{"id":21662,"date":"2020-10-08T16:23:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T20:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opsweb.wpengine.com\/?p=21662"},"modified":"2022-05-17T13:30:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T17:30:44","slug":"inspiring-stories-from-this-years-service-to-america-medal-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/inspiring-stories-from-this-years-service-to-america-medal-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring stories from this year&#8217;s Service to America Medal awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a new twist on our annual Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals awards, or \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sammies<\/a>,\u201d the program went virtual. The star-studded program that aired Monday night, hosted by comedian Kumail Nanjiani, recognized accomplished federal employees. But it also featured celebrity guests, including Bono, Kristen Bell, Samantha Bee, Katie Couric, Stephen Colbert, Matthew McConaughey, Aisha Tyler and many more luminaries from the political and celebrity worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama were the first guests to appear, offering tributes to our nation\u2019s dedicated public servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you miss the event? Don\u2019t worry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D1qrMBEfp6M&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">watch<\/a> the full video of the premier Service to America Medal awards show, known for recognizing innovation and leadership in government. Or read on for a recap of the festivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-two-award-winners-developed-medical-innovations-helping-in-the-fight-against-covid-19\"><strong>Two award winners developed medical innovations helping in the fight against COVID-19.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Science and Environment Medal<\/strong> went to <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/beth-ripley-m-d-ph-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Beth Ripley<\/a> of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Her groundbreaking 3D printing network helps doctors provide veterans with better health care, and enabled the VA this spring to quickly design new face masks for essential personnel helping care for patients with the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#Sammies2020 Science and Environment Medal: Dr. Beth Ripley\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D9D-embuA4U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Three other VA employees\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/neil-c-evans-m-d-kathleen-l-frisbee-ph-d-and-kevin-galpin-m-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Neil C. 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Dodson helped develop the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, an authoritative guide that helps public and private organizations across the globe prevent, detect and respond to cyberattacks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#Sammies2020 Safety, Security and International Affairs Medal: Donna F. 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The program paired large commercial banks with smaller minority-owned banks to improve their customer service and management capacity. Congress recently introduced legislation to codify this program into law. Read more about their work on our blog in <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog-celebrating-the-2020-peoples-choice-award-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Celebrating the 2020 People\u2019s Choice award winners<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These Sammies honorees represent a small sample of the public servants doing outstanding work across government. Stay tuned for future posts highlighting two other award winners: <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/anthony-s-fauci-m-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Anthony Fauci<\/a>, <strong>Federal Employee of the Year<\/strong>, and Microsoft CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/satya-nadella\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Satya Nadella<\/a>, winner of the <strong>Spirit of Service<\/strong> award, which recognizes a private sector leader making significant contributions to the public good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Do you know an exceptional federal employee? <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nominations<\/a> for next year\u2019s Service to America Medals are now open! Help us recognize another group of remarkable public servants. 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