MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

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• Publication Date: January 16, 1958
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First Annual
PRESIDENT'S
AWARDS
For Distinguished
deral
CivilianServ ice,
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THE WHITE HOUSE
U. S. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C.
June 1958
Washington, D. C.
January 16, 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS
OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
AND AGENCIES
I am announcing today that the first President's
Awards for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service are
being made to these five career employees:
Lo Y W. HENDERSON, Deputy Under Secretary of
State for Administration.
STERLING B. HENDRICKS, Chief Chemist, Agricul-
ture's Pioneering Research Laboratory for Mineral
Nutrition of Plants.
JOHN EDGAR HOOVER, Director, Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
ROGER W. JONES, Assistant Director for Legisla-
tive Reference, Bureau of the Budget.
WILLIAM B. MCLEAN, Technical Director, U. S.
Naval Ordnance Test Station (China Lake,
Calif.).
I know you share my great satisfaction in their
exceptional contributions to this Nation in the 'fields
of diplomacy, science, law enforcement, and admin-
istration. Their accomplishments exemplify the
great capabilities of the people in the Federal service.
It is of the utmost importance that we develop and
utilize the full ingenuity and skill of every employee.
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Never has there been a more vital need for new
ideas and superior performance in all fields of en-
deavor. To meet better this need, management must
provide a working climate in which employees are
encouraged to do their best, Certainly, public recog-
nition of achievements is a valuable asset to maintain-
ing such a climate.
During 1958 we will be celebrating the 75th Anni-
versary of the Federal merit system of employment.
It is particularly gratifying that these first Awards for
Distinguished Federal Civilian Service could be an-
nounced today, the 75th Anniversary of the signing
of the Civil Service Act. Throughout this year we
should bring to the attention of all the people the
accomplishments of Federal career employees whose
dedicated service is contributing significantly to the
effective operations of government.
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About the Award . . .
The President's Award for Distinguished Federal
Civilian Service, given for exceptional achievements
that are of unusual benefit to the Nation, is the
highest honor that the Government can bestow on
a career employee.
The new award was established on June 27, 1957,
by Executive order of President Eisenhower. It is
given personally by the President "with profound
appreciation, highest esteem, and great personal
satisfaction" to not more than five individuals each
year.
From the thousands of employees who serve the
American people with distinction, the heads of the
Government departments and agencies select each
year the few they will recommend for the Presi-
dent's award. The significance and importance of
the individual's achievement must be so outstanding
or exceptional that it merits greater public com-
mendation than can be accorded by an award from
the head of his department.
A board of five top-level Government officials
appointed by the President reviews the recommend-
ations and advises the President in his final selection
of the five award recipients. The Board members
making recommendations to the President for the
first awards are: Hon. James P. Mitchell, Secretary
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of Labor, Chairman; Hon. Alan T. Waterman,
Director, National Science Foundation; Hon. Louis
J. Hector, Civil Aeronautics Board; Hon. William
P. Rogers, Attorney General; and Hon. Percival
Brundage, Director, Bureau of the Budget. The
Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Hon.
Harris Ellsworth, serves as Executive Secretary.
The award consists of a gold medal (illustrated
on the cover page) and a citation signed by the
President. The medal is suspended on a dark blue
neck ribbon edged with white and with light blue
stripes. The dark blue of the central field is the
same as the color of the field of the President's
flag; the light blue is the color of the shield of the
Coat of Arms of the United States. Each recipient
of the award receives, in addition to the medal, a
lapel rosette of the ribbon on which the medal is
suspended.
The first awards were announced on the 75th
anniversary of the signing of the Civil Service
Act of January 16, 1883, and were presented by
President Eisenhower in a ceremony at the White
House attended by the award recipients, their im-
mediate families, the heads of their agencies, Mem-
bers of the Award Board, and representatives of
the press, radio, and television.
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William B. McLean, Technical Director, U. S. Naval Ord-
nance Test Station at China Lake, Calif., who entered
Federal service in 1941, receives ?award from President
Eisenhower. Civil Service Commission Chairman Harris
Ellsworth looks on.
By his exceptional ability as a research scien-
tist and administrator in the Department of the
Navy, he conceived and directed the develop-
ment of the extraordinary Sidewinder Guided
Missile Weapon System.
His outstanding achievement provided an ex-
tremely effective, simple, and economical air-to-
air missile system of incalculable value to the
defense of the Nation and the free world.
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Sterling B. Hendricks, Chief Chemist, Department of Agri-
culture Research Laboratory for Mineral Nutrition, is
congratulated by the President on receiving his award.
Dr. Hendricks has been in the career civil service since
1928.
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His extraordinary and versatile achievements
through basic research in the Department of
Agriculture are internationally recognized, par-
ticularly with reference to nutritional problems
relating to soils and plants.
By his outstanding discoveries which have
enabled humanity to make significant progress
in its struggle against hunger and the wastage
of soil, water, and plant resources, he is truly a
benefactor of mankind.
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John Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, poses with the President after receiving award.
Mr. Hoover joined the Department of Justice in 1917 and
has served under five Presidents and 11 Attorneys General.
His distinguished career as Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation is in the finest
tradition of selfless and dedicated service to the
Nation.
By personal example and through the institu-
tion his brilliant leadership has fashioned, he has
contributed immeasurably to the preservation
and strength of the Nation, its Constitution, and
laws; and to the welfare, peace of mind, and
security of our people.
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Loy W. Henderson, Deputy Under Secretary of State, re-
ceives award from the President as Under Secretary of
State Christian A. Herter looks on. One of four Foreign
Service Officers to be named Career Ambassador, Mr. Hen-
derson entered Federal service in 1917.
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As Career Ambassador and Deputy Under
Secretary of State for Administration he has
made exceptional contributions to the formula-
tion and execution of United States foreign
policy. He has also provided outstanding lead-
ership in the Department during a period of far-
reaching administrative change.
In his many posts he has served our country
and the cause of world peace with great distinc-
tion.
Roger W. Jones, Assistant Director of the Bureau of the
Budget, is congratulated bY the President after receiving
award. Mr. Jones entered Federal service in 1933 and
has been with the Bureau of the Budget since 1939.
As Assistant Director for Legislative Refer-
ence, Bureau of the Budget, he has, with excep-
tional objectivity and constructiveness, made out-
standing contributions to the development of
Federal legislation.
He has been a powerful influence upon the
development of the institutional character of the
Bureau of the Budget and the quality of staff
work performed for the Office of the President.
He has thereby rendered invaluable service to
the people of the United States.
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