2007 Federal Employees of the Year
Dr. Douglas R. Lowy and Dr. John T. Schiller
Position: Laboratory Chief (Lowy) and Senior Investigator (Schiller), Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research
Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Achievement: Made discoveries that led to the development of a vaccine for the virus that causes a majority of cervical cancers worldwide.
2007 Career Achievement Medal Recipient
Dr. David Vesely
Position: Chief of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Agency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, James A. Haley VA Medical Center
Location: Tampa, Florida
Achievement: Discovered three hormones made by the heart that benefit the treatment of congestive heart failure, kidney failure and cancer.
2007 Call to Service Medal Recipient
Nicole Faison
Position: Director, Office of Public Housing Programs
Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Location: Washington, D.C.
Achievement: Created income verification program that eliminated more than $2 billion in fraudulent payments by HUD’s rental assistance programs.
2007 Citizen Services Medal Recipient
Dinah F. B. Cohen
Position: Director, Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP)
Agency: U.S. Department of Defense, TRICARE Management Activity
Location: Falls Church, Virginia
Achievement: Leads the world’s largest assistive technology program, filling more than 60,000 accommodation requests for people with disabilities, including 2,400 accommodations for wounded service members.
2007 Homeland Security Medal Recipient
Tracy Mustin
Position: Director, Office of Second Line of Defense
Agency: National Nuclear Security Administration
Location: Washington, D.C.
Achievement: Led initiative to put radiological and nuclear detectors at seaports, airports and border crossings across the globe, providing vital defenses against nuclear terrorism.
2007 International Affairs Medal Recipient
Edward Messmer
Position: Special Assistant to the Ambassador
Agency: U.S. Department of State
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Achievement: Averted an impending health crisis during the 2006 Lebanon-Israeli armed conflict by helping to get fuel reserves into the country, which kept major power plants open.
2007 Justice and Law Enforcement Medal Recipient
Dr. John S. Morgan and the President's DNA Initiative Team
Position: Deputy Director for Science and Technology
Agency: National Institute of Justice
Location: Washington, D.C.
Achievement: Created program that has helped solve thousands of cold cases and dramatically expanded the capacity of local law enforcement to utilize DNA evidence.
2007 National Security Medal Recipient
Anh Duong
Position: Science Advisor, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information, Plans and Strategy
Agency: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division
Location: Washington, D.C.
Achievement: Designed the thermobaric bomb credited with helping win the war in Afghanistan and develops anti-terrorism technologies for the Pentagon.
2007 Science and Environment Medal Recipient
Frazer Lockhart and the Rocky Flats Cleanup Team
Position: Manager, Rocky Flats Project
Agency: U.S. Department of Energy
Location: Evergreen, Colorado
Achievement: Completed the first successful cleanup of a former nuclear weapons facility 60 years ahead of schedule and $30 billion under budget.
The Service to America Medals are presented annually by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in our federal civil service.
