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More
than 200 NOAA
employees were honored last month at the annual NOAA Honor
Awards, presented at the University of Maryland in College
Park. In addition to the Commerce Gold and Silver awards,
and the NOAA Bronze awards, two new awards were introduced.
The Distinguished Career Award was given to 10 NOAA employees,
and the Best of the Best Award for Environmental Health, Compliance,
and Safety was won by two “Most Valuable Employees,”
a “Most Valuable Supervisor,” and a “Most
Valuable Facility.” The ceremony was hosted, by NOAA
Human Resources Management director Zane Schauer,
and NOAA Administrator Lautenbacher
handed out the awards.
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Julie
Adolphson, joined by Deputy Under Secretary Jack Kelly
and NOAA Administrator Lautenbacher, accepted the Bronze
Medal Award for the Glasgow, Mont., Weather Forecast
Office. The WFO was cited for its flash flood warnings
in northeast Montana.
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Seaberry
Nachbar, joined by NOS Assistant Administrator Rick
Sprinrad, NMFS Assistant Administrator Bill Hogarth,
and NOAA Administrator Lautenbacher, accepted her Bronze
Medal Award for establishing the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Education and Training Program.
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| In a ceremony in Boulder
last month, NOAA awarded more than $9 million to the University
Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) in a multi-year
grant to continue its partnership in climate change and atmospheric
research. The $9,055,399 grant will allow UCAR to continue
support for research scientists engaged in model development
and experimental climate prediction; data collection, management
and dissemination; planning for international climate change
programs; and participation in various scientific fora, outreach
programs and research activities.
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NOAA
Administrator Lautenbacher (center) presents a $9 million
grant to (left to right) John Snow, UCAR member; Jack
Fellows, UCAR Vice
President of Corporate Affairs; Rick Anthes, UCAR President;
and Mary Jo Richardson, UCAR member.
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The National
Weather Service Training Center in Kansas City held a fundraiser
for the national Combined Federal Campaign, The managers from
the NOAA, National Weather Service's Central Region Headquarters,
Aviation Weather Center and Training Center contributed money,
time and talent to provide hot hamburgers, hot dogs, salads
and dessert to 110 hungry staff and students. By the end of
the day, they raised $675.
The Combined Federal Campaign is the annual
fund-raising drive conducted by Federal employees in their
workplace each fall. Each year Federal employees and military
personnel raise millions of dollars through the CFC that benefits
thousands of non-profit charities.
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From
left to right: NOAA employees Dennis McCarthy, Jack
May, Fred Johnson, and Jim Poole demonstrate their grilling
skills to benefit the CFC.
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| Employee and Team Member of the Month |
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Employee of Month
Loleta
Rollerson
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Team Member of Month
Phil
White
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This
month’s Employee and Team Member of the Month
behind a desk and on a ship. Read about how Loleta Rollerson
and Phil White excel in their organizations in the next
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| New
Research Building Dedicated
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NOAA
Administrator Lautenbacher joined over 230 community
members, government and university officials, and fishing
industry representatives last month to dedicate the Northwest
Fisheries Science Center’s Captain R. Barry Fisher building—a
new research facility on Oregon State University’s Hatfield
Marine Science Center campus. This facility was created to
strengthen critical marine fish programs through interdisciplinary
science, partnerships, and educational linkages and is named
after Captain R. Barry Fisher, a strong advocate for improved
science and collaboration.
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Dr.
Tim White, NOAA Administrator Lautenbacher, Dr. Usha
Varanasi, and Carol Fisher, prepare to cut the ribbon
leading to the Northwest Fisheries Science Center’s
new Captain R. Barry Fisher research building.
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At
Science Stations in the new building, attendees look
at different parasites that Center scientists study
to better understand fish growth and survival.
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