AFCEA DC ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2nd ANNUAL SPRING LEADERSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM

The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s DC Chapter (AFCEA DC), a non-profit association focused on promoting higher education in the hard sciences, mathematics, computer technology, and engineering, today announced the winners of its 2nd annual Spring Leadership Awards program. The program recognizes two members from each branch of the military – one enlisted and one officer – that has made a significant contribution to the warfighter through the use of information technology (IT), with special consideration given for decisive bravery. The 10 honorees will be recognized on June 5 by AFCEA DC during the Chapter’s Spring Leadership Awards Gala.
“AFCEA DC is proud to announce the winners of our 2009 Spring Leadership Awards program,” said Warren Suss, President, AFCEA DC. “We received over 90 highly qualified nominations on behalf of personnel stationed across the globe, which made the selection process tougher than ever. These 10 selected service men and women deserve to be recognized and we congratulate them on a job well done.”
AFCEA DC coordinated with members of the Armed Services, Joint Staff, COCOMS, and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to identify the nominations. Nominations were then submitted to an executive selection committee (recently retired two and three-stars) which included Lt. Gen. Steven W. Boutelle, U.S. Army (Ret), Lt. Gen. Robert M. Shea, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret), Lt. Gen. William J. Donahue, U.S. Air Force (Ret), VADM Jerry O. Tuttle, U.S. Navy (Ret), Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege Jr., DISA (Ret), and RADM Ed Gilbert, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret).
The winners of the 2009 Spring Leadership Awards program are listed by branch below.
- U.S. Army
Enlisted – SFC/E7 Wilfrid Chapdelaine, Defense Information Systems Agency Pacific (DISA PAC)
Officer – Capt/03 Gregory Van Bemden, A/67th Signal Battalion
- U.S. Navy
Enlisted – ETC/E7 Brian Dunn, USS WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD 41)
Officer – CW03 Carlos Santos, Riverine Squadron ONE
- U.S. Air Force
Enlisted – Senior Airman/E4 Gary Kilmer, 1 Special Ops Comm Sq
Officer – Capt/O3 Stacie Rembold, 96th Communications Sq
- U.S. Marine Corps
Enlisted – GySgt/E7 Eric Hernandez, 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion
Officer – Capt/03 John Hooks, DISA
- U.S. Coast Guard
Enlisted – IT1/E6 Joshua Kane, USCGC VENTUROUS (WMEC 625)
Officer – CDR/O5 Keith LaPlant, Seventh Coast Guard District
The 2nd annual AFCEA DC Spring Leadership Awards Gala will be co-located this year with the National Science Center (NSC) Charity Golf Tournament and sponsored by AFCEA DC, AFCEA International, and Redskins Radio/ESPN980. “The National Science Center (NSC) is chartered by public law to promote Science and Technology to the youth of this country,” said Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson, Chief Information Officer for the Secretary of the Army. “AFCEA DC’s Spring Leadership Awards Gala recognizes the important work being conducted to execute the NSC mission. It will also honor Service Men and Women who are implementing significant IT programs in support of the warfighter. I will be attending the event and look forward to meeting – and congratulating – this year’s Spring Leadership Award winners.”
For additional details on the Spring Leadership Awards Gala or to purchase tickets to the event, please visit: http://afceadc.org/events/special-events/spring-gala.
About AFCEA DC AFCEA DC represents the professional communications, electronics, intelligence, and information systems community. The Chapter holds regular luncheon meetings that provide a forum in which government, association, and industry leaders can meet to exchange ideas and concepts, discuss current problems and solutions, and identify future requirements in all technical disciplines. The AFCEA Forum encourages and enhances open dialogue essential to national and international cooperation and security. These monthly meetings feature individual and panel speakers that cover current topics in industry. For additional information on AFCEA DC’s programs and activities, go to www.afceadc.org.