing accurate and timely
information before, during, and after
The group is honored for designing and the record snow and ice storm of
implementing a new method of December 2004, and the widespread
transferring numerical forecast guidance historical flooding of January 2005,
produced on the National Centers for across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. A
Environmental Prediction Central winter storm produced record snowfall
Computer System to the of up to 30 inches with five foot drifts
Telecommunications Operations and ice accumulations of one inch. The
Center. This resulted in a dramatic snow and ice were followed by rainfall
improvement in the timeliness of of up to 10 inches. Melting snow and
numerical guidance to the Weather the heavy rain produced record
Forecast Offices (WFO). Numerical flooding. Decision makers were
guidance is an essential component for proactive in initiating an emergency
the NWS in support of its critical response and the public was well
mission to protect life and property. aware of the potential dangers. As a
This improvement ensures that the result of their outstanding efforts,
WFOs will have current guidance in lives were saved and economic losses
time to meet their forecast deadlines. were reduced.
James Lushine of the life-saving credit and minimal

Randy Lascody property loss is the direct result of the
Meteorologists extraordinary services provided by
NWS Austin/San Antonio.
National Weather Service
National Oceanic and Weather Forecast Office

Atmospheric Administration Des Moines, Iowa
The group is recognized for developing National Oceanic and

and promoting a rip current awareness Atmospheric Administration
and forecast program for the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts of the United States. The NWS Forecast Office, Des Moines,
The United States Lifesaving Iowa is honored for providing life-
Association estimates that rip currents saving warning services during an
kill more than 100 people at the extensive severe weather outbreak on
Nation’s beaches each year. Rip currents May 21-24, 2004. Over the 4-day
account for more than 80 percent of period, 28 tornadoes, 16 flash floods
the rescues performed by surf beach and 128 severe hail and wind events
lifeguards. The group conducted occurred in central Iowa. The most
research using South Florida county devastating tornado destroyed much of
records and other data to correlate rip Bradgate, Iowa. Warnings via NOAA
current deaths with the weather and All Hazards Weather Radio saved
developed a forecast method to predict Humboldt Scout Troop #108, who
the daily rip current risk. Their efforts heard the weather radio warnings while
have already saved lives and will result hiking on the outskirts of Bradgate and
in many more lives saved in the future. ran one-half mile to the nearest home
and sheltered in the basement. Despite
the dimension of the severe four day
Weather Forecast Office Austin/ event, there were no fatalities and only
San Antonio, Texas minor injuries.

Atmospheric Administration Weather Forecast Office
Fairbanks, Alaska
The NWS Forecast Office, Austin/San
Antonio, Texas is honored for providing National Oceanic and
life-saving warnings during devastating Atmospheric Administration
flooding and tornados in South Central
Texas in November 2004. A slow The NWS Forecast Office, Fairbanks,
moving low pressure system produced Alaska is honored for providing life-
the wettest November on record with saving weather forecasts throughout the
rainfall averaging 430 percent greater extended 2004 fire weather season.
than normal. The highly populated During the fire season, a total of 706
corridor from Austin to San Antonio wildfires occurred in Alaska during the
had 10 to 15 inches of rain and severe summer, which burned a record
storms that produced 21 confirmed 6.7 million acres (the size of Maryland
tornadoes. Numerous high water and Washington, DC combined). WFO
rescues were made. The WFO staff Fairbanks prepared a record-breaking
utilized an innovative way of notifying 451 spot forecasts during the season, in
emergency managers and the media by addition to providing aerial fire weather
direct e-mail messaging. They provided forecasts and warnings. While
crucial briefings and coordination with 6.7 million acres burned in Alaska,
emergency managers and responders there was no loss of life or significant
during the entire event. A large measure property damage due in large part to
the accurate and timely forecast and 1998 that caused 13 deaths. WFO staff
warning services provided by WFO worked with community officials
Fairbanks. following the October 1998 Kansas
City flash flood to develop an enhanced
hydrologic observation and data
Weather Forecast Office management system which improved
Omaha/Valley, Nebraska the office’s ability to provide world-class
warning service.
Weather Forecast Office
The NWS Forecast Office, Reno, Nevada
Omaha/Valley, Nebraska is honored for
providing extraordinary life-saving National Oceanic and
warning services during the massive, Atmospheric Administration
Hallam, Nebraska, tornado of
May 22, 2004. The width of the The NWS Forecast Office, Reno,
tornado averaged half a mile, but Nevada is honored for providing life-
widened to 2.5 miles around Hallam. saving warnings with almost
Available records indicate this to be the unprecedented lead-time to the citizens
largest (in width) tornado on record. of northeast California and northwest
The WFO staff helped prepare the four Nevada. The challenge was to provide a
counties hit by the enormous storm solid weather forecast and adequate
with effective spotter training and lead-time on a major winter storm
enhanced county preparedness through predicted to affect the Sierra Nevada
the StormReady certification program. mountains during peak holiday travel.
The combination of effective warning Nearly 1 million travelers cross the
services, trained and well-organized Sierra Nevada during the holidays.
spotter networks, and a well-prepared WFO Reno relied on pre-winter
public willing to take protective action, training, experience, pattern
resulted in just a single fatality and a recognition, and making calculated,
surprisingly small number of specific forecasts for the record-breaking
minor injuries. event 5 days in advance. Due to early
warnings, travel was minimized during
the storms. There was no loss of life
Weather Forecast Office due to weather, which was a direct
Pleasant Hill, Missouri result of extraordinary actions taken
by WFO Reno.
The NWS Forecast Office, Pleasant

Hill, Missouri is honored for providing
life-saving warnings during a record
rainfall in Kansas City on August 27,
2004. The effort of WFO Pleasant Hill
to enhance partnerships with the media,
emergency managers, and flood
management officials and to improve
flash flood observation, warning, and
dissemination and response systems
resulted in no deaths or injuries during
the 6-8 inch rainfall event. This effort
was in reaction to the flash floods in the
same area of Kansas City in October
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS continuing its work with the FCC and

AND INFORMATION other parties to facilitate development
of responsible industry standards.
ADMINISTRATION
Silver Medal
CUSTOMER SERVICE
SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING
Edward F. Drocella, Jr.
ACHIEVEMENT
Supervisory Electronics Engineer
Thomas M. Sullivan
William M. Doolan
Supervisory Electronics Engineer
Electronics Engineer
James C. Richards
Steven E. Litts
Ernesto A. Cerezo
Supervisory Information
Alakananda Paul
Technology Specialist
Cou W. Wang
Jonathan V. Williams
Anshu Bhandari
Electronics Engineers
Frederick A. Najmy, Jr.
Sky M. Owens
Office of Spectrum Management
Stephen Pierce
Information Technology Specialists
Milton E. Brown
Deputy Chief Counsel
Thomas F. Woods, Jr.
Supervisory Telecommunications
Office of the Chief Counsel
Specialist
Brent L. Bedford
Office of Spectrum Management
Nicholas DeMinco
Jay R. Hoffman
Jeffrey E. Joyner
Yeh Lo
Attorney Advisor
Electronics Engineers
Office of the Chief Counsel
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
National Telecommunications and
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Information Administration
The group is recognized for innovation
The group is recognized for the
in improving the United States
formidable task of analyzing technical
spectrum management process. In
risks and developing regulations needed
response to President Bush's initiative
to advance Broadband over Power Line
to streamline the United States
(BPL). BPL is a technology that
spectrum management process,
provides for the transmission of internet
broadband communication systems can
and other data at radio frequencies over
now be coordinated with federal
neighborhood power lines and uses
systems and approved in real-time. This
electrical outlets in users' premises as
capability takes a concrete step to
data ports for computers and other
institutionalize innovation in spectrum
devices. In October 2004, the Federal
management. This capability will
Communications Commission (FCC)
improve the effectiveness of the
adopted BPL rules in a landmark
domestic spectrum management process
session attended by Assistant Secretary
as called for by President Bush and will
Gallagher and Federal Energy
virtually eliminate delays associated
Regulatory Commissioners. NTIA is
with the current manual process. Their
efforts resulted in eliminating delays OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

associated with the current frequency
coordination process, reducing costs to
federal and commercial users, and Silver Medal
allowing new services to be
deployed rapidly. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
EXCELLENCE
Adam Giampietro
Criminal Investigator
Suzanne M. Courtney
Computer Forensics Investigator
Office of Investigations
Office of Inspector General
The group is honored for establishing a

modern, state-of-the-art computer
forensic laboratory unit in the Office of
Inspector General (OIG). The
laboratory has enhanced the Office of
Investigations’ ability to analyze
computer-based evidence for use in the
prevention and detection of waste,
fraud, and abuse in Department
programs and operations. The group
was able to leverage limited budgetary
and personnel resources to build a
clearly focused computer forensic
investigative unit and deploy the
capabilities of that unit to develop cases
of strong prosecutive merit, which have
been uniformly accepted by the
Department of Justice. Their efforts
have enabled the OIG to pursue an
aggressive investigative program aimed
at misuse of Departmental resources for
the conduct of criminal activity.
E. Jerry McMahan PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

Kathleen M. McKevitt
Supervisory Auditors
Gold Medal
H. Belinda Riley
Auditor LEADERSHIP
Office of Audits Board of Patent Appeals

and Interferences
Keith W. Teamer
Supervisory Criminal Investigator Patent and Trademark Office
Teresa M. Schlee The Board of Patent Appeals and

Attorney Advisor Interferences is cited for reducing the
pendency of patent appeals and
Office of Investigations interferences and for substantially
improving customer service. During
Office of Counsel to Inspector General the past seven years, the Board reduced
the inventory of pending patent appeals
Office of Inspector General by 89 percent, and reduced its appeal
pendency from 39 months to
The group is recognized for conducting approximately 6 months. Similarly,
a complex and unique joint audit and the Board reduced the inventory of
investigation of costs claimed against a pending interferences by 83 percent,
scientific research cooperative and reduced its interference pendency
agreement awarded by the National from 36 months to approximately
Institute of Standards and Technology 11 months. The achievements by the
(NIST). The award to Allegheny- Board have significantly impacted the
Singer was the largest biotechnology missions of the USPTO and the
project funded by the Advanced Department.
Technology Program at the time. The
group uncovered substantial evidence
that discovered that Allegheny-Singer
had submitted multiple false claims to
NIST between June 1999 and
September 2000. In September 2004,
Allegheny-Singer agreed to pay the
government $1.75 million to resolve
outstanding audit issues and violations
of the False Claims Act.
TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
Silver Medal
ADMINISTRATIVE/
Gold Medal
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
LEADERSHIP
Mary F. Bruce
Attorney Advisor Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder
Deputy Director, Building and Fire
Bonita R. Royall Research Laboratory
Management Analyst
National Institute of Standards and
Office of the General Counsel Technology
Julia T. Lee Technology Administration

Computer Scientist
Dr. Sunder is honored for leading the
Office of the Chief Information Officer four-year, $16 million federal building
and fire investigation of the World
Patent and Trademark Office Trade Center disaster, recognized to be
the most complex and sophisticated
The group is recognized for the building failure investigation in United
development and implementation of States history. He led 150 individuals,
electronic filing, workflow, and including a 14-member core team,
information dissemination at the more than 60 additional agency staff,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. and 75 external experts and contractors
Electronic end-to-end processing has to conduct an investigation of huge
substantially improved processing times, scope, scale, and complexity. Not only
reduced error rates, and enhanced were the technical challenges enormous,
customer service. As a result of the but significant challenges also existed in
group’s efforts, all processing times at the administrative, legal, public affairs,
the Board were drastically reduced, in and policy arenas. More than 20
some cases from more than 30 days significant recommendations were made
cycle time to 3 days or less. Their for changes in building practices,
efforts have transformed an outdated standards, and model building codes.
paper-processing operation into a These addressed increased structural
model e-government organization. integrity, enhanced fire protection,
improved building evacuation, and
improved emergency response.
Joseph Falco SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING

Keith Stouffer ACHIEVEMENT
Mechanical Engineers
Jason Averill
Frederick Proctor Richard Bukowski
Albert Wavering Erica Kuligowski
Supervisory Electronics Engineers Robert L. Vettori
Fire Protection Engineers
National Institute of Standards
and Technology James Lawson
Physical Scientist
Hai Lew
The group is honored for leading a Senior Research Structural Engineer
cross-sector industry/government
working group to address a key Richard Peacock
challenge in protecting the Nation’s Chemical Engineer
critical infrastructure - securing
Supervisory Control And Data Matthew Heyman
Acquisition (SCADA) and other Chief of Staff, NIST
industrial control systems against
cyber attack. By developing the first- William Dols
ever set of high level requirements for Mechanical Engineer
specifying security capabilities sought
in new industrial control systems and Stephen Cauffman
products, the Process Control Security Supervisory Research Engineer
Requirements Forum has played a
leading role in enhancing the cyber Valentine Junker
security of U.S. critical infrastructure Medial, Visual and Database Expert
industries.
James Filliben
Supervisory Mathematical Statistician
William Grosshandler
Supervisory Mechanical Engineer
Michael Newman
Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist
Verna Hines
Supervisory Program Analyst

and Technology
Melissa Lieberman
General Attorney
Michael Rubin
Deputy Chief Counsel

and Technology
Technology Administration Fahim Sadek

John Gross
The group is honored for conducting Therese McAllister
the four-year $16 million federal Research Structural Engineers
building and fire safety investigation of
the World Trade Center disaster, Richard Gann
recognized to be the most complex and Senior Research Scientist
sophisticated building failure
investigation in United States history. William Pitts
Not only were the technical challenges Research Chemist
enormous, but significant challenges
also existed in the administrative, legal, Stephen Banovic
public affairs, and policy arenas. With William Luecke
implementation of the Timothy Foecke
recommendations, significant advances Materials Research Engineers
will be made in the safety and
protection of America's buildings, their Anthony Hamins
occupants, and first responders for Jiann Yang
future disasters. Supervisory Mechanical Engineers
Kevin McGrattan
Miral M. Dizdar Mathematician
Supervisory Research Chemist
Frank Gayle
National Institute of Standards Supervisory Metallurgist
and Technology
J. David McColskey
Technology Administration Physical Scientist
Dr. Dizdar is recognized for his Kuldeep Prasad

pioneering efforts in the development Mechanical Engineer
and critical evaluation of measurement
methods for the detection of DNA Frank Davis
damage and cellular repair. Oxidative Engineering Technician
DNA damage is believed to be
responsible for both human aging Thomas Ohlemiller
and a causative factor for many Chemical Engineer
forms of cancer, as well as
neurodegenerative diseases such as Kathryn Butler
Alzheimer’s. Measurements of DNA Physicist
damage and repair might allow us to
modulate DNA damage and repair Emil Simiu
living cells. This information could Howard Baum
lead to improved diagnostics, drug NIST Fellows
developments, and clinical applications
including the advancement of National Institute of Standards
cancer therapies. and Technology
Craig Burkhardt
Chief Counsel for

National Institute of Standards and

Technology Silver Medal
Technology Administration LEADERSHIP
The group is honored for conducting Raju Datla
the four-year $16 million federal Supervisory Physicist
building and fire safety investigation
of the World Trade Center disaster, National Institute of Standards
recognized to be the most complex and Technology
and sophisticated building failure
investigation in United States history. Technology Administration
Not only were the technical challenges
enormous, but significant challenges Dr. Datla is recognized for advancing
also existed in the administrative, the field of infrared optical
legal, public affairs, and policy measurements in support of U.S.
arenas. With implementation of missile defense by developing a unique
the recommendations, significant state-of-the-art Low-Background
advances will be made in the safety Infrared Facility to deliver low-level
and protection of America's buildings, infrared radiation standards to the
their occupants, and first responders Department of Defense (DoD) to help
for future disasters. ensure that potential missile targets are
reliably detected and accurately
identified. The traceability to
Joseph Stroscio international standards provided by the
Physicist facility helps DoD laboratories and
contractors meet the stringent
National Institute of Standards performance standards necessary for a
and Technology successful missile defense system.
Kenneth Ferguson
Dr. Stroscio is honored for conceiving, Technology Policy Analyst
designing, and building the NIST
Nanoscale Physics Facility, an Office of Technology Policy
unparalleled facility for fabricating and
measuring the electronic properties of Technology Administration
nanostructures to study such diverse
problems as atom motion on surfaces, Mr. Ferguson is honored for conceiving,
metal film and alloy growth, designing, then managing production
superconductivity, and semiconductor of a Science and Technology (S&T)
nanodevices. Realizing early the reference manual for Iraqi government
importance of atomic scale agencies. The manual contains detailed
measurements on the development of information on hundreds of
nanotechnology, Dr. Stroscio built both international S&T policy organizations,
a novel Room Low Temperature research institutes, counterpart
Scanning Tunneling Microscope (RT- government ministries, and standards
STM) and a groundbreaking Low and metrics organizations. The
Temperature Scanning Tunneling objective of the manual is to provide
Microscope (LT-STM) as the heart of planners in Iraq or anywhere else in the
the NIST Nanoscale Physics Facility. world with information that will assist
in creating a new S&T policy
environment that stimulates innovation
and entrepreneurism.
Simon Frechette PERSONAL AND

Supervisory Mechanical Engineer PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE
Joshua Lubell Health Physics Group

Computer Scientist
Allison Barnard-Feeney and Technology
Information Technology Specialist
and Technology The group is recognized for the
development and administration of the
Technology Administration best radiation safety program in the
Nation. More than 1900 researchers
The team is recognized for and scores of operations and technical
contributions in developing and personnel utilizing the NIST Center for
deploying a new standard to facilitate Neutron Research (NCNR) depend on
the exchange of computer-aided design this group for vital program support.
information. They led the progression The NCNR is one of the leading
of International Organization for research reactors in the world and the
Standardization (ISO)10303-203 largest licensed by the Nuclear
Second Edition to international Regulatory Commission with extensive
standard status which culminated in the research and experimental facilities
first modular STEP (Standard for the second to none. The group has achieved
Exchange of Product model data) a perfect safety record which is the most
standard - a landmark in the technical important factor in the operation of the
and strategic method for preparing reactor, in the protection of the public,
international standards. This new and in the success of the research
method of developing specifications for programs.
product data has significantly reduced
time and cost of deploying these
standards to industry. SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING
ACHIEVEMENT
Christopher Cromer
Darryl Keenan
Physicists
Marla Dowell
Supervisory Physicist
Shao Yang
Electronics Engineer

and Technology
The group is recognized for their vision

and innovation in the development of
the world’s only measurement program
to fully characterize ultraviolet (UV)
laser instruments. With this unique
program, the group established itself as
industry’s gatekeeper for UV laser clusters of atoms, could provide major

measurements. This capability directly improvements in the chemical analysis
benefits the semiconductor capabilities of SIMS. Dr. Gillen’s
manufacturing industry, which relies on contribution was to recognize and
UV lasers and detectors in their exploit a specific property of polyatomic
manufacturing processes. Recognizing clusters that would dissociate upon
the significance of the achievement, impact with a surface to be analyzed,
industry released NIST-traceable and the kinetic energy of the cluster
commercial products based on their would be partitioned among its
technology within one year of proof component atoms. His work has
of concept. radically advanced the state-of-the-art
and opened up new possibilities for
practical chemical analysis of diverse
Piotr Domanski materials such as semiconductors
Supervisory Mechanical Engineer and polymers.

and Technology William Grosshandler
Supervisory Mechanical Engineer
Nelson Bryner
Dr. Domanski is cited for the Supervisory Chemical Engineer
development of simulation models for
designing and evaluating the Daniel Madrzykowski
performance of vapor-compression Fire Prevention Engineer
refrigeration and air-conditioning
systems. These models provide National Institute of Standards
equipment manufacturers in a and Technology
$30 billion per year industry with the
most technically-sophisticated and Technology Administration
user-friendly tools for optimizing
air-conditioning systems working The group is honored for completing a
with a variety of ozone-friendly comprehensive and sound technical
refrigerants and refrigerant mixtures. investigation of a deadly nighclub fire
Their use is enabling the manufacturers in West Warwick, Rhode Island, on
to successfully combat international February 20, 2003. This was the
competition and to meet increasing worst fire disaster in almost three
environmental demands decades in the United States, killing
from customers. 100 individuals. They reconstructed
the event through tests of mock-up
sections of the nightclub in the NIST
John Gillen Large Fire Laboratory and subsequent
Supervisory Research Chemist simulation of the entire event using the
NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator. The
National Institute of Standards comprehensive set of recommendations
and Technology included requiring sprinkler systems in
all nightclubs, forbidding the use of
Technology Administration certain finishing materials known to
easily ignite, and changing the way
Dr. Gillen is recognized for his safety is analyzed and designed for an
breakthrough research and development egress from such nightclubs.
of polyatomic ion sources for secondary
ion mass spectrometry (SIMS).
Dr. Gillen recognized that polyatomic
ion sources, consisting of bound
John Kitching forensics is an emerging discipline and

John Moreland its growth depends on standards and
Hugh Robinson test methods needed to establish
Peter Schwindt scientific credibility. The group
Physicists provided the first set of objective and
repeatable standards and test methods.
Li Anne Liew This work has had momentous impact
Mechanical Engineer on the ability of law enforcement to
apprehend and prosecute criminals and
Leo Hollberg terrorists and to strengthen our
Supervisory Physicist homeland defense.

and Technology Mark Stiles
Physicist
The group is cited for leading the team and Technology
that designed, constructed, and tested
the world's first ultra-miniature Technology Administration
operational atomic clocks and
magnetometers, about the size of a Dr. Stiles is recognized for exceptional
grain of rice. The team demonstrated contributions to the theory of magnetic
the world's first chip-scale atomic clocks phenomena in nanostructures. His
and magnetometers, outperforming the research was quickly recognized
existing similar devices by about a worldwide as being both correct and
factor of 1,000. This accomplishment comprehensive. His work on magnetic
required substantial work, both on the multilayers, most notably the
fundamental science of making new phenomenon of giant magneto-
types of atomic clocks and resistance (GMR), was crucial to the
magnetometers, and also on the development of new nanotechnology-
technology of making the devices very based devices that have revolutionized
small and using very low power. These the magnetic sensing and information
revolutionary devices promise to storage industries. As a direct result, the
dramatically improve a wide range of rate of growth in storage density now
applications through the use of exceeds one hundred percent per year,
atomically-precise measurements in which even eclipses the "Moore's Law"
portable, battery-powered growth of semiconductor processing
electronic devices. power. His efforts will result in
furthering U.S. competitiveness in the
development of a wide array of
James Lyle magnetic sensors and information
Douglas White storage devices.
Computer Scientists

and Technology
The group is recognized for developing

computer forensic standards and test
methods needed for the successful
investigation and prosecution of crimes
involving computers. Computer
Joel Ullom John Villarrubia

Physicist Physicist
National Institute of Standards Andras Vladar

and Technology Electronics Engineer
Technology Administration Michael Postek

Dr. Ullom is recognized for the
development of the world’s first National Institute of Standards
practical solid-state quantum and Technology
nanorefrigerators. These devices
improve the sensitivity and reduce the Technology Administration
cost of low-temperature photon
detectors and other quantum devices. The group is honored for development
With a series of breakthroughs in of an innovative technique for
physics and materials science, improved measurement of nanometer-
Dr. Ullom improved the cooling power scale dimensions of microelectronic
of quantum nanorefrigerators by two devices with scanning electron
orders of magnitude. These devices will microscopes, the most common
lead to improved x-ray microanalysis for metrology instrument on
the semiconductor industry, improved semiconductor processing lines. Being
photon detection for astronomy, and adopted within an industry in which
improved cooling of devices used in the value of a nanometer increase in
quantum physics experiments. precision is measured in dollars per
device produced, the Model-Based
Library method has been shown to
increase precision of measurement by
up to a factor of three and to reduce
sensitivity to image noise and focus.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Michael Fasolka
Supervisory Materials
Research Engineer
Kathryn Beers
Christopher Stafford
Research Chemists
Alamgir Karim
Supervisory Physicist
Eric Amis

and Technology
The group is cited for creating the

NIST Combinatorial Methods Center
(NCMC), a unique source for high
throughput tools used in materials
development by over 25 industrial
partners. The NCMC was designed
around a new collaborative legal
agreement precluding exchange of
proprietary information and assuring
research results would be made public
immediately, while allowing companies
to join with minimum paperwork and
delay. Through its established
mechanisms, the NCMC will continue
to develop and provide unique, elegant,
and inexpensive solutions to
industrial problems.
EXTERNAL AWARDS Steven R. Jefferts

Physicist
ARTHUR S. FLEMMING AWARD National Institute of Standards
and Technology
Keith R. Lykke
Supervisory Chemist Technology Administration
National Institute of Standards Dr. Jefferts was recognized for
and Technology outstanding technical and managerial
leadership of NIST-F1, the world’s most
Technology Administration accurate atomic clock. Dr. Jefferts led
the design, construction, operation, and
Dr. Lykke was recognized for the continual improvement of NIST-F1,
development of novel laser technology the first U.S. laser-cooled frequency
for the accurate calibration and standard, from its earliest conception in
characterization of optical instruments 1996. NIST-F1, the U.S. national
used in ground and satellite-based standard for the second, is one of the
remote sensing, missile defense and most visible and widely-used assets of
targeting, and standards research, NIST. NIST time, calibrated by the
development, and dissemination. This NIST-F1 atomic clock, is used literally
technology has led directly to improved billions of times each day for everything
values for ocean carbon levels important from setting consumer timepieces to
in climate change research, to ensuring the accurate timestamping of
innovative high-temperature pyrometers hundreds of billions of dollars of
critical to the development of a new electronic financial transactions to
International Temperature Scale, and to coordinating the most precise
approaches to reliably correct for stray international time.
light affecting the accuracy of
multimillion dollar satellite
environmental optical sensors.
Jun Ye Daniel A. Fischer

NIST Fellow Supervisory Physicist
National Institute of Standards National Institute of Standards

and Technology and Technology
Technology Administration Technology Administration
Dr. Ye was recognized for his Dr. Fischer was recognized for
contributions to the fields of precision pioneering development of an
measurement, quantum optics, unparalleled soft x-ray absorption
ultrasensitive detection, and cold spectroscopy facility enabling key
molecules. Dr. Ye’s accomplishments advances in cutting-edge technologies.
help maintain NIST leadership in the The facility combines unique detection
international metrology community and capabilities with innovative sample
have a strong impact on research, such manipulation and environmental
as in quantum information. Dr. Ye has control to permit measurements of
developed techniques to coherently atomic and molecular order and
combine the output of independent orientation at surfaces and interfaces of
lasers and the successive pulses emitted materials under real-world operating
by a single laser. These enable new conditions. Results include
advances in chemically-specific breakthroughs in catalytic materials for
microscopy and replace optical chemical production, photoresists for
amplifiers with a simple cavity, integrated circuit fabrication, and
respectively. Dr. Ye has demonstrated a lubricants for magnetic hard disks, as
unified time and frequency well as ground-breaking work on self-
spectroscopy of atoms using phase- assembled nanoparticles, nanotubes,
stabilized femtosecond lasers, a very biomaterials, and high temperature
important advance. superconductors.
Many thanks to those individuals who contributed

so much to today’s program.
Special thanks to:
Office of Human Resources Management Incentive Awards Staff
Michael R. Osver
Retha Maddox
Incentive Awards Program Officers of the Department
Lashonda Simmons - Census

Charlene Gantt - ITA
Sheila Jones - NIST
Jennifer Heyob - NOAA
Azalea Nunnally - OIG
Dawn Washington - PTO
and their valuable assistants
Armed Forces Color Guard

Printing and Graphics Division
Marine Brass Quintet
Paul Bell, Soloist
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HONOR AWARDS COVERS 1 AND 4.

QXD 1/13/06 1:02 PM Page 1

Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium

Presentation of Gold and Silver Medals

MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY

P ublic service is a great privilege and responsibility. At the U.S. Department of

To warrant a Gold or Silver Medal, a contribution must focus on qualitative

personal and professional excellence

2005 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS

Dr. John L. Hall

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Presentation of Gold Medal

Gregory Michael Wong

for his selfless dedication to service in Iraq

BUREAU OF INDUSTRY Norma Curtis

Office of the Assistant Secretary Benjamin Erulkar

Bureau of Industry and Security Jedd B. Vertman

Atlanta Regional Office

Economic Development Administration

The group is honored for the rapid

2004. Beginning early August 2004 ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS

LEADERSHIP John Ruser

International Trade Administration Carmina Londono

James Fluker pirate vendors from retail shopping

The group is recognized for their

International Trade Administration

PERSONAL AND CUSTOMER SERVICE

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND habitat and coastal pollution also are

Holly Price PERSONAL AND

National Ocean Service Jeffrey Ray

Dr. Price is honored for the National Marine Fisheries Service

SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING past tsunamis with outstanding results

Mitchell Goldberg Hua-Lu Pan

National Environmental Satellite, Data, Suranjana Saha

John Derber David Behringer

National Weather Service National Weather Service

National Oceanic and National Oceanic and

CUSTOMER SERVICE Tropical Prediction Center/National

Weather Forecast Offices:

Gary Davis Gary Stauffer

PERSONAL AND Steven Davis

Donna Darm Anne Hollowed

National Marine Fisheries Service Lauren Smoker

Charles Karnella SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING

Dean Swanson Changyong Cao

Michael Gonzales Jerry Sullivan

National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and

Thomas L. Delworth Mark DeMaria

Keith Dixon Michelle Mainelli

Richard Hemler National Oceanic and

Jeffrey Key Kenneth L. Schere

The group is honored for the

CUSTOMER SERVICE Hydrometeorological

National Oceanic and The organizations are cited for

James Lushine of the life-saving credit and minimal

National Oceanic and Weather Forecast Office

The group is recognized for developing National Oceanic and

National Oceanic and

The NWS Forecast Office, Pleasant

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS continuing its work with the FCC and

efforts resulted in eliminating delays OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Office of Inspector General