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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