ALCOAST 098/23 - MAR 2023 SOLICITATION FOR 2023 LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY AWARDS

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
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UNCLAS
ALCOAST 098/23
SSIC 1650
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR 2023 LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN
DIVERSITY AWARDS
A. Recognitions Programs Manual, COMDTINST M1650.26
1. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (CG-1D1) presents
the 2023 Leadership and Excellence in Diversity Awards.
The annual MCPO Pearl Faurie and CAPT Dorothy Stratton awards
recognize female commissioned and enlisted Coast Guard active
duty and reserve members who have demonstrated exceptional
leadership, and the CAPT Edward Williams award recognizes female
or male Coast Guard Officers who have championed initiatives to
achieve, value, and manage diversity in the Coast Guard.
2. Nominations are now being accepted for the following
Leadership and Excellence in Diversity Awards:
    a. MCPO Pearl Faurie Women's Leadership Award (one active duty
or reserve CG enlisted member, E-4-E-8).
    b. CAPT Dorothy Stratton Women's Leadership Award (one active
duty or reserve CG Officer W-2 through O-4).
    c. CAPT Edward R. Williams Coast Guard Award for Excellence in
Diversity (one active duty or reserve Officer W-2 through O-4)
3. Please note that policy for these awards is outlined in REF (A).
4. Deadlines:
    a. Nominations for the MCPO Pearl Faurie Women's Leadership
Award and the CAPT Dorothy Stratton Women's Leadership Award must
be received by COMDT (CG-1D1) NLT 30 April 2023. Submit nomination
memos to the following inbox: HQS-SMB-JWLS@uscg.mil.
    b. Nominations for the CAPT Edward R. Williams Coast Guard Award
for Excellence in Diversity must be received by COMDT (CG-1D1) NLT
30 April 2023. Upload signed nomination memos to the COMDT (CG-1D1)
Awards Portal site at:
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https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/cg1/CG1.HQ/CG-12B/awards/
SitePages/Capt%20Edward%20Williams.aspx

    c. CO/OICs may nominate one active or reserve member per
award, who has not previously received this award. Nominations
must cover the period from January 2022 to December 2022 for
the Women's Leadership Awards and from 01 June 2020 to 31 May 2023
for the Excellence in Diversity Award. All nominations must be
submitted in memorandum format from the member's CO/OIC, or first
O-6/GS-15 in the chain of command addressed to COMDT (CG-1D1).
Nominations must be no longer than three pages. If CO/OIC is
nominated, endorsement must be from the next senior command.
Sample memoranda can be found on the COMDT (CG-1D1) Awards
CGPortal site at:
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https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/cg1/CG1.HQ/CG-12B/awards/
SitePages/Home.aspx

5. COMDT (CG-1D1) will convene a panel to select the recipients
and the selection will be announced via ALCOAST approximately
45 days after the application deadline.
6. This message is valid until 01 JUN 2023.
7. POC: LTJG Molly Sternberg, Assistant Gender Policy Advisor
COMDT (CG-1D1), 202-475-5004 (Molly.E.Sternberg@uscg.mil).
8. Dr. D. M. Navarro, Senior Advisor for Diversity and
Inclusion (SADI), sends.
9. Internet release is authorized.