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The Arthur S. Flemming Awards

The Arthur S. Flemming Awards honor outstanding federal employees. The winners are selected from all areas of the federal service and are recognized by high-achieving private sector organizations and federal agency heads up to and including the president of the United States.

The Flemming Awards are a joint presentation of the National Academy of Public Administration and The George Washington University's Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration.

2023 Winners:

Applied Science and Engineering

Dr. Aspen M. Workman – Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Dr. Kenneth S. Obenberger – Air Force Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Defense

Dr. Douglas Morton – National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Basic Science

Shannon Griffin – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Dr. Charles Rotimi – National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Leadership and Management

TenaVel T. Thomas – Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Dr. Jeffrey A. Sherman – National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce

Blair Pasalic – U.S. Department of Energy

Alison Fong – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

CDR Nancy Tian – Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Dr. M. Khair ElZarrad – Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Social Science, Clinical Trials, and Translational Research

Dr. Lorenzo Leggio – National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

2022 Winners:

Applied Science and Engineering

Dr. Edwin P. Chan, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dr. Joseph Capobianco, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Dr. Sujay Kumar, Hydrological Science Lab, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Dr. Corey Love, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Defense

Dr. Andrew Metcalf, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Defense

Dr. Holly Mortensen, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Dr. Natalie Pekney, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

Leadership and Management

Dr. Sara Oliver, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Basic Science

Dr. Michael Huber, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce

Legal Achievement

Major Logan Daniels, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Defense

Karen Bianco, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Allison Holden, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Social Science

Dr. Courtney LaFountain, Applied Research and Methods, Government Accountability Office

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