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For exceptional and innovative encasement design, enabling preservation of multiple documents, from the US Bill of Rights to the Emancipation Proclamation.
For sustained superior group performance pursuing procurement and construction of a 15-acre, 5-megawatt, solar array system for the NIST Gaithersburg campus.
For outstanding service in developing and implementing NIST's corporate leadership development program, creating a legacy of effective and engaged NIST leaders.
For outstanding research and writing about NIST's rich history, ensuring the U.S. public and NIST staff appreciate the agency's key role in U.S. technological progress.