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R 031941Z APR 07 ZUI ASN-A00093000029 ZYB FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-092// TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS //N05780// ALCOAST 186/07 COMDTNOTE 5780 SUBJ: 2006 JOC HALEY AND CDR SIMPSON PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARDS RESULTS, AND DOD THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARD NOMINATIONS A. 2006 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 COMMUNICATED 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 21-23 MAR TO REVIEW 40 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE CDR JIM SIMPSON AWARD AND 42 SUBMISSIONS FROM 25 PHOTOGRAPHERS AND JOURNALISTS FOR THE 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 2006 JOC ALEX HALEY AWARDS ARE: A. BEST WRITER (NON-PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST/OFFICER), LCDR PAUL FAWCETT. B. BEST WRITER PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST (PA), PA2 BRIAN LESHAK, FIRST PLACE. PA2 JUDY SILVERSTEIN, SECOND PLACE. PA2 CHRISTOPHER EVANSON, THIRD PLACE. C. OUTSTANDING PA SPECIALIST, DONNIE BRZUSKA, FIRST PLACE. D. BEST PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER (NON-PA), SN CONNIE TERRELL. E. BEST PHOTOGRPAHER/VIDEOGRAPHER (PA-PAO), PA1 DONNIE BRZUSKA, FIRST PLACE. PA2 ADAM EGGERS, SECOND PLACE. PA1 JOHN EDWARDS, 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 2006 CDR JIM SIMPSON AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO: A. TRAINING CENTER CATEGORY - TRACEN CAPE MAY, FIRST PLACE. B. AFLOAT, LARGE CATEGORY - CGC RUSH, FIRST PLACE. CGC STORIS, SECOND PLACE. C. STATION CATEGORY - STA DESTIN, FIRST PLACE. D. SECTOR/MSO AND ACTIVITIES CATEGORY - SECTOR KEY WEST, FIRST PLACE. MSO MORGAN CITY, SECOND PLACE. SECTOR SAN DIEGO, THIRD PLACE. E. AIR STATION CATEGORY - AIRSTA SITKA, FIRST PLACE. AIRSTA NEW ORLEANS, SECOND PLACE. AIRSTA TRAVERSE CITY, HONORABLE MENTION. F. UNITS WITH PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICES - D7, FIRST PLACE. D17, SECOND PLACE. D8, HONORABLE MENTION. G. BEST OVERALL PA PROGRAM, FOR UNITS WITHOUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST (PA) OR A FULL-TIME PAO - AIRSTA SITKA. 6. NOMINEES FOR THE 2006 DOD THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARDS ARE: A. NEWS ARTICLE - PORT SECURITY PROGRAM, PA2 CHRISTOPHER EVANSON. B. FEATURE ARTICLE - COMMAND PRESENCE, PA2 JUDY SILVERSTEIN. C. PHOTOJOURNALISM - COAST GUARD, AIRFORCE SAVES MISSING BOATERS, BY PA1 DONNIE BRZUSKA. D. OUTSTANDING FLAGSHIP PUBLICATION - COAST GUARD MAGAZINE. E. STAND ALONE PHOTO - PAINTING, PA2 LUKE PINNEO. 7. THE THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARD COMPETITION JUDGING PANEL IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE AT THE DEFENSE INFORMATION SCHOOL (DINFOS), FT MEADE, MD, 10-11 APRIL. WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY OASD(PA) 17 APRIL. 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 LT SARA WALLACE, LT ANTHONY MIGLIORINI, PACM TYLER JOHNSON, AND PAC KIMBERLY SMITH, ALL OF COMDT (CG-0922). 9. AS IN YEARS PAST, THIS YEARS COMPETITION RESULTED IN THE NARROWEST OF MARGINS SEPARATING WINNING ENTRIES. THE NUMBER OF STATION AND SMALL AFLOAT SUBMISSIONS WERE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY FROM LAST YEAR. AIR STATION SUBMISSIONS WERE IMPRESSIVE AND WITH MUCH OPERATIONAL VIDEO. JOC ALEX HALEY SUBMISSIONS WERE LOW BOTH ON VIDEO AND WRITING SAMPLES. UNITS AND PERSONNEL ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SHOOT MORE CG IMAGERY FOR CDR SIMPSON AND JOC HALEY SUBMISSIONS. 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. QUESTIONS ARE ENCOURAGED AND SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO CWO2 PATRICK MONTGOMERY AT (202)372-4638 OR PATRICK.T.MONTGOMERY(AT)USCG.MIL. 13. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED. 14. RDML MARY E. LANDRY, DIRECTOR FOR GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, SENDS. BT NNNN
