IMCOM honors stalwart professionals

By Erinn Burgess, U.S. Army Installation Management CommandNovember 19, 2021

IMCOM honors stalwart professionals
1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Dwayne Key, U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, is recognized as an Installation Management Command Stalwart Award winner during a global teleconference, Nov. 17. The award recognizes professionals who have distinguished themselves from their peers through dedicated service, initiative and drive in promoting readiness and resilience. (Photo Credit: Brittany Nelson) VIEW ORIGINAL
IMCOM honors stalwart professionals
2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Gen. Douglas Gabram, commanding general, Installation Management Command, presents a medal to IMCOM Stalwart Award winner Jeffrey Michels, HQ IMCOM, during a ceremony in San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 17. The award recognizes professionals who have distinguished themselves from their peers through dedicated service, initiative and drive in promoting readiness and resilience. (Photo Credit: Brittany Nelson) VIEW ORIGINAL

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Fifteen exemplary professionals from across Installation Management Command received IMCOM Stalwart Awards during a global teleconference Nov. 17.

The Stalwart Award was developed for IMCOM and approved by the Office of the Secretary of the Army to recognize individuals who have demonstrated the highest standards of performance and significantly contributed to the command’s success and responsibilities.

The recipients have distinguished themselves from their peers through dedicated service, initiative and drive in promoting the readiness and resilience of our people and installations.

“You see the accomplishments, and what we have people doing to enhance quality of life for our Soldiers and our families, it’s really amazing,” said IMCOM Commanding General Lt. Gen. Douglas Gabram as he opened the virtual ceremony from IMCOM’s San Antonio headquarters. “A huge congratulations to all the award winners. This isn’t an easy cut, and they’re very, very deserving.”

The 2020 IMCOM Stalwart Award winners are:

  • Dwayne Key, USAG Benelux, Belgium
  • Ramona Taylor, USAG Ansbach, Germany
  • Marshall Downs, USAG Yongsan-Casey, Korea
  • Rhonda Suzuki, USAG Hawaii
  • Betty Beinkemper, Fort Polk, Louisiana
  • Deborah Fetzer, Fort Bliss, Texas
  • Leslie Herlick, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
  • Kaela Hamby, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
  • Joseph Mravec, USAG Detroit, Michigan
  • Raymond Wharton, Fort Detrick, Maryland
  • Carole Hoffman, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
  • Charles Peddy, West Point, New York
  • Thyais Scott, Fort Rucker, Alabama
  • Andrew Kerrigan, IMCOM-Pacific, Hawaii
  • Jeffrey Michels, HQ IMCOM, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Employee recognition is an element of the IMCOM Service Culture Campaign, which is built upon the premise that excellence in customer service is a byproduct of how employees are treated.

In order to sustain a highly effective team capable of supporting installation senior commanders and Army readiness requirements, IMCOM’s employee programs and trainings aim to establish an environment where employees have engaged leaders, feel valued, are loyal to the organization and treat one another with dignity and respect.