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NAVADMIN 185/02
 
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SUBJ/NINETY-THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
/OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) CONVENTION ROY WILKINS AWARD SELECTION//
 
RMKS/1. THE NAACP ROY WILKINS SERVICE AWARD IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO
MEMBERS FROM EACH BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE BEST
DEMONSTRATED ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE NAACP'S PRINCIPAL
OBJECTIVE OF ENSURING POLITICAL, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
EQUALITY OF MINORITY CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES.  DR. WARREN
LOCKETTE IS THE 2002 NAVY RECIPIENT OF THE NAACP ROY WILKINS SERVICE
AWARD.
 
2.  A MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND, DR.
LOCKETTE HAS PROMOTED DIVERSITY WITHIN THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE
COMMAND AND THROUGHOUT THE NAVY.  HE IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE
MINORITY ACCESS TO RESEARCH CAREERS PROGRAM AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS
A CO-DIRECTOR FOR A URBAN-BASED PROGRAM TO DETECT LATENT
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE WITH IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.  IN
ADDITION, DR. LOCKETTE VOLUNTEERS HIS TIME TO PROVIDE FREE CARE TO
THE LOGAN HEIGHTS MEDICAL CLINIC IN SAN DIEGO WHICH PROVIDES
TREATMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASES TO PATIENTS WHO ARE PRIMARILY
HISPANIC.  OVERALL, DR LOCKETTE HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THE
RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ADVANCEMENT OF
UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITIES.
 
3.  DR. LOCKETTE WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED ON 9 JULY 2002 AT
THE NAACP MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AWARDS BANQUET AT
THE HYATT REGENCY HOTEL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.  VISIT THE WEBSITE
WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/MENTOR FOR PERIODIC NAVY UPDATES CONCERNING THE
2002 NAACP CONVENTION.  CONTACT PERS-00J AT (703) 695-2824/DSN 225
OR E-MAIL P00J3@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.
5.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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