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______________________________________________________________________________ News Release Contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ruppersberger, Marburger, Alexander and Cebrowski to be honored with Potomac Institute's 2006 Navigator Award ( Arlington, VA) – The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies will host the seventh annual Navigator Awards on June 27, 2006. This dinner gala recognizes extraordinary individuals from the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Private Sector for recent or lifetime contributions to national science and technology policy . Navigation, one of man’s enduring technical challenges, is equally challenging in policy. The Navigator Awards are so named to reflect that national leadership, particularly in science and technology policy, is a never-ending process of finding the way ahead. The Institute believes that honoring these leaders for their accomplishments promotes a continued understanding of science and technology and its growing impacts on government and society. This year’s honorees include: Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger, U.S. House of Representatives, Maryland, 2 nd District; Dr. John H. Marburger, III, Science Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, USA, current Director of the National Security Agency (NSA); and a posthumous lifetime achievement award for Vice Admiral Arthur K. Cebrowski, USN (Ret.), best known as the father of Network Centric Warfare—the i ntellectual and conceptual underpinnings for modern warfare in the information age. Congressman C. A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger, III is serving his second term in the United States House of Representatives, for the citizens of Maryland's 2nd District. Cong. Ruppersberger was the first Democratic freshman ever to be appointed to the powerful House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He also serves on the Government Reform Committee, the investigative arm of Congress, where he works to prevent government fraud and waste and to craft reforms to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government programs. A native of Baltimore City, Ruppersberger began his distinguished career in public service as a Baltimore County, Maryland Assistant State's Attorney. Before running for Congress, Representative Ruppersberger served as the Baltimore County Council Chairman and County Executive of Baltimore County. Dr. John H. Marburger, III is the Science Adviser to the President and Director of OSTP, and he co-chairs the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Before his appointment in the Executive Office of the President, he served as Director of Brookhaven National Laboratory from 1998, and as the third President of the State University of New York at Stony Brook (1980-1994). He came to Long Island in 1980 from the University of Southern California where he had been a Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, serving as Physics Department Chairman and Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences in the 1970s. While at the University of Southern California, Marburger contributed to the rapidly growing field of nonlinear optics, and was a co-founder of the University of Southern California's Center for Laser Studies. In the fall of 1994 he returned to the faculty at Stony Brook, teaching and doing research in optical science as a University Professor. Three years later he became President of Brookhaven Science Associates, a partnership between the university and Battelle Memorial Institute, which won the contract to operate Brookhaven National Laboratory. LTG Keith B. Alexander is the current Director of NSA and Chief, Central Security. He has a distinguished career in Army and Defense Intelligence. LTG Alexander previously served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Army Headquarters; Director of Intelligence, United States Central Command; and Deputy Director for Requirements, Capabilities, Assessments and Doctrine, J-2, for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His education includes an MBA from West Point, two Masters Degrees from the Naval Post Graduate School (Physics and Systems Technology), and an M.S. in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University. Vice Admiral Arthur K. Cebrowski, USN (Ret.) was regarded as one of the Nation’s principle national security futurists and the intellectual leader of a movement that transformed the Department of Defense in an age of radical change and uncertainty. He honorably served his country for over forty years; most recently the Secretary of Defense appointed him as the first Director of Force Transformation. His personal decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal, five awards of the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, two Meritorious Service Medals, ten Air Medals and two Navy Commendation Medals with combat “V”. He was also the 1991 winner of the John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership.
The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is an independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit public policy research institute. The Institute identifies and aggressively shepherds discussion on key science and technology issues facing our society. From these discussions and forums, we develop meaningful science and technology policy options and ensure their implementation at the intersection of business and government. ###
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