2013

Individual:

Jo Anne Vasquez,
Vice President and Program Director - Arizona Transition Years - Teacher and Curriculum Initiatives, Helios Education Foundation
and
Alan Leshner,
Chairman, Committee on Honorary Awards and Member, National Science Board.
Press Release

"For her outstanding commitment, extraordinary leadership, and tireless efforts to promote excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education."

2012

Individual:

Bud Peterson,
Chairman
Committee on Honorary Awards and Member, National Science Board
and
Lawrence M. Krauss,
Foundation Professor
School of Earth and Space Exploration and Physics Department, and
Director of the Origins Project, Arizona State University
Press Release

"For his extensive, broad outreach to the public that bridges the chasm between science and popular culture as well as science and public policy through his popular books and lectures, editorials in major newspapers and magazines, regular columns in scientific journals, musical performances, and television documentaries and news programs."

Group:
NPR Science Desk,

Bud Peterson,
Chairman
Committee on Honorary Awards and Member, National Science Board and
Accepting the Award:
Joe Palca,
NPR Science Desk Correspondent
Press Release

"For its decades-long commitment to deep, thoughtful, and engaging coverage of science that offers compelling explanations of important and complex issues as an integral part of its public-service broadcast mission."

2011

Individual:

France Córdova,
Chairman
Committee on Honorary Awards and Member, National Science Board
and
Moira A. Gunn,
Host
Tech Nation and BioTech Nation
Managing Director of Biotechnology Programs, University of San Francisco
Press Release

"For extraordinary contributions to the education of the public and promotion of science and technology through a national weekly radio program, with commentaries on scientific issues and in-depth interviews, for a broad public audience."

Group:
The Exploratorium,

France Córdova,
Chairman
Committee on Honorary Awards and Member, National Science Board
and
Accepting the Award:
Dennis Bartels,
Executive Director of Exploratorium
Press Release

"For pioneering efforts to increase public understanding of the processes of science and engineering through hands-on interactivity within a museum learning center; fostering awareness of science, engineering, and technology to the education community; and encouraging and influencing the next generation of scientists and engineers."

2010

Individual:
Nalini M. Nadkarni,
Member of the Faculty
The Evergreen State College
and
Ray M. Bowen,
Chairman
National Science Board

"For her groundbreaking research in forest canopy science, and for her outstanding and truly unique achievements in public service in science through forging connections with the general public and involving non-traditional audiences in her scientific research."

Group:
The Expanding Your Horizons Network,
Accepting the Award:
Rachel Sheinbein,
President
The Expanding Your Horizons Network
and
Ray M. Bowen,
Chairman
National Science Board

"For its decades-long commitment to the early development of interest in mathematics and science among young women, making significant strides toward its goal to develop a pool of qualified women to undertake careers in mathematics, science, and engineering."

2009

Individual:
Jo Anne Vasqez,
Chairman,
NSB Public Service
Award Committee
and
Roald Hoffmann,
Frank H. T. Rhodes
Professor of Humane Letters, Emeritus
and
Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
Cornell University
Press Release

"For his extensive, broad-reaching, and diverse contributions to educating the public about science and, more specifically, fostering appreciation of the relevance of chemistry to culture and understanding of the essential role of chemistry in the world."

Group:
Jo Anne Vasqez,
Chairman,
NSB Public Service
Award Committee
and
American Chemical Society
Project SEED
Accepting the Award:
Tom Lane,
President
American Chemical Society
Press Release

"For the outstanding and decades-long contributions of the Project SEED program in fostering interest in chemistry as a career and encouraging achievement in science, mathematics, and engineering among students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds."

2008

Group:
Bayer Corporation
Accepting the Award:
Dr. Attila Molnar
President and CEO
Bayer Corporation
and
Dr. Steven Beering
Chairman
Natonal Science Board

"For exemplary commitment to improving U.S. science education; contributing to the development of a diverse science, technology, engineering, and mathematics pipeline of students and future innovators; and fostering public science literacy."

Group:
SAE International
Accepting the Award:
Dr. Thomas W. Ryan, III
2008 President
SAE International
and
Dr. Steven Beering
Chairman
National Science Board

"For outstanding dedication to the education and career development of student and professional engineers; leadership in developing standards for technology and safety in the transportation industry; and contributions to the advancement of mathematics, science, and engineering education."

2007

Individual:
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri
Professor of Chemistry
William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair
for the Wisconsin Idea
University of Wisconsin-Madison
and
Shirley Malcom, Chairman, NSB Public Service Award Committee
Press Release

"For extraordinary contributions to promote science literacy and cultivate the intellectual and emotional links between science and the arts for the public."

Group:
NUMB3RS
Television Drama Series
Cheryl Heuton and Nicolas Falacci
Co-Creators and Executive Producers
[Accepting the Award: Cheryl Heuton]
and
Shirley Malcom, Chairman, NSB Public Service Award Committee
Press Release

"For innovative use of the entertainment medium to promote interest in mathematics education and mathematic applications in everyday life."

2006

Individual:
Alan Alda
Host, Scientific American Frontiers
Actor, Writer, and Director
and
Shirley Malcom, Chairman, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For his contagious enthusiasm in fostering wonder and discovery by bringing complex scientific concepts to all audiences through television and the dramatic arts."

Individual:
Craig R. Barrett
Chairman of the Board
Intel Corporation
and
Shirley Malcom, Chairman, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For his outstanding promotion of science education, dedicated commitment to the public's understanding of science, and positive influence on science and technology policy."

Group:
Association of Science-Technology Centers
[Accepting the Award: Bonnie VanDorn and Walter R.T. Witschey]
and
Shirley Malcom, Chairman, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For excellence and innovation in informal science education to advance public understanding of science among diverse audiences worldwide."

2005

Individual:
Ira Flatow
Host and Executive Producer,
Talk of the Nation: Science Friday
and
Shirley Malcom,
Chair,
NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For promoting scientific interest and knowledge through his informative discussions on science, technology, health, space, and the environment through his weekly radio broadcast to a worldwide audience."

Group:
Committee On The Status Of Women In Computing Research
[Accepting the award: Carla Ellis and Mary Jean Harrold, Co-Chairs]
and
Shirley Malcom, Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For its action-oriented programs aimed at increasing the number and success of women participating in computer science and engineering research and education."

2004

Individual:
Oliver Sacks, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Neurology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Author
and
Annette Berkovits
Member, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For his enhancement of the international and national public's appreciation of science in our lives through his writings concerning the links between the brain and the mind."

Group:
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
[Accepting the Award: Ralph P. Gomory, President]
and
Annette Berkovits
Member, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For its innovative use of traditional media - books, radio, public television - and its pioneering efforts in theater and commercial television and films to advance public understanding of science and technology."

2003

Individual:
Kathryn D. Sullivan
President and Chief Executive Officer, Center of Science and Industry
Columbus Ohio
and
Shirley Malcom,
Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For her accomplishments as an explorer of Earth and space, a science educator, and a role models for girls and young women."

Group:
Council for the Advancement of Science Writing [Accepting the Award:
Ben Patrusky,
Executive Director and
Jerry Bishop, President]
and
Shirley Malcom,
Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For its achievement in bringing together scientists and science writers for the purpose of improving the quality of science news reaching the public."

Group:
Earth and Sky, Inc.
Earth & Sky
[Accepting the Award:
Deborah Byrd
and Joel Block,
Producers and Hosts and Ryan Britton,
Executive Director]
and
Shirley Malcom,
Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For its achievement in broadcasting explanations of research and everyday science to a worldwide audience."

2002

Individual:
Eugenie C. Scott,
Executive Director,
National Center for
Science Education
Eugenie C. Scott, 2002 NSB Public Service Awardee (individual)
and
Paula Apsell, Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For her promotion of public understanding of the importance of science, the scientific method, and science education and the role of evolution in science education."

Group:
Society for Advancement
of Chicanos and Native
Americans in Science
[Accepting the Award:
MariaElena Zavalas, President, SACNAS]
and
Paula Apsell, Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For its creative approaches encouraging Latinos and Native Americans to pursue graduate education and careers in science, mathematics, technology, and engineering."

2001

Individual:
Dava Sobel
East Hampton, New York
and
Michael Ambrosino, Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For her enhancement of the public's understanding of the role of science in our lives and for fostering awareness of science and technology amont broad segments of the general public."

Group:
Education Division,
Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo
[Accepting the Award, Annette Berkovits, Senior Vice President-Education, and The Chauncey Stillman Chair in Wildlife Education]
and
Michael Ambrosino, Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For fostering awareness of science among broad segments of the population and influencing and encouraging the next generation of life science professionals."

2000

Individual:
Philip and Phylis Morrison
and
Michael Ambrosino, Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For a lifetime of film and radio reporting, writings, especially book reviews in Scientific American, and serving as role models and teachers for generations of students"

Group:
Science Service
Washington, DC
[Accepting the Award:
Dudley Herschbach, and Donald Harless]
and
Michael Ambrosino, Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For its pioneering influence on increasing public understanding of science, mathematics and engineering through science fairs, national and international science competitions, and the publication of Science News"

1999

Individual:
Stephen J. Gould
and
David Perlman, Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For his lifetime of work encompassing the history and methods of science through his research, teaching and communication of science to the public as an author of scientific literature that inspires and educates."

Group:
"Bill Nye
the Science Guy",
KCTS-TV, Seattle
[Accepting the Award:
Bill Nye, and Elizabeth Brock]
and
David Perlman, Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee (far left)

"For its masterful presentations of the sciences to the younger generation, thus encouraging and fostering an awareness and appreciation of science and technology."

1998

Individual:
Jane Goodall
The Jane Goodall Institute
and
Richard Zare, Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For her lifetime work communicating the results of her research to the broadest possible publics, and for her continued advocacy for the participation of young people and adults in the scientific enterprise."

Group:
PBS television series NOVA
[Accepting the Award:
Paula Apsell, Executive Producer, NOVA, and Michael Amrosino, series creator]
and
Richard Zare, Chair, NSB Public Service Award Committee

"For its clear, accurate, and wide-ranging programs exploring every aspect of science, and for NOVA's major influence on commercial broadcast and cable channels."