ALCOAST 090/24 - FEB 2024 SOLICITATION FOR 2024 LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY AWARDS

R 211903Z FEB 24   MID120000902669U
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
BT
UNCLAS
ALCOAST 090/24
SSIC 1650
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR 2024 LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN
DIVERSITY AWARDS
A. Recognition Programs, COMDTINST M1650.26A
1. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (CG-DCMS-DPR-4) presents
the 2024 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-DCMS-DPR-4) NLT 15 April 2024.
    b. Nominations for the CAPT Edward R. Williams Coast Guard Award
for Excellence in Diversity must be received by COMDT
(CG-DCMS-DPR-4) NLT 15 April 2024.
    c. Submit all nomination memos for the MCPO Pearl Faurie,
CAPT Dorothy Stratton, and CAPT Edward Williams awards to the
following inbox: HQS-SMB-JWLS@uscg.mil
    d. 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 2023 to December 2023 for the Women's
Leadership Awards and from 28 Feb 2021 to 28 Feb 2024 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-DCMS-DPR-4).
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-DCMS-DPR-4)
SharePoint site at:
(Copy and Paste URL Below into Browser)

https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/cg1d1/Shared%20Documents/Forms/
Grouped%20by%20Primary%20Topic.aspx?useFiltersInViewXml=1&id=%2Fsit
es%2Fcg1d1%2FShared%20Documents%2FDEI%20Awards%20Guidance&viewid=de3
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5. COMDT (CG-DMCS-DPR-4) will convene a panel to select the
recipients and the selection will be announced via ALCOAST
approximately 30 days after the application deadline.
6. This message is valid until 01 JUN 2024.
7. POC: LT Olivia Chang, Assistant Gender Policy Advisor
COMDT (CG-DCMS-DPR-4), 202-475-5004 (Olivia.Chang@uscg.mil).
8. Dr. D. M. Navarro, Senior Advisor for Diversity and
Inclusion (CG-SADI), sends.
9. Internet release is authorized.