2020 Marine Corps Engineer Association (MCEA) Award Recipients
This MARADMIN announces the 2020 Marine Corps Engineer Association (MCEA) award recipients across multiple engineering categories including combat engineers, engineer equipment specialists, utilities personnel, bulk fuel specialists, and EOD technicians. Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, the 2020 awards banquet has been cancelled, and recipients are invited to attend the 2021 banquet in Fredericksburg, VA on September 24, 2021 to be recognized.
Issued: July 10, 2020
1. The Commandant of the Marine Corps takes pleasure in congratulating the following individuals/units who were selected as recipients of the 2020 MCEA annual awards in the categories indicated.<br> Read in three columns:<br> Award Recipients Unit<br> SAME Senior Engr Officer Maj Katie R. Petronio 8th ESB<br> SAME Senior Engr SNCO MSgt Alexander J. Abel MWSS-272<br> Combat Engineer Officer Capt Stephanie L. Damren 8th ESB<br> Combat Engineer SNCO SSgt Tyler C. Strawser 7th ESB<br> Combat Engineer NCO Sgt Derrick Christovale Jr 1st CEB<br> Combat Engineer Marine LCpl Andrew G. Ohl MWSS-373<br> Engr Equipment Officer CWO2 Joshua L. Griffin 8th ESB<br> Engr Equipment SNCO SSgt Kalen T. Gall EEIC, TECOM<br> Engr Equipment NCO Cpl Jonathan Vargas 7th ESB<br> Engr Equipment Marine LCpl Gioacchino A. D'Acquisto 7th ESB<br> Utilities Officer CWO3 Kenneth S. Campbell MARFORSOC<br> Utilities SNCO SSgt Elissa A. Pedelty 8th ESB<br> Utilities NCO Sgt Samuel J. Donahue 1st CEB<br> Utilities Marine LCpl Jennifer Perez 7th ESB<br> Bulk Fuel Officer CWO2 Jacob A. Almaguer 9th ESB<br> Bulk Fuel SNCO SSgt Clayton S. Leverenz 7th ESB<br> Bulk Fuel NCO Cpl Abril A. GraciaQuirino MWSS-172<br> Bulk Fuel Marine LCpl Yevgeniy A. Cazier MWSS-171<br> EOD Officer CWO2 John R. Hall 8th ESB<br> EOD Technician GySgt Seth A. Strait 7th ESB<br> Combat Engineer Bn 1st Combat Engineer Bn 1st MARDIV<br> Engineer Support Bn 9th Engineer Support Bn 3d MLG<br> MWSS Engineer Company Engineer Company, MWSS-171 1st MAW<br> 2. Due to the uncertainties of COVID-19 travel restrictions, the 2020 Marine Corps Engineer Association Awards Banquet has been cancelled by the MCEA Executive Committee and awardees are invited to attend the planned 2021 Awards Banquet in Fredericksburg, VA on 24 Sep 2021 to be recognized as a 2020 winner.<br> 3. The award packages will be mailed to the award recipient's commands. Request commands locally recognize the award recipients for their extraordinary accomplishments through appropriate ceremony and where feasible MCEA will provide representation to assist in the award presentation. Contact Major Charlie Dismore, USMC (Ret), at cdismore@charliedismore.com or (512) 633-8880 to arrange for an MCEA representation. Commands should ensure that MCEA receives at least one electronic photograph of the award being presented. Send to cdismore@charliedismore.com<br> 4. 2020 MCEA Award recipients and unit representatives that plan to attend the 2021 reunion/awards banquet, registration details, itinerary and the mandatory pre-registration form for all attendees (including award recipients and their guests) will be available NLT July 2021 at the MCEA website. To access the page, go to www.marcorengasn.org, select the REUNIONS tab, then select 2021 Reunion. For pre-registration questions, contact Marine Corps Engineer Association Reunion Coordinator, Maj Charlie Dismore, USMC (Ret) at 512-394-9333 or email: cdismore@charliedismore.com.<br> 5. Feedback from the MCEA awards board provided the following: all nominees are very deserving of our respect and deserve special recognition. There were 118 individual and 8 unit submissions this year. Congratulations to all the nominees.<br> 6. Release authorized by LtGen Charles G. Chiarotti, Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (L).