2019 Honor Award Convocation Recipients

The Department of the Interior (DOI) Convocation Honor Award is the most prestigious recognition that can be granted to an employee for career accomplishments, exceptional support of the Department’s mission, or for heroism. This year’s Convocation will be held Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 11:00 am in the Auditorium of the Steward Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building.

Safety and Health Award of Excellence

U.S. Geological Survey

Christopher L. Vallee

Aviation Safety Award

Multi-Bureau Unmanned Aircraft Systems Response Team

Bureau of Land Management

Gary Baumgartner
Bobby Eisele

Office of Aviation Services

Brad Koeckeritz
Colin Milone
Steve Ramaekers
Steve Stroud
Richard Thurau
John Vogel

U.S. Geological Survey

Seth Ackerman
Josip Adams
Mark Bauer
Brad Bickford
Sandy Brosnahan
Todd Burton
Geoff Debendetto
Angie Diefenbach
Frank Engel
James Foreman
Brandon Forbes
Amy Gilmer
Shawn Harrison
Steve Hartley
Rogelio Hernandez
Christopher Holmquist-Johnson
Shelby Hunter
Bill Jones
Cameron Marshall
Timothy McKinney
Erich PeitzschElizabeth Pendleton
Tobyn Rhodes
Jeff Sloan
Kevin Smith
Matthew Struckhoff
Emily Sturdivant
Ryan Thompson
Ken Tiffan


Distinguished Service Award

Bureau of Reclamation

Ronald Schuster*

National Park Service

Peter Aucella​

 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

Karen Osborne
Esther C. Horst

Office of the Secretary

Richard T. Beck*

Office of the Solicitor

Barbara N. Coen
Robert F. Snow
Stephen R. Palmer


U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jessie V. Cheek


U.S. Geological Survey

John L. Boatwright (posthumous)
Sarah J. Converse
John L. Dwyer
John B. French
Susan M. Haig
Richard M. Iverson
Jill McCarthy
Arthur F. McGarr
Andrew J. Michael
John A. Moody
Cheryl A. Morris
Leonid A. Neymark
David A. Pyke
Bruce K. Quirk
Christopher J. Schenk
David H. Schoellhamer
Mary E. Wood


Citizen’s Award for Bravery


Nominated by the National Park Service

Rory Farrell
Timothy Lyons

Valor Award

Bureau of Land Management

Karl Hilderbrand
Bryce Stewart
National Park Service
Thomas M. Healy
Jack J. Hoeflich
Jeffrey A. Pirog
Eric D. Small
Aaron E. Smith

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Frank Berry, Jr.
Chad H. Coles
Patrick M. James
Angel L. Toro


*Awards previously presented

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