2015

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 15, 2015.
DISTINGUISHED EXECUTIVE WINNERS

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 

DEFENSE

Charles A. Allen

Shay D. Assad

David W. Duma

Teresa A. McKay

Allen W. Middleton

Steven R. Miller

Alan R. Shaffer

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

Michael A. Gill

Richard K. Hartley

Marilyn M. Thomas

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

John B. Nerger

Craig Robert Schmauder

Robert E. Slockbower

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

John D. Burrow

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 Robert F. Corbin 

Jack R. Craig, Jr. 

Gregory K. Delwiche 

Steven C. Erhart

Dennis M. Miotla

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

Walter E. Mugdan

Elizabeth Southerland

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

Jane A. Axelrad

Patrick H. Conway

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY

Thomas D. Homan 

Kevin K. McAleenan 

Connie L. Patrick
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

James Kurth

Margaret N. Schneider

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lisa M. Phelan

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 

ADMINISTRATION

William H. Gerstenmaier

Richard J. Gilbrech

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Scott G. Borg

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 

BOARD

Sharon Bryson

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Nancy A. Berryhill

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

James E. Buchanan

Richard C. Visek

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Rochelle F. Granat

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Susan Keller Pascocello

(Distinguished Executive Winners Continued)
MERITORIOUS EXECUTIVE WINNERS

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Jeff Moulton

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Christy A. Slamowitz

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Holly A. Bamford

Bruce M. Kisliuk

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 

DEFENSE

Amanda J. Dory

Michael S. Elliott

Stephanie Paige Hinkle-Bowles

James M. McClaugherty

Peter J. Potochney

Mary M. Snavely-Dixon

Steven K. Walker

Keith B. Webster

Jonathan R. Witter

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

James F. Geurts

Joseph M. McDade, Jr.

Ricky Lincoln Peters

Caral E. Spangler*

* Nominee’s current agency is the Department of Army; however, the Department of Air Force submitted the nomination and is 

the agency of record for the PRA.

John S. Wilcox

John A. Wilcox

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Peter B. Bechtel

Bruce A. Busler

Gwendolyn R. DeFilippi

Stuart A. Hazlett

David M. Markowitz

Dean E. Pfoltzer

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

Mark D. Andress

Julie A. Christodoulou

Terry S. Duncan

Alfred Hector Gonzalez, Jr.

Mark W. Honecker

Scott W. Lutterloh

James F. McCarthy

Daniel Nega

Nidak A. Sumrean
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Tracey Bishop

Kathleen B. Hogan

Joseph A. McBrearty

Sunita Satyapal

Thomas G. Vavoso

Thomas Williams**

** Nominee’s current agency is the Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General; however, the Department of 

Energy submitted the nomination and is the agency of record for the PRA.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

Richard A. Wayland

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

David C. Shonka

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Mary A. Davie

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

William M. McCabe

Thomas F. Morris

Nancy B. O’Connor

Michael Tartakovsky

Daniel G. Wheeland

Donald J. Wright

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY

Vernon T. Foret

Robert L. Harris

John F. Havranek

Joseph D. Moore

Gary C. Rasicot

Joanna Ruppel

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 

GENERAL

Anne L. Richards

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Stanley A. Gimont

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Robyn Thorson

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

David F. Musel

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Gary A. Steinberg

(Meritorious Executive Winners Continued)
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 

ADMINISTRATION

Gregory Blaney

Michael J. Bolger

Jeri L. Buchholz

Stephen F. Cash

George B. Finelli

Bradley C. Flick

Robert N. Jacobs

Mark A. Kirasich

Ajay Kumar Misra

David F. Mitchell

Amanda M. Mitskevich

Patrick E. Scheuermann

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION

Sheryl Jasielum Shenberger

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Scott C. Flanders

Kriss M. Kennedy

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET

Andrew D. Abrams

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Gale S. Stone

DEPARMENT OF STATE

Lawrence E. Bartlett

Cecilia M. Coates

Philip A. Foley

Kathleen H. Hooke

Philippe A. Lussier

Suzanne M. McCormick

Katherine D. McManus

Mary T. Mitchell

Jaime E. Salcedo

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Julie Abraham

Anthony T. Furst

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

Cheri Dolores Mitchell

David J. Monroe

Richard Weber

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Linda Anne Halliday

(Meritorious Executive Winners Continued)
DISTINGUISHED SENIOR PROFESSIONAL WINNERS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

John M. Butler

Jun Ye

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

Janet S. Fender

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Peter J. Reynolds

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Judith A. Hagley

MERITORIOUS SENIOR PROFESSIONAL WINNERS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Joseph A. Stroscio

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 

DEFENSE

James G. Van Ness

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

Robert E. Peterkin

Steven K. Rogers

Gregory G. Spanjers

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Jaques Reifman

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

Phillip Sprangle

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

Joel D. Scheraga

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

ADMINISTRATION

Nancy J. Currie

Murzban D. Jhabvala