{"id":35424,"date":"2022-09-23T14:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?p=35424"},"modified":"2022-11-08T11:09:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:09:18","slug":"celebrating-the-2022-sammies-honorees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/celebrating-the-2022-sammies-honorees\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the 2022 Sammies honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Partnership for Public Service hosted the 21<sup>st<\/sup> annual <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals<\/a>\u00ae, or the Sammies, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Eight individual federal employees and teams were recognized during the Sammies program, the premier celebration of our nation\u2019s public servants often described as the \u201cOscars\u201d of public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSNBC anchor Alicia Menendez emceed the event, and thanked the nearly 400 guests for helping pay tribute to the Sammies honorees and spotlighting the value of public service. Agency secretaries, deputy secretaries, members of Congress, business leaders, national and local media outlets, Sammies finalists and others from the public, private and nonprofit sectors attended the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne difference from the Academy Awards program is that we focus not on fictionalized tales, but on real, often lifesaving dramas and accomplishments, the stories of the people who make and keep America strong,\u201d said Partnership President and CEO Max Stier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-the-2022-sammies-honorees\">Meet the 2022 Sammies honorees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Federal Employee of the Year: Gregory Robinson, NASA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-multi-column multi-column-wrapper columns-2\" data-column-count=\"2\" data-column-layout=\"even\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Greg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35425\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Greg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Greg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Greg-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Greg Robinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Doug-and-Greg-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35426\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Doug-and-Greg-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Doug-and-Greg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Doug-and-Greg-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Doug-and-Greg-1200x802.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Doug-and-Greg.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Doug Emhoff, left, shaking hands with Greg Robinson, right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s Federal Employee of the Year Medal went to <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/gregory-robinson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gregory Robinson<\/a> for overseeing the successful launch of NASA\u2019s revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope. Scientists are using images from the telescope to make spectacular discoveries about the origins of our universe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Douglas Emhoff, the second gentleman of the United States, presented the award to Robinson saying that public servants work &#8220;for the benefit of helping others.&nbsp;And the work that Greg Robinson has done, has literally helped to change the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Medal: Dr. Clifford Lane, National Institutes of Health<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fauci-and-Cliff-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35428\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fauci-and-Cliff-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fauci-and-Cliff-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fauci-and-Cliff-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fauci-and-Cliff-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fauci-and-Cliff-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fauci-and-Cliff-1-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fauci-and-Cliff-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Fauci-and-Cliff-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Anthony Fauci, left, and Dr. Cliff Lane, right.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/h-clifford-lane-m-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Clifford Lane<\/a> won the Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Medal for conducting lifesaving research for people with HIV\/AIDS, treating infectious diseases such as Ebola and helping establish medical guidelines to treat COVID-19 during the pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci, our <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/anthony-s-fauci-m-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 Federal Employee of the Year<\/a>, presented the award to his friend and colleague, saying that he \u201cepitomizes the outstanding caliber of public servants found at the National Institutes of Health.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Safety, Security and International Affairs Medal: Hilary Ingraham, Holly Herrera and Kiera Berdinner, State Department<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/State-Dept-team-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35429\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/State-Dept-team-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/State-Dept-team-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/State-Dept-team-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/State-Dept-team-1200x802.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/State-Dept-team.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Front: Hilary Ingraham accepting the Sammies award. Behind, from left to right: Holly Herrera, Brian McKeon, Muzhgan Azizy, Kiera Berdinner.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Safety, Security and International Affairs Medal went to <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/hilary-ingraham-holly-herrera-kiera-berdinner-and-the-operation-allies-welcome-resettlement-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hilary Ingraham, Holly Herrera, Kiera Berdinner<\/a> and the Operation Allies Welcome Resettlement Team. These public servants coordinated the largest resettlement of refugees in modern U.S. history, providing housing and services in record time to more than 72,000 people who fled from Afghanistan in 2021 as American military forces withdrew from the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ingraham accepted the award on behalf of the team and spoke about its plans moving forward. \u201cAs we look at the coming year, we are focused on exponentially increasing the number of refugees who resettle to the U.S. from all over the world,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re asking you for your help in welcoming these refugees into your local communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State Department Deputy Secretary Brian McKeon presented the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Response Medal: Dr. Amanda Cohn, Anita Patel and Dr. David Fitter, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDC-team-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35430\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDC-team-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDC-team-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDC-team-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDC-team-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDC-team-1600x1069.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDC-team-1200x802.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDC-team.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Front: Anita Patel accepting the award. Behind, from left to right: Dr. David Fitter, Andrea Palm, Dr. Amanda Cohn.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/anita-patel-pharm-d-dr-amanda-cohn-dr-david-fitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Amanda Cohn, Anita Patel and Dr. David Fitter<\/a> won the COVID-19 Response Medal for designing and implementing the plan to distribute hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccines to states, localities and pharmacies across the country while communicating the importance of these vaccines to the public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThank you to the incredible thousands of people at the CDC who touched this work,\u201d Patel said as she accepted the award. \u201cThe most humbling privilege that the three of us had was to be able to help lead and guide all these incredible health practitioners to help solve these incredible problems.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrea Palm, deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, presented the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Management Excellence Medal: Barbara C. Morton, Department of Veterans Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Barbara-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35431\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Barbara-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Barbara-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Barbara-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Barbara-1200x802.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Barbara.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barbara Morton with Secretary Denis McDonough, behind.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s Management Excellence Medal was presented to <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/barbara-c-morton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barbara C. Morton<\/a> for helping the VA respond more directly to the needs of veterans. In her acceptance speech, Morton reflected on the importance of the Sammies. \u201cIt is so inspiring and wonderful to be a public servant,\u201d she said. \u201cI hope that we can inspire the next great generation of public servants through these stories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough presented the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Science, Technology and Environment Medal: Cindy Newberg, Environmental Protection Agency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cindy-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35432\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cindy-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cindy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cindy-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cindy-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cindy-1600x1069.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cindy-1200x802.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cindy.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cindy Newberg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/cindy-newberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cindy Newberg<\/a> won the Science, Technology and Environment Medal for leading domestic and global efforts to curb the use of hydrofluorocarbons\u2014greenhouse gases that are major contributors to climate change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newberg spoke about finding new ways to work with federal partners, global partners, industry and environmental organizations to tackle the enormous issue of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[We didn\u2019t want] to say, \u2018Climate is too big\u2014we can\u2019t fix it,\u2019 but instead [we said], \u2018Let\u2019s take a small piece of this. Let\u2019s tackle a few chemicals, then let\u2019s tackle a few more and find a way to figure out what the right ideas are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kiran Ahuja, director of the Office of Personnel Management, presented the award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Emerging Leaders Medal: Krista Kinnard, Department of Labor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Krista-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35433\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Krista-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Krista-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Krista-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Krista-1200x802.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Krista.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Krista Kinnard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Emerging Leaders Medal went to <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/krista-kinnard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Krista Kinnard<\/a> for igniting a technology transformation at the Department of Labor. She helped automate many repetitive administrative processes by using modern technology, reducing errors and creating greater efficiencies that enabled Labor employees to better serve the public. In her acceptance remarks, Kinnard said that winning this award as a technologist illustrated the important role of technology in government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI truly believe that \u2026 for the government to really benefit the communities we work with and serve, we have to be digital,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have to embrace innovation and technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Secretary of the Department of Labor Julie Su presented the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>People&#8217;s Choice Award: Josh Josa, U.S. Agency for International Development<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Josh-Josa.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35441\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Josh-Josa.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Josh-Josa-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Josh-Josa-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This summer, the Partnership announced <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/josh-josa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josh Josa<\/a> as the 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/meet-2022-peoples-choice-award-winner-josh-josa-from-usaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People&#8217;s Choice Award winner<\/a>. After weeks of voting and tens of thousands of votes cast, the public recognized Josa, an inclusive education specialist, for his work to promote educational opportunities in developing nations for children and youth with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Sammies program, Alicia Menendez led the audience in a special congratulations for Josa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spirit of Service Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to recognizing this year\u2019s Sammies honorees, the Partnership presented the Spirit of Service award to <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/honorees\/darren-walker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Darren Walker<\/a>, president of the Ford Foundation, for his leadership in championing effective government and for his commitment to advance social, economic and political justice.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Darren-and-Raj.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35434\" width=\"308\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Darren-and-Raj.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Darren-and-Raj-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Darren-and-Raj-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Darren Walker, left, and Raj Shah, right.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bestselling author Michael Lewis introduced Walker, who participated in a fireside chat with Raj Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walker spoke about his unexpected path into philanthropy and his current work to address inequality around the country. He also offered words of encouragement to the Sammies honorees and public servants in the theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThomas Jefferson said the work of America is to build a just nation,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re counting on all the leaders and innovators in this audience to help us achieve that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nominate someone for the 2023 Sammies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you know an exceptional federal employee? Nominations for the 2023 Sammies are now open! <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/nomination-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a> about how you can nominate someone for next year\u2019s awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo credit: Joshua Roberts<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Partnership for Public Service hosted the 21st annual Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals\u00ae, or the Sammies, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. 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