R 211807Z NOV 12

ALCOAST 496/12
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR 2013 CAPT STRATTON AND MCPO FAURIE WOMENS
LEADERSHIP AWARD NOMINATIONS
1. The Sea Services Leadership Association (SSLA) requests
nominations for the 2013 CAPT Dorothy Stratton and the MCPO Pearl
Faurie Womens Leadership Awards.  Established in 2001, these awards
honor CAPT Stratton, the first director of the SPARS, and MCPO
Faurie, the first woman Master Chief Petty Officer in the Coast
Guard.
2. The CAPT Stratton award recognizes a woman officer, active duty
or reserve, in the rank of CWO2 through LCDR who has demonstrated
exceptional leadership.  The MCPO Faurie award recognizes an active
duty or reserve enlisted woman in paygrades E4 through E9 who also
has exhibited exceptional leadership.
3. Award criteria for nominees:
       a. Demonstrated by example, inspirational, innovative and
          imaginative leadership and mentorship on and off duty
       b. Made significant decisions that resulted in lasting
          improvements in working conditions and quality of life for
          their peers, subordinates and the Coast Guard, and
       c. Exemplified the Coast Guard core values of Honor, Respect
          and Devotion to Duty.
4. Nominations shall cover the period from January to December 2012
and be submitted in memorandum format from the members Commanding
Officer, Officer in Charge, or first O-6/GS-15 in the chain of
command addressed to the Coast Guard Office of Diversity COMDT
(CG-12B).  A template and example memorandums can be found at
www.uscg.mil/diversity/JWLS.asp.  Nominations should emphasize the
nominees leadership qualities and include:
       a. Nomination paragraph,
       b. Nominees current assignment and responsibility,
       c. Narrative depicting demonstrated leadership abilities on
          duty, citing specific examples and impact of the members
          actions on working conditions and quality of life for their
          peers, subordinates and the Coast Guard,
       d. Narrative depicting demonstrated leadership abilities off
          duty, citing specific examples and impact, and
       e. Recommendation narrative from command.
5. Nominations shall be no longer than three pages.  If CO/OINC is
nominated, endorsement shall be from the next senior command.
6. Nominations must be received by COMDT (CG-12B) NLT 17DEC12.
Nominations shall be scanned and submitted via email to LT Andrew
Jantzen at andrew.b.jantzen(at)uscg.mil.
7. Award recipients will be honored in a ceremony at the
2013 SSLA Joint Womens Leadership Symposium held 11-12 March 2013 at
the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, DC.
Travel and per diem for the recipients will be provided by COMDT
(CG-12B).
8. POC is LT Andrew B. Jantzen, 202-475-5248
9. Mr. Curtis B. Odom, Director of Civilian Human Resources,
Diversity and Leadership, sends.
10. Internet release authorized.