ALCOAST 313/08
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: USCGR AWARDS PROGRAM: CAPT EDWARD R. WILLIAMS COAST GUARD
RESERVE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE ANNOUNCEMENT.
A. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST 1650.25(SERIES)
B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 141453Z MAR 08 / ALCOAST 133/08
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT LT RICHARD HOWELL OF THE COAST
GUARD RECRUITING COMMAND IS THE 2008 RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL
NAVAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (NNOA) CAPTAIN EDWARD R. WILLIAMS COAST
GUARD RESERVE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE.  REF A OUTLINED THE CRITERIA.
2. I COMMEND LT HOWELL FOR HIS INITIATIVES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO
ACHIEVE, VALUE AND MANAGE DIVERSITY. HE HAS DEVOTED HIMSELF TO
IMPROVING DIVERSITY RECRUITING AND DIVERSITY RELATIONS THROUGHOUT
THE COAST GUARD.
3. EXAMPLES OF LT HOWELLS DIVERSITY-FOCUSED INITIATIVES ARE:
 A.  ACTIVELY MENTORS MORE THAN 20 JUNIOR OFFICER AND ENLISTED
PERSONNEL.
 B.  ESTABLISHED A MENTORING NETWORK DEDICATED TO THE UNIQUE
CONCERNS OF FEMALE AND MINORITY OFFICERS.
 C. NEGOTIATED COST EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING IN SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS
CATERING TO MINORITY AND FEMALE AUDIENCES RESULTING IN THE SECOND
HIGHEST MINORITY AND THE SEVENTH HIGHEST FEMALE RECRUITMENT RATES
IN HISTORY.
 D.  LED A TEAM OF COAST GUARD PERSONNEL AT A MAJOR BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT FEATURING ELEVEN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES RESULTING IN INCREASED COAST GUARD AWARENESS TO
APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MINORITY SPECTATORS OVER A FIVE DAY PERIOD.
THIS CULMINATED IN THE COAST GUARD BEING SPOTLIGHTED DURING HALF
TIME FESTIVITIES OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
4. LT HOWELLS WORK WITH THE LEADERSHIP AND DIVERSITY ADVISORY
COUNCIL HAS HIGHLIGHTED POLICY CHANGES THAT WILL INCREASE THE
CAREER SUCCESS OF FEMALE AND MINORITY MEMBERS.
5. THE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE NNOA NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN
PORTSMOUTH, VA, 23-25 JULY 2008.
6. COMMANDANT (CG-131) POC IS CWO GREG HUNTON, PHONE: 202-475-5461,
E-MAIL: GREG.P.HUNTON(AT)USCG.MIL.
7. RDML D.R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING, SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.