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24 June 2026
CSL's Doug Ohlhorst receives a NOAA Silver Sherman Award. This award was initiated during Dr. Kathy Sullivan's tenure as NOAA Administrator, to recognize individuals who excel in their work, achieve a milestone that contributes significantly or critically towards a particular program's goal, or demonstrate leadership toward process improvement of a significant magnitude. Dr. Sullivan was particularly invested in reaching down into the organization to recognize those who made extraordinary efforts to keep the mission moving forward.
Doug is recognized "for outstanding support of the Information Technology (IT) systems in the NOAA/OAR Chemical Sciences Laboratory (CSL) and the David Skaggs Research Center. His comprehensive knowledge of IT systems and infrastructure, system security, and government policies and procedures are of great benefit to CSL and our agency. His proactive support of the IT needs of the laboratory staff and researchers with desktop computing, instrumentation control, high-performance computing access, and data storage have enhanced their productivity and effectiveness in carrying out CSL's mission."
Doug was recognized by CSL Director David Fahey, and receives his NOAA Silver Sherman award certificate at the CSL all hands meeting on 24 June 2026. The pin that accompanies this award "... is dubbed the 'Silver Sherman' because it features Sherman the Shark from Jim Toomey's popular daily comic Sherman's Lagoon. Artist and conservationist Jim Toomey has long been a friend of NOAA. Besides sharing the exploits of the comic strip's namesake shark and his underwater friends, Mr. Toomey uses the cartoon to educate his readers about the environment."
