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2007 Award Recipients Announced
The Air Force Association's Awards Committee met June 14,
2007, and selected the recipients of AFA's Awards. These awards will be
presented at various ceremonies during the AFA National Convention, the Air
& Space Conference and Technology Exposition and at regional and
local events. AFA notifies award recipients and will advise on dates, locations
and details of presentation.
National Aerospace Award Recipients
H.H. Arnold Award
For the most significant contribution by a military member for national defense
General Ronald E. Keys
Commander, Air Combat Command USAF
W. Stuart Symington Award
For the most significant contribution by a Department of the Air Force
civilian in the field of national defense
The Honorable Michael W. Wynne
Secretary of the Air Force
John R. Alison Award
For the most outstanding contribution by industrial leadership to
national defense
Lockheed Martin and The Boeing Company
David C. Schilling Award
For the most outstanding contribution in the field of flight
17th Airlift Squadron
Charleston AFB, SC
Theodore Von Karman Award
For the most outstanding contribution in the field of science and engineering
Major Steven M. Ross
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Gil Robb Wilson Award
For the most outstanding contribution in the field of arts and letters
Mr. Donald Lopez
Deputy Director
Smithsonian Institute
National Air & Space Museum
Washington, DC
Hoyt S. Vandenberg Award
For the most outstanding contribution in the field of aerospace education
Mr. Ross Perot, Jr.
Chairman
Perot Systems Corporation
Plano, TX
Thomas P. Gerrity Award
For the most outstanding contribution in the field of systems and logistics
Lt. Col. William T. Singer
Deputy Director
565th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Tinker AFB, OK
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee of the Year
For the most outstanding performance of duty as a VA employee
Mr. Carl E Lowe, II
Waco, TX
Lt Gen Claire Lee Chennault Award
For outstanding aerial warfare tactician(s) from TAC, PACAF, USAFE, ANG and AF Reserves
Major Clinton W. Eichelberger
66th Weapons Squadron
USAF Weapons School
Nellis AFB, NV
Citations of Honor
For the most outstanding contribution by an individual or organization to
the development of aerospace power for the betterment of mankind.
ROVER Team (Big Safari, AFCSO, CENTAF, A5X, SAF/AQI/FMB)
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
301st Mission Support Group
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, TX
43rd Airlift Wing
Pope AFB, NC
1st Special Operations Group
Hurlburt Field, FL
658th Aeronautical Systems Squadron
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Rapid Attack ID & Detection and Reporting System
Deployable Ground Segment Team
379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron
Al Udeid AB, Qatar
355th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
86th Airlift Wing
Ramstein AB, Germany
Crews and Teams
Brig Gen Ross G. Hoyt Award
For the best air refueling crew (active, ANG or Reserve) in the USAF
The Air Crew of SHADOW 61
67th Special Operations Squadron
352nd Special Operations Group
Royal Air Force
Mildenhall, United Kingdom
Gen Curtis E. LeMay Award
For the best overall bomber aircrew in the Air Force
The Crew of BONE 27
37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron
28th Bomb Wing
Ellsworth AFB, SD
Gen Jerome O'Malley Award
For the best reconnaissance crew in the USAF
RC-135 (RIVET JOINT) Crew of Crow 45
55th Wing
Offutt AFB, NE
Gen Thomas S. Power Award
For the best overall missile crew in the Air Force
Captain Melissa S. Ward and
First Lieutenant James A. Mijatovich
90th Space Wing
Francis E. Warren AFB, WY.
Best Space Operations Crew Award
For the best overall space operations crew in the USAF
2D Range Operations Squadron
FTG-02 Range Crew
30th Space Wing
Vandenberg AFB, CA
Lt Gen William H. Tunner Award
For the most outstanding airlift crew in the Air Force
The Crew of OUZO 05
7th Special Operations Squadron
Royal Air Force
Mildenhall, United Kingdom
Test and Evaluation Team of the Year Award
For outstanding achievement by a USAF test team engaged in the test
and evaluation of a defense acquisition program
Small Diameter Bomb Test Team
Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center
Eglin AFB, FL
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Thomas N. Barnes Award
For the outstanding aircraft crew chief in the USAF
SSgt Charles R. Tate, III, USAF
463d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Little Rock AFB, AR
Gen Billy Mitchell Award for C4Excellence
For the C4 professional who most enhanced the Air Force's
war-fighting capability
Lt Col William J. Poirier
35th Communications Squadron
Misawa AB, Japan
Airborne Battle Management Crew
of the Year Award
For the outstanding AWACS or Joint Stars aircrew's
battle management contribution to the USAF and air power
Joint Stars 12th Expeditionary Airborne Command and
Control Squadron Crew Three
116 Air Control Wing
Robins AFB, GA
Professional and Civilian Awards
Paul W. Myers Award
For the AF Med Corps Officer who has made the most significant
contribution to the continued good health of the men and women of the USAF
Lt Col Christopher G. Scharenbrock
Chief Medical Officer
Qalat
Provincial Reconstruction Team
60th Medical Operations Squadron
Travis AFB, CA
Verne Orr Award
For the best utilization of human resources in the USAF
5th Bomb Wing
Minot AFB, ND
Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of the Year Award
For civilian spouses of military members for their significant contributions to the Air Force
Mrs. Michele D. Jurgensen
Ankara, Turkey
Juanita Redmond Award
For the AF nurse (Lt or Capt) who provides significant contribution
to health care of an AF individual or family, excellence in clinical nursing
or improvement in nursing care
Captain Christina R. Wheeler
Clinical Nurse, Pediatrics
Scott AFB, IL
Stuart R. Reichart Award
For outstanding achievements in the field of law within the USAF
Mr. Lyndon B. James
Director of International Law
16th Air Force, Detachment 3
Royal AFB, Mildenhall, United Kingdom
Chaplain Service Award
For outstanding performance by a member of the USAF Chaplain Service
Chaplain, Colonel Gary L. Carlson
USCENTAF Command Chaplain
U.S. Air Force Personnel Manager Award
For outstanding performance as a personnel manager while serving in the USAF
Captain Liza M. Theriault
51st Mission Support Squadron
Osan AB, Republic of Korea
Outstanding Airmen of the Year
For recipients selected by the office of the CMSAF as the best
enlisted personnel in the Air Force
Senior Airman Linn Aubrey
Lackland AFB, TX
Senior Airman Matthew C. Hulsman
Elmendorf AFB, AL
Staff Sergeant Matthew J. Hefti
Hill AFB, UT
Staff Sergeant Richard W. Rose
Charleston AFB, SC
Staff Sergeant Jonathan C. McCoy
Pope AFB, NC
Staff Sergeant David Orvosh
Pope AFB, NC
Staff Sergeant Geoffrey M. Welsh
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Technical Sergeant Sachiko D. Jones
Alconbury AB
United Kingdom
Technical Sergeant Jeremy L. Griffin
Patrick AFB, FL
Master Sergeant Lawrence B. Taylor
Klamath Falls, OR
Senior Master Sergeant Tammy L. Brangard-Hern
Randolph AFB, TX
Senior Master Sergeant Ronald A Colaninno
McGuire AFB, NJ
Outstanding Civilian Employees
For achievements by Air Force civilian employees in four categories
Outstanding Civilian Senior Manager of the Year
Mr. Robert C. Renko
Defense Computer Forensics Laboratory
Defense Cyber Crime Center
Linthicum, MD
Civilian Program Manager of the Year
Mr. Robert D. LeFever
820th Security Forces Group
23rd Wing
Moody AFB, GA
Civilian Program Specialist of the Year
Mr. Christopher R. Nordberg
309th Maintenance Group
309th Maintenance Wing
Hill AFB, UT
Civilian Wage Employee of the Year
Mr. David L. Smart
1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron
1st Special Operations Wing
Hurlburt Field, FL
Management and Environmental Achievement Awards
Air Force Management Award
For outstanding contributions to management while assigned to AFMC
Executive Division
Ms. Lynda T. Rutledge
708th Armament Systems Group
308th Armament Systems Wing
Eglin AFB, FL
Middle Division
Major Kristi L. Forino
558th Aircraft Sustainment Group
508th Aircraft Sustainment Wing
Hill AFB, UT
Junior Division
Captain Richard L. Van Slyke
516th Aeronautical Systems Group
516th Aeronautical Systems Wing
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Gen Edwin W. Rawlings Award (Management and
Technician Categories)
Awarded to one supervisor and one technician each year for
outstanding achievements in the field of environmental conservation within
the USAF
Management:
Mr. Kevin S. Hopper
45th Civil Engineering Squadron
Cape Canaveral AFB, FL
Technician:
Technical Sergeant Joseph A. Barry
50th Civil Engineering Squadron
Schriever AFB, CO
Education Awards
Outstanding ROTC Cadet of the Year
Cadet Major Maureen A. Hartney
University of Florida
Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Cadet of the Year
Cadet Major Maria T. Mangano
Iowa State University
Jimmy Stewart Video Contest Winner
For the best JROTC unit created video on assigned topic
Flagler Palm Coast High School
AFJROTC Unit FL-936
Bunnel, FL
Air Force Reserves
Citizen Airman Awards
Enlisted Category
Senior Master Sergeant Kenneth C. Crosby
914th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base, NY
Employed by: Middle Atlantic Warehouse Distributor, Inc.
Tonawanda, NY
Officer Category
Major Thomas N. Jensen
97th Airlift Squadron
446th Airlift Wing
McChord AFB, WA
Employed by: Alaska Airlines
Seattle, WA
AFA Lifetime Achievement Awards
Recognizes not a single achievement, but a lifetime of work in
the advancement of aerospace
Paul W. Airey
Former Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
2007 AFA UNIT AWARDS
OUTSTANDING STATE ORGANIZATION
Florida State
AFA UNIT OF THE YEAR (D.W. STEELE, SR. MEMORIAL AWARD)
Central Oklahoma-Gerrity Chapter, OK
OUTSTANDING SMALL CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
Fort Dodge Chapter, IA
OUTSTANDING MEDIUM CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
Colonel H.M. "Bud" West Chapter, FL
OUTSTANDING LARGE CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
Hurlburt Chapter, FL
OUTSTANDING EXTRA LARGE CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
Montgomery Chapter, AL
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD (BEST SINGLE PROGRAM)
Lance P. Sijan Chapter, CO
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD (COMMUNICATIONS)
Lufbery-Campbell Chapter, Germany
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD (COMMUNITY PARTNERS)
Enid Chapter, OK
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD (COMMUNITY RELATIONS)
Tucson Chapter, AZ
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD (OVERALL PROGRAMMING)
Eglin Chapter, FL
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD (VETERANS AFFAIRS)
Long Island Chapter, NY
2007 AFA INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
MEMBER OF THE YEAR
William D. Croom, TX
PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS
John Timothy Brock, FL
David Buckwalter, RI
David Cummock, FL
Mary Feightner, OK
Rodgers Greenawalt, SC
Stan Hood, SC
Joseph P. Price, VA
Joan Sell, CO
Thomas G. Shepherd, WVA
Stephan Pappas, WY
CENTRAL EAST
MEDAL OF MERIT
Harold Barton, VA
Tom Bucklin, VA
Nancy Cribb, VA
John Friedman, DE
Norman Haller, VA
Curt Osterhold, DC
Michelle Ryan, VA
Charles Winstead, VA
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Nikki Barry, VA
James Holt, VA
Thomas "Sam" Bass, MD
Fred Richardson, VA
Sean Ryan, VA
William "Skip" Williams, VA
FAR WEST REGION
MEDAL OF MERIT
Marjorie Beckmann, CA
Chad Cerreto, CA
Nancy Driscoll, CA
Eugene Grimm, CA
Martin Ledwitz, CA
Carlos Ortiz, CA
Jerry Saunders, CA
Robert D. Smith, CA
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Arthur Trost, CA
Barbara Konieczny, CA
Joseph Battaglia, CA
Lee Greer, CA
FLORIDA REGION
MEDAL OF MERIT
Steve Czonstka, FL
Leslie Matheson, FL
Merry Ortega, FL
Ann Shambo, FL
Danny Webb, FL
William Yucuis, FL
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Jeri Martin, FL
Sandra S. Wood, FL
GREAT LAKES REGION
MEDAL OF MERIT
Gerhard Gaiser, IN
Robert Goedl, IN
David Judson, OH
Al Schoolcraft, OH
George Simons, OH
Charles Spencer, OH
Michael Winslow, OH
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
William Howard, IN
Shiela Wallace, OH
Kent Owsley, OH
MIDWEST REGION
MEDAL OF MERIT
Von Blunt, IA
David Cory, MO
Donna Dee, IA
Deann Faiferlick, IA
Richard Schlegel, IA
Robert Tovado, NE
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Charles McDonald, IA
Michael Cook, NE
Bruce Bachellor, IA
Mark Musick, NE
Jerry Needham, NE
NEW ENGLAND REGION
MEDAL OF MERIT
James Anderson, VT
Mark Harysch, RI
Brad Jensen, VT
Lisa McCurdy, MA
Udo McGregor, MA
Yvonne Thurston, MA
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Louis Emond, NH
Richard Codling, MA
Ronald Adams, MA
NORTH CENTRAL REGION
MEDAL OF MERIT
Al Garver, MT
Paul Johnson, MN
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Ronald Mielke, SD
Robert McGonigal, MN
James Simons, ND
NORTHEAST REGION
MEDAL OF MERIT
Robert Egolf, PA
Frank Martins, NJ
Edgar Shallenberger, PA
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
None
NORTHWEST REGION
MEDAL OF MERIT
Gary Brackett, WA
Mary Mayer, OR
Mary Moss, WA
Darlene Parrow, WA
Jack Wilbur, AK
Vivian Wilson, WA
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Carlene Joseph, WA
Fred Rosenfelder, WA
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
MEDAL OF MERIT
Richard Ames, WY
Russ Anarde, CO
Marvin Berry, UT
Brian Binn, CO
Cary Trafton, CO
Walter Saeger, UT
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Jeri Andrews, CO
Ronald Geurts, CO
James Aadland, UT
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
MEDAL OF MERIT
Michael Asselin, MS
Leonard Buch, AR
Richard T. "Sonic" Johnson, MS
Langford Knight, MS
Ann Reichenbach, AR
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Tom Gwaltney, AL
SOUTHEAST REGION
MEDAL OF MERIT
David Griffiths, NC
George Medina, NC
Donald Michels, GA
Jay Seward II, SC
Lance Young, SC
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Ronald Powell, SC
Joyce Feuerstein, NC
SOUTHWEST REGION
MEDAL OF MERIT
Elizabeth Evans, AZ
Joseph Peltier III, NV
Helen Oster, AZ
James O. Turner, AZ
Rex Weber, AZ
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Ramon Barajas, AZ
Karen Halstead, AZ
TEXOMA REGION
MEDAL OF MERIT
Nancy Bolinger, OK
Robert Hall, TX
Kelly Jones, TX
Joel Mann, OK
Dan Ohnesorge, OK
Rick Pena, OK
James Perry, TX
Pattie Rosas, TX
Joe Shurila, OK
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
James Diehl, OK
Richard Walker, TX
Terry Cox, OK
Clay Church, TX
EUROPE
MEDAL OF MERIT
Kenneth Gammons, Germany
STORZ INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Elizabeth McLaughlin, GA
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