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 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 

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 Washington, DC 20555-001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov 

 Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov/OPA

No. 05-078 May 12, 2005

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION HONORS EMPLOYEES ON MAY 12 IN

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold its 28th Annual Awards Ceremony on Thursday,

May 12, at 2 p.m. in front of the agency headquarters at the White Flint Complex in Rockville, Md.

During the ceremony, the NRC will acknowledge recipients of the Presidential Distinguished and

Meritorious Executive Rank Awards and the NRC’s Distinguished and Meritorious Service Awards.

The recipients are:

Presidential Distinguished Executive Rank Award

Paul E. Bird Director

Office of Human Resources 

William D. Travers Regional Administrator

Region II

Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Awards

Dwight D. Chamberlain Director 

Division of Reactor Safety

Region IV 

John W. Craig Former Deputy Director 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

Mark A. Cunningham Deputy Director

Division of Risk Analysis and Applications

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

Marc L. Dapas Director 

Division of Nuclear Materials Safety

Region III 

Stephen D. Dingbaum Assistant Inspector General for Audits

Office of the Inspector General

Timothy F. Hagan Director 

Office of Administration
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M. Wayne Hodges Deputy Director 

Technical Review Directorate

Spent Fuel Project Office

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Wayne D. Lanning Director

Division of Reactor Safety 

Region I 

Charles L. Miller Director

Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Peter J. Rabideau Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

Jack R. Strosnider, Jr. Director

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Roy P. Zimmerman Director

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response

NRC Distinguished Service Awards

Steven Louis Baggett Technical Assistant 

Spent Fuel Project Office 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

William D. Johnson Chief

Reactor Projects Branch A 

Region IV 

Patrick Michael Madden Chief 

Research and Test Reactor Section 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Brenda Joyce Shelton Chief 

Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch

Office of Information Services

NRC Honorary Meritorious Service Awards

Margaret Doane Deputy Director

Office of International Programs

Daniel J. Graser Licensing Support Network Administrator 

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel

John Thomas Larkins Executive Director 

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards/ 

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste

Janice Dunn Lee Director 

Office of International Programs
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Arnold (Moe) Levin Director

Infrastructure and Computer Operations Division

Office of Information Services

Linda D. Lewis Special Assistant

Office of Commissioner McGaffigan

NRC Meritorious Service Awards for Equal Employment Opportunity Excellence

Samson Sui-sun Lee Chief

License Renewal Section A

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

McKenzie Thomas Senior Reactor Inspector

Region II 

NRC Meritorious Service Awards

Shelly L. Baggett Program Assistant

Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

Althemese Renea Bailey Service Center Team Leader

Office of Administration 

Lena M. Boyd Secretary

Office of Investigations

Lawrence T. Doerflein Chief

Safety Systems Branch

Region I

Allen L. Hiser, Jr. Chief

Component Integrity Section

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

Catherine M. Holzle Senior Attorney

Office of the General Counsel 

Laura A. Hurley Operator Licensing Assistant

Region IV 

John P. Jankovich Team Leader 

Sealed Source and Device Team

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Sharon Law Johnson Allegations Assistant

Region I 

Caudle A. Julian Senior Project Manager

Region II 

Ralph R. Landry Senior Reactor Engineer

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Joseph L. López, Jr. Human Resources Specialist

Region IV 

John R. Madera Chief

Materials Inspection Branch

Region III 

Alan L. Madison Chief 

Vulnerability Assessment and Integrated Response Staff

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response

John D. Monninger Chief

Licensing Section

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

John A. Nakoski Chief

Section II-1

Office of the Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Robert A. Nelson Chief

Uranium Processing Section

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Steven K. Orth Health Physics Program Manager (Team Leader)

Region III 

Renée M. Pedersen Senior Enforcement Specialist

Office of Enforcement

Marie A. Pohida Senior Risk and Reliability Analyst

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Jacqueline K. Raines Administrative Assistant

Office of Commissioner Jaczko 

Diane Screnci Senior Public Affairs Officer

Region I

Office of Public Affairs 

Elizabeth K. Suarez Senior Budget Analyst

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response

Alison H. Tallarico Human Resources Team Leader

Services and Operations Team 2

Office of Human Resources 

Christopher S. Thomas Senior Resident Inspector

Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station

Region III 

Gina F. Thompson Team Leader

Program Planning and Budget Team

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 
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Tu Thi Tran Team Leader 

Application Services and Maintenance Team

Office of Information Services

Betsy Ullrich Senior Health Physicist

Region I 

Rosetta O. Virgilio Senior Federal and State Liaison Program Manager

Office of State and Tribal Programs 

Sandra L. Wastler Chief

Section B

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Beth Wetzel Senior Regional Coordinator/Program Engineer

Office of the Executive Director for Operations

Elois J. Wiggins Assistant for Acquisition Management and Competitive Sourcing

Office of Administration

Martha Campbell Williams Senior Material Control and Accounting Physical Scientist

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response

Jerry N. Wilson Senior Policy Analyst

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

John Zeiler Senior Resident Inspector

Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station

Region II

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