Twelve public servants from federal agencies were honored at the 76th annual Arthur S. Flemming Awards for their exceptional public service. The winners are recognized for outstanding performance in the disciplines of applied science and engineering, basic science, leadership and management, legal achievement, and social science, clinical trials, and translational research.

The Arthur S. Flemming Awards are the nation’s oldest and most prestigious award for government service given from outside the government, presented by the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at George Washington University and the National Academy of Public Administration.

The 76th annual Arthur S. Flemming Award recipients are:

Applied Science and Engineering

Dr. Amara Holder -U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Dr. Julie Hess - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

Shannon Duff - National Institute of Standards & Technology

Basic Science

Dr. Benjamin D. Prince -United States Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate

Dr. Laura Sinclair -National Institute of Standards & Technology

Leadership and Management

Dr. Michelle Stephens - National Institute of Standards & Technology

Dr. Supriyo De - National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging

Dr. David C. Goff, Jr. - National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Lt. Cmdr. Melissa de Vera - Indian Health Service

Legal Achievement

Heidi Nielson -U.S. Government Accountability Office

Nick McDaniel -U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division

Social Science, Clinical Trials, and Translational Research

Dr. Sung-Yun Pai - National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute