R 251320Z AUG 10 ALCOAST 430/10 COMDTNOTE 1650 SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE 2011 CG ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD A. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1650.25(SERIES) 1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2011 CG ENGINEER OF THE YEAR (EOTY). 2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE RECOGNITION FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ENGINEERS WITHIN THE CG AND THE ENTIRE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 3. THE 2011 CG EOTY NOMINATIONS SHOULD FOCUS ON CG ENGINEERING AT ALL LEVELS WITH NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS. A HEADQUARTERS PANEL OF CG ENGINEERS WILL CONVENE MID-OCTOBER TO SELECT THE CG EOTY. THEY WILL CONSIDER THE NOMINEES EDUCATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS, PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS, AWARDS OR HONORS, CIVIC AND HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES, AND ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENTS. FURTHERMORE, ELIGIBLE NOMINATIONS MAY BE FORWARDED TO DHS AND THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (NSPE) TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE FEDERAL ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD (FEYA). 4. THE CG SELECTION PROCESS WILL UTILIZE THE NSPE FEYA APPLICATION CRITERIA. AWARD NOMINATION INFORMATION AND FORMS MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE NSPE WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.NSPE.ORG/INTERESTGROUPS/PEG/RESOURCES/AWARDSANDSCHOLARSHIP S/FEYA.HTML. 5. TO MEET EXTERNAL DEADLINES, NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NLT COB FRIDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2010. COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY AS AN EMAIL ATTACHMENT TO LT HEATHER SKOWRON. 6. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT LT HEATHER SKOWRON, COMDT (CG-4) AT HEATHER.D.SKOWRON(AT)USCG.MIL OR (202) 475-5553. 7. RELEASED BY RDML T.P. OSTEBO, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR ENGINEERING AND LOGISTICS. 8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.