NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION HONORS EMPLOYEES

JUNE 14 IN ROCKVILLE, MD

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission held its 34th Annual Awards Ceremony at 2 p.m.

on Tuesday, June 14, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center to honor

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

highest awards the agency gives to its employees. During the ceremony, NRC acknowledged

recipients of Presidential Executive Rank Awards, and the NRC's Distinguished and Meritorious

Service Awards.

“At our agency, we serve the American people by protecting public health, safety, security, 

and the environment,” said NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko. “Our mission is constant and 

critical. It could not be more important. And it could not be carried out without the kind of talent, 

expertise, and dedication we see throughout our agency’s staff – and that is exemplified by the 

outstanding individuals we are honoring today.”

The following individuals are NRC's award recipients for 2010:

Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Awards

Elmo E. Collins, Jr. Regional Administrator, Region IV

Stephen D. Dingbaum Assistant Inspector General For Audits, Office of the 

 Inspector General

Michele G. Evans Director, Division of Component Integrity, Office of 

 Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Catherine Haney Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and

 Safeguards

Arthur T. Howell, III Deputy Regional Administrator, Region IV

Corenthis B. Kelley Director, Office of Small Business and Civil Rights

Melvyn N. Leach (Retired) Director, Division of Preparedness and Response, Office 

 of Nuclear Security and Incident Response

Steven A. Reynolds Director, Division of Reactor Safety, Region III

Irwin B. Rothschild, III Associate General Counsel for Licensing and Regulation

Office of the General Counsel

Rebecca L. Schmidt Director, Office of Congressional Affairs

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Distinguished Service Awards

Mary Ann M. Ashley Technical Assistant for Enforcement, Office of Nuclear 

 Reactor Regulation

Mel Holmberg Reactor Inspector, Region III

Clare V. Kasputys Executive Technical Assistant, Office of the Executive 

 Director for Operations

Meritorious Service Awards for Equal Employment Opportunity Excellence

Gail M. Christoffer Baruch Program Manager, Region III

Alicia J. Mullins Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and

 Safeguards

Aida E. Rivera-Varona Technical Assistant, Office of New Reactors 

Honorary Meritorious Service Awards

Rateb (Boby) M. Abu-Eid, Ph.D. Senior Technical Advisor, Office of Federal and State 

 Materials and Environmental Management Programs

Patricia A. Milligan, CHP Senior Technical Advisor, Office of Nuclear Security 

 and Incident Response

Meritorious Service Awards

Susan Abraham Deputy Director, Division of Program Management, 

 Policy Development and Analysis Staff, Office of 

 Nuclear Security and Incident Response

Jesse A. Arildsen Executive Technical Assistant, Office of the Executive 

 Director for Operations

Neelam Bhalla, M.S. Senior Project Manager, Office of Federal and State 

 Materials and Environmental Management Programs

Cynthia S. Bixler Operator Licensing Assistant, Region I

Patricia L. Buckley Administrative Assistant, Region III

Stephanie P. Bush-Goddard, Ph.D. Chief, Health Effects Branch, Office of Nuclear 

 Regulatory Research

Rich C. Chou (Retired) Reactor Inspector, Region II

Michael D. Collins Senior Information Management Analyst, Office of 

 Information Services

Janis K. Dambly Chief, Program Management, Policy Development and 

 Analysis Branch, Office of Administration

Joseph E. DeCicco, CHP Senior Health Physicist, Office of Federal and State 

 Materials and Environmental Management Programs
Joseph E. Donoghue Chief, Reactor Systems, Nuclear Performance and Code 

 Review Branch, Office of New Reactors

Carl A. Fredericks Chief, Financial Systems Branch, Office of the Chief 

 Financial Officer

Nancy S. Greathead Administration and Litigation Analyst, Office of the

 Secretary

Steven Griffin Senior Building Management Specialist, Office of 

 Administration

Charles Craig Harbuck, Ph.D. Senior Reactor Engineer, Office of New Reactors

Geoffrey Hornseth Senior Materials Engineer, Office of Nuclear Materials 

 Safety and Safeguards

Gordon K. Hunegs Senior Resident Inspector, Region I

Nancy L. Johns Team Leader, Office of Human Resources

Steve F. LaVie Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Office of 

 Nuclear Security and Incident Response

Ming Luo Information Technology Specialist, Region III

Mark S. Miller Deputy Associate Director, Technical Training Center, 

 Office of Human Resources

Robert L. Monk Senior Resident Inspector, Region II

Wallace E. Norris Senior Materials Engineer, Office of Nuclear Regulatory

 Research

Lucy A. Owen Administrative Assistant, Region IV

Michael L. Scott Deputy Director, Division of Systems Analysis, Office 

 of Nuclear Regulatory Research

Raeann M. Shane Senior Intergovernmental and External Affairs Officer, 

 Office of Congressional Affairs

Joseph L. Staudenmeier, Ph.D. Senior Reactor Systems Engineer, Office of Nuclear 

 Regulatory Research

Robert J. Summers Senior Enforcement Specialist, Office of Enforcement

Jeffrey A. Teator Senior Special Agent, Region I

David Tiktinsky Senior Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Materials 

 Safety and Safeguards

Susan L. Uttal, Esq. Senior Attorney, Office of the General Counsel

Victoria Voytko Chief, Financial and Performance Management Branch, 

 Office of Information Services

Sandra D. Walker Management Analyst, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

 Regulation

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