1997

Jeff Young (12830): Excellence Award “for work in improving the internal audit process, including the research and implementation of ‘Control Self-Assessment.’”

1996

Berweida Learson (3612): Achievement Award, representing Lockheed Martin’s Energy and Environment Sector.

Lockheed Martin Corporation gives the Lean/Six Sigma Award to affiliated facilities that attain significant cost avoidances as a result of applying the Lean/Six Sigma tools and philosophies.

2003

Neutron Generator Production Center 14400: Straight to the Top Award “for the group’s establishment of a Lean/Six Sigma Standard Work Cell in the neutron tube final assembly area that resulted in significant cycle time reductions.”

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1997

Leslie Kruml (5725): Herzl Award “for development of a reactionless, bearingless linear shutter mechanism for the multispectral pushbroom imaging radiometer (MPIR).”

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2006

Craig Taatjes (8353) received a Technical Excellence Award in recognition of his outstanding scientific contributions to our understanding of combustion chemistry, including the discovery of enols as combustion intermediates.

Red Storm Design, Development and Deployment Team designed and partnered with Cray, Inc. to develop and deploy a highly successful new Massively Parallel Supercomputer. Team members include team lead Bill Camp (1400), Robert Balance (4328), Linda Bonnefoy-Lev (4014), Ronald Brightwell (1423), Douglas Doerfler (1422), John Neagle (4336), John Noe (4328), Kevin Pedretti (1423), Mahesh Rajan (4328), Leonard Stans (4336), Judy Sturtevant (4328), James Tomkins (1420), Keith Underwood (1423), John Van Dyke (1423), Courtney Vaughn (1422), Lee Ward (1422), David White (4340), and John Zepper (4320).

2005

Earned Value Management System Team, Corporate Projects Department (10824): This team won in the technical excellence category for their development of a certified Earned Value Management System, the very first in the DOE complex, for application to Line Item construction projects with a Total Project Cost over $20 million. Team members include Lynne Schluter (team lead), Don Cook, Jenny Dubbs, Steve Fattor, Frank Figueroa, Jennifer Girand, Jennifer Medina, Walt Heimer, Howard Royer, and Paul Schlavin. Membership in this multi-disciplinary and cross-organizational team also includes non-Sandians Bruce Mercer, Walter Berkey, Tim Sisley, Roke Muna, Dianne Cannon, Sam Rogers, and David Treacy.

2004

Sandia’s Z-Dynamic Hohlraum ICF Team: “For notable technical achievement.” Team Representative, James E. Bailey, 1677; Gordon A. Chandler 1677, Gary Wayne Cooper 1677, Patrick W. Lake 1677, Ramon J. Leeper 1677, Thomas A. Mehlhorn 1674, Thomas J. Nash 1677, Carlos L. Ruiz 1677, and Stephen A. Slutz 1674; Teams outside Sandia: Z Target Fabrication, Z Wire Array Fabrication, Z Machine Operations, Z Materials Processing , and Z Diagnostics Team.

Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Investigation Team: “For notable technical achievement.” Team Representative, Thomas C. Bickel (9100); Bonnie R. Antoun (8754), Sam Beard Jr. (9115), Bennie F. Blackwell (9115), Wilson B. Brooks (15419), Thomas E. Buchheit (1851), David A. Crawford (9116), Brian W. Dodson (9116), Michail A. Gallis (9113), John H. Gieske (9122), S. Jill Glass (1843), Kenneth W. Gwinn (9126), Robert D. Hardy (6117), Basil Hassan (9115), Michael Hassard (9122), Eugene S. Hertel Jr. (9116), Roy E. Hogan Jr. (9116), Teresa M. Jordan-Culler (15414), Robert A. Kerr (9226), John S. Korellis (8754), David W. Kuntz (9115), Moo Y. Lee (6117), Ronald E. Loehman (1843), Wei-Yang Lu (8754), Rodney A. May (9126), Kurt E. Metzinger (9126), William L. Oberkampf (9133), Jeffrey L. Payne (9115), Richard L. Perry (6252), Carl W. Peterson (9100), Edward S. Piekos (9113), Donald L. Potter (9115), Kirk A. Rackow (6252), Arthur C. Ratzel (9750), Dennis P. Roach (6252), Christopher J. Roy (9115), Simon Scheffel (8754), Kyle R. Thompson (9122), Phillip D. Walkington (6252), Kenneth L. Wilson (8770), Steven J. Younghouse (9122), and Roger M. Zimmerman (15415).

2003

William Slosarik (6521): “For Individual Leadership.”

EnRad Satellite Payload Team: Represented by Dean Dixon (5735). Team members: Mike Swanson, John Baney, Henry Apodaca, Gregory Christiansen, Danile Kral, Dean Dixon, Curtis Gibson, Peter Geib, Fred Turrietta, Stanley Piekunko, Paul Gibson, Randy Jannusch, Lewis Reif, Gerald Prudencio, Joseph Maez, Gary Whitlow, Kevin Marbach, Dennis Clingan, Matthew Brown, Georgia Weebothee, Irene Bentz, Kathleen Olsberg, John Falls, Geoffrey Torrington, Viola Baca, Delfin Bangate, Katherine Becker, Joel Blend, Larry Bruskas, Frank Chavez, Joseph Chavez, Robert Cross, Eric Disch, Terry Ellis, Stephen Garrett, Ralph Goekler, Gloria Goldtooth, Tammy Henson, Dwight Hill, Lawrence Irvin, Darlene Maldonado, Dominic Montoya, William Morgan, Allison Ogden

2002

Z-Beamlet Backlighter Team: Represented by John Porter (1673): “For excellence in marrying the Beamlet laser, the world’s largest single-aperture solid-state laser, to Sandia’s Z Machine, the world’s most powerful electrical device-an effort that resulted in an X-ray image of a nearly spherical implosion of a fusion capsule.”

The Mail Safety Team: represented by Bob Turman (15335): “For working with the Office of Science and Technology to develop an emergency capability for processing District of Columbia mail and spearheading an implementation strategy to safeguard the mail nationwide against future anthrax attacks.”

2001

1.3-Micron VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) Team (1000): “Sandia/industry team developed the first 1.3-micron electrically pumped vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) for ultrahigh bandwidth datacomm and integration with silicon microsystems.”

MTI (Multispectral Thermal Imager) Launch And Operations Team (5000): “For sustained outstanding team performance resulting in the successful launch and operations of the Multispectral Thermal Imager satellite.”

2000

Byron Gardner, David Caskey, Mikki James, Nick Winowich (all 5826), Roy Fitzeral (10251), Bob Follis (5845), Ron Madsen (5821), James Purvis (5821), and Joanne Robertson (5821): Russian Navy MPC&A, “for exceptional service to the United States, the Russian Navy, and the world in providing better physical protection for some highly attractive nuclear material.”

Michael Butler (1715), Michael Sinclair (1812): Polychromator Team, “for demonstrating mission success and bringing recognition to Sandia by inventing thepolychromator, a MEMS-based programmable remote chemical detection system."

Pete Argo (7843): “For exceptional contributions to the operation and maintenance of and modifications to Sandia’s fire protection and mechanical infrastructure systems.”

1999

Shawn Lin (1712), James Fleming (1723), Dale Hetherington, and Brad Smith (both 1724): “For demonstration of a three-dimensional near-infrared photonic lattice in silicon, which represents a three-order-of-magnitude (frequency) improvement over prior state-of-the-art optical devices and circuits.”

Rick Stulen (8400): “For the creation and successful implementation of a business partnership model between US national laboratories to accelerate next-generation microelectronics technology development.”

1998

WIPP Project Management Team, represented by Margaret Chu (6800): “For teamwork and for outstanding contributions to ‘mission success,’ certification to open and operate the nation’s first deep geological nuclear waste repository.”

1996

Steve Montague (1325): Nova Award for Technical Excellence, “as technical project leader of Sandia’s intelligent micromachine technology, who has made outstanding contributions to Lockheed Martin Mission Success.”

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement-Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (ARM-UAV) Team: Nova Award for Teamwork,“for conducting the longest scientific flight, a first for unmanned aircraft, high-altitude, long-endurance weather reconnaissance.”

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1997

Curtis Johnson (10262): Achievement Award, “for leading the property management program toward performance-based management, adopting commercial-like practices, and reducing federal property regulations.”

1996

Terri Roseth (7617): Achievement Award, “for developing and implementing an off-site property management process improving the protection of government-owned property in the hands of subcontractors, line organizations, and Property and Reapplication Services.”

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1999

Gary Romero (10256) and Jo Cunningham (10251): “For their outstanding contributions to the purchasing profession, for their accomplishments in the performance of their jobs, and for their work with the small- and disadvantaged-business community.”

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(Sandians: If you know about awards that should be listed on this page, please contact Michelle Fleming, meflemi@sandia.gov.)