2009 POST AWARDS

Scholarship Recipients—August 6, 2009
Christina Franz, John Geunther, and Matthew Kishiyama		Matt McDonald, Marcus McDonald, and Christian Potter
NOTE:  All awardees received $2,500 for their college fund.
Sustaining Member Recognition Day—Pinning Ceremony— Installation of Post Officers' and Directors'—July 9, 2009
President Aimee Alix (bottom row center behind Post Charter) and the new 2009-2010 Board of Directors. At top row right is RVP BG (P) Timothy A. Byers, USAF
Mary Anderson, F. SAME Delivers Oath of Office (Podium displays 2008 Top Large Post banner).	President Aimee O. Alix Holding the original 1948 and 2000 Post Charters.	Change of Command Outgoing President Regan McDonald (left with RVP Award), Incoming President Aimee Alix (center), and RVP BG Tim Byers, USAR (right).
Honors Ceremony—May 13, 2009, Salt Lake City. UT
President Regan McDonald accepting the 2008 Award for Top Large Post from SAME President Rear Adm. Wayne “Greg” Shear, Jr., CEC, USN.  This recognizes outstanding Post operations and significant accomplishments in support to the SAME Strategic Plan.
Capt. D. Karin Lynn, P.E., F.SAME, USN (Ret.) receiving the Academy of Fellows Mentoring Award for outstanding mentoring efforts by an SAME Fellow		Past President, Mary Anderson, F. SAME receiving the Walter O. Bachus Gold Medal, for outstanding leadership and accomplishments in support of the SAME mission in 2008.
4th Annual Award for Journalism in Recognition of Architecture or Engineering Achievement—Judy Schriener, Writer and Freelance Journalist
May 7, 2009 (L to R) RADM Ronald F. Silva, P.E., USCG (Ret.) F.SAME, Robert Nilsson, Richard Ragold, P.E., F.SAME, Judy Schriener honoree with a beautiful clock, Pat Burns (who nominated her), and Regan McDonald

 

2008 POST AWARDS

2008 Sustaining Member of the Year
Large Company	Small Company
2008 Individual Awards
2008 Member of the Year Mary Anderson, Schnabel Engineering At (R) is Chuck Reynolds, ECS, Awards & Recognition Director		$1,000 Donation to 249th Engineer Battalion Family Support Group Presenter President Regan McDonald (L) PBS&J, Accetping MAJ Calvin Hudson

Scholars and Honors Gala—September 20, 2008
Christina Cummings	James Fournie	John Gackstetter	Matt McDonald
NOTE:  Not present at the Gala were Eric Pratsch, Matthew Kishiyama, and Lauren Omelchenko.  All awardees received between $1,000 to $2,000.
Awardees present from the Northern Virginia and Washington DC Post at the Gala.  At far left is Tom Christensen, Dewberry, our Scholarship Committee Chair.  (Click image for larger view)

 

Post Coin Contest Won by Dewberry
David Huh's winning design shown above. The President will award coins for recognition plus members will be able to buy them.		Receiving David's plaque from Richard E. Ragold, PE, Awards and Recognition Director (right) are Mike Callahan (left) and Molly Wagner (center) of Dewberry
3rd Annual Award for Journalism in Recognition of Architecture or Engineering Achievement—Randy Atkins, Senior Program Officer for Media and Public Relations, National Academy of Engineering
May 1, 2008 (L to R) Mary Anderson, President, Randy Atkins, Honoree, RADM Ronald F. Silva, P.E., USCG (Ret), Pressenter, and Richard E. Ragold, P.E., Awards and Recognition Director

 

2007 POST AWARDS
2007 Sustaining Member of the Year
Large Company	Small Company
2007 Individual Awards
2007 Young Member of the Year Aimee O. Alix, Turner Construction, Co.	2007 Member of the Year COL Stuart G. Harrison, PE, USA, Presenters President Mary Anderson (L) Schnabel Engineering North LLC and Awards & Recognition Director Dick Ragold, PE, (R) ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC		2007 Student Leadership Award Jesse B. Coleman, GMU Post President
2nd Annual Award for Journalism in Recognition of Architecture or Engineering Achievement—Henry Petroski, Professor of Civil Engineering and former Chairman, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University
May 17, 2007 (L to R) Richard E. Ragold, P.E., Awards and Recognition Director, Professor Henry Petrski, Honoree, RADM Ronald F. Silva, P.E., USCG (Ret), Pressenter, and COL Stuart G. Harrison, P.E., USA, President

 

High School Graduate Scholarship Awards $2,000			Continuing Education $1,500
Matt Kishiyama	Matt McDonald	John Gackstetter	Awards Pending
(L to R) Director LTC McDonald and son Jeff; Member Mike Kishiyama and son Matt; Education Director Hubbard; son John with parents M/M Gackstetter at June 7, 2007 ceremony			President Harrison (L) and Past President Donahue (R) pin on 2006 streamer awards (note: plant (R) escaped from film Little Shop of Horrors)

2006 POST AWARDS
2006 Sustaining Member of the Year
Large Company		Small Company
2006 Individual Awards
2006 Member of the Year Jim Donahue, P.E., CAPT, USCG, Ret, Donahue Engineering, LLC		CPT Robert D. Elliott and Jeff Dorman Young Members of the Year MSGT Kenneth Corbett NCO Member of the Year
2006 Inaugural Award for Journalism in Recognition of Architecture or Engineering Achievement—Beth Dietrich Segara, Vice President, Historical Programming and Executive Producer for The History Channel®
April 6, 2006—(L to R) Richard E. Ragold, P.E., Awards and Recognition Director, LTG Elvin R. Heiberg III, USA (Ret), Pressenter, Beth Dietrich Segarra, Honoree, James H. Donahue, President, and Alan Dietrich (father)

 

2006 Post Scholarship
Continuing Education— $750 Scholarship Awards
David Garrett Breidenstine		Katharine Ann Kishiyama

Installation of 2006-07 Post Officers' and Directors'
by BG (S) Tim A. Byers, USAF Middle Atlantic Region Vice Preseident		COL Stuart G. Harrison, P.E., USA, new President accepts Post Charter from Jim Donahue
Special Awards
Post President Jim Donahue presents Lindsay Held, Dewberry, with the 2005 Student Leadership Award Certificate for her outstanding work as the GMU Student Chapter President		BG (S) Tim A. Byers, USAF presents Patrick Soloman, Tetra Tech, the Region Vice-President award for his efforts as the previous Post Secratary

 

2005 POST AWARDS Fort Belvoir Officers' Club — 5 January 2006
2005 Sustaining Member of the Year
Large Company		Small Company
2005 Individual Awards
Young Member of the Year Matthew Wallace (left), Sales & Marketing—ETI Professionals, Inc. and Jeffrey E. Paget (right), Environmental Geologist, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.		Student Leadership Award Lindsay D. Held—George Mason University Student Post, 2005-2006 Student Post President	2005 Member of the Year Brenda A. Tudge—Manager, HR Communications and Events, Dewberry (with President Donahue)

 

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2005 AWARDS LUNCHEON Fort Belvoir Officers' Club — 7 July 2005
Jeff Moran, Middle Atlantic Region Vice President congratulates Jim Donahue (left) as he takes over as new President of the NoVA Post	Outgoing President Brenda Tudge presents Christina Cummings her HS graduate scholarship award with her father, LTC Dan Cummings