ALCOAST 363/08
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE 2009 CG ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
A. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1650.25(SERIES) SECTION
6.L.1
1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2009 COAST GUARD
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR (EOTY).
2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE RECOGNITION FOR THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ENGINEERS WITHIN THE COAST GUARD AND THE ENTIRE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
3. THE 2009 COAST GUARD EOTY NOMINATIONS SHOULD FOCUS ON COAST
GUARD ENGINEERING AT ALL LEVELS WITH NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND
ACHIEVEMENTS. A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE SCORING SYSTEM USED BY THE
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (NSPE) IN THE FEDERAL
EOTY PROGRAM WILL BE  USED TO SELECT THE COAST GUARD EOTY.
4. A HEADQUARTERS PANEL OF COAST GUARD ENGINEERS WILL CONVENE THE
LAST WEEK IN OCTOBER TO SELECT THE COAST GUARD EOTY FROM THE
NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED. IF THE SELECTED COAST GUARD EOTY IS A
LICENSED ENGINEER (PE OR EIT), THE CG EOTY WILL THEN BE FORWARDED
AS ONE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NOMINATIONS FOR THE
NSPE FEDERAL EOTY.
5. THE COAST GUARD EOTY WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA ALCOAST NLT
04NOV08.
6. NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NLT COB FRIDAY, 03 OCTOBER 2008.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR NOMINEES SHOULD BE SENT AS AN E-MAIL
ATTACHMENT TO LT KIME, COMDT (CG-4-1).
7. APPLICATIONS MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE NSPE WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.NSPE.ORG/INDEX.HTML. FROM THE MAIN PAGE CLICK ON
INTEREST GROUPS, THEN CLICK ON GOVERNMENT, THEN SELECT THE LINK FOR
THE FEYA 2009 APPLICATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT LT
KIME, AIDE TO THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR ENGINEERING AND
LOGISTICS, AT (202)475-5553.
8. MR. J. G. ORNER, DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMANDANT FOR ENGINEERING AND
LOGISTICS, SENDS.
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.