Citizen Services Medal Recipients
This medal recognizes a federal employee for a significant contribution to the nation in activities related to social services (including economic development and assistance, education, health care, housing, labor, and transportation) and is accompanied by a $3,000 award.
Dinah F. B. Cohen—2007 Recipient
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.
USGS Hurricane Response Team
led by Dr. Thomas Casadevall—2006 Recipient
Position: Director, Central Region
Agency: U.S. Geological Survey
Location: Lakewood, Colorado
Achievement: Used technology to help locate and rescue thousands of Hurricane Katrina victims and personally conducted rescue missions that saved 600 people.
Terence Lutes—2005 Recipient
Position: Associate CIO, Information Technology Services
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Location: Washington, D.C.
Achievement: Led the development of the popular eFile system that has allowed millions of Americans to get their tax refunds in as few as 10 days, while also cutting processing costs for government by as much as 90 percent.
FTC
Do Not Call Team
led by Eileen Harrington—2004 Recipient
Position: Associate Director for Marketing Practices
Agency: Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Location: Washington, D.C.
Achievement: Developed and implemented the federal Do Not Call Registry, which has reduced the number of telemarketing calls for more than 60 million Americans.
Denise Johnson—2003 Recipient
Position: Deputy Chief, Polio Eradication Branch
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Achievement: Denise Johnson is charged at the CDC with worldwide eradication of polio by 2008. Keeping her eye on potential hotspots around the world, she manages $300 million in grants and the purchase of 600 million doses of polio vaccine.
Daniel Weinberg—2002 Recipient
Position: Division Chief
Agency: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Location: Suitland, Maryland
Achievement: Led the development of an improved measure of poverty which more accurately reflects the needs of the poor; this will help leaders effectively target resources toward improving economic well-being.
The Service to America Medals are presented annually by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in our federal civil service.
