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2001 ANNOUNCEMENTS

* Mr. Joseph W. Stinus
Selected as:
Director, National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC)
Stennis Space Center, MS

A native of Key West, Florida, Mr. Stinus began his government career as a co-op student with the National Ocean Service, NOAA in Rockville, Maryland, in 1976. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in physical oceanography from the George Washington University in 1978 and reported to the Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center, as a oceanographer. While working in the Ocean Survey Program he attended the graduate program in computer science at the University of Southern Mississippi, 1981; the Ohio State University for graduate studies in Geodesy, Cartography, and Photogrammetry, 1982; and the University of Southern Mississippi for graduate studies in Geospatial Information Systems, 1983.

  • His career at the Naval Oceanographic Office included a tour at the Groton, CT Submarine Development Squadron as the staff oceanographer, 1988.


  • Director, Liaison Office, coordinating the activities of 6 globally fielded representatives, 1990.


  • Director, Strategic Programs; oversight of all oceanographic program management in support of strategic systems, 1991.


  • Director, Liaison, Requirements, and Assessment, created division of 10 globally fielded representatives, a product and services requirements capability, and office assessment activities, 1993.


  • Deputy Director, Warfighting Support Center, 24/7, all source, high engineers, contractors, and reservists, 1997.
Mr. Stinus completed Plan One Training at Ohio State University, the Executive Potential Program, 1993, and several Joint Command details. Awards include numerous fleet citations and ten straight years of performance awards. (June, 2001)

* NODC is proud to announce their 2001 Bronze Medal Recipients.
  • Michael Ford
  • Edward Herbrechtsmeier
  • Steven Rutz
  • Robert Van Wie
  • George Sinclair
For development of an innovative archiving system (named NODC Direct) providing users with automated entry and tracking of data in the NODC archives. (June, 2001)

AND:

  • Eric Ogata
For engineering accomplishments in digital safeguard technologies, cryptographic tools, and auto-recovery system development. (June, 2001)



*NODC Celebrates 40th Anniversary
On January 16, 1961, the Honorable James H. Wakelin, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development, delivered the dedication address for the National Oceanographic Data Center. Representatives of the original sponsoring agencies included heads of two agencies that later joined NODC as part of NOAA; Dr. F.W. Reichelderfer, Chief of the US Weather Bureau (third from left) and Rear Admiral H. Arnold Karo, Director, Coast and Geodetic Survey (second from right).

image of NODC dedication 1961

Read an Overview of NODC or read the official NOAA Press Release.



* Lee Dantzler Named Director of NOAA's National Oceanographic Data Center (January 12, 2001)
More information on the new Director

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