R 230830Z FEB 23
MARADMIN 100/23
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE MARINE CORPS MAJOR MEGAN MCCLUNG LEADERSHIP AWARD//
POC/M. J. SHEPPARD/CIV/CMC (MPE)/TEL: COM 703-784-9371/DSN 278/EMAIL: MARC.SHEPPARD@USMC.MIL//
POC/E. C. HABIB/CAPT/CMC (MPE)/TEL: COM 703-784-9371/DSN 278/EMAIL: EVAN.HABIB@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Commanders are encouraged to nominate a Marine for the Major Megan McClung Leadership Award.  The Major McClung award will be presented to a field grade officer, a company grade officer, a staff noncommissioned officer, and a noncommissioned officer or below.  The due date to submit nominations is 15 March 2023.
2.  Major McClung was born 24 April 1972 in Honolulu, Hawaii.  She was raised in Orange County, California, and graduated from Mission Viejo High School, Mission Viejo, California in 1990.  She graduated from the Naval Academy and commissioned in the United States Marine Corps in 1995.  Major McClung, a Public Affairs Officer serving with I Marine Expeditionary Force, became the first female Marine officer killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as the first female graduate of the United States Naval Academy killed in action since the school was founded in 1845.  Major McClung was an inspiration with her leadership, can-do attitude, and sense of duty.
3.  Nominees should meet the evaluation criteria listed below:
    a.  Nominees should display inspirational, innovative, and imaginative leadership, demonstrated both on and off-duty.
    b.  Nominees should be mature leaders who have shown exceptional leadership over time and have persevered to overcome challenges while serving.
    c.  Nominations should address a nominee's professional accomplishments, leadership style, and community involvement.
4.  Awardees will be invited to receive their award during the Joint Women’s Leadership Symposium scheduled for 29 - 30 June 2023, in San Diego, California. 
5.  Commanders at the battalion/squadron level or above may nominate individuals by completing a nomination package and submitting it to MPE via the organizational mailbox MPE_Outreach@usmc.mil.  A sample nomination package can be found on the MPE website www.manpower.usmc.mil/webcenter/portal/MPE_OA.  The picture required as part of the package will not be part of the awardee selection process.  The photo may be used by the awarding organization in award ceremony publications or displays.  Photo submissions should be a high-resolution, command-style photo, in the Service “A” uniform.
6.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.
7.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General, James F. Glynn, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.//