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2012 Service to America Medals Awarded
Mon Oct 01 2012
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Winners of the 2012 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals awarded in September. The “Sammies,” as they are informally known, are considered among the most prestigious awards for U.S. civil servants.
Winners of the 2012 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals awarded in September. The “Sammies,” as they are informally known, are considered among the most prestigious awards for U.S. civil servants.
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“In this political season, we see people again and again tearing down our government,” said Max Stier, president and CEO of the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, which sponsors the awards. “We will never get what we want out of our government if we focus solely on its shortcomings and fail to celebrate its successes.”
“In this political season, we see people again and again tearing down our government,” said Max Stier, president and CEO of the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, which sponsors the awards. “We will never get what we want out of our government if we focus solely on its shortcomings and fail to celebrate its successes.”
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Here are the 2012 winners:
Here are the 2012 winners:
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2012 Federal Employee of the Year
2012 Federal Employee of the Year
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Lynne Meryl Mofenson
Lynne Meryl Mofenson
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Branch Chief, Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal AIDS Branch
Branch Chief, Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal AIDS Branch
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
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Rockville, Maryland
Rockville, Maryland
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Achievement: Played a pivotal role in preventing the AIDS epidemic among children by studying ways to prevent mother-to-child transmission.
Achievement: Played a pivotal role in preventing the AIDS epidemic among children by studying ways to prevent mother-to-child transmission.
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2012 Career Achievement Medal Recipient
2012 Career Achievement Medal Recipient
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James Cash
James Cash
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Chief Technical Advisor, Office of Research and Engineering
Chief Technical Advisor, Office of Research and Engineering
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National Transportation Safety Board
National Transportation Safety Board
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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Achievement: For nearly three decades, has used his engineering expertise to extract information from airplane cockpit recorders and other devices to determine the causes of major transportation accidents, and once analyzed a quarter second of noise to help determine why a 747 exploded 12 minutes after takeoff.
Achievement: For nearly three decades, has used his engineering expertise to extract information from airplane cockpit recorders and other devices to determine the causes of major transportation accidents, and once analyzed a quarter second of noise to help determine why a 747 exploded 12 minutes after takeoff.
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2012 Call to Service Medal Recipient
2012 Call to Service Medal Recipient
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Jacob M. Taylor
Jacob M. Taylor
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Physicist
Physicist
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Gaithersburg, Maryland
Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Achievement: Came up with an original scientific theory that could lead to medical imaging in microscopic detail for better health care, while also developing innovative technology to allow greater quantities of data to speed across the Internet with less energy and at lower cost.
Achievement: Came up with an original scientific theory that could lead to medical imaging in microscopic detail for better health care, while also developing innovative technology to allow greater quantities of data to speed across the Internet with less energy and at lower cost.
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2012 Citizen Services Medal Recipient
2012 Citizen Services Medal Recipient
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Susan Angell, Mark Johnston and the Homeless Veterans Initiative Team
Susan Angell, Mark Johnston and the Homeless Veterans Initiative Team
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Executive Director, Veterans Homeless Initiative (Angell); Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs, Office of Community Planning and Development (Johnston)
Executive Director, Veterans Homeless Initiative (Angell); Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs, Office of Community Planning and Development (Johnston)
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Department of Veterans Affairs (Angell); Department of Housing and Urban Development (Johnston)
Department of Veterans Affairs (Angell); Department of Housing and Urban Development (Johnston)
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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Achievement: Led an interdepartmental program that reduced veterans homelessness by 12 percent in one year as part of an ambitious national goal of finding shelter for all veterans by 2015.
Achievement: Led an interdepartmental program that reduced veterans homelessness by 12 percent in one year as part of an ambitious national goal of finding shelter for all veterans by 2015.
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2012 Homeland Security Medal Recipients
2012 Homeland Security Medal Recipients
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Nael Samha and Thomas Roland, Jr.
Nael Samha and Thomas Roland, Jr.
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Program Manager, Office of Technology (Samha) and Program Manager, Office of Field Operations (Roland)
Program Manager, Office of Technology (Samha) and Program Manager, Office of Field Operations (Roland)
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
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Achievement: Created a smartphone application that allows customs and border agents in the field to access law enforcement databases in real time, which has led to enforcement actions against more than 450 drug traffickers, weapons smugglers, illegal aliens and potential terror suspects since March 2010.
Achievement: Created a smartphone application that allows customs and border agents in the field to access law enforcement databases in real time, which has led to enforcement actions against more than 450 drug traffickers, weapons smugglers, illegal aliens and potential terror suspects since March 2010.
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2012 Justice and Law Enforcement Medal Recipient
2012 Justice and Law Enforcement Medal Recipient
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Louis Milione and the Operation Relentless Team
Louis Milione and the Operation Relentless Team
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Special Agent and Group Supervisor
Special Agent and Group Supervisor
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Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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Achievement: Led a high-stakes federal undercover investigation spanning three continents that resulted in the arrest and conviction of the "Merchant of Death," the world's most notorious arms trafficker.
Achievement: Led a high-stakes federal undercover investigation spanning three continents that resulted in the arrest and conviction of the "Merchant of Death," the world's most notorious arms trafficker.
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2012 Management Excellence Medal
2012 Management Excellence Medal
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Elliott B. Branch
Elliott B. Branch
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Deputy Assistant Secretary, Acquisition and Procurement
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Acquisition and Procurement
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Department of the Navy
Department of the Navy
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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Achievement: Through savvy acquisition and procurement, ensures our warfighters have the right equipment when they need it, at the best possible value for the American taxpayer.
Achievement: Through savvy acquisition and procurement, ensures our warfighters have the right equipment when they need it, at the best possible value for the American taxpayer.
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2012 National Security and International Affairs Medal Recipient
2012 National Security and International Affairs Medal Recipient
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Charles Scoville
Charles Scoville
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Chief, Amputee Patient Care Service
Chief, Amputee Patient Care Service
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
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Achievement: Enables combat amputees to lead active lives and potentially return to duty, through an internationally recognized rehabilitation program that uses a novel sports medicine approach.
Achievement: Enables combat amputees to lead active lives and potentially return to duty, through an internationally recognized rehabilitation program that uses a novel sports medicine approach.
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2012 Science and Environment Medal Recipient
2012 Science and Environment Medal Recipient
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Neal S. Young
Neal S. Young
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Chief of the Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institut
Chief of the Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institut
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National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
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Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
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Achievement: Saves lives through cutting-edge research and treatments for patients with bone marrow failure diseases, including the rare and once deadly blood disorder known as aplastic anemia.
Achievement: Saves lives through cutting-edge research and treatments for patients with bone marrow failure diseases, including the rare and once deadly blood disorder known as aplastic anemia.