2012 Winner Neal S. Young Science, Technology and Environment Neal S. Young Saves lives through cutting-edge research and treatments for patients with bone marrow failure diseases, including the rare and once deadly blood disorder known as aplastic anemia.
2012 Finalist Kyle Myers Science, Technology and Environment Kyle Myers Sets the scientific standards to ensure that the pictures produced by medical imaging devices are accurate and can be reliably used to assist in the diagnosis of serious diseases.
2012 Finalist Barbara Linder Science, Technology and Environment Barbara Linder Developed and tested innovative ways to prevent and treat the growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes in children, particularly among minority and disadvantaged children who are at greatest risk for this disease.
2012 Winner Charles Scoville Safety, Security and International Affairs Charles Scoville Enables combat amputees to lead active lives and potentially return to duty, through an internationally recognized rehabilitation program that uses a novel sports medicine approach.
2012 Finalist Arthur M. Friedlander Safety, Security and International Affairs Arthur M. Friedlander Steered the development of new anthrax and plague vaccines and generated recommendations for post-exposure treatment of anthrax to protect the public in the event of a bioterrorist attack.
2012 Finalist Lance Rodewald Citizen Services Lance Rodewald Enhanced vaccine programs to protect greater numbers of children against life-threatening diseases by adding new vaccines, modernizing distribution, and reducing racial, ethnic and economic disparities.
2012 Finalist Michael A. McBride Citizen Services Michael A. McBride Established partnerships with more than 4,000 organizations that have annually enlisted nearly 90,000 volunteers to prepare millions of federal tax returns for disadvantaged filers.
2013 Finalist Mark DeMaria Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Mark DeMaria Pioneered models to better forecast the path and intensity of hurricanes during the past three decades to help communities and first responders prepare for the severe storms, saving countless lives, homes and businesses.
2013 Finalist William J. Borucki Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement William J. Borucki Led the design and operation of NASA’s Kepler space mission which discovered Earth-like planets as far as 1,200 light years away, adding an impressive capstone on a 50-year career that began with the Apollo program.
2012 Finalist Shane Morris Emerging Leaders Shane Morris Ensured U.S. diplomats in the Middle East could securely dispatch and receive classified documents and equipment during the Arab Spring uprisings.
2012 Finalist Deborah Temkin Emerging Leaders Deborah Temkin Leads the government-wide campaign against bullying, working to educate school districts and governments at all levels on what they can do to protect young people from this painful and sometimes fatal problem.
2012 Winner James Cash Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement James Cash For nearly three decades, has used his engineering expertise to extract information from airplane cockpit recorders and other devices to determine the causes of major transportation accidents.
2012 Finalist H. Allen Dobbs Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement H. Allen Dobbs Significantly improved the way disaster victims receive health care by creating electronic systems to track those receiving treatment, quickly assign emergency medical teams and assess emerging threats and resource needs.
2012 Finalist Patricia Hayes Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Patricia Hayes Spent a career breaking barriers and advancing the health-care needs of women in a male-dominated veterans health-care system.
2011 Finalist Fenella France Science, Technology and Environment Fenella France Developed innovative imaging techniques to unearth new historical information from some of the nation’s most treasured documents, including the Declaration of Independence.
2011 Finalist Diane Powell and the LAUNCH Team Science, Technology and Environment Diane Powell and the LAUNCH Team Created a unique government and private-sector partnership to identify, support and help take to market innovative technologies that offer solutions to global sustainability problems.
2011 Finalist Janet St. Laurent Safety, Security and International Affairs Janet St. Laurent Provided management and financial oversight that has helped the Pentagon save $20 billion, while ensuring our troops have the equipment and training they need.
2011 Finalist Brian H. Nilsson and the Export Control Reform Team Safety, Security and International Affairs Brian H. Nilsson and the Export Control Reform Team Designed a modern export control system that will more effectively protect our national security while helping American businesses compete in the global marketplace.
2011 Finalist Paul B. Dean Safety, Security and International Affairs Paul B. Dean Played a key role in the negotiation and ratification of the New START nuclear arms control treaty, drafting portions of the accord, providing legal advice, and offering solutions during the U.S. Senate ratification debate.
2011 Finalist Michael B. Smith Management Excellence Michael B. Smith Saved U.S. taxpayers more than $750 million over three years by bringing together the buying power of 22 agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security.
2011 Finalist Ann Marie Oliva Management Excellence Ann Marie Oliva Created data systems that shortened the time it takes to award homeless grants, reduced administrative costs by 90 percent and provided information to better evaluate homeless programs.
2011 Finalist Bill Guerin Management Excellence Bill Guerin In only 18 months and $565 million under budget, obligated $5.5 billion in economic stimulus funding to construct new federal buildings and make existing ones more energy efficient and sustainment.
2011 Winner W. Todd Grams Management Excellence W. Todd Grams Led significant reforms that integrate and streamline agency operations, reducing costs and delivering better service to America’s veterans.
