R 212001Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 147/12
MSID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/2ND QUARTER BOARD RESULTS FOR FY12 OUTREACH AWARDS//
REF/A/MSGID/MARADMIN/CMC (MPE)/YMD:20110322//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 576/11, FY12 CONSOLIDATED OUTREACH AWARDS/ SOLICITATION//
POC/C. M. NELSON/CAPT/CMC(MPE)/-/TEL:DSN 278-9371/TEL:(703)784-9371/EMAIL: CAROLYN.NELSON@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE REFERENCE OUTLINES SOLICITATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND NATIONAL AFFINITY GROUPS' DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS BY THE HQMC EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT BRANCH (MPE), AND THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT BRANCH, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO)(MPC-10).
2.  DOD AND NATIONAL AFFINITY GROUPS' DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL MARINES AND MARINE CORPS CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES THROUGH THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITY, AND HIGH DEGREE OF PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND ETHICAL CONDUCT.
    A.  ALL MARINES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, OR RELIGION, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION.
    B.  COMMANDERS MAY NOMINATE INDIVIDUALS FOR MORE THAN ONE AWARD IF THAT INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR MULTIPLE AWARDS.
    C.  IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS NOT CHOSEN FOR THE SPECIFIC AWARD FOR WHICH THEY ARE SUBMITTED, HQMC MAY EVALUATE THAT INDIVIDUAL FOR OTHER AWARDS (DEPENDENT UPON MEETING CRITERIA).
3.  THE FOLLOWING MARINE RECIPIENTS WERE SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE MARINE CORPS ON THE 2ND QUARTER OUTREACH AWARDS BOARD:
    A. FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (FAPAC) MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
        (1) GUNNERY SERGEANT MYUNG K. YOO, RECRUITING STATION NEW JERSEY, 1ST MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, EASTERN RECRUITING REGION
    B. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARD
        (1) GUNNERY SERGEANT RUDY CRUZ, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE BATTALION, MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND, SC
    C. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) ROY WILKINS RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD
        (1) SERGEANT MAJOR DWAYNE W. FARR, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE BATTALION, MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND, SC
    D. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN INDIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (SAIGE) RECOGNITION AWARD
        (1) CAPTAIN DAVID R. DIXON, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND, MCB QUANTICO, VA
4.  CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND THEIR COMMANDS.  TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE MARINE AWARD RECIPIENT AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER OR GUEST WILL BE FUNDED BY CMC (MPE). THE RECIPIENT SHOULD CONTACT THE CMC (MPE) POC TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.  THE FOLLOWWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS PER ODMEO GUIDLINES:
    A. THE FAPAC MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD WILL BE AWARDED 2 MAY 2012 AT THE FAPAC MILITARY AWARD LUNCHEON AT FAPACS 27TH ANNUAL NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 30 APRIL - 4 MAY 2012 IN ATLANTA, GA.
    B. THE LULAC EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARD WILL BE AWARDED BY THE DOD OFFICE OF DIVERSITY MANAGMENT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (ODMEO) AT THE 83RD LULAC NATIONAL CONVENTION AND EXPOSITION TO BE HELD 25-30 JUNE 2012 IN ORLANDO, FL.
    C. THE NAACP ROY WILKINS RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD WILL BE GIVEN AT THE 2012 ANNUAL CONVENTION 7-12 JULY 2012 IN HOUSTON, TX.
    D. THE SAIGE RECOGNITION AWARD WILL BE AWARDED AT THE 10TH ANNUAL SAIGE NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN 3-7 JUNE 2012 IN DENVER, CO.
5.  THE 2012 WOMEN OF COLOR (WOC) STEM PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION AWARDS WILL BE AWARDED AT THE 2012 WOC STEM CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN DALLAS, TX.  MARINES ARE NOMINATED BY HQMC TO REPRESENT THE MARINE CORPS FOR THE WOMEN OF COLOR (WOC) STEM PROFESSIONAL ACIEVEMENT RECOGNITION AWARDS BOARD TO BE HELD BY CAREER COMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC (CCG) IN MAY 2012. FINAL AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY CCG IN JUNE 2012. THE FOLLOWING MARINE NOMINEES SHOULD CONTACT THE CMC (MPE) POC FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THEIR NOMINATION:
    A. SERGEANT MAJOR KECIA A. JORDAN, RECRUITING STATION ATLANTA 6TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, EASTERN RECRUITING REGION
    B. STAFF SERGEANT VILMA DIAZ, RECRUITING STATION NEW JERSEY, 1ST MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, EASTERN RECRUITING REGION
6.  THE REFERENCE OUTLINES THE NEXT OUTREACH AWARDS BOARD.  DUE TO A CHANGE IN DUE DATES TO ODMEO THERE IS A CHANGE IN AWARDS AND WHEN THEY ARE DUE TO THE HQMC (MPE).  THE FOLLOWING OUTREACH AWARDS ARE DUE TO THE HQMC (MPE)NLT 1 JUN 2012:
        (1) BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT (BIG) MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
        (2) LATINA STYLE SYMPOSIUM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
        (3) BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD (BEYA)
        (4) NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEXICAN AMERICAN RIGHTS (NOMAR)
        (5) FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN (FEW)
        (6) NATIONAL IMAGE INCORPORATED MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS
7.  NATIONAL AFFINITY GROUP CONFERENCES ARE NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES AND ARE NOT ENDORSED BY THE DOD OR USMC.
8.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, MRA.//