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State Convention Awards Highlights
DANNY HENRY AWARD | JOSEPH W. CAMPBELL (above)
GLEN M. GARDNER, JR. AWARD | PHILLIP DUBOIS
WILLIAM B. MOODY AWARD | QUENTEN G. GOLDSTEIN Award Winners
Danny R. Henry Award
Outstanding Post Commander, Joseph W. Campbell, Post 10454 Grapevine, District 21
Glen M. Gardner, Jr. Award
Outstanding Post Quartermaster, Phillip DuBois, Post 4692 Bryan, District 17
William B. Moody Award
Outstanding Chaplain, Quenten G. Goldstein, Post 10454 Grapevine, District 21
Outstanding Post Service Officer Award
Cindy S. Unerfusser, Post 2772, Sherman, District 1
Barbara Hoffman Award
Outstanding Auxiliary Member, Denise DuBois Auxiliary with Post 4692, Bryan, District 17
Past District Commander Award
Randall E. Johnston, Post 4376, Seven Points, District 30
Past State Commander Award
Robert L. LaFleur, Post 2775, Orange, District 2 Tiger Lyons POW/MIA Post Level Award
State Commander Special Recognition Award
Melanie Kretzschmar, Quartermaster, Post 1922, Gainesville, District 1 Auxiliary Members from VFW Post 10454, Grapevine, District 21 Kelly Langdon, Auxiliary President & Tara Robbins, Auxiliary Treasurer
BARBARA HOFFMAN AWARD | DENISE DUBOIS
PAST STATE COMMANDER AWARD | ROBERT L. LAFLEUR
IMMEDIATE PAST DISTRICT CMDR | RANDALL E. JOHNSTON
TIGER LYONS POW/MIA POST LEVEL AWARD
STATE COMMANDER SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Accepting for Melanie Kretzschmar is Katie Baillio.
MACK JOHNSON AWARDS
(Above) Accepting for Andrew Camplen is William Fuzi.
J.T. RUTHERFORD AWARDS
Mack Johnson Award*
Andrew Camplen, Post 688, Boerne, District 13 Robert L. LaFleur, Post 2775,Orange, District 2 Gregory P. Brannan, Post 812, El Paso, District 10
*Formerly known as District Honor Roll this award recognizes District Commanders who during their tenure as a District Commander have all Posts in their District attain 100% and is named after Mack Johnson former member and Past State Chaplain.
J. T. Rutherford Awards
William E. Smith, Post 8541, San Antonio, District 20 Ben Lowrance, Post 1475, Amarillo, District 9 Eddie L. Terry, Post 10429, Benbrook, District 21
Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Support of the Texas VFW Foundation
VFW District 17 VFW Post 3892, Harker Heights, District 14 Tie: Post 8905 Auxiliary, Cypress, District 4
Post 9182 Auxiliary, Katy, District 17
Scout of the Year for 2020-2021
Kyna M. McGill, Girl Scout Troop 127007, Katy Sponsored by VFW Post 9182, Katy, District 17
Community Service Post Award
VFW Post 812, El Paso, District 10
Buddy Poppy Awards
Category 1 (Public Promotion of Poppy Campaign) 1st Place, Post 6386, Ingleside, District 6
Category 2 (Memorial or Inspirational Displays) 1st Place, Post 1415, Village Mills, District 2
Category 3 (Artistic or Decorative Use of Poppies) 1st Place, Post 10427, Leander, District 28
National VFW Publications Grand Award
Texas VFW News – 12th year in a row Editor: Dan West; Graphic Designer: Terri Sheets
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