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