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Fifty-sixth

Honor Awards Program

Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium1301 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

November 9, 2004

IntroductionHonorable Theodore W. Kassinger

Deputy Secretary

Presentation of ColorsArmed Forces Color Guard

AddressHonorable Donald L. Evans

Secretary of Commerce

Announcement of AwardsHonorable Otto J. Wolff

Chief Financial Officer andAssistant Secretary for Administration

Presentation of Gold and Silver MedalsSecretary Evans assisted by Department Officials

Closing RemarksHonorable Theodore W. Kassinger

Deputy Secretary

SoloistPaul Bell


MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY

Public service is a high calling. Those who have agreed to serve share a willingness togo to the limit for the sake of our fellow citizens. In post-9/11 America, the

responsibilities of public servants charged with protecting our homeland and promotingour economic security took on a new dimension. Under President Bush’s strongleadership, we have seen every level of government – local, state and federal – cometogether in the war against terrorism and work toward a world of peace and prosperity.

At the Department of Commerce, we proudly honor this commitment to the safety andeconomic well-being of the American people. Our historic mission is to promote anenvironment where U.S. businesses can grow, prosper, and create new American jobs andopportunities for success. This is a broad portfolio.

The men and women here are engaged in opening global markets and strengthening andsafeguarding the Nation’s economic infrastructure, keeping America competitive withcutting-edge science and technology and an unrivaled information base, and providingeffective management and stewardship of the Nation’s ocean resources and assets. Thisencompasses assignments as diverse as promoting a free market environment in Iraq,providing early adverse weather warnings to our citizens, and enforcing export controlson materials that could harm U.S. security.

The 2004 Honor Awards celebrate the dedication, courage, and sacrifices of theseoutstanding individuals who have made a commitment to excellence and the higheststandards in service to the Department, the Nation, and the world. I salute their sense ofduty, and I am honored to recognize all of our Gold and Silver medal award recipients.

Donald L. Evans


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


Presentation of Gold Medal for

Personal and Professional Excellenceto:

Myriah L. Jordan

Attorney AdvisorEconomic Development Administration

for her selfless dedication to service in Iraq

Ms. Jordan is honored for professional excellence and personal fortitude in developing,negotiating and writing commercial laws as part of the economic reform effort during

the reconstruction of Iraq. From February to July 2004, Ms. Jordan worked in theOffice of the General Counsel of the Coalition Provisional Authority and assumed wide-

ranging responsibility for the legal aspects of the economic reform effort. Amongher accomplishments, Ms. Jordan developed, negotiated and rewrote new Iraqi

commercial laws on procurement, bankruptcy, copyright and financial crimes, andled an effort to coordinate and develop options for the commercialization of Iraq’s

State Owned Enterprises.




Mahdi S. Sundukchi

Mathematical StatisticianBureau of the Census

Economics and Statistics Administration

for his selfless dedication to service in Iraq

Dr. Sundukchi is honored for sacrifices and risks to plan and organize the Iraqi NationalConference to elect the National Council, which serves as Iraq’s interim government. He

researched statistical data from the Iraqi Governing Council, Ministers Council,population estimates from the 1997 census and 2004 plan from the Central Statistical

Organization, and developed metrics supporting the Iraqi executive authority. Headvised the Secretariat of the Iraqi Governing Council and determined participants for

the National Conference to create an equitable representation of interests in Iraq.




Bernard T. Carreau

Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Enforcement Group IIImport Administration

International Trade Administration


Mr. Carreau is honored for helping to develop Iraq’s trade regime and private sector.While serving as an advisor to the Ministry of Trade, Mr. Carreau helped the Ministry

develop and implement trade and economic development strategies. He was instrumentalin helping Iraq obtain observer status with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in

February 2004. Mr. Carreau advised the Iraqis on strategies to deal with the WTO andmember countries. He also assessed Iraq’s existing rules and practices, as well as ordersissued or planned by the Coalition Provisional Authority, that had WTO implications.




Mercedes C. Fitchett

International Trade SpecialistU.S. & Foreign Commercial ServiceInternational Trade Administration


Ms. Fitchett is honored for professional excellence implementing U.S. Governmentinitiatives towards the reconstruction of Iraq. Her commitment and dedication to the

Iraqi people were cornerstones of successful service with the Coalition ProvisionalAuthority and Foreign Commercial Service. Ms. Fitchett offered trade policy expertise tomodernize Iraq’s economy and facilitated the entry of U.S. industry into the Iraqi market.




Larry M. Tabash

International Trade SpecialistU.S. & Foreign Commercial ServiceInternational Trade Administration


Mr. Tabash is honored for his critical role in supporting U.S. commercial objectives inIraq. Over a six-month period, he worked tirelessly to support U.S. companies in their

efforts to enter the Iraqi market. He was also instrumental in establishing theCommercial Service’s presence at the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which will serve the

U.S. and Iraqi business communities in the years to come. Although Mr. Tabash hasreturned to the United States, his groundbreaking efforts will continue to benefit both

U.S. firms and the U.S. government.




Joseph L. Gattuso

Senior Policy Advisor Office of Policy Analysis and Development

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Mr. Gattuso is honored for distinguished performance and exceptional leadership indeveloping institutions and regulations necessary for a competitive robust

communications and information environment in Iraq. From February to July 2004,he led a team within the Coalition Provisional Authority’s Ministry of Communications

responsible for communications policy and regulatory matters. Among theirachievements, his team established an independent regulatory commission over

telecommunications and mass media issues, and drafted basic telecommunications laws,policy statements, and regulations for consideration by the sovereign government.




Linda S. Lourie

Attorney AdvisorExternal Affairs

Patent and Trademark Office


Ms. Lourie is honored for professional excellence in devising Iraqi intellectual property(IP) laws to support a free market economy. She moved the laws through to approval bythe Iraqi Governing Council, presented an extensive training program for the Ministry ofTrade and acquired automation equipment to support the Iraqi effort in IP reform. Her

contributions went beyond IP reform to include creating an Electricity RegulatoryCommission, an order on bank restructuring and a Ministerial Instruction on retail sales

registration. Ms. Lourie’s tireless efforts and versatility in adapting to the challengingenvironment contributed greatly to the ongoing reconstruction effort in Iraq.


CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ANDASSISTANT SECRETARY FORADMINISTRATION

Gold Medal

PERSONAL ANDPROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE

Sharrieff NashidWilliam Floyd, Sr.Jay Jay JulatonEdward Kerrick, Sr.Daniel McClanahanRodney MilesRobert SteinheimerSecurity Specialists

Jason BlantonHarold Washington, Sr.Supervisory Security Specialists

Chief Financial Officer and AssistantSecretary for Administration

Joshua HolzerDonald P. PearceCriminal Investigators

Bureau of Industry and Security

Chief Financial Officer and AssistantSecretary for Administration

The group is honored for itsdistinguished performance insuccessfully mitigating the risk to theSecretary and his delegation duringtheir Mideast tour to promoteinternational trade development andeconomic recovery. Despite theheightened risk in the war-ravagedcountries of Iraq and Afghanistan, theteam innovatively collaborated theirskills, training, and expertise tocomplete extensive preparation,coordination, and protection operationsunder extreme circumstances. Thesafe execution of this mission hasenabled the completion of this criticaltrade initiative.

BUREAU OF INDUSTRYAND SECURITY

Gold Medal


John Larkin IICriminal Investigator


Mr. Larkin is cited for serving as theBureau of Industry and Security attachéto China and for supporting thesuccessful negotiation of newprocedures to help ensure that U.S.exports of controlled items are beingused by their intended recipients fortheir intended purposes. Mr. Larkinprovided logistics and importantelements of the strategy for successfulnegotiations. In addition, Mr. Larkin’sexpertise and credibility increased theconfidence and trust of key Chineseofficials. This achievement opensthe way to increasing U.S. high-technology exports, whilestrengthening U.S. security.



Silver Medal

Janet FinneganCriminal Investigator

Douglas BrownMicrobiologist

Office of the Assistant Secretary forExport Administration


The group is honored for investigatinga major case involving the illegal exportof a live bubonic plague agent,obtaining a criminal conviction in ajury trial, and launching an outreachprogram to the scientific community.The investigation strengthened nationalsecurity by uncovering lax methods intransporting hazardous materials bymembers of the scientific community.The national attention paid to thecriminal prosecution will serve as adeterrent and provides a platform foroutreach to the scientific community.Their work on this case has led toestablishment of a higher standard forfuture enforcement of the ExportAdministration Act and the propersafeguards for handling of toxic andhazardous substances.

Joan Maloney RobertsSupervisory Export Policy Analyst

Brian NilssonSenior Export Policy Analyst

Karen Nies-VogelSheila QuartermanExport Policy Analysts


Philip AnkelGlenn KaminskyAttorney Advisors

Office of the General Counsel


This group is honored for thedevelopment and implementation ofU.S. export controls toward Iraq, Libya,and Syria which will support significantreform in all of these countries andenhance global trade opportunities forU.S. industry. Through their efforts, theUnited States has put into place theappropriate regulatory framework toimplement Presidential andCongressional decision making for U.S.export control policy toward Iraq,Libya, and Syria. This team played acritical role in implementing significantchanges of historic proportion in U.S.export control law and regulation.

Charles SheridanCriminal Investigator

Office of the Assistant Secretary forExport Enforcement

Mi-Yong KimGeneral Attorney



The team is recognized for theirdedication and success in pursuing aprecedent-setting case and obtainingconvictions that enhance theDepartment’s ability to prosecute export


control violations. Their investigationproduced the first criminal convictionfor violation of the deemed exportprovision of the Export AdministrationAct, and disrupted a criminalconspiracy to transfer controlledtechnology to a listed entity in thePeople’s Republic of China.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

David FlynnOperating Commitee Chairman

Ralph KesslerChemist



The team is honored for the systematicrevamping of the OperatingCommittee’s (OC) functions. The OCis responsible for reviewing hundreds ofcontentious export license applicationsworth hundreds of millions of dollarseach year. The challenge was to increasethe OC’s efficiency and therebyimprove service to U.S. exporters. Theirefforts have made possible the timelyapprovals for hundreds of millions ofdollars of U.S. exports worldwideconsistent with U.S. security. Of equalimportance, timely denials have servedto limit the spread of sensitive U.S.technology to countries and entities ofconcern. The new reliability anddependability of the OC processencourages legitimate U.S. exportsand protects U.S. goods fromunlawful diversion.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEFINFORMATION OFFICER

Silver Medal


Nancy DeFrancescoSupervisory Information

Technology Specialist

Office of the Chief Information Officer

Ms. DeFrancesco is honored forimproving the management of the ITsecurity program throughout theDepartment. Ms. DeFrancescodeveloped a comprehensive IT SecurityPolicy, provided extensive guidance tothe Operating Units, and implementeda policy compliance monitoring processto help ensure that the guidance wasbeing followed. As a result of herefforts, the Department’s IT SecurityProgram has been dramaticallyimproved and the overall securityposture has been significantly raised,ensuring a high degree of public trust inthe Department’s systems.


ECONOMICS AND STATISTICSADMINISTRATION

Silver Medal

LEADERSHIP

Rosemary D. MarcussDeputy Director, Bureau of

Economic Analysis

Kerry SuttenEconomist

Office of the Director

Meridel M. JacksonSupervisory Program Analyst

Suzette KernAssociate Director for Management and

Chief Administrative Officer

Joyce B. WhitmanProgram Analyst

Joanne L. BuenzliProgram Analyst

Current Business Analysis Division

Bureau of Economic Analysis


The group is recognized forcontributions to transforming themanagement and administrativefunctions of the Bureau of EconomicAnalysis (BEA), which has anestablished reputation for being one ofthe Nation’s leading statistical agencies.For the first time, BEA is receiving bothinternal and external recognition for itsexcellence. The Office of Managementand Budget has cited the BEA as beingamong the most effectively managedagencies in government as well as beingnamed a Federal “employer of choice.”


Mary Ellen Davis (posthumous)Barbara N. DiskinDouglas W. HillmerInformation Technology Specialists

Alfredo NavarroSupervisory Mathematical Statistician

Office of the Deputy Director

Bureau of the Census


The group is recognized for developingthe American Community Survey dataprocessing, estimation, and dataproducts systems to replace thedecennial census long form systems andprovide data every year. The quickdelivery of accurate data products willrevolutionize the Federal statisticalsystem and Federal, state and localdecision-making. Their managementskills and creativity provided dataprocessing, estimation, and dataproducts systems necessary for theAmerican Community Survey toachieve its critical goals.


Dennis J. FixlerChief Statistician

Office of the Director

Marshall B. ReinsdorfShaunda M. VillonesEconomists

Associate Director for National Income,Expenditure and Wealth Accounts

George M. SmithSupervisory Economist

Associate Director for Industry Accounts



The group is recognized for developingand implementing a pioneering methodfor measuring the output of commercialbanks as part of the Gross DomesticProduct. This achievement is a majorstep forward in measuring the output ofthis rapidly changing sector. Theirefforts improved the measurement ofthe dynamic U.S. economy and hasbeen endorsed by the Organization forEconomic Co-Operation andDevelopment and is being adopted byCanada and other major countries. Thisachievement will lead to more accurateand reliable output and improvedmeasurements of other types offinancial services.

SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERINGACHIEVEMENT

Ann M. LawsonBrian C. MoyerMark A. PlantingSupervisory Economists

Robert E. YuskavageEconomist

Associate Director for Industry Accounts



The team is cited for the integration ofthe industry economic accounts at theBureau of Economic Analysis, which isone of the most significantimprovements in industry statistics inthe past 25 years. The innovative workof the industry staff resolved a long-standing problem of inconsistent dataand finally provided data that iscurrent, complete, and consistent withother macroeconomic measures. Userscan now conduct integrated analyses ofquestions of national economicimportance, allowing the U.S. to layclaim to being the leader in integratedmacroeconomic and industry statistics.


INTERNATIONAL TRADEADMINISTRATION

Gold Medal

LEADERSHIP

U.S.-China Joint Commission onCommerce and Trade


The U.S.-China Joint Commission onCommerce and Trade is cited for itstireless effort to create a successful andproductive Joint Commission onCommerce and Trade. As proposed byPresident Bush and China’s PremierWen in 2003, this high-level dialog wasdesigned to seek resolution of dauntingtrade issues through consultation.Notable achievements include greateraccess to China’s high-tech market,protection of U.S. ideas, and enhancedopportunities for small- and medium-sized enterprises. This achievementserves as a positive forum to raise issuesand promote better understandingamong trade policy makers.


John AckerlyAssistant to the Secretary and Director,

Office of Policy and Strategic Planning

David BohigianDeputy Director, Office of Policy and

Strategic Planning

Office of the Secretary

Nova DalyImport Policy Analyst

Import Administration

Mary Brown BrewerDirector of Public Affairs

John WardWriter Editor

Office of the Under Secretary

H. Keith HallChief Economist


Joseph BogosianDeputy Assistant Secretary for

Transportation and Machinery

Jonathan MenesExecutive Director for Trade

Development

H. K. Stokes, Jr.Supervisory International Economist

Trade Development

Brett PalmerDeputy Assistant Secretary

for Legislative andIntergovernmental Affairs

Assistant Secretary for Legislative andIntergovernmental Affairs

Carol MearesTechnology Policy Analyst

Technology Administration



The group is recognized for their effortsin the creation, outreach, drafting andpublication of the Manufacturing inAmerica report. This report is thecenterpiece of the President’sManufacturing Initiative and theculmination of a year-long outreacheffort with America’s manufacturingsector that began in March of 2003.The implementation of therecommendations contained in thisreport will have profound short- andlong-term effects on the organizationand operations of Commerce, the focusof the Administration, and the strengthof America’s manufacturers.


Canadian Wheat &Korean DRAMS Team


The team is cited for its handling of theextraordinarily complicatedantidumping (AD) and countervailingduty (CVD) investigations of wheatfrom Canada and the CVD of dynamicrandom access memory semiconductors(DRAMS) from Korea. Theseinvestigations covered annual tradeexceeding $300 million for wheat and$1.3 billion for DRAMS, and arenoteworthy for novel and complexissues, the aggressive participation ofthe U.S. industry, respondingcompanies, and the governments ofCanada and Korea. The team’s effectiveinvestigative strategies set precedent forfuture cases to follow.

Silver Medal

LEADERSHIP

Timothy WinelandInternational Trade Specialist

Angela DavisTrade Compliance Officer

Market Access and Compliance

Cameron WerkerCommercial Officer Second Secretary

U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service

Adam BobrowKathryn NickersonAttorney Advisors


Norman LacroixSupervisory Export Policy Analyst


Roger MarksPhysicist


Tu Trang PhanInternational Trade Specialist

Michelle O’NeillDeputy Assistant Secretary for

Information Technology Industries

Trade Development


The group is honored for their effectiveresponse to China’s proposed wirelessencryption standard. In 2003, the U.S.industry raised serious concerns withthe U.S. Government about thepending implementation of thismandatory wireless standard. As a resultof the team’s effort, in 2004 Chinaindefinitely postponed implementationof the standard and agreed to workwithin international standards bodies to


develop a global standard that addressestheir concerns. Resolution of this issueensures continued U.S. market accessand establishes a precedent for similarissues in the future.

Edgar Fulton, Jr.Senior Commercial Officer



Mr. Fulton is cited for leadership of theInternational Trade Administration’saction plan for expanding U.S.-Polishbusiness ties, which was tasked byPresident Bush and Secretary Evans tostrengthen Poland’s industry to supportinternational security cooperation. Hedesigned a tremendously successful andcritically important Warsaw visit by theSecretary and oversaw follow-up actionsthat achieved dramatic results infinancing U.S. military sales,participation by Polish suppliers inIraq reconstruction projects, andmajor improvements in the Polishinvestment climate.


Linda DrokerSupervisory International

Trade Specialist

Ariadne BenaissaJohn LiuzziJohn MathewsGeorge PaineInternational Trade Specialists


Katrice KellyJennifer MollMartin WalshInternational Trade Specialists

Scott PietanEconomist

Trade Development

Carole ShowersSupervisory Import Policy Analyst



The Australia Free Trade Agreement(FTA) team is recognized for theirexceptional representation of theDepartment’s goals in the FTAnegotiations with Australia fromMarch 2003 to February 2004. Theconclusion of this Agreement was aPresidential priority, recognizing notonly Australia’s importance as a tradingpartner, but also our long-standingstrategic ties. As a result of theparticipation of the Commerce team,agreement was reached that providessignificant market opening inmanufacturing, services, investment,and a wide range of other areas key toincreasing U.S. exports.



Trade Development





The U.S. Central America Free TradeAgreement/Dominican Republic(CAFTA/DR) Free Trade AgreementNegotiating Team is cited for achievingtwo state-of-the-art free tradeagreements in record time. Bothagreements ensure that U.S. goods,services, and investments will haveunfettered access to a market coveringmore than $3 billion in two-way tradebetween the U.S. and six other FTApartners. This extraordinaryachievement will almost completelyeliminate all barriers between the U.S.and the CAFTA/DR.

MINORITY BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Gold Medal

LEADERSHIP

Minority BusinessDevelopment Agency

The Minority Business DevelopmentAgency (MBDA) is honored for itsreorganization and transformation froman administrative agency culture to anentrepreneurial organization. Thechallenge MBDA faced was how to re-invent itself to address the new needs ofits clients, and continue to providequality customer service in a changingenvironment. The result will providemillions of dollars for new financingand contracts to minority owned firms,foster growth, and demonstrate theDepartment’s commitments toensuring minority enterprises areviable stakeholders.


NATIONAL OCEANICAND ATMOSPHERICADMINISTRATION

Gold Medal

LEADERSHIP

Kerry GriffinMarine Habitat Resource Specialist

Thomas BigfordGarry MayerFishery Management Officers

National Marine Fisheries Service

Jane HannukselaAttorney Advisor


Steven KokkinakisRamona SchreiberEnvironmental Protection Specialists

Office of Program, Planning,and Integration

Christopher LibeauCartographer

Lawrence SettleResearch Fishery Biologist

National Ocean Service

National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration

The group is cited for completingNOAA’s first-ever NationalEnvironmental Policy Act referral to theWhite House Council on EnvironmentalQuality. NOAA experts demonstratedhow maintenance dredging couldpreserve Department interests at a lowercost than an $108 million dollar jettysystem. Jetties would have degradedhabitat and interrupted fish transportinto the Albemarle-Pamlico estuary, withdire impacts to a coastal inlet valued byanglers worldwide. The resultinginteragency agreement with the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and theDepartment of Interior will promoteeconomic development, ensure safenavigation, sustain robust fisheries, andconserve vital habitats.

Lindy JohnsonAttorney Advisor



Ms. Johnson is cited for initiative andpersistence in negotiating, in the U.S.and internationally, a treaty forinvasives control based onDepartmental goals. Invasives are anonindigenous species introducedthrough ships’ ballast water thatthreatens the diversity or abundance ofnative species or the ecological stabilityof infested waters, or commercial,agricultural or recreational activitiesdependent on such waters. Shesuccessfully demanded that the treatycontain a biologically meaningful,scientifically sound and verifiablemanagement approach, including: atechnology-forcing internationalperformance standard, precedentialprovisions for testing ship discharges,and implementation guidelines foreffective compliance.

Helen M. WoodSenior Leader for Special Projects

Sharon LeducSupervisory Physical Scientist

Linda V. MoodieD. Brent SmithSupervisory International

Relations Specialists

Richard OhlemacherKelly M. TurnerInternational Relations Specialists

Ingrid C. GuchPhysical Scientist

Gregory W. WitheeAssistant Administrator for

NOAA’s Satellite Information Services

National Environmental Satellite, Data,and Information Service


Susan HarrisInternational Affairs Specialist

Carla SullivanSenior Policy Advisor



The group is cited for organizing andexecuting the United States hostedinaugural summit of more than30 nations to realize a common goal –to establish an international,comprehensive, coordinated andsustained Earth observation system.NOAA and the Department played thepivotal role in organizing and executingthe Summit and in providingco-leadership to the follow-on ad hocintergovernmental Group on EarthObservations, formed at the Summit todevelop an implementation plan for thesystem. This landmark effort is aimedat providing critical data to addressmajor global economic, social, andscientific challenges.


Casey OravetzCriminal Investigator



Special Agent Oravetz is honored forthe investigation, apprehension, andassistance in the conviction of threedefendants in a complex internationalconspiracy to poach and smuggle illegallobsters into the U.S. from Nicaragua.His efforts also uncovered a majorinternal corruption scheme that theNicaraguan government acted promptlyto correct. This successful three-yearinvestigation is deterring U.S. financedpoaching rings and advancinginternational relations between bothcountries. As a result of his actions,lobster stocks throughout theCaribbean are rebuilding to create aviable commercial fishery for fishermen.



Pacific Marine EnvironmentalLaboratory

National Data Buoy Center

National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration

The Pacific Marine EnvironmentalLaboratory (PMEL) and the NationalData Buoy Center are cited for jointlytransferring to operations a new mooredbuoy system, developed by PMEL, toprovide accurate and timely warninginformation for tsunamis. In the past,tsunami warnings were based onearthquake size and coastal tidal datawhich provided poor information aboutan approaching tsunami. As a result,75 percent of the warnings issued havebeen for non-destructive tsunamis andare perceived as false alarms. Anearthquake and subsequent tsunami onNovember 17, 2003, provided theopportunity to test the new system,which led to the timely cancellation of atsunami warning and avoided anevacuation in Hawaii at an estimatedcost savings of $68 million.

Richard W. ReynoldsResearch Oceanographer



Dr. Reynolds is recognized for advancingthe knowledge of blending observationalinformation from space-based and in-situplatforms resulting in sea surfacetemperature products of such highquality that they were chosen by NationalCenters for Environmental Prediction asthe official United States index formonitoring El Niño events and global seasurface temperatures. The creation of acredible and highly accurate index formonitoring El Niño will ensure that theevolution of these important events willbe reliably detected and monitored.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Daryl OntonBenjamin PetersonMeteorologists

National Weather Service


The group is recognized for providingexemplary service to the Fire IncidentTeam on the Kinishba Fire, which ledto the safety of 200 firefighters inextremely hazardous conditions.Through keen interrogation of theradar data, the group identified a strongthunderstorm outflow andcommunicated with the fire team,leading to the evacuation of firefightersto a safe zone. Staying vigilant of thesituation, the group identified anotheroutflow which then threatened the safezone. Additional communications led tothe evacuation of firefighters once againbefore the fire roared through the area.

Storm Prediction Center

Weather Forecast Offices:

Memphis, Tennessee

Norman, Oklahoma

Paducah, Kentucky

Pleasant Hill, Missouri

Springfield, Missouri


The Storm Prediction Center andNWS Forecast Offices in Memphis,Tennessee; Norman, Oklahoma;Paducah, Kentucky; Pleasant Hill,Missouri; and Springfield, Missouri arecited for providing life-saving servicesduring an unprecedented series oftornado outbreaks during May 4-10,2003. During this seven-day period,there were 393 tornado outbreaks inportions of the Great Plains, Midwest,and Mid-South. They employed dualPolarization radar, a new weather radar


that distinguishes types of precipitationand storm intensity. Use of thistechnology served to minimize injury,loss of life and property damage.

Weather Forecast Offices:

Sterling, Virginia

Wakefield, Virginia

Newport, North Carolina

Tropical Prediction Center


The group is honored for providingaccurate and timely information before,during, and after Hurricane Isabel.The group provided detailedinformation starting a week beforeIsabel made landfall. Decision makerswere proactive in initiating anemergency response and the publicwas well aware of the potentialdangers. As a result, lives were savedand economic losses were reduced.The group provided outstandingcustomer service in the highesttradition of the Department.

Vincent WoodMeteorologist

Office of Oceanic andAtmospheric Research

James PurpuraSupervisory Meteorologist

National Weather Service


The group is recognized for institutinga program of disseminating NWShazardous weather warnings to theOklahoma deaf and hard-of-hearingcommunity through alphanumericpagers. This program insures thatcritical life-saving information abouttornadoes, thunderstorms, winterstorms, flash floods, river floods and

high winds reach this particularlyvulnerable community in a timelyfashion so they can take protectiveaction. The program, OklahomaWeather Alert Remote Notification(OK-WARN), is the only program inthe U.S. that directly relays NWS alertsthrough pagers to people who are deafor hard-of-hearing.


HEROISM

Correigh GreeneLTJG Andrew HallResearch Biologists

William ReichertResearch Chemist

Casimir RiceFrank SommersResearch Fishery Biologists

LTJG William MowittStaff Biologist



The group is honored for exceptionalresponsiveness in providing life-savingassistance to a pilot after his planecrashed into the water on May 8, 2003.During sampling operations on theRV Harold Streeter, the group spotted alow flying aircraft over Padilla Bay,Washington. Moments later, the planecrashed into the frigid water and sank.The group took immediate action,contacting the Coast Guard andlaunching its small skiff for rescue.The crew members were first to thescene of the incident and pulled thepilot from the frigid water,administered first aid, and laterreturned the pilot safely to shore.

Silver Medal

LEADERSHIP

Roger GriffisEnvironmental Protection

Specialist



Mr. Griffis is cited for leadership andvision in integrating intergovernmental,multi-stakeholder efforts to developtargeted Local Action Strategies (LAS)for coral reef conservation, increasingNOAA’s effectiveness as co-chair of theU.S. Coral Reef Task Force. The LASapproach improved planning andprogram coordination across 21 Federalagencies and state/territorygovernments, involved hundreds ofstakeholders in developing 30 localaction plans in 7 states/territories, andcreated measurable priorities forincreased financial support andtechnical assistance for localcapacity building.


James G. HoffFishery Biologist

Frank CsulakOceanographer

Eric P. EnglishNorman F. MeadeEconomists

Thomas M. BrosnanSupervisory Regional Manager

Robert W. RickerRegional Manager

Lisa M. PelstringCommunications Specialist

Carol Ann ManenPhysical Scientist


Sharon K. ShutlerAttorney Advisor


Robert M. McNamara Contract Specialist

Office of Finance and Administration

John CollinsMarine Habitat Resource Specialist



The group is cited for developing acomprehensive settlement with partiesresponsible for the Chalk Point oil spilland restoring resources injured by thespill. In response to the 2000 ChalkPoint oil spill in a tributary ofChesapeake Bay, the group spearheadedan assessment process that was fast andeffective, leading to the most rapidresolution of any assessment of its size,and facilitating creative restorationsolutions on an accelerated timetable.These successes were achieved throughactive anticipation of political and

public concerns, innovative pursuit ofecosystem-based restoration, and anunprecedented level of cooperation withthe scientific and business community.

Barbara SchroederEcologist

Therese ConantFish Biologist



The team is honored for combiningstrengths in science, management,partnerships, and education to establisha model public policy program forconservation and recovery ofendangered marine turtles. Theirforesight, planning, and collaborationwith Federal and state agencies,scientists, constituents, andinternational bodies have improved theglobal conservation outlook for marineturtles. The program, built fromdisparate parts, provides a science-basedmanagement strategy tocomprehensively address threats tomarine turtles throughout their life-cycle over diverse geographic ranges.



Joseph AlbertInformation Technology Specialist

Becky RenkoFish Management Specialist



The group is cited for developing andimplementing an innovative fisherymanagement plan for overfished WestCoast Groundfish stocks based ondepth and protected areas and enforcedby a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS).Without VMS, it is likely that a largeswath of the Pacific Ocean would beclosed entirely to fishing. The uniquedepth-based management strategyallows fishing in protected areas withgear and at depths that targets healthystocks with little chance of catchingoverfished groundfish stocks. This firstof its kind strategy serves as a model forfuture fishery management plans.


Cynthia FowlerInformation Technology Specialist

Michael RinkPhysical Scientist

Gregory L. FrommCartographer

Ronald L. TravisSupervisory Cartographer



The group is honored for converting toa Geographic Information Systemformat the 14,000 National OceanService shoreline manuscripts. This one-of-a-kind series of maps, first authorizedby Thomas Jefferson, provides the onlysource of coastal mapping and datesback to the 1800s. Considerable workwas done to precisely move sourcematerials from old to moderncoordinate systems, which is critical foraccurately measuring change. Inaddition, the team had to correctlyinterpret historic symbology thatspanned over 100 years and convert thisto an accurate database. Scientists andother users can now compare ashoreline’s location during differenttime periods, assisting in changeanalysis and global climate and sea-levelrise studies.


Phillip LevinSupervisory Research Fishery

Biologist



Dr. Levin is honored for creativecontributions to the stewardship of speciesmanaged and protected by NOAA.Dr. Levin created and led a team, whichwas the first of its kind in the PacificNorthwest, to research ecologicalinteractions and processes necessary tosustain ecosystem composition,structure, and function in theenvironments in which fish and fisheriesexist. He conducted new analyses,published 29 major papers, and authoredpapers with 26 individuals, both seniormanagers and young students. Dr. Levin’sunprecedented work will help NOAAdevelop and apply critical ecosystem-based management methods in thePacific Northwest.

Laurence L. MillerOceanographer



Dr. Miller is honored for research thatresolves two critical issues in the globalwarming debate: What is the rate ofpresent day sea level rise and what are itscauses? His 2004 paper, published in theprestigious journal, Nature, clearlydemonstrates that the global sea levelhas been rising at a rate ofapproximately 2 mm/year, near theupper bound of the most recentassessment by the IntergovernmentalPanel on Climate Change. Most of thisrise is due to the melting of continentalice, rather than the conventionalexplanation of ocean warming.

Thomas B. RyersonWilliam C. KusterJames F. MeagherDavid D. ParrishJames M. RobertsResearch Chemists

Raul J. Alvarez IIPhysicist

Paul D. GoldanMichael K. TrainerPhysical Scientists

Fred C. FehsenfeldSenior Scientist, Aeronomy Laboratory

Robert M. BantaLisa S. DarbyMeteorologists



The group is honored for the discoveryof a previously unrecognized majorfactor that causes ozone pollution in theHouston, Texas area. They discoveredthat leaks of reactive gases from thepetrochemical refineries prevalent in theregion are a much larger factor than hadbeen expected. Because of the improvedscientific understanding gained throughthe team’s research, Texas air qualitymanagers altered their policy approachto more effectively target the root causesof the region’s poor air quality. Anindependent economic analysisestimated that the application of therevised air quality management planinstead of the original plan will save65,000 jobs and $10 billion for thestate by the year 2010.


ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

James ChurnsideResearch Physicist


William PichelPhysical Scientist



The group is cited for working withuniversities and industry to develop atechnique to locate and identifyghostnets in the open ocean. Ghostnetsare lost or abandoned fishing netsdrifting in the ocean. These fishing netsdrift in the oceans, killing fish, marinemammals, sea birds, and turtles. Manyof the nets may become entangled incoral reefs, where they destroy the coralas they continue to kill protectedspecies. Searching the entire ocean forghostnets is too costly to be practical, sothe recipients developed a technique tosearch more effectively. The plan forremoving debris is to use a privatefishing vessel that will be stationed inthe sub-tropical convergence zonebefore the aerial survey and directed todebris identified during the survey.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Weather Forecast OfficeSioux Falls, South Dakota


The NWS Forecast Office Sioux Falls,South Dakota is honored for providinglife-saving warning service during arecord tornado outbreak onJune 24, 2003. Over an eight-hourperiod, 67 tornadoes touched downacross the warning area, a one-dayrecord event for South Dakota whichequals the national record for a 24-hourperiod. Despite the record number oftornadoes, there were no fatalities andonly six injuries. A large measure of thelife-saving credit is a direct result of theextraordinary services provided byNWS Sioux Falls during the event.

Weather Forecast Office LosAngeles/Oxnard, California

Weather Forecast Office San Diego,California


The NWS Forecast Offices, LosAngeles/Oxnard and San Diego arecited for effectively serving the weatherneeds of firefighters responding to oneof the largest wildfire events inCalifornia history. The wildfires were ofa magnitude not previously seenburning an area larger than RhodeIsland. Twenty-two lives were lost, andmore than $2 billion in damageoccurred. More than 80,000 peoplewere evacuated, and more than 3,600structures were burned. Their efforts inproviding critical weather supporthelped keep workers safe and facilitaterescue and recovery efforts.


NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONSAND INFORMATIONADMINISTRATION

Gold Medal


Charles T. GlassTelecommunications Specialist

Edward F. Drocella, Jr.Supervisory Electronics Engineer

Mark A. SettleElectronics Engineer

Office of Spectrum Management

National Telecommunications andInformation Administration

The group is cited for technicalexpertise in the development of a newgeneration of unlicensed WiFi wirelesscommunications systems operating at aradio frequency of 5 GHz. Throughchairmanship of a joint industry/Federal committee and innovativetechnical analysis, the team resolvedcomplex and highly controversial radiointerference issues to gain national andinternational consensus to adopt a newtechnology. This new wirelesstechnology helps promote nationalinformation infrastructure and highspeed broadband Internet initiatives.

Silver Medal


Frank H. SandersSupervisory Electronics Engineer

Steven R. EngelkingJeffery A. WepmanElectronics Engineers

Institute for Telecommunication Sciences

Robert L. SoleElectronics Engineer

Office of Spectrum Management

National Telecommunications andInformation Administration

The group is recognized for developingcutting edge technology for assessingthe performance of dynamic frequencysharing devices that allow WiFi andother wireless communications systemsto share spectrum with radar. Thisaccomplishment advances theDepartment’s strategic objective foradvancing innovative spectrum sharingtechnologies, significantly expands theuse of 5 GHz spectrum nationally andinternationally, and promotes marketsfor emerging communicationstechnologies.


OFFICE OF THEGENERAL COUNSEL

Silver Medal


John CobauArthur AronoffAdam BobrowGeraldine FischerJohn Masterson, Jr.Kathryn NickersonWilliam YueAttorney Advisors

Eleanor LewisChief Counsel,

International Commerce


The U.S.-Australia Free TradeAgreement Legal Advisory Team ishonored for the legal support itprovided during the successfulnegotiation of the U.S.-Australia FreeTrade Agreement (FTA), an importantAdministration initiative. The team wasindispensable in identifying importantlegal barriers to U.S. exports andinvestment in Australia, and developingU.S. Government proposals. The FTAwill have the long-term effect ofsubstantially opening the Australianmarket to exports of U.S. services andsignificantly strengthening theprotection of U.S. investmentin Australia.

Eleanor LewisChief Counsel,

International Commerce

Arthur AronoffJohn Masterson, Jr.Attorney Advisors


The group is cited for analyzing thecommercial laws in Iraq at the end ofthe Saddam Hussein regime, proposingchanges to those laws, and thenworking with the Coalition ProvisionalAuthority to draft and bring into forcenew commercial laws in Iraq. Theirwork on trade, investment and businessstatutes and regulations is preparing theway for Iraq to move toward a moreopen, market-oriented economy.


OFFICE OF THEINSPECTOR GENERAL

Gold Medal

LEADERSHIP

Edward BlansittDeputy Inspector General

Office of the Inspector General

Mr. Blansitt is cited for leadership andmanagement for setting the OIGstrategic work agenda and ensuring thequality of its resulting work products aswell as promoting and maintainingOIG’s organizational efficiency andsound administrative operations. Heprovided significant guidance on thework of OIG, thereby improving thequality and impact of the hundreds ofperformance audits, inspections, andprogram evaluations produced duringhis 3-year tenure as Deputy IG. Hisefforts resulted in successfulimplementation of fiscal efficiency andoperational excellence.

Silver Medal


Patricia DerrMathematician

Frederick MenyElectronic Engineer

Martin TrockiComputer Scientist

Office of Systems Evaluation


This group is cited for conductingcritical evaluations of the CensusBureau’s efforts to modernize theprocessing environment for Census2010 operations, with a special focus oninitiatives designed to improve addressfiles and digital maps. Team membersidentified problems with the planningand execution of the modernizationprogram that if uncorrected jeopardizedthe bureau’s ability to have keyinformation technology systems readyin time for decennial operations. Thebureau’s action on teamrecommendations lead to significantproject improvements.


David RoseSupervisory Auditor

Office of Audits


Mr. Rose is honored for spearheadingOIG’s efforts to improve theDepartment’s performance and financialreporting. Under his direction, theOffice of the Inspector General hasconducted a series of performancemeasurement audits assessing bureauand Department-wide reporting underthe Government Performance andResults Act. Recommendations fromthese reviews have significantlyenhanced the quality of performanceinformation that Commerce and thebureaus collect and report annually toCongress and other stakeholders.

PATENT ANDTRADEMARK OFFICE

Gold Medal

LEADERSHIP

Mary CritharisCharles EloshwayKaren M. HaudaMinna F. MoeziePatent Attorneys

Michael B. AdlinCaridad BerdutAmy P. CottonLinda S. LourieDavid M. MorfesiJennifer A. NessMichael S. ShapiroAttorney Advisors

Michael S. KeplingerSenior Level Attorney, Copyrights

Peter N. FowlerSenior Level Attorney, Enforcement

External Affairs


The group is cited for leadershipin the U.S. Government efforts toenhance our continuing liaisonwith U.S. private sector interests toensure their continued support,and to find solutions to keyinternational issues facing theintellectual property community –representing an improvement informulating coordinated policypositions. The extent of thiscoordinated effort represents asignificant improvement in theeffectiveness of interagencyfunctioning on intellectual propertyrights policy and has had a largeeffect on intellectual propertyprotection internationally.


Edward KazenskeDeputy Assistant Commissioner

for Patents

David L. TalbottSupervisory Patent Examiner

John J. DollGroup Director,

Technology Center 1600

Commissioner for Patents

Frederick SchmidtDirector, Search and Information

Resources Administration

Search and Information ResourcesAdministration

Douglas J. BourgeoisChief Information Officer

Joel E. BrownComputer Scientist

Jeffrey W. BaerExecutive for Architecture, Engineering

and Technical Services

Chief Information Officer


The group is cited for development andimplementation of the business processthat provides electronic end-to-endpatent application processing andreview through the implementation ofthe Image File Wrapper (IFW) system.The IFW will provide electronic accessto applications by customers andaccelerate patent processing times. Theresult was the transformation of acentury’s old paper business model to adisseminated, universal softwareenvironment, which enhances theUSPTO’s agility in responding to thecomplexity and volume of work and theglobalization that characterize the 21stCentury economy.


Mark A. CohenAttorney Advisor

External Affairs


Mr. Cohen is recognized for leadershipin promoting intellectual propertyenforcement in China on behalf ofAmerican Intellectual Property (IP)owners and users. His background inChinese studies, fluency in the Chineselanguage, and comprehensiveunderstanding of intellectual propertylaws is enabling the USPTO tocoordinate government efforts to reducethe toll that IP theft in China takes onAmerican IP owners and users.


Esther M. KepplingerDeputy Commissioner for

Patent Operations

Linda S. TherkornSenior Legal Advisor

Magdalen GreenliefStephen G. KuninDeputy Commissioners for Patent

Examination Policy

Jasemine C. ChambersGroup Director,


Charles A. PearsonDirector, Office of

PCT Legal Administration

Susan C. WolskiSpecial Programs Examiner

Technology Center Summary

Jon P. SantamauroPatent Attorney

External Affairs


The group is cited for leadership thatresulted in a modernized set of PatentCooperation Treaty search andexamination guidelines to be followedby ten international authorities in thesearch and examination of internationalapplications. As a result of thisaccomplishment higher quality patentswill be issued in a timely manner andwill lead to stronger protection forU.S. applicants to seek global patentprotection. In addition it will promotegreater research and development, aswell as incentive to innovate due togreater rewards as a result ofglobal safety.

Silver Medal

LEADERSHIP

Office of the Chief Financial Officerand Chief Administrative Officer


Office of the ChiefInformation Officer


This group is recognized for planningand executing the USPTO’s movefrom Crystal City, Virginia to itsnew five-building headquarterscomplex in Alexandria, Virginia.The team completed the first phasemoving 2,100 employees fromDecember 2003 to February 2004,overcoming holiday schedules andclosures due to inclement weather.The next phase will move 9,000employees and contractors in March2005. Their efforts ensured a smoothtransition for employees and facilitateduninterrupted agency operations.


PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONALEXCELLENCE

Edmund M. CrumpSupervisory IT Program Manager

Timothy M. McMahonSupervisory Patent IT Specialist

Mary E. SmallIT Specialist

Search and InformationResources Administration

Robert A. ClarkeJay P. LucasSenior Level Advisors

PCT Legal Administration

Horatious TanyiIT Specialist



The group is cited for implementationof the E-Patent Reference (EPR) systemto give patent customers electronicaccess to U.S. patents and patentapplication publications referencedduring the patent examination process.EPR leverages existing electronicdatabases to give patent applicants“one-click” access to view, download,and print U.S. patent references at theirconvenience. As a result of the EPRimplementation, USPTO and patentcustomers will realize substantial savingsin labor and processing costs each year.

Joseph J. Rolla, Jr.Allen R. MacDonaldGroup Directors,


Paula K. HutzellJohn L. LeGuyaderSupervisory Patent Examiners

Julie E. BurkeSpecial Program Examiner

Diana L. OleksaPatent Cooperation Treaty Special

Programs Examiner


Leonard E. SmithDaniel StemmerPatent Cooperation Treaty

Legal Examiners

PCT Legal Affairs

Harold P. Smith, Jr.Director of Classification Operations

Search and InformationResources Administration


This group is honored for establishing amodernized set of Patent CooperationTreaty (PCT) search and examinationguidelines to be followed by teninternational authorities in the searchand examination of internationalapplications. The new PCT search andexamination guidelines will improve thequality of international search reportsand written opinions and will enhancereliance of these search reports andwritten opinions by over 125 PCTmember states in their national patentgranting process resulting in reductionof their workload.


CUSTOMER SERVICE

Ernest ShawAmy W. ForrestIT Specialists

David OrdoobadiKathryn E. TindleComputer Scientists

Stephen M. SenkowSupervisory IT Specialist

Patricia A. ZwirnbaumLead IT Specialist



The Trademark Postal Team, apartnership between the U.S. Patentand Trademark Office and the U.S.Postal Service, is cited for developing afully automated e-Gov system thatgenerates and sends bulk mail to theUSPS NetPost website for printing,stamping, and mailing. The goal was toimprove customer service by providinga fully automated system allowing forelectronic submission of TrademarkNotices to the USPS for processing.The results of the automated system area 54% cost reduction for Trademarkcorrespondence and a potential six-dayreduction in delivery time from theUSPTO to the USPS.

TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION

Gold Medal

LEADERSHIP

Charles ClarkChief, Electron and Optical

Physicist Division

National Institute of Standardsand Technology


Dr. Clark is honored for establishingthe Quantum Information/BoseEinstein Condensation (QIBEC) centerof excellence where scientists fromaround the world can work together onthe latest ideas in quantum engineering.QIBEC has been immensely successful,due primarily to Dr. Clark’s dynamicleadership style. He created a forum fornew developments in quantumcommunication, cryptography, andinformation processing, areas whereNIST is now preeminent, and haspromoted innovation and excellencethrough his leadership and personaltechnical excellence.

Robert MooreDeputy Director for Safety

and Facilities



Mr. Moore is cited for extraordinaryinnovation and leadership in managingall aspects of the design, construction,and deployment of the NIST AdvancedMeasurement Laboratory (AML).Through Mr. Moore’s leadership, the$218 million facility was constructedon time and on budget meeting alloperational specifications, and will serveas the Nation’s preeminent advancedresearch facility capable of supportingthe most advanced scientific discoveriesand measurement science in the world.



Daniel FischerSupervisory Physicist



Dr. Fischer is cited for pioneeringdevelopment of a first-in-the-worldnational facility for soft x-rayabsorption spectroscopy in support ofU.S. materials technology. Hisunparalleled measurement capabilityhas enabled breakthroughs in chemical,microelectronic, and data storageindustries, and has led to advances innanotechology, biomaterials, andsuperconductors. Dr. Fischer is thequintessential NIST scientist, creatingand applying highly specializedmeasurement science to criticaltechnology problems benefitting U.S.industry and the scientific community.

Steven JeffertsElizabeth DonleyThomas HeavnerPhysicists



The group is recognized for designing,constructing, operating and continuallyimproving the world’s most accurateatomic clock, the NIST-F1 laser-cooledcesium fountain primary frequencystandard. NIST-F1, the U.S. nationalstandard for the second, is one of themost visible and widely-used assets ofthe Department of Commerce,substantially outperforming past atomicclocks, and is demonstrably the mostaccurate fundamental standard inthe world.

Teresa SchwarzhoffJames Dray, Jr.Alan GoldfineJohn WackComputer Scientists



The Government Smart Card (GSC)team is honored for developing theU.S. GSC Interoperability Specificationand Framework. This effort requiredcoalescing disparate U.S. Governmentrequirements, reconciling diversetechnical and policy interests,inventing new methods ofinteroperability, and winning supportfrom the public and private sectors,nationally and internationally. Some30 million cards will be shipped thatare compliant with the NISTspecification directly supportingessential homeland security and cybersecurity needs, opening the platformto innovative applications andopen competition.


Silver Medal

LEADERSHIP

Michael Unterweger, Jr.Supervisory Physicist

Leticia PibidaPhysicist



The group is honored for nationalleadership in developing standards forradiation detectors used in homelandsecurity. These standards address theperformance of radiological detectionequipment to be used by personnelinvolved in the detection, monitoringand interdiction of illicit radiologicalmaterial entering and transportedthrough the country such as bordercontrol, customs, coast guard and postalservices. These standards will providecrucial support for first respondersneeding reliable measurements ofradioactive material in homelandsecurity situations.


Steven BrownCarol JohnsonPhysicists



The team is honored for thedevelopment of innovative laser-basedcalibration methods for improving theaccuracy of satellite ocean-color sensors.Their research has directly led to asix percent decrease in the medianglobal ocean chlorophyll ‘a’ level asdetermined from satellite measurement,which corresponds to a similarreduction in measured values for thebiological intake of carbon by theoceans. These results are important forclimate-change researchers trackingglobal sources and sinks of the carbondioxide greenhouse gas and will ensureefficient ocean and forest management.

Theodore DoironSupervisory Physicist

Richard SilverPhysicist

Nien ZhangSupervisory Mathematical Statistician

William GuthrieMathematical Statistician



The group is honored for developmentof high-accuracy two-dimensional (2D)grid standards needed by U.S. industryfor calibration of the metrology andmanufacturing tools used throughoutsemiconductor manufacturing. TheNIST standards were designed workingwith a consortium of semiconductor


manufacturers and calibrated usingmeasurements on a privately-ownedstate-of-the-art 2D measurementsystem tied to those of a state-of-the-art NIST 1D measurementsystem through special NIST-developedmeasurement techniques.

Steven GranthamCharles TarrioPhysicists



The group is recognized for their workcombining basic measurement sciencewith high responsiveness to customerneeds, in an area of rapid technologicalchange and key economic importance.The group built a major national facilityfor the optical characterization ofextreme ultraviolet (EUV) imagingsystems based at the NISTSynchronotron Ultraviolet ResearchFacility (SURF), and have establishedNIST as the clear international leader inEUV metrology. In light of their work,NIST has led the effort to standardizeEUV optical measurements worldwide.

Paul HaleTracy ClementPhysicists

Dylan WilliamsElectronics Engineer

Juanita MorganPhysical Science Technician



The team is recognized for vision andinnovation in the development of theworld’s first measurement method tofully characterize the response of next-generation optical communication

components. With this new technique,which measures both amplitude andphase at very high frequencies, industry isable to characterize high-speed electricaland optoelectronic devices up to anunprecedented frequency of 110 GHz.Their efforts resulted in industry releasedNIST-traceable commercial productsbased on their technology within ninemonths after proof of concept.

Susan KruegerJoseph DuraCharles MajkrzakPhysicists

Donald PierceMechanical Engineer



The group is cited for scientific andengineering leadership in establishing atthe NIST’s Center for NeutronResearch the Cold Neutrons for Biologyand Technology (CNBT), a partnershipbetween NIST, the National Institutesof Health, and six major U.S.universities. Jointly they conceived,developed, and implemented newworld-class neutron diffraction andreflection instrumentation, and a newapproach for structural biology researchthat provides the U.S. with totally newcapabilities for future studies of keybiological systems.


Jon PrattMechanical Engineer

John KramarSupervisory Research Chemist

David NewellPhysicist

Douglas SmithSupervisory Physicist



The group is recognized for innovation,scientific contributions, and technicalachievements in the measurement andrealization of very small forces. Theachievements have revolutionized therealization of the unit of force at themicro- and nano-scales and haveprovided important theoretical andpractical contributions to fundamentalmeasurement science. The team hassuccessfully completed efforts to extendthe domain of traceable forcemeasurement down to the nano-Newton regime down to the very levelof intramolecular forces.

Michael TarlovSupervisory Research Chemist



Dr. Tarlov is recognized for his seminalcontributions to the science and tech-nology of self-assembled monolayers. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) aremolecular assemblies, typically a singlemolecule thick, that form spontaneouslyon surfaces dipped in a solution ofsurfactant molecules. They are used in avariety of technologically important appli-cations where they can serve as lubricationor adhesion films, molecular recognitionfilms for chemical and biologicalmeasurements, or nanometer componentsin molecular electronic devices.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Christopher ConleySupervisory General Engineer

Todd SnoufferMechanical Engineer

Robert BalinovicMichael HatchPlanner Estimators

Christopher BestPlanner Estimator (Electrical)

Nancy SnyderEngineering Draftsman

Eileen MarkumAdministrative Office Assistant



The group is recognized for completingthe construction of a world-classfacility, the Advanced MeasurementsLaboratory (AML) at NIST. The AMLconstruction was completed andaccepted on the original contractcompletion date, within the budget,and with a manageable punchlist whichwas quickly accomplished. Thesuccessful construction of the AML,which includes 350 new state-of-the-artlaboratories, is a major advancement incontrolling the total environment oflaboratory space on a large scale.


Karen Laney CummingsDirector, Technology Competitiveness

Mark BoroushJohn Sargent, Jr.Technology Policy Analysts

Carl ShepherdTechnology Analyst

Office of Technology Policy

Brad BotwinSupervisory Industrial Specialist

Mark CrawfordTrade and Industrial Analyst


Nancy MooreBudget Analyst

National Technical Information Service

Cassandra IngramEconomist


Emily ArakakiInternational Economist

Nazakhtar NikakhtarInternational Trade Compliance Analyst




The group is cited for preparation of thereport, “A Survey of the Use of Biotech-nology in U.S. Industry,” which providesthe first comprehensive Federal survey andstatistical data analysis of our nation’sbiotechnology-related activities. The reportrepresents more than two years ofplanning and preparation in consultationwith more than 3,000 U.S. firms.The analysis confirms that our nation’sdevelopment and application ofbiotechnology products and processes areamong the most dynamic and innovativeactivities in the U.S. economy.


EXTERNAL AWARDS

ARTHUR S. FLEMMING AWARD

Deborah JinPhysicist and JILA Fellow



Dr. Jin was honored as the world leaderin coaxing collections of fermionicatoms into a single quantum state,analogous to the Bose-EinsteinCondensate (BEC) for which EricCornell et al. won the 2001 Nobel Prizein Physics. She does this by causingstrongly repulsive fermionic atoms ina gas to pair up like electrons in asuperconductor. In 1999 she producedthe first degenerate Fermi gas of atomsin a tiny cloud of potassium atoms in amagnetic trap. In 2004 she created thefirst Bose-Einstein “Super Molecule,”a BEC of fermionic molecules, and aFermi (Cooper paired) condensate.

Charles TarrioPhysicist



Dr. Tarrio was honored for pioneeringcontributions to the measurement ofextreme ultraviolet (EUV) light. Heestablished a EUV metrology facility atthe NIST synchrotron light source thatis the world’s leading provider of EUVradiation measurement services. Thefacility has provided over 1000 tests onEUV optical components fabricatedwith tolerances at the cutting edge ofmeasurement science. These includeEUV telescopes for space experiments,EUV optical systems for semiconductorlithography, mirrors for x-ray lasers, andnew devices for generating andcontrolling EUV light.

Georgia L. HarrisPhysical Scientist/Group Leader



Ms. Harris was honored for her visionand leadership for the development andimplementation of a comprehensivelong-term approach to upgrade statemetrology laboratories, improveadvanced measurement techniques, andestablish extensive proficiency testingsystems to ensure the validity of375,000 mass standards testedannually. Her adaptation of softwareautomated measurements, datacollection, calculations, and reportgeneration in state and industrylaboratories. Ms. Harris also developeda 40-hour computer-based course formass calibration to increase theavailability of NIST training.


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

Special thanks to:

Office of Human Resources Management and Incentive Awards Staff

Michael R. Osver

Sandra Williams

Incentive Awards Program Officers of the Department

Jennifer McDaniel – 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


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