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COMDTNOTE 5728
SUBJ: 2012 COAST GUARD CHIEF JOURNALIST ALEX HALEY AND CDR JIM
SIMPSON AWARDS RESULTS
1. The Chief Journalist (JOC) Alex Haley Award recognizes the
achievement of individuals whose efforts and published works have
helped raise the visibility of the Coast Guard.  The CDR Jim Simpson
Award recognizes a units excellence in its entire public affairs
program.
2. A selection panel convened 19FEB13-22FEB13 to review 34
submissions for the CDR Jim Simpson Award and 14 submissions for the
JOC Alex Haley Award.  I am pleased to announce the results.
3. The following members are the recipients of the 2012 JOC Alex
Haley Award for Coast Guard Public Affairs Specialist of the Year
(Category A).
    A. First Place.  PA1 Adam Eggers (PADET LA/LB) for expertly
managing interagency crisis communication efforts for high profile
cases and promulgating superior Coast Guard information campaigns in
the greater Los Angeles and Southern California AOR.
    B. Second Place.  PA2 Eric Chandler (D13) for sustaining superb
external engagement in support of frontline operations.
4. The following members are the recipients of the 2012 JOC Alex
Haley Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Coast Guard
Public Affairs (Category B).
    A. First Place.  LT Jeff Janaro (SECTOR LONG ISLAND SOUND) for
consistent dedication to increasing public awareness of the Coast
Guard in the Long Island Sound (NY) AOR.
    B. Second Place.  LT James Ellsworth (CGC RICHARD ETHERIDGE) for
developing a comprehensive public affairs program for CGC RICHARD
ETHERIDGE.
5. The following units are the recipients of the 2012 CDR Jim Simpson
Award for Coast Guard Public Affairs Office of the Year (Category C).
    A. First Place.  TRACEN CAPE MAY for executing a progressive,
multifaceted approach to conducting its public affairs program, which
increased understanding of TRACENs missions to internal and external
audiences.
    B. Second Place.  DISTRICT SEVENTEEN for raising the visibility
of
the Coast Guard by supporting multiple contingency operations,
conducting high-profile information campaigns, and supporting
multiple entertainment media productions.
6. The following units are the recipients of the 2012 CDR Jim Simpson
Award for Outstanding Unit Achievement in Coast Guard Public Affairs
(Category D).
    A. Large Afloat.  CGC SPAR for an outstanding public affairs
program that advanced community relations and media exposure for
multiple operations.
    B. Medium Afloat.  CGC MOHAWK for conducting national level media
engagement that increased awareness of the Coast Guards role as a
leader in the nations continued war on drugs.
    C. Air Station.  AIR STATION ATLANTIC CITY for its public affairs
efforts during the Hurricane Sandy response and year-round support of
various community relations programs.
    D. Sector.  SECTOR SAN DIEGO for managing a superior, proactive
public affairs program for the San Diego and Southern California AOR.
    E. Ashore.  STATION WASHINGTON for supporting major community
relations and governmental relations efforts in the Washington (DC)
AOR.
7. Awards will be distributed to each unit or individual by COMDT
(CG-09225).
8. RDML Steven D. Poulin, Director of Governmental and Public
Affairs, sends.
9. Internet release authorized.