USCG Auxiliary Na onal and District Awards 2020

USCG Auxiliary National and District Awards 2020

COMO Gary P. Barth

The members and units receiving awards were announced at the District Board Mee ng. Award winners are as follows:

NATIONAL AWARDS

NACO 3 STAR DIVERSITY AWARDS –District 7 received 85 awards this year which is up from 53 last year.

Division 1 Flo lla 11 Flo lla 16 Flo lla 17 Flo lla 1-12 Division 2 and 100% of fl o llas in Division 2 Division 3 and 100% of fl o llas in Division 3 Division 4 Flo lla 43 Flo lla 44 Flo lla 48 Division 5 and 100% of fl o llas in Division 5 Flo lla 67 Division 7 Flo lla 72 Flo lla 79 Division 8 and 100% of fl o llas in Division 8 Division 9 and 100% of fl o llas in Division 9 Division 10 Flo lla 10-1 Flo lla 10-10 Flo lla 10-11 Flo lla 11-1 Flo lla 11-3 Flo lla 11-6 Flo lla 11-9 Flo lla 11-10 Division 12 Flo lla 12-1 Flo lla 12-4 Flo lla 12-6 Flo lla 12-10 Division 13 Flo lla 13-1 Flo lla 13-2 Flo lla 13-3 Flo lla 13-8 Division 14 and 100% of fl o llas in Division 14 Division 15 Flo lla 15-1 Flo lla 15-3 Flo lla 15-9 Division 16 Division 17 Flo lla 17-2 Flo lla 17-6 Flo lla 17-10 Flo lla 17-11

The Na onal Boa ng Federa on Award for Public

Educa on is given annually. The award recognizes the most outstanding and produc ve fl o lla in the USCG Auxiliary. This year the award goes to Flo lla 81 Manatee, Florida.

NACO GROWTH AWARDS

This award is for recogni on of outstanding contribu ons to the growth of the United States Auxiliary. The following members will be receiving this award:

Juan “Hache” Vasquez Flo lla 1-10 San Juan Wallace Weakley Flo lla 11-10 Dunedin, Fla. Jonathan Pike Flo lla 21 Augusta, Ga. Joseph Primosch Flo lla 11-3 Maderia Beach, Fla. Gregory Ashe Flo lla 11-9 Tarpon Springs, Fla. Timothy Dolan Flo lla 11-1 Clearwater, Fla. Frans Eyberse Flo lla 56 Vero Beach/Sebas an Fla. Walter Runck Flo lla 12-6 East Cooper, S.C.

Congratula ons on your eff orts in helping the growth of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

DISTRICT SEVEN AWARDS

1. The Commodore William Mansfi eld Perpetual Trophy. This award goes to the fl o lla that conduct(Con nued on page 11)

(Con nued from page 10) ed the highest number of Vessel Safety Checks in 2019. Note: This is not part of the Commodore’s Cup Award ensemble.

This year the winner of the Commodore William Mansfi eld Perpetual Trophy is: Flo lla 96 Wiggins Pass, Florida

The Commodore’s Cup Awards. This series of awards is presented to the winning/most improved fl o lla and division in each of our six core ac vi es, measured as an improvement in 2019 compared to 2018. I’ll announce the best overall fl o lla and best overall division, using the same criteria.

2. Most improved Flo lla for Program Visita on in 2019 is: Flo lla 12-4 Central Grand Strand, South Carolina 3. Most improved Flo lla 2019 is: 8. The most improved division in Program Visita on in 2019 is: Division 4

9. The most improved division in Opera ons in 2019 is: Division 2

10. The most improved division in Public Educa on in 2019 is: Division 9

11. The most improved division in Vessel Examina ons in 2019 is: Division 7

12. The most improved division in Member Training in 2019 is: Division 9

13. The most improved division in Membership Growth in 2019 is:

Division 10 in Opera ons in 2019 is: 14. The Commodore’s Flo lla 69 Opalocka, eFlorida 4. Most improved Flo lla Frans Eybers of Flotilla 56 Vero Beach and Sebastian was the recipient of the COMO Donald Frasch Inspirational Leadership Award for 2019. He is pictured with COMO Gary Barth and his award. (USCG Auxiliary photograph) Cup Award, for the best performing fl o lla in the district. Each eligible member of this winin Vessel Examina ons in ning fl o lla will receive 2019 is: the Flo lla Meritorious Flo lla 17-6 Central Brevard, Florida. Achievement Medal. The Commodore’s Cup Award for the Best Flo lla of the year for 2019 is: 5. Most improved Flo lla in Member Training in Flo lla 39, Dania Beach, Florida 2019 is: 15. The best performing division in 2019. For this, Flo lla 39 Dania Beach, Florida the same criteria of the six mission areas of member growth, vessel safety checks, opera ons, member 6. The Best Performing Flo lla Net Membership training, program visita on, and public educa on Growth in 2019 is: during 2019 are used to determine the winner. A Flo lla 10-11 Hilton Head Island/Blu on, South Meritorious Team Commenda on will be presented Carolina to the winning Division’s Division Commander, Divi7. The Most improved Flo lla in Public Educa on for Commodore’s Cup Award for the Best Division of the sion Vice Commander, and eligible staff offi cers. The Flo lla 92, North Port, Florida (Con nued on page 12)

(Con nued from page 11) annually to the two fl o llas with the greatest NASBcrew/observer who have accumulated the most Pilot hours must be non-mishap hours; Air crew/ observer hours are the total hours by an air crew member while serving as an Air Observer. The awards honor the memory of Auxiliary avia on program members Casey E. Purvis and Robert S. Fuller who lost their lives on February 1, 2001 while fl ying a training mission with the Coast Guard. Both Auxiliarists made great contribu ons to the program in terms of me and dedica on. The winners for 2019 are: For pilot: Fred Ross Flo lla 69 Opalocka For crew: Ronald Kaplan Flo lla 54 Delray-Boynton

year for 2019 is: 18. A new award this year recognizes the District Division 17 candidate for the COMO Dan Maxim award for Excellence in Educa on. The award covers both Public 16. The Ernest T. and Anne Fruhner Award of Ex- Educa on and Member Training. The fi rst District 7 cellence in Public Educa on Award is presented winner for 2019 is: LA graduates Julia Bidwick reported in Flo lla 86 AUXDATA/ Venice Florida AUXINFO for 19. Commothe previous dore Donald year. The L. Frasch two winning Inspira onal fl o llas shall Leadership each receive Award recog$1,000 in pub- nizes the most lic educa on exemplary materials or performance equipment of by a Flo lla their choice to Commander enhance their during the public edu- previous ca on pro- calendar year. grams. The Only Flo lla winners are: Pat McMenamin, District 7 Chief of Staff (right) presents Barbara Burchfi eld Commanders Flo lla 92 North Port, Florida and Flofrom Flotilla 12-3 Lake Murray with the District 7 Auxiliarist of the Year Award and the Auxiliary Commendation Medal at the South Shore Marina . To Burchfi eld’s left is Festus Burchfi eld. Photograph by Jim McMenamin, Division Commander 2. (Photographer’s note: Masks were removed for pictures only who have demonstrated sustained, lla 15-8 Her- as social distancing was maintained throughout the presentation.) excep onal nando Beach, standards of Florida profi ciency 17. The Casey Purvis and Robert Fuller Avia on was consistently impeccable, shall be considered. Awards of Excellence, awarded to the pilot and This year’s winner is: fl ight hours in a calendar year. Frans Eyberse, Flo lla 56 Vero Beach/Sebas an, FL

Beach and conduct, and whose appearance and bearing 20. District Seven Auxiliarist of the Year (AUXOY). The award recognizes exemplary performance by an eligible Auxiliarist during the previous 12 months. Only Auxiliarists who have demonstrated sustained, excep onal standards of profi ciency and conduct and whose appearance and bearing were consistently impeccable shall be considered for this award. This year’s winner is:

Barbara Burchfi eld Flo lla 12-3 Lake Murray, SC

Congratula ons to all of the award winners!