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SUBJ/PUBLIC AFFAIRS - 2000 ANNUAL NAVY LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS//
 
REF/A/RMG/SECNAV 182226Z NOV 99//
 
REF/B/DOC/SECNAVINST 1650.34C/91MAR14//
 
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NARR/REF A IS ALNAV REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS.  REF B PROVIDED
CRITERIA FOR SUBMISSION.  REF C ANNOUNCED 2000 AWARDEES.//
POC/LOUISE HALSE/CIV/NLUS/TEL:703-528-1775 EXT 351//
 
RMKS/1.  THE NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES (NLUS) IS A
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MORE THAN 70,000 MEMBERS AND APPROX 330
COUNCILS.  NLUS ADVOCATES A STRONG DEPARTMENT OF NAVY TEAM.  AS
OUTLINED IN REFS A AND B, NLUS PRESENTS 15 ANNUAL AWARDS IN
RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP AND ACHIEVEMENT.
 
2.  THE 2000 NLUS AWARD WINNERS ARE:
- JOHN PAUL JONES AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP (USN OFFICER):
CAPTAIN ROBERT D. JENKINS, III, USN, USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG 58);
- ADMIRAL CLAUDE V. RICKETTS AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
(E-7 AND ABOVE):  AMCS(AW/SW) DONALD R. REID, USN, ELECTRONIC
ATTACK SQUADRON ONE THREE SIX;
- ADMIRAL CLAUDE V. RICKETTS AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
(E-6 AND BELOW):  SK1(SW) TERRENCE E. LEE, USN, USS SUPPLY (AOE 6);
- CAPTAIN WINIFRED QUICK COLLINS AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL
LEADERSHIP (USN OR USMC OFFICER):  CDR BEULAH C. GALVIN, USN,
USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3);
- CAPTAIN WINIFRED QUICK COLLINS AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL
LEADERSHIP (USN OR USMC ENLISTED):  AKCS(AW) LINDA L. STEWART,
USN, HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON LIGHT 44;
- GENERAL JOHN A. LEJEUNE AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
(USMC OFFICER):  MAJOR TIMOTHY E. WINAND, USMC, WEAPONS COMPANY,
3RD BATTALION, 8TH MARINES, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC;
- GENERAL GERALD C. THOMAS AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
(USMC ENLISTED):  1ST SGT JAMES A. LEWIS, USMC, 1ST LIGHT ARMORED
RECON BATTALION, CAMP PENDLETON, CA;
- STEPHEN DECATUR AWARD FOR OPERATIONAL COMPETENCE (USN):
CDR DAVID C. HARDESTY, USN, NAVAL STRIKE & AIR WARFARE CENTER;
- REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM S. PARSONS AWARD FOR SCIENTIFIC AND
TECHNICAL PROGRESS (USN, USMC OR CIVILIAN):  MR. DAVID B. PYE,
ALEXANDRIA, VA;
- GENERAL HOLLAND M. SMITH AWARD FOR OPERATIONAL COMPETENCE (USMC):
MAJOR LEX A. BROWN, USMC, VMFA(AW)-332, MCAS, BEAUFORT, SC;
- ALFRED THAYER MAHAN AWARD FOR LITERARY ACHIEVEMENT (USN, USMC
OR CIVILIAN):  CAPTAIN EDWARD L. BEACH, USN (RET.), WASHINGTON, DC;
- ROBERT M. THOMPSON AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP
(CIVILIAN):  THE HONORABLE JOHN P. MURTHA, WASHINGTON, DC;
- THE HONORABLE J. WILLIAM MIDDENDORF II AWARD FOR ENGINEERING
EXCELLENCE (USN E-4 - E-9):  ETC(SW/AW) MARK D. SWARRINGIM, USN,
USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73);
- ADMIRAL BEN MOREELL AWARD FOR LOGISTICS COMPETENCE (USN OR
USMC OFFICER):  CDR MAX A. BLACK, USN, USNS SPICA (T-AFS 9);
- ADMIRAL BEN MOREELL AWARD FOR LOGISTICS COMPETENCE (USN OR
USMC ENLISTED):  SSGT TRACY W. HALE, USMC, 2ND RECON BATTALION,
2ND MARINE DIVISION, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC;
 
3.  AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL NAVY LEAGUE
CONVENTION IN PHILADELPHIA, PA, 12-19 JUNE 2000.
 
4.  NLUS HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY IN SELECTING THIS YEAR'S WINNERS
BECAUSE NOMINATIONS WERE OF SUCH HIGH QUALITY.  THIS YEAR'S
WINNERS REPRESENT THE BEST OF THE BEST.  CONGRATULATIONS AND
WELL DONE.
 
5.  RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE RICHARD DANZIG, SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY.//
 
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