Science and Environment Medal Recipients
This medal recognizes a federal employee for a significant contribution to the nation in activities related to science and environment (including biomedicine, economics, energy, information technology, meteorology, resource conservation, and space) and is accompanied by a $3,000 award.
Frazer Lockhart and the Rocky Flats Cleanup Team—2007 Recipient
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.
Dr. Norden E. Huang—2006 Recipient
Position: Chief Scientist for Oceanography
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Location: Greenbelt, Maryland
Achievement: Pioneering research to test and improve NASA spacecraft, earthquake-proof buildings, bridges, submarines, medicines and more.
Subhashree Madhavan and the Rembrandt Project Team—2005 Recipient
Position: Biomedical Informatics Specialist
Agency: National Cancer Institute Center for Bioinformatics, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Location: Rockville, Maryland
Achievement: Created database that could lead to new cancer treatments and revolutionize the way cancer research is conducted.
Dr. Deborah Jin—2004 Recipient
Position: Physicist
Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Achievement: Created a new form of matter which could potentially unlock the key to superconductivity, a phenomenon with the potential to improve energy efficiency dramatically across a broad range of applications.
Earl Stockdale—2003 Recipient
Position: Deputy General Counsel of the Army, Civil Works and Environment
Agency: Department of the Army
Location: Washington, D.C.
Achievement: Earl Stockdale is the man behind the plan to restore the Florida Everglades—the world’s largest environmental restoration project. He was the linchpin in developing a multibillion dollar plan through which the Army Corps of Engineers, working with the State of Florida and other federal agencies, would protect this cherished ecosystem.
Donald Sweeney—2002 Recipient
Position: Senior Regional Economist
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Achievement: Saved taxpayers $1.5 billion in unnecessary construction projects after refusing orders to improperly falsify data.
The Service to America Medals are presented annually by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in our federal civil service.
