Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals
{{short description|American awards}}
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{{Infobox award
| name = Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals
| current_awards =
| image = NASA Team Receives Service to America Medal.jpg
| alt =
| caption = NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, presents the National Security and International Affairs Medal to Michael Duncan, former deputy chief medical officer at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston at the 2011 Sammies gala in Washington.
| awarded_for = Making a significant contribution to the country.
| presenter = Partnership for Public Service
| country = United States
| year = {{start date and age|2002|10|5|df=y|paren=y|br=y}}
| website = {{URL|http://servicetoamericamedals.org}}
}}
The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals, also known as "the Sammies", honor members of the federal government workforce, highlighting the work of employees making significant contributions to the governance of the United States. The awards are considered "the Oscars" of American government service.Stand-Out Public Servants Receive Coveted Service to America Medals at Washington, D.C. Gala; "Oscars" of Government Service Recipients Work in Washington, D.C., Colorado, Florida, California and Haiti (September 16, 2010); see also Timothy B. Clark, Making a Difference, National Journal (October 7, 2006). The Sammies accordingly celebrate excellence in the federal merit service.Gabrielle Maxey, Risky Business, The University of Memphis Magazine (Fall [http://www.memphis.edu/magazine/issues/fall10/columns/riskybusiness.php 2010]); see also Marie Gilbert, "Hagerstown man one of 34 finalists for the 2011 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals", Herald-Mail (Hagerstown, Maryland) (August 27, 2011) at [https://web.archive.org/web/20120329043115/http://articles.herald-mail.com/2011-08-27/news/29937188_1_dan-meyer-federal-workers-whistleblower-protection-act 1] (reporting on the finalist Daniel P. Meyer from the Department of Defense).
Background
The awards have been presented annually since 2002 by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in the U.S. federal civil service, and are named for Samuel J. Heyman, the organization's founder.{{cite web |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2024/michael-lewis-chris-marks-the-canary-who-is-government/ |title=The Canary |last=Lewis |first=Michael |date=September 3, 2024 |access-date=December 28, 2024 |publisher=The Washington Post}} To date, over 120 individuals and teams have been recognized.{{fact|date=November 2019}}
Selection process
The Sammies are chosen from nominations collected each winter, and narrowed down to about 30 finalists announced mid-spring of each year during Public Service Recognition Week. The finalists are assessed, and from their ranks, eight awardees are selected by early fall. The Sammies selection committee is composed of nationally known journalists, political leaders, educators, and executives of large corporations. The eight awards cover the various sectors of federal public service. Honorees are chosen for their commitment and innovation, as well as the impact of their work on addressing the needs of the republic. Awardees are announced each fall at a dinner and awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. The Sammies finalists are those federal employees confronting complex issues of governance, including environmental, national security, and economic challenges. One criterion of the award is to qualify from among a dynamic group of talented, bright individuals working on behalf of the American people. The awards are organized and presented by the non-profit organization Partnership for Public Service.{{fact|date=November 2019}}
Recipients
= 2000s<ref>{{Cite web|last=Medals|first=Samuel J. Heyman Service to America|title=Honoree Archive • Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals|url=https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals|language=en-US}}</ref> =
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! !Winners !Category |
| 2002
|William Fleming & Ben Herren Daniel Weinberg Rachel Billingslea Kenneth Conepcion Robert Rutherford Alfred League Donald Sweeney |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement{{Cite web|last=Medals|first=Samuel J. Heyman Service to America|title=Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Medal • Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals|url=https://servicetoamericamedals.org/about/paul-volcker-career-achievement/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals|language=en-US}} Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| 2003
|Stephen McHale Nelson Hernandez (among others) Denise Johnson Alyson McFarland Earl Stockdale Riaz Awan Paul Polski Edward J. Needham (among others) |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Citizen Services Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| 2004
|Robert F. Clifford Eileen Harrington (among others) Nicole Nelson-Jean Stephen E. Browning Peter Darling (among others) Brad Gair |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| 2005
Barbara Turner Terence Lutes Subhashree Madhavan (among others) Tobin Bradley Elizabeth Grossman Alan Estevez Steven Bice |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| 2006
Thomas Casadevall (among others) Christina Sanford Mark S. Ward W. Martin Harrell Ron McNeal |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| 2007
|Douglas R. Lowly & John T. Schiller David Vesely Dinah F. B. Cohen Nicole Faison Frazer Lockhart (among others) Tracy Mustin John S. Morgan (among others) Anh Duong Edward Messmer |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| 2008
|Richard Greene Alain D. Carballeyra Steven G. Chalk Mary Katherine Friedrich Mark Pletcher Eddie Bernard |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| 2009
|Janet Kemp Thomas Alexander Waldmann Michael German Clare D. Rowley Patricia Guerry T. Allan Comp Amy Meyer Donald Burke & Sean P. Dennehy Walter Benjamin Fisherow |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
= 2010s =
== 2010 ==
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Winners !Category |
| Pius Bannis (USCIS)
|Federal Employee of the Year |
| Susan Solomon (NOAA)
|Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement |
| Shane Kelley & Eva Ristow (Social Security Administration)
|Citizen Services |
| Saskia van Gendt (EPA)
|Emerging Leaders |
| Jeffrey M. Baker (U.S. Department of Energy)
|Science and Environment |
| Jamie L. Konstas (FBI)
|Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| Teri Glass and team (U.S. Army)
|Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| Sandra K. Brooks (U.S. Navy)
|Safety, Security and International Affairs |
== 2011 ==
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Winners !Category |
| Paul A. Hsieh (USGS)
|Federal Employee of the Year |
| Alfonso Batres (VA)
|Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement |
| Diane K. Braunstein (Social Security Administration)
|Citizen Services |
| Ann S. Martin (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network)
|Emerging Leaders |
| William A. Gahl (NIH)
|Science, Technology, and Environment |
| Charles Heurich and team (U.S. Department of Justice)
|Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| James Michael Duncan and team (NASA)
|Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| C. Norman Coleman (NIH)
|Safety, Security and International Affairs |
== 2012-2019 ==
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! !Winners !Award Category |
| 2012
|Lynne Meryl Mofenson James Cash Elliot B. Branch Susan Angell & Mark Johnston (among others) Jacob M. Taylor Neal S. Young Louis Milione (among others) Nael Samha & Thomas Roland Jr. Charles Scoville |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Management Excellence Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| 2013
|Julie Segre & Tara Palmore (among others) Orice Williams Brown Kevin T. Geiss Daniel Madrzykowski Andrew Rabens David Lavery (among others) John MacKinnon (among others) Hamid Jafari |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Management Excellence Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs (General Winner) |
| 2014
|Rana Hajjeh (among others) Michael Byrne Sara Meyers William A. Bauman and Ann M. Spungen Omar Aybar & Reginald France (among others) Sean Young & Benjamin Tran |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Management Excellence Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| 2015
Hyun Soon Lillehoj Jean Zenklusen & Carolyn Hutter (among others) Adam R. Schildge Jacob E. Moss Mia Beers (among others) Ron Ross |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Management Excellence People's Choice Award Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| 2016
|Paul McGann, Jean M. Williams, Dennis Wagner Kathleen Hogan William Gregory Burel Edward Grace (among others) Lisa M. Jones Tate Jarrow Jaques Reifman (among others) Kirk Yeager Thomas Mariani, S. O'Rourke, S. Himmelhoch |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Management Excellence People's Choice Award Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| 2017
|Phillip Brooks, Byron Bunker, & Josh Van Eaton Tedd V. Ellerbrock Courtney Lias & Stayce Beck (among others) Surabhi Shah (among others) Flora M. Jordan Timothy P. Camus (among others) Alex Mahoney (among others) |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Management Excellence People's Choice Award Promising Innovations Medal Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| 2018
|Daniel L. Kastner Marcella Jacobs (among others) Alison Smith Parimal Kopardekar Margaret Honein Karen Dodge & Margaret Moeser (among others) Andrew M. Herscowitz (among others) |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Management Excellence People's Choice Award Spirit of Service Award Promising Innovations Medal Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| 2019
|Victoria Brahm Robert Cabana (among others) Daniel B. Jernigan Jamie Rhome Ryan Shelby |Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Management Excellence Spirit of Service Award Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs |
= 2020s =
==== 2020 ====
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Winners !Category |
| Anthony Fauci (NIAID)
|Federal Employee of the Year |
| Ira Pastan (NIH)
|Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement |
| Neil C. Evans, Kathleen L. Frisbee, Kevin Galpin (VA)
|Management Excellence |
| Corvelli A. McDaniel & Lorraine Cole (Department of the Treasury)
|People's Choice Award |
| Vikram Krishnasamy (CDC)
|Emerging Leaders |
| Satya Nadella (Microsoft)
|Spirit of Service Award |
| Beth Ripley (VA)
|Science and Environment |
| Donna F. Dodson (NIST)
|Safety, Security and International Affairs |
==== 2021 ====
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Winners !Category |
| Kizzmekia Corbett and Barney S. Graham (NIH)
|Federal Employee of the Year |
| Ana Hinojosa, Eric Choy and team (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
|Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| Michelle Daniels, Charles Eldridge and Ryan Jones (Housing and Urban Development)
|Management Excellence |
| Evan Kwerel (FCC)
|Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement |
| Reem Ghandour (HRSA)
|Science, Technology and Environment |
| Callie Higgins (NIST)
|Emerging Leaders |
| Laurene Powell Jobs (Apple)
|Spirit of Service |
==2022==
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Winners !Category |
| Gregory Robinson (NASA)
|Federal Employee of the Year |
| Krista Kinnard (U.S. Department of Labor)
|Emerging Leaders |
| Clifford Lane (NIAID)
|Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement |
| Holly Herrera, Hilary Ingraham, Kiera Berdinner, and team (Department of State)
|Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| Cynthia A. Newberg (EPA)
|Science, Technology and Environment |
| Amanda Cohn, Anita Patel, David Fitter (CDC)
|COVID-19 Response |
| Barbara C. Morton (VA)
|Management Excellence |
| Darren Walker, (Ford Foundation)
|Spirit of Service Award |
==2023==
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Winners !Category |
| Laura Cooper and team{{Cite web |last=Medals |first=Samuel J. Heyman Service to America |title=Laura Cooper |url=https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/laura-k-cooper-and-the-russia-ukraine-and-eurasia-policy-team/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals |language=en-US}} (Department of Defense)
|Federal Employee of the Year |
| Melissa Emrey-Arras (GAO)
|Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement |
| Joshua C. Mellor, Nicholas I. Cheviron, Stephanie Stevens (U.S. Department of Justice, FBI)
|Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| Brian Key, Scott Bellamy (NASA)
|Science, Technology and Environment |
| Paul Nissenbaum, Gloria M. Shepherd, Maria S. Lefevre (Department of Transportation)
|Management Excellence |
| Fletcher Schoen, Jennifer Harkins (Department of State)
|Emerging Leaders |
| Sarah O’Donnell, Allison Hutchings, Megan Meacham (HRSA)
|People's Choice Award |
| Judy Woodruff (PBS)
|Spirit of Service Award |
== 2024 ==
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Winners !Category |
| Shannon Rebolledo, Justin Uphold, Nancy Alcantara, and team (U.S. Department of Labor)
|Federal Employee of the Year |
| Christopher Mark (U.S. Department of Labor)
|Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement |
| Pete Guria, Steve Calanog, Tara Fitzgerald, and team (EPA)
|Safety, Security and International Affairs |
| Jerry Ma (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)
|Emerging Leaders |
| Amira C. Boland (Office of Management and Budget)
|Management Excellence |
| Marc Levitan, Long Phan, and team (NIST)
|Science, Technology and Environment |
| Yan Ping (Judy) Chen, Jay D. Evans (Department of Agriculture)
|People's Choice Award |
| Chris Evans, Mark Kassen, Joe Kiani (A Starting Point)
|Spirit of Service Award |
References
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External links
- [http://servicetoamericamedals.org/ Service to America Medals]
- [https://www.axios.com/2020-service-to-america-medals-awards-e138218d-6814-4a79-a12f-7d48a3376e57.html 2020 Service to America Medals Awards Celebration]
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Category:Awards established in 2002