HRD Fiscal Year Awards and Honors
Year
Award
Awarding Organization
Recipient(s)
Award Justification
2006
Employee of the Month Award 
(January 2006)
NOAA
Gloria Lockett
For providing SLOSH (Sea Lake 
Overland Storm Surge from Hurricanes) 
analyses that assist hurricane forecasters in 
issuing more accurate and timely 
warnings, contributing to NOAAs 
mission of saving lives and mitigating 
property losses.
2005
Commuter of the Year Award
South Florida Commuter 
Services
Stanley Goldenberg
For long-term efforts to support and 
promote the use of public transportation 
in Miami-Dade County.
2005
Certificate of Appreciation
South Florida Federal 
Executive Board
Howard A. Friedman
In recognition of his enthusiasm and 
willingness to support SNAP (Shared 
Neutrals ADR [Alternative Dispute 
Resolution] Program).
2005
2004 Editors Citation for 
Excellence in Refereeing Award
American Geophysical Union
Jason P. Dunion
For outstanding service to the authors and 
readers of the Journal of Geophysical 
Research (Atmospheres).
2005
Employee of the Month Award
(June 2005)
NOAA
Nancy Griffin
For long-term contributions to HRDs 
successful airborne Doppler radar 
program and for recent innovations that 
have paved the way for real-time airborne 
Doppler radar data to be transmitted via 
satellite to the National Hurricane Center.
2005
Administrators Award
NOAA
Christopher W. Landsea
Frank D. Marks
(members of a team of 
scientists representing 
OAR and NWS)
For establishing and administering the 
Joint Hurricane Testbed, NOAAs first 
U.S. Weather Research Program testbed, 
accelerating research into operations and 
greatly improving forecasts.
2005
Joint Hurricane Testbed 
Outstanding Contributor Award
U.S. Weather Research 
Program
Frank D. Marks
For outstanding contributions to the 
Nations hurricane warning program as a 
member of the Joint Hurricane Testbed 
Steering Committee from 2002-2005.
2005
Richard H. Hagemeyer Award
NOAA/National Weather 
Service/Office of the Federal 
Coordinator for Meteorology
Frank D. Marks
For outstanding contributions to the 
Nations Hurricane Warning Program.
2005
David Johnson Award
NOAA
Jason P. Dunion
For development of several new satellite 
products derived from the GOES satellites, 
including new multi-spectral satellite 
imagery for tracking the Saharan Air 
Layer and its interactions with Atlantic 
tropical cyclones, shortwave IR cloud-drift 
winds for improved detection of low-level 
winds at night, and several satellite-derived 
analysis tools for use in forecasting 
tropical cyclones.
2005
GLBT (Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-
Transgender) Scientist Award
National Organization of Gay 
and Lesbian Scientists and 
Technical Professionals
Sim D. Aberson
For outstanding technical achievements 
that include research which has led to 
significant improvements in tropical 
cyclone forecasts, as well as for leadership 
and service within the GLBT (gay-lesbian-
bisexual-transgender) community.
2004
Employee of the Month (October 
2004)
NOAA/Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research
Neal M. Dorst
For outstanding effort and technical skill 
in preserving and chronicling the 
Hurricane Research Divisions analog, 
digital, and film data.
2004
Runner UpWilliam A. Jump 
Memorial Foundation Award
William A. Jump Memorial 
Foundation
Shirley T. Murillo
For scientific research on important 
aspects of the hurricane challenge and for 
outreach activities in support of minorities 
and women.
2004
2003 Presidential Early Career 
Award for Scientists and Engineers
United States Government
Sim D. Aberson
For research that has lead to significant 
improvements in hurricane track forecasts 
and for the development of programs 
bringing science to young students and 
young students to science.
2004
Banner I. Miller Award
American Meteorological 
Society
Michael L. Black
Krystal Valde
(with James Franklin, 
NHC)
For development of a new observation 
strategy employing GPS dropwindsondes, 
which has led to improved real-time 
hurricane wind analyses, enhanced 
preparedness and mitigation, and 
increased general knowledge of hurricane 
structure 
[Franklin, J.L., M.L. Black, and K. Valde, 
2003:  GPS dropwindsonde wind profiles 
in hurricanes and their operational 
implications.  Weather and Forecasting, 
18(1):32-44].
2003
Research Employee of the Year
NOAA/Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research
Sim D. Aberson
For leadership in promoting science and 
for research that has resulted in significant 
improvement of tropical cyclone track 
forecasts.
2003
Employee of the Month
(August 2003)
NOAA
Christopher W. Landsea
For re-analysis efforts to improve the 
accuracy of HURDAT, the Atlantic 
hurricane database.
2003
Bronze Medal
U.S. Department of 
Commerce
Howard A. Friedman
(member of a group 
award for meeting 
facilitators)
For contributions that enabled NOAA to 
successfully facilitate close to 1,000 work 
group meetings as part of its second 
Survey Feedback Action (SFA) process.
2003
Gold Medal
U.S. Department of 
Commerce
Michael L. Black
(with James L. Franklin, 
NHC)
For pioneering and innovative research 
using Global Positioning System 
dropsonde data to study the wind 
structure in the eyewall region of tropical 
cyclones.
2003
Women of Achievement Award
Career Communications 
Group (Women of Color 
Research Sciences and 
Technology Awards 
Conference)
Nirva Morisseau-Leroy
For developing advanced methods of 
distributed scientific analysis and the use 
of cutting-edge technologies to address 
hurricane research challenges.
2003
Young Scientist-Rising Star Award
Career Communications 
Group (Women of Color 
Research Sciences and 
Technology Awards 
Conference)
Shirley T. Murillo
For outstanding contributions to 
hurricane research and leadership in 
science education outreach.
2002
Outstanding Scientific Paper Award
NOAA/Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research
Stanley B. Goldenberg
Christopher W. Landsea
Alberto M. Mestas-
Nuez
Goldenberg, S.B., C.W. Landsea, A.M. 
Mestas-Nuez, and W.M. Gray, 2001:  
The recent increase in Atlantic hurricane 
activity: Causes and implications.  
Science, 293(5529):474-479.
2002
Spectrum Achievement Award
NOAA Diversity Council
Frank D. Marks
For "living the vision" and for 
dedication to including students in 
hurricane research, which has brought 
many benefits to AOML.
2002
Outstanding Achievement Award in 
Meteorology
24th National Hurricane 
Conference
Michael L. Black
(with James L. Franklin, 
NHC)
For pioneering the use of global 
positioning system (GPS) dropsondes to 
study the inner core region of tropical 
cyclones.
2002
Banner I. Miller Award
American Meteorological 
Society
John Kaplan
(with Mark DeMaria, 
NESDIS)
For the best contribution to the science of 
hurricane and tropical weather forecasting 
published in a journal with international 
circulation during the 48 months prior to 
the presentation of the award:
DeMaria, M., and J. Kaplan, 1999:  An 
updated Statistical Hurricane Intensity 
Prediction Scheme (SHIPS) for the 
Atlantic and eastern north Pacific basins. 
Weather and Forecasting, 14(3):326-337.
2002
Editors Award
American Meteorological 
Society
Christopher W. Landsea
For outstanding contributions to the 
journal Monthly Weather Review.
2002
Equal Employment Opportunity 
Award
NOAA Equal Employment 
Opportunity Council
Howard A. Friedman
For dedication and service as a charter 
member of the first NOAA Equal 
Employment Opportunity Council.
2002
Best Wireless Project Award
NOAA Tech 2002 Conference 
(Oct. 23-25, 2001), Office of 
High Performance Computing 
and Communications
Frank D. Marks
Joseph S. Griffin
For presentation of the wireless-based 
WLAN technology onboard the NOAA 
WP-3D research aircraft.
2002
Best Technology Transfer to 
Operations Award
NOAA Tech 2002 Conference 
(Oct. 23-25, 2001), Office of 
High Performance Computing 
and Communications
Sonia Otero
Nirva Morisseau-Leroy
Nicholas Carrasco
For outstanding achievement in the 
research and application of HPCC 
technology to further NOAAs service to 
the nation (resentation about Project 
H*WIND, a Java application for global 
tropical cyclone monitoring and wind 
analysis).
2001
Outstanding Scientific Paper Award
NOAA/Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research
Gustavo J. Goi
Peter G. Black
Shay, L.K., G.J. Goi, and P.G. Black, 
2000: Effects of a warm oceanic feature 
on Hurricane Opal.  Monthly Weather 
Review, 128(5):1336-1383.
2001
Bronze Medal
U.S. Department of 
Commerce
Stanley B. Goldenberg
Christopher W.  
(members of National 
Weather Service group)
For issuing the accurate and first official 
physically based Atlantic seasonal 
hurricane outlooks for the 1998-1999 
hurricane seasons, based upon new 
research.
2001
AMS Fellow
American Meteorological 
Society
Frank D. Marks
Elected to position.  For recognition of 
outstanding contributions to atmospheric 
sciences or their application during a 
substantial period of years.
2001
Honorary Membership
Meteorological Society of 
Japan
Katsuyuki V. Ooyama
For distinguished service to the 
Meteorological Society of Japan.
2000
Outstanding Scientific Paper Award
NOAA/Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research
Hugh E. Willoughby
Willoughby, H.E., 1998: Tropical cyclone 
thermodynamics.  Monthly Weather 
Review, 126(12):3053-3067.
2000
Equal Employment Opportunity 
Council Award
NOAA
Howard A. Friedman
For leadership on the EEO Councils 
Under-Representation Subcommittee.
2000
Best JAVA Implementation Award
NOAA Tech 2000 Conference 
(Oct. 19-21, 1999), Office of 
High Performance Computing 
and Communications
Nirva Morisseau-Leroy
Shirley T. Murillo
Sonia Otero
Mark D. Powell
For their presentation entitled "A 
Distributed, Real-Time Hurricane Wind 
Analysis System" 
(H*WIND).
1998
Silver Medal
U.S. Department of 
Commerce
Frank D. Marks
For serving as the Environmental 
Research Laboratories mission manager 
for the acquisition of the Gulfstream-IV 
hurricane surveillance jet aircraft.
1998
Bronze Medal
NOAA
James L. Franklin
Joseph S. Griffin
For development of the Hurricane 
Analysis and Processing System (HAPS) 
aboard NOAAs Gulfstream-IV hurricane 
surveillance aircraft.
1998
Bronze Medal
NOAA
John Kaplan
(with Mark DeMaria, 
NHC)
For development of an inland wind decay 
model which predicts inland wind speeds 
produced by landfalling hurricanes.
1998
Outstanding Scientific Paper Award
NOAA/Environmental 
Research Laboratories
Robert W. Burpee
Sim D. Aberson
James L. Franklin
Burpee, R.W., J.L. Franklin, S.J. Lord, 
R.E. Tuleya, and S.D. Aberson, 1996: The 
impact of Omega dropwindsondes on 
operational hurricane track forecast 
models. Bulletin of the American 
Meteorological Society, 77(5):925-933.
1998
Public Service Award
53rd Interdepartmental 
Hurricane Conference
Hurricane Research 
Division
For distinguished service to the state of 
Mississippi and the nation during the 
1998 hurricane season.
1992
Gold Medal
U.S. Department of 
Commerce
Hurricane Research 
Division
For outstanding efforts providing data to 
forecasters to inform south Florida about 
Hurricane Andrew while under extreme 
stress and physical danger.
1991
Outstanding Scientific Paper Award
NOAA/Environmental 
Research Laboratories
Katsuyuki V. Ooyama
Ooyama, K.V., 1990:  A thermodynamic 
foundation for modeling the moist 
atmosphere.  Journal of the Atmospheric 
Sciences, 47(21):2580-2593.
1989
Outstanding Scientific Paper Award
NOAA/Environmental 
Research Laboratories
Frank D. Marks
Marks, F.D., and R.A. Houze, 1987:  
Inner core structure of Hurricane Alicia 
from airborne Doppler radar 
observations.  Journal of the Atmospheric 
Sciences, 44(9):1296-1317.
1988
Outstanding Scientific Paper Award
NOAA/Environmental 
Research Laboratories
Katsuyuki V. Ooyama
Ooyama, K.V., 1987:  Scale-controlled 
objective analysis.  Monthly Weather 
Review, 115(10):2479-2506.
1985
Outstanding Scientific Paper Award
NOAA/Environmental 
Research Laboratories
Stephen J. Lord
Hugh E. Willoughby
Jacqueline M. 
Piotrowicz
Lord, S.J., H.E. Willoughby, and J.M. 
Piotrowicz, 1984: Role of a parameterized 
ice-phase microphysics in an 
axisymmetric, nonhydrostatic tropical 
cyclone model. Journal of the 
Atmospheric Sciences, 41(19):2836-2848.
1984
Equal Employment Opportunity 
(EEO) Outstanding Employee of 
the Year
NOAA/ Environmental 
Research Laboratories
Howard A. Friedman
In recognition of significant contributions 
and achievements in the promotion of 
EEO activities while an employee in ERL.
1983
Outstanding Scientific Paper Award
NOAA/Environmental 
Research Laboratories
Katsuyuki V. Ooyama
Ooyama, K.V., 1982: Conceptual 
evolution of the theory and modeling of 
the tropical cyclones.  Journal of the 
Meteorological Society of Japan, 60:369-
380.
1981
Federal Employee of the Year 
Award (Technical category)
Greater Miami Federal 
Executive Board
Lorraine Kelly
No citation.
1978
Federal Employee of the Year 
(Professional category)
Greater Miami Federal 
Executive Board
Howard A. Friedman
No citation.

 
 
 
 
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