R 241851Z APR 12

ALCOAST 188/12
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR 2012 LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS
EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE AWARD CANDIDATES
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 021235Z FEB 12/ALCOAST 044/12
1. NOMINATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN
AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE AWARDS. THE PERIOD OF
PERFORMANCE FOR THIS AWARD IS APRIL 2011 THROUGH APRIL 2012. ONE CG
MILITARY MEMBER (ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE) AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE WILL
BE RECOGNIZED AT AN AWARDS CEREMONY DURING LULACS 83RD ANNUAL
NATIONAL CONVENTION AND EXPOSITION AT DISNEYS CORONADO SPRINGS RESORT
IN ORLANDO, FL, 25-30 JUNE 2012.
2. THE MISSION OF THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS IS TO
ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC CONDITION, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, POLITICAL
INFLUENCE, HOUSING, HEALTH, AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS
THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY NEARLY 900 LULAC
COUNCILS NATIONWIDE. THE COAST GUARD WILL JOIN OTHER MILITARY
SERVICES AND LULAC IN A SALUTE TO OUTSTANDING ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE,
AND CIVILIAN MEMBERS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THESE ENDEAVORS.
3. THE LULAC EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE AWARDS HONOR COAST GUARD MILITARY
MEMBERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE SUPPORTED COAST GUARD
MISSIONS, OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS, OR WHOSE ATTRIBUTES BEST
EPITOMIZE THE QUALITIES AND CORE VALUES OF THE COAST GUARD.
4. ELIGIBILITY: ALL CG PERSONNEL (ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, AND CIVILIAN)
WHO DISPLAY THE CORE VALUES OF HONOR, RESPECT, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD.
5. NOMINATION PACKAGES SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN MS WORD FORMAT
WITH 12-PITCH FONT, SINGLE-SPACED WITH ONE-INCH LEFT AND RIGHT
MARGINS FOR ITEMS A THRU C BELOW. SCANNED OR PDF DOCUMENTS ARE
UNACCEPTABLE FOR ITEMS A THRU C:
     A. ONE-PAGE NARRATIVE DESCRIBING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WARRANTING
THIS RECOGNITION.
     B. CITATION, NOT TO EXCEED 12 LINES, HIGHLIGHTING THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE NOMINEE.
     C. ONE-PAGE BIOGRAPHY OF THE NOMINEE (A RESUME WILL NOT
SUFFICE).
     D. A DIGITAL (.JPG FORMAT) HEAD AND SHOULDER COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF
THE NOMINEE.
     E. COMMAND COVER MEMO ACCOMPANYING THE PACKAGE.
6. COMDT (CG-00H) WILL CONVENE A PANEL TO SELECT THE COAST GUARD
HONOREES. THE AWARDS PANEL WILL SELECT ONE ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE
MEMBER AND ONE CIVILIAN TO REPRESENT THE COAST GUARD. THE AWARD
RECIPIENTS COMMANDS WILL BE NOTIFIED, FOLLOWED BY AN ALCOAST
ANNOUNCING THE AWARD WINNERS. COMDT (CG-00H) WILL COORDINATE
ATTENDANCE FOR AWARD WINNERS IAW REF A, AND IF APPROVED WILL FUND
TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES FOR AWARD RECIPIENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE EVENT.
7. NOMINATION PACKAGES, WITH COMMAND COVER MEMO, SHALL BE FORWARDED
AS EMAIL ATTACHMENTS NLT 11 MAY 2012 TO MS. GWENDOLYN WHITE
(202-372-4519), GWENDOLYN.E.WHITE(AT)USCG.MIL.
8. MS. TERRI A. DICKERSON, DIRECTOR, CIVIL RIGHTS DIRECTORATE, SENDS.
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.