DIVERSITY COUNCIL SPECTRUM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The NOAA Spectrum Award, an outgrowth of the NOAA Diversity Plan, recognizes employees and managers for their contributions and activities which promote NOAA's goals in managing diversity. The NOAA Diversity Plan, developed by the NOAA Diversity Council, calls for the development of a NOAA-wide managing diversity recognition award. The Spectrum Award is designed to recognize the initiative, contributions and achievements of employees which often go unnoticed.

2005

Richard Merrick

In recognition of your personal commitment and significant contributions to the NOAA Diversity Initiative

2003

Chris Chambers, Lisa Colburn, Laura Garner, Dorothy Jeffress, Christopher Martin, Renee Mercaldo-Allen, Shannon Meseck, John Rosendale, John Sibunka, Terry Smith, Dorine Westgate, and Frank Almeida

For improving awareness and appreciation of diversity among employees in the NOAA Fisheries Northeast Region and encouraging improvements in management practices.

2002

Joseph Vitaliano

For enhancing diversity in NOAA and the NEFSC by conscientiously and creatively working with six minority students from University of Maryland Eastern Shore, who interned in the J.J. Howard Benthic Lab in summer 2002. The objectives were to increase minority exposure to and interest in NEFSC programs, and possibly develop enough skill and enthusiasm for benthic work that one or more interns would consider taking a job at the National Benthic Analytical Lab (a new program within NOAA's Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center).

1999

Ambrose Jearld

For playing a key role in conceptualizing, organizing and chairing the NOAA-sponsored conference on expanding opportunities in oceanic and atmospheric sciences designed to strengthen linkages between NOAA and minority serving institutions.

Dennis Hansford

For initiative in working in the areas of workforce and managing diversity, identifying reforms in recruitment and serving as a role model and mentor to students.

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