Maj. Timothy Bode, one of the Air Force Institute of Technology’s incoming students, has been selected as a recipient of the 2007 Arthur S. Flemming Award. This very prestigious award, given by George Washington University in conjunction with the Arthur S. Flemming Awards Commission, honors junior government employees (under 40 years of age) for excellence in leadership and management. To achieve this honor, Maj. Bode successfully competed at the wing, MAJCOM, Air Force, and national level. This award reflects not only his recent excellent work as a program manager at the Space Based Infrared Systems Wing, Space and Missiles Center, Air Force Space Command, but also a lifetime of service to the country. He will be honored, along with other the recipients, at the award ceremony at George Washington University on 2 June.

Established by the Downtown Jaycees in 1948, the Flemming Awards honor outstanding federal employees. Recognized by the president of the United States, agency heads, and the private sector, the winners are selected from all areas of the federal service. Nominees may include any career federal employee or member of the uniformed services who has at least three but no more than fifteen years of government service. More than 500 individuals have received the award to date.