BREAKING NEWS!!  HERE ARE THIS YEAR'S AWARD WINNERS!!

R 011506Z JUL 09
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MARADMIN 0397/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC L//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION (MCEA) AWARD WINNERS FOR 2009 //
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN 0048-09/CMC WASH DC/-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCO P1650.41B/-//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN REQUESTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE SUBJECT AWARDS PROGRAM.  REF B IS MCO P1650.41B ON ENGINEER AWARDS//
POC/JEFFREY T. GRIFFIN/MGYSGT/UNIT:IL, LPE/NAME:FOB 2 /TEL:703 695 9022/EMAIL:JEFFREY.T.GRIFFIN@USMC.MIL//
POC/KEN FRANTZ/USMC COL (RET)/UNIT:MCEA/-/TEL:716 763 5655 /EMAIL:FRANTZKD@WINDSTREAM.NET //
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  CMC CONGRATULATES THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS/UNITS WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2009 MCEA ANNUAL AWARDS FOR THE CATEGORIES INDICATED.  ALL INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MCEA AWARDS BANQUET TO BE HELD IN LAS VEGAS, NV, 14 OCT 09.  READ IN THREE COLUMNS.
      AWARD                     WINNER                NOMINATING CMD
COMBAT ENGINEER OFFICER     1ST LT C.J. BAHLAU           2ND CEB
COMBAT ENGINEER SNCO        SSGT M.A. CIRA               1ST CEB
COMBAT ENGINEER NCO         SGT D.J. LANG                3RD CEB
COMBAT ENGINEER             LCPL R. LOWERY               2ND CEB
ENGR EQUIPMENT OFFICER      CWO2 D. CLERK                8TH ESB
ENGR EQUIPMENT SNCO         GYSGT C.J. WILLIFORD         7TH ESB 
ENGR EQUIPMENT NCO          SGT M.A. FILTZ               1ST CEB
ENGR EQUIPMENT MARINE       LCPL S.M. COMMENT            9TH ESB
UTILITIES OFFICER           CWO5 K.R. SCHWARTZ           9TH ESB
UTILITIES SNCO              SSGT H.R. MCLEAN             8TH ESB
UTILITIES NCO               SGT R.A. CASTELLANO          1ST CEB   
UTILITIES MARINE            LCPL T. BRANHAM              1ST CEB  
BULK FUEL OFFICER           CWO3 B.T. CADIZ              MWSS 372  
BULK FUEL SNCO              GYSGT S.C. GONZALES          7TH ESB
FUEL NCO                    SGT C.D. PLUMHOFF            8TH ESB
BULK FUEL MARINE            LCPL C.J. SMILEY             MWSS 273  
EOD TECHNICIAN              SSGT S.H.  KUESTER           7TH ESB
COMBAT ENGINEER BN                                       4TH ESB
ENGINEER SPT BN                                          7TH ESB
MWSS ENGINEER DIVISION                                   MWSS 172
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE UNIT                            NMCB 3
2.  THE MCEA AWARDS BANQUET WILL BE HELD AT THE GOLDEN NUGGET HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, NV, ON 14 OCT 09.  DISCOUNTED RATES FOR ATTENDEES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE GOLDEN NUGGET, PHONE NUMBER 800-634-3454.  IDENTIFY THAT YOU ARE ATTENDING THE MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ASSOCIATION REUNION.  RATES ARE: 49 DOLLARS PER NIGHT FOR 11-15 OCT (SUN-THURS) AND 89 DOLLARS FOR 9, 10, 16 AND 17 OCT.  ALL ATTENDEES WILL ALSO RECEIVE A 250 DOLLAR COUPON BOOK.  REGISTRATION CUTOFF DATE IS 28 SEP 09.
3.  FOR PRE-REGISTRATION QUESTIONS, CONTACT COL KEN FRANTZ USMC
(RET) AT 716-763-5655 OR EMAIL: FRANTZKD@WINDSTREAM.NET.
REGISTRATION DETAILS AND THE MANDATORY PRE-REGISTRATION FORM ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MCEA WEBSITE: WWW.MARCORENGASN.ORG, 2009 REUNION PAGE.  ALL PERSONNEL ATTENDING MUST PRE-REGISTER PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER.
REGISTRATION PACKETS CAN BE PICKED UP AT THE WELCOME ABOARD RECEPTION TO BE HELD 13 OCT, 1800-2100 IN THE GOLDEN NUGGET HOTEL.
THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ENGINEERS (SAME), IN CONJUNCTION WITH MCEA, WILL COVER THE EXPENSE FOR THE AWARDS BANQUET FOR ALL AWARD RECIPIENTS, PLUS ONE GUEST EACH.
4.  AWARD RECIPIENTS/UNIT REPRESENTATIVES DESIRING TO ATTEND THE TWO DAY SYMPOSIUM SHOULD PLAN ON ARRIVING IN LAS VEGAS, NV, ON 13 OCT 09 AND DEPARTING ON 15 OCT 09.  AWARD RECIPIENTS AND/OR UNIT REPRESENTATIVES PLANNING TO ATTEND THE AWARDS BANQUET ONLY SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE GOLDEN NUGGET BANQUET ROOM AT 1745 FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
SOCIAL HOUR COMMENCES AT 1800 AND THE BANQUET AT 1900.  FAMILY AND GUESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.  A COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MARCORENGASN.ORG, 2009 REUNION PAGE.
5.  UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MCEA SYMPOSIUM ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A.  WELCOME ABOARD RECEPTION: BUSINESS CASUAL.
B.  MCEA BUSINESS MEETING: BUSINESS CASUAL.
C.  AWARDS DINNER/PRESENTATION: SERVICE (A)/COAT AND TIE FOR CIVILIANS.
6.  AS IDENTIFIED IN REF A, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH AWARD WINNERS'S PRESENT COMMAND TO PROVIDE TAD FUNDING.  COMMANDS ARE REMINDED TO ISSUE NON-REPORTING ORDERS TO INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING THE SYMPOSIUM.
7.  REQUEST COMMANDS NOTIFY MCEA POC VIA E-MAIL OR PHONE BY 4 SEP 09 TO CONFIRM THE ATTENDANCE/NON-ATTENDANCE OF THE AWARD RECIPIENT/UNIT REPRESENTATIVE AT THE SYMPOSIUM. FOR THOSE AWARD RECIPIENTS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, PROVIDE MAILING ADDRESS AND UNIT POC CONTACT INFO SO PLAQUE & OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FORWARDED.
8.  FEEDBACK FROM THE MCEA AWARDS BOARD PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING:
WHILE WE CAN HAVE ONLY ONE WINNER IN EACH CATEGORY, ALL THOSE NOMINATED ARE DESERVING OF OUR RESPECT AND RATE SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
 THERE WERE 101 INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT SUBMISSIONS THIS YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NOMINEES.

OCTOBER

ANNUAL REUNION & AWARDS BANQUET

October 12th - 16th Join us in Las Vegas for our annual gathering. Hotel arrangements with the Golden Nugget. See the 2009 Reunion page for all the details.