Department of Commerce
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service
- Office of Law Enforcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 24, 2007

NOAA FISHERIES OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCMENT SPECIAL AGENT STUART CORY RECEIVES BRONZE MEDAL AWARD

Special Agent Stuart Cory has been awarded the prestigious bronze medal from the Department of Commerce. Retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, presented Cory with the award at a ceremony held at the Daughters of the American Revolution Hall in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2007.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) special agent was honored for providing unified emergency response and incident management during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The Utah native initiated his enforcement career after obtaining a bachelor's degree in Zoology from Weber State University. Cory began his career with NOAA in 1998 working as a field agent at the OLE's Northwest Divisional Office in Seattle, Wash. Currently, he serves as the National Program Manager for Protective Resources and International Affairs at the OLE at Headquarters.

"I am very honored to receive the bronze medal, but I believe the real focus should go to the tens of thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina," stated Cory. "Their bravery in continuing to struggle with day-to-day needs shows they are the true heroes."

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department, is celebrating 200 years of science and service to the nation. From the establishment of the Survey of the Coast in 1807 by Thomas Jefferson to the formation of the Weather Bureau and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries in the 1870s, much of America 's scientific heritage is rooted in NOAA.

NOAA is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and information service delivery for transportation, and by providing environmental stewardship of our nation's coastal and marine resources. Through the emerging Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), NOAA is working with its federal partners, more than 60 countries and the European Commission to develop a global monitoring network that is as integrated as the planet it observes, predicts and protects.

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