R 111812Z JAN 12

ALCOAST 020/12
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: 2011 CDR JOHN P. DAILEY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND 
MENTORSHIP WITHIN THE C4IT COMMUNITY.
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 261133Z OCT 11/ALCOAST 517/11
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN RECIPIENTS OF
THE 2011 CDR JOHN P. DAILEY AWARD. CDR LUCINDA CUNNINGHAM AND MR.
GARY EARLING, WERE SELECTED FROM A REMARKABLE AND DIVERSE POOL OF
NOMINEES BASED ON THE BROAD IMPACT OF THEIR PROFESSIONALISM,
LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP. AN AWARDS CEREMONY WILL BE HELD IN
WASHINGTON, DC ON 06 FEBRUARY 2012 TO RECOGNIZE CDR CUNNINGHAMS AND
MR. EARLINGS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
       A. CDR CUNNINGHAM CURRENTLY SERVES AS CHIEF, ENTERPRISE
MANAGEMENT BRANCH, C4ITSC-TISCOM, ALEXANDRIA, VA, AND IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR ALL ASPECTS OF INCIDENT, PROBLEM, PATCH AND DELIVERY MANAGEMENT
OF OUR ENTERPRISE SERVICES. CDR CUNNINGHAM CONSISTENTLY DISPLAYED
EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, HONORED OUR COAST GUARD CORE VALUES, PROMOTED
MINORITY RECRUITMENT AND EMBRACED DIVERSITY WHILE DEMONSTRATING
UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO HER SHIPMATES WITH NUMEROUS NOTEWORTHY
EXAMPLES OF MENTORSHIP.
       B. MR. GARY EARLING CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE INFORMATION
DIVISION CHIEF, COAST GUARD PAY AND PERSONNEL CENTER, PPC, TOPEKA,
KS, OVERSEEING THE COAST GUARDS TRANSFORMATION TO AN ALL ELECTRONIC
PERSONNEL TRACKING SYSTEM. MR. EARLINGS EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL ACUMEN,
CHARISMATIC PERSONALITY, AND GENUINE COMMITMENT TO BETTER THE LIVES
OF EVERYONE HE ENCOUNTERS BY PROVIDING SOUND GUIDANCE AND ADVICE HAS
HELPED SHAPE MANY TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS LIVES BOTH PROFESSIONALLY
AND PERSONALLY.
2. WELL DONE TO THE FOLLOWING DISTINGUISHED INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE
NOMINATED:
       A. CDR JACK C. NEVE, CG CYBER PRECOMDET, COMDT (CG-2)
       B. LCDR RICHARD C. POKROPSKI, CG HEADQUARTERS, DCMS-81
       C. LCDR WARREN JUDGE, CG HEADQUARTERS, WHCA
       D. LT LARRY W. PREWITT, C4ITSC-C3CEN
       E. LT KEVIN DUGAN, ESU JUNEAU
       F. LTJG ROBERT G. FROELICH, C4ITSC-C3CEN
       G. MS. CINDY O. JONES, CG HEADQUARTERS, COMDT (CG-631)
       H. MR. JOHN C. KILLERS, C4ITSC-C3CEN
       I. MR. MARK MEICZINGER, CG HEADQUARTERS, COMDT (CG-631)
       J. MR. DANIEL SLAGLE, R21 PRO - ALASKA
3. I CONGRATULATE ALL THE NOMINEES FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS WORK AND
COMMITMENT TO BUILDING OUR WORKFORCE. I ALSO APPLAUD THEIR COMMANDING
OFFICERS AND SUPERVISORS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SUBMIT THE
WELL-DESERVED NOMINATIONS. OUR COAST GUARD REQUIRES OUSTANDING C4IT
PROFESSIONALS THAT POSSESS IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, STRONG
LEADERSHIP SKILLS, PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY SUSTAIN OUR ENTERPRISE, PRODUCT LINES
AND CORE TECHNOLOGIES TO RELIABLY AND SAFELY EXECUTE OUR COAST GUARD
MISSIONS.  I ENCOURAGE ALL LEADERS TO RECOGNIZE HIGH PERFORMING
INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE C4IT PROFESSION BY NOMINATING DESERVING
MEMBERS FOR THE 2012 CDR JOHN P. DAILEY AWARD.
4. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CDR JOHN P. DAILEY AWARD MAY BE DIRECTED
TO CDR SCOTT A. BEAUREGARD, COMDT (CG-6), AT 202-475-3503 OR VIA
EMAIL, SCOTT.A.BEAUREGARD(AT)USCG.MIL.
5. RDML BOB DAY, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AND ASSISTANT COMMANDANT
FOR COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, SENDS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.