Commerce Department and NOAA award Silver and Bronze medals to NEXRAD Operational Support Facility
Dec 16th, 1999 | By Keli TarpMembers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) Operational Support Facility in Norman were awarded medals for their outstanding achievements recently.
Daryl Covey, section chief for field support, and Terrell Ballard, section chief for electronics maintenance, representing the NEXRAD Hotline Team, accepted the Silver Medal Dec. 7 from U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary William Daley at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The team was recognized for developing and leading the WSR-88D (NEXRAD) Doppler weather radar hotline in providing world-class customer service.