Katz, La Montagne Receive Highest Civil Service Honor
Two NIH'ers recently received the 1998 Distinguished Executive
Presidential Rank Award at a State Department dinner sponsored by
the Senior Executive Service. NIAMS director Dr. Stephen I. Katz
(l) and NIAID deputy director Dr. John R. La Montagne were
presented with the highest honor for a civil servant. The award is
given annually to members of the federal SES whose sustained
service warrants special recognition. Katz was honored for his
ongoing career achievements, including his service as NIAMS
director, and concurrently chief of NCI's Dermatology Branch. He
was also recognized for his research contributions, for his training
many leaders in dermatology in the U.S. and abroad, and for
applying his rigorous standards to dermatological research. La
Montagne was cited for "outstanding scientific direction and
leadership in the planning and administration of a comprehensive
research program in infectious diseases and microbiology." Under
La Montagne's leadership, numerous scientific initiatives have been
launched to test the efficacy of vaccines, antiviral drugs and
antimicrobial agents. In addition, he developed a cohesive set of
managerial initiatives in the area of vaccine and immunization policy
issues.
Holt Receives 'Friendship Award'
Dr. Allen Holt, (l), currently FIC program officer for East Asia and
the Pacific, accepts a "Friendship Award" from Dr. Wolfram
Schoett, science counselor of the Embassy of Germany, at an
embassy ceremony on Apr. 23. The award, signed by Ambassador
Juergen Crobog, was given in recognition of Holt's efforts to
strengthen U.S.-German cooperation in the biomedical sciences
during the period that he was FIC program officer for Europe.
NIH Tree Honored by Forestry Board
One of NIH's Zelkova trees was recently awarded County Champion Tree for 1999. The Montgomery County Forestry Board recognized NIH for its protection of the county's largest known Zelkova in a presentation during the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission's Arbor Day celebration on Apr. 25. Accepting the award are (from l) Edward Russell, former NIH employee and a member of the NIH Garden Club; Janyce Hedetniemi, director of NIH's Office of Community Liaison; and Lynn Mueller, chief of NIH grounds maintenance and landscaping. The winning Zelkova was planted in 1972 by then-GML Chief Thomas J. Cook, and is located off the southwest corner of Bldg. 1.
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