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COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE 2013 CG ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
A. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1650.25(SERIES)
1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2013 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 2013 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 ACHIEVEMENTS,
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS, PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES
AND MEMBERSHIPS, AWARDS OR HONORS, CIVIC AND HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES,
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, COAST GUARD ENGINEERING ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
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
MONDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2012. COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE
SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY AS AN EMAIL ATTACHMENT TO LTJG KEVIN N. YEN.
6. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT LTJG KEVIN YEN, COMDT (CG-4) AT
KEVIN.N.YEN(AT)USCG.MIL OR (202) 475-5553.
7. RADM R.J. RABAGO, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR ENGINEERING AND
LOGISTICS, SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.