NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION HONORS EMPLOYEES 

JUNE 16 IN ROCKVILLE, MD 

 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission held its 33rd Annual Awards Ceremony at 2 p.m. on 

Wednesday, June 16, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center to honor 

outstanding employees and their important contributions to the agency’s success. During the 

ceremony, NRC recognized recipients of Presidential Executive Rank Awards, the NRC's 

Distinguished and Meritorious Service Awards, and the Edward McGaffigan, Jr. Public Service 

Award. These are the highest awards the agency gives to its employees. 

 “It gives me great pleasure to recognize the hard work and dedication of our employees to 

help the agency carry out its mission to protect public health, safety and the environment,” said 

Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko. “The NRC is fortunate to have such highly qualified, diverse, 

dedicated and effective employees.” 

Each year the President recognizes a small group of career senior executives who achieve results 

and demonstrate strong leadership, integrity and excellence in public service with the Presidential 

Executive Rank Award. NRC gives awards to individuals for achievements of major significance 

or service of unusual value that contribute to the accomplishment of NRC’s mission. The 

McGaffigan award is for an employee who demonstrates an extraordinary commitment to public 

service and exemplifies the integrity, professional dedication and moral character that former 

Commissioner McGaffigan exhibited in his decades of public service. 

 The following individuals are NRC's award recipients: 

Presidential Distinguished Executive Rank Awards 

David C. Lee Deputy Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General 

Roy P. Zimmerman Director, Office of Enforcement 

Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Awards 

Miriam L. Cohen Deputy Director, Office of Human Resources 

Marvin L. Itzkowitz Associate General Counsel for Hearings, Enforcement, and 

Administration, Office of the General Counsel 

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David C. Lew Director, Division of Reactor Projects, Region I 

Keith I. McConnell, Ph.D. Deputy Director, Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery 

Licensing Directorate, Division of Waste Management and 

Environmental Protection, Office of Federal and State Materials 

and Environmental Management Programs 

Loren R. Plisco Deputy Regional Administrator for Construction, Region II 

Mark A. Satorius Regional Administrator, Region III 

NRC Distinguished Service Awards 

James P. Dwyer Branch Chief, Commercial Research and Development Branch, 

Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I 

Johanna P. Gallagher Senior Human Resources Specialist, Human Resources Policy 

and Programs Team, Associate Director for Human Resources 

Operations and Policy, Office of Human Resources 

John L. Pellet Deputy Director, Division of Resource Management and 

Administration, Region IV 

Walter G. Rogers, III Senior Reactor Analyst, Engineering Branch 2, Division of 

Reactor Safety, Region II 

Dennis M. Sollenberger, 

Ph.D. 

Senior Health Physicist, Agreement State Programs Branch, 

National Materials Program Directorate, Division of Materials 

Safety and State Agreements, Office of Federal and State 

Materials and Environmental Management Programs 

Timothy E. Collins Senior Level Advisor for Reactor Safety Systems, Division of 

Safety Systems, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

NRC Meritorious Service Award for Equal Employment Opportunity Excellence 

Gerond A. George Reactor Inspector, Engineering Branch 1, Division of Reactor 

Safety, Region IV 

L. Raynard Wharton Senior Project Manager, Rules, Inspections, and Operations 

Branch Licensing and Inspection Directorate, Division of Spent 

Fuel Storage and Transportation, Office of Nuclear Material 

Safety and Safeguards 

NRC Meritorious Service Awards 

Dr. Ronald R. Bellamy Branch Chief, Projects Branch 6, Division of Reactor Projects, 

Region I 
John P. Boska Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch 1-1, Division of 

Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation 

Robert K. Caldwell, Jr. Branch Chief, Fuel Cycle and Transportation Security Branch, 

Deputy Director for Material Security, Division of Security 

Policy, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response 

Mark A. Caruso Senior Reliability and Risk Analyst, Probabilistic Risk 

Assessment and Severe Accidents Branch, Division of Safety 

Systems and Risk Assessment, Office of New Reactors 

Anissa R. Coates Correspondence Manager, Information Management and 

Infrastructure Team Program Management, Policy Development 

and Analysis Staff, Office of New Reactors 

George D. Craver Administrative Technician, Reproduction and Mail Services 

Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of 

Administration 

Jenny M. Gallo Director, Program Management, Policy Development and 

Analysis Staff, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 

Giorgio N. Gnugnoli Senior System Performance Analyst, Special Projects Branch, 

Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate, 

Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, 

Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs 

Charles A. Gorday Technical Librarian, Technical Information Center Section, 

 Information Services Branch, Information and Records 

Services, Division, Office of Information Services 

Paul W. Harris Senior Program Manager, Integrated Security Coordination and 

Policy Branch, Deputy Director for Reactor Security, Division of 

Security Policy, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident 

Response 

James E. Horn Branch Chief, Program Management, Policy Development and 

Analysis, Office of Human Resources 

Lisamarie Jarriel Agency Allegation Advisor, Office of Enforcement 

Joanna E. Lilley Space Management Specialist, Space Design Branch, Directorate 

for Space Planning and Consolidation, Office of Administration 
Sara McAndrew Senior Attorney 

Assistant General Counsel for Administration 

Associate General Counsel for Hearings, Enforcement, and 

Administration, Office of the General Counsel 

David T. McIntyre Public Affairs Officer, Office of Public Affairs 

Dennis C. Morey Senior Nuclear Process Engineer, Technical Support Branch, 

Special Projects and Technical Support Directorate, Division of 

Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material 

Safety and Safeguards 

John F. Munro Senior Reactor Engineer, Operator Licensing and Training 

Branch Division of Inspection and Regional Support, Office of 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

Dr. Mysore S. Nataraja Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Engineering Branch, Technical 

Review Directorate, Division of High-Level Waste Repository 

Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 

Tomy A. Nazario Resident Inspector, Watts Bar Construction Resident Office 

Construction Projects Branch 3, Division of Construction 

Projects, Region II 

Edward R. Oklesson, Jr. Team Leader, Human Capital and Communications Branch, 

Program Management, Policy Development and Analysis, 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 

Janice E. Owens Branch Chief, Export Controls and International Organizations 

Branch, Office of International Programs 

Patricia J. Pelke Branch Chief, Materials Licensing Branch, Division of Nuclear 

Materials Safety, Region III 

Rebecca V. Pratcher Director, Division of Resource Management and Administration, 

Region II 

Tim Reed Senior Project Manager, Rulemaking and International Projects 

Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear 

Reactor Regulation 

Mark Henry Salley P.E. Branch Chief, Fire Research Branch, Division of Risk Analysis 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, 

Rickie J. Seltzer Senior Staff Assistant, Communications and Performance 

Improvement, Assistant for Operations, Office of the Executive 

Director for Operations 
Karla K. Stoedter Senior Resident Inspector, Prairie Island Resident Office 

Reactor Projects Branch 4, Division of Reactor Projects, Region 

III 

Nick Taylor Senior Resident Inspector, Cooper Nuclear Station Resident 

Office Reactor Projects Branch C, Division of Reactor Projects 

Region IV 

John R. White Branch Chief, Plant Support Branch 2, Division of Reactor 

Safety, Region I 

Patrice L. Williams-Johnson Chief, Funds Allocation and Reporting Branch, Division of 

Planning and Budget, Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

Barry Zalcman Senior Project Manager, Environmental Technical Support 

Branch, Division of Site and Environmental Reviews, Office of 

New Reactors 

Edward McGaffigan, Jr. Public Service Award 

McKenzie Thomas Senior Reactor Inspector, Engineering Branch 2, Division of 

Reactor Safety, Region II 

 

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