Ranking Member Johnson Congratulates Recipients of the 2011 National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation
(Washington, DC) – Today, Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) joined President Obama at the White House to honor the recipients of the 2011 National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Ranking Member Johnson said, “I sincerely congratulate all of these recipients. Their accomplishments are significant achievements. Not only has their work made important contributions to their fields, but they also serve to inspire future generations to pursue careers in STEM fields, which is essential for America’s long term economic growth and competitiveness. I thank the honorees for their work and wish them luck in all of their future endeavors.”
The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics.
National Medal of Science
Dr. Allen Bard, University of Texas at Austin, TX
Dr. Sallie Chisholm, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
Dr. Sidney Drell, Stanford University, CA
Dr. Sandra Faber, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
Dr. Sylvester James Gates, University of Maryland, MD
Dr. Solomon Golomb, University of Southern California, CA
Dr. John Goodenough, University of Texas at Austin, TX
Dr. M. Frederick Hawthorne, University of Missouri, MO
Dr. Leroy Hood, Institute for Systems Biology, WA
Dr. Barry Mazur, Harvard University, MA
Dr. Lucy Shapiro, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA
Dr. Anne Treisman, Princeton University, NJ
The National Medal of Technology and Innovation is an honor bestowed by the President to those who have made lasting contributions to America's competitiveness, standard of living, and quality of life through technological innovation, and to recognize those who have made substantial contributions to strengthening the nation's technological workforce.
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Dr. Francis Arnold, California Institute of Technology, CA
Dr. George Carruthers, U.S. Naval Research Lab, DC
Dr. Robert Langer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
Dr. Norman McCombs, AirSep Corporation, NY
Dr. Gholam Peyman, Arizona Retinal Specialists, AZ
Dr. Art Rosenfeld, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, CA
Dr. Jan Vilcek, NYU Langone Medical Center, NY
Team:
Dr. Samuel Blum, IBM Corporation, NY
Dr. Rangaswamy Srinivasan, IBM Corporation, NY
Dr. James Wynne, IBM Corporation, NY
Company:
Raytheon BBN Technologies, MA, *Represented by CEO, Edward Campbell
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