Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals

Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals
Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals
	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.
Country	United States
Presented by	Partnership for Public Service
First awarded	5 October 2002; (22 years ago)
Website	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.^[1] The Sammies accordingly celebrate excellence in the federal merit service.^[2]

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. To date, over 120 individuals and teams have been recognized.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Recipients

2000s^[3]

	Winners	Category
2002	William Fleming & Ben Herren Katharine Blodgett Gebbie Daniel Weinberg Rachel Billingslea Kenneth Conepcion Robert Rutherford Alfred League Donald Sweeney	Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement^[4] 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 James P. Bagain 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^[4] 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 Prudence Bushnell Eileen Harrington (among others) Nicole Nelson-Jean Deborah S. Jin Stephen E. Browning Peter Darling (among others) Brad Gair	Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement^[4] Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs
2005	Orlando Figueroa Barbara Turner Terence Lutes Kevin McAleenan Subhashree Madhavan (among others) Tobin Bradley Elizabeth Grossman Alan Estevez Steven Bice	Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement^[4] 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	Nancy Cox William Daniel Phillips Thomas Casadevall (among others) Christina Sanford Norden E. Huang Mark S. Ward Nancy Jo Powell W. Martin Harrell Ron McNeal	Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement^[4] 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^[4] 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 Stephen O. Andersen Rajiv Jain Alain D. Carballeyra Steven G. Chalk Mary Katherine Friedrich Mark Pletcher Eddie Bernard	Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement^[4] 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^[4] 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

	Winners	Award Category
2010	Pius Bannis Susan Solomon Shane Kelley & Eva Ristow Saskia van Gendt Jeffrey M. Baker Jamie L. Konstas Teri Glass (among others) Sandra K. Brooks	Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement^[4] Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs
2011	Paul A. Hsieh Alfonso Batres W. Todd Grams Diane K. Braunstein Ann S. Martin William A. Gahl Charles Heurich (among others) James Michael Duncan (among others) C. Norman Coleman	Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement^[4] Management Excellence Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs
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^[4] 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 Antonio J. Mendez	Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement^[4] 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) Edwin Kneedler Alan J. Lindenmoyer 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^[4] Management Excellence Citizen Services Emerging Leaders Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs
2015	Steven A. Rosenberg Hyun Soon Lillehoj Edward C. Hugler Jean Zenklusen & Carolyn Hutter (among others) Lucile Jones Adam R. Schildge Jacob E. Moss Mia Beers (among others) Ron Ross	Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement^[4] 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^[4] 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 Rory A. Cooper Timothy P. Camus (among others) Alex Mahoney (among others)	Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement^[4] 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 Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp Marcella Jacobs (among others) Alison Smith Jeff Bezos 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^[4] 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 Ann McKee Robert Cabana (among others) Michael R. Bloomberg Daniel B. Jernigan Jamie Rhome Ryan Shelby	Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement^[4] Management Excellence Spirit of Service Award Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs Safety, Security and International Affairs

2020s

	Winners	Category
2020	Anthony Fauci Ira Pastan Neil C. Evans, Kathleen L. Frisbee, Kevin Galpin Corvelli A. McDaniel & Lorraine Cole Vikram Krishnasamy Satya Nadella Beth Ripley Donna F. Dodson	Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement^[4] Management Excellence People's Choice Award Emerging Leaders Spirit of Service Award Science and Environment Safety, Security and International Affairs
2021	Kizzmekia Corbett and Barney S. Graham Ana Hinojosa, Eric Choy and team Michelle Daniels, Charles Eldridge and Ryan Jones Evan Kwerel Gary Gibbons and Eliseo Pérez-Stable Reem Ghandour Callie Higgins Laurene Powell Jobs	Federal Employee of the Year Safety, Security and International Affairs Management Excellence Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement COVID-19 Response Science, Technology and Environment Emerging Leaders Spirit of Service
2022	Gregory Robinson Krista Kinnard Clifford Lane Operation Allies Welcome Resettlement Team Cynthia A. Newberg Amanda Cohn, Anita Patel, David Fitter Barbara C. Morton Josh Josa Darren Walker	Federal Employee of the Year Emerging Leaders Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Safety, Security and International Affairs Science, Technology and Environment COVID-19 Response Management Excellence People's Choice Award Spirit of Service Award
2023	Laura Cooper^[5] Melissa Emrey-Arras Joshua C. Mellor, Nicholas I. Cheviron, Stephanie Stevens Brian Key, Scott Bellamy Paul Nissenbaum, Gloria M. Shepherd, Maria S. Lefevre Fletcher Schoen, Jennifer Harkins Sarah O’Donnell, Allison Hutchings, Megan Meacham Judy Woodruff	Federal Employee of the Year Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Safety, Security and International Affairs Science, Technology and Environment Management Excellence Emerging Leaders People's Choice Award Spirit of Service Award

References

^ 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).
^ Gabrielle Maxey, Risky Business, The University of Memphis Magazine (Fall 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 1 (reporting on the finalist Daniel P. Meyer from the Department of Defense).
^ Medals, Samuel J. Heyman Service to America. "Honoree Archive • Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals". Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Medals, Samuel J. Heyman Service to America. "Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Medal • Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals". Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
^ Medals, Samuel J. Heyman Service to America. "Laura Cooper". Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

External links

[1] 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).

[2] Gabrielle Maxey, Risky Business, The University of Memphis Magazine (Fall 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 1 (reporting on the finalist Daniel P. Meyer from the Department of Defense).

[3] Medals, Samuel J. Heyman Service to America. "Honoree Archive • Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals". Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. Retrieved 2021-01-12.

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[5] Medals, Samuel J. Heyman Service to America. "Laura Cooper". Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

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