AWARDS AND PUBLIC RECOGNITION 



Meritorious Executive 

 Award 



Bobby R. Acord, Wildlife Services' Deputy 

 Administrator from 1990 through August 15, 

 1999, received the Meritorious Executive 

 Award, a Governmentwide award honoring 

 outstanding achievement. The award was in 

 recognition of Acord's outstanding contribu- 

 tions to the mission of WS, which include 

 improvements in work efficiency and customer 

 service, strategic planning initiatives, 

 innovative funding approaches, workforce 

 planning and diversity, professional standing 

 of the program, and construction of the new 

 in Fort Collins, CO. 



Outstanding Service 



At their annual convention, the Catfish 

 Farmers of America presented outstanding 

 service awards to representatives of the WS 

 programs in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, 

 and Mississippi and to NWRC for their efforts 

 in helping to reduce fish-eating bird depreda- 

 tion at commercial aquaculture farms. 



Secretary's Honor Award 



The Secretary's Honor Award was presented to 

 WS research and operations personnel 

 involved in the BTS program for their efforts in 

 developing methods and implementing safe 

 and effective operational control strategies to 

 exclude this invasive species from Hawaii and 

 the U.S. mainland. This prestigious USDA 

 award recognized 21 WS employees. 



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Disaster Assistance 



On May 3, 1999, the town of Mulhall, OK, was 

 devastated by a tornado. At the request of the 

 Logan County Sheriff's Department, WS sent 

 six employees to help remove debris from 

 roadways, direct traffic, and keep sightseers 

 out of the devastation area. The sheriff 

 commended the employees for their long 

 hours of work over a period of 5 days. All six 

 employees received a Certificate of Apprecia- 

 tion for the exemplary way in which they 

 represented the agency. 



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Employees in the North Dakota WS program 

 were recognized with the USDA Unsung 

 Heroes Award for their dedication, hard work, 

 and assistance to the citizens of North Dakota 

 following a severe blizzard in April 1997. The 

 WS employees were honored for providing 

 critical assistance in protecting water supplies 

 throughout the State by helping remove more 

 than a thousand carcasses of cattle killed by 

 the storm from farm ponds, lakes, and rivers. 



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