ALCOAST 187/08 COMDTNOTE 5780 SUBJ: 2007 JOC HALEY AND CDR SIMPSON PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARDS RESULTS, AND DOD THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARD NOMINATIONS A. 2007 CHIEF JOURNALIST ALEX HALEY, COMMANDER JIM SIMPSON AND DOD THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARDS, COMDTNOTE 5780 1. THE JOC ALEX HALEY AWARD RECOGNIZES THE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS WHOSE PUBLISHED WORKS HAVE EXCELLED IN COMMUNICATING THE COAST GUARD STORY. THE CDR JIM SIMPSON AWARD RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN A UNITS OVERALL PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM OF MEDIA RELATIONS, COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND INTERNAL INFORMATION. THE THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARD, OPERATED UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS, RECOGNIZES JOURNALISTIC EXCELLENCE IN INTERNAL INFORMATION. 2. IAW REF A, A SELECTION PANEL CONVENED IN WASHINGTON, DC 24-28 MAR TO REVIEW 57 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE CDR JIM SIMPSON AWARD AND ALEX HALEY AWARD, AND TO SELECT NOMINEES FOR THE THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARD COMPETITION. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING RESULTS. 3. THE WINNERS OF THE 2007 JOC ALEX HALEY AWARDS ARE: A. BEST WRITER (NON-PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST/OFFICER), LCDR HOLLY HARRISON FOR THE ARTICLE 110 FEET OF AMERICA. B. BEST WRITER PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST (PA), PAC DONNIE BRZUSKA, FIRST PLACE FOR SEVEN ARTICLES INCLUDING COASTIES TAKE OUT DRUG TRAFFICKERS NEW MOVES, 2007: YEAR OF THE DOG, AND CLASSROOM IN THE SKY. PA1 ADAM EGGERS, SECOND PLACE. PA2 KIP WADLOW, THIRD PLACE. C. OUTSTANDING PA SPECIALIST, ADAM EGGERS, FIRST PLACE FOR OUTSTANDING WORK IN VIDEOGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND WRITING DISTRIBUTED TO HIGHLY VISIBLE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OUTLETS. D. BEST PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER (NON-PA), LTJG JEFFREY WEST FOR PHOTOGRAPHS MIDWAY CHANNEL BUOY, HEAT AND BEAT, AND NOAA FORECAST BUOY. E. BEST PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER (PA-PAO), PA1 ADAM EGGERS, FIRST PLACE FOR MULTIPLE VIDEOS AIRED ON KPRC AND KHTV AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS BEING PUBLISHED IN VARIOUS OUTLETS LIKE CHEM-BIO WEEKLY, FORT SAM HOUSTON NEWS LEADER, GALVESTON COUNTY DAILY NEWS, AND HOUSTON AIRPORT WEBSITE. PAC DONNIE BRZUSKA, SECOND PLACE. PA1 KURT FREDRICKSON, HONORABLE MENTION. 4. SAMPLES OF ARTICLES AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOTE SUBMITTED FOR THE JOC HALEY COMPETITION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT COAST GUARD CENTRAL. GO TO HTTP://CGCENTRAL.USCG.MIL AND CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING STRING OF LINKS - OUR CG - ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION - HQ DIRECTORATES - GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS - OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS - PROGRAMS BRANCH. 5. THE 2007 CDR JIM SIMPSON AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO: A. TRAINING CENTER CATEGORY - TRAINING CENTER YORKTOWN, FIRST PLACE FOR EFFORTS THAT INCLUDE THE ARTICLES, REMEMBERING THE FALLEN OF THE CUYAHOGA, PLANNING CENTER NAMED FOR HELLER, AND COAST GUARD TURNS TO INTELLIGENCE. B. AFLOAT, LARGE CATEGORY - CGC JUNIPER, FIRST PLACE FOR THEIR EFFORTS THAT GARNERED COVERAGE FROM OUTLETS THAT INCLUDED THE DAY, NEW HAVEN REGISTER, PROFESSIONAL MARINER, NEWSDAY, THE BLOCK ISLAND TIMES, WLNY, PORT TECHNOLOGY, STORMHEROES.COM THE NEWPORT NAVALOG, SOUNDINGS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS . CGC DILIGENCE, SECOND PLACE. CGC LEGARE, THIRD PLACE. CGC MACKINAW, HONORABLE MENTION. C. STATION CATEGORY - STATION MIAMI AND STATION PENSACOLA, FIRST PLACE. STATION MIAMI FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN MEDEVAC OF 13- YEAR-OLD, LOBSTER MINI-SEASON, AND ENTERTAINMENT FILMINGS OF BOARDER SECURITY USA AND CSI MIAMI. STATION PENSACOLA FOR GIBBET THE STATION DOG STORY AIRED ON WEAR, ARTICLE IN GOSPORT LIFE SECTION AND STATION PENSACOLA RELEASES DISTRIBUTED TO THE PENSACOLA NEWS JOURNAL D. SECTOR/MSU AND ACTIVITIES CATEGORY - MSU MORGAN CITY, FIRST PLACE FOR EXECUTING AN AGGRESSIVE OUTREACH PLAN THAT INCLUDED SIXTEEN RELEASES HIGHLIGHTING THE UNITS EFFORTS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF MORGAN CITY. SECTOR SAN JUAN, SECOND PLACE. SECTOR SAN DIEGO, THIRD PLACE. E. AIR STATION CATEGORY - AIRSTA SITKA, FIRST PLACE FOR EFFECTIVELY TELLING THE COAST GUARD STORY THROUGH VIDEO USING MINI- DV CAMERAS, VIDEO EDITING EQUIPMENT, AND THE USE OF CG CENTRAL FILE TRANSFER CAPABILITY. AIRSTA ELIZABETH CITY, SECOND PLACE. AIRSTA MIAMI, THIRD PLACE. AIRSTA NEW ORLEANS, HONORABLE MENTION. F. UNITS WITH PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICES - D7, FIRST PLACE FOR OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDING THE SEVENTH DISTRICT COASTAL WARNING DISPLAY PROGRAM, AMIO CAMPAIGN, IMAGINATION RESCUE, TROPICAL STORM NOEL, CARNIVAL GLORY MICHAEL MANKAMYER CASE, AND JOE COOL CASE. D8, SECOND PLACE. D17, THIRD PLACE. D1, HONORABLE MENTION. G. BEST OVERALL PA PROGRAM, FOR UNITS WITHOUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST (PA) OR A FULL-TIME PAO - CGC JUNIPER. 6. NOMINEES FOR THE 2007 DOD THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARDS ARE: A. FEATURE ARTICLE - LOOKING BACK, A VETERAN REMEMBERS COAST GUARD DESEGREGATION, PA2 CHRISTOPHER EVANSON. B. SPORTS ARTICLE - PULLING DOUBLE DUTY: COAST GUARD AND SKATER, TSUNAMI TSUE, BY PA2 KIP WADLOW. C. OUTSTANDING FLAGSHIP PUBLICATION - COAST GUARD MAGAZINE. 7. THE THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARD COMPETITION JUDGING PANEL CONVENED 10-12 APRIL AT THE DEFENSE INFORMATION SCHOOL (DINFOS), FT MEADE, MD. WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY OASD(PA). NOMINEES CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARDS AT HTTP://EVENTS.DINFOS.OSD.MIL/TJWEB/. 8. JOC HALEY AND CDR SIMPSON AWARD PANEL JUDGES WERE CWO PATRICK MONTGOMERY, PACM TYLER JOHNSON, PAC DANIEL TREMPER, AND PA1 MICHAEL HVOZDA. 9. AS IN YEARS PAST, THIS YEARS COMPETITION RESULTED IN THE NARROWEST OF MARGINS SEPARATING WINNING ENTRIES. THE NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS WAS UP SIGNIFICANTLY FROM LAST YEAR AND THE OVERALL QUALITY WAS EXCEPTIONAL. 10. AWARDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED VIA EACH UNITS OR INDIVIDUALS CHAIN OF COMMAND, VIA AREA OR DISTRICT COMMANDER, OR ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS FOR DIRECTORATES. 11. ACTION: AREA AND DISTRICT COMMANDERS, COMMANDERS OF MAINTENANCE AND LOGISTICS COMMANDS, COMMANDING OFFICERS OF HEADQUARTERS UNITS, ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS FOR DIRECTORATES, CHIEF COUNSEL AND SPECIAL STAFF OFFICERS AT HEADQUARTERS SHALL ENSURE THE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS ALCOAST. 12. SUBMITTING UNITS OR INDIVIDUALS DESIRING FEEDBACK REGARDING THEIR ENTRIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT PACM TYLER JOHNSON AT (202) 372-4639 OR TYLER.JOHNSON(AT)USCG.MIL. 13. RDML MARY E. LANDRY, DIRECTOR FOR GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, SENDS. 14. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.