Army Contracting Command Announces Annual Award Winners

By Army Contracting CommandMay 5, 2011

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The U.S. Army Contracting Command has selected 24 individuals and six teams as recipients of this year's Army Contracting Command annual contracting awards.

Jeffrey P. Parsons, ACC executive director, will present the awards at a formal ceremony May 17, in Huntsville, Ala.

"It's an honor for me to recognize the recipients for their hard work and dedication," Parsons said. "These contracting professionals exemplify the best of this command and are the type of individuals others can aspire to become."

The awards are presented for excellence in acquisition, contracting and small business. Selectees were recognized for their outstanding achievements between October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2010. An awards panel comprised of representatives from ACC, the Expeditionary Contracting Command, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command and the ACC contracting centers reviewed more than 100 nominations before making the selections.

This year, MICC teams and employees received seven awards; personnel and teams from the Army Contracting Centers - Aberdeen and Rock Island received six awards each; the Expeditionary Contracting Command personnel and teams received five awards; personnel and teams from the Army Contracting Center - Redstone received three; and personnel and teams from the Army Contracting Centers - Warren and Picatinny each received two awards.

The recipients are:

Outstanding Procurement Analyst (Other than Major Weapon Systems)

Sherrill King

Installation Contracting Office-Fort Jackson, SC

Mission and Installation Contracting Command

Outstand Contracting Officer (Major Weapon Systems)

Marianne Shuster

Army Contracting Command-Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

Outstanding Contract Specialist (Other than Major Weapon Systems)

Martha Livsey

Installation Contracting Office-Fort Sill, OK

Mission and Installation Contracting Command

Outstanding Contract Specialist (Major Weapon Systems)

Harmony Hunsanger

Army Contracting Command-Warren, MI

Outstanding Contingency Contracting Officer (NCO)

Master Sergeant Sandra C. Williams

409th Contracting Support Brigade, Kaiserslautern, Germany

Expeditionary Contracting Command

Outstanding Contingency Contracting Officer (Officer)

Major Stephen R. Tautkus

409th Contracting Support Brigade, Kaiserslautern, Germany

Expeditionary Contracting Command

Outstanding Active Duty Military Officer (Other than Major Weapon Systems)

Lieutenant Colonel Jeffery Phillips

901st Contracting Support Battalion, Fort Hood, TX

Expeditionary Contracting Command

ACC Excellence in Acquisition Leadership (Other than Major Weapon Systems)

Installation Contracting Office-Fort Campbell, KY

Mission and Installation Contracting Command

ACC Excellence in Acquisition Leadership (Major Weapon Systems)

Bradley Definitization Team

Army Contracting Command-Warren, MI

ACC Innovation (Other Than Major Weapon Systems)

David Fieltsch

Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

ACC Innovation (Major Weapon Systems)

Tonya Wood

Army Contracting Command-Redstone, AL

Acquisition Change Advocate (Major Weapon Systems)

Apache Contracts Directorate

Army Contracting Command-Redstone, AL

Outstanding Price Analyst (Other Than Major Weapon Systems)

Angela Williams

Army Contracting Command-Rock Island, IL

Outstanding Price Analyst (Major Weapon Systems)

Margaret Gunsiorowski

Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

Outstanding Procurement Analyst (Other Than Major Weapon Systems)

Catherine H. Olvera

Army Contracting Command-Rock Island, IL

Outstanding Procurement Analyst (Major Weapon Systems)

Jennifer Arber

Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

Outstanding Intern of the Year (Other Than Major Weapon Systems)

Michael DeBisschop

Army Contracting Command-Rock Island, IL

Outstanding Intern of the Year (Major Weapon Systems)

David Hansen

Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

Outstanding Workforce Development

Rock Island Contracting Center Human Resources Team

Army Contracting Command-Rock Island, IL

Outstanding Workforce Development Individual

Tonya Wood

Army Contracting Command-Redstone, AL

Personnel Development Achievement

Jessica Dobbeleare

Army Contracting Command-Rock Island, IL

Excellence in Direct Sales Contracting

Debby Broyles

Army Contracting Command-Rock Island, IL

Outstanding Mission Support/Business Operations (Other Than Major Weapon Systems)

410th Contracting Support Brigade, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Expeditionary Contracting Command

Outstanding Mission Support/Business Operations (Major Weapon Systems)

Heather Yaworski

Army Contracting Command-Picatinny, NJ

Customer Service Excellence

Orlando Team

Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

ACC Ability One

Pam Munoz

MICC-Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA

Mission and Installation Contracting Command

Small Business Specialist of the Year

Deanna Ochoa

HQ, Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Small Business Champion

JoDeen Cuffe

MICC-Fort Knox, KY

Mission and Installation Contracting Command

Small Business Champion

Pete Hunter

Office of the Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting

410th Contracting Support Brigade, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Expeditionary Contracting Command

Small Business Program Supporter of the Year

Debbie Swindell

Installation Contracting Office-Fort Stewart, GA

Mission and Installation Contracting Command

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