Bronze Medal Awards Given to 32 Local Residents

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has presented the Bronze Medal Award, the highest honorary recognition available from the agency, to 32 local NIST employees.

The award recognizes work that has resulted in more effective and efficient management systems as well as the demonstration and improvement of methods or procedures. Initiated in 1966, the award also is given for significant accomplishment within the agency and superior performance of assigned tasks for at least five consecutive years.

The following local residents received the award:

• W. Tyler Estler, ADAMSTOWN, Md., Physicist, Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory;
• Joseph Woicik, AMANGANSETT, N.Y. (employed by NIST at Brookhaven National Laboratory), Physicist, Materials Science and EngineeringLaboratory;
• Richard D. Spal, BETHESDA, Md., Physicist, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory;
• Harold E. Burdette, BROOKEVILLE, Md., Physical Science Technician, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory;
• Denise D. Prather, DAMASCUS, Md., Calibration Services Assistant, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory;
• Dale P. Bentz, FREDERICK, Md., Chemical Engineer, Building and Fire Research Laboratory;
• Timothy J. Burns, FREDERICK, Md., Mathematician, Information Technology Laboratory;
• Sheilda L. Bryner, FREDERICK, Md., Division Secretary, Building and Fire Research Laboratory;
• Virginia M. Covahey, FREDERICK, Md., Public Affairs Specialist, Administration;
• Bryon S. Faust, FREDERICK, Md., Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory;
• K. Robert Glenn, FREDERICK, Md., Internet Security Project Leader, Information Technology Laboratory;
• Mary C. Bostwick, GAITHERSBURG, Md., Social Scientist/Education Specialist, Baldrige National Quality Program/Office of the Director;
• Kenneth D. Cole, GAITHERSBURG, Md., Research Chemist, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory;
• Robert A. Fletcher, GAITHERSBURG, Md., Physicist, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory;
• John F. Houser, GAITHERSBURG, Md., Physical Science Technician, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory;
• Walter G. McDonough, GAITHERSBURG, Md., Materials Engineer, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory;
• David E. Ward Jr., GAITHERSBURG, Md., Engineering Technician, Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory;
• Andrew J. Allen, GERMANTOWN, Md., Physicist, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory;
• Richard A. Allen, GERMANTOWN, Md., Physicist, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory;
• Daniel S. Sawyer IV, GERMANTOWN, Md., Engineering Technician, Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory;
• Matthew A. Davies, KENSINGTON, Md., Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory;
• Donna L. Kline, LAYTONSVILLE, Md., Supervisory Budget Analyst, Office of the Chief Financial Officer;
• Fred F. Rudder Jr., LEESBURG, Va., Physical Scientist, Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory;
• W. Robert Kelly, N. POTOMAC, Md., Research Chemist, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory;
• Robert F. Berg, OLNEY, Md., Physicist, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory;
• Linda D. Acierto, POINT OF ROCKS, Md., Assistant to the Director for Policy, Manufacturing Extension Partnership;
• Barbara L. Goldstein, ROCKVILLE, Md., Mathematician, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory;
• Alvin C. Lewis, ROCKVILLE, Md., Director, Civil Rights Office, Office of the Director;
• David R. Black, SILVER SPRING, Md., Physicist, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory;
• Gabrielle G. Long, SILVER SPRING, Md., Leader, Materials Microstructural Characterization Group, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory
• Kamie Roberts, STERLING, Va., Acting Senior Management Advisor, Information Technology Laboratory; and
• Daniel A. Fischer, STONEY BROOK, N.Y. (employed by NIST at Brookhaven National Laboratory), Physicist, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory.

As a non-regulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration, NIST promotes economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements and standards through four partnerships: the Measurement and Standards Laboratories, the Advanced Technology Program, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and the Baldrige National Quality Program.