The following Annual Awards were presented at the Banquet which concluded the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Members held on October 23rd in Las Vegas, Nevada. Congratulations are extended to all recipients!
Warrant Officer of the Year 2001 | Virginia Holcombe Memorial Warrant Officer Spouse of the Year 2001 |
CHAPTER AND REGION AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2001
Best Chapter Retention Award - North Texas Chapter, Mid-South Region.
Highest Chapter Recruiting Award - Fort Bragg Silver Chapter, Southeast Region.
Overall Best Chapter for Recruiting and Retention - North Texas Chapter, Mid-South Region.
Overall Best Region for Recruiting and Retention - European Region.
Best Chapter Professional Development Program - Gold Rush Chapter, Western Region, for conduct of a highly successful Warrant Officer Professional Development weekend with 275 warrant officers and potential warrant officers in attendance.
Community Affairs Award for Chapter Donations - Heidelberg Chapter, European Region, for contributing the most financially to their community. They donated to varying charities in the total sum of $10,780.00.
Community Affairs Award for Chapter Services - Redstone Arsenal Chapter, Southeast Region, for the best community sustaining program which included support of moving a Vietnam Memorial Wall, coordination and management of a Veteran's Day Parade, assisting the Salvation Army at Christmas, adoption of the Redstone Arsenal Youth Services Field, and Adopt-A-Mile Highway Program.
Community Affairs Award for Sustaining Chapter Programs - Lord Fairfax Silver Chapter, Northeast Region, for the best sustaining community programs. Most notable is the continuing work with the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, support of Retiree Activities Day at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and Adopt-A-Highway programs.
Best Chapter Web Site - Painted Rock Chapter, Western Region, CW2 Pat Strobel, Webmaster for relevance, timeliness, speed of loading, ease of navigation, and overall appearance.
(USAWOA thanks the Awards Committee for their careful consideration and the time spent selecting the awardees -CW4 Rowland Heflin, Chair and CW5 Richard Ernest, CW5 Rodger Shuttleworth, and CW5 (Ret) Dave Welsh, members.)
Highest Individual Recruiter - CW4(P) Duane "Mike" Stensrud, Arlington Hall Minuteman Chapter for recruiting 16 new paid memberships.
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To CW2 (P) Deborah Hahnenkamp |
To CW3 (Ret) Gene Perrino, Sr. |
| for exemplary service as National Treasurer presented by CW5 Frank Meeks, National President and CW4 Jim White, National Vice President. | for exemplary service as Southeast Region Director presented by CW5 Frank Meeks, National President and Jim White, National Vice President |
Chapter Longevity Awards Streamers
25 YEAR STREAMER - Lone Star Chapter, Fort Sam Houston/San Antonio, TX
15 YEAR STREAMER - Morning Calm Chapter, Korea
10 YEAR STREAMER - Bayern-Jura Chapter, Hoenfels, GE - Florida Sunshine Chapter, Central Florida
5 YEAR STREAMER - Derby Chapter, Fort Knox/Louisville, KY - Gold Rush Chapter, Sacramento, CA - Hawkeye Chapter, Des Moines, IA - NORCAL Chapter, Manteca, CA - Puerto Rico Chapter, Fort Buchanan/San Juan, PR - Razorback Chapter, Little Rock, AR - Rising Eagle Chapter, Montgomery, AL - Top of the World Chapter, Ft Wainwright/Fairbanks, AK - Vulcan Chapter, Birmingham, AL.
Scholarship Fund Raiser Prize Winners
First Prize - $1,000.00 - Brittany Armstrong, APO AE 09125
Second Prize - $500.00 - Kevin Cannon, Oakdale, PA
Third Prize - $250.00 - CW3 Sarah Turner, Wahiawa, HI
Fourth Prize - $250.00 - CW4 Edmund Stephenson, Hudson, NH
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USAWOA Online 5/6/03