2010 Finalists—Homeland Security Medal
This award will recognize a federal employee for a significant contribution to the nation in activities related to homeland security (including border and transportation security, emergency preparedness and response, intelligence and law enforcement). This medal is accompanied by a $3,000 award.
Sandra K. Brooks
Position: Deputy Director of Intelligence and Security and Chief of Innovation and Technology
Location: Key West, Florida
Achievement: Enabled military, law enforcement agencies and partner nations to collect and share vital threat information to more quickly locate, target and interdict adversaries at sea, on land and in the air.
Joseph P. Casey and Paul D. Coburn
Position: Associate Bureau Chief (Casey) and Project Roll Call Coordinator (Coburn)
Agency: Federal Communications Commission, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Location: Washington, D.C. (Casey) and Columbia, Maryland (Coburn)
Achievement: Created a method to detect whether communications systems are still operable immediately following a disaster, enabling emergency responders to rapidly deploy back-up communications and restore normal operations.
Sgt. Kimberly D. Munley and SrSgt. Mark A. Todd, Sr.
Position: Civilian Police Officer (Munley) and Chief, Military Working Dog Branch (Todd)
Agency: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood, Directorate of Emergency Services
Location: Fort Hood, Texas
Achievement: Confronting an armed gunman and mass chaos, the two civilian Defense Department police officers brought an end to the tragic rampage at Fort Hood that killed 13 people and wounded 43 others.
William van der Schalie and the Environmental Sentinel Biomonitor Team
Position: Science and Technology Director
Agency: U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research
Location: Fort Detrick, Maryland
Achievement: Created an innovative system that monitors fish behavior to detect toxicants in drinking water supplies and protect the health of millions of Americans.
The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals are presented annually by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in our federal civil service.
