United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Office of Public Affairs

Washington, DC 20555

Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234

Internet:opa@nrc.gov

No. 98-165 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Monday, September 14, 1998)

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION HONORS EMPLOYEES

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold its Twenty-first Annual Awards

Ceremony on September 16 in Rockville, Maryland, to honor a number of employees

for superior performance. The ceremony will be hosted by Chairman Shirley Ann

Jackson who will be joined by Commissioners Nils J. Diaz and Edward McGaffigan, Jr.

Executive Director for Operations L. Joseph Callan will present individual awards to

employees.

Certificates for the 1997 Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Awards will be

presented to Janice E. Moore, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Advanced

Reactors, License Renewal and Special Proceedings, Office of the General

Counsel; Brian W. Sheron, Director, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation; and Jack R. Strosnider, Jr., Chief, Materials and Chemical

Engineering Branch, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

One employee will receive the highest award that NRC can give to its

employees, the Distinguished Service Award. For 1997, this honorary recipient was

Ashok C. Thadani, Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

Thirty-two employees will receive the NRC’s Meritorious Service Award. It is the

Commission’s second highest honor and is given for meritorious achievement or

service of unusual value which substantially contributes to the accomplishment of the

agency’s mission and has agency-wide significance. All but honorary recipients receive

a $3,000 check. Recipients of this award are:

Honorary

John A. Zwolinski, Acting Director, Division of Reactor Projects, Regions I/II,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation;

Administrative Excellence
Roberta Kelley Ingram, Senior Management Analyst, Information Management

Branch, Division of Inspection and Support Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation;

Mabel F. Lee, Chief, Human Resources Information Management, Office of

Human Resources;

Doris F. Mossburg, Assistant for Correspondence and Records,

Correspondence and Records Staff, Office of the Secretary;

Carlton “Tim” Rollins, Senior Building Management Specialist, Facility

Operations Team, Facilities Branch, Division of Facilities and Security, Office of

Administration;

Engineering Excellence

Sheri R. Peterson, Technical Assistant, Associate Director for Technical

Review,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation;

Carl S. Schulten, Senior Reactor Engineer, Technical Specifications Branch,

Associate Director for Projects, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation;

Jeffrey L. Shackelford, Senior Reactor Analyst, Division of Reactor Safety,

Region IV;

John O. Thoma, Section Chief, High-Level Waste Projects and Quality

Assurance Section, Performance Assessment and High-Level Waste Integration

Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards;

Equal Employment Opportunity Excellence

Susan Y. Smith, Senior Program Analyst, Administration and Resource

Management Branch, Planning and Resource Management Division, Office of the Chief

Information Officer;

Financial Management Excellence

Charlotte L. Turner, Chief, Funds Control Branch, Division of Budget and

Analysis

Office of the Chief Financial Officer;

Health Physicist/Scientific Excellence
Héctor Bermúdez, Senior Radiation Specialist, Materials Licensing/Inspection

Branch 2, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region II;

Frank Cardile, Senior Health Physicist, Section B, Rulemaking and Guidance

Branch,

Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards;

Catherine T. Haney, Section Chief, Section A, Rulemaking and Guidance

Branch,

Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards;

Information Technology/Information Management Excellence

Jeffrey D. Main, Information Specialist (Webmaster), Publishing Services

Branch, Information Management Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer;

Inspector Excellence

Jay A. Lennartz, Senior Resident Inspector, Palisades Nuclear Power Plant,

Branch 6, Division of Reactor Projects, Region III;

William M. Troskoski, Senior Chemical Engineer, Inspection Section,

Operations Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear

Materials Safety and Safeguards;

Investigating/Auditing Excellence

Barry R. Letts, Director, Office of Investigations Field Office, Philadelphia Field

Office;

Robert W. Shideler , Former Senior Level Assistant for Audit Policy, Planning

and Reporting, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Office of the Inspector General;

Legal Excellence

Francis X. Cameron; Deputy Assistant General Counsel and Special Counsel

for Public Liaison and Agreement State Programs, Office of the General Counsel;

Management Excellence

Anthony C. Rossi, Chief, General Accounting Branch, Division of Accounting

and Finance, Office of the Chief Financial Officer;

William H. Ruland, Chief, Electrical Engineering Branch, Division of Reactor

Safety,
Region I;

Project Manager Excellence

Daniel H. Dorman, Project Manager, Division of Reactor Projects I/II, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation;

Resident Inspector Excellence

Laura Collins, Resident Inspector, Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Reactor

Projects Branch 1, Division of Reactor Projects, Region III;

Senior Resident Inspector Excellence

David C. Lew, Senior Resident Inspector, Indian Point 3 Resident Office,

Projects Branch 2, Division of Reactor Projects, Region I;

Secretarial Excellence

Patricia Ann Anderson, Secretary, Office of the Executive Director for

Operations;

M. Marcia Karabelnikoff, Secretary, Safety Programs Division, Office for

Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data;

Eileen D. Schultz, Secretary, Office of the Director, Office of Nuclear Material

Safety and Safeguards;

Carolyn L. Sims, Secretary, Assistant General Counsel for Administration,

Office of the General Counsel;

Support Staff Excellence

Margaret B. O’Brien, Licensing Assistant, Project Directorate I-2, Division of

Reactor Projects I/II, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation;

Wilma Jo Talbot, Computer Assistant, Resource Management Branch, Division

of Resource Management and Administration, Region IV;

Hollis A. Turner, Technical Support Assistant, Division of Reactor Projects,

Region II;

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