NASA Honor Awards: Celebrating NASA Langley's Celebrities
08.29.12
On Tuesday afternoon at NASA's Langley Research Center, honor award recipients and their families walked across two red carpets with cameras flashing and filming as they entered the Reid Conference Center for the 2012 Honor Awards Ceremony.
NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., hosted the Hollywood-themed Annual Honor Awards Ceremony on August 28 in the Reid Conference Center to recognize employees for their outstanding efforts and contributions to the Center and the Agency. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith and Sasha Congiu
Stars on the floors representing individuals and teams led them into the filled auditorium as Jeffrey Seaton, Director of Langley's Chief Information Office, welcomed guests and took some time out to honor Neil Armstrong.
"His family stated it well. They said he was a 'reluctant American hero who always believed he was just doing his job.' And that is probably true for many of the folks here today," Seaton said.
As the Armstrong family said in their statement on Armstrong's passing, he would want us "to be willing to explore and push the limits" of our abilities.
That is the mission, and this was the moment to recognize hundreds who work for, and with NASA Langley.
"When you think about Langley, it's not uncommon to hear about aeronautics research, wind tunnels, Orion splash tests, and all of the aerodynamic research you do for launch vehicles. Most recently, the huge successes with IRVE-3 (Inflatable Re-entry Vehicle Experiment), MSL EDL (Mars Science Laboratory Entry Descent and Landing) and MEDLI, (MSL EDL Instrumentation) the instrumentation suite you guys had on the bottom of MSL. And those are all really cool things, right?" said Robert Lightfoot, NASA's Associate Administrator, and keynote speaker for the event. "But today, we are here to talk about our most important thing, and that's our people. And that's what today is about. You are the source of our famous achievements. No hardware flies itself. No hardware designs itself. No hardware test itself without our folks.
"I really want you to listen to the citations closely, and think about the breadth of work that went in. It is amazing. Listen closely. Multiply what you hear today by 10 centers, and you'll get a good feel of what this agency accomplishes on a daily basis, and on an annual basis."
Langley Honor Awards
The H. J. E. Reid Award was presented to the following individuals for an outstanding paper entitled "Airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar profiling aerosol optical properties" :
Johnathan W. Hair – NASA Langley Research Center
Chris A. Hostetler – NASA Langley Research Center
Anthony L. Cook – NASA Langley Research Center
David B. Harper – NASA Langley Research Center
Richard A. Ferrare - NASA Langley Research Center
Terry L. Mack – Lockheed-Martin
Wayne Welch – Welch Mechanical Designs, LLC
Luis Ramos Izquierdo – Goddard Space Flight Center
Floyd E. Hovis – Fibertek, Inc.
The Technician of the Year Award was presented to Joseph W. Lee
for successful development and implementation of the first Boron Nitride
Nanotube Production Laboratory at NASA Langley Research Center.
The Administrative Professional of the Year Award was presented to Judy W. Ward
for exceptional contributions as LaRC Transportation Officer and commitment to
green, fleet and reduce emissions supporting the NASA mission.
NASA Honor Awards
Group Achievement Awards
Alternative Aviation Fuel Experiment Team
For outstanding achievement in establishing the impact of hydro-treated renewable
jet fuels on commercial aircraft engine performance and pollutant emissions.
Accepted by Bruce E. Anderson NASA Langley Research Center
Andreas Beyersdorf
Robert Martin
Susan Wilz
Luke Ziemba NASA Dryden Research Center
Kirk Caldwell
Frank Cutler
Patrick Lloyd
Stephanie Rudy
Rosalio Salazar
Scott Silver
Kevin Walsh
Ronald Wilcox NASA Glenn Research Center
Dan Bulzan
Ruben Del Rosario
Gregory Follen
Christopher Heath
James Walker
Changju Wey Aerodyne Research, Inc.
Edward Fortner
Jonathan Franklin
Scott Herndon
Richard Miake-Lye
Robert Prescott
Michael Timko
Zhenhong Yu Air Force Research Laboratory
Edwin Corporan Arnold Engineering Development Center
Brad Besheres
Roy Carroll
Danny Catalano
Becky Combs
Jennifer Harvey
Robert Howard
Steven Lepley
Katie Stephens
Gary Storey
Brad Winkleman ARTIUM
William Bachaio AVL
Manfred Linke
P.J. Pankratz
Sigfried Roeck
William Silvas Computer Science Corporation
Donny Bailes
Sarah Buehler
Wendy Given
Bradly Grantham
Larry Phillips EMCOR Government Services
Ted Powers Federal Aviation Administration
Carl Ma General Electric Aircraft Engines
Russ Arey
Will Dodds Honeywell
David Christie Internal Combustion Research
Joseph Niquette Kay & Associates Inc.
Donald Crawford
Steven Diefenderfer
Jerry Dobbins
John Valdez Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eben Cross Media Fusion Inc.
Cecilia Anne Odenthal Missouri University for Science & Technology
Steven Acterberg
Brian Catron
Donald Hagen
Perm Lobo
William Satterfield
Jonathon Sidewell
Max Trueblood
Philip Whitefield
Emitt Witt Montana State University
Berk Knighton National Research Council-Canada
Wendy Bailey
Gregory Smallwood Navy Aviation Environmental Support Office
Arnel Fanzuela
Xu Li-Jones
Triet Nguyen
Tuong Nguyen Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Suzanne Crumeyrolle
Richard Moore Penn State
Chung-Hsuan Huang
Randy Vander Wal
Pratt and Whitney
Anuj Bhargava
Richard Strange Rolls Royce
Mark Johnson Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
John Barrick
Charles Hudgins
K. Lee Thornhill
Edward Winstead The Boeing Company
Steve Baughcum TSI Inc.
Jeffrey Baker
Timothy Johnson Tybrin Corporation
Karen Richards United Technologies Research Center
David Liscinsky University of Dayton Research Institute
David Anneken
Joe Mantz
Matthew Dewitt US EPA
Robert Giannelli
Solveig Irvine
John Kinsey
AMI Re-Architecture Team
For critical improvements in the processing performance of the Atmospheric
Science Data Center Modernization through Integration (AMI) System.
Accepted by Christopher J. Harris NASA Langley Research Center
Anthony Arviola
John Kusterer
Charles Niles
Judy Ward Bioteam
Christopher Dawn Computer Science Corporation
Eugene Gooden
Frederick Reitz
Scott Sinnov Direct System Support
Patrick Bigelback
Kevin Rozynek IBM
Ray Paden NCSA/University of Illinois
Michelle Butler
Chad Kerner
Andrew Lofus
Alex Parga NERSC/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Rei Lee Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
Brian Bresina
Tonya Davenport
James Davis
Steven Devan
Steven Mercier
Anthony Tillie
Andrey Vakhnin Tessada & Associates, Inc.
Durwood Bradshaw
Robert Quinn
Ares I Aerodynamic/Aeroelastic Database Development
Team
For excellence and professionalism in documenting the historical archive of the
development of the Aerodynamic and Aeroelastic Databook of the Ares I Crew
Launch Vehicle.
Accepted by Dr. Paul Pao NASA Langley Research Center
Khaled Abdol-Hamid
Robert Bartels
Steven Bauer
Pawel Chwalowski
Peter Covell
Karen Deere
Alaa Elmiligui
Gary Erickson
Neal Frink
Farhad Ghaffari
Clyde Gumbert
Jeremy Hanke
Jennifer Heeg
Scott Holland
Thomas Ivanco
Donald Keller
Steven Massey
Bandu Pamadi
Mohagna Pandya
Jing Pei
David Piatak
Jeremy Pinier
Russ Rausch
Jamshid Samareh
Martin Sekula
James Taft
William Tomek NASA Ames Research Center
Lawrence Hand NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
John Blevins
William Downs
Melody Mayle
Stuart Nelson
Victor Pritchett
Darren Reed Analytical Mechanics Associates Inc.
Noah Favaregh
Robert Hall
S. Pao
John Paulson
E. Zoby ATK Space Systems, Inc.
Francis Capone
Raymond Mineck CRM Solutions Inc.
Michael Applebaum
William Eppard
Les Hall Georgia Tech Research Institute
Donald Nance Gray Research Inc.
David Purinton Qualis-Jacobs
Robert Kirchner Science & Technology Corporation
Marshall Gusman
Jeffrey Housman
James Kless
Henry Lee Tessada & Associates
Kay Forrest TNA
William Chan
Cetin Kiris
Goetz Klopfer
Jeffrey Onufer United Space Alliance LLC
Mike Carpenter Vigyan
Edward Parlette
A-Train Cloudsat Ascent Team
For exceptional contributions in enabling and getting approval for the safe return of
the CloudSat satellite mission to the A-Train Constellation.
Accepted by Charles R. Trepte NASA Langley Research Center
Alan Little
David MacDonnell NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Richard Burns
William Guit
Angelita Kelly
Lauri Newman
Phillip Sabelhaus
David Tracewell
Wynn Watson NASA Headquarters
David Considine
Michael Freilich
Stephen Volz
Cheryl Yuhas Analytical Services and Materials, Inc.
Don Avery Columbus Technologies & Services
Warren Case Jacobs Technology, Inc.
James Wilson Kirtland Air Force Base
Keith Wilson Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
Christopher Brown
Carolus Verhappen The Aerospace Corporation
Barbara Braun
Donald Keenan U.S. Geological Survey
Steven Covington
Creativity and Innovation Design Team
For exceptional creativity, commitment, and dedication in executing a new
Creativity course.
Accepted by Karen L. Freidt NASA Langley Research Center
Stephen Alter
Monica Barnes
Gamaliel Cherry
Susan Cooper
Charles Dunton
Gregory Hajos
Laurie Johansen
Brian Luoto
Patricia Pahlavani
Donna Phillips
Karen Taminger
Myisha Tucker
Martin Waszak LITES
Gayle Burton
William Lamarsh
Donna Mizell
Pamela Payne
William Rogers
Susanne Waltz NCI Information and Technology, Inc.
Stanley Husch
Wade Mickley Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
Kim Keith Tessada & Associates, Inc.
John Bailey
John Kahler
Jeffrey Pickering
Eileen Spillane Nelson
Vincent Whitfield Vigyan
Donna Speller Turner
CAAT Experiment Team
For outstanding research to develop conflict detection and resolution technology to
enable a safe Next Generation Air Transportation System.
Accepted by Denise R. Jones NASA Langley Research Center
Jarvis Arthur
Randall Bailey
Donald Buhl
Victoria Chung
Sonia Herndon
Brian Hutchinson
Denise Jones
Leslie Kagey
Lynda Kramer
Lawrence Prinzel
Darrell Sacra
Kevin Shelton
Phillip Smith
Steven Williams
Richard Yasky Boeing Company
Robert Norman
Genex Systems
Charles Cole Lockheed Martin
Glover Barker
Regina Johns
Sharon Otero Raytheon
Robert Myer Unisys
Wei Anderson
Dale Ashcom
Wallace Burge
Karen Cruz
Alan Douglas
Charles Feigh
Dennis Frasca
Christopher Harrison
Jerry Karwac
Kemper Kibler
Nevin Oswald
Casey Ruddiman
Paul Sugden
Julie Timmons
John Tulppo
Britney Williams
CLARREO Mission Concept Team
For exceptional and innovative approaches to the mission design of CLARREO
leading to a fully successful Mission Concept Review.
Accepted by David F. Young NASA Langley Research Center
M. Nurul Abedin
Robert Akamine
John Alford
Ruth Amundsen
Brooke Anderson
Charles Antill
Rosemary Baize
David Beals
Keith Boadway
Charles Boyer
Kevin Brown
Richard Cageao
Lin Chambers
James Corliss
Jon Currey
Mary DiJoseph
David Doelling
Barry Dunn
Glenn Farnsworth
Mark Frye
Donald Garber
Robert Gardner
Michelle Garn
Michael Gazarik
Erika Geier
Stephen Hall
Barbara Hilton
Stephen Horan
Peter Huynh
David Johnson
Craig Jones
Seiji Kato
Kevin Kempton
David Kratz
Kam-Pui Lee
Alan Little
Xu Liu
William Luck
Constantine Lukashin
David MacDonnell
Paul Manhart
Joel Marcia
Johnny Mau
Patrick McCaffery
Thomas McGlone
Martin Mlynczak
David Moore
Linda Moore
Keith Murray
Terrence Nienaber
Joseph O’Connell
Jose Ortiz
James Osmundsen
Nipa Phojanamongkolkij
James Price
Kory Priestley
Robert Reisse
Carlos Roithmayr
David Rosenbaum
Stephen Sandford
Salvatore Scola
Lynn Seals
Donald Shick
Paul Speth
Patrick Taylor
David Thames
Hernani Tosoc
Cynthia Weathers
Bruce Wielicki
Mary Wusk
Zhiqiang Zhou NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Andrew Lacis
Brian Cairns
Michael Mischenko NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
James Butler
Jason Hair
Donald Jennings
Mark Matsumura
Steven Platnick
Douglas Rabin
Otilia Rodriguez-Alvarez
Kurtis Thome
Xiaoxiong Xiong NASA Headquarters
Kenneth Jucks
Richard Slonaker JPL
Kenneth Hurst
Anthony Manucci
Thomas Meehan
Thomas Pagano
Lawrence Young AMA
John Rogers Booz-Allen
Nadine Syrett Defense Contract Audit Agency
Chi Ao Harvard University
James Anderson
John Dykema
Stephen Leroy Imperial College London
Richard Bantges
Helen Brindley
John Harries Lab for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Gregg Kopp
Peter Pilewskie
Yolanda Roberts Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
William Collins
Daniel Feldman McGill University
Yi Huang National Institute of Standards and Technology
Leonard Hanssen
Sergey Mekmontsev
Joseph Rice
Eric Shirley National Physical Laboratory
Nigel Fox NOAA
Don Anderson
Reed Integration
Kelly Moses
Robin Smith Safety and Quality Assurrance Alliance
Carl Maag Jr. Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
Richard Bender
Debra Dajon
Shaun Deacon
Kevin DeMarco
Ronald Huppi
Samantha Infeld
Zhonghai Jin
Susan Johnston
Dennis Keyes
Jay Madigan
Timothy Marvel
Jeffrey Mast
Martin McKenney
William Munden
Irene Pang
Dennis Pelaccio
Steven Pennington
Amber Richards
Fred Rose
Timothy Shekoski
Elijahu Siman-Tov
Wenbo Sun
Joe Walker Space Dynamic Lab, Utah State University
Mark Esplin
Harri Latvakoski TEAMS
Jennifer Allen
Debora Briggs
Nicole Hintermeister
James Parkinson Tessada & Associates, Inc.
Kimberly Laracuente University of Maryland
Daniel Kirk-Davidoff University of Wisconsin
Fred Best
Robert Holz
Robert Knuteson
Hank Revercomb
Joe Taylor
David Tobin Vigyan
Robert Fairbairn Virginia Space Grant Consortium/LARSS
Amanda Cichoracki
DEVOTE Project Team
For outstanding achievements in planning and executing the DEVOTE Hands-On
Project Experience aircraft flight project and training initiative.
Accepted by Johnathan W. Hair NASA Langley Research Center
Michael Alexander
Bruce Anderson
Alene Arnott
Melissa Ashe
Andreas Beyersdorf
Dale Bowser
Ashton Brown
Gao Chen
Erika Cherry
Terry Clark
Craig Cleckner
Stuart Cooke
Lucille Crittenden
Glenn Diskin
Kathryn Ferrare
Richard Ferrare
Bruce Fisher
Rosemary Froehlich
Mark Frye
David Gilman
Stella Harrison
Evan Horowitz
Chris Hostetler
Leslie Kagey
Roberta Keeter
Jennifer Keyes
Richard Law
Troy Mann
Robert Martin
Susan McClain
Michael Obland
Autumn Picotte (former NASA employee)
Donald Porter
Delores Poupard
Carrie Rhoades
Pamela Rinsland
Lindsay Rogers
Raymond Rogers
Gregory Schuster
Scott Sims
Carey Smith
John Stadler
Charles Trepte
Kevin Vipavetz
Shannon Walker
Noel West
Robert White
Theodore Wilz
David Winker
Michael Wusk
Mei Yang
Richard Yasky
Luke Ziemba NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Lorraine Remer NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Brian Cairns
Ottaviani Matteo ATK Space Systems, Inc.
Debora Briggs
Joseph Cronauer
Karen Hadley
Claude Joyce
Rana Mauro
Thomas Slate
Dimitri Solga
Darrell Wood CSC Applied Technologies, LLC
Michael Basnett
Andrew Haynes
Joseph Riddick Joint Center for Earth Systems and Technology
Dominik Cieslak
Lea Garden Club
Dwight Elliott Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
John Barrick
Bryan Fabbri
Theresa Firth
Lillian Fischer
Charles Hudgins
Jennifer Lapan
Cassie Lehnhardt
Kristina Ruhlman
Kenneth Thornhill
Edward Winstead TECC Inc.
Robert Stilson UMBC JCET
J. Vanderlei Martins University of Maryland Baltimore
Dolgos Gergely
FAST-MAC Development Team
For exceptional engineering excellence in developing the Fundamental
Aerodynamics Subsonic/Transonic-Modular Active Control test capability in the
National Transonic Facility.
Accepted by William E. Milholen NASA Langley Research Center
Michael Acheson
Robert Andrews
Kevin Bonilla
Christopher Cagle
David Chan
Catherine Clark
David Coleman
Dana Forrest
Savior Giuliana
E. Thomas Hall
Jack Hester
Gregory Jones
Shirley Jones
Bradley Leighty
Ronald Lewis
William Lipford
Charles Lunsford
Keith Lynn
Paul McClung
James McWright
D. Phillip Milburn
Rolando Padilla
Roman Paryz
Carlos Perez-Ramos
Michael Powers
Ray Rhew
David Roberts
Alan Scheidegger
Mark Simonton
Michael Smock
Anthony Watkins
Douglas Weber
Johnnie West Analytical Services and Materials, Inc.
Ralph Edlow
Michael Treece
Venki Venkat ATK Space Systems, Inc.
Kyle Goodman Jacobs Technology, Inc.
Roy Armstrong
Anthony Barry
Owen Bissett
Lonnie Brown
Alpheus Burner
Michael Czarnecki
Jesse Davis
William Dressler
Linda Goad
William Goad
Scott Goodliff
Albert Graham
Edward Massey
Matthew Medrana
James O’Shaughnessy
Bruce Raiford
Ronald Raushenbach
Joshua Revenaugh
Michael Scott
Richard Smith
John Swain
James Wenzel
Leora Witt-Hill
Arbria Wright
Les Yeh Modern Machine and Tool Company, Inc.
Jerald Jones Sierro Lobo, Inc.
Jeremiah Barry
Gary Beacham
Francis Beltinck
Joshua Branch
Benjamin Galke
Andrew Goldstein
Paul Morris
Roy Neff
Stanley Slusarczyk
John Stobierski
John Zalarick STC
John Lowe Tessada & Associates, Inc.
Lynn Bobbitt
James Montgomery
Gerald Pollard Triumph Aerospace Systems
Eddie Bryant
Tony Rosso
Kiowa Warrior Helicopter Project Team
For exceptional achievement in defining, developing, and executing requirements
for the Kiowa Warrior Helicopter Project.
Accepted by Christopher T. Laws NASA Langley Research Center
Billy Allen
Obediah Andrews
Robert Andrews
Doyle Arboneaux
Kevin Bonilla
Kelvin Boston
Thomas Burns
Christopher Cagle
Carlos Castillo
William Castle
Catherine Clark
Lonnie Combs
Tammy Cottee
S. Janet Dail
Kenneth Deyerle
Branden Deyerle (USRP/VCU/EVMS)
Archie Dimery
Gregory Draughon
David Fahringer
Michael Fleck
Wayne Geouge
Marion Hales
E. Thomas Hall
Robert Harris
Samuel Harris
Joseph Havens
Matthew Hayes
Ronald Hermansderfer
Jack Hester
Lana Hicks-Olson
George Hilton
Jane Hogge
Nancy Holloway
Allen Jackson
Samuel James
Gary Johnson
Valinita Johnson
Marian Jones
Kevin Krohto
Jeremy Kuykendoll
Mark Lindsey
Weston Lowe (LARSS/VCU)
William Lupton
Joseph Mahler
Christopher McLain
Kevin McLain
Jimmy McRae
James McWright
D. Phillip Milburn
Christopher Moss
Michael Oliver
Rolando Padilla
Sam Pollard
Michael Powers
Gary Robbins
David Roberts
Christopher Savage
Alan Scheidegger
Ellis Sherry
Mark Simonton
Donald Smith
Michael Smock
Joseph Sparrow
Carl Voglewede
Gary Wainwright
Sandy Webb
Douglas Weber
George West
Johnnie West
Carroll Whitley
Timothy Wood
Randy Woolard ATK Space Systems, Inc.
Reggie Kidd LITES
Christopher Croke
John Rice Science and Technology Corporation
Jonny Callahan
Jeri Carter
Bruce Clements
Alton Coffey
Jack Council
Seth Creekmore
Stephen Geissinger
Louis Hartzheim
Cathy Kern
Danny Lovaglio
Eric May
Mathew Stearman
Byron Terwilliger Tessada & Associates, Inc.
Paul Barton
Megan Quinn
Langley CEV Guidance & Control Team
For sustained excellence and innovation in developing Guidance & Control systems
on the Agency Crew Exploration Vehicle, and specifically the Launch Abort System.
Accepted by John B. Davidson NASA Langley Research Center
Vanessa Aubuchon
Ronald Busan
Stephen Derry
Brian Hutchinson
John McMinn
Marina Moen
Eric Queen
David Raney
Dean Sparks Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc.
Richard Winski
MY NASA DATA Team
For exceptional achievements in developing and implementing the MY NASA
DATA educational outreach project.
Accepted by Susan W. Moore NASA Langley Research Center
Lin Chambers
Jessica Taylor Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sharon Ray Naval Oceanographic Office
Bruce McKenzie
Keith Willis R S Information Systems, Inc.
Steven Graham Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
William Chandler
Sarah Crecelius
Brian Getzewich
Kurt Hitke
George Huffman
Linda Hunt
Preston Lewis
Colleen Mikovitz
Daniel Oostra
Penny Oots
David Rutan Sigma Space Corporation
Ginger Butcher
Holli Riebeek Texas Space Grant Consortium
Margaret Baguio USRA-LPI
Brooke Hsu Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Rebecca Schnekser
NAIRAS Team
For outstanding achievement in developing the first-ever real-time global model
for predicting biologically harmful radiation exposure to commercial aircrew and
passengers.
Accepted by Christopher J. Mertens NASA Langley Research Center
Steve Blattnig
Steve Brown (LARSS)
Miles Engle (LARSS)
Tony Slaba Centers for Disease Control (NIOSH)
Barbara Grajewski
Dartmouth College
Brian Kress National Center for Atmospheric Research
Stan Solomon NOAA/Space Weather Prediction Center
Joseph Kunches
Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
Xiaojing Xu Space Environment Technologies
David Bouwer
W. Kent Tobiska Universal Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Michael Wiltberger
Nebula Test Team
For outstanding achievements through the evaluation of NASA Cloud Computing
Capabilities.
Accepted by Michael M. Little NASA Langley Research Center
Dana Hammond
Kuan-Man Xu
Joe Bredekamp (Ret)
Phil Milstead (Ret) NASA Ames Research Center
Bryan Biegel
Rupak Biswas
Grace De Leon
Michelle Eshow
Steve Glendenning
Haoqiang Jin
Matthew Linton
Piyush Mehrotra
Ramakrishna Nemani
Raymond Obrien
Subhash Saini
Keith Shackelford
Eugene Tu
James Williams
Jerry Yan NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Myra Bambacus
Daniel Duffy
William Fink
Adrian Gardner
Lon Gowen
Edward Masuoka
Stephan Naus
Long Pham
John Schnase NASA Headquarters
Linda Cureton
Deborah Diaz
Mark Hill
Tsengdar Lee
Karl Loutinsky
Karen Petraska NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Manson Yew NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Ashutosh Limaye
Andrew Molthan
William Webster v
ADNET Systems, Inc.
Paul Lang
Jeff Martz
Aruna Muppalla
Mike Stefanelli ASRC Aerospace Corporation
Ray Hixon ASRC Primus
Robert Aiken
Song Yom Booz, Allen Hamilton, Inc.
Yonathan Goitom Cal Tech
George Chang
Ryan Goetz
Thomas Huang
David Knight
Jeffrey Norris
Khawaja Shams
Tomas Soderstrom Computer Sciences Corporation
Celeste Banaag
Chris Buchanan
Johnny Chang
Samson Cheung
Jared Djomehri
Dave Hartzell
Steve Heistand
Robert Hood
Doris Pan
Allan Settell
John Thompson
Lorien Wheeler Dell
John Antoun
David Burkhalter
Bobby Cates
Milton Checchi
Matthew Chewspence
Kenneth Cobb
David Cordell
Bill Endter
David Engelbrecht
William Eshagh
Vishvananda Ishaya
Matthew Joyce
Mahendran Kadannapalli
Jyothi Krishnan
James Marshall
Laura McAndrew-Sleasman
Rose Mucci
Frank Pietrucha
Bert Seltzer
Jason Venner
George Mason University
Lynn Parnell
Chaowei Yang
Rackspace
Jesse Andrews
Todd Willey SAIC
Kent Gladstone
Tom Shipley Science Systems and Applications Inc.
Anning Cheng
Brian Getzewich
Stephen Maher
Tetratech AMT
Amidu Oloso TNC
Chris Henze University Space Research Associates
Kwo-Sen Kuo
NTF Flow Quality Team
For exceptional engineering excellence in measuring and documenting the free
stream disturbance levels in the National Transonic Facility.
Accepted by Rudolph A. King NASA Langley Research Center
Michael Acheson
Marlyn Andino
Harry Belvin
Ricky Clark
David Coleman
Vincent Cowling
Charlie Debro
Jenna Eppink
Dana Forrest
Wayne Geouge
Peter Jacobs
Michael Kegerise
William Kilgore
Keith Lynn
Paul McClung
Catherine McGinley
Latunia Melton
Roman Paryz
Hubert Senter
George Sydnor
Roger Wagner
Richard Wahls
Eric Walker
Anthony Washburn NASA Ames Research Center
Max Amaya Analytical Services and Materials, Inc.
Ralph Edlow
Anthony Guthrie
Michael Treece
Venki Venkat Jacobs Technology, Inc.
Roy Armstrong
Matthew Asay
Jeremiah Barry
Bill Bissett
Lonnie Brown
Dewitt Carter
Michael Czarnecki
William Dressler
William Goad
Scott Goodliff
Bruce Graham
Matthew Medrana
James O’Shaughnessy
Bruce Raiford
Ronald Rauschenbach
Joshua Revenaugh
Michael Scott
Richard Smith
John Swain
James Wenzel
Lee Witt-Hill Modern Machine and Tool Company, Inc.
Jeffrey Cox
Ronald Dupont
Mark Roth National Institute of Aerospace
Andrew Tsoi Sierra Lobo, Inc.
Gary Beacham
Frank Beltinck
Joshua Branch
Andrew Goldstein
Roy Neff
Stanley Slusarczyk
John Stobierski
Arbria Wright
John Zalarick Tessada & Associates, Inc.
Lynn Bobbitt
David Butler
Monty Montgomery Vigyan Inc.
Sundareswara Balakrishna
Self-Repairing Composite Development Team
For exceptional contributions to the advancement of self-repairing structural
materials technology.
Accepted by Keith L. Gordon NASA Langley Research Center
Tracey Bridges
Sean Britton
Roberto Cano
Richard Chattin
Michael Czabaj
Brian Grimsley
Hoa Luong
Richard Ross
Louis Simmons
Emilie Siochi
Christopher Wright Science and Technology Corporation
Steve Whitt
SEVS Simulation Experiment and Flight Test Team
For the Synthetic/Enhanced Vision Systems (SEVS) Simulation Experiment and
Flight Test.
Accepted by Kevin J. Shelton NASA Langley Research Center
Miguel Alvarez
Jarvis Arthur
Randall Bailey
Bryan Barmore
Victoria Chung
Kyle Ellis
Sonia Herndon
Brian Hutchinson
Denise Jones
Patrick Kenney
Lindsey Lowe
Lawrence Prinzel
Sherri Rehfeld
Darrell Sacra
Kevin Shelton
Phillip Smith
Steven Williams
Steven Young
Aerotek
Dave Long Boeing Company
Robert Norman Discover Technology International
Glenn Connor Federal Aviation Administration
Dan Herschler
Terry King
Tom McCloy
Dennis Mills
Stephen Plishka Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Bud Ball
Dave Chalk
Brian Dickerson
Chip King
Bill Osborne
Curt Perry
Steven Richman
Rob Robertson
Carl Schomburg
Jim Ward Honeywell
Jary Engels
Thea Feyereisen
Aaron Gannon
Santosh Mathan
Olu Olofinboba
Kenyon Riddle
Trish Ververs LITES
Terrence Abbott Lockheed Martin Corporation
William Capron
Regina Johns PSI International, Inc.
Roy Albang
Dale Ashcom
Wayne Burge
Alan Douglas
Joe Fleck
Dennis Frasca
Chris Harrison
Kemper Kibler
Nevin Oswald
Robert Schwartz Science and Technology Corporation
Karen Cruz
Tom Feigh Unisys
Wei Anderson
James Barnes
Jerry Karwac
Benjamin Lewis
Wendy Pifer
Casey Ruddiman
Ming-Yun Shih
Paul Sugden
Regina Tober
John Tulppo
Joseph Whiting
Brittany Williams
Sounding Rocket Program Assessment Team
For outstanding technical expertise and dedicated support in the development of a
new sounding rocket sustainer motor.
Accepted by Charles L. Brodell (Wallops) NASA Langley Research Center
Roberto Garcia
Loutricia Johnson NASA Kennedy Space Center
Chad Carl
Christopher Rawlins
Lanetra Tate
Bryan Tucker
Kevin Vega NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Leonardo Barreda
Deborah Bond
Cynthia Chapman
Coleman Cobb
Matthew Cross
Benjamin Davis
Jared Dervan
Philip Franklin
Dwight Goodman
William Hamilton
Steven Harvison
Timothy Huff
Dale Jackson
Tawnya Laughinghouse
Andrew Prince
Mark Talton
James Wilson NASA Wallops Flight Facility
Scott Heatwole
Raymond Lanzi
Philip Ward (Ret)
Thomas Widmyer Alliant Techsystems, Inc.
Linda Burgess
Melinda Meredith
Christina Williams Hawk Institute for Space Sciences
Joshua Owens
Joseph Polidan Orbital Sciences Corporation
Nicholas Cranor
Brent Edwards
Dustin Herold
Robert Hylbert
SPLASH Team
For exemplary performance in the test hardware integration, water impact testing
and analysis of the Orion Boilerplate Test Article at the Langley Landing Impact
and Research Hydro Impact Basin Facility.
Accepted by Lynn M. Bowman NASA Langley Research Center
Paul Bagby
Carlito Barnes
Darlene Baxter
Gerald Boggs
Richard Boitnott
Charles Burtnette
Benjamin Copeland
Vincent Cowling
Steven Gayle
Wayne Geouge
Sandra Gibbs
Guillermo Gonzalez
Michael Greenwood
Peyton Gregory
Tonya Grigsby
Thomas Hall
Robin Hardy
Leon Harris
Lisa Hawks
Michael Holloman
Kemberly Johnson
R. Keith Johnson
Lisa Jones
Donald Kepley
Melvin Lucy
Jeffrey Massie
Troy Merryfield
George Miles
Vernet Mull
Stephen Nevins
Richard Noble
George Palko
Paresh Parikh
Darlene Pokora
Chad Rice
Kevin Roscoe
Scott Runnells
Willis Scott
Steven Seider
Justin Templeton
Anh Trinh
Richard Wheeler
David White
William Wilkerson
Charles Zeitman Analytical Services and Materials, Inc.
David Stegall
Gregory Vassilakos Analytical Mechanics Association
Kenneth Emmett ATK Space System
Douglas Anderson
Linda Campbell
David Covington
Lorrie Hardin
Justin Littell
Stephen Mark
Nelson Seabolt
Jamie Shiflett
Robert Wagner Crewestone Technologies, Inc.
Kathryn Guild
Robert Lorkiewicz
Donald Morrison
Harold Weaver Jacobs Technology, Inc.
Harry Edelstein
Keith McCarthy
Douglas Prochnow
Herman Ward LITES
Robert Myers Reed Integration
Justin Hornback Science and Technology Corporation
Jack Council Sierra Lobo, Inc.
Charles Cooke
Daniel Goodson
William White
Donnie Williams
Herbert Wright SQA2
James Creech
David Shuster
Michael Smith Tessada & Associates, Inc.
Gary Banziger
Amy Johnson
Patrice Quander-Haas
Thomas Smith
Denise Waldon
Supersonics Systems Integration & Assessment Team
For outstanding team achievements in significantly advancing the state-of-the-art in
supersonic low boom-low drag aircraft design and analysis.
Accepted by Lori P. Ozoroski NASA Langley Research Center
Karl Geiselhart
Wu Li
Irian Ordaz
Sharon Padula
Jay Robinson NASA Glenn Research Center
Justin Gray
Eric Hendricks
Clayton Meyers
Jonathan Seidel ATK, Inc.
James Fenbert
Elwood Shields National Institute of Aerospace
Sriram Rallabhandi
The Distinguished Service Medal was presented to:
- Martin G. Mlynczak for distinguished service to NASA in atmospheric science research to understand
the Earth’s climate system.
- Raymond M. Hoff for distinguished and leadership in Earth observations and their application for
societal benefit.
The Outstanding Leadership Medal was presented to:
- Thomas J. Burns for outstanding technical leadership of the NASA Langley Fabrication Technology
Development Branch (FTDB).
- Jose A. Caraballo for exceptional leadership in the management of Safety, Facility Assurance, and
Emergency Management for Langley Research Center.
- F. McNeil Cheatwood for outstanding leadership, analyses, and program development advancing NASA’s Entry, Descent, and Landing capabilities for Exploration and Science.
- Stanley R. Cole for outstanding leadership contributions to the Aeroelasticity Branch and the
NASA Langley Research Center.
- Kathryn C. Ferrare for outstanding leadership and contribution in supporting the Agency and Center’s
Exploration and Space Operation Mission and the Office of the Chief Technologist.
- George B. Finelli for exceptional leadership of Langley Research Center’s Center Operations
Directorate and contributions as a valued member of the Senior Leadership Team.
- David H. Jones for exemplary leadership in strategy formulation and execution of Langley Research
Center Source Evaluation Boards.
- Ajay Kumar for exceptional leadership of Langley Research Center’s Systems Analysis and
Concepts Directorate and contributions as a valued member of the Senior
Leadership Team.
- Joseph W. Pellicciotti for exceptional engineering achievement in assessing potential Orion Project crew
risks and developing alternate flight vehicle occupant protection methods.
- Kelly S. Tarkenton for dedicated leadership to the Materials Experiments Technical Workforce and
Facilities.
- Charles R. Trepte for outstanding leadership on the international CALIPSO mission.
- Charlotte E. Whitfield for commitment to technical excellence and the pursuit of organizational
cooperation.
The Exceptional Service Medal was presented to:
- Arthur T. Bradley for exceptional service and outstanding contributions to reducing electronic system
noise, including the completion of NASA LaRC’s Low Noise Design Handbook.
- Cheryl C. Cannon for sustained exceptional administrative leadership and professionalism in support
of a wide range of NASA missions.
- Cheryl W. Cleghorn for unparalleled customer service to Langley and NASA stakeholders while expertly
communicating NASA’s message.
- Nancy J. Currie for exceptional service to NASA and the NASA Engineering and Safety Center.
- Michael S. Dashiell for outstanding leadership and significant contributions toward advanced
fabrication technology at Langley Research Center.
- John B. Davidson for exceptional contributions in the field of dynamics and control of aerospace
vehicles.
- Prasun N. Desai for exceptional service, leadership and dedication to planetary exploration; entry,
descent, and landing; and space technology development.
- David A. Dress for exceptional leadership and contributions to Aeronautics and Human
Exploration.
- Theresa Elliott for outstanding contributions to the Langley and NASA Headquarters Logistics
Management Programs.
- Ronald G. Hermansderfer for exceptional service and innovation in management of the Langley Fabrication
Service Activity.
- Mark A. Hutchinson for exceptional service and vision in advancing the mission capabilities of the
Center and Agency.
- Craig D. Jones for exceptional service in support of LaRC missions in the area of Aeronautics,
Exploration, and Earth Science Programs.
- Frank P. Jones for exceptional support and leadership to the NASA Mission and NASA Programs.
Roberta I. Keeter for exceptional contributions to NASA Langley Research Center procurement
activities.
- William A. Kilgore for exceptional service and dedication in establishing efficient Langley ground test
facility operations.
- Mujeeb R. Malik for distinguished supervisory and technical leadership for the advancement of
aerodynamic technologies and their impact on Agency missions.
- Michael I. Mark for exceptional service to Langley Research Center and the Agency.
- Susan K. Miller for outstanding service to NASA’s technical and scientific community by collecting,
managing and providing digital and physical access to Langley’s unique aerospace
documents.
- Alan T. Pope for pioneering research and advancements in human systems engineering and
biocybernetics.
- Jeffrey S. Robinson for exceptional service to NASA and the Nation in advancing the area of
airbreathing hypersonic vehicle design.
- Jamshid A. Samareh for exceptional service to NASA and the Nation through the creation of innovative
multidisciplinary tools and methods.
- Donald E. Shick for sustained, exceptional business management contributions to the Agency’s
Programs and Projects.
- Richard J. Siebels for outstanding and sustained contributions to procurement activities throughout
NASA.
- John H. Stadler for 29 years of exceptional technical leadership and professionalism in support of a
wide range of NASA missions.
- George H. Sydnor for exceptional performance as a project manager resulting in unique, world class
aeronautics research capabilities and substantial testing improvements.
- Justin K. Walters for exceptional service as a technical leader in the fabrication of Space Flight Test
Hardware.
- Joseph M. Zawodny for outstanding, sustained service in satellite remote sensing and in advancing
scientific knowledge of stratospheric ozone.
- Charles B. Zeitman for continued exceptional service as a Safety Engineer to NASA Langley Research
Center and to the Agency.
The Exceptional Public Service Medal was presented to:
- David A. Rutan for outstanding accomplishments in the development, analysis, and dissemination
of global radiometric data sets to facilitate radiation budget studies.
- Edward L. Winstead for exceptional service in support of Langley’s airborne atmospheric research field
missions.
The Exceptional Achievement Medal was presented to:
- Lynn M. Bowman for significant leadership and contributions in planning and executing water impact
tests for the Orion Crew Module Boilerplate Test Article in the Langley Hydro
Impact Basin.
- Walter E. Bruce for exceptional achievement in the architecture of the Agency’s Strategic Direction
for Arc Jet Test Facilities.
- Anthony M. Calomino for exceptional achievement in leadership and program development, advancing
NASA’s Entry System thermal protection and inflatable materials for Exploration
and Science.
- Craig S. Cleckner for exceptional achievement in the development and integration of aerospace
systems in support of the Science Mission Directorate.
- Charles C. Cramer for exceptional achievements in enhanced efficiencies and cost effectiveness in the
procurement and implementation of LaRC’s new Security Services Contract.
- Robert B. Gardner for outstanding contributions to procurement strategies for Langley Research
Center’s new business activities.
- Kandyce E. Goodliff for exceptional achievement in significantly advancing the state of the art in
strategic analysis for exploration campaign for the Agency.
- Thomas J. Horvath for conceiving and providing technical oversight to the HYTHIRM Airborne and
Ground-Based Flight Test Infrared Imaging Project.
- Michael C. Lindell for exceptional development of the Structures and Mechanisms for the Orion
MPCV LAS, as demonstrated through the successful Orion PDR, PA-1 Flight Test,
and GTA Tests.
- Norman G. Loeb for outstanding achievements in satellite remote sensing to understand global
climate change and the radiative exchange between the atmosphere and ocean.
- Christopher K. McLain for exceptional achievement in leading the technical team in the fabrication of the
37.7% Kiowa Warrior Model.
- Frank J. Novak for exceptional technical and programmatic achievements as Project Manager for
the STORRM DTO Program which was successfully executed during STS-134 in
May 2011.
- Kevin P. Roscoe for exceptional achievement in the leadership and analysis on the Structural Passive
Landing Attenuation for Survivability of Human-crew (SPLASH) Project.
- Bruce A. Wielicki for exceptional achievement in developing an innovative new framework for
assessing the science value of alternate mission concepts.
The Exceptional Public Achievement Medal was presented to:
- Bernard H. Eichold, II for outstanding achievements in engaging students and young professionals to
extend the use of NASA Earth Science data for community education and societal
benefit.
The Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal was presented to:
- Sasan C. Armand for exceptional engineering achievement in technical leadership and technical
analyses and integration for the Orion Pad Abort 1 (PA-1) Flight Test Project.
- Ponnampalam Balakumar for excellence in advancing the field of Boundary Layer Transition.
- Steven X. Bauer for engineering excellence in developing the aerodynamic databases of the Ares I-X
Flight Test Vehicle, critical to its successful launch, control in flight, and recovery.
- Donald B. Owens for developing aerodynamic data for the Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle and
its Launch Abort System through the Orion Preliminary Design Review and Pad
Abort-1 Flight Test.
- Peter A. Parker for exceptional engineering achievement in leading the integration of statistical
engineering into critical NASA projects and missions.
- Sriram K. Rallabhandi for exceptional engineering achievement in innovative low-sonic boom research
and development for NASA’s Supersonics Project.
- David H. Williams for exceptional engineering achievements in advancing flight safety and efficiency
through the development of advanced flight management procedures and systems.
The Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal was presented to:
- Christopher J. Mertens for exceptional scientific achievement in improving our understanding of E-region
chemistry and enabling an enhanced predictive capability for geomagnetic storms.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Medal was presented to:
- Janet E. Sellars for outstanding leadership, achievements, and contributions to the principles
and goals of NASA’s Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion
Programs.
The Early Career Achievement Medal was presented to:
- Gao Chen for exceptional achievement in the application of airborne observations to
understand Earth’s changing atmospheric composition.
- Patrick H. McCaffery for outstanding performance reflecting superb innovation, dedication, and
commitment significantly advancing NASA’s mission and goals in the first ten years
of a legal career.
- Lindsay M. Rogers for exceptional achievement in support of NASA’s programs and projects.
The Silver Achievement Medal was presented to:
- Rhonda A. Kendle for exceptional achievement in the support of Center and Agency Human Capital
Programs.
- Laurie W. Johansen for exceptional service to the Agencywide STI Program for creation and
implementation of the Agencywide E-DAA system, and focus on moving to Agency
processes.
