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COVER PHOTO:
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), a versatile, sturdy perennial wildflower, is native to the
Midwest and an excellent plant for attracting butterflies, which visit often and linger long.
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Goal I, CLEAN
CAROL M. BROWNER AWARD FOR VISIONARY APPROACHES
TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Michael Rizzo
SILVER MEDAL
Greater Chicago Team
Michele Anthony
— Judy Beck
•^Rosita Clarke-Moreno
Michael Collins
•^ Patricia Easley
Sherry Estes
Donald Kathan
Mardi Klevs
Mary McAuliffe
~^Patricia Morris
Amy Nerbun
Leo Resales
Steven Rosenthal
Lawrence Schmitt
Ann Wentz
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Richard Mariner (Chicago Academy of Sciences)
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BRONZE MEDAL
Metro-East/St. Louis Ozone Workgroup
Ellen Baldridge (RTF)
Jay Bortzer
Edward Doty
Denise Garth (RTF)
Qrady T. Helms, Jr. (RTF)
Wayne Leidwanger (R7)
Kevin McLean (HQ)
Cheryl Newton
Robert Patrick (R7)
Stephen Rothblatt
Kendra Sagoff (HQ)
Royan Teter (R7)
Aaron Worstell (R7)
BRONZE MEDAL
Reformulated Gasoline
Francisco Acevedo
Michael Leslie
John Mooney
vWilliam Omohundro
Goal 2; CLEAN AND SAFE WATEI
BRONZE MEDAL
Animal Feeding Operations
Stephen Jann
Roger Hanney
Khalia Poole
Richard Zdanowicz
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REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
David M. Pfeifer
Goal 7»i SAFE F<
Awards
Goal 4, PREVENTING POLLUT
REDUCING RISK IN COMMUNITIE
JKPLACES, AND ECOSYSTEM
CAROL M. BROWNER AWARD FOR VISIONARY APPROACHES TO
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Nominee)
FCB Phasedown Team
John Connell
Qeraldine Gardner (HQ)
Anton Martig
Richard Wagner
Kenneth Zolnierczyk
BRONZE MEDAL
Genesee Title VI Team
Carole Braverman
Alexis Cain
Marcus Qeist
Laura Hartman
Suzanne King
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Christopher Lambesis
Mario M. Mangino
Carlton Hash
Phuong Nguyen
Mary Portanova
Randall Robinson
Alan Walts
Goal 5; BETTER WASTE MANAGEMENT,
ION OF CONTAMINATED WASTE
IITES, AND EMERGENCY RES
OPPTS JOSEPH SEIFTER AWARD
FOR HEALTH EFFECTS RISK ASSESSMENT
(Nominee)
Mario M. Mangino
BRONZE MEDAL
GFKA Permitting Team
Daniel Bakk
Harriet Croke
Piabil Fayoumi
Gordon Garcia
Wen Huang
Jae Lee
LaNita Marrable
Todd Ramaly
Gary Victorine
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BRONZE MEDAL
Nicor Gas/Peoples Energy
Fred Bartman
Steven Faryan
Mick Hans
Thomas Krueger
Fredrick Micke
Carol Ropski
Brad Stimple
BRONZE MEDAL
Oil Pollution Act Exercises
Sheila Calovich
Ann Whelan
BRONZE MEDAL
Gary Westefer
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Rosita Clarke-Moreno
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Goal 6; REDUCTION OF GLOBAL AND
>ER ENVIRONMENTAL RISi
BARBARA METZGER
DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER AWARD
(nominee)
Scott E. Cieniawski
NONSUPERVISORY AWARD
FOR ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(nominee)
James Schardt
AWARD FOR SUSTAINED OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(nominee)
Ukraine Pest and Pesticide Management Team
Margaret Jones
Marilyn Sabadaszka (R4)
BRONZE MEDAL
Great Lakes Indicator Group
Paul Bertram
Duane Heaton
Sandra Hellman
Paul Horvatin
Melissa Hulting
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Anthony Kizlauskas
Deborah Lamberty
Barry Manne
Thomas Murphy
Thomas Poleck
Pranas Pranckevicius
David Rockwell
Karen Rodriguez
Michael Russ
Karen Thompson
Marc Tuchman
Glenn Warren
Goal li EXPANSION OF AMERICANS' RIGHT
T
O KNOW ABOUT THEIR ENVIRONMENT
EXEMPLARY CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
(nominee)
Frances Cox
BRONZE MEDAL
Environmental Progress Report Workgroup
Douglas Aburano
Thomas Brody
Cynthia Curtis
Edward Delisio
Karen Bell
Mick Hans
Sandra Hellman
Linda Hoist
Enesta Jones
Jeff Kelley
Charles Maurice
Amy Mucha
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Jon Peterson
Elissa Speizman
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Emergency Response Community Involvement
Cheryl Allen
Don de Blasio
Pam Gallichio
Yvette Qallo
Mick Hans
Stuart Hill
Virginia Narsete
Jennifer Ostermeier
Robert Paulson
Janet Pope
Shunta Rhodes
Leo Resales
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Ludmilla Koralewska
Goal 8: SOUND SCIENCE,
)ERSTANDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL
. AND GREATER INNOVATION TO
ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
SILVER MEDAL
Laura L. Lodisio
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SILVER MEDAL
U.S. Filter
Richard Clarizio
Ann Codrington (HQ)
Robert Egan
Maria Gonzalez
Charles A. Openchowski (HQ)
Sandra Panetta (HQ)
Karen Peaceman
Piina Y. Rivera (HQ)
BARBARA METZGER
DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER AWARD
(nominee)
Brian Freeman
BRONZE MEDAL
Peer Review Workgroup
Angel Cason
Linda Hoist
Joan Karnauskas
Jacqueline Kline
Loretta Lehrman
Arthur Lubin
Michael Mikulka
Steve Ostrodka
Cheng-Wen Tsai
Howard Zar
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BRONZE MEDAL
Project XL
Richard Clarizio
Miguel Del Toral
Robert Egan
Matthew Qluckman
Maria Gonzalez
Wayne Qorski
Abeer Hashem
Larisa Leonova
Marilou Martin
Christopher Murphy
Karen Peaceman
Susan Perdomo
Joan Tanaka
Robert Thompson
Joseph Williams
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Charles Maurice
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
George E. Clark
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Goal 9. CREDIBLE DETERRENT TO
POLLUTION AND GREATER COMPLIANCE
WITH THE LAW
GOLD MEDAL
National Refinery Team
Shaun Burke
Katherine Keith
Edward Messina
Patric McCoy
Mary McAuliffe
William Wagner
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN TOTAL QUALITY
MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION
(nominee)
Tinka Hyde
GLENDA A. FARMER AWARD FOR PROFESSIONALISM
(nominee)
Donald Ayres
GLENDA A. FARMER AWARD FOR PROFESSIONALISM
(nominee)
Estelle Patterson
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BRONZE MEDAL
OECA/HQ
Andre Daugavietis
BRONZE MEDAL
Alcoa Newburgh Team
Leon Acierto
Purita Angeles
Bonnie Bush
Christine Liszewski
Jeffery Trevino
BRONZE MEDAL
Power Plant Team
Donald Ayres
Barbara Clark
Frances M. Dean
Gloria Carvajal
Sarah Graham
Penny Hubbard-Greene
Deloris Johnson
Joseph Kruth
Barbara Mack
Mary Ortiz
Yesenia Ortiz
Shanee Rucker
Loretta Shaffer
Mary Ann Starus
Kathy Triantafillou
Marion Tunstill-Gale
Mildred Vargas
Betty Williams
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Goal 10s EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT
PRESIDENTIAL RANK AWARD
Jo-Lynn Traub
DISTINGUISHED CAREER SERVICE AWARD
Alfons R. Winklhofer
CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT AWARD
Pat Vogtman
CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT AWARD
Superfund Contract IGCE Training Group
Stephen Nathan
CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT AWARD
(nominee)
REPA Contracts Administration Streamlining Team
Brian Freeman
Thomas Manning
Fred Norling
Bernie Orenstein
Allen Wojtas
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CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT AWARD
(nominee)
START II Procurement
Robert Dumelle
Luba Finkelberg
Charles Qebien
Kurt Qrunert
Lorraine Kosik
Gail Nabasny
William Simes
Lisa Smith
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN TOTAL QUALITY
MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION
(Nominee)
Robert Springer
AWARD FOR MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE
(Nominee)
James Ft. Mayka
SUZANNE E. OLIVE AWARD
(EEO-Related Human Resources Staff nominee)
Darlene Punches
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SUZANNE E. OLIVE AWARD
(Group Nominee)
GLOBE
Rebecca Frey
T. Leverett Nelson
Bruce Sypniewski
SUZANNE E. OLIVE AWARD
(Management nominee)
Bruce Sypniewski
BRONZE MEDAL
Photovoltaic Team
Doris Ellis (HQ)
Sharon Gill (DOE)
Kay Hudson
Julie Magee
Jeffrey Mornar (QSA)
Julie Nochumson (QSA)
Hedrick Partee
Audrie Washington
BRONZE MEDAL
Y2K Group
Andre Cleveland
Cyndy Colantoni
Lisa Dean
Mario Fonseca
Thomas Qeishecker
James Qerleve
Terrence Hubbard
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Eda Lam
Felicia Lucas
Michael Miller
Floyd O'Hara
Bart O'Toole
Hedrick Partee
Ernie Tucker
Karen Vasquez
Amy Zavallo
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Adrianne M. Phillips
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Shelia Wells
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Contract Placement Team
Darlene L. Hainer
David Rockwell
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Hiring Initiative Team
Martha Armstrong
Rosalind Freeman
Dorian Gray
Sandra Hadley
Daphne Lawrence
Phyllis Simmons
Donna Wilson
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REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Nita E. Leftridge
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Web Page Training
Frances M. Dean
Barbara Mack
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HAMMER AWARD
POLLUTION PREVENTION RESOURCE EXCHANGE (P2Rx) TEAM
Phil Kaplan
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND COMPLIANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ed Fairbanks
Al Fenedick
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2000 INNOVATIONS IN GOVERNMENT AWARD
HARVARD UNIVERSITY - FORD FOUNDATION
COUNCIL FOR EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT
Region 5 Brownfields Team
Alan Baumann
Keary Cragan
Brooke Furio
Michael Qifford
Jeanne Griffin
Linda Morgan
Jane Neumann
Deborah Orr
Jan Pels
Ross Powers
Janeen Said
Ted Smith
NATIONAL BRONZE MEDAL
OSWER
Joseph Fredle
CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION
STATE OF MINNESOTA
David Stoltenberg
NATIONAL BRONZE MEDAL
HQ OFFICE OF WATER
Ross Micham
John Taylor
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RCRA CORRECTIVE ACTION AWARD
FASTER, FOCUSED, MORE FLEXIBLE CLEANUP AWARD
Tamara Ohl
COOPERATIVE PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
STATE OF MINNESOTA
FRANCE AVENUE BUSINESS PARK
Gladys Beard
JL/
en
'Hirin
30 YEARS
Mary Canavan
Isalee Coleman-Fisher
Vera Conwell
Roger Coppock
Ethel Crisp
Irvin Dzikowski
Norma Ignasiak
Patricia Krause
Michael MacMullen
Mary Morgan
Charles Orzehoskie
Stephen Poloncsik
Walter Redmon
Vacys Saulys
Elyce Taylor
Bruce Varner
John Ward
2O YEARS
Valdis Aistars
Farro Assadi
David Barna
Debra Crume-Williams
Gary Cygan
William Dew
Shirley Dorsey
Catherine Fox
Michael Gentleman
Pamela Grace
Linda Maria Haile
Duane Heaton
Glynda Johnson
Richard Karl
Christine Klemme
Lawrence Kyte
Toni Lesser
Arthur Lubin
Belinda Montgomery
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Carl Norman
Marie Oliver
Bernard Orenstein
Deborah Orr
Janusz Porosilo
Michelle Radcliffe
Anthony Restaino
David Schulenberg
Sally Swanson
Qaylene Vasaturo
Mark Vendl
Moreen Weimer
Shelia Wells
Fayola Wright
10 YEARS
Ignacio Arrazola
Thomas Barounis
Briana Bill
Samuel Borries
John Breslin
Nicole Cantello
Jean Chruscicki
Karen Cibulskis
Thomas Crosetto
Kathleen D'Agostino
Fouad Dababneh
Andre Daugavietis
Steven Dodge
Timothy Drexler
William Enriquez
John Fagiolo
Lisa Farmby
Arlene Finley
Jeffrey Qahris
Pamela Qallichio
Todd Qmitro
John Haugland
Philip Hoffman
Joseph Janczy
Teresa Jones
Donald Kathan
Shari Kolak
Andrew Lausted
David Linnear
Julie Magee
Joseph Malek
Craig Mankowski
Matthew Mankowski
Jennifer Manville
Karen Mason-Smith
Edward Master
Robert Mayhugh
Daniel Mazur
Michael McAteer
Ross Micham
James Mitchell
Kelley Moore
Kendall Moore
Robert O'Brien
Tamara Ohl
Karla Owens
Gary Prichard
Anita Raman
Yves Reme
Michael Ribordy
Laura Ripley
Karen Rodriguez
Carol Ropski
Michael Russ
Stephen See
David Soong
John Steketee
Joan Tanaka
Paul Thomas
Lisa Thorstenberg
Dolly Tong
Jeffery Trevino
Vasilike Tsiapas
Anthony Ward
Dorothy Wormbly
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