SUBJ: CAPT STRATTON AND MCPO FAURIE LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT LCDR TINA PENA,CURRENTLY ASSIGNED
TO CG AIRSTA ATLANTIC CITY, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE RECIPIENT OF
THE 2009 CAPT DOROTHY STRATTON LEADERSHIP AWARD, AND MST1 VIVIAN
EDDY, CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO MSU CLEVELAND, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE
RECIPIENT OF THE 2009 MCPO PEARL FAURIE LEADERSHIP AWARD. THE
AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED IN WASHINGTON, DC ON 18 JUNE 2009 DURING
THE 22ND ANNUAL WOMENS LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM.
2. THESE AWARDS WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2001 AND ARE NAMED IN HONOR OF
WOMEN WHO EMBRACED THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THE ADMISSION OF
WOMEN INTO THE COAST GUARD. CAPT STRATTON WAS THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF
THE WOMENS RESERVE (SPARS) DURING WORLD WAR II AND ON 1 JANUARY
1964, MCPO FAURIE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO ACHIEVE THE RANK OF E-9.
3. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE AWARDS PANEL TO SELECT ONLY
ONE WINNER FROM EACH SLATE OF LEADERS WHO WERE NOMINATED FOR THESE
AWARDS. EACH NOMINEE IS A STELLAR EXAMPLE OF EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP
AND MENTORSHIP QUALITIES, EMBODYING THE COAST GUARDS CORE VALUES OF
HONOR, RESPECT, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY.
4. I COMMEND ALL THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MANY
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE COAST GUARD. HONORABLE
MENTIONS ARE LISTED BELOW IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
 A. CAPT STRATTON AWARD
   1. LT KIMBERLY ANDERSEN (MSST SEATTLE)
   2. LT PAGE SWITZER (NESU BOSTON)
 B. MCPO FAURIE AWARD
   1. HSCS PAMELA ROBINS (TRACEN YORKTOWN)
   2. YN2 SAGRARIO MEDRANO (SFO VALDEZ)
5. POC IS LTJG ERIN CALDWELL, EMAIL TO ERIN.CALDWELL(AT)USCG.MIL,
PHONE 202-475-5248.
6. MR. CURTIS B. ODOM, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.