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Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has selected the following individuals as the
recipients of the Attorney General’s 53rd Annual Awards. Congratulations to the awards
recipients!
DOJ employees in the Washington Metropolitan Area are invited to attend the awards
ceremony, which will be held on Wednesday, August 31, 2005, 2 pm, at Constitution Hall.
Departmental identification is required for entry. Shuttle service will be provided from the
Robert F. Kennedy Main Justice Building.
This is the Department’s highest award for employee performance, accompanied by a cash award
of $6,000. Two Exceptional Service Awards will be presented this year.
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AWARD: Highly sensitive investigation
RECIPIENTS: Kaiser Gill
Sean P. Clark
Special Agents
New York Division
Adam S. Cohen
James F. Farley
Dennis M. Wagner, Jr.
Supervisory Special Agents
Brett A. Graham
Mollie M. Loeffler
Debra A. Manchas
Debra S. Bennett
Monique C. Anderson
Brandon Beach
Intelligence Analysts
Counterterrorism Division
Sean Joyce
Supervisory Special Agent
Dallas Division
Albert Joseph Holl
Supervisory Special Agent
Houston Division
Joseph Hummel
Supervisory Special Agent
London Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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THE MARY C. LAWTON LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD
This award recognizes employees who have served at least twenty years in the Department and
who have demonstrated high standards of excellence and dedication throughout their careers.
This award is presented only in exceptional circumstances to those individuals of special merit
and is not awarded to express general appreciation for tenure alone. This award is accompanied
by a cash award of $2,000. One Mary C. Lawton Award will be presented this year.
The William French Smith Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cooperative Law
Enforcement is an honorary award granted to recognize State and local law enforcement officials
who have made significant contributions to cooperative law enforcement endeavors. No
monetary recognition accompanies this award. One William French Smith Award will be
presented this year.
This award is the top public service award granted by the Department and is designed to
recognize the most significant contributions of citizens and organizations who have assisted the
Department in the accomplishment of its mission and objectives. No monetary recognition
accompanies the award. One Meritorious Public Service Award will be presented this year.
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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
This is the Department’s second highest award for employee performance, accompanied by a
cash award of $3,500. Ten Distinguished Service Awards will be presented this year.
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Trial Attorneys
Federal Programs Branch
Marleigh D. Dover
Assistant Branch Director
Teal Luthy Miller
Catherine Y. Hancock
Attorneys
Appellate Staff
Civil Division
Mark T. Quinlivan
Assistant U.S. Attorney
District of Massachusetts
Sheila M. Gowan
Senior Litigation Counsel
Sean H. Lane
Elisabeth Wolstein
Joseph A. Pantoja
Assistant U.S. Attorneys
Southern District of New York
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Criminal Division
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Economic Analysis Group
Catherine G. O’Sullivan
Chief
Robert B. Nicholson
Assistant Chief
Adam D. Hirsh
Attorney Advisor
Andrea Limmer
Steven J. Mintz
David Seidman
Trial Attorneys
Appellate Section
Barbara J. Nelson
Trial Attorney
San Francisco Field Office
Antitrust Division
Jeffrey P. Minear
Assistant to the Solicitor General
Office of the Solicitor General
AWARD: Service as the interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of
Michigan
RECIPIENT: Craig S. Morford
First Assistant U.S. Attorney
Northern District of Ohio
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Environmental Crimes Section
Environment and Natural Resources Division
Edmond Falgowski
Assistant U.S. Attorney
District of Delaware
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This award, accompanied by a cash award of $3,000, recognizes outstanding professional
achievements by law enforcement officers of the Department. Two Excellence in Law
Enforcement Awards will be presented this year.
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AWARD: Investigation of the 1-5 Mob
RECIPIENTS: Daniel C. Sparks
James M. Burton
Kyle Fulmer
Robert C. Lockhart
Special Agents
Washington Field Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Konstantinos S. Giannakoulias
Thomas R. Webb
Detectives
Arthur Reed, Jr.
Joseph W. Anderson
Joseph R. Cabillo
Officers
Metropolitan Police Department
District of Columbia
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Federal Bureau of Prisons
AWARD: Contributions to enforcement of immigration laws
RECIPIENT: Sean C. Cenawood
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District of New York
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AWARD: Implementation of the Arizona Sentence to Commitment Pilot
Project
RECIPIENTS: Enrique Perez
Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal
District of Arizona
U.S. Marshals Service
Paul M. Laird
Senior Deputy Assistant Director
Correctional Programs Division
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Ashok K. Sharma
Assistant Director
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Justice Management Division
David F. Musel
Deputy Federal Detention Trustee
Office of the Federal Detention Trustee
David C. Jones
Assistant Deputy Chief
U.S. Probation Office
District of Arizona
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
This award recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions towards protecting U.S.
national security. The award is accompanied by a cash award of $3,000. One Excellence in
Furthering the Interests of U.S. National Security Award will be presented this year.
This is the Department’s highest award for performance in support of the Equal Employment
Opportunity program, accompanied by a cash award of $2,000. One Equal Employment
Opportunity Award will be presented this year.
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AWARD: Support of the U.S. Marshals Service’s Centralized Student Career
Experience Program
RECIPIENT: John D. Butler
Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal
Western District of Texas
U.S. Marshals Service
This award is designed to recognize outstanding achievements in the field of legal support to
attorneys by paralegal specialists and other legal assistants. A cash award of $2,000 accompanies
this award. Three Excellence in Legal Support Awards will be presented this year.
PARALEGAL CATEGORY
AWARD: Legal support to staff of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the
Southern District of Florida
RECIPIENT: Sandra K. Dotson
Supervisory Legal Technician
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Southern District of Florida
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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY
SECRETARIAL CATEGORY
This award recognizes exceptional dedication and effort to the implementation of the Freedom of
Information Act, and is accompanied by a cash award of $2,000. One Outstanding Service in
Freedom of Information Act Administration Award will be presented this year.
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AWARD: FOIA contributions to the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives
RECIPIENT: Brian C. Kenrick
Staff Attorney
Disclosure and Forfeiture Legal Division
Office of Chief Counsel
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
This award recognizes exceptional dedication and effort to prevent, investigate, and prosecute
fraud and white collar crimes. The award is accompanied by a cash award of $2,000. One Fraud
Prevention Award will be presented this year.
This award recognizes outstanding achievement in the development and support of community
partnerships designed to address public safety within a community. The award recognizes the
significant contributions of citizens and organizations who have assisted the Department in the
accomplishment of these programs. For non-employees, the award is honorary and no monetary
recognition accompanies the award. For Federal employees, the award is accompanied by a cash
award of $2,000. One Outstanding Contributions to Community Partnerships for Public Safety
Award will be presented this year.
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Eric D. Harden
Operations Officer
Los Angeles Field Division
Mark E. Kraft
Program Manager
Field Management Staff
Office of Field Operations
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Robert E. Trono
Senior Counsel
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Accompanied by a cash award of $2,000, this award recognizes extraordinary performance and
contributions by wage grade system employees, including laborers, mechanics, and skilled craft
workers. One Cubby Dorsey Award for Outstanding Service by a Federal Wage Grade System
Employee will be presented this year.
This award recognizes exceptional performance and notable accomplishments towards the
Department’s mission by an employee with fewer than five years of Federal career service. This
award is accompanied by a cash award of $2,000. The Attorney General’s Award for
Outstanding Contributions by a New Employee will be presented to four employees.
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AWARD: Law enforcement accomplishments in Pierre, South Dakota
RECIPIENT: David M. Mackey
Special Agent
Minneapolis Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The John Marshall Awards are the Department’s highest awards offered to attorneys, for
contributions and excellence in specialized areas of legal performance. Fourteen awards in nine
category awards will be presented this year. Each award is accompanied by a cash award of
$3,000 per recipient.
TRIAL OF LITIGATION
PARTICIPATION IN LITIGATION
Kim R. Lindquist
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Assistant U.S. Attorney
District of Idaho
SUPPORT OF LITIGATION
HANDLING OF APPEALS
ASSET FORFEITURE
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