ALCOAST 171/19 - MAY 2019 2019 CAPTAIN EDWARD R. WILLIAMS COAST GUARD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY NOMINATIONS

R 160854 MAY 19
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-12//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS //N01650//
ALCOAST 171/19
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: 2019 CAPTAIN EDWARD R. WILLIAMS COAST GUARD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY NOMINATIONS
A. Recognition Programs Manual, COMDTINST M1650.26 (series)
1. The Coast Guard Office of Diversity and Inclusion, COMDT (CG-127) is the award sponsor IAW
REF (A) and requests nominations for the 2019 Captain Edward R. Williams Coast Guard Award for
Excellence in Diversity.
2. The Williams Award is named in honor of Captain Edward R. Williams, a retired Reserve Program
Administrator, who was instrumental in the development, implementation, and establishment of the
Coast Guard Mentoring Program and the Coast Guard Diversity Staff. This award recognizes the
Coast Guard Officer or Chief Warrant Officer (active duty or reserve), determined to have been
the most supportive of initiatives to achieve, value, and manage diversity in the Coast Guard.
The award will be presented at the National Naval Officers (NNOA) Symposium being held
7-8 August 2019 in San Diego, CA. COMDT (CG-127) will fund travel orders and registration fees
for the award recipient.
3. Eligibility requirements: (a) Demonstrated high performance as an officer and role model with
a commitment to Coast Guard diversity and inclusion initiatives, (b) Made contributions to the
successful careers of others through active and inclusive mentorship, (c) Has proven
accomplishments in improving diversity and inclusion in the Coast Guard through recruitment
and/or retention efforts, and (d) Made efforts to increase awareness of diversity and inclusion
in the Coast Guard through recruitment and/or retention efforts.
4. Commanding Officers may nominate one active duty or reserve officer who has not previously
received this award. Nominations shall cover the period from 1 June 2016 to 31 May 2019 and be
submitted in memorandum format from the member’s Commanding Officer or first O6/GS-15 in the
chain of command addressed to COMDT (CG-127). Nominations shall be no longer than three pages.
If a Commanding Officer is nominated, endorsement shall be from the next senior command.
Sample memorandums can be found at COMDT (CG-127) Awards Portal site (see paragraph 6).
5. Key dates. Nominations must be received by COMDT (CG-127) NLT 20 June 2019. COMDT (CG-127)
will convene a panel to select the recipient and the selection will be announced via ALCOAST
on or about 30 days after the application deadline.
6. COMDT (CG-127) Awards Portal site. Upload signed nomination memo to the Awards Portal site
at: https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/cg1/CG1.HQ/CG-12B/awards/SitePages/Home.aspx.
7. POC: CDR Chaning Burgess, Chaning.D.Burgess@uscg.mil.
8. Ms. Michelle R. Godfrey, Director of Civilian Human Resources, Diversity and Leadership, sends.
9. Internet release is authorized.