District 7 Awards

COMMODORE’S CUP AWARDS. This series of awards is presented to the winning/most improved flotilla and division in each of our six core activities, measured as an improvement in 2021 as compared to 2020. These are Seventh Coast Guard District Auxiliary Awards.

MOST IMPROVED FLOTILLA 2021: PROGRAM VISITATION Flotilla 12-4, Central Grand Strand, S.C.

MOST IMPROVED FLOTILLA 2021: OPERATIONS Flotilla 13-8, Upper Keys, Fla.

MOST IMPROVED FLOTILLA 2021: VESSEL EXAMINATIONS Flotilla 39, Dania Beach, Fla.

MOST IMPROVED FLOTILLA 2021: MEMBER TRAINING Flotilla 96, Wiggins Pass

BEST PERFORMING FLOTILLA 2021: NET MEMBERSHIP GROWTH Flotilla 6-11, Miami, Fla.

MOST IMPROVED FLOTILLA 2021: PUBLIC EDUCATION Flotilla 38, Plantation, Fla.

MOST IMPROVED DIVISION 2021: PROGRAM VISITATION Division 3, Ft. Lauderdale

MOST IMPROVED DIVISION 2021: OPERATIONS Division 15

MOST IMPROVED DIVISION 2021: PUBLIC EDUCATION Division 3

MOST IMPROVED DIVISION 2021: VESSEL EXAMINAGTIONS Division 13

MOST IMPROVED DIVISION 2021: MEMBER TRAINING Division 9

MOST IMPROVED DIVISION 2021: MEMBERSHIP GROWTH Division 13 Division 1

★COMMODORE’S CUP AWARD: BEST FLOTILLA OF THE YEAR 2021★ Flotilla 25, Lake Hartwell, Ga.

★COMMODORE’S CUP AWARD: BEST DIVISION OF THE YEAR 2021★ Division 13

ERNEST T. AND ANNE FRUHNER AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION 2021 presented annually to the two flotillas with the greatest National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) graduates reported in AUXDATA for the previous year. The two winning flotillas each receive $1,000 in public education materials or equipment of their choice to enhance their public education programs. Flotilla 67 Coral Gables, FL Flotilla 38, Plantation, FL

NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK AWARD: BEST FLOTILLA NSBW Program 2021 Flotilla 25, Hartwell Lake, Ga.

NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK AWARD: BEST DIVISION NSBW Program 2021 Division 9

BEST DISTRICT PUBLICATION 2021 1st Place – “Breeze,” Robert Stringer, Editor 2nd Place – “D7 Connection,” Angela Pomaro

BEST DIVISION PUBLICATION 2021 1st Place – Division 7, “Intercom,” Dorothy Riley, Editor 2nd Place – Division 11, “Chip Log,” Karen Miller, Editor 3rd Place – Division 2, “Baggy Wrinkle,” Skip Yost, Editor

BEST FLOTILLA PUBLICATION 2021

1st Place – FL 59, Stuart, “Crossroads Currents,” Robert Stringer, Editor 2nd Place – FL 38,Plantation, “Message Bearer,” Haitham Bassouny, Editor 3rd Place – FL 98, Charlotte Harbor “Harbor Light,” Virginia Bryant, Editor

2021 DONALD L. FRASCH INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD R. Greg Hendricks, FL 17-6 Central Brevard Mr. Hendricks was also the national winner of the COMO CHARLES S. GREANOFF AWARD – 2021. This award recognizes the most exemplary performance by a Flotilla Commander during the calendar year. Only those Flotilla Commanders who demonstrated sustained, exceptional standards of proficiency and conduct, and whose appearance and bearing were consistently impeccable, shall be considered for nomination. This award parallels other Coast Guard Inspirational Leadership Awards: the Captain John G. Whitherspoon Inspirational Leadership Award for active duty and Reserve officers, the George R. Putnam Inspirational Leadership Award for civilians, and the MCPO Angela M. McShan Inspirational Leadership Award for active duty or Reserve Chief Petty Officers (E-7). 2021 AUXILIARIST OF THE YEAR Reverend Richard L. Braswell, FL 38, Plantation 2021 MARY E. LARSEN EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD George S. Peek, FL 17-6, Central Brevard Mr. Peek was also the winner of the COMMODORE DANIEL MAXIM AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION.

The Commodore Daniel Maxim Award for Excellence in Education was established to motivate and inspire the entire Instructor cadre to reach beyond the comfortable or ordinary to achieve the extraordinary. Some of the goals of the Award are to increase the diversity of courses offered by flotillas and additional numbers of classes offered; to improve Public Education and Member Training Instructor effectiveness and performance; to improve mentorship of newer or lesser experienced Instructors; to develop new and innovative teaching methods and techniques, and to develop new and innovative teaching aids. Ω