Temple Gold Medal medal recipient. A silver medal would have been awarded to William B. T. Trego for "The March to Valley Forge", but he refused to accept it. Trego argued that if only one Temple medal was awarded it should be a gold, not a silver (which implied second place). Trego sued PAFA to be named the gold medal winner and claim the cash prize. After losing in a Philadelphia court, he took his appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which concurred with the lower court's ruling that PAFA's art jury had the right to issue awards as it saw fit. After
Department of Commerce Silver Medal group which is awarded the Silver Medal Award are each presented a framed certificate signed by the Secretary and medal. An organization receiving the award is presented one framed certificate signed by the Secretary and medal. The Silver Medal Award is awarded for exceptional performance characterized by noteworthy or superlative contributions, which have a direct and lasting impact with the Department of Commerce. To warrant a Silver Medal, a contribution must focus on qualitative and quantitative performance measures reflected in the Department of Commerce's strategic plan and be identified in one of the following areas: The NOAA Corps is eligible