Harry C. Ingles Chapter Awards
This is awarded to chapters which have most significantly contributed to the goals of AFCEA. Winning chapters, which compete against other chapters in the same size category, are selected by the AFCEA International Awards Committee.
Major General Harry C. Ingles was Chief Signal Officer of the Army from 1 July 1943 until 31 March 1947. During Ingles' tenure in the branch's highest position, Signal troops landed in France on D‑Day by parachute with the 101st Airborne and afoot with the 294th and 286th Joint Assault Signal Companies on Omaha and Utah Beaches, respectively. The 165th Signal Photographic Company also landed with the first infantry elements at Omaha Beach. Ingles, who was born in Pleasant Hill, Nebraska, on 12 March 1888, graduated from West Point in 1914, and served in World War II in both Panama and the European Theater of Operations before becoming Chief Signal Officer. After its phenomenal buildup for the war, the Corps lost its aviation communications‑electronics responsibilities to other services, but the expanding military communications‑electronics field quickly restored its losses and greatly enlarged the Signal Corps.
The Harry C. Ingles Chapter Award nominations will be graded on the following:
- Fostering a healthy and growing organization by sponsoring events which benefit a broad range of its membership
- Displaying positive growth in individual membership recruiting and retention
- Recognizing the accomplishments of chapter members through nominations to the AFCEA International Awards Program and through local chapter awards programs
- Recognizing chapter and individual member achievements and activities through publication of chapter news items in SIGNAL Magazine
- Sponsoring at least one annual professional development event, in addition to regular chapter meetings, which meets the special needs of the local membership, thereby fostering a stronger chapter organization
- Supporting a local scholarship and awards program, or participating in the AFCEA International Educational Foundation program
Criteria
- Chapter must have been chartered for a full year prior to the evaluation period
- Chapter must have a minimum of 25 members
- Chapter must have submitted its Annual Report to HQ for the prior year
- Chapter must have been granted the Model Chapter award for the current year
- Nomination must be endorsed by the chapter's Regional Vice President (RVP)
- Nomination must include a description of chapter activities highlighting the points listed above
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2018 Harry C. Ingles Award Winners
Left to right: Rick Lipsey of the Alamo Chapter, Brian Knott of the Montgomery Chapter, LTC Dwyke Bidjou, USA and Jim Crawford of the Palmetto Chapter
Mega Category
Central Maryland Chapter
Very Large Category
Rocky Mountain Chapter
Large Category
Montgomery Chapter
Medium Category
Palmetto Chapter
2017 Harry C. Ingles Award Winners
Mega Category
Alamo Chapter
Very Large Category
Portugal Chapter
Large Category
Montgomery Chapter
2016 Harry C. Ingles Awards
Mega Category
Northern Virginia Chapter
Very Large Category
Bethesda Chapter
Large Category
Quantico-Potomac Chapter
Medium Category
Eifel Chapter
2015 Harry C. Ingles Awards
Mega Category
Northern Virginia Chapter
Very Large Category
Alamo Chapter
Large Category
Kaiserslautern Chapter
Medium Category
Alaska Chapter
2014 Harry C. Ingles Award Winners
Mega Category
Northern Virginia Chapter
Very Large Category
Bethesda Chapter
Large Category
Montgomery Chapter
Medium Category
Stuttgart Chapter
2013 Harry C. Ingles Awards
Mega Category
Northern Virginia Chapter
Very Large Category
Rocky Mountain Chapter
Large Category
Montgomery Chapter
Medium Category
Oklahoma Chapter
2012 Harry C. Ingles Awards
Mega Category
San Diego Chapter
Very Large Category
Rocky Mountain Chapter
Large Category
Montgomery Chapter
Medium Category
Stuttgart Chapter
2011 Harry C. Ingles Awards
Mega Category
Central Maryland Chapter
Very Large Category
Hampton Roads Chapter
Large Category
Montgomery Chapter
Medium Category
Oklahoma City Chapter
Small Category
Belgium Chapter
2010 Harry C. Ingles Awards
Very Large Category
Northern Virginia Chapter
Large Category
Tidewater Chapter
Medium Category
Oklahoma City Chapter
Stuttgart Chapter
2009 Harry C. Ingles Awards
Very Large Category
San Diego Chapter
Large Category
Atlanta Chapter
Medium Category
Oklahoma City Chapter
Small Category
Middle Georgia Chapter
2008 Harry C. Ingles Awards
Very Large Category
Fort Monmouth Chapter
Northern Virginia Chapter
Large Category
Bethesda Chapter
Medium Category
Kaiserslautern Chapter
Small Category
Stuttgart Chapter
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Award Questions?
Please contact Susan Emert
(703) 631-6191
