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Marshall Jones, of Washington, Virginia, deputy director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, received the Department of the Interior’s Distinguished Service Award, the highest employee honor bestowed by the department, in ceremonies in Washington.
Jones was presented the award by Acting Interior Secretary Lynn Scarlett, who said Jones and others honored at the department’s 63d annual Honor Awards Convocation were an inspiration and were “committed to excellence and a dedication to public service.”
Jones, who has been with the Service more than 30 years, served as acting director for 13 months during two transition periods, is a holder of the prestigious Ira Gabrielson Leadership Award and only last month received the Senior Executive Service’s Executive Leadership Award. He also served as assistant director for International Affairs and as Endangered Species Division chief in the Atlanta Regional Office. Jones holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Murray State
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