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Achievements
Gill
Robb
Wilson
Award
Highest award given to officers who
complete Level V of the CAP Senior
Member Training Program. (Only
about 5 percent of CAP officers
Paul E. Garber
Award
Second-highest
award given
to officers who
complete
Level IV of the CAP
Senior Member Training
Program. The officers listed below
received their award in January
and February.
Lt. Col. Michael J. Hower AL
Capt. Frank M. Scherer AZ
Maj. Kenneth W. Gonzalez CA
Maj. Denise M. Bruce CO
Lt. Col. Andrew S. Marteka CT
Maj. Thomas A. Kuznar FL
Maj. Linda J. Pugsley FL
Capt. Bruce S. Sage
FL
Lt. Col. Edmond J. Tremblay FL
Lt. Col. Charles H. Talley GA
Maj. Richard F. Loderstedt IL
Lt. Col. Larry Thomas Lopshire IN
Maj. Timothy L. Turner IN
Photo courtesy of the National
Coalition for Aviation Education
achieve this award.) The officers
listed below received their award
in January and February.
Maj. Kenneth A. Nestler
Lt. Col. Betty L. LaGuire
Maj. Wayne R. Lorgus
Maj. Crist D. Fellman
Maj. Javier E. Cardona
Capt. Wilson Polidura
Maj. John D. Long
Maj. Michael H. Reynolds
Capt. Stephen P. Cassani
Lt. Col. Thyra D. Chaddock
Capt. Janelle L. Gates
Maj. Alan L. Bahl
Maj. Melissa Plum
Lt. Col. John P. Hey
Capt. Steven E. Mann
Capt. Katja S. Abegg
Capt. Stephan M. Woytowicz
Maj. Herbert A. Hardie
Maj. Clarence R. Aley
Maj. Norman S. Spurling
Maj. John M. Witmer
Lt. Col. Paul E. Bryant
Col. Robert H. Castle
Lt. Col. Roberto Rodriguez
Maj. Janice E. Lentz
Capt. Rosalyn E. Peterson
Capt. Gordon R. Merrill
Maj. Ronny D. Whitt
Capt. Mark E. Evans
Maj. Jo N. Stys
AK
CA
DE
FL
GA
KY
MD
MER
MI
MI
MN
MO
MO
MS
NC
NHQ
NV
NY
OH
OH
OH
OK
OK
PR
RI
SC
TN
TX
VA
WI
Colorado Wing Member
Presented AE
Leadership Award
The National Coalition for Aviation
Education selected Capt. (Dr.) John H.
Campbell of the Colorado Wing as
the 2006 Dr. Mervin K. Strickler Jr.
Aerospace Education Leadership Award recipient. The award recognizes
Campbell’s outstanding achievement in aviation education during two decades of
service. Campbell, center, is shown receiving the award from Shelia Bauer, left, of
the Federal Aviation Administration and chairman of the Strickler Award Committee,
and Kenneth J. Cook, president of NCAE, during the 2006 Experimental Aircraft
Association’s Teacher Day held at AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis.
Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award
Highest award for cadets who
compete all phases of the CAP
Cadet Program and the Spaatz
award examination. (Only about 1
percent of CAP cadets achieve this
award.) The cadets listed below
received their award in January and
February.
Jeffrey D. Buentgen (#1626) CA
Rebekah L. Kepple (#1624) IA
David Maver (#1628)
NJ
Caitlin R. Cima (#1625) TX
Gen. Ira C. Eaker Award
Second-highest award for cadets who
successfully compete all Phase IV
requirements of the CAP Cadet
Program. The cadets listed below
received their award in January and
February.
Douglas S. Crawford
Matthew D. Giles
Stephen J. Henderson
Juan C. Arraya
Maria T. Mangano
Daniel P. Roman
Christine J. Sydney
Ethan P. Price
Stephanie J. Grzolak
Zachary T. Bowen
Jared A. Kleiman
Elizabeth J. Peters
Laura M. Broker
Thomas Nellenbach
Benjamin C. Barton
Nicholas E. Bixby
Luis J. Aponte
Kandie R. Rivera
Peter H. Imbriale
Francesca J. Fogarty
Alex R. Gomez
Jon T. Cuyler
Guy R. Butts
Matthew G. Johnson
CA
CA
DC
FL
IL
IL
IL
IN
MA
MD
MD
MD
MN
NE
OK
PA
PR
PR
RI
SD
TN
TX
VA
WA
Civil Air Patrol Volunteer 51 May-June 2007