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NAVADMIN 026/04
 
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SUBJ/2004 BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR (BEY) AWARD WINNERS//
 
RMKS/1.  CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NAVY RECIPIENTS OF THE 2004 BLACK
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARDS.  THE BEY AWARDS RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS
WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS BEST EXEMPLIFY INNOVATION, HARD WORK AND
ACHIEVEMENT IN THE MANY FIELDS OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE.  THIS
YEAR'S WINNERS ARE:
    A.  CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT - CAPT MICKEY V. ROSS,
SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING, PUGET SOUND, WA.
    B.  COMMUNITY SERVICE - MR. COOLIDGE HAMLETT JR., NAVAL AIR
DEPOT, CHERRY POINT, NC.
    C.  SPECIAL RECOGNITION - MR. CHARLES L. BARROW JR., NAVAL AIR
WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, PATUXENT RIVER, MD.
 
2.  CAPT ROSS' 27 YEAR CAREER IS REPLETE WITH NUMEROUS ACHIEVEMENTS
AS THE SHORE INSTALLATIONS MANAGER FOR THE INSTALLATIONS AND
LOGISTICS DIRECTORATE IN SAN DIEGO, THE COMBAT SYSTEMS ENGINEER FOR
FOR EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE, THE DIRECTOR OF TOTAL SHIP COMBAT
SYSTEMS, THE DIRECTOR OF AIRCRAFT CARRIER COMBAT SYSTEMS, AND THE
CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR AIRCRAFT
CARRIERS.
 
3.  MR. HAMLETT IS A MEMBER OF THE ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL
COMMUNITY AND SERVES AS A TRAINING INSTRUCTOR AND MENTOR FOR NEW
EMPLOYEES AT THE NAVAL AIR DEPOT.
 
4.  MR. BARROW'S AWARD RECOGNIZES HIS CRITICAL ROLE AS THE LEAD
HUMAN FACTORS INTEGRATED PROJECT TEST ENGINEER FOR THE MH-60R AND
MH-60S AIRCRAFT.  HE ALSO SERVED AS CREW SYSTEMS ADVISOR FOR THE
NAVY CH-60 AND V-22 PROGRAM AND ASSISTED THE FBI IN THE ACQUISITION
OF THEIR NEXT GENERATION SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT.
 
5.  THESE EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS DURING THE
2004 BEY AWARDS CONFERENCE, TO BE HELD 18-21 FEBRUARY 2004 AT THE
BALTIMORE CONVENTION CENTER.
 
6.  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.
 
7.  POC IS LT JEFF BURRELL AT (901) 874-3881/DSN 882 OR EMAIL:
JEFF.BURRELL@NAVY.MIL.
 
8.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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