R 121240Z APR 11

ALCGPSC 053/11
SUBJ: MORALE, WELL-BEING, AND RECREATION (MWR) AWARDS AND
SCHOLARSHIPS
1.  THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY COMMUNITY EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION
(IMCEA) WILL PRESENT MWR AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AS PART OF THE
WORLDWIDE FOOD AND BEVERAGE WORKSHOP HOSTED BY THE AIR FORCE 17-22
JULY 2011 IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO
RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMERS IN YOUR COMMAND PERFORMING MWR
DUTIES.  NOMINEES FOR MWR AWARDS MAY PERFORM MWR DUTIES AS A
COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT AND MAY BE APPROPRIATED OR NONAPPROPRIATED
FUNDED INDIVIDUALS.  THE FOLLOWING ARE THE AWARD CATEGORY CRITERIA
AND FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION.
    A.  IRV RUBENSTEIN MEMORIAL AWARD:  DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE
EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OF AN MWR MANAGER WITH LESS THAN TWO YEARS
OF MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE.  WINNERS OF THIS AWARD DISPLAY
EXCEPTIONAL COACHING, MENTORING, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS,
ACHIEVE PARTICULARLY OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE RESULTS IN THEIR
PROGRAMS, AND POSSESS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS IN
MILITARY MWR.  ALL MWR MANAGERS WHO HAVE ASSUMED MANAGEMENT OF DUTIES
LESS THAN TWO YEARS AS OF 1 APRIL 2011 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD.
EACH SERVICE HAS AN AWARD WINNER.
    B.  ROY C. OLSON AWARD:  PRESENTED EACH YEAR TO AN MWR
PROFESSIONAL WHO EXEMPLIFIES THE HIGH QUALITY OF STANDARDS SET BY
THE AWARDS NAMESAKE WHILE SERVING IN THE MWR PROGRAMS OF THE MARINE
CORPS AND THE NAVY.  THE AWARD WINNER IS SELECTED FROM NOMINEES OF
ALL FIVE SERVICES BASED ON OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO MWR,
DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM, DEDICATION, INNOVATIVE
SKILLS, AND GENUINE CARING.
    C.  MWR LEADERSHIP AWARD:  THIS AWARD IS DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE
SENIOR OFFICIALS WHO HAVE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL
LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND WHO MAKE PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BETTERMENT OF MWR PROGRAMS.
    D.  IMCEA HALL OF FAME:  PRESENTED EACH YEAR TO AN IMCEA MEMBER.
INDUCTEES HAVE ACHIEVED MAJOR SUCCESSES WITHIN THE MILITARY MWR
PROFESSION THROUGH CONSISTENT EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND
CREATIVITY, DEDICATION, CARING, AND RESOURCEFULNESS.  THEY ARE
PROVEN LEADERS IN THEIR FIELD AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SERVICE
PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES WORLDWIDE ARE UNMATCHED BY THEIR
PEERS.
    E.  IMCEA AND PAUL REECE FOUNDERS AWARD:  PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO
THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN ESTABLISHING IMCEA
CHAPTERS AND WHO HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR IMCEA MEMBERSHIP
RECRUITMENT.
    F.  ROY C. AND DOROTHY JEAN OLSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: 
PRESENTED
ANNUALLY TO A FAMILY MEMBER OF A CURRENT IMCEA PROFESSIONAL MEMBER
WHO IS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL OR ALREADY ENROLLED IN COLLEGE.
    G.  ROBERT W. BRUNSMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:  PRESENTED ANNUALLY
TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF MWR PROFESSIONALS, THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS
AWARDED TO A CURRENT IMCEA PROFESSIONAL MEMBER AND WHO IS ALREADY
ATTENDING A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
2.  THIS YEARS AWARD SUBMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED ELECTRONICALLY.  A
COPY OF THE NOMINATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED AT WWW.IMCEA.ORG, UNDER
THE LINKS FOR IMCEA AWARDS PROGRAM AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
SUBMIT ELECTRONIC NOMINATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND (CSC)
NO LATER THAN 20 MAY 2011.  YOUR EMAIL DATE WILL DOCUMENT RECEIPT
DATE.  EMAIL NOMINATIONS SHALL INCLUDE COMMAND APPROVAL.
3.  THOSE INDIVIDUALS MEETING THE CRITERIA FOR THE IMCEA
SCHOLARSHIPS MAY OBTAIN SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION INFORMATION AT
WWW.IMCEA.ORG AND MAIL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO THE ADDRESS
PROVIDED.
4.  SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE AWARDS, PLEASE CALL
MR. GARY SCHEER, MWR DIRECTOR, AT (757) 842-4903 OR MR.
ROBERT DAVIS AT (757) 842-4926.
5.  RDML DANIEL R. MAY, COMMANDER, CG PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER,
SENDS.
6.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.