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NLUS National
President John R. Fisher has announced that nominations for the Navy
League's Sea Service Awards will be accepted until 7 January
2000. The awards, presented annually, honor members of the sea services
and others for their individual achievements in leadership, maritime
affairs, scientific progress, engineering excellence, logistics
competence, and service to community and country. Each award winner (and
spouse) will be a guest of the Navy League at the League's year 2000
National Convention, 1219 July at the Marriott Hotel in Philadelphia,
Pa.
Following is
the list of the awards:
The John
Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership: recognizes a Navy
officer.
The Admiral
Claude V. Ricketts Awards for Inspirational Leadership: recognize
two Navy enlisted men (one E-7 or above, one E-6 or below).
The Captain
Winifred Quick Collins Awards for Inspirational Leadership:
recognize a Navy woman officer and a Navy enlisted woman.
The
Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune Award for Inspirational Leadership:
recognizes a Marine Corps officer.
The General
Gerald C. Thomas Award for Inspirational Leadership: recognizes a
Marine Corps enlisted person.
The Stephen
Decatur Award for Operational Competence: recognizes a Navy officer
or enlisted person.
The General
Holland M. Smith Award for Operational Competence: recognizes a
Marine Corps officer or enlisted Marine.
The Robert
M. Thompson Award for Outstanding Civilian Leadership: recognizes a
civilian who has furthered the cause of seapower.
The Rear
Admiral William S. Parsons Award for Scientific and Technical Progress:
recognizes a Navy or Marine Corps officer, or a civilian.
The Alfred
Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement: recognizes a Navy or
Marine Corps officer, or a civilian, for a notable literary contribution
that has advanced the cause of seapower.
The J.
William Middendorf II Award for Engineering Excellence: recognizes a
Navy enlisted person in an engineering rating.
The Admiral
Ben Moreell Awards for Logistics Competence: recognize a Navy or
Marine Corps officer and a Navy or Marine Corps enlisted person.
The Vincent
T. Hirsch Maritime Award: recognizes an individual whose efforts or
achievements have contributed to increased public awareness of the
importance of the U.S.-flag Merchant Marine.
Two awards
honoring Coast Guard personnel--The Captain David H. Jarvis Award for
Inspirational Leadership by a Coast Guard Officer and The Douglas
J. Munro Award for Inspirational Leadership by a Coast Guard Enlisted
Person--also will be presented at the convention.
Award
nominations, including a proposed citation, should be attached to a
cover letter that includes the following information: (a) nominee's full
name, rank/rate, and Social Security number (in the upper right-hand
corner); (b) current duty station; (c) home of record; (d) length of
service (for military nominees); and (e) point of contact and telephone
number, and e-mail address if available, to obtain additional
information, if necessary.
The original
plus six copies of the entire application should be sent to: Awards
Board (attn: Louise Halse), Navy League of the United States, 2300
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va. 22201-3308; telephone (703) 528-1775, ext.
553.
All nominations
must be postmarked by 7 January 2000. Late entries will not be
considered. Additional information may be obtained from the Navy League
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