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NOAA Honor Awards

Andrew Mellon Auditorium

Washington, D.C.

April 18, 2008

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Eduardo J. Ribas

Director for Workforce Management

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Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (ret.)

Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere

Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Line and Staff Office Representatives

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Eduardo J. Ribas

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2007 Gold Medal RecipientsLeadershipLeadershipLeadershipLeadershipLeadershipGerald Scott, NMFS

PPPPPersonal and Personal and Personal and Personal and Personal and Prrrrrofessional Eofessional Eofessional Eofessional Eofessional ExxxxxcellencecellencecellencecellencecellenceSusan L. Baker, NOS

CCCCCustomer Sustomer Sustomer Sustomer Sustomer SerererererviceviceviceviceviceGerald L. Mader, NOSNeil D. Weston, NOS

HHHHHerererereroismoismoismoismoismLCDR Mark Nelson, OMAOLCDR Carl Newman, OMAOJoseph Klippel, OMAOLCDR Peter Siegel, OMAOLCDR Joseph Bishop, OMAOTom Shepherd, OMAOJames Barr, OMAOTerry Lynch, OMAOWilliam Olney, OMAOJames McFadden, OMAO

LeadershipLeadershipLeadershipLeadershipLeadershipPaul S. Chang, NESDISHugh D. Cobb III, NWSRoger T. Edson, NWSJames L. Franklin, NWSRichard D. Knabb, NWSEugene D. Legg, NESDISKevin Schrab, NWSJoseph M. Sienkiewicz, NWS

William Hogarth, NMFSKevin M. Allexon, UNSECKarl Anderson, Legislative AffairsLaura Cimo, Legislative AffairsC. Stewart Harris, NMFSAdam Issenberg, OGCMatteo Milazzo, NMFSSteven Murawski, NMFSMark Holliday, NMFSSamuel Rauch III, NMFSAlan Risenhoover, NMFSHeather Sagar, NMFSConstance Sathre, OGCCarrie Selberg, NMFSGalen Tromble, NMFSChristopher Scheve, DOC OLIALeah Harrelson, DOC OLIA

NOAA’s National Hydropower Team, NMFS

Scientific/EScientific/EScientific/EScientific/EScientific/Engineering Angineering Angineering Angineering Angineering AchievchievchievchievchievementementementementementChristopher W. Brown, NESDISMary E. Culver, NOSKent H. Hughes, NESDISEugene D. Legg, NESDISLinda Stathoplos, NESDISRichard Paul Stumpf, NOS

Thomas R. Karl, NESDISChristopher D. Miller, OARVenkatachalam Ramaswamy, OARJohn R. Lanzante, OARDian J. Seidel, OARThomas C. Peterson, NESDISRussell S. Vose, NESDISRichard William Reynolds, NESDIS

Tina Marie Aulani Wilhelm, NOSSean Flynn Corson, NOSRandall K. Kosaki, NOSMoani Pai, NOSVincent A. Collins, NOSMichael Tosatto, NMFSEdward Lindelof, NOSTheodore M. Beuttler, OGCMichael Ian Weiss, NOSJane H. Chalmers, OGCMary E. Ward, OGCDaniel Cohen, DOC OGCAlexa Anne Cole, OGCSilar R. Deroma, OGCAdam D. Issenberg, OGCJoel R. LaBissonniere, OGCElizabeth J. Packard, OGC

Geoffrey J. DiMego, NWSThomas Lee Black, NWSEric Rogers, NWSYing Lin, NWSWan-Shu Wu, NWSDavid Franklin Parrish, NWSMatthew E. Pyle, NWSGeoffrey Stephen Manikin, NWSDennis A. Keyser, NWSDavid L. Michaud, NWS

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Scientific/EScientific/EScientific/EScientific/EScientific/Engineering Angineering Angineering Angineering Angineering AchievchievchievchievchievementementementementementEdward DeMartini, NMFS

Christopher D. Elvidge, NESDIS

Randall C. Johnson, OAR

Cheng-Zhi Zou, NESDIS

Randall Absolon, NMFSGordon Axel, NMFSBrian Burke, NMFSKinsey Frick, NMFSEric Hockersmith, NMFSByron Iverson, NMFSBruce Jonasson, NMFSMark Kaminski, NMFSDarren Ogden, NMFSSamuel Rambo, NMFS

Kathryn Bisack, NMFSHeather Haas, NMFSHenry Milliken, NMFSKimberly Murray, NMFSDebra Palka, NMFSMarjorie Rossman, NMFSGordon Waring, NMFSJohn Higgins, Jr. , NMFSJohn Kenney, Jr. , NMFSGlenn Salvador, NMFS

W. Paul Menzel, NESDISEileen M. Maturi, NESDISDonald G. Gray, NESDISXiangqian Wu, NESDISRichard William Reynolds, NESDISKent H. Hughes, NESDISJeffrey Polovina, NMFSGary Lee Hufford, NWSJohn Frederick Sapper, NESDIS

CCCCCustomer Sustomer Sustomer Sustomer Sustomer SerererererviceviceviceviceviceJohn C. Broyles, NWSRichard L. Thompson, NWS

LeadershipLeadershipLeadershipLeadershipLeadershipLinda Johnson, OGCRichard Merrick, NMFSGregory Silber, NMFSBarbara Zoodsma, NMFS

Roy Crabtree, NMFSPhilip Steele, NMFSMonica Smit-Brunello, OGCHeather Blough, NMFSRodney Dalton, NMFSSarah Devido, NMFSAntonio Lamberte, NMFSPeter Hood, NMFSJohn D. Reed, NMFSDavid McKinney, NMFS

Thomas Moore, NMFSKevin Kirsch, NOSSean Meehan, NOSDaphne MacFarlan, NMFS

2007 Silver Medal Recipients

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Bronze Medal Recipients

National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service

Ken KnappFor analyzing terabytes of data from 18 different satellitesfrom more than 20 years of observations in order to createclimate data records on hurricane trends and improve theunderstanding of climate variability and change.

Mark DeMariaAntonio IrvingNancy MerckleJohn A. KnaffFor the development and operational implementation ofthe Tropical Cyclone Formation product thatquantitatively predicts storm formation probability.

Thomas SchottDavid A. BennerAntonio IrvingSelina M. NaumanBrian HughesEileen MaturiHank DrahosFor developing and implementing processes to shorten thetransition of satellite products from research to operationsto meet critical user needs.

Janice A. BeattieDorothy Anderson, CIOAnna FiolekJohn McDonough, OARBetsy Schenck-GardnerDonald W. CollinsSteven RutzSharon M. MesickGeorge F. SharmanEric RobyJulie A. BoschFor developing a unique, end-to-end data managementsystem to organize, archive, and disseminate oceanexploration information for researchers and the public.

Timothy W. OwenNathaniel GuttmanKarsten SheinRobert E. Livezey, NWSRobert J. Leffler, NWSMichael Brewer, NWSMyron Berger, NWSDouglas Kluck, NWSTimothy Kearns, NWSAndrea Bair, NWSFor greatly improving climate data services and datamanagement through enhanced collaboration betweenNOAA and its climate service partners.

Office of Satellite OperationsOffice of Satellite Data Processing and DistributionOffice of Systems DevelopmentFor coordinating the logistics and movement of morethan 500 people, as well as highly sensitive operationalequipment, to a new facility—the NOAA SatelliteOperations Facility—without interrupting the 24/7operations of 16 on-orbit satellites.

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Office of Marine and Aviation Operations

Marine Operations Center, PacificFor rapid response to the catastrophic 4 alarm pier fire ofJuly 5, 2006, which included accounting for eachemployee, determining what essential personnel wererequired on scene, developing alternate work site plansand managing media and investigative inquiries.

National Marine Fisheries Service

Deborah R. HartFor significant advances in the theory of rotational areafisheries and leadership in its application to Atlantic seascallop assessment and management.

Ellen P. KeaneFor coordinating NOAA’s policy position andrulemaking to require “chain mats” in the Atlantic seascallop dredge fishery to protect sea turtles.

Michelle M. McClureMary H. RuckelshausFor leading 30 authors and 100 reviewers from federal,state, tribal, local government, and non-profit entities insynthesis on the Puget Sound, Sound Science, a reportwhich provides policy makers with the first consensus onthreats to the ecosystem and research required forrecovery.

William L. MichaelsJoseph M. GodlewskiFor the development and successful deployment of afiberoptic towed body package capable of housing anddeploying a variety of oceanographic, acoustic, and videopackages.

Richard H. Towler, Jr.Kresimir WilliamsFor inventing and refining an inexpensive electronicmeasuring device to provide quick and accuratemeasurements of fish lengths.

Erin E. KupchaHolly M. McBrideOtis L. JacksonBarbara M. NorthFor the development of an at-sea electronic entry systemfor fisheries observer data, including concept design,testing, and final implementation.

William T. PetersonEdmundo CasillasJoanne M. ButzerinJohn W. FergusonFor developing a web-based description of eleven oceanproductivity indicators which enables the forecasting ofadult salmon returns years sooner than previoustechniques.

Ann K. MatareseJanet L. BensonDeborah M. BloodSusan J. PicquelleWilliam RugenFor developing the Ichthyoplankton Information System,a web-based science product which is the first decisionsupport tool providing vital marine larval fish data toresource managers for fisheries management andecosystem and climate impact assessments.

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Shannon W. Sprague, NOSKimberly E. BensonSarah D. Brabson, CIOFor leadership in initiating and overseeing the firstevaluation of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Educationand Training program.

Margaret W. MillerJennifer A. MooreStephania K. BoldenAndy BrucknerCheryl Scannell, OGCBrian D. Keller, NOSMarta F. NammackFor completing a biological review that led to thesuccessful listing of elkhorn and staghorn corals asthreatened under the Endangered Species Act.

David T. MacDuffeeDavid Kaiser, NOSMark A. Hodor, OGCMary E. Rolle, OGCSteven A. Kokkinakis, PPIShelby L. Mendez, PPIDavid A. Bizot, NOSAngela SommaEmily R. LindowJohn A. Armor, NOSFor developing and implementing a coordination andreview process to expeditiously provide NOAA-widerecommendations on liquified natural gas licensingproposals.

Daniel TorquemadaBrian L. CluerStacy K. LiCharleen A. GavetteCharlotte A. AmbroseAmanda Wheeland, OGCFor precedent-setting verification of non-compliancewith Endangered Species Act requirements to protectlisted fish from timber harvest impacts.

Scott J. CarlonSteven M. FransenEdward B. MeyerBryan D. NordlundMelissa G. JundtRitchie J. GravesMichelle R. DayKeith R. KirkendallJane S. Hannuksela, OGCChris D. Fontecchio, OGCFor intensive negotiations with over 260 stakeholdergroups which ensure reliable, clean energy production at23 hydroelectric projects while conserving protectedspecies.

Karen H. AbramsGretchen ArentzenMerrick BurdenStephen L. Copps, Jr.Stephen FreeseJane S. Hannuksela, OGCStacey L. Nathanson, OGCSuzanne RussellW. Waldo Wakefield IIMary YoklavichFor protecting U.S. West Coast essential groundfishhabitats via regulations to restrict fishing, buyouttrawlers, and create Marine Protected Areas.

Erik ZobristCheryl BrodnaxRichard HartmanRachel SweeneyPatrick WilliamsJason Manthey, CAOJeanie Jennings, AGOPamela Wittler-Stichweh, AGOJoy Merino HunterFor restoring 1800 essential habitat wetland acres insupport of a $1 billion fishing industry and a buffer tocreate a more storm-resilient coastal Louisiana.

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Elizabeth L. BabcockSusan BishopTimothy J. TynanMatt LongenbaughElizabeth G. GaarGary S. SimsFor the development of Endangered Species Act recoveryplans for Puget Sound Chinook and Hood Canalsummer chum salmon, the first ESA recovery plans forspecies of Pacific salmon to be finalized under thestatute’s requirements.

Roger P. HewittKevin T. HillNancy C. H. LoDavid A. GriffithRonald C. DotsonDavid DemerRichard L. CharterFor conducting the first, international, ecosystem-basedsynoptic sardine survey along the entire U.S. West Coast,from British Columbia to Baja California.

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National Ocean Service

Helen GoldeFor exemplary leadership in drafting and transmitting toCongress an Administration bill to reauthorize the CoralReef Conservation Act of 2000.

Tammie HerrinFor developing and implementing efficient and effectiveadministrative and financial systems for the multi-organizational Hollings Marine Laboratory inCharleston, South Carolina.

Alexander F. HollandFor leadership in establishing a state-of-the-artlaboratory with federal, state, and academic experts tostudy and protect the oceans and human health.

Stephan L. MortonFor leadership in implementing the SoutheastPhytoplankton Monitoring Network to enhanceobservations and awareness of harmful algal blooms.

Timothy OsbornFor outstanding leadership of Hurricane Katrinarecovery efforts by coordinating federal, state and localefforts to map and remove marine debris.

LCDR Richard T. BrennanBarry GallagherMonica CisternelliStephen GillFor leadership in enhancing and implementing aninnovative software tool, producing more timely andaccurate tide correctors for hydrographic surveys.

Leslie Suzanne Bass, OGCGerald G. EschCynthia FowlerDonna McCaskillFrank RuopoliDavid SteinMitchell TarttOle Varmer, OGCMeredith WestingtonFor developing the manual Marine Managed Areas:Best Practices for Boundary Making, which improvedthe way the nation develops marine boundaries.

Caleb GostnellJohn AllenErin CampbellScott Ferguson, NMFSJoyce Miller, NMFSEd CarlsonCDR Gerald WheatonKurt BrownLT Mark Van WaesFor conducting complex hydrographic surveys in westernPacific ports to update nautical charts in support of safenavigation and economic development.

Christopher PaternostroLaura RearRichard BourgerieKaren EarwakerJennifer EwaldPatrick BurkeCarl KammererPaul FanelliJames SprenkeHsing Hua ShihCharles PaytonFor the successful modernization of the NationalCurrent Program to provide critical oceanographic datato users of the marine transportation system.

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National Geodetic SurveyFor determining accurate elevations in support ofrecovery efforts in the coastal parishes of Louisianafollowing the devastation from Hurricanes Rita andKatrina.

National Marine Sanctuary ProgramOffice of Response and RestorationFor leadership in the Safe Seas 2006 and SafeSanctuaries 2005 emergency response drills thatdemonstrated NOAA’s technological expertise andabilities to protect life and commerce and foster theprotection of NOAA trust resources.

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National Weather Service

Thomas Lynn AllmonFor outstanding leadership and engineering to mitigateinterference that negatively impacted the quality ofradar data used for vital weather warnings, as well asfor FAA and DoD operations.

John F. RobinsonFor fostering partnerships within the emergencymanagement community and the Weather Service bycreating a “one-stop shop” for Arkansas critical weatherinformation that allows for rapid decision-makingduring severe weather outbreaks.

David A. UngerFor developing an innovative statistical technique,ensemble regression, which allows combining a largenumber of individual forecasts into a single optimumforecast and has resulted in dramatic and unprecedentedimprovements in 3-month forecasting activity.

David W. SharpScott M. SprattFor research and collaboration on landfalling hurricanesresulting in improved forecast accuracy and lead-times,including over 50 scientific/technical publications, theoptimization of radar operations, and the first hurricaneWarning Event Simulator for rainband tornadoes.

Jaye YoderLori BatsonFor training over 200 users across NOAA on theC.Request requisition system and for continuing toprovide customer support.

Heiko E. CroweGregory M. FloresLaurie J. HinesPaul D. KrenekJorge R. MendozaJames W. NicholsWilliam J. UrellRichard N. VogelFor leadership and technical excellence in implementinga major NEXRAD system reliability improvement,achieving a major cost avoidance and insuring thenation’s 158 radars exceeded a 96 percent serviceavailability goal.

John DuxburyMichael AsmusRobert J. BonackRobert E. LivezeyRobert LefflerMichael J. BrewerStephen DelGreco, NESDISTimothy W. Owen, NESDISFor developing a paperless system for the collection ofCOOP data that allows for real-time data integration,quality control, and dissemination.

D. B. RaoCarlos LozanoRobert GrumbineYung ChaoVera GeraldWilliam GemmillLawrence BurroughsRegina NicholsJoseph SienkiewiczFrank AikmanFor developing and implementing an Ocean ForecastSystem to improve a wide variety of ocean predictionservices for the entire U.S. East Coast and the Gulf ofMexico.

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NEXRAD Product Improvement Open Radar DataAcquisition Project

For NEXRAD weather radar signal processingenhancements which lay the foundation forimprovements in tornado forecasting, flash floodwarnings, and GPRA goals.

WFO Billings, Mont.For outstanding customer service during the extremewildfires which afflicted over 640,000 acres of southernMontana from July through September 2006.

WFO El Paso area, Tex.For issuing precise forecasts during the disastrousBorderland flash flooding of August 1-3, 2006, an eventwhich caused more than $400 million in damage withno lives lost.

WFO Fort Worth, Tex.For outreach to local media, emergency managers, andspotter groups in providing accurate and advancedtornado warnings for the citizens of Collin County, Tex.,on May 9, 2006.

WFO Memphis, Tenn.For providing timely tornado warnings and servicesduring the significant tornado outbreak of April 2,2006, an event which totaled 180 miles with windsnear 200 m.p.h.

WFO Midland, Tex.For eight on-site meteorologist deployments whichprovided critical information dissemination during theprolonged 2006 wildfire season across Texas.

WFO Morristown, Tenn.For providing seamless warning services while backingup Weather Forecast Office Nashville, which lost phoneservice during a major tornado outbreak on April 7,2006, in Tennessee.

WFO North Platte, Neb.For exceptional forecast and warning informationduring the back-to-back, high-impact winter storms overthe holidays and busy travel season of December 2006.

WFO Quad Cities, Iowa/IllinoisFor providing life-saving tornado warning services thatlikely saved 75 lives during the historic tornado outbreakof April 13, 2006.

WFO Raleigh, N.C.For critical wind and rain forecasts enabling publicofficials and citizens to take life-saving actions duringthe October 2006 Apex, North Carolina chemical fire, arare HAZMAT event.

WFO Seattle, Wash.For exceptional customer service, including four-dayadvance warnings, both before and during theNovember 2006 flood, one of the greatest floods onrecord in western Washington.

WFO Tulsa, Okla.For developing interactive analysis techniques thatprevented loss of life during a March 2006 tornadoepisode despite 65 miles of damage and 300 homesdamaged or destroyed.

North Central River Forecast CenterWFO Grand Forks, N.D.For early recognition of the high probability forsignificant spring flooding, which resulted in lead timesof several weeks to over a month and allowed localpartners plenty of preparation time.

WFO Albany, N.Y.WFO Binghamton, N.Y.WFO Mt. Holly, N.J.For advanced rain and flood forecasts which enabledaccurate mitigation and allocation planning by publicofficials during a record-breaking flooding event in June2006.

WFO Denver/Boulder, Colo.CWSU Longmont, Colo.For accurate and timely warning information providedduring a month-long series of winter storms in northeastColorado during December 2006 - January 2007,which minimized the loss of life by alerting the public tostorm hazards and enabling effective resourcemanagement.

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WFO Central IllinoisWFO St. Louis, Mo.For life-saving warnings and support services providedduring the historic winter storm and power outagesacross Missouri and Illinois on November 30 -December 1, 2006.

WFO Kansas City, Mo.WFO St. Louis, Mo.WFO Springfield, Mo.For average lead times exceeding GPRA goals by eightminutes during an historic tornado outbreak acrossMissouri on March 12-13, 2006.

WFO Quad Cities, Iowa/IllinoisWFO Des Moines, IowaWFO LaCrosse, Wisc.WFO Omaha, Neb.WFO Sioux Falls, S.D.For providing life-saving winter warning services bothpreceding and during the historic Iowa Winter Storm ofFebruary 23-25 and crippling blizzard of March 1-2,2007, which gave officials, road crews and citizens timeto prepare and minimize the loss of life and property.

WFO State College, Pa.WFO Sterling, Va.Middle Atlantic River Forecast CenterFor conducting hundreds of regional, state, and localbriefings during the prolonged flooding of June 2006,flooding which broke 100 year-old records on theSusquehanna River.

WFO Taunton, Mass.Northeast River Forecast CenterWFO Gray, Me.For issuing accurate and timely information during theMay 2006 flooding, an event which caused the worstflooding since the 1938 Hurricane and rain/snowmeltfloods of March 1936.

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Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

Emily LarkinFrank Lockhart, NMFSFor extraordinary efforts in support of the White HouseJoint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology,JSOST, including its development of the first-ever U.S.National Ocean Research Priorities Plan andImplementation Strategy.

Phyllis J. StabenoWilliam ParkerWilliam FloeringCarol DewittFor scientific and technical achievements that haveadvanced NOAA’s ability to detect Arctic climate changeand its effect on the Bering Sea ecosystem.

A.R. RavishankaraJohn S. DanielDavid W. FaheyDebra A. Dailey-FisherFor leadership in planning, preparing, and reviewingthe 2006 scientific state-of-understanding update on theozone layer for the Montreal Protocol.

Mark D. PowellPeter G. BlackEric W. UhlhornJohn F. GamachePeter P. DodgeShirley T. MurilloRichard Knabb, NWSPaul S. Chang, NESDISFor employing a unique technology to diagnoseHurricane Katrina’s winds, a technology needed forsurge, wave, intensity, and ecosystem modeling efforts.

Air Resources Laboratory, Field Research DivisionFor preeminent research on atmospheric observationtechnologies which has resulted in addressing issues ofimportant national significance, including homelandsecurity, hurricanes and air quality.

Western Boundary Time Series – MeridionalOverturning Circulation Team

For long-term research, design and support of anobserving system for the Florida Current and theMeridional Overturning Circulation.

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Office of the Chief Information Officer

Office of the Chief Administrative OfficerDaniel R. StrandyDavid. A. PetreDavid GartonJoe DuranCheryl Wieser, DOC SecurityTino EscalonaKenneth A. BircherJesse HurtadoGary DoolittleKevin GodfreyDean LillibridgeJames R. BarrowsMolly KunzeJoseph Lubin, DOC SecurityLynn Flanagan, DOC OGCFor restoring MOC-P operations after the July 5, 2006,pier fire, including obtaining alternate office space fordisplaced employees and securing emergency bearthingfor ships—efforts which resulted in minimal disruptionto mission essential functions.

Mary L. Leach, NOSJeremy J. AndrucykLaura A. Cook, NWSJerome E. Erbacher, NMFSDebby Kay, OARAntoinette D. Parham, NESDISFor leading a business process reengineering effort, involvingover 1300 stakeholders, to strengthen NOAA’s budget,workforce management, and grants functional areas.

Daniel R. StrandyKenneth A. BircherThomas MartinMark EberlingJames R. BarrowsJudi Jzyk, AGOJohn Gorman, NMFSSteve Ignell, NMFSCarol Ciufolo, NMFSBob Williams, NMFSFor designing and constructing the Ted Stevens MarineResearch Institute, TSMRI facility in Juneau, Alaska.

Sarah BrabsonBrian Doerk, NWSDavid LaytonChristine McNerney, NOSDennis MorganJim Sargent, NMFSSandy Wine, OARSandra YinFor systematically updating the NOAA EnterpriseArchitecture, which enabled Commerce to achieve afavorable OMB rating and serve as a model for otherbureaus in the Department.

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Office of the General CounselTroy Baker, NOSAnn BergerLinda BurlingtonWilliam Conner, NOSLisa DiPinto, NOSJason FormanJames Hoff, NOSJohn Kern, NMFSTony Penn, NOSJohn Rapp, NMFSFor development of the Louisiana Regional RestorationPlanning Program, the first statewide program toexpedite restoration of injured natural resources.

Deborah Ben-DavidJames Lecky, NMFSBrandon Southall, NMFSCraig Johnson, NMFSJolie Harrison, NMFSSteven Leathery, NMFSDonna Wieting, NMFSFor exemplary work in issuing an MMPA incidentalharassment authorization to the Navy for its 2006 Rimof the Pacific exercises in the North Pacific Ocean nearHawaii.

Office of International Affairs

David McKinnie, OARJennifer S. Lewis, NWSElaine DenningShannon C. McArthur, NWSPaul F. Moersdorf, NWSEddie N. Bernard, OARCurtis B. Barrett, NWSFor outstanding contributions in the deployment of thefirst DART buoy for the Indian Ocean TsunamiWarning System, protecting lives and property.

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Distinguished Career AwardsJanet WallNational Environmental Satellite, Data and

Information ServiceFor providing access for the public to the nation’sclimatological data through a long-term commitment toexemplary customer service.

Janice A. BeattieNational Environmental Satellite, Data and

Information ServiceFor leadership, enthusiasm, and vision in developing theNOAA Central Library and providing informationservices which support NOAA’s national and internationalmissions.

Dan TarpleyNational Environmental Satellite, Data and

Information ServiceFor pioneering research in Earth surface satellitemeasurements resulting in new applications and increasedusers for NOAA’s satellite observations.

James D. DuGranrutOffice of Marine and Aviation OperationsFor a career of excellence, vision and guidance in theinstrumenting and operation of NOAA’s aircraft andmanagement of the Aircraft Operations Center.

Lelia WiseNational Marine Fisheries ServiceFor exacting attention to accuracy in fisheries datamanagement and an extraordinary willingness to helpothers during 40 years of service to NOAA and itspredecessor agencies.

Robert S. WaplesNational Marine Fisheries ServiceFor groundbreaking applied research in the field ofconservation genetics which greatly advanced the protectionof genetic diversity in marine organisms.

John HelleNational Marine Fisheries ServiceFor pioneering scientific accomplishments in measuring theecological basis of marine productivity, enabling anecosystem approach to fishery management.

David F. JonesNational Ocean ServiceFor improving the quality of equipment, processes, anddocumentation needed to successfully collect high-qualityoceanographic and meteorological data throughout 31years of service to NOAA.

G. Malcolm MeaburnNational Ocean ServiceFor outstanding research and achievement on coastalenvironmental contaminants and human health risksassociated with seafood consumption.

W. Judson KenworthyNational Ocean ServiceFor national and international scientific achievement andleadership in protecting and restoring seagrasses and otherliving marine resources.

Robert M. TibiNational Weather ServiceFor outstanding contributions to NOAA’s NationalWeather Service through the improvement of hydrologyand climate services and the development of future leaders.

Michael WyllieNational Weather ServiceFor outstanding outreach and education on weather andwater hazards to the 18 million people of the New YorkCity metropolitan area.

George F. SmithNational Weather ServiceFor advancing the goals and mission of hydrology, the NationalWeather Service, and NOAA through interdisciplinarycollaboration spanning 32 years of federal service.

Carl HaneOffice of Oceanic and Atmospheric ResearchFor scientific achievement in the application of Dopplerweather radar to the understanding of the dynamics ofconvective storms.

Rayford P. Hosker, Jr.Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric ResearchFor extensive individual research and multi-agencyprogram leadership regarding chemical deposition, flowand dispersion around structures.

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Employees/Team Members of the Month

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Many thanks to those individuals who contributedso much to the success of today’s program

Special thanks to:

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Denise Hamilton, NWS

Flanisha Barrett, NWS

Cheryl Alexander, NMFS

Carolyn McDonald, OAR

Cynthia Pawlish, NESDIS

Jeanette McDonald, OMAO

Debra Rodgers, CFO

Sloane Strother, NOS

Marilou Shanefelt, OGC

Denise M. Tyler-Littleford, AGO

Cynthia Burley, CAO

Theresa Northington, WFMO