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2020 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal

AWARD CITATION

Recognized as one of the nation’s premier cybersecurity experts, having helped develop the first commercially available encryption standards as well as state-of-the-art guidelines for government and industry to prevent, detect and respond to cyberattacks.   

INDIVIDUAL AWARD

Donna F. Dodson

Information Technology Laboratory