Award and Medal Recipients

Society of American Military Engineers
2014
Award and Medal Recipients
Recognizing Outstanding Achievements
Presented at the
2015 Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo
Society Ball and Awards Gala
May 21, 2015
SAME Awards & Medals
Goethals Medal
Bliss Medal
Tudor Medal
For eminent and notable contributions in engineering,
design, or construction in the past five years.
For excellence in educating, mentoring and
motivating students in architecture, engineering and
related disciplines.
For engineering leadership by a
civilian Young Member.
Joanie A. Campbell, P.E.
Air Force Civil Engineer Center,
Tyndall AFB
Capt. Stephen Klenke, P.E., USAF
U.S. Air Force Academy
Pamela Little, P.E., LEED AP
EcoWise Civil Design and Consulting Inc.
Honorable Mention:
Bret Webb, Ph.D., P.E.
University of South Alabama
Honorable Mention:
Jonathan Gustafson, P.S.
Ulteig
Honorable Mention:
Lt. Cdr. Melissa Curran, P.E., USCG
Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center
Urbahn Medal
Sverdrup Medal
Paul R. Smith NCO Medal
For eminent and notable contributions in the field of
architecture with an emphasis on the past five years.
For outstanding contributions to engineering, design,
construction, research & development, or planning.
For outstanding leadership and contribution to
military engineering.
Harley H. Hightower, FAIA
HARLEY H. HIGHTOWER - ARCHITECT
Lt. Marcus S. Cline, P.E., CEC, USN
Naval Outlying Field San Nicolas Island
Senior Master Sgt. Rigoberto Chacon, USAF
Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Tyndall AFB
Robert B. Flowers
Small Business Award
Seymour S. Greenfield
Sustaining Member Award
For eminent contributions to SAME by an SAME
Small Business Sustaining Member.
For eminent contributions to SAME by an SAME
Sustaining Member (medium company).
Public Agency Award
For eminent contributions to SAME by an SAME
Public Agency Member.
Southeast
Honorable Mention:
88th Civil Engineer Directorate,
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
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SAME Awards & Medals
Toulmin Medal
Student Leadership Medal
Young Member Medal
For best article in The Military Engineer
by an SAME member.
For outstanding leadership in an
SAME Student Chapter.
For outstanding leadership and accomplishments
in support of the SAME mission.
Maj. Tobin Flinn, PMP, USA
Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cadet First Class Peter Amaddio
U.S. Air Force Academy
Angela Nocera, P.E.
PIKA International
Walter O. Bachus Gold Medal
Post Service Medal
For outstanding leadership and accomplishments in support of
the SAME mission over one’s entire period of membership in SAME.
For significant and faithful service to SAME at the Post level.
Ron Hilton, P.E., F.SAME
Ramon Herrera, P.E.
Midtown Engineers LLC
President’s Medal
For outstanding leadership and accomplishment in support of the SAME Strategic Plan during the President’s year of office.
Capt. Mike Blount, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, F.SAME,
USN (Ret.)
Balfour Beatty Construction
Maj. Gen. Timothy Byers, F.SAME, USAF (Ret.)
Atkins
Col. Sal Nodjomian, P.E., F.SAME, USAF (Ret.)
Matrix Design Group
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Awards to Individuals of the Uniformed Services
U.S. Army
Sturgis Medal
Wheeler Medal
For outstanding contributions to military troop construction and/or base maintenance
by demonstrated technical and leadership ability.
For outstanding contributions to military
engineering.
Active
National Guard
Staff Sgt. James E. O’Donoghue, USA
Alpha Company, 169th Engineer Battalion,
1st Engineer Brigade
Sgt. 1st Class Randy D. Holt, ARNG
276th Engineer Company, 203rd Engineer Battalion,
35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard
U.S. Navy
Lt. Col. Michael R. Darrow, P.E., PMP, USA (Ret.)
Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Marine Corps
Shields Medal
Moreell Medal
Engineer SNCO of the Year
Engineer Officer of the Year
For outstanding contributions
to facility construction and/or
maintenance.
For outstanding contributions to
military engineering.
For outstanding contributions to
military engineering.
For outstanding contributions to
military engineering.
Builder 1st Class Patrick J. Smith, USN
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1
Lt. Cdr. Andrew W. Olsen, CEC, USN
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11
Staff Sgt. Aaron S. Evans, USMC
Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, II
Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
Capt. Jonathan C. Scarfe, USMC
Company B, 1st Combat Engineer
Battalion, 1st Marine Division
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Awards to Individuals of the Uniformed Services
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Public Health Service
Newman Medal
Goddard Medal
Hollis Medal
Green Medal
For outstanding contributions to
military engineering.
For outstanding contributions to
military engineering, including troop
construction, base maintenance and
contingency engineering.
For outstanding contribution to public
health engineering and science by a
U.S. Public Health Service officer.
For outstanding contributions to public
health engineering and science by a
U.S. Public Health Service officer, 0-3
or below, or civilian or equivalent
grade.
Allan Lucht, P.E.
673rd Civil Engineer Group, JB
Elmendorf-Richardson
Senior Master Sgt. Roddy L. Martin,
USAF, HQ Air Mobility Command,
Scott AFB
Cdr. Brian Breuer, P.E., USPHS
Division of Sanitation Facilities
Construction, Indian Health Service
Lt. Praveen K.C., P.E., USPHS
Alaska Native Tribal Health
Consortium, Indian Health Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Oren Medal
Sargent Medal
For outstanding contributions to military engineering.
For outstanding contributions to civil
or facilities engineering.
Cdr. David Obermeier, P.E., USCG
Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center
Francisco Brito
Facilities Design & Construction Center
Detachment Seattle
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Bill Heath
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Awards to Units of the Uniformed Services
Itschner Award
Curtin Award
(Active Army)
Alpha Company
2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion
2nd Brigade Combat Team
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Fort Campbell, Ky.
(Large Unit)
18th Civil Engineer Group, Kadena AB, Japan
(Army Reserves)
806th Engineer Company
489th Engineer Battalion
420th Engineer Brigade
416th Theater Engineer Command
Conway, Ark.
(Reserve)
140th Civil Engineer Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colo.
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
SAME wants to
Recognize YOU!
You’ve worked hard and
accomplished some amazing
feats. Let SAME recognize you
for all that you do!
Each year, SAME honors
individuals and organizations
from the private sector and the
uniformed services for their
outstanding contributions to
the engineering profession,
the nation's national security
objectives and the SAME
Strategic Plan.
Award nominations are due by
the third week in January of each
year. All awards nominations
must be submitted online at
www.same.org/awards.
The majority of the awards
are presented during a special
Awards Gala at the Joint
Engineer Training Conference &
Expo, held annually in May.
Plan now to submit your
award nominations for 2016!
To view a list of the awards,
nomination guidelines, and
tips for nominating an
individual or organization visit
www.same.org/awards.
(Small Unit)
27th Special Operations Civil Engineer
Squadron, Cannon AFB, N.M.
Peltier Award
U.S. Navy
(Army National Guard)
1123rd Sapper Company
206th Engineer Battalion
149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
Kentucky Army National Guard
Cowart Award
U.S. Coast Guard
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11
Gulfport, Miss.
Cumming Award
U.S. Public Health Service
(Civil Engineering)
Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu, Hawaii
(Facilities Engineering)
Base Portsmouth, Va.
Data Collection Team - Housing Inventory
Data System, Sanitation Facilities Construction
Program, Indian Health Service
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Post Streamer Awards
Each year, SAME Posts compete for Streamer Awards in recognition of outstanding performance and achievement.
Streamers are awarded in five categories: Education & Training, Emergency Preparedness & Infrastructure Resilience,
Leadership & Mentoring, Relationships & Recognition, and Membership. The Post Streamer Awards are presented at
the Post Awards Breakfast held at the annual Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo.
Please join us in congratulating the following SAME Posts and Regions for
their outstanding accomplishments in 2014.
Distinguished Regions
Middle Atlantic
Missouri River
Ohio Valley
Pacific
South Atlantic
South Central
TEXOMA
Top Region
Missouri River
Top Post
Large
Baltimore
Honorable Mention:
Mobile
Omaha
Medium
Kittyhawk
Honorable Mention:
Nashville
Pensacola
Small
Distinguished Posts
Small
Arkansas
Blue Ridge
Buffalo
Cape Fear
Chesapeake
Cincinnati
Fort BenningColumbus
Frontier
Japan
Memphis
Narragansett Bay
Robins AFB
Southern Arizona
Wichita Mountains
Medium
Anchorage
Charleston
Chicago
Dallas
Detroit
Emerald Coast
Fort Leonard Wood
Guam
Huntington
Kittyhawk
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Nashville
New Jersey
Oklahoma City
Panama City
Pensacola
Portland
Rhein-Main
Rock Island
San Francisco
Scott Field
Space Coast
Tampa Bay
Tulsa
St. Louis
Virginia Peninsula
Large
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Greater Kansas City
Denver
Fort Bragg
Fort Worth
Hampton Roads
Houston-Galveston
Kentuckiana
Mobile
Omaha
Pikes Peak
Robins AFB
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San Diego
Northern Virginia
San Antonio
Savannah
Seattle
Washington DC
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