ML20043C196
| ML20043C196 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/18/1990 |
| From: | Carr K NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Villagra A FEDERAL WOMEN'S INTERAGENCY BOARD |
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May 18, 1990 CHAIRMAN Ms. Ana Villagra, Chairperson FWP Achievement Awards Comittee c/o FWIB P. O. Box 27621 Washington, D. C.
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Dear Ms. Villagra:
I am pleased to nominate James H. Sniezek, Deputy Executive Director for Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Regional Operations, and Research, in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Office of the Executive Director for Operations, for the 1990 Federal Women's Program Achievement Award.
Mr. Snierek's outstanoing contributions to the Federal Women's Program merit the recognition that this award confers.
Sincerely, hNI% 4.,
Kenneth M. Carr
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JAMES H. SNIEZEK
. Sniezek is nominated for the Federal Women's Program Achievement irecognitionofhisdedicationtothegoalsandobjectivesofthe Women s Program. Mr. Sniezek's efforts to hire, provide career lities for, and oromote women and other minorities in an ition that has the serious responsibility of safely regulating power plants across the Nation have served as a model for the igency.
trek joined the Atomic Energy Comission (AEC) in 1969 as a reactor A graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy and the U. S. Navy
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Power Training Program, he is a Certified Professional Engineer in ld of nuclear engineering. He has received the Nuclear Regulatory ion (NRC) Distinguished Service Award and the Presidential
'ous Rank Award as well as numerous Senior Executive Service ince b::nuses.
2,1990 Mr. Sniezek assumed the position of Deputy Executive for Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Regional Operations, and Research iffice of the Executive Director for Operations at the NRC. His t
position was that of Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor on(NRR).
In this position Mr. Sniezek was the driving force completely revitalized NRC Intern Program.
The two-year program on hiring technical staff with Bachelor of Science or Master of degrees in various engineering and scientific disciplines and them to gain a broad perspective on the role of NRC and the agency and regional offices in the regulatory process, these technical disciplines have been traditionally populated by males, Mr. Sniezek's. efforts have been specifically directed
.ng female and minority employees into the Intern Program and then eer technical positions. Since the current two-year program began
't 1988, fif teen employees have participated, seven of whom are One female engineer has just graduated from the program, and five loyees -- all of them women -- have just been hired to participate rogram.
Four more offers have been made recently, three of those
,rek's active interest in, and dedication to, the Intern Program are ristic of his management style. He is thoroughly comitted to the tion of women and minorities into the technical workforce and has
}igorously to implement this dynamic program, which has become the " grow-your-own" program for technical professionals.
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The results of his efforts will be an increased number of women in senior-level positions as well as long-term positive effects on NRC's reactor safety program.
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