ALCOAST 311/08
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: CAPT STRATTON AND MCPO FAURIE LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT LTJG RACHEL BEHRENS, WHO RECENTLY
DEPARTED PATSFORSWA, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2008
CAPT DOROTHY STRATTON LEADERSHIP AWARD, AND SKCM SANDRA FLETCHER
CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO LANTAREA, ARE SELECTED AS THE RECIPIENT OF
THE 2008 MCPO PEARL FAURIE LEADERSHIP AWARD. THE AWARDS WILL BE
PRESENTED AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER IN LANSDOWNE, VA ON 11
JULY 2008, DURING THE 21ST ANNUAL WOMENS LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM.
2. THESE AWARDS WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2001 AND ARE NAMED IN HONOR OF
WOMEN WHO EMBRACED THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THE ADMISSION OF
WOMEN INTO THE COAST GUARD. CAPT STRATTON WAS THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF
THE WOMENS RESERVE (SPARS) DURING WORLD WAR II AND ON 1 JANUARY
1964, MCPO FAURIE WAS THE FIRST SPAR TO ACHIEVE THE RANK OF E-9.
3. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE AWARDS BOARD TO SELECT ONLY
ONE WINNER FROM EACH SLATE OF LEADERS WHO WERE NOMINATED FOR THESE
AWARDS. EACH NOMINEE IS A STELLAR EXAMPLE OF EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP
AND MENTORSHIP QUALITIES, EMBODYING THE COAST GUARDS CORE VALUES OF
HONOR, RESPECT, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY.
4. I COMMEND ALL THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MANY
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE COAST GUARD. HONORABLE
MENTIONS ARE LISTED BELOW IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
 A. CAPT STRATTON AWARD
   1. LCDR GABRIELLE MCGRATH (IIP)
   2. LT HEATHER HANNING (SECTOR OHIO VALLEY)
 B. MCPO FAURIE AWARD
   1. HSC ATHENA SANTOS (TRACEN CAPE MAY)
   2. BM1 BETH SLADE (STA YAQUINA BAY)
5. POC IS LTJG ERIN CALDWELL, EMAIL TO ERIN.CALDWELL(AT)USCG.MIL,
PHONE 202-475-5248.
6. RDML DANIEL A. NEPTUN, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.