The CGWLA Announces Its Coast Guard Award Winners

2004 CAPT Dorothy Stratton Award -

LT Veronica Streitmatter of the US Coast Guard
Cutter ACUSHNET (WMEC 167), home ported in Ketchikan, AK

2004 MCPO Pearl Faurie Award -

YNC Selinde Brock of USCG Group/Air Station Astoria, OR

2001 Coast Guard Award Winners

We are proud to announce that LT Octavia Poole of USCGC Alex Haley (above left) has been selected as this year’s Dorothy Stratton Leadership Award winner, and MSTC Vikki Fogt of the USCG International Ice Patrol (above right) has been selected as the MCPO Pearl Faurie Leadership Award winner. MCPO Faurie made a special appearance for this event (she is the lady in the multi-colored dress in both photos).  Also on hand to help give the awardss were RADM Fred Ames, USCG and GGEN Evelyn Foote, USA (ret.). The awards were presented at Fort McNair on 2 August 01 during the WOPA 14^TH Annual Symposium Luncheon.

LT Poole and MSTC Fogt are the first Coast Guard members to receive this newly established WOPA award. It was extremely difficult to select only one nominee 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 Guard’s core values of honor, respect and devotion to duty. Honorable mention goes to the following nominees for the CAPT Stratton Award:

   a. CWO Tammie Bustamante               USCG ESU Honolulu
   b. LTJG Elissa Gerrity                          USCG Pacific TACLET
   c. LT Linda Sturgis                               USCG MSO Seattle
   d. LT Miriam Lafferty                             USCGC Chandeleur

Honorable mention goes to the following nominees for the MCPO Faurie Award:

   e. SKC Mitze Robinson                        USCG Group Boston
   f.  MST2 Alicia Belmas                         USCG MSO Portland
   g. MCPO Saundra O'Toole                    USCG Academy
   h. FSC Tina Sondrini                            USCGC Sherman

We are extremely pleased with the high quality nomination packages and commend all those who took the time to acknowledge the many inspirational leaders we have throughout the Coast Guard. Other
nominees for the CAPT Stratton award are listed below in alphabetical order:

   a. CWO Karen Brooks                         USCG Yard
   b. LT Nicole Carter                              USCG Academy
   c. LCDR Jean Clark                             USCG ISC Cleveland
   d. LTJG Megan Cull                             USCGC Mackinaw
   e. CWO Christine Figueroa                  USCG Personnel Command
   f.  LT Julie Fritz                                   USCG Activities San Diego
   g. ENS Kate Higgins                           USCGC Bear
   h. LTJG Cheryl Honeycutt                    USCG Atlantic Area
   i.  LT Bessie Howard                           USCG Personnel Command
   j.  LCDR Kelly Kachele                        USCG CEU Miami
   k. LT Carola List                                  USCG Air Station Clearwater
   l.  LT Lisa Mack                                  USCG International Ice Patrol
   m.LCDR Lori Mathieu                          MEPS
   n. LT Herminia McCullough                  USCG MSO Tampa
   o. LTJG Michele Schallip                     USCGC Cobia

Other nominees for the MCPO Faurie award are listed below in alphabetical order:

   p. SCPO Beth Bunn                           USCG Arsc
   q. YNC Janet Crenshaw                      USCG ISC Alameda
   r.  AMT1 Elizabeth Everson                 USCG Air Station Clearwater
   s. YN1 Melanie Fransen                     USCG Group Port Angeles
   t.  BM1 Catherine Gross                     USCGC Manowar
   u. YNC Mishelle Henry                       USCG Group Detroit
   v. YN1 Nancy Hobdy                          USCG ISC St. Louis
   w.YNC Cynthia Luna                          USCGC Dallas
   x. YN2 Melanie Muldowney                 USCG Group Fort Macon
   y. YNC Patricia Powell                       USCG MLC Atlantic
   z. YN1 Janie Ross                             USCG Gulf Regional Fisheries TRACEN
   aa. ETC Donna Scott                         USCG ESD San Pedro