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 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 

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No. 02-076 June 25, 2002

 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION HONORS EMPLOYEES

 ON JUNE 27 IN ROCKVILLE, MD

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

Ceremony at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, on the Green of the White Flint Complex. 

The ceremony will also be broadcast to all four regional offices and the Technical 

Training Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 

During the ceremony, NRC will acknowledge recipients of Presidential Executive 

Rank Awards and the NRC’s Distinguished and Meritorious Service Awards. The following 

individuals are NRC’s Presidential Executive Rank Award Recipients for 2001:

Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Awards

Richard J. Barrett Deputy Director, Division of Engineering

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

A. Randolph Blough Director, Division of Reactor Projects, Region I 

E. William Brach Director, Spent Fuel Project Office

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 

James L. Caldwell Deputy Regional Administrator, Region III 

Samuel J. Collins Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

Karen D. Cyr General Counsel

John T. Greeves Director, Division of Waste Management

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 

Paul H. Lohaus Director, Office of State and Tribal Programs 

The NRC Distinguished and Meritorious Service Awards are the highest awards that the NRC can give

to its employees. For 2001, these awards are being granted to the following individuals:
NRC Honorary Distinguished Service Awards

William F. Kane Deputy Executive Director for Reactor Programs

Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Linda Portner Associate Director-Assistant to the Chairman

 for Congressional Communications 

Office of Congressional Affairs

NRC Distinguished Service Awards

Lee R. Abramson Senior Research Statistician

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 

Annie Mitchell Bennette Administrative Assistant, Office of the General Counsel 

Gary F. Sanborn Enforcement Officer, Region IV 

NRC Honorary Meritorious Service Award

Ledyard (Tad) B. Marsh Acting Deputy Director

Division of Licensing Project Management

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

NRC Meritorious Service Award for Equal Employment Opportunity Excellence

Susan Castro Senior Management Analyst

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

NRC Meritorious Service Awards

Deborah Bailey-Mahdi Senior Accountant

Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

Ramona C. Bouling Licensing Assistant, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

Michael C. Cheok Senior Reliability and Risk Analyst

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

Brent Clayton Enforcement/Investigations Officer, Region III 

James W. Clifford Chief, Projects Section 2, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

James R. Creed Safeguards Program Manager, Region III 

Lynn Deering Senior Staff Scientist, Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste 

Yawar Faraz Senior Project Manager

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 

Howard J. Faulkner Senior International Relations Officer

Office of International Programs 

J. Bradley Fewell Regional Counsel, Region I

Kathy Halvey Gibson Chief, Emer Prep and Health Physics Section

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 
Pamela J. Henderson Senior Health Physicist, Region I 

Anthony M. Huffert Senior Health Physicist

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 

James W. Hufham Emergency Response Coordinator, Region II 

William D. Hutchison Assistant to the Director, Office of Investigations 

Victoria A. Ibarra Secretary, Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

E. Neil Jensen Senior Attorney, Office of the General Counsel 

Sandra M. Joosten Executive Assistant, Office of the Secretary 

Roger M. Kenneally Senior Structural Engineer

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 

Judy A. Kilcrease Secretary, Region IV 

Julio F. Lara Senior Resident Inspector, Region III 

Karen A. McCallie Secretary, Region II 

Sheila L. McKelvin Secretary, Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

Maureen Moriarty Licensing Management Systems Analyst

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 

Catherine J. Poland Management Analyst (Team Lead)

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 

Ann Ramey-Smith Technical Assistant, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 

Benjamin W. Randall, Jr. Senior Communications Specialist

Office of the Chief Information Officer 

William J. Raymond Senior Resident Inspector, Region I 

Leonard J. Reidinger Chief, Specialized Training and Support

Office of Human Resources 

Mary Lynn Scott Chief, Property and Acquisition Oversight Branch

Office of Administration

Joseph Shea Chief, Regional Operations and Program Management Staff

Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Leigh Trocine Nuclear Systems Engineer (Hdqtrs. Operations Officer)

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response 

Brenda G. Usilton Management Analyst, Office of State and Tribal Programs 

Peter K. Van Doorn Senior Reactor Inspector, Region II 

Evelyn Spellman Williams Assistant for Correspondence and Records

Office of the Secretary 

Peter R. Wilson Senior Reactor Analyst

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation