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EPA Honors Employees at Fifth Annual Awards Ceremony
[EPA press release - December 2, 1975]The Environmental Protection Agency today presented awards to 22 individual Agency employees and five Agency groups at its fifth annual awards ceremony. The ceremony also marked the fifth anniversary of the Agency's founding on December 2, 1970.
EPA Administrator Russell E. Train spoke in honor of the 73 employees receiving awards, and in celebration of the Agency's anniversary. "We are not only honoring those employees who have distinguished themselves by their achievements and contributions to the Agency and its mission but we are also celebrating our fifth anniversary," Train said.
"I feel it is a great privilege for us to have the opportunity to work for and contribute to the EPA goal," Train said. "The challenges that we face and the obstacles that we must yet overcome, are no less critical now than they were five years ago. The quality of our work force and the personal dedication and effort that must be given to the environmental mission are as important today as they were in 1970," he said.
The awards included Gold Medals for Exceptional Service to four individuals and one group; Silver Medals for Superior Service to eight individuals and four groups; and seven awards for Outstanding Youth Achievement.
Individual Gold Medals for Exceptional Service were awarded to Herbert Barrack, Management Division, Region II, New York; Donald W. Hendricks, Office of Radiation Programs, Las Vegas Facility; Robert A. Simmons, Noise Program, Region VIII, Denver; and Henry F. Washington, Office of Administration.
The Gold Medal Group Award was given to the Freedom of Information Act Implementation Group of the Office of Administration and the Office of General Counsel. Group members were Stephen E. Martin, Edward Gray, Wayne C. Savage, and Pamela P. Stirling.
Silver Medals for Superior Service were presented to eight individuals and four groups. Individual awards were given to Douglas D. Campt, Office of Pesticide Programs; Allen Cywin, Office of Water Planning and Standards; Dr. Bernard Dudenbostel, Surveillance and Analysis Division, Region II, Edison, New Jersey; Don R. Goodwin, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Durham, North Carolina; Dolores Gregory, Office of International Activities; Paul G. Keough, Office of Public Affairs, Region I, Boston; Leonard A. Miller, Enforcement Division, Region X, Seattle; and Laurence J. O'Neill, Office of Public Affairs.
Silver medal Group Awards were given to Drs. Arthur W. Garrison and John M. McGuire, Environmental Research Laboratory, Athens, Georgia; Drs. Ervin Bellack, Charles W. Hendricks, Edgar A. Jeffrey, Benjamin H. Pringle, and Mrs. Lois H. Canada, Office of Water Supply; Maxine I. Barner, Patricia S. Johnston, Gregory L. Kellogg, Bobby L. Miller, Alta J. Ostrode, Nancy I. Poerter, Arthur Sandoval, Jr., and Floyd E. Winsett of the Personnel Office at Las Vegas; and to the Construction Grants Task Force sub-grouped as follows:
Construction Grants Review Group: Todd Cayer, Region V, Chicago; Richard Coddington, Region IX, San Francisco; Roy Ellerman, Region X, Seattle; Fred Grant, Region III, Philadelphia; Alexander Greene and Truman Price, Office of Planning and Management; Harold Hopkins, Region IV, Atlanta; Harvey Hormberg, Region VIII, Denver; Kenneth L. Johnson and Stuart Peterson, Region I, Boston; Ancil Jones, Region VI, Dallas; David Luoma, Region II, New York; Gary Dietrich, James Meek and Michael Quigley, Office of Water and Hazardous Materials; and Ronald Ritter, Region VII, Kansas City.
Program Evaluation Division Construction Grants Study Team: George Alapas, Paul M. Baltay, Gail Ettinger, James R. Janis, C. Frank Lane, and Larry G. Reed, all of the Office of Planning and Evaluation.
Administrator's Special Construction Grants Task Force: Paul M. Baltay, Richard W. Deringer, Paul A. Martin, all of the Office of Planning and Management; Michael B. Cook, Clarence Cuyler, James R. Murphy, Ralph Sullivan, Royal C. Thayer, all of the Office of Water and Hazardous Materials; Peter L. Cook, Office of Federal Activities; Donald P. DuBois, Region VIII, Denver; Robert E. Mittendorf, Office of General Counsel; and Kenneth L. Johnson, Region I, Boston.
Public Health Service Meritorious Service Medals were awarded to Charles W. Fort, Jr. of the Monitoring Operations Division, Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory at Las Vegas; Paul B. Smith, Regional Radiation Representative, Region VIII, Denver; and Charles V. Wright, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region VII, Kansas City.
Awards for Outstanding Youth Achievement went to Ronald D. Gherardi, Region II, New York; Marlys L. Johnson, Region X, Seattle; Cynthia C. Kelly, Office of Toxic Substances; Linda L. McIntyre, Office of Pesticide Programs; Joseph J. Merenda, Jr., Office of Mobile Source Air Pollution Control; Robert E. Randol, Office of Solid Waste Management; and Susan C. Watkins, Office of Federal Activities.
Mr. Train also presented plaques to each Regional Administrator in recognition of the Regions' significant contributions towards a cleaner America.