Young AFCEAN Awarded DYA at WEST

At WEST in February, chapter member Luke Howe with Sagent Partners received the AFCEA International Distinguished Young AFCEAN (DYA) Award. Howe serves as president of the chapter's Young AFCEANs. He has been an active volunteer since March 2009 and quickly became involved in support of chapter events and the AFCEA scholarship program. Luke has supported all chapter IT Days by helping identify sponsors, acquire speakers and support event logistics. Howe also assisted with the Valentine's Day Ball, the Mentoring Program with the George Mason University subchapter and a large variety of Young AFCEAN initiatives. Since 2011, Howe has been the Pentagon Shuttle Captain for the chapter, coordinating transportation between the Pentagon to the chapter event site. Howe works closely with the chair of the chapter's Wounded Warriors Program to raise funds and educate attendees on the importance of supporting Wounded Warriors. Howe received recognition as a chapter Super NOVA and a Distinguished Young AFCEAN. He has received a Golden Eagle for his contribution to the 2012 chapter Air Force IT Day and has worked in collaboration with other chapter volunteers to develop a new format for the Small Business session at Warfighter Support Agencies IT Day.

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