R 291746Z APR 13
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 225/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/3RD QUARTER BOARD RESULTS FOR FY13 OUTREACH AWARDS//
REF/A/MSGID/MARADMIN/CMC(MPE)/YMD:20121005//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 561/12, FY13 CONSOLIDATED OUTREACH AWARDS SOLICITATION//
POC/M. A. MACPHEE/CAPT/CMC (MPE)/-/TEL:DSN 278-9371/
TEL:(703)784-9371/EMAIL: MARTHA.MACPHEE(AT)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 MARINE 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, IF THEY MEET THE CRITERIA.
3. THE FOLLOWING MARINE RECIPIENTS WERE SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE MARINE CORPS:
   A. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) ROY WILKINS RENOWN SERVICE AWARD.
       (1)     SERGEANT MAJOR EDWARD D. PARSONS, VMM-264.
   B. FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN (FEW) IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARD.
       (1)     STAFF SERGEANT RUBY VETRENO, 1ST MARINE CORPS DISTRICT.
   C. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE AWARD.
       (1)     STAFF SERGEANT JENNIFER GARZA, FOURTH RECRUIT TRAINING BATTALION.
       (2)  FACUNDO OJEDA, MCCES, AIR SUPPORT TRAINING SECTION
   D. OUTSTANDING DOD EMPLOYEE WITH A DISABILITY AWARD
       (1)  STAFF SERGEANT ZAVIAN L. SIMPSON, CENTER FOR NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL TRAINING MARINE UNIT
       (2)  LINDA JO WYNN, MCAS CHERRY POINT HQ
4. THE FOLLOWING MARINE WAS SELECTED AS THE MARINE CORPS NOMINATION.  THE MARINE WILL COMPETE AGAINST NOMINEES FROM THE OTHER MILITARY SERVICES. THE WINNER OF THE AWARD WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDANCE.
   A. THE WOMEN OF COLOR (WOC) IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
       (1)  GUNNERY SERGEANT MARISA BRYANT, MARINE FORCE RESERVE.
5. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AWARD RECIPIENTS AND THEIR COMMANDS.
   A. THE NAACP ROY WILKSON RENOWN SERVICE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE NAACP AWARDS DINNER WHICH TAKES PLACE ON 16 JULY 2013 IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA AT THE ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER.
   B. THE FEW IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE FEW  CONFERENCE DURING 22-26 JULY 2013 IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA AT THE HILTON ORLANDO.
   C. LULAC EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE LULAC CONFERENCE DURING 17-22 JUNE 2013 IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA AT CAESARS PALACE.
   D. OUTSTANDING DOD EMPLOYEE WITH A DISABILITY AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED AT AN AWARDS CEREMONY ON 1 OCTOBER 2013 IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AT THE PENTAGON.
   E. WOC IN STEM AWARDS DINNER WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE WOC IN STEM CONFERENCE DURING 17-19 OCTOBER 2013, IN DALLAS, TEXAS AT THE HILTON ANATOLE HOTEL.
6. FUNDING BY MPE IS DEPENDENT UPON APPROVAL AT THE DON/AA, SECDEF LEVEL. THE RECIPIENT SHOULD CONTACT THE CMC (MPE) POC TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. IF MPE IS UNABLE TO FUND TRAVEL FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENTS, WINNERS MAY ATTEND BUT MUST PAY FOR TRAVEL OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET.
7. AWARD RECIPIENTS WHO RECEIVE A GIFT OF TRAVEL IN ORDER TO ATTEND THE AWARD CEREMONY OR CONFERENCE, INCLUDING WAIVER OF CONFERENCE FEES OR WAIVER OF DINNER EXPENSES, ARE REMINDED THAT IF THE VALUE OF BENEFITS RECEIVED FROM THE AFFINITY GROUP EXCEEDS 250 DOLLARS, THEY MUST REPORT THIS INFORMATION TO THEIR LOCAL SJA PRIOR TO ACCEPTING THE GIFT OR WAIVER. THE LOCAL SJA MUST, IN TURN, REPORT THIS INFORMATION TO HQMC JUDGE ADVOCATE DIVISION'S CODE JAR FOR SEMI-ANNUAL DOD REPORTING PURPOSES. THE SF326 IS AUTHORIZED FOR USE FOR THIS REPORT.
8. THE FOLLOWING AWARDS ARE DUE TO MPE BY THE DATES LISTED BELOW:
   A. THE FOLLOWING OUTREACH AWARDS ARE DUE TO THE CMC (MPE/MPC) POC NLT 10 JUNE 2013:
      (1) BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT (BIG) MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
      (2) NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEXICAN AMERICAN RIGHTS (NOMAR)
      (3) LATINA STYLE SYMPOSIUM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
      (4) BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD (BEYA)
      (5) NATIONAL IMAGE INC.
      (6) GREAT MINDS IN STEM FORMALLY KNOWN AS HISPANIC ENGINEER NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS CONFERENCE (HENAAC)
   B. THE FOLLOWING OUTREACH AWARDS ARE DUE TO THE CMC (MPE/MPC) POC NLT 9 SEPTEMBER 2013:
      (1) JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS (JINSA) GRATEFUL NATION AWARD.
9. NATIONAL AFFINITY GROUP CONFERENCES ARE NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES AND ARE NOT ENDORSED BY THE DOD OR USMC.
10. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
11. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, MRA.//