May 15, 2006
Dear Colleagues,
Ms. Leah Dever, Director of Laboratory Policy
and Infrastructure, is retiring from the Department
of Energy's Office of Science, June 9, 2006.
I shall miss her knowledge, leadership, and
commitment greatly. I know that all of you join
me in recognition of her remarkable service
to our program and Department.
Throughout her 20-year career with the Department
Leah has demonstrated enthusiasm for successfully
meeting challenges. She began her tenure with
DOE in the office of the Assistant Secretary
for Environment, Safety and Health where she
brought expertise to environmental compliance
and restoration programs and helped guide numerous
Operations Offices through the difficult process
of complying with environmental law and practice.
Ms. Dever continued her career with assignments
in the DOE field operations complex and continued
to build her experiences while leading environmental
and restoration programs at the Nevada Test
Site and as Manager of the Ohio Field Office.
If anything prepared Ms. Dever for a career
in the Office of Science it was her next assignment
as Manager of the Oak Ridge Office. While there
she faced and met the challenges of transitioning
the Y-12 Plant and Site Office into the National
Nuclear Security Administration structure. In
addition, she helped the Office of Science immensely
by guiding us through the transition to a new
contractor at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
and facilitating actions to enable new ORNL
development. Under Ms. Dever's leadership Oak
Ridge Operations staff were recognized for their
pollution prevention efforts receiving several
DOE National Pollution Prevention Awards and
a White House Closing the Circle Award during
her tenure.
Ms. Dever has led the Office of Science's Environment,
Safety and Health division admirably and ably.
Ms. Dever's work on infrastructure, security,
safety and the environment has established the
Office of Science as a leader in these fields.
Her commitment to providing a safe and secure
work environment is to be commended. Ms. Dever's
leadership has seen improvement in the Office
of Science's safety statistics, investment in
infrastructure, consideration of third party
financing and dedication to find solutions to
the environmental hazards in our complex.
Ms. Dever has been honored six times during
her career with SES Performance Awards. She
has performed her duties with knowledge, understanding,
and enthusiasm. Her wit and humor has marked
her relationship with all of us. We are so very
grateful to her.
Please join me in wishing her health and happiness
in her retirement.
Sincerely,
Raymond L. Orbach
Director, Office of Science
U.S. Department of Energy
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