2007 Finalists—Science and Environment Medal
This award will recognize a federal employee for a significant contribution to the nation in activities related to science and environment (including biomedicine, economics, energy, information technology, meteorology, resource conservation and space). This medal is accompanied by a $3,000 award.
Dr. Raymond Carruthers and Dr. Jack DeLoach
Position: Research Ecologist (Carruthers) and Research Entomologist (DeLoach)
Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Location: Albany, California
Residence: Berkeley, California
Achievement: Developed environmentally friendly biological controls for saltcedar, an invasive tree that inflicted billions of dollars of damage to agricultural and natural areas
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Frazer Lockhart and the Rocky Flats Clean-up Team
Position: Manager, Rocky Flats Project
Agency: U.S. Department of Energy
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Residence: Evergreen, Colorado
Achievement: Completed the first successful cleanup of a former nuclear weapons facility 60 years ahead of schedule and $30 billion under budget
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Dr. Douglas R. Lowy and Dr. John T. Schiller
Position: Laboratory Chief (Lowy) and Senior Investigator (Schiller), Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research
Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Residence: Bethesda, Maryland
Achievement: Made discoveries that led to the development of a vaccine for the virus that causes a majority of cervical cancers worldwide
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The Service to America Medals are presented annually by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in our federal civil service.
