AFCEA International 2024 Award Winners

Chairman’s Superior Performance Award

Thomas Ashbridge | London Chapter

Bob Damen | Greater Augusta Chapter

Col Alan M. Shoemaker, USAF (Ret.) | Lexington-Concord Chapter

 

 

 



General James M. Rockwell AFCEAN of the Year

LTC Gerald Gordner, USA (Ret.) | North Carolina Chapter

 



Admiral Jon L. Boyes Medal for Distinguished Service to AFCEA

Lt Col Edward F. Ryglewicz, USAF (Ret.) | Hawaii Chapter

 



Leadership Award

Col Scott Beidleman, USAF (Ret.) | Los Angeles Chapter

Tim Harschutz | Hampton Roads Chapter

Col Richard S. Palmieri, USAF (Ret.) | Hawaii Chapter

Lt Col Mike Plantenga, USAF (Ret.) | Los Angeles Chapter

Lt Gen Dr. Ansgar Rieks, GEAF (Ret.) | Bonn E. V. Chapter

Amy E. Tuschen | Greater Augusta Chapter

Kelly Wenner | Northern Virginia Chapter

Paul Wertz | Atlanta Chapter

Lee Ann Zelesnikar | Tidewater Chapter

 


 

 

Medal of Merit

Lt Col Todd J. Caskey, USAF | ArkLaTex Chapter

Becci Defrank | Washington, D.C. Chapter

Kathy Devereaux | Lexington-Concord Chapter

Alan Frost | Middle Georgia Chapter

BG Eric Gladman, SCNG (Ret.) | Greater Augusta Chapter

Dr. Hilary Johnson-Lutz | Tidewater Chapter

COL Mollie Pearson, USA (Ret.) | Belvoir Chapter

Commander Fernando Pinheiro Da Silva | Portugal Chapter

COL Charles Dean Smith, USA | Pacific Northwest Chapter

Col David Stookey, USAF (Ret.) | Pacific Northwest Chapter

LTC Daniel Swacina, USA (Ret.) | Atlanta Chapter 

 


 


Meritorious Service Award

Beth Armistead | Hampton Roads Chapter

José Alberto Jesus Borges | Portugal Chapter

Stephen Buck | Northern Virginia Chapter

Coree Chandler | Lexington-Concord Chapter

Sean Dyer | Tidewater Chapter

Adrian Felts | Central Virginia Chapter

Rosemarie Floyd | Northern Virginia Chapter

Maj Courtney Gallagher, USAF | Hawaii Chapter

Rebecca Garcia | Northern Virginia Chapter

Linnea Gavrilis | North Carolina Chapter

Dr. Lucia Di Giambattista | Rome Chapter

F. Nazir Hill | Atlanta Chapter

Caitlin Johnson | Hampton Roads Chapter

Dr. Melissa Y. Johnson | Greater Augusta Chapter

Franz-Bernd Möllers | Bonn E. V. Chapter

Melissa Murray | Northern Virginia Chapter

LTC August Muller IV, USA (Ret.) | Belvoir Chapter

Ana Garcia Olson | San Diego Chapter

Christina Purkapile | Greater Augusta Chapter

Scott Stevens | Greater Omaha Chapter

R. Carl Shofner | Dayton-Wright Chapter

Matthew Umphlet | Hampton Roads Chapter

 


 


Harry C. Ingles Award

Central Maryland Chapter - Mega
Rocky Mountain - Very Large
Tidewater - Large

 



Distinguished Achievement to the Education Community Award

Central Maryland Chapter

 


 


IDEA Chapter Champion Award (archived)

San Diego Chapter
Washington, D.C. Chapter

 


 


Model Chapter Program

Aberdeen | Alamo | ArkLaTex | Atlanta | Belvoir | Bethesda | Central Maryland | Central Florida | Central Virginia | Coastal North Carolina | Dayton-Wright | Erie Canal | Greater Augusta  | Greater Omaha | Hampton Roads | Hawaii | Kaiserslautern | Indiana  | Lexington-Concord | Los Angeles | London | Middle Georgia | Montgomery | Naples | North Carolina | Northern Virginia | Oklahoma City | Pacific Northwest | Palmetto | Rockbridge Shenandoah  |
Rocky Mountain | Rome | South Carolina Low Country | Tidewater | Washington, D.C. 

 


 


The Cyber Edge Writing Award

First Place
"The Great Overcomplication"

Sam Richman

Second Place
Innovating Military Management Systems to Mitigate Hardware-Related Vulnerabilities

Maj. Jonathan Harbin, USA

Third Place
"Leveraging Social Engineering for Successful Cyber Operations: Enhancing Minds of Decision-Makers"

Capt. George Galdorisi, USN (Ret.)

 


 


IDEA Hero Award (archived)

Kelly Jenne | Hampton Roads Chapter
Lt Col Gilberto Perez, USAF | Alamo Chapter

 


 


Small Business Awards

Small Business of the Year
3DiF | Tidewater Chapter

Small Business Industry Person of the Year
Caitlin Johnson | Hampton Roads Chapter

Small Business Government Person of the Year
Scott Jackson | Central Maryland Chapter

 


 

Engineering & Information Technology Awards


Distinguished Award for Excellence in Engineering
Yossi Appleboum | Northern Virginia Chapter | Sepio Systems 

Meritorious Rising Star Award for Achievement in Engineering
LTC Alexander Bailey, USA | North Carolina Chapter | Cloud Engineer 

Distinguished Award for Excellence in Emerging Technology
Brig Gen Michael T. McGinley, USAFR | Lexington-Concord Chapter

Meritorious Rising Star Award for Achievement in Emerging Technology
Luke Megonigal  | Cyber Science and Technology

Entrepreneurial/R&D Innovation Award
Marcus Glenn | MITRE and Office of Naval Research Team for Hopper

Technology Innovation Award
Dr. Kevin O'Malley | Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific

 


 


Albert J. Myer Chapter Awards

Individual Member Growth
El Paso Chapter – Small 
Stuttgart Chapter – Medium
NY- Founders – Large
Hawaii Chapter – Very Large
Alamo Chapter - Mega

Individual Member Retention
El Paso Chapter – Small 
Stuttgart Chapter – Medium
Los Angeles– Large
Bonn Chapter – Very Large
Central Maryland Chapter - Mega

Individual Member Recruiting
El Paso Chapter – Small 
Stuttgart Chapter – Medium
New York – Founders – Large
San Diego – Very Large
Alamo- Mega

Achievement
El Paso Chapter - Small

 

 


 

AFCEA 40 Under Forty Awards

Maj John Aguirre, USSF | Rocky Mountain Chapter
TSgt Kadir Amat, USAF | Central Florida Chapter
Aniket Abhishek Soni | New York Founders
MSgt Jamal Barnes, USAF | Kaiserslautern Chapter
Blake Brown | Alamo Chapter
Bobby Bermudez | Northern Virginia Chapter
Carl Chaisson | Central Florida Chapter
Hao-Wei Chen | New York Founders
SMSgt. Anthony Colon, USAF | Las Vegas Chapter
Lane Copeland | Belvoir Chapter
LT Kailey Cornick, USN | Hampton Roads Chapter
Erica Cotter | San Diego Chapter
Zori Drew | Pacific Northwest Chapter
Christian Fereira | Lexington-Concord 
Thomas Fisher | North Carolina Chapter
Erin Fitzgibbons | Bethesda Chapter
Jessie Hernandez | Northern Virginia Chapter
Dr. Anu Jagannath | Erie Canal Chapter
Brigman Kinard | Stuttgart Chapter
Chad King | Pacific Northwest Chapter
Matthew Klein | Northern Virginia Chapter
Matthew Lamp | Kaiserslautern Chapter
Hahna Latonick | Rocky Mountain Chapter
Dondre Lawson | Aberdeen Chapter
Josh Lospinoso | Washington, D.C. Chapter
Genevieve Marquardt | Northern Virginia Chapter
Lindsay Martinescu | Rocky Mountain Chapter
Lavar McDowell | Central Florida Chapter
James McPherson | San Diego Chapter
MSgt Dean Natividad, USAF | Hawaii Chapter
Alison Neu | Lexington-Concord Chapter
Maj Eric Nevins, USAF | Rocky Mountain Chapter
Zoey Orth | Rocky Mountain Chapter
TSgt Wynnie Rogers, USAF | Kaiserslautern Chapter
Benjamin Schuppel | Pacific Northwest
Marianna Schwarz | Bonn E. V. Chapter
Ron Simon | Bonn E. V. Chapter
Joseph Soule | Quantico-Potomac Chapter
Andrej Stare | Northern Virginia Chapter
TSgt Stephanie Tolver, USAF | Tidewater Chapter