R 231132Z SEP 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 553/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/3RD QUARTER BOARD RESULTS FOR FY11 OUTREACH AWARDS//
REF/A/MSGID/DC MRA MP/YMD:20110322//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 527/10, FY11 CONSOLIDATED OUTREACH AWARDS SOLICITATION//
POC/R. P. TAYLOR/CAPT/CMC(MPE)/-/TEL:DSN 278-9371/TEL:(703)784-9371/EMAIL: RONELLA.P.TAYLOR@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.
3.  THE FOLLOWING MARINE RECIPIENTS WERE SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE MARINE CORPS:
    A. FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
 (1) STAFF SERGEANT WARNER CENTERO, 4TH MAINTENANCE BATTALION, 4TH MARINE LOGISTICS GROUP
    B. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARD
 (1) SERGEANT MAJOR YOLANDA MAYO, MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES, MARINE CORPS BASE LEJEUNE
    C. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEXICAN AMERICAN RIGHTS
 (1) CORPORAL VICENTE GONZALEZ, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER
4.  MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT DEVINA BEATTY, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 39, 3D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING WAS NOMINATED TO REPRESENT THE MARINE CORPS FOR THE WOMEN OF COLOR IN TECHNOLOGY RECOGNITION AWARDS BOARD TO BE HELD 15-17 MAY BY CAREER COMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. FINAL AWARDEES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN JUNE 2011 BY THE ORGANIZATION.
5.  TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE MARINE AWARD RECIPIENTS, ONE COMMAND REPRESENTATIVE, AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER WILL BE FUNDED BY CMC (MPE). MARINE AWARD RECIPIENTS SHOULD CONTACT THE CMC (MPE) POC TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
6.  CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MARINE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND THEIR COMMANDS.
7.  THE REFERENCE OUTLINES THE NEXT AWARDS BOARD.  THE FOLLOWING OUTREACH AWARDS ARE DUE TO THE CMC (MPE/MPC) POC NLT 10 JUN 2011:
        (1) BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT (BIG) MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
        (2) LATINA STYLE SYMPOSIUM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
        (3) JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS (JINSA) GRATEFUL NATION AWARD
        (4) GREAT MINDS IN STEM FORMERLY HISPANIC ENGINEERS NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS CONFERENCE
        (5) SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (SHPE) TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION (STAR) AWARDS
        (6) BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD (BEYA)
8.  NATIONAL AFFINITY GROUPS ARE NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES AND ARE NOT ENDORSED BY THE DOD OR USMC.
9.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//