ALCOAST 125/08
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: 2008 NATIONAL WOMENS HISTORY MONTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) ROLE MODEL AWARD RECIPIENTS
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AND CONGRATULATE LCDR GABRIELLE MCGRATH
OF THE INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL (IIP) AND MRS. ANGELA OWENS WALLER
OF THE BALTIMORE ENGINEERING LOGISTICS CENTER (ELC),THE COAST
GUARDS MILITARY AND CIVILIAN WINNERS OF THE 2008 DOD WOMENS HISTORY
MONTH STEM ROLE MODEL AWARDS.
2. DOD SELECTED THE MILITARY RECIPIENT,LCDR MCGRATH FOR HER
NOTEWORTHY LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES, AND OVERALL
EXCELLENCE AT IIP. AS THE ICE INFORMATION OFFICER, SHE MADE
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMMAND OPERATIONS CENTER AND
INITIATED A ROBUST CUSTOMER RELATIONS PROGRAM WITH TRANSATLANTIC
MARINERS. SINCE JULY 2007, LCDR MCGRATH HAS SERVED AS THE DEPUTY
COMMANDER OF IIP AND IS THE FIRST WOMAN TO FILL THIS CRITICAL
POSITION IN ITS 95 YEAR HISTORY. LCDR MCGRATH IS HELD IN HIGH
REGARD AS AN EXPERT ON THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM PROCEDURES. IN ADDITION TO HER COAST GUARD
DUTIES, LCDR MCGRATH VOLUNTEERS WEEKLY AT A LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WHERE SHE INSPIRES STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING, MATH, OR SCIENCE.
3. THE COAST GUARD CIVILIAN RECIPIENT, MRS. WALLER, WORKS AS AN
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AT THE ENGINEERING LOGISTICS CENTER WHERE SHE
DELIVERS TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THE
CUTTER FLEET. MRS. WALLER'S NOTEWORTHY CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDE
WORKING AS A PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION (PIE) VOLUNTEER, DURING WHICH
TIME SHE TUTORS STUDENTS IN MATH AND SHARES THE MANY POSITIVE
ASPECTS OF ENGINEERING WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS INCLUDING THE LOCAL
GIRL SCOUTS. SHE ALSO SERVES AS REGION E GOVERNOR FOR THE SOCIETY
OF WOMEN ENGINEERS (SWE). MRS. WALLER ENCOURAGES YOUNG WOMEN AND
YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CAREER FIELDS.
4. LCDR MCGRATH AND MRS. WALLER WILL BE HONORED DURING THE DOD
NATIONAL WOMENS HISTORY MONTH OBSERVANCE AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF
WOMEN IN THE ARTS IN WASHINGTON DC ON 19 MARCH 2008.
5. T.A. DICKERSON, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS, SENDS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.