The Washington Medal of Merit
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In Washington State The Medal of Merit is given for exceptional conduct in providing outstanding services to the citizens.
1988
1989
1990
1995
1998
2003
2007 (Governor Chris Gregoire)
Recipients
1987- Warren G. MagnusonWarren G. MagnusonWarren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party from Washington from 1944 until 1981. Upon leaving the Senate, he was the most senior member of the body...
– Seattle (Senator) - Dorothy Bullitt – Seattle (KING TV Founder and Philanthropist)
- Orville VogelOrville VogelOrville Vogel was an American scientist and wheat breeder whose research made possible the "Green Revolution" in world food production....
– Pullman (U.S. Department of Agriculture) - Lester R. Sauvage M.D. – Seattle (Medical Pioneer)
1988
- Edward CarlsonEdward CarlsonEdward "Eddie" Carlson , was an American businessman and Seattle, Washington civic leader.Carlson was born in Tacoma, Washington and, as a youth, helped his single mother make ends meet by working as an attendant at a gas station, as well as other odd jobs...
– Seattle (Chair, Century 21, United Airlines) - William B. Hutchinson (physician)http://historyink.com/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=7183 – Seattle (Medical Research) founder of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterFred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterThe Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, is one of the world’s leading cancer research institutes...
- Henry M. JacksonHenry M. JacksonHenry Martin "Scoop" Jackson was a U.S. Congressman and Senator from the state of Washington from 1941 until his death...
– Everett (Senator)
1989
- Julia Butler HansenJulia Butler HansenJulia Butler Hansen , born Julia Caroline Butler, June 14, 1907, in Portland, Oregon, USA, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1960-1974. She represented Washington's Third Congressional District as a Democrat. She was the second woman and first Democratic woman...
– Cathlamet (Congresswoman) - Belding H. Scriber M.D. – Seattle (UW Medical School)
- Charles OdegaardCharles OdegaardCharles Edwin Odegaard was the 19th president of the University of Washington from 1958–1973. Odegaard is credited in transforming the University of Washington from an average state university to one among the top public universities in the United States.-Background:Odegaard was born in 1911 in...
– Seattle (UW President)
1990
- James E. Reed – Seattle (Law)
- Francis Penrose Owens – Seattle (WSU Regent)
1995
- Dr. Kathleen Ross - Prosser (Founder, Heritage College)
- Michael Copass M.D. – Seattle (Harborview Medical Center)
1998
- Dr E. Donnall ThomasE. Donnall ThomasDr. Edward Donnall Thomas is an American physician, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, and director emeritus of the clinical research division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. In 1990 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Joseph E. Murray for the...
– Seattle (Transplant Pioneer – Nobel Laureate) - Grady AuvilGrady AuvilGrady Auvil was the founder of the Auvil Fruit Company.He established the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission and first cultivated the Granny Smith apple in the United States. In addition, Auvil received the state of Washington's highest honor, The Washington Medal of Merit, from Governor...
– Orondo (Apple Orchardist and Pioneer) - Stanley O. McNaughton – Seattle (Business Leader)
- Jacob LawrenceJacob LawrenceJacob Lawrence was an American painter; he was married to fellow artist Gwendolyn Knight. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism", though by his own account the primary influence was not so much French art as the shapes and colors of Harlem.Lawrence is among the best-known twentieth...
– Seattle (Painter)
2003
- Tom FoleyTom FoleyThomas Stephen Foley was the 57th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1989 to 1995. He represented Washington's 5th congressional district for 30 years as a Democratic member from 1965 to 1995....
– Spokane (former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives) - Leland H. HartwellLeland H. HartwellLeland Harrison Hartwell is former president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. He shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Paul Nurse and R...
Ph.D. - Seattle (Nobel Prize-winning researcher) - Helmut "Brownie" Braunsteiner – Tacoma (veterans' advocate)
- Ernest K. GannErnest K. GannErnest Kellogg Gann was an American aviator, author, filmmaker, sailor, fisherman and conservationist.-Early life:...
– San Juan Island (former filmmaker and author)
2007 (Governor Chris Gregoire)
- Linda B. BuckLinda B. BuckLinda Brown Buck is an American biologist best known for her work on the olfactory system. She was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Richard Axel, for their work on olfactory receptors....
, Ph. D. - 2004 Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
in Physiology or Medicine - Dale ChihulyDale ChihulyDale Chihuly is an American glass sculptor and entrepreneur.-Biography:Chihuly graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Tacoma, Washington. He enrolled at the College of the Puget Sound in 1959...
- glass artist - Bonnie J. DunbarBonnie J. DunbarBonnie Jeanne Dunbar is a former NASA astronaut. She retired from NASA in September 2005. She then served as president and CEO of The Museum of Flight until April of 2010. She is now a consultant.-Early life:...
, Ph. D. - president and CEO of the Museum of FlightMuseum of FlightThe Museum of Flight is a private non-profit air and space museum at King County International Airport , south of downtown Seattle, Washington. It was established in 1965 and is fully accredited by the American Association of Museums... - Former Governor Daniel J. EvansDaniel J. EvansDaniel Jackson Evans served three terms as the 16th Governor of the state of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1983 to 1989....