Base 2006 outstanding personnel managers named

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  • By Susan Barone
  • Skywrighter editor
Base officials announced Jan. 5 the winners of the Air Force Materiel Command-level Personnel Manager of the Year and Outstanding Mission Support, Career Assistance Advisor, Professional Military Education and First Term Airmen Center of the Year awards for 2006.

The following individuals and organizations from Wright-Patterson AFB will represent AFMC and compete at Air Force level for 2006 PMOYA and Outstanding Mission Support, Career Assistance Advisor, Professional Military Education and First Term Airmen Center of the Year awards:

Organization awards
Gerrit D. Foster Jr., Outstanding MPF Achievement Awards
88th Mission Support Squadron, Category I

Nathan Altschuler Award, Outstanding Education Services Center
88th Mission Support Squadron, Category I-A

Individual awards
Outstanding U.S. Air Force Personnel Manager of the Year Award (headquarters level)
Maj. Jon K Rucker, Category I-A
Capt. Tamara L O'Donnell, Category II-A
Master Sgt. Melvin Rose Jr., Category III-A
Tech. Sgt. Diana Gonzalez, Category IV-A
Senior Airman Michael L. Fisher II, Category V-A

Air Force Education and Training Manager Awards
Joseph M. Gyenes, Category 1-C
Civilian Personnel Awards
Patricia A. Holmes, Category II-A
Hope M. Arnold, Category IV-B

Gen. Horace M. Wade Innovation Award
Maj. Ronald K. Booker

Manpower and Organization Awards for Professional Excellence
Capt. Michelle M. Mobley, installation level company grade officer
Gregory T. Rivera, headquarters installation civilian employee
Richard P. Scullion, headquarters senior civilian employee
Air Force Research Laboratory, Small Office
The following base level PMOYA winners for 2006 will compete at AFMC level. They are:

(Senior Master Sgt. Garvis R. Leak contributed to this article.)