Climate specialist Rick Thoman receives NOAA career award
May 29, 2020
Richard “Rick” Thoman, an Ӱpro climate specialist with the at the is a 2020 recipient of a Distinguished Career Award for Professional Achievement. The award recognizes individual NOAA employees — present and recently retired, such as Thoman — who have made long-term contributions and commitments to accomplishing NOAA goals.
The NOAA Distinguished Career Award honors contributions on a sustained basis and a body of work, rather than a single defined accomplishment. In addition, this award recognizes significant accomplishments across all NOAA program areas and functions that have resulted in long-term benefits to the bureau’s mission and strategic goals.
Thoman was honored after a 30-year career with the for continued efforts to improve climate services in Ӱpro and for outstanding outreach efforts to work with Ӱpro Native communities.
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