Branches present honors at congress.At NRPA's Congress & Exposition in Seattle, Wash., branches of the association presented various awards during ceremonies held on Oct. 13. Below is a listing of those who were honored-congratulations to everyone who received awards. Armed Forces Recreation Society (AFRS) Front Line Award Christine A. Brown, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler
Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler (usually Butler Marine Base , Okinawa, Japan Gene Calantoc, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego is a United States military installation in San Diego, California. , Calif. Maria (Lisa) Duhon, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point "Cherry Point" redirects here. may also refer to Cherry Point Refinery. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, or (MCAS Cherry Point) (ICAO: KNKT, FAA LID: NKT , N.C. Joy McEIhaney, Naval Submarine Base New London Naval Submarine Base New London is the United States Navy's first Submarine Base, the "Home of the Submarine Force", and "the Submarine Capital of the World". In 1868, the State of Connecticut gave the Navy 112 acres (0.5 km²) of land along the Thames River to build a Naval Station. , Conn. Hilario (Henry) Rangel, Rock Island Arsenal The Rock Island Arsenal comprises 946 acres (3.8 km²), located on Arsenal Island in the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois. The island was originally established as a government site in 1816 - with the building of Fort Armstrong. , III. Lori Zuttermeister, Marine Corps Base, Hawaii. Lifetime Service Award Carolyn Burgan, US Army Community and Family Support Center, Alexandria, Va. Thomas Jelcick, Commander, Navy Region Northwest Navy Region Northwest is one of several United States Navy Regions. The Puget Sound is the U.S. Navy’s third largest fleet concentration area. The Department of the Navy spends about $2. , Seattle, Wash. Michael W. Judd, Commander, Navy Installations Command, Millington Detachment, Tenn. John (Pat) Harden Practitioner Award Stacy Barkdull, Marine Corps Base, Hawaii Sabina Bryant, Fort Bragg, N.C. Jodie Byrkett, USS Kearsarge (LHD-3), Norfolk, Va. Aaron Goodman, Fort Jackson, S.C. Carl L. Gordonne, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps and serves as its prime amphibious training base.[1] It is located in Southern California between the cities of Oceanside and San Clemente. , Calif. Nate Greene, USS Kitty Hawk Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Kitty Hawk:
Jonathan R Jones, MCCS, Semper Fit, Okinawa, Japan CWO2 Mike S. Malheiro, Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Ketchikan, Ala. Jennifer McCoy, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Control, Twenty Nine Palms, Calif. Wayne Newnam, Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan Abigail Schuh, USS Bon Homme-Richard (LHD-6), San Diego, Calif. Gerald Q. Sharber, MCCS Semper Fit, Okinawa, Japan Fellow Award Terry Buckley, Fort Drum, N.Y. James Hogrebe, Area III and Camp Humphreys, Korea Robert E. Johnston, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is a United States Marine Corps air station located in the Nishiki river delta in the city of Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshū, Japan, at . , Japan Michael Mennor, Fort Hood, Texas Jeffrey Nemeth, US Army Garrison Vicenza, Italy Jodie Nesmith, Headquarters Marine Corps, Henderson Hall, Arlington, Va. Richard E. Poulin, Jr., Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Bulter, Okinawa, Japan Commander's Award Col Stephen L. Forand, USMC, Marine Corps Air Station New River Marine Corps Air Station New River (ICAO: KNCA, FAA LID: NCA) is a United States Marine Corps helicopter base near Jacksonville, North Carolina, in the eastern part of the state, at . Its ICAO airport code is KNCA. , Marine Corps Installations East Capt Matthew E. Schellhorn, USN, Commander, Navy Region Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla. Special Citation Award Maggie Bonner, Headquarters Air Force Services Agency, Randolph Air Force Base Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Universal City, Texas, near San Antonio. Randolph AFB was dedicated in June 20, 1930, as a flying training base and continues in that mission today. It serves as headquarters of the U. , Texas Eugene R. Brown, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Lawrence Eccles, 377th Services Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base Kirtland Air Force Base is located in the southeast quadrant of Albuquerque, New Mexico, adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport. The base is the third largest installation in Air Force Materiel Command, covering 51,558 acres (209 km²) and employing over 23,000 people, , N.M. Richard (Dureil) Farnell, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan Patrick Highers, Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Trent Lake, Commander Fleet Activities, Sasebo, Japan Todd Murata, Marine Corps Base Hawaii Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), formerly Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station (KMCAS), is a U.S. Marine Corps base facility and air station located on the Mokapu Peninsula of windward O'ahu in the City & County of Honolulu. Mitsuyuki Nagata, Commander Fleet Activities, Sasebo, Japan Linda K. Pena, Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Kodiak Integrated Support Command Kodiak is the largest operating base of the United States Coast Guard, in Kodiak, Alaska. It includes Air Station Kodiak, LORAN Station Kodiak, and other units in the Coast Guard's Seventeenth District (Alaska). , Ak. Belinda J. Pugh, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan Heidi Sheaffer, Commander, Navy Region Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla. Suzanne L. Shell, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Cynthia K. Shipley, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan Janice Woodward, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is near Jacksonville, North Carolina, on the Atlantic seaboard of the United States. Camp Lejeune is home to the U.S. Marine Corps' II Marine Expeditionary Force, 2nd Marine Division, three other major Marine commands and a Naval hospital. , N.C. LTJG Sara E. Young, Eleventh Coast Guard District, Alameda, Calif. Support Services Award Gloria Calpo, Commander Navy Region Northwest, Seattle, Wash. Tracey Crockett, 100th Services Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, UK. Charles E. Loveday, Naval Station Mayport Naval Station Mayport is a major U.S. Navy base in northern Duval County, Florida. Since its commissioning in December 1942, NS Mayport has grown to become the third largest fleet concentration area in the United States. , Fla. Shigeru Magome, Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan CWO4 Daniel F. O'Brien, USCG (retired), Coast Guard MWR Headquarters, Chesapeake, Va. Lindsey Radcliff, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar (IATA: NKX, ICAO: KNKX, FAA LID: NKX), formerly Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar is an airfield of the United States military, located about 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown San Diego, California, USA, , Calif. Distinguished Fellow Award Sandra Nordenhold, US Army Community and Family Support Center, Alexandria, Va. American Park and Recreation Society (APRS) Meritorious Service Award--Professional David I. Clifton, CPRP CPRP cardiopulmonary cerebroresuscitation. , Sharon, Mass. Meritorious Service Award--Citizen Leah B. Gunderson, Lowell, Ind. Penny Randel, Northbrook, III. Certificate of Professional Service Kevin McMenemy, Las Vegas, Nev. Citizen Branch (CB) Robert M. Artz Award Myrtle Braxton-Ellington, Richmond, Calif. Kim Crocetti, Dogwood Park Committee Dr. Tom W. Ready, Colorado State Parks
Professional Excellence Award Charlotte Presensky, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. National Aquatic Branch (NAB) The branch leadership will present these awards at the National Aquatic Conference in February 2007. National Society for Park Resources (NSPR) William Penn Mott Jr. Award for Excellence Fran Mainella, Washington, D.C. Douglas E Bryant, Plymouth, Minn. Dr. Brett A. Wright, Clemson, S.C. Marion County Parks and Recreation Advisory Council, Ocala, Fla. National Student Award For Excellence Kareen Young, University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. National Therapeutic Recreation Society (NTRS) Organization Citation City of Eugene Adaptive Recreation Services, Ore. Institution Citation Dakota Communities, Minn. Jean Tague Innovative Program Award Healthy Habits Program--City of Hoover Parks & Recreation Department, Ala. Meritorious Service Award Dr. Teresa Beck, Grand Valley State University, Mich., and Molly Elliott, Eugene, Ore. Professional Research Award Dr. Rodney Dieser, University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, was founded in 1876, as the Iowa State Normal School. It has colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences, and a graduate school. , Iowa Distinguished Service Award Dr. Richard MacNeil, Illinois State University, IIl., and Dr. Kenneth Mobily, University of Iowa, Iowa Presidential Citation For Significant Professional Contributions National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) Ann Huston Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association National Therapeutic Recreation Society Utah Recreation Therapy Practice Act Board Dr. Marcia Carter John McGovern and Julie Forker Gary Fenton Rich Dolesh, Monica Hobbs Vinluan and Michael Phillips Jana Salsibury, Michal Anne Lord and Molly Elliott Linda Kotowski, Jodie Addams and Ron Lehman Dr. Syd Sklar Dr. Colleen Hood and Dr. Suzie Lane Presidential Citation for Significant Personal Contributions Dr. David L. Holmes Dr. Sydney Post John Chambers Dr. Marcia Carter Dr. Gary Ellis Dr. David Compton Dr. Norma Stumbo Gerry Hitzushen, Gary "Goose" Thompson, Geoff Lanham, Terry Long and Randy Vessel Teri Johnson, Diane Etzel-Wize and Donalda MacMillian Dr. David Ostlund Dina Trunzo and Fran Stavola-Daly Tanya McAdory Shelly Robertson Society of Park and Recreation Educators (SPRE) Distinguished Colleague Award Garett Eppley and Harold Meyer Edit Ball and Reynold Carolson Allen Sapora and H. Douglas Sessoms Les Reed, Mary Wiley and David Grey Harlan Metcalf and Betty van der Smissen Theodore Deppe Janet MacLean and Jerome Needy Herbert Brantley and Thomas Hines Tony Mobley Edward Heath and Richard Kraus Joseph Bannon Francis Cannon and Carlton van Doren Louis Twardzik Donald Henkel Patricia DeLaney Thomas Stein and Edward 'Ted' Storey Diana Dunn Fred Humphrey David Austin Christopher Edginton Geoff Godbey Patricia Farrell Peter Witt John Crompton and Bill Niepoth Thomas Goodale Ruth Russell John Kelly and John Schultz Karla Henderson Dennis Howard David Compton E.A. 'Swede' Scholer Dan Dustin Lowell Canaday Leo McAvoy Excellence in Teaching Award Ruth Russell Sandra Little Jane Brodia and David Austin Gaylene Carpenter John Crompton Chris Cashel Deborah Kerstetter Linda Ralston and Vicki Wilkins Charles Sylvester M Deborah Bialeschki Francis McGuire Diane Samdahl 2006 Lucille and Derby Dustin Future Scholars April Evans, East Carolina University Laurel Richmond, California State University Long Beach Emily Scherwin, Florida State University Crystal Watson, Dalhousie University 2006 Professional Development Scholarships Mary Ann Devine, Kent State University Kim Uhlik, San Jose State University 2006 Leadership for the Future Award Uttiyo Raychaudhuri, University of Georgia Joel Gray, Indiana University |
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