USGS HONOR AWARDS

CEREMONY

2018 Hawaii Mount Kilauea volcanic eruption

Landsat 9

Dallas L. Peck Auditorium Reston, Virginia May 7, 2019

Sage Grouse,

Manatee, and

Grizzly Bear

research

Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey

Hurricane Maria high-water mark in Puerto Rico

USGS researches land use and honey bee health

in the northern Great Plains

Welcome

Cynthia L. Lodge, Acting Deputy Director

Matthew Andersen, Guitarist/Vocalist

National Anthem

Matthew Andersen, Vocalist

The Pledge of Allegiance

Opening Remarks

Cynthia L. Lodge, Acting Deputy Director

Timothy R. Petty, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science

James F. Reilly, Director

Introduction of Award Recipients

Cynthia L. Lodge, Acting Deputy Director

Presentation of Awards

Timothy R. Petty, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science

James F. Reilly, Director

In Memory of Our Fellow USGS Family Members

John (Jack) Boatwright Menlo Park, California Thomas W. Custer La Crosse, Wisconsin Sharon L. Hamann Reston, Virginia Edward C. Jones Cook, Washington Gregory L. Jones Laurel, Maryland Keith R. Long Tucson, Arizona David M. Miklesh Lakewood, Colorado Randy H. Russell Santa Cruz, California

Please take a moment of silence for all service men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice, and for

those who have served or are currently serving overseas

and stateside.

Exemplary Act Award

The Exemplary Act Award recognizes an employee or group of employees who attempt to save the life of another, or for a private citizen who attempts to save the life of a

departmental employee when risk to his/her own life is not an issue.

Individual Award

Todd A. DeWitt

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Response Team

(Angela Diefenbach accepting)

Josip Adams* Bradley Koeckeritz* Todd Burton* Steven Stroud* Angela Diefenbach

Captain and Crew of the Vessel KIYI

(Captain Joseph Walters accepting)

Jamie Dobosenski* Keith Peterson* Abigail Granit* Joseph Walters Ryan Grow* Dan Yule* Ian Harding*

2018 Eugene M. Shoemaker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Communications

This honor award recognizes a scientist who uses effective communication skills to create excitement and enthusiasm for science among non-scientists

Scott W. Phillips

(*indicates not attending ceremony)

2018 Eugene M. Shoemaker Awards for Communications Excellence

This honor award recognizes information products that effectively convey complex scientific concepts and discoveries to the American public.

Category: Webpage/Website

Tracking the Appearance of Spring: USA National Phenology Network’s Status of Spring website and maps

(Jake Weltzin accepting)

Category: Large Print Product

U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1802, “Critical mineral resources of the United States-Economic and environmental geology

and prospects for future supply”

Category: Small Print Product

Volcanic air pollution hazards in Hawaii

Tamar Elias*

Katherine Jacques Suzanne Roberts*

A. Jeff Sutton*

Jake Weltzin, USGS LoriAnne Barnett, U of Arizona* Theresa Crimmins, U of Arizona* Ellen Denny, U of Arizona* Katharine Gerst, U of Arizona* Lee Marsh, U of Arizona*

Stuart Marsh, U of Arizona* Sharon Oliver, U of Arizona* Erin Posthumus, U of Arizona* Alyssa Rosemartin, U of Arizona* Sara Schaffer, U of Arizona* Jeff Switzer, U of Arizona*

Dwight Bradley* John DeYoung, Jr. Jeannette Ishee* Stokely Klasovsky*

Cathy Knutson

Suzanne Nicholson Klaus Schulz* Robert Seal, II Angela Timms Caryl Wipperfurth*

2018 Eugene M. Shoemaker Award for Communications Excellence (continued)

Category: Audio/Visual Product A Record of Change – Science and Elder Observations

on the Navajo Nation

Margaret Redsteer* Monique Fordham* James Hendley, II*

Cory Hurd

USGS Excellence in Leadership Award

This honor award recognizes the outstanding acts, services, or achievements of individuals or teams that exemplify and support the science mission of the USGS

And its goal of developing a leadership-centered culture.

Individual Leadership Awards

Joyce Williamson George Ozuna

Group Leadership Award

Alexandra Etheridge and Moses Milazzo*

USGS Diversity Award

The Diversity Award recognizes supervisors, non-supervisors, and groups or teams whose actions demonstrate the value of diversity in the USGS and help make

the USGS an employer of choice.

Group Category

Wayne Baldwin* Benjamin Gutierrez* Thomas Byl* Christopher Hammond Monique Fordham* Eleanour Snow Noelia Garcia

Distinguished Service Award

The DSA is the highest and most prestigious Honor Award of the Department of the Interior. Recipients must have demonstrated extremely significant long-term

contributions to Departmental programs and missions.

John (Jack) L. Boatwright (posthumous) John A. Moody John L. Dwyer Cheryl A. Morris Susan M. Haig David A. Pyke Richard M. Iverson Bruce K. Quirk Jill McCarthy David H. Schoellhamer Arthur F. McGarr Mary E. Wood Andrew J. Michael

Presentation of the DSA will be at the DOI Convocation, September 12, 2019, Main Interior Building, Sydney R. Yates Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

Meritorious Service Awards

The MSA is the second highest Honor Award of the Department of the Interior. Recipients must have made exceptional continuing contributions to Department or

bureau mission accomplishments.

Nancy H. Baumgartner Laura A. Stern* Charles D. Blome Kurt R. Spicer Kevin J. Breen Marilyn E. Tennyson* Linda E. Leake* Beth A. Vairin* Susan L. Phillips Justin L. Welty Gilpin R. Robinson Nelson E. Williams Eugene S. Schweig, III

Superior Service Awards

The SSA is the first-level Honor Award of the Department of the Interior. Recipients must have made significant contributions to the Department through outstanding service

to a bureau program. This award is presented at local duty stations. Frederick M. Badke Megan L. Frayer Suzanne C. Perry John W. Brakebill Cynthia A. Gardner Michael P. Poland Nicole G. Bogeajis Scott W. Holmes Jodi L. Riegle Timothy A. Brown Jon J. Major Tina Y. Solomon Cara A. Campbell Leah M. Morgan Anna C, Stull Ryan W. Collier Scott G. Morton Eric C. Wood

USGS Safety and Occupational Health Award of Excellence

(2018 accomplishments)

This award recognizes individuals and groups who create a safer work environment in support of the safe conduct of USGS science.

Individual Safety Awards

Bernice Allen* Shelby Hunter* Michael Bonds Marlon Johnson John Byrnes D. Chris Leeth William Falls* Molly McLaughlin Michelle Funk Nathan Smiley

USGS Safety and Occupational Health Award of Excellence (continued)

(2018 accomplishments)

Group Safety Award

Clarence King Memorial Library Staff

(Holly Nickle accepting)

Pamela Calais Devon Galena Tami Morse Erin Donnelly Kelly Haberstroh Holly Nickle Jez Gaddoura Keegan Johnson Sally Roberts Helen Keremedjiev

Gary L. Hill Watercraft Safety Award (2018 accomplishments)

Timothy Frick* Gary Loman* Verlin “Cory” Stephens* Christopher Vallee

Unit Award for Excellence of Service

This honor award recognizes a group of employees who have worked together as a unit to perform a service above and beyond what is considered superior in support of the

science mission of the USGS.

Staff of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory* Loren Antolik Peter Dotray Asta Miklius Scott Pekalib Janet Babb Tamar Elias Bill Million Brian Shiro Steve Brantley Steven Fuke C. J. Moniz Don Swanson Kalani Calles Pauline Fukunaga Tricia Nadeau Bill Tollett Mike Cappos Ingrid Johanson Tina Neal Frank Trusdell Jefferson Chang Kevin Kamibayashi Paul Okubo Frank Younger Sarah Conway Jim Kauahikaua Carolyn Parcheta Lopaka Lee Matt Patrick

Unit Award for Excellence of Service (continued)

Streamgage Outage Restoration Team (Janice Fulford, Kris Lund and Terri Moore accepting)

This was a nationwide effort with over 650 individuals participating on the Team.

For a full list of participants, please go to the Human Capital website noted at the end of this program.

Office of Enterprise Information – Cloud Hosting Solutions Team (Kimberly Scott accepting)

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Response Team*

Josip Adams Mark Bauer Todd Burton

2018 USGS Environmental Achievement Awards

This honor award recognizes USGS employees, teams and partners who have attained exceptional environmental achievement in support of USGS scientific projects.

Category: Environmental Stewardship

USGS National Center Sustainability Program

Derek Briggs Kenneth Thayer* Kenneth Earp Mike Copsey (contractor)* Calvin Graves Mike Goode (contractor)*

Category: Environmental Dream Team*

The Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team – A Conservation Success through Partnership

Contributors: U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribal Fish and Game

Department, and the States of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming

Wilbert Al Pedraza* Jennifer Erxleben* Harold House* Eric Larson*

Kalvin Moschkau* Courtney Owens* Kimberly Scott Robert Shepherd*

Emma Sirr* Ross Wickman* Dionne Zoanni*

James R. Balsley Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer

This award recognizes USGS scientific, engineering, technical, and science support employees for inventions or other outstanding scientific or technological contributions of value to the United States due to commercial application, and exemplary activities that

promote the domestic transfer of USGS science and technology to American industry or business, universities, state/local government, or other non-Federal parties.

Paul Schuster

Nicole Herman-Mercer* Ryan Toohey*

William T. Pecora Award for Excellence in Earth Observation

This award honors the memory of Dr. William T. Pecora, former Director of USGS and Under Secretary of the Interior. Dr. Pecora was a motivating force for the establishment of civil remote sending of the Earth from Space. This award is sponsored by the USGS

and NASA and presented at other venues.

Individual Award Barbara J. Ryan

Group Award Ozone Monitoring Instrument International Team

Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award

This award recognizes innovative tools, applications or services that further the vision of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure. This award is presented at another venue.

Homeland Infrastructure Foundation - Level Data (HIFLD) community in support of the 2017 Hurricane season

Dallas Peck Outstanding Scientist Emeritus Award

This award recognizes significant contributions to the USGS mission by an individual

while volunteering as a Scientist Emeritus.

Harvey Belkin* (Geology, Geophysics & Geochemistry Science Center)

Kenneth Pierce* (Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center)

Barney Poole (Geology, Geophysics & Geochemistry Science Center)

Citizen’s Award for Exceptional Service

This award recognizes outstanding performance by a private citizen, organizational partner, or volunteer who has contributed significantly to the Bureau’s mission.

This award is presented at other venues.

David Okita (Volcano Helicopters, Hilo, Hawaii)

Raymond E. Spence

(Berkeley Seismology Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley)

50-Year Scroll of Honor

(July 2018 through May 2019)

Barry J. Irwin Verne R. Schneider

40-Year Scroll of Honor

(July 2018 through May 2019)

Cathy A. Beck April A. Kobayashi* Bruce M. Richmond Marilyn A. Billone Howard I. Kochman* Dennis W. Risser* Larry R. Bohman* David J. Lidke* Gilpin R. Robinson, Jr. Roxanne K. Childers* Carolyn L. Mastin* Kim B. Shedd Roger P. Denlinger* Daniel G. McAuley Nancy L. Shepard Edward J. Duffy Nancy V. Miller Dale L. Simmons* Carol A. Finn* Walter D. Mooney* Kathleen R. Simmons* Richard A. Fontaine* Barry C. Moring * Debra S. Spahr* Peggy J. Gardiner* Judy J. Nowakowski* Paul Stone* Jerry W. Garrett* Raymond C. Obuch Lynn J. Torak Buel W. Grout, Jr. Delia A. Poole* David M. Vincent* Jessica A. Hopple* Robert E. Powell* Gregg J. Wiche* J. Wright Horton, Jr. Donna Marie-Petrak Read* Louis A. Yost, IV* Henry Jones, Jr. Valerie M. Renkert* Joanne C. Jones Bobby R. Richards

30-Year Length of Service Awards

(July 2018 through May 2019 presented at local ceremonies)

Noah S. Adams Elizabeth A. Ahearn D. Michelle Alexander Bernice A. Allen Paul L. Angermeier Lori E. Apodaca Julie A. Asher Victoria F. Avery Kevin J. Bacon Yvonne H. Baevsky William T. Baldwin Laurie S. Balistrieri Susan E. Barnes Anne Barrett E. Randall Bayless Owen R. Baynham Kent D. Becher Jeffrey K. Bender Gardner C. Bent David A. Bergstedt Michael L. Blanpied Michael A. Boogaard David R. Bowman Paul M. Bradley Robin A. Brightbill David P. Brower Charles E. Brown Richard E. Brown Annette M. Campbell Al Campodonico Mary E. Cantrill Bradley A. Carkin Randall L. Carson Tiffany A. Carson Mark E. Castor Geoffrey D. Cartano Jane Y. Cayaditto Douglas A. Channell

Melinda J. Chapman Melissa A. Chavis Rita J. Choate Anthony Chu Jeffrey A. Coe Sandra L. Cole Steven R. Corsi John D. Cox Cheryl J. Crawford Brenda L. Croston Velvie E. Cunningham William L. Cunningham Jeffrey R. Deacon Jill N. Densmore-Judy Claire DeVaughan Dorothy Domingo Gregory B. Donley Paul A. Downhour Daniel G. Driscoll Nancy J. Durika Lynn M. Durlin Kathy R. Echols Patrick F. Emmett Todd C. Esque Paul E. Exter Claudia C. Faunt Edward Figueroa-Gibson Dennis P. Finnegan Faith A. Fitzpatrick Michael J. Focazio Michael T. Frame Deborah A. Fricke Robert W. Gale Frederick E. Gebhardt Kevin J. Gergely Bethany J. Girardi Pierre D. Glynn

Annette L. Goode John E. Gorman James B. Grand Deena F. Green John W. Haines David E. Hair Philip V. Haner Douglas K. Hardesty Trent M. Hare Mark A. Haroldson Ruth A. Harris John W. Heaton Victor M. Heilweil Kiera J. Hensel David M. Hernandez Debra A. Horan-Ross Harold R. House Michael C. Ierardi Tamara I. Ivahnenko Tiffany R. Jacklin Yvonne M. Jacobs Nancy A. Jimenez Jacqueline L. Johnson Lisa A. Jordan Cheryl R. Joseph Julie T. Joyce Douglas B. Kent Scott A. Kimball David P. Krabbenhoft David A. Kraemer Kathryn M. Kuivila Victoria E. Langenheim Kimberly A. Larsen Gary D. Latzke Cynthia L. Lodge Cindy L. Lonergan Thomas D. Lorenson Thomas R. Loveland

30-Year Length of Service Awards (continued)

(July 2018 through May 2019 presented at local ceremonies)

James Quade Teresa J. Rasmussen Richard A. Rebich Timothy J. Reed Robert S. Regan Irene A. Rios Keith W. Robinson Brian D. Rodriguez Sheila D. Ruhl Timothy W. Saultz Todd C. Schmitt Joel A. Schmutz Tony P. Schrader Robert R. Seal, II Nicasio Sepulveda Stephen P. Shivers Jennifer B. Sieverling Terry M. Short Thomas W. Sisson Kenneth A. Skach Karen S. Slaght Lavetra D. Sloan Milton Mark E. Smith Nicholas P. Smith Steven D. Smith William J. Smith Lawrence E. Spangler Nancy R. Stamm Donald M. Stephens Sylvia V. Stork Frederick Stumm Kimberly A. Swidarski Debra J. Taylor Marilyn E. Tennyson Randy Thomas Theresa L. Tibbitts

Kim M. Tompkins Rossana Torres Michelle L. Traver Audrey M. Tsujita Jimmy S. Tunnell Brigitta Urban-Mathieux Eddy L. Usery Zinon C. Valin Brad D. Vande Kamp Jacquelyne E. Verna Francisco Vilella Danny G. Vincent Mark R. Vinson Mark A. Wade Donald A. Walter Douglas A. Walters Shari L. Walters Joseph J. Warren Robert J. Waschbusch David J. Weary Katherine E. Wesenberg Colin F. Williams Joyce E. Williamson Tara J. Williams-Sether Iona L. Wilper Gary L. Wilson John T. Wilson Scott A. Wilson Andrea Woodward Jill Yoo Nichol O. Young Paulette R. Zamora Michael L. Zavori

Darlene E. Lytle John E. Mahoney Richard L. Marella Gary R. Martin Thomas E. Martin Samuel C. Martinez Larry G. Mastin Gregory J. McCabe, Jr. Benton D. McGee Vidal A. Mendoza Luis E. Menoyo Andrew J. Michael Asta Miklius Randall J. Miles Paul C. D. Milly Karen L. M. Morgan Scott G. Morton Kristine L. Murray Lucinda K. Murtagh David S. Nail Hilary A. Neckles Leo G. Nico Joseph P. Nielsen Jill D. Nishimura Michael A. Oliver Tara L. Ornsbey David W. Owens John F. Paskievitch Lori S. Payton Keith F. Peterson Marty L. Phillips James A. Poindexter, II James Pontolillo Wanda A. Pratt Steven K. Predmore Aaron L. Pugh

DOI Honor Award Recognition

DOI Safety Awards The Department of the Interior presents the prestigious Safety and Health Award of Excellence and the

Aviation Safety Award to recognize individuals or groups who have performed an outstanding service for, or made a contribution of exceptional value to, the occupational safety and health of employees, visitors, and/or volunteers, or to the prevention of aircraft accidents. Presentation of this award will be at the DOI

Convocation, September 12, 2019, Main Interior Building, Sydney R. Yates Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

DOI Safety and Health Award of Excellence

Christopher L. Vallee

DOI Award for Outstanding Contribution to Aviation Safety

Multi-Bureau Unmanned Aircraft Systems Response Team

USGS Team Members

Seth Ackerman James Foreman Erich Peitzsch Josip Adams Amy Gilmer Elizabeth Pendleton Mark Bauer Shawn Harrison Tobyn Rhodes Brad Bickford Steve Hartley Jeff Sloan Sandy Brosnahan Rogelio Hernandez Kevin Smith Todd Burton Shelby Hunter Matthew Struckhoff Geoff Debendetto Bill Jones Emily Sturdivant Angie Diefenbach Christopher Holmquist-Johnson Ryan Thompson Frank Engel Cameron Marshall Ken Tiffan Brandon Forbes Timothy McKinney

Office of Aviation Services Team Members

Brad Koeckeritz Steve Stroud Colin Milone Richard Thurau Steve Ramaekers John Vogel

Bureau of Land Management Team Members

Gary Baumgartner

Bobby Eisele

Interior Safety and Health Achievement Award

This award recognizes safety accomplishments at the level of the Interior’s Office of Occupational Safety and Health; a level between the Bureaus and the Department. These awards are presented in

conjunction with the USGS Safety and Occupational Health Awards of Excellence.

Michael Bonds Shelby Hunter* Verlin (Cory) Stephens* Timothy Frick Gary Loman Christopher Vallee

SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO MADE THIS CEREMONY HAPPEN

Scott Horvath – Photographer Melinda Nash – Live Streaming

Matthew Andersen – Musician/Vocalist Melanie Clark – Awards Coordination

Dar Crammond – Awards Coordination Carole DeHerrera – Bureau Honor Awards Coordinator

Kim Dueling – Awards Coordination Michele Fanning – Awards Coordination

Margo Harris – Director’s Reception William Lukas – Awards Coordination

James Mays – Interpreters Nick Curran (Sodexo) – Refreshments

Janice Shay – Awards Coordination Edward Simmons – Sound Joyce Solomon – Vocalist

Timothy Stryker – Awards Coordination Joanne Taylor – Awards Review/Coordination

GS Building Services – Auditorium Setup ELT Secretaries/Assistants – Awards Coordination

Ceremony Volunteers

Lisa Dovell Cindy Lonergan Katie Orsi Michele Fanning Valair Mann Loretta Pope Michelle Frederick Marsha Morstad Janice Shay Ulysees Gilbert Angela Moye Marina Skobeleva Shari Komarow Christopher Ward ****************************************

Our deepest appreciation goes to Jim Reilly and all the USGS managers and supervisors whose continued support of the Honor Awards program has been a tribute

to our wonderful USGS family.

Professional Recognition from Outside Organizations

Group Recognition Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Award Winners given by the National Association of Government Communicators https://nagc.com/2018-blue-pencil-gold-screen-awards/

• Annual Report, Award of Excellence-USA National Phenology Network 2016 Annual Report: USA National Phenology Network (Jake Weltzin, Theresa Crimmins, Terry Moody)

• Technical or Statistical Report, Award of Excellence-First Place: Baseline and Projected Future Carbon Storage and Carbon Fluxes in Ecosystems of Hawaii (Paul Selmants, Regan Austin, Cory Hurd)

• Special Purpose Publication, Award of Excellence-First Place: The Volcano Disaster Assistance Program-Helping to save lives worldwide for more than 30 years (Jacob Lowenstern, Kate Jacques, Claire Landowski, Vivian Nguyen, David Ramsey)

• Special Event (internal), Award of Excellence: IAVCEI 2017 Scientific Assembly-Portland, Oregon, August 14-18 (USGS Volcano Science Center and Menlo Park Publishing Service Center)

• Special Purpose Product, Award of Excellence: Reducing Risk Where Tectonic Plates Collide (Joan Gomberg, Claire Landowski, Kristen Ludwig, Kate Jacques, Suzanne Roberts)

• Special Purpose Product, Award of Excellence-Second Place: “Every Pixel” Video Series (Jan Nelson, Peggy Connot, Jim Nelson, Andy Dykstra)

• Display, Award of Excellence-First Place: Interacting with Land Science Change (Jan Nelson, Peggy Connot, Andy Dykstra, Aaron Neugebauer, Sarah Neugebauer, Candi Schoen, Josh Sickmeyer)

• Documentary, Award of Excellence-Second Place: Kilauea Summit Eruption: Lava Returns to Halemaumau: (Stephen Wessells, Janet Babb, Tina Nelson)

Group Recognition (continued) FY19 Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis Working Groups Future Opportunities in Regional and Global Seismic Network Monitoring and Science (Gavin Hayes, Paul Earle, Harley Benz and David Wald) Margin-wide geological and geophysical synthesis to understand the recurrence and hazards of great subduction zone earthquakes in Cascadia (Lydia Staisch, Janet Watt, Jon Perkins, Robert Witter) Improved hydrologic forecasting through synthesis of critical storage components and timescales across watersheds worldwide (Jessica Driscoll, Jud Harvey, and cooperators from UC Berkeley and UCAR/NCAR) Characterizing global variability in groundwater arsenic (Clifford Voss and cooperators from Union College, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the University of Delaware) Novel multi-scale synthesis of nitrogen fixation rates and drivers across the terrestrial biosphere (Steve Perakis, Sasha Reed, and cooperators from USEPA and Columbia University) Wetland fluxnet synthesis for methane: understanding and predicting methane fluxes at daily to interannual timescales (Lisamarie Windham-Myers and cooperators from Stanford University and NASA)

Staff of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program Office Received Certificates of Appreciation for their contributions in sponsoring students in the Secondary Transition to Employment Program (STEP), a collaborative effort to provide students aged 18 to 22 with employment training in a real work setting. In addition to learning work skills, students receive instruction in applied academics, self-advocacy, independent living skills and expand their exposure to the communities in which they will live and work. John Brock, Jeanne Bruins, Mark Carter, Gerald Guala, Michael Marketti, and Monica Paleseanu (Representatives of Core Science Systems, and the Northeast and Pacific Regions) Received Certificates of Appreciation for participating in and supporting a new pilot program, spearheaded by the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program in cooperation with West Virginia University and the West Virginia Geological Survey that established the USGS-WVU Davis College Appalachian STEM GeoCamp. This camp offered high school students an opportunity to learn foundational geoscience concepts through a hands-on, interactive GeoSTEM curriculum, complemented by recreational activities, over the course of five days, and was so successful that plans on a larger scale are anticipated in 2019.

Group Recognition (continued) Jake Weltzin and the staff of the USA National Phenology Network National Coordinating Office (Theresa Crimmins, LoriAnne Barnett, Ellen Denny, Kathy Gerst, Lee Marsh, Stuart Marsh, Sharon Oliver, Erin Posthumus, Alyssa Rosemartin, Sara Schaffer, and Jeff Switzer) Received the 2018 Climate Adaptation Leadership Award for Natural Resources from the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies and Partners Office of Science, Quality and Integrity Received the Foundation for Fairfax County, Virginia, Public Schools’ 2018 Workforce Development Partner of the Year award. Presentation of this award was for providing meaningful volunteer work experiences to students with cognitive and other disabilities through the Secondary Transition to Employment Program—USGS Partnership (STEP-UP). This program can change the lives of the participants and has resulted in the hiring of six of these students. USGS is the first federal entity to receive this award. Individual Recognition

Shannon Barber-Meyer Entered the Kaneland (Maple Park, Illinois) High School Hall of Fame. This recognizes graduates who have been honored or recognized by their college or university, profession or peers for their success and achievements. L. Sue Beard Received the Geological Society of America Fellowship for her fundamental contributions to understanding the tectonics and geologic evolution of the southern Cordillera, particularly the region encompassing Lake Mead and the southwest Colorado Plateau. Marc Blouin Was awarded a Patent for developing an innovative portable, hand-held sampler used by divers for collection of under-water aquatic biotic samples. The device provides continuous flow allowing multiple samples to be taken without a diver being required to come to the surface between samples. Rufus Catchings Received the 2018 Randolph W. “Bill” and Cecile T. Bromery Award for Minorities from the Geological Society of America. This recognition is presented for significant contributions to research in the geological sciences, or to those who have been instrumental in opening the geoscience field to other minorities. Rob Crangle Received the Corsendonk Presentation Award during the annual Global Gypsum Supply Conference for his presentation entitled: “U.S. and Global Gypsum Supply Trends.” This presentation was recognized as one of the top conference presentations.

Paul Cyan Was awarded a Patent for developing an innovative system to eliminate animal fatalities including bats from flying into the moving blades of Wind turbines. The system deters animals using ultra violet light in a specific range not perceptible to humans that keeps animals from being attracted to the turbine. Amy East Received the Geological Society of America Fellowship for her insightful research contributions that have extended fundamental understanding of landscape responses to changes in sediment supply in modern and ancient sedimentary systems. Alexandra Ethridge Received the 2018 Association for Women Geoscientists President’s Award for her

work in developing intervention and anti-harassment behavior training and bystander

intervention workshops for the USGS. Award was presented at the 2018 Geological

Society of America annual meeting.

Allen Gellis Received the Geological Society of America Fellowship for being one of the world’s leaders in understanding, measuring, and modeling sediment erosion and transport, particularly for addressing applied problems. Robert Graves Received the 2019 William B. Joyner Lecture Award from the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and the Seismological Society of America for his research on the processes of how earthquake ruptures start and propagate across the fault, how the resulting seismic waves propagate through the Earth’s crust and how strong the ground shaking will be at a particular location. Karl Haase Was awarded a Patent for developing a self-contained dissolved gas sensor system with high precision that includes its own internal power source, processor and memory. The design provides greater protection of sensor components due to its compact, integrated housing. Mark Haroldson Was selected to be inducted into the Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame for his contributions to an understanding of grizzly bear biology, ecology, and conservation. The primary purpose of the Hall of Fame is to honor those individuals who have made significant contributions to the conservation of Wyoming’s outdoor heritage. Barbara Kus Was named a 2017 “Recovery Champion” by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for dedicating more than 30 years to the study of the endangered birds, including the least Bell’s vireo, a migratory songbird that was once common, but dropped to only 300 breeding pairs by the time it was listed as “endangered” in 1986. The new information Ms. Kus uncovered has played a vital role in guiding and informing the USFWS plans to

recover the bird’s populations. Today, least Bell’s vireo numbers are nearly ten times what they were in 1986. John Lane Received the Geological Society of America Fellowship in recognition of his

extraordinary work in developing and applying geophysical methods to critical problems

in water resources worldwide and his exemplary dedication to mentoring students and

new and practicing geoscience professionals in government and academia.

Mary Madej Received the Geological Society of America Fellowship for her significant published geologic and applied research investigations of channel responses to sedimentation, watershed restoration, and the role of carbon dynamics in forest ecology, and for her extensive efforts in training numerous geologists. Moses Milazzo Received the 2018 Association for Women Geoscientists President’s Award for her work in developing intervention and anti-harassment behavior training and bystander intervention workshops for the USGS. Award was presented at the 2018 Geological Society of America annual meeting. Marti Miller Received the Geological Society of America Fellowship for her outstanding leadership of the Alaska Science Center Geology Office and publications on the geology, mineral resources, metallogenesis, and tectonic history of southwestern Alaska. Her publications have been key to land-use planning and mineral exploration programs in Alaska. James Mitchell Has been selected to receive the 2019 Rookie of the Year Award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Technology Transfer. The FLC is the Congressionally mandated organization that educates, promotes, and facilitates the transfer of Federal technology. Mr. Mitchell was selected from among the 300 plus Federal laboratories supported by the FLC for his ability to convey passion, recognize opportunities, and creatively link IP with science to foster partnerships. Diane Moore Received the Geological Society of America Fellowship and is internationally

recognized for excellence in high pressure rock mechanics and innovative experimental

studies of the physics and chemistry of active faults. Her meticulous measurements of

fault-zone materials provide fundamental observations of fluid-rock interactions that

result in fault healing, strength recovery, and permeability reduction.

James Paces Received the Geological Society of America Fellowship and is recognized for innovative isotopic and Quaternary geochronological investigations of landscape evolution, geohydrologic processes, and hydrologic responses to climate change, through his use

of U-series dating and radiogenic isotope tracers (U and Sr) in a diverse variety of materials and environments. Mark Reid Received the Geological Society of America Fellowship and is recognized for his outstanding research contributions in the field of landslide science that have resulted in reduced landslide risk and increased public safety. Donald Sweetkind Received the Geological Society of America Fellowship and is recognized for his leadership in the development of non-traditional, three-dimensional geologic framework models for a variety of purposes, from understanding geologic controls on groundwater flow to unraveling the evolution of volcanic fields and sedimentary basins in response to the development of active faulting and his many cross-discipline collaborations. Christopher Swezey Received the Geological Society of America Fellowship in recognition of his research and publications on eolian processes, his framework geologic mapping in the Eastern U.S., his dissemination of regional oil and gas assessments to the broad audience, and his contributions to the education of the next generation of geologists via field courses and individual mentoring. Jorge Vazquez Received the Geological Society of America Fellowship for leading research on chronology and petrology of silicic magmatic systems, enabling others to reliably obtain top-quality data from the SHRIMP-RG, and ensuring continued vigor for the Stanford-USGS Ion Microprobe Laboratory. Jake Weltzin Received the Outstanding Alumnus, 2018, from the School of Renewable Natural Resources and the Environment, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson. Emitt Witt Was awarded a Patent for being the first to develop a sampler capable of collecting large quantities of fugitive dust at the time of generation from moving vehicles before it interacts with other substrates in the immediate environment. The sampler uses an innovative approach, whereby small particulates are separated from dust through a cyclone and filter within the sampler to enable sufficient amounts of the particulates to be captured within the filter for later analysis. Robert Witter Received the Geological Society of America Fellowship is recognized for the exceptional quality of his research, his long-term commitment to applied geology and outreach, and his exemplary leadership in earthquake and tsunami hazards assessment, especially in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and southern Alaska.

An electronic version of this program and the awards can be found at:

https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization

/science-support/human-capital/awards

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