Medal of Merit Award
This award is for a sustained level of dedicated service to AFCEA, combined with professional excellence at a mid to senior level in the fields of communications, electronics, intelligence and information systems. AFCEA contributions will be more heavily weighted than C4I community contributions in the decision process. Winners are selected by the AFCEA International Awards Committee. Nominees for this award are evaluated through December of the previous year.
The Medal of Merit nomination will be graded on the following:
AFCEA participation and contributions
- Details of specific initiatives taken to strengthen AFCEA at a strategic level, such as measures to increase participation, involvement of organization/colleagues
AFCEA recognition
- Nominees for this award are expected to be previous Meritorious Service Award winners, and are ranked accordingly during the voting process
- Other AFCEA recognition including at the chapter level
Professional accomplishments
- Exceptional professional performance in the fields of communications, electronics, intelligence, and information systems with documented examples
Recognition
- Other professional awards/achievements
Criteria
- Must be a current AFCEA member
- Must have been active in AFCEA for at least four years before being nominated for this award
- Must have held at least two positions on an AFCEA board/committee at the chapter level
- Must be able to document a minimum of five significant AFCEA achievements in the past two years
- If a previous Meritorious Service Award winner, the award must have been won at least two years prior to being nominated for this award
- Cannot have previously won this Medal of Merit
- Individual cannot nominate themselves
- Nomination must be endorsed by the nominee's AFCEA Regional Vice President (RVP)
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2019 Medal of Merit Winners
Top row left to right: Walter Lewis, CDR Neil Bourassa, USN (Ret), Marilyn Moysey, CAPT Bill Krayer, USN (Ret), David J. Kovach (Rick Liprey), Adrianna Templeton-Jones; bottom row left to right: Col Rod Pohlmann, USAF (Ret), Larry D. Davidoff, Lt Col Michael "Lane" Gilchrist, Jr., USAF, Lt Col Vanessa Johnson, USAF (Ret), Maj Katherine Stowe, USAF
Jeff Bloom
Waimanalo Blooms
Hawaii Chapter
CDR Neil Bourassa, USN (Ret)
Avineon, Inc..
Hampton Roads Chapter
Larry D. Davidoff
The Boeing Company
Los Angeles Chapter
David Dodds
Integrated Computer Solutions Inc.
Dayton-Wright Chapter
Lt Col Michael "Lane" Gilchrist, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Alpha Omega Group, LLC
Los Angeles Chapter
Brenda Howard
Raytheon Corporation
Augusta-Fort Gordon Chapter
Lt Col Vanessa Johnson, USAF (Ret)
Rocky Mountain Chapter
MGen Jan Kase
Military Office, President of the Czech Republic
Czech Chapter
David J. Kovach
Telos Corporation
Alamo AFCEA
CAPT Bill Krayer, USN (Ret)
1010 Technology LLC
Northern Virginia Chapter
MGen (Ret) Miguel Leitao
AFCEA Portugal
Walter Lewis
Exeter Government Services
South Florida Chapter
Marilyn Moysey
Systek Technologies Inc.
Belvoir Chapter
Col Rod Pohlmann,USAF (Ret)
Rocky Mountain Chapter
Col Antonio R. António
Portuguese Army
Portugal Chapter
Maj Katherine Stowe, USAF
USAF Life Cycle Management Center
Lexington-Concord Chapter
Adrianna Templeton-Jones
Bering Straits Native Corporation
Dayton-Wright Chapter
2018 Medal of Merit Winners
Top row left to right: John McLaughlin, Ron Moore, Kathy Swacina, James Evans, Brian Knott, Bill Dunahoo; bottom row left to right: Palmer Sims, Brad Barker, Bob Wright, Dan Braun, Frank Arlotta, Marco Zompetti
Frank Arlotta
RF Products Inc.
New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania Region
Brad Barker
Array Information Technology
Bethesda Chapter
LTC Daniel G. Braun, USA (Ret)
Pocono Mountains Chapter
Mark Christensen
Crystal Clear Technologies, Inc.
Tampa-St. Petersburg Chapter
William S. Dunahoo, Jr.
Praxis Engineering
Central Maryland Chapter
James Evans
Iron Bow Technologies
Belvoir Chapter
Joy Hess
WakelightTechnologies, Inc.
Hawaii Chapter
Brian Knott
Array Information Technology
Montgomery Chapter
COL John E. McLaughlin, USA (Ret)
Tampa-St. Petersburg Chapter
Ronald Moore
Alamo Chapter
Joachim Moersdorf
Conet Solutions GmbH
Bonn e.V. Chapter
Lt Col William Page III, USAF (Ret)
Engility
Los Angeles Chapter
Palmer Sims
Hampton Roads Chapter
COL Kathy Swacina, USA (Ret)
Chameleon Integrated Services
Atlanta Chapter
Col Robert Wright, USAF (Ret)
Deloitte
Rocky Mountain Chapter
Marco Zompetti
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/HBS
Lexington-Concord Chapter
2017 Medal of Merit Winners
From left to right: Brian Cooper, Richard Lipsey, Chi-Lai Poon, Randy Ramos, David Scarbalis
Brian Cooper
BrainTrust
Central Maryland Chapter
RAdm Mario Durao, PRT N (Ret)
Portugal Chapter
Yolande Fong
Hawaii Chapter
Richard A. Lipsey
LMI
Alamo Chapter
Lynne M. Mills
633d Airman and Family Readiness Center
Tidewater Chapter
Janel Nelson
SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific
Greater Omaha Chapter
Chi-Lai Poon
Array Information Technology
Northern Virginia Chapter
Randy Ramos
Global Business Solutions Inc.
Pensacola Chapter
David Scarbalis
CA Technologies
Northern Virginia Chapter
Steve Staso
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Los Angeles Chapter
Chris Yorke
Plan B Consultants
London Chapter
2016 Medal of Merit Winners
From left to right: Ryan Cox, Shannon Hagy, David Hart, Eric Sloan, Jay Storms
SMSgt Kelly Bales, USAF
Alamo Chapter
Kimberly M. Burr
US Army Cyber Center of Excellence
Augusta-Fort Gordon Chapter
Horace Carney
Janus Research Group
Augusta-Fort Gordon Chapter
Ryan Cox
CACI, Inc.
Northern Virginia Chapter
Adam Feingold
TASC, an Engility Company
Los Angeles Chapter
Karin Grace
M2 Technology
Alamo Chapter
Shannon Hagy
Bart & Associates, Inc.
Bethesda Chapter
David Hart
Segue Technologies, Inc.
Dayton-Wright Chapter
Mark R. Sinclair
Margin Consults, Inc.
Hampton Road Chapter
Eric Sloan
1 Sync Technologies
Montgomery Chapter
LtCol Jay P. Storms, USMC (Ret)
Smartronix, Inc.
Quantico-Potomac Chapter
2015 Medal of Merit Winners
Cheryl Brown
Montgomery Chapter
Lt Col Laura R. Pope, USAF (Ret)
Los Angeles Chapter
Tim Ceteras
Rockwell Collins
Lexington-Concord Chapter
Dr. Josef Pozar
Police Academy of the Czech Republic
Czech Chapter
CWO4 Clifton Jenkins, USN (Ret)
Hawaii Chapter
Col Chad D. Raduege, USAF
690th Cyberspace Operations Group
Alamo Chapter
Sam Jones
SAP National Security Services
Northern Virginia Chapter
Thomas Ryan
CACI
Northern Virginia Chapter
James Lee
ITG Inc.
Hampton Roads Chapter
Linda M. Skinner
JJR Solutions
Dayton-Wright Chapter
Lt Gen Eduardo Mateus
Portuguese Army
Portugal Chapter
Johnnie Young
Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta
Atlanta Chapter
Col Philip Platt, USAF (Ret)
Rocky Mountain Chapter
2014 Medal of Merit Winners
Robert Wes Bond
USAFE/A6
Kaiserslautern Chapter
Prof. Paul Svasta
University Politehnica, Bucharest
Bucharesti Chapter
Jane Ferreira
Hawaii CTS
Hawaii Chapter
Thomas Wells
Dayton Aerospace, Inc.
Dayton-Wright Chapter
Dr. Ing. Marcel Harakal
Slovak Armed Forces Academy
Slovak Chapter
Robert White
Rocky Mountain Chapter
SMSgt Keith R. Jordan, USAF
Alamo Chapter
Bill Wright
Marine Corps University
Quantico-Potomac Chapter
CAPT Mario Simoes Marques, PRT (N)
Portuguese Navy
Portugal Chapter
Michelle Youngers
Raytheon Cyber Products Company
Northern Virginia Chapter
Paul Patton
CACI
Northern Virginia Chapter
Harold Youra
Alliance Solutions
Bethesda Chapter
Joyce Sidopoulos
JFS Solutions, LLC
Lexington-Concord Chapter
2013 Medal of Merit Winners
Irene Biddy
Oasis Systems
Lexington-Concord Chapter
James Kohlmann
Rocky Mountain Chapter
Eduardo Branco
Portugal Chapter
David Landry
Atlanta Chapter
Robert Damen
Raytheon
Augusta-Fort Gordon Chapter
Jaroslav Pejcoch
T-SOFT a.s.
Czech Chapter
John Hardt
General Dynamics Information Technology
Montgomery Chapter
Miki Sinisi
ManTech International
Northern Virginia Chapter
Tim Harschutz
Fleet Cyber Command
Hampton Roads Chapter
Richard Wegmann
DCI
Dayton-Wright Chapter
Maj Andrew Heo, USAF
Rocky Mountain Chapter
Col Paul Welch, USAF
688th Information Operations Wing
Alamo Chapter
Jeffrey Katz
Lexington-Concord Chapter
2012 Medal of Merit Winners
Mitch Abel
AFCEA Atlanta
Bill Jones
DSA, Inc.
Louis Bianco
DISA Oklahoma City
Cory Lindo
Hewlett Packard
Brig Gen Bruce Bohn, USAF (Ret.)
Bohn Consulting Services, LLC
Jean McLeish
Steria
Dr. James Cunningham
JA Cunningham Consulting, LLC
Keith Snook
Booz Allen Hamilton
CDR Chris Cusano, USN (Ret.)
Next Tier Concepts Inc.
Patricia Teschke
The MITRE Corporation
Greg Gorman
GigaTrust
Larry Watlington
Global Cyberspace Integration Center
Gayle Grant
U.S. Army RDECOM, Communications-Electronics Research, Development & Engineering Center
2011 Medal of Merit Winners
Paulo Amaral
Portugal Chapter
Patrick Dagle
ESC/HSSS
Chuck Giasson
LGS Bell Labs Innovations
Patrick Kelly
Donna Russell
AT&T
Floyd Sherrod
DISA
Charles Strimpler
Sabre Systems
Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham
The University of Texas at Dallas
Joseph Yavorsky
7th Signal Command (Theater)
Col Ronald Zich, USMC
U.S. Marine Corps
2010 Medal of Merit Winners
Brenda Colton
Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command
Norris Connelly
NCI Information Systems, Inc.
Steve Gaudreau
Smartronix, Inc.
Jim Loiselle
Accenture
Randy Martin
82nd Communications Support Squadron
Olan Waldrop
Apptis
Air Commodore Bruce Wynn, RAF (Ret.)
Consultant
2009 Medal of Merit Winners
Alvie Johnson
DataPath Inc.
Karl Kabanek
PESystems
VADM Emil Lyutskanov, Bulgarian Navy
1st Deputy Chief of General Staff
Bulgarian Armed Forces
Steve Makrinos
CACI
Lynn Moad
Wright-Patterson AFB
2008 Medal of Merit Winners
Frances Duntz
Electronic Systems Center
Lt Gen Pietro Finocchio, ITAF
TELEDIFE
Nancy Hearrell
Kratos
Thomas Jaycox
ESP Corporation
Dr. Stephen Quilici
Harris Corporation
Susie Sablan
BAE Systems
Martha Soles
U.S. Strategic Command - JTF GNO
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