Nomination Open for the 61st Arthur S. Flemming Awards

The 2009 award winners will be honored in a ceremony on June 14, 2010.

Celebrating 60 Years of Exceptional Government Service

The George Washington University, in conjunction with the Arthur S. Flemming Awards Commission, was pleased to present the 60th Annual Arthur S. Flemming Awards on June 1, 2009.

Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2008 Arthur S. Flemming Awards:

John A. Bielec

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Michelle S. Burgess

U.S. Navy, Navy Undersea Warfare Center

Daniel H. Frutcher

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Dr. Chris Hostetler

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center

Dr. Tara H. McHugh

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

Dr. Sae Woo Nam

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Dr. Jaques Reifman

U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command

Ron A. Szymanski

U.S. Army CERDEC Command and Control Directorate

Dr. Stephan J. Stranick

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Thank you to all of the federal agencies who nominated outstanding public servants this past year.

Established by the Downtown Jaycees in 1948, the Flemming Awards honor outstanding federal employees. Recognized by the president of the United States, agency heads, and the private sector, the winners are selected from all areas of the federal service. More than 500 individuals have received the award to date.

Nominees may include any career federal employee or member of the uniformed services who has at least three but no more than fifteen years of government service as of December 31, 2009. Up to twelve separate awards will be made in three categories-- Applied Science, Engineering and Mathematics; Basic Science; and Managerial or Legal Achievement.