B4 APG News • Thursday, January 26, 2017

THIS WEEK IN APG HISTORY

Incoming acting director of the U.S. Army Chemical

Materials Agency, Dale A. Ormond, left, presents the

CMA colors to incoming Sgt. Maj. Jerry Curtiss during a

change of responsibility ceremony.

After a Washington Redskins defender says it would take

a tank to stop the Detroit Lions’ Barry Sanders, ESPN

reporter Chris Mortenson films a spot for the ESPN

Game Day broadcast for the upcoming playoff game in

front of a tank at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The Red-

skins mauled the Lions.

From left, Edgewood Arsenal Commander Col. William W.

Stone Jr. presents letters of appreciation to Charles H.

Walker of the Weapons Development and Engineering

Laboratories and Catherine Kilmurray and Gilbert S.

Johnson from the Civilian Personnel Office.

10 Years Ago 25 Years Ago 50 Years AgoJan. 25, 2007 Jan. 29, 1992 Jan. 26, 1967

Take a look back in timeas theAPG

News exploreswhatmade the

headlines aroundAPGduring this

week10, 25 and 50 years ago. This

week’sAPGNewsmasthead is from

2009.

By Yvonne Johnson, APG News

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Augustus Way Fountain III, Ph.D., theArmy’s senior research scientist for chem-istry at the U.S. Army Edgewood ChemicalBiological Center (ECBC), has been nameda recipient of the Meritorious SeniorProfessional RankAward for 2016.

Fountain, a Senior Executive Service-level scientificandprofessionalexecutive, isamong 102 Meritorious Rank recipientsfrom across the entire federal government.In the spring he will attend a ceremony forthewinners at the StateDepartmentwherethe Secretary of the Army will present theaward.

The Presidential Rank Awards Programwas established in1978 to recognize a selectgroup of career members of the SeniorExecutive Service for exceptional perform-anceover anextendedperiodof time.Later,the program was amended to extendeligibility to senior career employeeswith asustained record of exceptional profes-sional, technical, or scientific achievement.

Nomore than five percent of federal careerSenior Executive Service-level membersmay receive theMeritoriousRankAward.

“It is very humbling to be recognized atthat level,” said Fountain. “The basicresearch we do here is a team effort. I feelfortunate to have been able to support it byproviding a strategic vision andcreating theconditions for the researchers to excel.”

Fountain joined ECBC as the seniorresearch scientist for chemistry in2007andimmediately took on the task of reorganiz-ing ECBC’s basic research program. Fouryearsafterhisarrival,ECBCbecamethe topranked of the Army’s seven research,development, and engineering centers inthe area of basic research. As part of thiseffort, he dedicated himself to applyingECBC’s research capabilities to more di-rectly support the Army’s programs, in-cludingexplosivesdetection.Most recently,Fountain was hand-picked to lead theDepartment of Defense Anthrax SporeGammaRay Inactivation Study to establisha methodology for preparing anthrax forshipment.

U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Senior Scientist, Augustus Way Fountain

III, Ph.D. is the recipient of the Meritorious Senior Professional Rank Award.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO

ECBC SeniorScientist Selectedfor PresidentialRank AwardEdgewood Chemical BiologicalCenter

In winter, when the temperature drops, people head to themountains for skiing and snowboarding. Here are a few facts aboutthese popular winter sports.

$400 millionThe amount it cost to build the first indoor ski resort in theMiddle East. The Ski Dubai, located inside the Mall of the Emirates,in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, opened in 2005.

8,171 acresThe size of the largest ski resort in North America, theWhistler Blackcomb, near Vancouver, Canada. Park City, Utah, isthe largest ski area in the U.S. with more than 7,300 acres and 300trails.

158.424 mphThe world record for speed skiing, one of the fastestnon-motorized sports on land. Italian speed skier Ivan Origoneset the record in the French Alps March 26, 2016.

52Years since Sherman Poppen, a chemical gases engineer inMuskegon, Michigan, invented the “Snurfer,” the predecessor tothe snowboard, which was ridden like a snowboard, but like thesurfboard and skateboard, had no binding.

3Years since women competed in ski jumping for the first timein the history of the Winter Olympic Games. Carina Vogt, fromGermany, won the gold medal during the 2014 Winter Olympics inSochi, Russia.

By Rachel Ponder, APG News

Sources:

https://www.olympic.org;

http://www.msn.com

http://www.businessinsider.com;

https://www.wikipedia.org

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