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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)
Awards Process (for the Witherspoon,
McShan, and Putnam awards)
- September:
ALCOAST 461-07 seeking nominations released
- November: Deadline for
nominations
- December: Selection panels held
- March: Awards ceremony at Coast
Guard headquarters
In addition, we manage two Navy League
leadership awards:
Awards Process
- 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
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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 Orleans
Finalists:
- 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 Petaluma
Finalists:
- 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 Academy
Finalists:
- 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 12-4
Finalists:
- Kenneth Babick, District
13, Flotilla 07-03
- Harvey Schirmer, District
7, Flotilla 02-08
Award Recipients To Date
Witherspoon Inspirational Leadership
Award
2008
LCDR Olav Saboe
2007 CWO2 Edwin Martin
2006 CDR Scott Kitchen
2005 LCDR Adrian West
2004 CDR Keith Smith
2003 LCDR James Elliott
2002 CDR Lynn Henderson
2001 LT Michael Davanzo
2000 CDR Michael Ghizzoni
1999 LCDR Philip Ross
1998 LCDR Karl Schultz
1997 LT Russell Davidson
1996 LCDR Timothy O’Leary
1995 CDR Manson Brown
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McShan Inspirational Leadership Award
2008
DCC Steven Simpson
2007 YNC Linda Laswell
2006 BMC Heath Jones
2005 DCC Travis Lovvorn
2004 SKC Stacey Dolly
2003 BMC Terry Lathrop
2002 EMC Jerome Rider
Putnam Inspirational Leadership Award
2008
Dr. Laurel Goulet
2007 Ms. Sheila Shepard
2006 Ms. Kathleen Thore
2005 Mrs. Norma Bullock
Greanoff Inspirational Leadership Award
2008
Mr. Alfred Verdi
2007 Ms. Christella (Chris) Gress
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Jarvis Award for Inspirational
Leadership
2007 CWO4 Stephen Lyons
2006 LT Joseph Leonard
2005 CWO Thomas Guthlein
2004 LTJG Joseph Abeyta
2003 LTJG Eric Matthies
2002 LT Michael Batchelder
2001 LT Tracy Wannamaker
2000 CWO3 Curtis Bradley
Munro Award for Inspirational
Leadership
2007 BMC Timothy Guy
2006 BMC George Williams
2005 FSC Richard Sambenedetto, Jr.
2004 MKC Timothy Cotton
2003 PO1 Shannon Davis
2002 GM1 Stephane Corriveau
2001 BMCS John Buchanan
2000 BMC Brian Klimeck
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