FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Maneuver Support Center of Excellence leaders recognized the center’s civilians and instructors of the year during an awards ceremony July 18 in Lincoln Hall Auditorium.

“This is about celebrating our team,” said Maj. Gen. Christopher Beck, MSCoE and Fort Leonard Wood commanding general. “You are what makes Fort Leonard Wood an installation of choice.”

During his opening remarks, Beck thanked the award winners for their dedication to excellence and the rest of the audience for attending and supporting the awardees.

“You all are an important part of the team that come together to deliver what the Army needs,” Beck said.

The 2024 civilian awardees included:

In the Care for, Retain and Inspire Soldiers, Civilians and Families category:

Foundational: Heidi Warren, U.S. Army Military Police School

Advanced: Eric Adams, Directorate of Human Resources

Strategic: Renea Lazzarini, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood Headquarters

In the Leader Development and Stewart the Profession category:

Foundational: Brittan James, U.S. Army Engineer School

Advanced: Roger Back, MSCoE G3 Operations

Strategic: Sarah Williams, Maneuver Support Capability Development Integration Directorate

In the Train Warriors of Character category:

Foundational: Jessica Lynch, Field Maintenance Expansion Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

Advanced: Bowman McArther, USAES

Strategic: Rodney Burton, MSCoE Quality Assurance Office

In the Drive Change That Shapes the Force category:

Foundational: Jamie Horton, Mission and Installation Contracting Command

Advanced: Teddy Ross, USAMPS

Strategic: Douglas Loggins, Field Force Integration Directorate

The 2025 Instructors of the Year included:

U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School

Commissioned Officer Category: Capt. Jeffrey Ferrel

Noncommissioned Officer Category: Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ryan

U.S. Army Military Police School

Commissioned Officer Category: Capt. Alan Martinez

Noncommissioned Officer Category: Staff Sgt. Mindy Storey

Civilian Category: Bradley Opsal

U.S. Army Engineer School

Commissioned Officer Category: Capt. Jordan Worley

Warrant Officer Category: Chief Warrant Officer 3 Shaun Emmett

Noncommissioned Officer Category: Sgt. 1st Class Amber Franco

Civilian Category: Jonathan Ludlow

Non-Proponent:

Marine Sgt. Bethany Greve, U.S. Marine Corps Detachment Fort Leonard Wood

In addition to presenting those awards, MSCoE leadership also recognized Fort Leonard Wood’s Army Emergency Relief team for being the No. 1 earning AER program in the Army and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command for the fifth year in a row.

Army Emergency Relief awardees:

Capt. Bentley Juste, 14th Military Polce Brigade

Capt. Dackery Geiman, 1st Engineer Brigade

Megan Moran, Army Community Service

Kristina Stump, ACS

Charles Matthews, ACS

To view the awardee photos from the ceremony, visit Fort Leonard Wood’s Flickr page.