R 131701Z NOV 09

ALCGPSC  073/09
SUBJ:  MORALE, WELL-BEING, AND RECREATION (MWR) AWARDS AND
SCHOLARSHIP
1.  THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY COMMUNITY EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION
(IMCEA) WILL PRESENT MWR AWARDS AND A SCHOLARSHIP AT ITS ANNUAL
CONFERENCE EXPECTED TO BE HELD IN MARCH 2010.  THESE AWARDS
REPRESENT 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 SHOULD 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 ASSUMED MANAGEMENT DUTIES
AFTER 1 JANUARY 2008 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 HIGHEST QUALITY OF STANDARDS SET
BY THE AWARDS NAMESAKE.  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 MUST 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; 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.  IMCEA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:  PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO A SON OR
DAUGHTER OF A CURRENT REGULAR OR PART-TIME POSITION IMCEA MEMBER.  THE
APPLICANT MUST BE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SCHOOL YEAR OF
APPLICATION SUBMISSION OR BE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY.
2.  THIS YEARS AWARD SUBMISSIONS MUST BE MADE ELECTRONICALLY.  A
COPY OF THE NOMINATION FORM MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE IMCEA WEB
SITE:  WWW.IMCEA.COM/AWARDS.HTML.  SUBMIT ELECTRONIC NOMINATIONS TO
MR. GARY SCHEER IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND (CSC) AT
GARY.S.SCHEER(AT)USCG.MIL, NLT 1 JANUARY 2010.  YOUR EMAIL DATE
WILL DOCUMENT RECEIPT DATE. EMAIL NOMINATIONS MUST ORIGINATE FROM
THE COMMAND CADRE.
3.  THOSE INDIVIDUALS MEETING THE CRITERIA FOR THE IMCEA
SCHOLARSHIP MAY OBTAIN SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION INFORMATION AT
WWW.IMCEA.COM 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) 420-2480, EXT. 3035, OR MR.
ROBERT DAVIS AT EXT. 3031, OR ROBERT.L.DAVIS(AT)USCG.MIL.
5.  RDML DANIEL A. NEPTUN, COMMANDER, CG PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER,
SENDS.
6.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.