TO NAVADMIN RTAUZYUW RUEWMCS0795 1351240-UUUU--RUCRNAD RUCCAJP. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUENAAA0795 1351240 R 141240Z MAY 04 ZYB MIN PSN 041147J17 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS //N01400// NAVADMIN 111/04 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAY// SUBJ/2004 FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL, NATIONAL IMAGE AND /NAACP AWARD WINNERS// RMKS/1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2004 NAVY WINNERS OF THE NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD, THE FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (FAPAC) MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD, AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) ROY WILKINS RENOWN SERVICE AWARD. 2. THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENTS OF THE NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD ARE LT JORGE CUADROS IBARRA, ENGINEERING FIELD ACTIVITY SOUTHEAST AND MM1 MICHAEL L. MENDEZ, USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76). THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (EO) AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT A MILITARY AWARDS PAGE 02 RUEWMCS0795 UNCLAS BANQUET DURING THE ANNUAL NATIONAL IMAGE, INC. CONFERENCE IN ORLANDO, FL, 6-12 JUNE 2004 . 3. LCDR ROMUEL B. NAFARRETE, USS JOHN C STENNIS (CVN 74) AND LT JUSTIN R. HODGES, OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, ARE THE 2004 RECIPIENTS OF THE FAPAC MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS (APA) AND THE PROMOTION OF DIVERSITY/EO IN THEIR WORK FORCE AND COMMUNITY. THEY WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT AN AWARDS LUNCHEON DURING THE FAPAC ANNUAL NATIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND EXHIBITS CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 17-21 MAY 2004. 4. LCDR KENDRICK M. BELLAMY, DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER, PHILADELPHIA, PA, IS THE NAVY RECIPIENT OF THE NAACP ROY WILKINS RENOWN SERVICE AWARD FOR 2004. THE NAACP ROY WILKINS RENOWN SERVICE AWARD HONORS ONE MILITARY OR CIVILIAN MEMBER WHO HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO HIS OR HER SERVICE'S EO PROGRAM. HE WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AT THE NAACP MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AWARDS BANQUET IN WASHINGTON, DC, 10 JUNE 2004. 5. CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF THESE DESERVING AWARD WINNERS AND THE COMMANDS WHO RECOGNIZED THEIR EFFORTS. PAGE 03 RUEWMCS0795 UNCLAS 6. FOR OTHER CONFERENCE AND AWARD OPPORTUNITIES, VISIT THE NAVY DIVERSITY CALENDAR AT WWW.BOL.NAVY.MIL OR THE NAVY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 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.// BT #0795 NNNN