AFLCMC recognizes top engineers at awards ceremony

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Engineering Directorate held its 2020 annual Engineering Awards Ceremony Feb. 18 virtually, which was hosted at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Hall.

Eighteen different award categories were presented during the ceremony, which recognized 152 individual nominees and 26 team nominees with over 400 team members, including personnel from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Eglin, Hanscom, Hill, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Maxwell, Peterson, Robins, Tinker and Wright-Patterson Air Force Bases.

This year’s award winners are:

Junior Military Engineer Award: Capt. Minh Kevin Quan, AFLCMC/EB, Air Dominance Division, Eglin AFB, Florida

Mid-Career Military Engineer Award: Lt. Col. Joseph Lay, AFLCMC/WB, B-1 Division, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma

Senior Military Engineer Award: Maj Luke Stockton, AFLCMC/HI, Human Resources Systems Division; Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate; Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas

Junior Civilian Engineer Award: Dwight Maness, AFLCMC/RO, Rapid Sustainment Office, Wright-Patterson AFB

Mid-Career Civilian Engineer Award: Robert Hogle, AFLCMC/RO, Rapid Sustainment Office, Wright-Patterson AFB

Senior Civilian Engineer Award: David Doan, AFLCMC/WN, Agile Combat Support, Robins AFB, Georgia

Engineering Technician Award: Master Sgt. Chad Kaiser, AFLCMC/EB, Weapons Engineering Branch, Armament Sustainment Division, Robins AFB, Georgia

Chief Engineer Award: Andrew Klein, AFLCMC/WN, Agile Combat Support, Wright-Patterson AFB

Technical Management Award: Eric Roettgen, AFLCMC/HI, PEO Business Enterprise Systems, Maxwell AFB Gunter Annex, Alabama

Technical Leadership Award: Albert Wu, AFLCMC/HI, PEO Business Enterprise Systems, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas

Support Award: 2nd Lt. Timothy Emeott, AFLCMC/HB, Operations C2 Division/KREL, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts

Mentor’s Award: Jason Nakai, AFLCMC/WL, C-130 Hercules Division, Robins AFB, Georgia

Reservist / Individual Mobilization Augmentee Award: Capt. Trevor Koenck, AFLCMC/EZ, Air Force Aircraft Battle Damage Repair Engineering, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma

Frederick T. Rall Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award: Tony Jarry, AFLCMC/HB, Aerospace Dominance Enabler Division, Hill AFB, Utah

Engineering Jorge F. Gonzalez Engineering Analysis Award: Eric Tatman, AFLCMC/WAJ, F-35 Joint Program Office, Wright-Patterson AFB

Technical Management Team Award: COVID JUON Response Team, led by Capt. Alexis M. Todaro, AFLCMC/WN, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

Engineering Team Award: Small Diameter Bomb II Engineering Team, led by Mr. David L. Gibson, AFLCMC/EB, Eglin AFB, FL

AFLCMC/EN Director’s Award: Ms. Amber Gilbert, AFLCMC/HB, Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Division, Peterson AFB, CO

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