R 212011Z FEB 12

ALCOAST 084/12
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: FY2012 INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT
A. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1650.25 (SERIES)
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE 2012 COAST GUARD
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS.  BRAVO ZULU TO THE FOLLOWING
WINNERS:
     A. CAPT JOHN G. WITHERSPOON AWARD:
        LCDR JACOB RAMOS, CAMSLANT
     B. MCPO ANGELA M. MCSHAN AWARD:
        ISC BENJAMIN TOWNLEY, CRYPTOLOGIC UNIT KUNIA, HI
     C. GEORGE R. PUTNAM AWARD:
        MRS. LINDA ROBINSON, SECTOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
     D. COMO CHARLES S. GREANOFF AWARD:
        MR. JAMES ARMOUR, FLOTILLA 16-9, DISTRICT EIGHT EASTERN
REGION, CLEVELAND TENNESSEE
2. I APPLAUD THE EFFORTS OF THESE OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS AND ALL
AWARD NOMINEES.  THROUGH THEIR COLLECTIVE ACTIONS AND THE ACTIONS OF
THOSE WHO NOMINATED THEM, THEY DEMONSTRATE THAT OUR PEOPLE ARE THE
FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESSFUL COAST GUARD MISSION EXECUTION.
3. HONORABLE MENTION GOES TO THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES BY CATEGORY:
    A. CAPT JOHN G. WITHERSPOON AWARD:
     (1) LCDR KIMBERLY CHESTEEN, SECTOR MIAMI
     (2) LT KENJI AWAMURA, USCGC EDISTO
     (3) LCDR SCOTT RAE, TRACEN CAPE MAY
    B. MCPO ANGELA M. MCSHAN AWARD:
     (1) BMC ROBERT LEPERE, STA EMERALD ISLE
     (2) MEC LEE CONROY, MSST 91109
     (3) BMC ALBERT MITCHELL, STA SAND KEY
    C. GEORGE R. PUTNAM AWARD:
     (1) MR. CRAIG MACLENNAN, SECTOR CHARLESTON
     (2) MR. TIMOTHY WILCOX, SECTOR HONOLULU
     (3) MR. DONALD RUDAT, ATC MOBILE
    D. COMO CHARLES GREANOFF AWARD:
        MR. DAVID LINDER, FLOTILLA 44, SODUS POINT NEW YORK
4. THE SELECTION PANEL MEMBERS FOR THE WITHERSPOON, MCSHAN AND
PUTNAM AWARDS WERE:
    A. CAPT LISA FESTA, COMDT (CG-932)
    B. CAPT DWIGHT MATHERS, PSC-EPM
    C. MS. GAIL JACKSON, COMDT (DCO-8D)
    D. MCPO RICHARD HOOKER, COMDT (CG-821)
    E. MCPO JULIE GUNDERSON, COMDT (CG-00B)
5. THE SELECTION PANEL MEMBERS FOR THE GREANOFF AWARD WERE:
    A. CAPT CRAIG SWIRBLISS, COMDT (DCO-81)
    B. SCPO THOMAS HILLMAN, COMDT (CG-133)
    C. COMO ROBERT BIRRANE, CG-AUXILIARY
6. THE FOLLOWING WERE THE NOMINEES FOR THE INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
AWARDS.  I CONGRATULATE EACH OF YOU ON BEING RECOGNIZED BY YOUR
SHIPMATES FOR THIS HONOR.
    A. WITHERSPOON AWARD:
       (1) LCDR PETER NILES, USCGC OAK
       (2) LCDR TROY GLENDYE, AIRSTA WASHINGTON
       (3) CWO TIMOTHY GLOVER, CGLO ATG PACIFIC
       (4) LT JASON HAGEN, STA WASHINGTON
       (5) CDR DOUG SCHOFIELD, USCGC THETIS
       (6) LT ERIC RUNYON, MSD NEW BEDFORD
       (7) LT MATTHEW PRESS, SECTOR GUAM
       (8) LTJG BROCK BLAISDELL, USCGC BERTHOLF
       (9) LCDR KELLY THORKILSON, SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER
       (10)CDR BRIAN KEFFER, SECTOR SAN JUAN
       (11) CDR KEITH JERNIGAN, BASE SEATTLE
    B. MCSHAN AWARD:
       (1) MKC TIMOTHY SPENCER, USCGC EDISTO
       (2) SKC KAREN ABEL, AIRSTA SACRAMENTO
       (3) HSC SHANNON RECK, USCGC BERTHOLF
       (4) OSC DONALD WHITTLE, HITRON
       (5) OSC ALFREDO RIVERA, MSST 91105
       (6) BMC JASON BRENNAN, BASE SEATTLE
       (7) BMC JOHN RUCHSER, TRACEN CAPE MAY
       (8) ETC ERIC RUUHELA, USCGC THETIS
       (9) BMC GREG MARSILI, ANT BRISTOL
       (10) BMC ANDREW MERCHEL, STA PENSACOLA
       (11) MKC JOSEPH EICK, USCGC NANTUCKET
       (12) YNC KEVIN MCGEE, SFO GALVESTON
    C. PUTNAM AWARD:
       (1) MR. TOMMY MOUNT, SFO GALVESTON
       (2) MR. CHRISTOPHER EDDY, D7 MIAMI
       (3) MR. DANIEL HOFFMAN, AIRSTA TRAVERSE CITY
       (4) MR. CRAIG BENNETT, NPFC
       (5) MS. KRISTIN COX, BASE SEATTLE
       (6) MR. CARL MOBERG, SECTOR SE NEW ENGLAND
       (7) MS. DIANE BREITHAUPT, LEGAL SERVICE COMMAND WEST
7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS
PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE ON THE COMDT (CG-133) WEB SITE,
WWW.USCG.MIL/LEADERSHIP.
8. THE WINNERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT AN INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
AWARDS PRESENTATION CEREMONY YET TO BE SCHEDULED.
9. POC: MR. SHAWN LUCAS, COMDT (CG-133), AT 202-475-5516 OR
SHAWN.M.LUCAS(AT)USCG.MIL.
10. MR. CURTIS B. ODOM, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS.
11. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.