John Hill, an electronics engineer at
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations' Aircraft Operations Center
at MacDill Airforce Base in Florida,
is NOAA's first Employee of the Month. With West Virginia roots,
a way with horses, and a quiet upbeat approach, John is a terrific
example of the best of NOAA.
Nominated
for outstanding technical accomplishment despite funding, time and
personnel contraints, he has an excellent track record of focusing
energy and expertise to make real contributions on multiple levels.
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COMING
UP:
Employee
of the Month from
the National Weather Service
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Postmaster Captures New Team Member Of Month Award
Danny Dillon offers a terrific example of looking beyond
line office boundaries to NOAA as a whole. Navigating innumerable
challenges, he has consistently kept moving to more effectively
connect NOAA offices through electronic messaging and communications.
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COMING
UP: Team
Member of the Month
from
the National Marine Fisheries Service
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I AM DELIGHTED TO WELCOME YOU to the opening edition of
our first all-NOAA online newsletter. Because of you, NOAA's
on the front lines for America every day and this will be a
forum for spotlighting that fact. The intent is to make this
an excellent twice-monthly vehicle for connecting NOAA people,
places and exhilarating initiatives all over the planet. Please
make this newsletter work for you.
Click on regularly to catch up and
ease
your
access to what's happening and going to happen, to who's won
an award, capturing community interest, and creatively leveraging
all of your good work.The suggestion box will always be open,
so please keep it filled. I want
this to be a two-way process, a process that eases your access
to the information you have told us you want.
Scott
B. Gudes
Acting Under Secretary for
Oceans and Atmosphere/Administrator
and Deputy Under Secretary
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NOAA
Research Lives
In New Secretary's Office
A
living example of NOAA research is now
thriving in Commerce Secretary Donald Evans' new office. In a
100-gallon tank, everything is alive - soft coral, sponges, algae,
bacteria-rich sand, and over 15 species of fish. Everything has
also been farm-raised through NOAA/Sea Grant-supported research.
Because of concerns about taking plants and animals from the wild,
the tank offers a vibrant exhibit of marine aquaculture. Culturing
in captivity is an alternative to capturing in the wild, a way
to protect the environment without abusing it. After the new Secretary
addressed a NOAA hands-on meeting, Louisa Koch, NOAA Research's
deputy assistant administrator, stepped up to the plate and offered
the novel exhibit. With leadership from Jim McVey, aquaculture
program director, and special assistant Theresa Mellendick, the
exhibit now showcases NOAA research. Theresa's developed a similar
exhibit for NOAA Research's lobby area in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Photo Courtesy of the National Aquarium.
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