Exceptional Public Achievement Medal

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NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Medal

Type| Medal
Awarded for| "Awarded to any non-Government individual or to any individual who was not a Government employee during the period in which the service was performed. The award is for a significant specific achievement or substantial improvement in operations, efficiency, service, financial savings, science, or technology which contributes to the mission of NASA."[1]
Country| United States
Presented by| the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Eligibility| Non-government personnel
Status| Active
Established| July 29, 1959[citation needed]

NASA Exceptional Public Achievement Ribbon

The Exceptional Public Achievement Medal is an award of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established in 1959[citation needed]. It is awarded to any non-Government individual or to any individual who was not a Government employee during the period in which the service was performed. The award is for a significant specific achievement or substantial improvement in operations, efficiency, service, financial savings, science, or technology which contributes to the mission of NASA.

To be awarded the medal, a NASA employee must fulfill the following criteria: work-related achievements yielding high-quality results and/or substantial improvement that supports the Agency mission; innovative approaches used in the conception, design, or execution of the individual's work; and/or impact and importance of the individual's achievement that made a significant contribution that enables NASA to accomplish its mission.[1]

## Notable recipients[edit]

* National Symphony Conductor Emil de Cou (2012)
* June Lockhart (2013)
* Bill Prady (2013)[2]
* Stephen Colbert (2015)
* Sir Ridley Scott (2016)
* Begoña Vila (2016)[3]
* Charles M. Schulz (2023)[4]

## See also[edit]

* List of NASA awards

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Agency Honor Awards: Exceptional Public Achievement Medal". nasapeople.nasa.gov. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 27 July 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. ^ "Nasa Agency Honor Awards 2013" (PDF).
3. ^ "La astrofísica viguesa premiada por la NASA, Begoña Vila, visita 'A Revista'" [The Astrophysicist from Vigo Awarded by NASA, Begoña Vila, visits 'A Revista']. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Vigo. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
4. ^ "Jean Schulz awarded NASA medal for sending Snoopy to the moon". April 7, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* NASA awards
* National Aeronautics and Space Administration Honor Awards (1969-1978)

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Awards and decorations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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* Congressional Space Medal of Honor (astronauts only)
* Distinguished Service Medal
* Distinguished Public Service Medal
* Outstanding Leadership Medal
* Outstanding Public Leadership Medal
* Exceptional Service Medal
* Exceptional Public Service Medal
* Exceptional Bravery Medal
* Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal
* Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
* Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal
* Equal Employment Opportunity Medal
* Exceptional Administrative Achievement Medal
* Exceptional Achievement Medal
* Exceptional Public Achievement Medal
* Early Career Achievement Medal
* Silver Achievement Medal
* NASA Group Achievement Award
* Space Flight Medal (astronauts only)
* Space Exploration Medal

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* Outstanding Service Medal

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