These three were among the five who received President Eisenhower's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service in a White House ceremony. From left to right: Wernher Von Braun, director of Development Operations for the Army Ballistic Missile Agency; Hazel K. Stieveling, director of the Institute of Home Economics of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Mrs. Doyle L. Northrup, who accepted the award for her husband, Doyle L. Northrup, technical director of the Air Force Special Weapons Squadron.

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Unknown. 1959. “These three were among the five who received President Eisenhower's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service in a White House ceremony. From left to right: Wernher Von Braun, director of Development Operations for the Army Ballistic Missile Agency; Hazel K. Stieveling, director of the Institute of Home Economics of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Mrs. Doyle L. Northrup, who accepted the award for her husband, Doyle L. Northrup, technical director of the Air Force Special Weapons Squadron..” Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library. Accessed March 28, 2024, https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/items/show/12320.