2009 Finalists—Science and Technology Medal
This award will recognize a federal employee for a significant contribution to the nation in activities related to science and technology. This medal is accompanied by a $3,000 award.
Patricia Guerry
Position: Chief, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Branch
Agency: U.S. Naval Medical Research Center
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland
Residence: Silver Spring, Maryland
Achievement: Created the Campylobacter vaccine to prevent the world’s top cause of food-borne intestinal illness.
Robin Robinson
Position: Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director, BARDA
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Location: Washington, D.C.
Residence: Dickerson, Maryland
Achievement: Led the development of the first avian influenza H5N1 vaccine – cited as the #3 medical breakthrough of 2007 by TIME magazine.
Dr. Jeffery A. Schloss
Position: Program Director, Technology Development Coordination
Agency: National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Residence: Rockville, Maryland
Achievement: Opened the door to personalized medicine by developing new and affordable ways to sequence DNA as part of the Human Genome Project.
The Service to America Medals are presented annually by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in our federal civil service.
