ALCOAST 259/21 - JUL 2021 SOLICITATION FOR THE SWARINGEN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MENTORSHIP IN HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY

R 191906Z JUL 21
FM COMCOGARD FORCECOM NORFOLK VA
TO ALCOAST
BT
UNCLAS
ALCOAST 259/21
SSIC 1500
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE SWARINGEN AWARD FOR
OUTSTANDING MENTORSHIP IN HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY
1. Nominations are being accepted for the Charles E.
Swaringen, Jr., Award for outstanding mentorship in Human
Performance Technology. This prestigious award recognizes exemplary
individual achievement in the selfless development of others
applying Human Performance Technology.
2. Background: Mr. Charles Swaringen, Jr. was the advisor to the
Commanding Officer, Aviation Technical Training Center in
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, before cancer took his life in
1987. He is remembered as one of the first true Human Performance
Technologists. He conducted experiments with innovative training
applications and identified performance deficiencies attributable
to factors other than lack of skills and knowledge. He also
developed training that resulted in graduates who were confident,
competent, and were able to achieve their full performance
potential. Mr. Swaringen was an extraordinary mentor, the trait
acknowledged by this award. Past award winners have included
military and civilian members.
3. Specific guidelines:
   a. Nominees must be employed full-time by the U.S. Coast Guard
and may be active duty military, reserve, or civilian.
   b. The nominating individual must submit documentation of the
nominee's accomplishments and award-related testimonials from at
least two other individuals.
   c. Nominees must have made a significant impact on the
professional growth in the area of Human Performance Technology of
more than one individual during the three calendar years preceding
the award.
   d. Nomination packages must include a command cover memo,
nominee name, nominee's email address, nominating individual's
name, nominating individual's email address, supporting documents,
and whether the nominee is Active Duty Military, Reserve, or
Civilian. Nomination packages must be forwarded as email
attachments to Douglas.M.Craft@uscg.mil by noon eastern time
16 OCT 2021. A selection panel representing a wide cross section
of FORCECOM units will review the nominations and make
recommendations to the FORCECOM Commander for approval.
   e. The specific award criteria, the award scoring checklist,
and a list of previous award recipients are available at:
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https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/forcecom/Training/FC-Tptc/
SitePages/SwaringenAward.aspx

4. The award winner will be announced by ALCOAST and the award
will be presented either in person or via VTC by the FORCECOM
Commander.
5. The POC for the Swaringen Award is Mr. Douglas Craft, who can
be reached at: Douglas.M.Craft@uscg.mil.
6. Dr. Gladys Brignoni, Director, Coast Guard Force Readiness
Command (FC-C), sends.
7. Internet release is authorized.