R 011845Z OCT 15
MARADMIN 485/15
MSGID/GENADMIN, USMTF, 2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF (UC)/F002//
SUBJ/USMC WINNER OF THE 2015 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION INNOVATION AWARD//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF/062110ZMAY2015//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 238/15, SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION INNOVATION AWARD-OCTOBER 2015.//
POC/D. TOWNSEND/CIV/UNIT:MFB/-/TEL:703-784-9359/EMAIL: DASHAWNNA.TOWNSEND@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Background. In June 2014, the Department of Defense (DOD) Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Office initiated an annual Sexual Assault Prevention Innovation Award to recognize a group or an individual from each military service who contributed or developed an innovative idea, concept, methodology, or approach to positively impact the SAPR program on an installation, in a deployed environment, or in a reserve component.
2. Congratulations to Ms. Shirley D. Stephens, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator for Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools (MCCSSS), for her selection as the Marine Corps winner of the 2015 DOD Sexual Assault Prevention Innovation Award.
3. Ms. Stephens was recognized for her innovative approach to sexual assault prevention by organizing and executing the MCCSSS Dance Battle. This initiative incorporated the 2015 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month theme (“Eliminate Sexual Assault: Know Your Part. Do Your Part.”) to create an innovative, engaging event that appealed to the command’s high concentration of junior Marines. This event resulted in increased morale, camaraderie, and, most importantly, increased awareness of sexual assault.
4. Competition for this second annual award was particularly keen, and all nominees are commended for their commitment to prevention efforts in support of the Marine Corps SAPR program.
5. Release authorized by MajGen B. W. Whitman, Director, Marine and Family Programs Division.//