MEIT Employee Receives Prestigious NASA Award

MEIT employee Jackie Reeves, who works on the Bioastronautics Contract at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), was presented with the prestigious Silver Snoopy award on August 6, 2013, at a ceremony at NASA JSC’s Gilruth Center.

Reeves is recognized for her ability to understand the requirements and establish effective systems for work output with a focus on the core competencies. In short, Ms. Reeves helps ensure that activities run smoothly at the division level.

The Silver Snoopy award originated in 1968 as a means of recognizing individuals who perform in an outstanding manner, contributing to the success of manned space flight missions. To meet the criteria for this award, the recipient’s job performance must be oriented to flight safety or mission success; it must be of an outstanding nature to distinguish the recipient in his or her particular area of responsibility; and it must be meaningful in its contribution to flight safety or success of the mission.  Silver Snoopy awards are limited to no more than 1% of eligible recipients.

“Ms. Reeves is a constant achiever.  She is innovative and takes the initiative to explore new opportunities.  She works well as a team member or solo and she excels in effective human relationships, always recognizing the needs of her customer,” shared MEIT Bioastronautics program manager, Patsy Finch.  “She has quickly gained the respect of others and takes pride in her work. She demonstrates strong functional knowledge and displays a high degree of honesty, loyalty and integrity.”

For over twenty years, Ms. Jackie Reeves has provided invaluable administrative support to NASA. She has assisted countless personnel with preparation of documents and presentations, tracking of safety and publication metrics, management of websites, support and coordination of scientific and working group meetings, support to NASA/JSC special events, and has played a very significant role in assuring a safe worksite for the Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences Division (BR&ES).  She joined the Wyle Team (formerly Krug) in 1987 and in 2003, she joined MEIT supporting the Wyle Bioastronautics Contract Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences (BR&ES; formerly Human Adaptation & Countermeasures, HACD) Division Support team, where she serves in several key areas.

Finch clearly summarizes that, “Jackie is an outstanding representative of MEIT, Wyle, the Johnson Space Center and our nation’s space program.”