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Coast Guard Inspirational Leadership Awards
The Office of Leadership and Professional Development sponsors four annual leadership awards:- CAPT John G. Witherspoon Inspirational Leadership Award: for officers, active duty or reserve (about CAPT Witherspoon)
- MCPO Angela M. McShan Inspirational Leadership Award: for chief petty officers (E-7 at the time of nomination), active duty or reserve (about MCPO McShan)
- George R. Putnam Inspirational Leadership Award: for Coast Guard civilian employees (about George Putnam)
- COMO Charles S. Greanoff Inspirational Leadership Award: for the most distinguished Auxiliary flotilla commander (sponsored in conjunction with the Coast Guard Auxiliary) (about Charles Greanoff)
- September: ALCOAST 461-07 seeking nominations released
- November: Deadline for nominations
- December: Selection panels held
- March: Awards ceremony at Coast Guard headquarters
- CAPT David H. Jarvis Award for Inspirational Leadership: for officers (about CAPT Jarvis)
- Douglas A. Munro Award for Inspirational Leadership: for enlisted (about Douglas Munro)
- January: ALCOAST 005-08 seeking nominations released
- March: Deadline for nominations
- April/May: Selection panels held
- October: Awards ceremony at annual Navy League National Convention
2008 Inspirational Leadership Awards
MCPOCG Charles "Skip" Bowen, DCC
Steven Simpson, Dr. Laurel Goulet,
LCDR Olav Saboe, Mr. Alfred Verdi, and ADM Thad Allen on 27
March 2008
at Coast Guard Headquarters.
These people were selected for the Inspirational Leadership Awards in 2008:
Witherspoon Award
Winner: LCDR Olav Saboe, Air Station New OrleansFinalists:
- LT Scott Toves, TACLET South
- LCDR Curtiss Potter, PATFORSWA
- CDR William Kelly, CGC Seneca
- LTJG Jeremy Greenwood, CGC Dallas
McShan Award
Winner: DCC Steven Simpson, Training Center PetalumaFinalists:
- BMC Bradley Adams, Station Marquette
- MKC Lawrence Blevins, CGC Sapelo
- MSTC Anthony McDade, Training Center Yorktown
- BMC Karl Beeman, Training Center Petaluma
- MSTC Scott Garcia, Sector Seattle
Putnam Award
Winner: Dr. Laurel Goulet, Coast Guard AcademyFinalists:
- Byron Inagaki, MSU Port Arthur
- Susan O'Brien, Finance Center
- Mark McCabe, First District
Greanoff Award
Winner: Mr. Alfred Verdi, District 11-Southern Region, Flotilla 12-4Finalists:
- Kenneth Babick, District 13, Flotilla 07-03
- Harvey Schirmer, District 7, Flotilla 02-08
Award Recipients To Date
Witherspoon Inspirational Leadership Award2008
LCDR Olav Saboe |
McShan Inspirational Leadership Award2008
DCC Steven Simpson Putnam Inspirational Leadership Award2008
Dr. Laurel Goulet Greanoff Inspirational Leadership Award2008
Mr. Alfred Verdi |
Jarvis Award for Inspirational Leadership2007 CWO4 Stephen Lyons Munro Award for Inspirational Leadership2007 BMC Timothy Guy |