2016 Office of the Director (OD)

Ruth L. Kirschstein Mentoring Award

Individual Awards

For exemplary performance while demonstrating significant leadership, skill and ability in serving as a mentor.

• George Martinez, OD

Administrative

Group Awards

NIH Biological Clean Sweep Team

For extraordinary effort and support of the NIH Biological Clean Sweep Initiative.

• John Barnhart, OD
• Veronique Bonhomme, OD
• Adam Clarkson, OD
• Tameika Kastner, OD
• Andrew La Clair, OD
• Jay Peterson, OD
• Glenn Rameres, OD
• Antony Schwartz, OD
• Althea Treacy, OD
• Arrash Yazdani, OD

NIH Leave Bank Launch Team

For outstanding implementation of the NIH Leave Bank.

• Inderjit Bakshi, CIT
• Julie Berko, OD
• Tammie Bowman, CIT
• Beth Chandler, OD
• James Chung, CIT
• Shekila Cole, OD
• Shirley Flottum, OD
• Shuntrice Holloman, OD
• Patrick Mcgrady, OD
• Brenda Morissette, OD
• Idalia Ortiz, OD
• Alexandra Ratie, OD
• Laura Toomey, OD
• Alisa Williams, OD
• Brandy Wimberly, OD

Public Access Support Center Pilot Team

For exceptional dedication, commitment, and creativity in developing and implementing the Public Access Support Center Pilot.

• Denis Baklikov, OD
• Patricia Chappell West, OD
• Valencia Courtney, CSR
• Mitzi Diley, OD
• Courtney Dodson, NEI
• David Houppert, OD
• Marina Israilevitch, OD
• Renee Jellerette Stainback, NLM
• Paul Jordan, OD
• Paul Newgen, NIDCR
• Jennifer Pizzillo, OD
• Elise Rabin, OD
• NEIl Thakur, OD
• Janette Van Meers, OD
• Tamara Walton, NCI

Single Project Assist Team

In recognition of exceptional work to expand the ASSIST system to facilitate the creation and submission of single-project grant applications.

• Megan Columbus, OD
• Sheri Cummins, OD
• Alfred D'amico, OD
• Inna Faenson, OD
• Jasdeep Floura, OD
• Gerald Hendrickson, OD
• Nora Hermida, OD
• Richard Ikeda, OD
• Adam Levy, OD
• Lakeysha Oliver, OD
• Venkataragh Peketi, OD
• James Seach, OD
• Sara Silver, OD
• Stephanie Song, OD
• Seema Verma, OD

Members Of The RPC Reviewer Guidance Working Group

In recognition of outstanding leadership and creativity in designing, launching, and maintaining the new Guidance for Reviewers website.

• Yasaman Aghakaemshirazi, NIDCR
• Seetha Bhagavan, CSR
• Francisco Calvo, NIDDK
• Morit Chatlynne, NIAID
• Cheryl Corsaro, CSR
• Michael Dorsey, OD
• Marita Hopmann, NICHD
• Brian Hoshaw, NEI
• Caron Lyman, NCI
• Roseanne Mcgee, NIEHS
• Marilyn Moore-Hoon, NIDCR
• Birgit Neuhuber, NINDS
• David Rosen, OD
• Manju Subramanya, OD
• Charles Washabaugh, NIAMS

Members Of The OER Data Systems Team

For demonstrating extraordinary sustained initiative and leadership in improving NIH enterprise systems for portfolio analysis and reporting.

• Cynthia Danielson, OD
• Brian Haugen, OD
• Savita Sethi, OD

Team To Assure Sterile Products For Human Administration At NIH

For essential assistance in identifying alternatives to products formerly made by the Pharmaceutical Development Section in the Clinical Center.

• Jerry Collins, NCI
• Barry Goldspiel, CC

Other Transactions Authority Policy Task Force

In recognition of successful efforts to make.

• Sally Amero, OD
• Samuel Ashe, OD
• Michelle Bulls, OD
• Benjamin Butler, OD
• Jill Carrington, NIDDK
• Cathleen Cooper, CSR
• Kristina Faulk, OD
• Stacia Fleisher, NCATS
• Irene Haas, NCATS
• Ann Hammersla, OD
• Mary Perry, OD
• Lillianne Portilla, NCATS
• Walter Schaffer, OD
• Danilo Tagle, NCATS
• Dorit Zuk, NCATS

NIH Information Security Program Team

For extraordinary efforts by the NIH Information Security Program to support the OMB Cybersecurity sprint to protect the federal government against evolving threats.

• Mark Billinger, OD
• Angela Davis, OD
• Jeffrey Erickson, OD
• Leigh Fleury, OD
• Tiffany Franseen, OD
• Aaron Gee-Clough, OD
• Vikas Khator, CIT
• Cassandra Mccauley, CIT
• Mark Parsons, OD
• Radford Piver, CIT
• Donald Seymour, OD
• Mark Silverman, OD
• Christopher Todd, OD
• Jerry Tsao, OD
• Jacquelyn Wilson, OD

OTT Transition Operations Team

For extraordinary efforts in maintaining smooth, efficient functions of the NIH Office of Technology Transfer during a time of transition.

• William Bigelow, OD
• Deborah Collins, OD
• Stephen Finley, OD
• Daisy Garrett, OD
• Timothy Leahy, OD
• Jill Roering, OD
• Karen Rogers, OD

PMI Leadership Team

For developing and implementing the President Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative for NIH.

• Josephine Briggs, NCCIH
• Gwynne Jenkins, OD
• Bill Riley, OD
• Joni Rutter, OD

Individual Awards

For outstanding work in the development and implementation of the NIH-wide electronic Honorary Awards Ranking and Tracking System (eHARTS).

• Jane F. Kuhn, OD

For exceptional service to the National Institutes of Health in strengthening its clinical research program.

• Norman Augustine, OD

For exemplary leadership, vision, dedication and tireless commitment to establishing a new program/office to provide regulatory services and compliance support for NIH's intramural research program.

• Kathryn Zoon, NIAID

Scientific/Medical

Group Awards

NCS Redirection/Echo Working Group

For catalyzing the advancement of pediatric and environmental health research through development of the FY 2016 plan to redirect the National Children's Study efforts.

• Rajeev Agarwal, OD
• Shelli Avenevoli, NIMH
• David Balshaw, NIEHS
• Carol Blaisdell, NHLBI
• Cheryl Boyce, NIDA
• Andrew Bremer, NIDDK
• Janine Clayton, OD
• Michael Dellarco, NIBIB
• Regine Douthard, NIGMS
• Jose Gorospe, NIGMS
• Kimberly Gray, NIEHS
• Emily Harris, NIDCR
• Dale Hereld, NIAAA
• Lisa Kaeser, NICHD
• Christine Kelley, NIBIB
• Somdat Mahabir, NCI
• Marie Mancini, NIAMS
• Dawn Mcneil, NINDS
• Tara Schwetz, OD
• Susana Serrate, NIAMS
• Ching-Yi Shieh, OD
• Caroline Signore, NICHD
• Erica Spotts, OD
• Geetha Subramaniam, NIDA
• Kathleen Sullivan, OD
• Robert Tamburro, NICHD
• Claudia Thompson, NIEHS
• Alkis Togias, NIAID
• David Weinberg, NICHD
• James Witter, NIAMS

NIH-Wide Strategic Plan Working Group

For significant contributions toward developing an NIH-wide Strategic Plan.

• Ronit Abramson, NHGRI
• Hugh Auchincloss, NIAID
• Elizabeth Baden, OD
• L Michelle Bennett, NCI
• Laura Berkson, OD
• Juliana Blome, OD
• David Bochner, OD
• Maureen Boyle, NIDA
• Rosalina Bray, NICHD
• Penny Burgoon, NCATS
• John Burklow, OD
• Andrew Burton, NIGMS
• Anna Calcagno, NIGMS
• Cindy Caughman, NCCIH
• Laura Cole, NIDCD
• Christine Cooper, NIBIB
• Wilma Cross, OD
• Edward Culhane, OD
• Christine Cutillo, NCATS
• Jessica Escobedo, NIMHD
• Meredith Fox, NIMH
• Carla Garnett, OD
• Rebekah Geiger, CC
• Jill George, OD
• Christian Gilliland, NCATS
• Sarah Glavin, NICHD
• Nirupa Goel, OD
• John Grason, NINR
• Pamela Harris, NCI
• Rebecca Hawes, NINR
• Eugene Hayunga, NICHD
• Jill Heemskerk, NIBIB
• Jennifer Hobin, NIAAA
• David Horsford, NIDCR
• Lisa Kaeser, NICHD
• Mary Kester, NIAMS
• Wendy Knosp, NIDCR
• Rebecca Kolberg, OD
• Ellen Liberman, NEI
• Jaron Lockett, NIA
• Jane Lockmuller, NIAID
• Karin Lohman, NCCIH
• Robert Lunsford, NIDCR
• Sheila Newton, NIEHS
• Andrea Norris, CIT
• Morgan O'hayre, NIDCR
• Alyson Olander, OD
• Marie Parker, NIAID
• Amy Patterson, NHLBI
• G Philogene, OD
• Patricia Powell, NIAAA
• Michele Rankin, NIDA
• Barbara Rapp, NLM
• Sarah Rhodes, OD
• Samir Sauma, NIA
• Margaret Schnoor, NIGMS
• Tara Schwetz, OD
• Elka Scordalakes-Ferrante, NIDCD
• Paul Scott, NINDS
• Allan Shipp, NHLBI
• Keisha Shropshire, OD
• Ellen Silva, NIA
• Megan Singh, NIDDK
• Rachel Sturke, FIC
• Kimberly Thigpen Tart, NIEHS
• Santa Tumminia, NEI
• David Vannier, NIDCR
• Susan Vasquez, NHGRI
• Samantha White, NINDS
• Elizabeth Wilder, OD
• Bridget Williams-Simmons, NIAAA
• Carrie Wolinetz, OD
• Baldwin Wong, NIDCD

Individual Awards

For catalyzing and effectively coordinating the advancement of Tribal health research across NIH.

• Kathleen Etz, NIDA

Recognition Across NIH

The following individuals are recognized as part of a group hosted by another IC.

NCCIH

• Sarah Carr, OD
• Leslie Derr, OD
• Stephanie Devaney, OD
• Valery Gordon, OD
• Lauren Milner, OD

NHLBI

• Concepcion R. Nierras, OD
• Michael D. Steenstra, OD
• Joseph P. Tiano, OD

NIDDK

• Kristina Faulk, OD
• Robert Harriman, OD
• Mary Perry, OD

NIMH

• Ravikumar Basavappa, OD