2024 Office of the Director (OD) | NIH Director's Awards

Administrative

Group Awards

Central Utility Plant Team

In recognition of their efforts to address NIH's cooling load during the El Niño heatwave in the summer of 2023.

Matthew Baldus, OD
Anthony Brewer, OD
Ian Edmundson, OD
Shun Lam, OD
John Lin, OD
Christopher Lyon, OD
Joshua Maxwell, OD
Matthew Motley, OD
Joseph Nieves, OD
Shivan Ramcharan, OD
Darius Reid, OD
Dax Sadler, OD
James Showe, OD
Benedict Sterling, OD
Andres Vergara, OD

NIH Privacy Incident Response Team

For demonstrating outstanding skill, leadership, and resolve in response to Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer zero-day vulnerability incident.

Dustin Close, OD
Celeste Dade-Vinson, OD
Maureen Falvella, OD
Denis Granado-Lobo, OD
Michael Hewitt, OD
Senteria Jones, OD
Sean White, OD

2023 Take Your Child To Work Day ICO Coordinators Committee

For exceptional execution of the 2023 Take Your Child To Work Day, inspiring the next generation to explore career paths in science and public service.

Khadijah Akeem, CIT
Princess Alike, NEI
Diana Andriola, NINDS
Renee Barnes, OD
Nina Bennett, OD
Betty Brown, NIDCD
David Browne, OD
Heather Bryant, CC
Aisha Campbell, OD
Kristine Campbell, OD
Shirley Coney-Johnson, NIBIB
Desi A. Conway, NIMHD
F.L. Dammann, NIAAA
Louise Davis, OD
Fatima Kristin Dimapilis, OD
Lachelle Donaldson, NHLBI
Leonardo Garzon-Velez, FIC
Rene Grossnickle, OD
Joshua Haines, OD
Samantha Helfert, NIMH
Deborah Henken, NICHD
Kathleen Howes, NCCIH
Emily Johnson, OD
Ryheem Johnson, NIA
Dayana Joya Alba, NIA
Edward Kang, NIEHS
Jamie Kugler, NIDCR
Kelly Lawhead, NCI
Tonya Lee, OD
Crystal Littlefield, NIEHS
Brian Marquis, NIDA
Yafeu Marston, OD
Carole McIntire, NIAMS
Fauzia Moore Alfred, CSR
Megan Moretz, NCATS
Gregg Nelson, OD
Heather Ovelmen, NIMH
Michelle Palmer, NCI
Rebecca Peak, NIDDK
Devon Petty, OD
Lanhuong Phan, OD
Aisha Porter, NHLBI
Angela Qian, OD
Brian Quay, NIGMS
Marc Rigas, NIGMS
Lisa Rogers, OD
Sherrie Shorts, NIEHS
Danielle Smith, CC
Karen Solomon, NIAID
Paula Stonebanks, NINR
Virgil Thornton II., OD
Felicia Torchiano, NLM
Timothy Tosten, OD
Tu Tran, FIC
Uyen-Nhu Tran, NIDDK
Patricia Voysest, NCI
Sheria Washington, OD
Rosann Wise, NHGRI

NIH Industry Day Planning Committee

In recognition of exceptional efforts in the planning and execution of NIH Industry Day 2024.

Bibiana Bielekova, NIAID
Sarfaraz Hasni, NIAMS
Amy Klion, NIAID
Mukul Ranjan, NIAID
Michael Salgaller, NCI
John Schiller, NCI
John Tisdale, NHLBI

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Ensuring a Historic Injustice is Never Repeated - Group

In recognition of dedication to rebuilding the relationship with the descendants of the men who were part of the Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee.

Adam Berger, OD
Florine Coleman, NLM
Alise Crutchman, NLM
Allison Elam, NLM
Jennifer Gilbert, NLM
Lydia Kline, OD
Jody Nurik, NLM
John Rees, NLM
Jeffrey Reznick, NLM
Elizabeth Smith, OD
Diane Tuncer, NLM
Teresa Zayas Caban, NLM

Office of Evaluation, Performance, and Reporting Staff Supporting NIH DEIA Activities Team

For innovation in knowledge sharing and capacity building in the NIH DEIA landscape.

Nah Addy-Sadowski, OD
Jamelle Banks, OD
Rachel Diamond, OD
Erica Grant, OD
Comfort Kai, OD
Eileen Oni, OD
Sarah Rhodes, OD
Kelly Singel, OD
Ajay Vatave, OD
Marina Volkov, OD

Office of the Director Oversight Team

In recognition of exceptional handling of Congressional oversight requests.

Jennifer Bazinet, OD
Michelle Bulls, OD
Liza Bundesen, OD
Marta Cook, OD
Lindsay Cramer, OD
Jessica Creery, OD
Inna Faenson, OD
Amanda Fine, OD
Gorka Garcia-Malene, OD
Charles Haman, OD
Lauren Higgins, OD
Anna Jacobs, OD
Kaitlin Murray, OD
Renate Myles, OD
Meredith Stein, OD
Kristin Ta, OD
Jessica Tucker, OD
Patricia Valdez, OD
Emma Wojtowicz, OD

NIH Virtual Tour Coordination Team

For the outstanding organization and coordination of the launch and promotion of the NIH Virtual Tour.

Woleola Akinso, OD
Richard Barnes, OD
Amanda Fine, OD
Amy Gaynor, OD
Heather Guith, OD
Anna Kern, OD
Carla Mells, OD
Renate Myles, OD
Lydia Polimeni, OD
Jacqueline Roberts, OD
Denean Standing-Ojo, OD
Isabel Turi, NHLBI
Emma Wojtowicz, OD

Digital NIH Team

For successfully leading Digital NIH from a plan to a fully-funded program, driving mission transformation through technology across the NIH.

Courtney Aklin, NINR
Patricia Brennan, NLM
Ivor D'Souza, CIT
Alfred Johnson, OD
Michael Lauer, OD
Dennis Papula, OD
Nina Schor, OD

UNITE N Data Working Group

For improving the accuracy, transparency, and usability of Health Disparities and Minority Health research data.

Melissa Antman, ARPA-H
David Bochner, NIGMS
Vence Bonham Jr., NHGRI
Christine Burgess, NCI
Samantha Calabrese, NICHD
Juanita Chinn, NICHD
Christine Cutillo, OD
Kathleen Etz, NIDA
Tilda Farhat, NIMHD
Sarah Glavin, NICHD
Michael Hahn, OD
Natasha Hurwitz, OD
Samantha Jonson, NCATS
Ira Kuhn, OD
Nathan Moore, NIGMS
Katherine Patel, NIGMS
Christopher Pickett, OD
Nancy Praskievicz, OD
Eric Refsland, NIAID
Judith Riggie, OD
Jamil Scott, NHGRI
Joseph Tiano, OD

Individual Awards

For exceptional professionalism and technical expertise in inspecting and remediating 130 critical air handling units on the Bethesda Campus in record time.

Todd Cauffman, OD

For exceptional, consistent, and enduring contributions supporting the NIH Mission by improving the reliability, availability, and security of the NBS, the key NIH enterprise system.

Uday Metpally, OD

Customer Service

Group Awards

The OHR Civility and Equity Survey Team

For unrivaled commitment to customer service in the face of extraordinary challenges with the rebuilding and implementation of the NIH Civility and Equity Survey.

Barbara Blau, OD
Eduardo Chavez Jr., OD
Kristen Dunn-Thomason, OD
Anne Elizabeth Gooding, OD
Jonathan Lappin, OD
Sara Mills, OD

Individual Awards

For consistent and effective collaboration with NIH team members to implement significant process improvements for customers.

Lourdes Murphy Garcia, OD

For exemplary performance while demonstrating significant leadership, skill, and ability in serving NIH customers as the DATS Food Services Program Manager.

Gregg Nelson, OD

Emerging Leader

Individual Awards

In recognition of exceptional efforts as a leader, innovator, and program owner, showcasing excellence in team management and organizational efficiency.

Traci Gordon, OD

For his demonstration of leadership as the Facility Manager for NIH Animal Center for 2023 through a period of critical staffing shortage.

Luke Keener, OD

For fostering a collaborative environment while leading an NIH-wide initiative to design a new registration system for intramural biological research materials.

Althea Treacy, OD

Common Fund Leadership

Group Awards

Common Fund Program Leaders Group

In recognition of extraordinary contributions in planning and implementing initiatives that build stronger cross-consortium connections between NIH-supported programs.

Sean Hanlon, NCI
Shannon Hughes, NCI
Leah Mechanic, NCI

Mission Support

Group Awards

Rocky Mountain Laboratory Continuity of Police Operations Leadership Team

In recognition of their outstanding initiative, leadership, and contribution in ensuring the continuity of police operations at Rocky Mountain Laboratory.

Josh Minix, OD
Duane Moe, OD

Individual Awards

For unwavering dedication, adaptability, and outstanding mission support with the Strategic Workforce Analytics and Engagement Branch.

Sabrina Williams, OD

In recognition of her initiative, work ethic, attention to detail, dedication, expertise and leadership serving ORS, SER, DPSAC and NIAID.

Kristine Schmitt, OD

For going above and beyond to ensure the safety and security of an NIH employee.

Crescencio Ramirez, OD

Scientific/Medical - Research

Group Awards

Nutrition for Precision Health Program Team

For extraordinary initiative in the planning, rollout, and launch of the Common Fund program Nutrition for Precision Health, powered by the All of Us Research Program.