2009 Army Contracting Command Awards

By Army Contracting CommandJune 2, 2010

The U.S. Army Contracting Command held its first Army Contracting Awards ceremony at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., May 27.

Dr. Carol Lowman, ACC deputy director, made presentations to 32 individuals and teams from throughout the command. The awards were presented for excellence in acquisition, contracting and small business. Selectees were recognized for their outstanding achievements between October 1, 2008 and September 30, 2009.

An awards panel comprised of representatives from ACC, the Expeditionary Contracting Command, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command and the contracting centers reviewed more than 100 nominations before making the selections.

This year, MICC teams and employees received 12 awards; the TACOM Contracting Center received 10; the Expeditionary Contracting Command received five; the Aviation and Missile Command Contracting Center received two and the Communications and Electronics Command Contracting Center, the Joint Munitions & Lethality Contracting Center and the National Capital Region Contracting Center each received one.

U.S. Army Mission & Installation Contracting Command

Outstanding Contracting Officer Award

Angela Kearney

Outstanding Contracting Specialist

John Winnie

Outstanding Active Duty Military Award

Maj. Robert S. Mathews, Jr.

Outstanding Mission Support/Business Operations Award

Richard Copperwheat

Personnel Development Achievement Award

Kimberly A. Wentrcek

Ability One Award

Brenda Johnson

Small Business Champion

Stephen A. Magner

Small Business Supporter

Ron Taft

Outstanding Intern of the Year

Luis O. Trinidad

Excellence in Acquisition Leadership (Team)

Fort Campbell Directorate of Contracting

Innovation Award (Team)

U.S. Army Mission & Installation Contracting Command

Contract Close-Out Team

Acquisition Change Advocate Award

Fort Stewart Directorate of Contracting

TACOM Contracting Center

Outstanding Contracting Officer Award

Dawn VanHulle

Outstanding Active Duty Military Award

Maj. Kyle A. McFarland

Outstanding Intern of the Year

Michael Miskulin

Innovation Award (Team)

TACOM Contracting Center Budget Execution Team

Outstanding Price Cost Analyst

Teresa Bonds

Outstanding Price Cost Analyst

Lennie Schwerdtfeger

Small Business Specialist

Sandra Turner

Outstanding Workforce Development Specialist

TACOM Contracting Center Workforce Development Team

Excellence in Direct Sales Contracting

TACOM Contracting Center Anniston

Direct Sales Contracting Team

Outstanding Mission Support/Business Operations Award

Human Resources/Business Operations Team

U.S. Army Expeditionary Contracting Command

Outstanding Contingency Contracting Officer Award (Military)

Maj. Nathan Winn

Outstanding Contingency Contracting Officer Award (Civilian)

Roberto Gotay

Outstanding Contingency Contracting Officer Award (NCO)

Sgt. 1st Class Cynthia Perryman

Outstanding Workforce Development Specialist

Ho-Chun Song

JM&L Contracting Center

Outstanding Contracting Specialist

Travis James

Customer Service Excellence Award

Jill Wodochek

AMCOM Contracting Center

Excellence in Acquisition Leadership (Team)

Logistics Support Facility

Outstanding Procurement Analyst

Judith Bollenbacher

National Capital Region Contracting Center

Innovation Award (Individual)

Kari Pelton

CECOM Contracting Center

Outstanding Procurement Analyst

Danielle Oglevee

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