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Kizzmekia S. Corbett, Ph.D., Barney S. Graham, M.D., Ph.D.

Kizzmekia S. Corbett, Ph.D., Barney S. Graham, M.D., Ph.D.

2021 Winner

Federal Employee of the Year

Kizzmekia S. Corbett, Ph.D., Barney S. Graham, M.D., Ph.D.

Conducted groundbreaking research that led to the development of highly effective vaccines in record time that are protecting hundreds of millions of people from contracting the deadly coronavirus that swept across the globe in 2020 and 2021.

Ana B. Hinojosa, Eric Choy and team

Ana B. Hinojosa, Eric Choy and team

2021 Winner

People's Choice Award

Ana B. Hinojosa, Eric Choy and team

Directed enforcement actions against companies seeking to import goods produced by forced labor in China and other countries as part of a broader human rights effort to curb modern–day slavery.

Michelle Daniels, Charles D. Eldridge, Ryan E. Jones and the Office of Public and Indian Housing Foster Youth to Independence team

Michelle Daniels, Charles D. Eldridge, Ryan E. Jones and the Office of Public and Indian Housing Foster Youth to Independence team

2021 Winner

Management Excellence

Michelle Daniels, Charles D. Eldridge, Ryan E. Jones and the Office of Public and Indian Housing Foster Youth to Independence team

Created an innovative program offering housing assistance and social services to young people aging out of foster care to prevent them from becoming homeless and to provide an opportunity for self-sufficiency.

Evan R. Kwerel, Ph.D.

Evan R. Kwerel, Ph.D.

2021 Winner

Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement

Evan R. Kwerel, Ph.D.

Pioneered the use of competitive spectrum auctions to allocate the public airwaves for sound, data and video transmissions, helping fuel the digital revolution while adding more than $200 billion to the government’s coffers.

Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D.

Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D.

2021 Winner

COVID-19 Response

Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D.

Developed and implemented federal programs to increase testing as well as participation in COVID-19 treatment and vaccine trials in underserved communities across the country.

Reem M. Ghandour, DrPH

Reem M. Ghandour, DrPH

2021 Winner

Science, Technology and Environment

Reem M. Ghandour, DrPH

Transformed and revitalized a national survey on children’s physical, emotional and developmental health, providing timely and insightful data to state and federal policymakers.

Callie I. Higgins, Ph.D.

Callie I. Higgins, Ph.D.

2021 Winner

Emerging Leaders

Callie I. Higgins, Ph.D.

Invented a groundbreaking technology to detect and remedy microscopic flaws that threaten the safety and reliability of 3D–printed products, potentially revolutionizing the medical, plastics, coatings, optics and additive manufacturing fields. 

Laurene Powell Jobs

Laurene Powell Jobs

2021 Winner

Spirit of Service Award

Laurene Powell Jobs

A leader committed to systemic social change.

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