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SUBJ/2004 SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL HISPANIC ENGINEERS AWARD WINNERS//
 
RMKS/1.  AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE NAVY WINNERS FOR THE SOCIETY OF
HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (SHPE) TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
RECOGNITION AWARDS.  SHPE IS AN ORGANIZATION WITH A PROUD HISTORY OF
SERVICE, PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HISPANICS IN ENGINEERING,
SCIENCE, AND OTHER TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS TO ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL
EXCELLENCE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND SOCIAL EQUITY.  THIS YEAR'S
WINNERS ARE:
    A.  PRESIDENT'S AWARD - CAPT KATHLENE CONTRES, DIRECTOR FOR
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND.
    B.  HISPANIC IN TECHNOLOGY - GOVERNMENT AWARD:  LCDR EDUARDO
FERNANDEZ, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USS HENRY M JACKSON (SSBN 730)(BLUE).
    C.  MOST PROMISING ENGINEER:  LCDR EDWARD ROBLEDO, ENGINEER, USS
MARYLAND (SSBN 738)(BLUE).
 
2.  IN ADDITION, LCDR ROBLEDO WAS RECOGNIZED AS MOST PROMISING
ENGINEER BY THE HISPANIC ENGINEER NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
CORPORATION (HENAAC) AT THEIR ANNUAL CONFERENCE EARLIER THIS FALL IN
AUSTIN, TEXAS.
 
3.  NAVY CAN FEEL PROUD THAT THESE OFFICERS WERE SELECTED FROM SUCH
KEEN COMPETITION.  THE AWARDS PRESENTATION WILL OCCUR AT THE SHPE
ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 6-10 JANUARY, 2004, IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
 
4.  CONGRATULATIONS, AND WELL DONE TO THESE OFFICERS FOR THEIR
ACHIEVEMENTS AND TO THEIR CHAINS OF COMMAND FOR RECOGNIZING THEM
FOR THESE PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS.
 
5.  FOR OTHER CONFERENCE OR AWARD OPPORTUNITIES, VISIT THE NAVY
DIVERSITY CALENDAR AT WWW.BOL.NAVY.MIL, OR THE PERS-00H WEB SITE AT
WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS00H.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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