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Title |
Framed EPA Gold Medal Awarded to Julia Barrow, 1995 |
Object Name |
Medal |
Description |
Framed EPA Gold Medal Awarded to Julia Barrow, 1995. Gold medal and certificate awarded to Julie Barrow by the EPA for her exceptional service. Certificate is on the left, and states that she received the award for her public outreach program about California's air quality. Certificate has a gold foil EPA logo in the bottom left corner, made up of a flower shape with a setting sun over ocean waves on the round bulb and leaves that resemble butterfly wings. In the bottom right corner is a black signature from the EPA administrator. To the right of the certificate is the gold medal. It is round and also has the EPA logo in the center, and an attached ribbon with green stripes on a blue background. Medal and certificate are set into rectangular cutouts in a blue-gray marble patterned poster board, with a gold border around the medal's cutout. The entire thing has a thick gold plastic frame, designed to look like painted wood, with subtle abstract carvings around its main ridge. On the back is a sticker for Eriksen Gallery and Frame Shop in Half Moon Bay. |
Date |
February 8, 1995 |
Creator |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
Catalog Number |
2017.008.082 |
Dimensions |
H-15 W-22.5 D-2.25 inches |
Dimension Details |
entire framed thing; 8 x 10 certificate; 3.25 x 1.5 x .25 medal |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"the united states environmental protection agency / Awards to / Julia Barrow / the / Gold Medal for Exceptional Service / For the successful design and implementation / of a comprehensive public outreach process / which resulted in innovative air quality strategies / under the California FIPs" (printed on certificate in black, with the first letters of the words of the first few lines in red); "Carol W. Browne / Administrator" (top line signed in black marker; not 100% confident that it's accurate); "UNITED STATES / ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY" (on medal, around the logo in raised text); "ERIKSEN GALLERY / & Frame Shop / 524 Main Street / Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 / (415) 726-1598" (on small white sticker, back of frame, bottom center) |
Provenance |
Part of the Semones - Barrow Collection |
Notes |
"Julie held management positions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in San Francisco, winning the agency's National Gold Medal for Exceptional Service by developing innovative air quality strategies. She is also a three-time recipient of the agency's National Bronze Medal for Commendable Service. She began her environmental career in Chicago, Illinois where she won the Regional Administrator's Award for Excellence for the Women in Science and Engineering Program." The gold medal is the EPA's highest honor. [source: biographical information provided by collection donors] |
Search Terms |
Awards Barrow, Julia Certificates Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Medals |
Subjects |
Air quality Awards Certificates Environmental policy Medals |
People |
Barrow, Julia |
Credit line |
JoAnn Semones - Julia Barrow Collection |