HRD Deputy Director Howie Friedman has been awarded the first-ever Order of Sherman’s Lagoon Award in honor of his exemplary service to NOAA’s mission. The award recognizes Howie’s long-term efforts to promote equal employment opportunity, diversity, and educational and outreach activities at AOML. Howie was also recognized for his 55 years of dedicated federal service. The award is broadly based on the comic strip Sherman’s Lagoon by Jim Toomey.