The 2002 Service To America Medals The Awards
he Service to America medals recognize commitment to public service and career achievements in many areas. Individual career civilian employees, as well as teams, throughout the federal government were eligible to win medals.
Medalists were chosen from among 26 finalists out of a field of 350 nominees. The tough job of narrowing the field and making the final decisions went to a select group of national leaders.
All this year's medalists can boast of innovative accomplishments. These public servants are set apart by their willingness to lead and to take the initiative while at the same time collaborating effectively on efforts critical to the nation. These men and women are models of service to their colleagues and their communities, to our government and to America.
Federal Employee of the Year Medal
Honors the best and brightest in the federal workforce and comes with a $10,000 award.
Career Achievement Medal
Recognizes lifetime achievement by an employee with at least 20 years of service whose accomplishments have improved the
public perception of government. The monetary award is $5,000.
Call to Service Medal
Goes to a recent entrant to public service who has made a significant contribution to the country. The winner, who must have joined the civil service within the last five years, receives $5,000.
Hero of September 11th Medal
Pays tribute to a public servant who made a significant contribution during or after the Sept. 11 attacks. It is accompanied by a $5,000 award.
Service to America Medals
Each accompanied by a $3,000 award, these medals recognize accomplishments in specific fields of federal service:
National Security and International Affairs, including intelligence, defense and representation of U.S. interests abroad.
Environment, Science and Technology, including public land and wildlife management, information technology, space and biomedicine.
Social Services, Justice and Commerce, including education, health, improving community life, and other domestic programs.
THE WINNERS
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR
William L. Fleming and Ben H. Herren
Special Agent and Investigative Research Specialist
Birmingham, Ala., Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
Katharine B. Gebbie
Chief, Physics Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
CALL TO SERVICE
Rachel Billingslea
Foreign Affairs Specialist, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Defense Department
HERO OF SEPTEMBER 11th
Kenneth Concepcion
Coast Guard (now at Transportation Security Administration)
SOCIAL SERVICES
Daniel Weinberg
Chief, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Census Bureau
JUSTICE
Robert Rutherford
Criminal Investigator/Group Supervisor
Customs Service
NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Alfred League
Chief, Imagery and Geospatial Sciences Division
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Donald Sweeney
Senior Regional Economist
Army Corps of Engineers
SELECTION COMMITTEE
Louis Caldera
Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, California State University
Timothy B. Clark
Editor and President,
Government Executive
C. Boyden Gray
Chairman, Citizens for a Sound Economy, Former Counsel to
President George H.W. Bush
Kay Coles James
Director, Office of Personnel Management
Colleen Kelley
President, National Treasury
Employees Union
John Lewis
U.S. Representative, Georgia
Bernard Marcus
Co-founder and Chairman of the Board,
The Home Depot Inc.
M. Peter McPherson
President, Michigan State University
Max Stier
President and CEO,
Partnership for Public Service
Jeffrey Swartz
CEO, Timberland Co.
George V. Voinovich
U.S. Senator, Ohio
Judy Woodruff
Anchor, CNN
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