2003 Finalist Holly Wise Safety, Security and International Affairs Holly Wise Led a public-private partnership effort that is transforming assistance to the developing world.
2003 Winner Paul Polski Safety, Security and International Affairs Paul Polski Led the developement of innovative products to detect concealed weapons before they can be brought onto commercial aircraft and others that may allow planes to survive a terrorist attack.
2003 Finalist Donna Bonar Citizen Services Donna Bonar Created a computer database to track and enforce child support payments.
2004 Finalist Leopoldo Miranda-Castro Emerging Leaders Leopoldo Miranda-Castro Established the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Wildlife program in the Caribbean, which has helped to restore more than 2,000 acres of tropical habitat; also created the first “shade coffee” program in the U.S., which is expanding to Hawaii.
2003 Finalist Catherine Montie Safety, Security and International Affairs Catherine Montie Developed detecting systems to reduce the threat of terrorist attack or the use of weapons of mass destruction.
2003 Finalist Ray McKinney and the Team Citizen Services Ray McKinney and the Team Helped grow TSA into an organization responsible for aviation security with more than 60,000 people, the largest mobilization of a new agency since World War II.
2003 Finalist Terry Van Allen Citizen Services Terry Van Allen Developed a school of entrepreneurship for one of Texas’ most impoverished communities.
2003 Finalist Marcella Banks Citizen Services Marcella Banks Bridged the digital divide for Native American communities and the military during her 45-year federal career.
2004 Finalist Thomas Cacciarelli Citizen Services Thomas Cacciarelli Gave up a successful job at one of the most prestigious liver transplant hospitals in the world to ensure that veterans in need of organ donors would receive swift and affordable care.
2003 Finalist Richard Marx Safety, Security and International Affairs Richard Marx Helped grow TSA into an organization responsible for aviation security with more than 60,000 people, the largest mobilization of a new agency since World War II.
2004 Winner Brad Gair Safety, Security and International Affairs Brad Gair Oversaw the federal government’s recovery efforts in New York after 9/11 and supervised other FEMA rebuilding work in the wake of multiple natural disasters.
2003 Finalist William Pericak and the Team Safety, Security and International Affairs William Pericak and the Team Nurtured the growth of Youth Courts, one of the most innovative, fastest-growing crime prevention programs in the nation.
2003 Winner Edward J. Needham and the Buffalo Joint Terrorism Task Force Safety, Security and International Affairs Edward J. Needham and the Buffalo Joint Terrorism Task Force Took the lead in bringing a potential Al Qaeda “sleeper cell” to justice before they could unleash an act of terror on American soil.
2003 Finalist John Oliveira Safety, Security and International Affairs John Oliveira Developed initiatives to fight child abuse and sexual assault cases in Native American communities during his three years of federal service.
2003 Finalist Deborah Monette Safety, Security and International Affairs Deborah Monette Helped prepare America prepared for a nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological attack.
2004 Winner Peter Darling and the Operation Kids For Cover Team Safety, Security and International Affairs Peter Darling and the Operation Kids For Cover Team Shut down a massive conspiracy in which rented babies and women couriers were used to smuggle cocaine in baby formula cans.
2004 Finalist John Butler Emerging Leaders John Butler Developed new techniques to improve DNA identification and crafted texts and established guidelines used internationally to ensure accurate DNA testing. Helped identify the remains of additional victims of the World Trade Center attacks.
2003 Finalist Bert Coursey Science, Technology and Environment Bert Coursey Developed a process to eliminate the deadly threat of anthrax carried in U.S. mail in response to the 2001 anthrax attacks.
2003 Finalist Kevin Carr Citizen Services Kevin Carr Revolutionized American manufacturing with comprehensive technical, business and consulting services.
2004 Finalist Joseph A. Foster Citizen Services Joseph A. Foster Coordinated the federal legal response to contain outbreak of monkeypox, and also helped manage the federal legal response to SARS and West Nile Virus occurrences.
2004 Winner Robert F. Clifford Federal Employee of the Year Robert F. Clifford Led investigation that resulted in the conviction of more than a dozen leaders of the “November 17” Group – Europe’s most notorious and elusive terrorist group.
2003 Finalist Richard Jackson, MD, MPH Science, Technology and Environment Richard Jackson, MD, MPH Worked to make environmental public health a national priority.
2004 Finalist David A. King Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement David A. King Planned and managed the search and recovery operations for the Space Shuttle Columbia accident, directs one of NASA’s largest field centers and managed the Space Shuttle processing and launch operations at John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
