2018

PRESIDENTIAL RANK 

AWARDS WINNERS

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 established the Presidential Rank Awards 

Program to recognize a select group of career members of the Senior Executive 

Service (SES) for exceptional performance over an extended period of time. 

Later, the Rank Award statute was amended to extend eligibility to senior career 

employees with a sustained record of exceptional professional, technical, and/or 

scientific achievement recognized on a national or international level.

*This is not a comprehensive list and only includes winners agreeing to public recognition, as of December 13, 2018.
DISTINGUISHED EXECUTIVE WINNERS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Venkatachalam Ramaswamy

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 

DEFENSE

William E. Brazis

Edward J. Case

Anne J. McAndrew

Michael L. Rhodes

Mary E. Tompkey

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

Timothy K. Bridges

Daniel R. Sitterly

Kevin E. Williams

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Edward Earl Belk, Jr.

Daniel Q. Bradford

Douglas W. Lamont

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

 Mark D. Andress

Joseph B. Marshall, Jr.

Garry R. Newton

Allison F. Stiller

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Philip T. Calbos

Charles W. Taylor

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

Michelle L. Pirzadeh

Eric H. Schaaf

Michael W. Slimak

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

Sherri A. Berger

Lester D. Cash

Mary Elizabeth Clarke

Jean D. Moody-Williams

Melinda K. Plaisier
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY

Soraya Correa

Daniel M. Cotter

Ronald D. Vitiello

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

William M. Blier

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 

ADMINISTRATION

Michael Freilich

Mark S. Geyer

Kathryn Lueders

Joseph S. Mahaley

Janet E. Petro

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 

BOARD

Edward Benthall, Jr.

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET

Mark Steven Sandy

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Stephanie J. Hall

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Judy S. Kaleta

Walter Waidelich

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Andrew P. Baukol

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Gloria D. Steele

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

John D. Daigh, Jr.

(Distinguished Executive Winners Continued)
MERITORIOUS EXECUTIVE WINNERS

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Simon Y. Liu

Theresa A. Nintemann

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Benjamin P. Friedman

Jacqueline M. Stone

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 

DEFENSE

Bradley B. Bunn

Edward J. Fish, Sr.

Jose M. Gonzalez

David F. Helvey

Marc S. Magdinec

David E. McDermott

Essye Miller

James P. Woolsey III

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

Russell J. Frasz

George R. Gagnon

Carolyn M. Gleason

Wendy Joanne Kay

Jennifer L. Miller

Valerie L. Muck

Joseph M. Oder

Pamela C. Schwenke

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Michael R. Hutchison

Christopher J. Lowman

David M. Thiede

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

Thomas J. Beutner

Dennis Biddick

William P. Bray

Mark E. Kosnik

William R. O’Donnell

Thomas G. Rudowsky

Frederick J. Stefany III

Samuel G. Worth
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Virginia A. Pearson

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

Peter C. Grevatt

Donna J. Vizian

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

James A. Kohm

Markus H. Meier

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

Erik Peter Mettler

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY

Thomas M. Cioppa

Albert Curry, Jr.

Kenneth T. Jenkins, Jr.

Judson W. Murdock II

Carla L. Provost

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Terrance J. Fulp

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Stephen A. Hardgrove

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Michael S. Raab

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 

ADMINISTRATION

Andrew Hunter

Christyl C. Johnson

Debra L. Johnson

Michael T. Kirsch

David D. McBride

Marla Esther Perez-Davis

Shawn M. Quinn

Daniel P. Shaver

Laurence A. Sivic

Daniel J. Tenney

Clayton P. Turner

Lisa Anne Watson-Morgan

David F. Young

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Kelly K. Falkner

(Meritorious Executive Winners Continued)
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Anne T. Boland

Margaret M. Doane

Thomas W. Rich

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET

David J. Rowe

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Mary L. Horne

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Michelle Bernier-Toth

Maegan L. Conklin

Eliot Kang

Jeffrey C. Mounts

David S. Newman

Marc L. Ostfield

Lee R. Schwartz

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Nathaniel M. Beuse

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Nancy A. Sieger

Charlene E. Williams

DEPARMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Lisa M. Pape

(Meritorious Executive Winners Continued)
DISTINGUISHED SENIOR PROFESSIONAL WINNERS

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Johnie N. Jenkins

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Mark B. Tischler

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

George Akst

MERITORIOUS SENIOR PROFESSIONAL WINNERS

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

David L. Suarez

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Mark A. Cohen

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF

DEFENSE

Michael d’Annunzio

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

Michael T. Eismann

Don H. Kendrick

Daniel B. Miracle

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

Frank Putzu

Earl G. Williams

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 

ADMINISTRATION

Lisa Ann Guerra

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Ronald V. Gresch