WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Patricia Young, SDDC's Deputy to the Commander and senior civilian, was among twenty-two civilian Airmen who earned special recognition in a ceremony held at the Women's Memorial at Arlington Cemetery April 17.
"I am deeply honored and humbled by this recognition," Young said. "The accomplishments of the past few years would not have been possible without the confidence of my leadership and the hard work of our military and civilian workforce."
The selected Air Force senior executives and senior professionals received the 2008 Presidential Rank Award for sustained achievement in government service. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presided over the event.
"These honors formally recognize what your leaders, contemporaries and subordinates surely have known for some time now, that each of you have dedicated your careers to serving something bigger than yourselves," General Schwartz told the awardees. "Your talented leadership has contributed immeasurably to the public good."
The 2008 Air Force recipients of the Distinguished Presidential Rank award are:
-- Kenneth K. Dumm
-- Donald B. Paul
-- Barbara A. Westgate
-- Patricia J. Zarodkiewicz
The 2008 Air Force recipients of the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive/Senior Professional are:
-- David C. Bond
-- Charles G. Carpenter
-- Alok Das
-- Robert Edward Dawes
-- Joseph de Penne Rouge
-- Robert E. Duignan
-- Sheila Earle
-- David H. Eskins
-- Martha J. Evans
-- Barry L. Farmer
-- Jay H. Jordan
-- Martin M. Mazick
-- Joseph M. McDade Jr.
-- Patsy J. Reeves
-- Joe Sciabica
-- Dr. Larry B. Simpson
-- Barbara Jo White-Olson
-- Patricia M. Young
The awards, administered by the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, are presented annually and are open to all government agencies. Each agency can nominate up to 9 percent of the career senior executive service employees and senior professionals. The president of the United States reviews the recommendations and picks the award winners.
Only 5 percent of the SES and equivalents, who make up approximately .03 percent of the total civilian federal workforce, may be awarded the meritorious-level rank award. Only 1 percent may be awarded the distinguished-level award.
As deputy to the SDDC commander, Young is responsible for facilitating continuous improvement and innovation in the development of distribution policies, plans and programs supporting their global mission. These responsibilities impact joint service force deployment and logistics operations.
Young entered federal service in 1985 through the Palace Acquire Career Program with the Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Before being assigned to SDDC, Young was assigned to U.S. Transportation Command from 1993-2005. She joined SDDC as deputy to the commander in 2005.
For more information about the Presidential Rank Awards, a full list of this year's winners or information on how to nominate an employee, visit the OPM Website at www.opm.gov.
(2nd Lt. Gina Vaccaro and Mike W. Petersen contributed to this story)
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