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DOC Gold Medal Employee Awards

Department of Commerce
Gold Medal Employee Awards

The highest honorary award granted by the Secretary. A Gold Medal recognizes distinguished performance characterized by extraordinary, notable or prestigious contributions that impact the Department's mission. Gold Medals are awarded to individuals, groups (or teams), and organizations. Recipients receive a framed certificate signed by the Secretary. Center Recipients (in bold)
2006	Dr. Vera Trainer
	For establishing an internationally recognized research and monitoring program for early warning of harmful algal blooms that reduces economic loss to the U.S. coastal fisheries and is being copied on the Russian Pacific Coast.
2004	Dr. Correigh Greene, LTJG Andrew Hall, LTJG William Mowitt, Dr. William Reichert, Casimir Rice, and Frank Sommers
	For their quick and professional response in providing life-saving assistance to a pilot after his plane crashed into the water on May 8, 2003.
2001 -	Thomas A. Flagg, William C. McAuley, Deborah A. Frost, and Michael R. Wastel
	For preventing extinction of Redfish Lake sockeye salmon, the Pacific Northwest's most endangered salmon stock.
1999 -	Dr. Conrad V.W. Mahnken
	For distinguished achievement in the federal service for pioneering research that led to scientific and technological breakthroughs in Pacific salmon enhancement, including salmon hatchery reform.
1997 -	William W. Stelle, Jr., Garth R. Griffin, James H. Lecky, Laurie A. Weitkamp, Dr. Thomas C. Wainwright, Steven L. Stone, R. Craig Wingert, Gregory J. Bryant, Mary G. Holt, and Michael H. Bancroft
	For creativity, teamwork, and tenacity resulting in an unprecedented and complex decision regarding the protection and recovery of coho salmon.
1993 -	Dr. Usha S. Varanasi
	For advancing NOAA's scientific and management capabilities to respond to coastal pollution problems.
1992 -	John H. Robinson, William R. Pendergrass, Robert C. Clark, Jr., Captain Richard B. Permenter, Dr. Bruce B. Hicks
	For outstanding service to NOAA, the Gulf Program Office, and the Interagency Assessment Team in support of Operation Desert Storm.

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