Awards

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) poses with winners of the Department's Suggestion Awards and other staff in the Department of the Interior auditorium. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (second from left); and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (third from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) crowns Marilyn O'Neill as the President's Cup Regatta Queen. The escort at right is unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) and Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (right) talk with Glen Hoyt after awarding him a gold medal upon his retirement. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Department of the Interior staff pose for a picture after a Distinguished Service Awards ceremony. Pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Robert Rose (fourth from left); Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (fifth from left); and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty (sixth from left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty (standing, left) shakes hands with Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (standing, right) after receiving the Department of the Interior Distinguished Service Award. Also pictured: Under Secretary of the Interior Richard Searles (standing, center); and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Robert Rose (seated, fourth from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: L. Wade Lathram, Director, Division of Management Research; Floyd Dotson, Director, Division of Administrative Services; Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and D. Otis Beasley, Director, Division of Budget and Finance after Secretary Chapman gave the Distinguished Service Award to Lathram, Dotson, and Beasley. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) gives the Distinguished Service Award to Wesley R. Nelson (right), Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (left) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) present the Distinguished Service Award to Mrs. J. Atwood Maulding, Director of Personnel. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Department of the Interior staff gathers in the Secretary's office for the presentation of the Distinguished Service Award to Mrs. J. Atwood Maulding, Director of Personnel. Pictured left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Mrs. Maulding; and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Mrs. J. Atwood Maulding, Director of Personnel, Department of the Interior receives the Distinguished Service Award. From left to right: Under Secretary of the Interior Richard Searles; Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop; Mrs. Maulding; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne; and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook