2012 Service to America Medal series

The Partnership for Public Service honored the nine winners of this year’s Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals at a Washington, D.C. gala Thursday evening.

This video features Lynne Mofenson of the National Institutes of Health, who received the top award, Federal Employee of the Year, for her pivotal role in preventing the AIDS epidemic among children by developing ways to prevent mother-to-child transmission. Keep reading →


The Partnership for Public Service honored the nine winners of this year’s Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals at a Washington, D.C. gala Thursday evening.

This video features James Cash of the National Transportation Safety Board, the government’s top expert on cockpit voice recorders who received the Career Achievement Medal for helping to determine the system failures and human errors that cause airplane crashes. Keep reading →


The Partnership for Public Service honored the nine winners of this year’s Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals at a Washington, D.C. gala Thursday evening.

This video features physicist Jacob Taylor of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, winner of the Call to Service medal for his work pioneering scientific discoveries that could lead to significant advances in health care, communications, computing and technology. Keep reading →


The Partnership for Public Service honored the nine winners of this year’s Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals at a Washington, D.C. gala Thursday evening.

This video features Susan Angell of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Mark Johnston of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, winners of the Citizen Services medal. Angell and Johnston worked together on an interdepartmental program that reduced veterans homelessness by 12 percent in one year. Keep reading →


The Partnership for Public Service honored the nine winners of this year’s Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals at a Washington, D.C. gala Thursday evening.

This video features Nael Samha and Thomas Roland, Jr. of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, winners of the Homeland Security medal. Samha and Roland created a smartphone application that allows customs and border agents in the field to access law enforcement databases in real time, which has led to enforcement actions against more than 450 drug traffickers, weapons smugglers, illegal aliens and potential terror suspects since March 2010. Keep reading →


The Partnership for Public Service honored the nine winners of this year’s Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals at a Washington, D.C. gala Thursday evening.

This video features Louis Milione of the Drug Enforcement Administration, winner of the Justice and Law Enforcement medal. Milione led a high-stakes federal undercover investigation spanning three continents that resulted in the arrest and conviction of the “Merchant of Death,” the world’s most notorious arms trafficker. Keep reading →


The Partnership for Public Service honored the nine winners of this year’s Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals at a Washington, D.C. gala Thursday evening.

This video features Elliott B. Branch of the Department of the Navy, winner of the Management Excellence medal. Branch ensured our warfighters have the right equipment when they need it, at the best possible value for the American taxpayer. Keep reading →


The Partnership for Public Service honored the nine winners of this year’s Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals at a Washington, D.C. gala Thursday evening.

This video features Charles Scoville of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, winner of the National Security & International Affairs Medal. Scoville enables combat amputees to lead active lives and potentially return to duty through an internationally recognized rehabilitation program that uses a novel sports medicine approach. Some 1,450 injured service members who have been through the program have gone on to complete triathlons, climb Mt. Everest and compete in gymnastics, skiing, rowing and other sports. Keep reading →


The Partnership for Public Service honored the nine winners of this year’s Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals at a Washington, D.C. gala Thursday evening.

This video features Dr. Neal Young of the National Institutes of Health, winner of the Science and Environment Medal. Young saves lives through cutting-edge research and treatments for patients with bone marrow failure diseases, including the rare and once deadly blood disorder known as aplastic anemia. Keep reading →

Thomas Roland, Jr., prevents criminals from coming into the country. But on Thursday night, he was a giddy New Jersey native who proudly walked into the Andrew Mellow Auditorium with his wife and parents in tow.

Roland was one of nine civil servants (pictured above) who were awarded the prestigious Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal from the Partnership for Public Service at a gala in Washington, D.C. Keep reading →

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