February 9, 2023
2023 USACE National Water Safety Award Winners
It is my pleasure to announce the winners of the 2023 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water
Safety Awards from the National Boating Federation. See the attached announcement memo
signed by Thomas P. Smith, Chief of Operations and Regulatory.
- National
USACE Water Safety Employee of the Year – Ms. Rachael Gwinn, SCA ISOP Water Safety Intern,
Raystown Lake, Baltimore District
- National USACE Water Safety Team of the Year – Abiquiu
Lake Staff, Albuquerque District
Division Water Safety Employee Award Winners:
- LRD Water Safety Employee of the Year – Lisa Freeman, Louisville District Locks and
Dams Project Office
- MVD Water Safety Employee of the Year – Joshua Tyler, Lake
Ouachita, Vicksburg District
- SAD Water Safety Employee of the Year – Stephen Cahn,
Lake Sidney Lanier, Mobile District
- SWD Water Safety Employee of the Year – Bobby "BJ"
Parkey, Oologah Lake, Tulsa District
Division Water Safety Team Award Winners:
- LRD Water Safety Team of the Year – Nashville District Motorboat Operators Course
Team
- MVD Water Safety Team of the Year – St. Paul District Motorboat Operators License
Examiner Team
- SAD Water Safety Team of the Year – Hartwell Lake Water Safety Team,
Savannah District
- SWD Water Safety Team of the Year – Piney Woods Region Water Safety
Campaign PDT, Fort Worth District
These awards recognize a U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers employee and team that have contributed to boating and water safety in an effective
manner that has made a difference in saving lives on our nation’s waterways. Exceptional
nominations for these awards were received and all are worthy of recognition. I appreciate
everyone that took the time to submit nominations for these awards. These are annual awards
and the request for nominations will be distributed later this year.
Please forward
any questions to Pam Doty, National Water Safety Program Manager at
Pamela.J.Doty@usace.army.mil or 817-886-1727.
Jeff
Jeffrey F. Krause
Chief,
Natural Resources Management
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