R151903Z APR 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 225/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC I IJ(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION INC. ANNUAL INTELLIGENCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS//
POC/T. A. PROGAR/CIV/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC IJ/NAME:HQMC/TEL:DSN 223-5433/ EMAIL:THOMAS.PROGAR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ASSOCIATION, INC. (MCIA, INC.) ANNUAL INTELLIGENCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS.  THESE AWARDS PRESENT AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, AND CIVILIAN MARINES WHO HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE.  THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTS MCIA, INC.'S AWARD PROGRAM AND ENCOURAGES ALL COMMANDS TO NOMINATE THEIR TOP INTELLIGENCE PERFORMERS. 
2.  AWARD CATEGORIES.
    A.  LTCOL MICHAEL D. KUSZEWSKI AWARD FOR INTEL OFFICER OF THE YEAR.
    B.  MGYSGT SAMUEL C. PLOTT AWARD FOR INTEL SNCO OF THE YEAR.
    C.  SGT CHARLES ARNDT AWARD FOR INTEL NCO OF THE YEAR.
    D.  LTCOL WAYNE B. MASON AWARD FOR MARINE INTEL INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR.
    E.  MCIA, INC. CIVILIAN INTEL PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR.
    F.  MAJGEN MICHAEL E. ENNIS LITERARY EXCELLENCE AWARD
3.  SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS.
    A.  COMMANDS MAY NOMINATE ONE MARINE FOR MCIA, INC. AWARD CATEGORIES A THRU E.  AWARD NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN A PDF FORMAT CONTAINING THE SUMMARY OF ACTION, COMMANDING OFFICER'S ENDORSEMENT, DRAFT CITATION, AND A ONE PAGE BIO.  SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE TO MCIA, INC.  NLT MIDNIGHT 7 JULY 2010.  EACH NOMINATION SHOULD, IN GENERAL, COVER A 12 MONTH PERIOD ENDING 31 MAY 2010 (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT WWW.MCIA-INC.ORG).  SEND ELECTRONIC NOMINATIONS TO MR. WOODY BIGGS AT WOODY.BIGGS@MCIA-INC.ORG. 
    B.  NOMINEES FOR THE 2010 MAJGEN MICHAEL E. ENNIS LITERARY EXCELLENCE AWARD HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY THE LITERARY AWARDS COMMITTEE.  SELECTED ARTICLES ON MARINE CORPS RELATED INTELLIGENCE ISSUES PUBLISHED DURING THE PERIOD HAVE BEEN GATHERED BY THE COMMITTEE AND ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION.  TO SUBMIT AN ARTICLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE 2011 MAJGEN MICHAEL E. ENNIS LITERARY EXCELLENCE AWARD REFER TO THE MCIA, INC WEB PAGE (HTTP:DOUBLE SLASH MCIA-INC.ORG/MCIAAWARDS.HTML) OR CONTACT MR. STEVE EKLUND AT STEVE.EKLUND@MCIA-INC.ORG FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
4.  THE MCIA, INC. AWARDS COMMITTEE WILL CONVENE FOR THREE WEEKS BEGINNING 9 JULY 2010, WITH WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST 2010.
5.  THE MCIA, INC. ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE 2010 MCIA, INC. ANNUAL CONVENTION HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FALL USMC INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CONFERENCE 20-24 SEPTEMBER 2010 AT DAM NECK, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.  FURTHER GUIDANCE ON THE AWARDS CEREMONY WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE MCIA INC. WEB PAGE AT WWW.MCIA-INC.ORG.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN V. R. STEWART, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//