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Members of District 17 are recognized on this page for their contributions of service to the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

 

District 17 Annual Auxiliary Summit - 2013

Awards presented for 2012

 

ANNUAL SERVICE PERFORMANCE AWARDS

2012 - PUBLIC EDUCATION

BRUCE JONES - 31 credit hours

DEAN TERENCIO -  31 credit hours

BILL REITER - 33 credit hours

CRAIG FORREST  - 33 credit hours

SUSAN NYMEYER - 34 credit hours

NANCI TERENCIO - 37.5 credit hours

RUSSELL LYDAY - 39.5 credit hours

DAVID BRUBAKER - 53.5 credit hours

DREW HERMAN - 54 credit hours

MICHAEL MORRIS - 82.5 credit hours

VERNON CRAIG - 88 credit hours

RICHARD FAIRBANKS - 97 credit hours

DENNIS THAUTE - 97.5 credit hours

 

2012 - VESSEL EXAMINER/MARINE DEALER VISITOR

DEAN TERENCIO - 5 Vessel Safety Checks and 46 Commercial Fishing Vessel Exams

MIKE MORRIS - 15 Vessel Safety Checks/17 Uninspected Passenger Vessel Exams/30 Marine Dealer Visits

JAMES HENDLEY - 64 Vessel Safety Checks

MICHAEL GARTLAND - 49 Vessel Safety Checks and 16 Marine Dealer Visits

BRIAN IDZIK - 65 Vessel Safety Checks and 6 Marine Dealer Visits

TIM WINTERS - 8 Vessel Safety Checks, 73 Marine Dealer Visits

RICHARD FAIRBANKS - 139 Vessel Safety Checks

ALLAN CHRISTOPHERSON - 16 Vessel Safety Checks, 132 Marine Dealer Visits

 

2012 - OPERATIONS
DEAN TERENCIO - 530 Marine Safety Support Points, 2 hours of Surface Operations
and 11 hours of Operational Support
DEBBIE DEGRAZIO - 75 hours of Surface Operations
TIM DEGRAZIO - 79 hours of Surface Operations
TOM KANE -  85 hours of Surface Operations
JAMES HENDLEY - 110 hours of Surface Operations
DAVID BRUBAKER - 93 hours of Surface Operations and 19 hours of Operational Support
BILL REITER - 117 hours of Surface Operations and 3 hours of Operational Support
KATIE ROGERS - 61 hours of Surface Operations and 133 Marine Safety Support points
RICK ROGERS - 64 hours of Surface Operations and 146 Marine Safety Support points
MIKE MORRIS- 98 hours of Surface Operations, 3 hours of Operational Support
and 120 Marine Safety Support Points

 

D17 AUXILIARY PROGRAM CERTIFICATES of ACHIEVEMENT

MARINE SAFETY and ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HOURS
(more than 10 hours in the calendar year 2012)
PAT FAIRBANKS – ANCHORAGE FLOTILLA - 38 hours
JEAN BUTLER – JUNEAU FLOTILLA - 109.35 hours

 

AUXDATA/AUXINFO DATA ENTRY
(20 or more hours in the calendar year 2012)

JEAN HOLZHEIMER - WHITTIER FLOTILLA - 20 hours

SUSAN NYMEYER - KODIAK FLOTILLA - 24 hours

TIMOTHY WINTERS - KENAI FLOTILLA - 35 hours

DEBORAH  DEGRAZIO - SITKA FLOTILLA - 51 hours

RICHARD FAIRBANKS - ANCHORAGE  FLOTILLA - 71 hours

EXTERNAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS
(50 or more hours in the calendar year 2012)

TIMOTHY WINTERS - KENAI FLOTILLA - 54 hours

NANCI TERENCIO - ANCHORAGE FLOTILLA - 55.5 hours

JAMES HENDLEY - WHITTIER FLOTILLA - 56.5 hours

DAVID BRUBAKER - WHITTIER FLOTILLA - 61 hours

SUSAN LANG - SEWARD FLOTILLA - 75 hours

MONIKA RENKE - MAT-SU FLOTILLA - 94 hours
JARED NELSON - WHITTIER FLOTILLA - 96.5 hours
LINDA SHOGREN - WHITTIER FLOTILLA - 1455 hours

WEBSITE DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE
(10 or more hours in the calendar year 2012)

DARREN ASUNCION - KODIAK FLOTILLA - 19 hours

RICHARD ROGERS - SITKA FLOTILLA - 117.5 hours

TOM KANE - WHITTIER FLOTILLA - 420 hours

RICHARD FAIRBANKS - 461 hours

PHOTO CONTEST
Fellowship  
1st place: Drew Herman - Kodiak Flotilla (photo of  NACO Tom Mallison)
Marine Safety  
1st place: Drew Herman - Kodiak Flotilla (building Kids Don’t Float Boxes)
2nd place: Mike Morris - Sitka Flotilla (Hazard to Navigation)
3rd place: Mike Morris - Sitka Flotilla (Thanking youngster with a Coupon)
Member Training  
1st place:  Kathy Lyday - Whittier Flotilla (preparing for Survival swim)
2nd place: Mike Morris - Sitka Flotilla (Pool Exercises w/Petersburg and Sitka flotilla members)
3rd place: Mike Morris - Sitka Flotilla (Chart plotting training)
Operations
1st place: Katie Rogers - Sitka Flotilla (Preparing for side tow)
2nd place: Mark Parmelee - Whittier Flotilla (Granite Bay towing exercise)
3rd place: Joy Craig - Ketchikan Flotilla (Ketchikan training swim)
Public Affairs  
1st place: Drew Herman - Kodiak Flotilla (thumbs up for Coastie)
2nd place: Joy Craig - Ketchikan Flotilla (Lifejacket proper fit)
3rd place: Debbie DeGrazio – Sitka Flotilla (Coastie visit to Sitka classroom)
Public Education  
1st place: Wes Hanna - Kodiak Flotilla (Lifejacket safety talk)
2nd place: Drew Herman - Kodiak Flotilla (Coastie visited about 90 kids at Main Elementary)
Honorable Mention  
Debbie DeGrazio - Sitka Flotilla (Sitka Helo Ops)
Joy Craig - Ketchikan Flotilla (Ketchikan Helo Ops)
Joy Craig - (Safeboat escorting cruise ship)
Joy Craig - (Little boat towing load)
COAST GUARD MERITORIOUS TEAM AWARDS

AUXILIARY STATION WHITTIER TEAM
DAVE BRUBAKER                         SCOTT THORSELL
BILL REITER                                                JIM LARABEE
JIM HENDLEY                                 JARED NELSON
TOM KANE                                       DREW HERMAN
BILL MORRIS                                  DEAN TERENCIO
RUSS LYDAY                                  NANCI TERENCIO
STEWART STERLING                     RAE DELEY
JANET HOHN                                   MARK PARMELEE
LINDA SHOGREN                           CRAIG WILLIAMSON
BILL HOLZHEIMER                                   CRAIG FPRREST
JEAN HOLZHEIMER                      TARY YOUNGBLOOD
ROGER HOLLAND                         DAN COLE
CATHEY STERLING                       MARK HEMSTREET
WILL FROST

USCG DISTRICT 17, SITKA FLOTILLA
TIM DEGRAZIO
DEBBIE DEGRAZIO
JOE MEADOR
CAROL MEADOR
JAMIE ELSTAD
STEVE HUDDLESTON
JAMES BLANEY
PAULA LEMLER-TURNER
RICK ROGERS
KATIE ROGERS
MIKE MORRIS
PATRICK LARGEY, SR
ROBERT PATTERSON
TED ALLIO

COXSWAIN ACADEMY TRAINING TEAM
MIKE MORRIS
DENNIS THAUTE
DANNY COLE
BRUCE JONES
MIKE FOLKERTS
JAMIE ELSTAD
BMC JOHN MORELAND

ARCTIC SHIELD 2012 OUTREACH TEAM
Auxiliary and Boating Safety Members
JEAN BUTLER                                 DEAN TERENCIO
JERRY GARDNER                           NANCI TERENCIO
VERLYN RENKE                             JO-ANN GRIMALDI
MONIKA RENKE                            ANNETTE SMITH
DENNIS THAUTE                            MIKE FOLKERTS
JACQUELYN THAUTE                   DAVE BORG

 

2012 DIVISION ONE AWARDS
Most improved Flotilla - KETCHIKAN FLOTILLA
Flotilla with the highest percentage of Vessel Safety Checks per member - JUNEAU FLOTILLA
Public Affairs Achievement Award - RICK ROGERS (Sitka Flotilla)
Most Lead Public Education and Youth Instructor Hours - MIKE MORRIS (Sitka Flotilla)
Most Lead Member Training Hours - VERN CRAIG (Ketchikan Flotilla)
Most Vessel Safety Checks - BRIAN IDZIK (Juneau Flotilla)
Most Specialty Courses Completed - TIM DeGRAZIO (Sitka Flotilla)
Outstanding Auxiliarist of the Year - JOY CRAIG (Ketchikan Flotilla)

2012 DIVISION TWO AWARDS
For performing the most Vessel Exams - JIM HENDLEY (Whittier Flotilla)
For performing the most hours of member training as Lead Instructor - DENNIS THAUTE (Homer Flotilla)
For the Flotilla with the most specialty courses completed per member - HOMER FLOTILLA
Outstanding Flotilla of the Year - HOMER FLOTILLA
Outstanding Auxiliarist of the Year - TIMOTHY WINTERS (Kenai Flotilla)

2012 DIVISION THREE AWARDS
 “Spot Light Award” for the Outstanding New Member - PATRICIA IVEY (Fairbanks Flotilla)
 “Bev Gurtler Award” - RICHARD FAIRBANKS (Anchorage Flotilla)
Member Training Award - RICHARD FAIRBANKS (Anchorage Flotilla)
Public Education Award - RICHARD FAIRBANKS (Anchorage Flotilla)
Flotilla of the Year - ANCHORAGE FLOTILLA
Outstanding Auxiliarist of the Year - DEAN TERENCIO (Anchorage Flotilla)

 

2012 DISTRICT AWARDS
COMMODORE DELONG AWARD (Recruiting the Most new Members) - KETCHIKAN FLOTILLA
COMMODORE HAVENS AWARD (Highest percentage of new program qualifications) - SITKA FLOTILLA
COMMODORE JAMES W. CLEMENT MEMORIAL AWARD (Instructing the most member training hours) –
            DENNIS THAUTE (Homer Flotilla)
PHILIS S. SMITH MEMORIAL AWARD (Most classes in youth education, fewer than 30 members) –
SITKA FLOTILLA
WANDA E. JANSEN MEMORIAL AWARD (Instructing most PE hours, fewer than 30 members) –
            ANCHORAGE FLOTILLA
WANDA E. JANSEN MEMORIAL AWARD (Instructing most PE hours, 30 or more members) –
KETCHIKAN FLOTILLA
JEAN GEBHART AWARD (Instructing the most PE hours) - VERN CRAIG (Ketchikan Flotilla)
RBS VISITATION PROGRAM AWARD (Conducting the most RBS visits) - ALLAN CHRISTOPHERSON
(Kenai Flotilla)
RICHARD GOSHORN AWARD (Performing the most CFVEs) - DEAN TERENCIO (Anchorage Flotilla)
COMMODORE RODERIC S. CARPENTER MEMORIAL AWARD (Highest number of marine inspections,
            fewer than 30 members) - ANCHORAGE FLOTILLA
COMMODORE RODERIC S. CARPENTER MEMORIAL AWARD (Highest number of marine inspections,
            30 or more members) - JUNEAU FLOTILLA
HOWARD C. THEW AWARD (performing the most examinations/inspections) - RICHARD FAIRBANKS
            (Anchorage Flotilla)
UNINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSEL EXAMINER AWARD (Performing the most UPV examinations) –
            TED ALLIO (Sitka Flotilla)
FLOTILLA NEWSLETTER AWARD (Best Flotilla newsletter) - EAGLE RIVER FLOTILLA
            “THE BIRD’S EYE VIEW”
MARY L. BECKHAM AWARD (Editor of the best newsletter) - DORIS THOMAS, “THE BIRD’S EYE VIEW”
COAST GUARD ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AWARD (Performing the most Coast Guard administrative
            Support hours) - RICHARD FAIRBANKS (Anchorage Flotilla)
BUSTER BORHAUER MEMORIAL AWARD (Most activity in SAR) - WHITTIER FLOTILLA
CAPTAIN WILLIAM S. GRISWOLD AWARD (Performing the most Coast Guard Operational Support
            Hours) - DOUG ALSIP (Juneau Flotilla)
LARRY WHEELER AWARD (Performing the most patrol hours as a crew member) - DEBBIE DeGRAZIO
            (Sitka Flotilla)
CAPTAIN SAMUEL GUILL AWARD (Performing the most patrol hours as coxswain) – MICHAEL MORRIS
17TH DISTRICT RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY AWARD (Fewer than 30 members) – ANCHORAGE
 FLOTILLA
17TH DISTRICT RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY AWARD (30 or more members) – WHITTIER
            FLOTILLA
COMMODORE HANSON AWARD (Highest percentage of overall activity, fewer than 30 members) –
            ANCHORAGE FLOTILLA
COMMODORE PARKE AWARD (Highest percentage of overall activity, 30 or more members) –
            WHITTIER FLOTILLA

 

2012 COAST GUARD AWARDS

AUXILIARY LETTERS OF COMMENDATION
KATIE ROGERS, Sitka Flotilla
RICHARD ROGERS, Sitka Flotilla
SUE LANG, Seward Flotilla
STEWART STERLING III, Whittier Flotilla
DANNY COLE, Homer Flotilla

AUXILIARY ACHIEVEMENT MEDALS
JOY CRAIG, Ketchikan Flotilla
VERN CRAIG, Ketchikan Flotilla
BRAD WELLS, Petersburg Flotilla
BRUCE JONES, Petersburg Flotilla
TERRY STODDARD, Whittier Flotilla
DAVE BRUBAKER, Whittier Flotilla
BOB HARVEY, Whittier Flotilla

AUXILIARY COMMENDATION MEDAL
TERRY STODDARD, Whittier Flotilla

AUXILIARY MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
ROY STODDARD, Whittier Flotilla

COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL EXAMINERS CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION
DEAN TERENCIO, Anchorage Flotilla
NANCI TERENCIO, Anchorage Flotilla
BRUCE JONES, Petersburg Flotilla
BRAD WELLS, Petersburg Flotilla
RICK ROGERS, Sitka Flotilla
KATIE ROGERS, Sitka Flotilla
JAMIE ELSTAD, Sitka Flotilla
ALAN SORUM, Fairbanks Flotilla

 

5-STAR INSPECTOR OF THE YEAR: MIKE MORRIS, Sitka Flotilla

DAVID T BORG PROFESSIONAL AUXILIARY COXSWAIN AWARD: DANNY COLE, Homer Flotilla

PAT KENNEDY MOMORIAL AWARD: DEBBIE DEGRAZIO, Sitka Flotilla

2012 FLOTILLA MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: KENAI FLOTILLA

2012 D17 AUXILIARIST OF THE YEAR: SUE LANG, Seward Flotilla

 

 

 

 

2011 District Conference.

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO'S OF THE CONFERENCE.

Visit the Photo Gallery to see pictures that have been submitted from throughout the district by members. Click Here

The 2011 District Conference was held at the Sheraton Anchorage on Feb. 11,12 and 13. On Saturday at lunch and on Sunday at the Banquet, awards were given to people and Flotilla's for the all of their accomplishments in 2010

Awards at the luncheon:

CLICK ON EACH AWARD TO SEE WHO RECEIVED IT.

OPERATION YUKON COASTIE TEAM

ARCTIC CROSSROADS TEAM

2010 OPERATION BIG LAKE

AUXSTA SEWARD

AUXSTA HOMER

AUXSTA WHITTIER

AUXSTA PETERSBURG

ANGOON SAR TRAINING TEAM

SEAK BOATING SAFETY OUTREACH TEAM

MENDENHALL BAR ATON ASSIST TEAM

Awards at the Banquet:

CLICK ON THE GROUPS TO SEE THE RECIPIENTS, INDIVIUALS ARE LISTED BEHIND THE AWARD.

DIVISION AWARDS

DISTRICT (SILVER) AWARDS

Boating Safety Educator of the Year - Mike Morris (see picture and movie below)

Auxiliary AWARD OF OPERATIONAL MERIT - Mike Morris

Auxiliary Letter of Commendation (Op Yukon Coastie)

National Photo Awards

Meritorious Unit Commendation

5-STAR EXAMINER OF THE YEAR - Ted Allio

AUXILIARY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL - Roy Stoddard

AUXILIARY MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD - Gary Taylor

AUXILIARY MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD - Marie Scholle

 

2010 Stats from the Director's Office

MOVIES OF THE CONFERENCE

Click on the links below to watch short movies of the events at District 17's Winter Conference, which took place in the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel on Feb. 11,12 and 13, 2011. More movies coming.

Shelby Cook sings National Anthem

Admiral Colvin at D-Train,

Commodore Vass at D-Train,

Commodore Stoddard at D-Train,

DIRAUX, Christine Fern, LCDR at D-Train,

IPDCO Marie Scholle at D-Train,

DCO Roy Stoddard being Sworn In,

Saga of the Red Suspenders,

USCG Auxiliary Awards presentation pt 1,

USCG Auxiliary Awards presentation pt 2,

USCG Auxiliary Awards presentation pt 3,

USCG Auxiliary Awards presentation pt 4,

State of Alaska, Office of Safe Boating, "Best Boating safety Educator of the Year" Award

DTrain Pool exercises

Aux. of the year award

Jean Butler- Auxiliarist of the year.

 

Read the article in The Alaska Business Monthly on DCOS Mike Morris receiving the "Boating Safety Educator of the Year" award from the Alaska Boating and Safety Office or read below.

Mike Morris

Alaska Boating Safety Educator of the Year 
(Anchorage, AK) - The Alaska Office of Boating Safety presented its 2010 Boating Safety Educator of the Year award at the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary's District 17 Winter Conference on February 13, 2011. The recipient was Mike Morris, an auxiliary instructor, as well as a state certified Alaska Water Wise instructor, and Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) trainer. 

The Alaska Boating Safety Educator of the Year award recognizes outstanding contributions or performance in educating Alaska's boaters from state-wide nominees.

Mr. Morris has taught from Prince of Wales Island in SE Alaska to Barrow and NW Alaska, and many places in between. In the last nine years Mr. Morris has taught 186 boating and marine safety workshops.

Mike has been teaching boating safety since November 2001 for AMSEA and was one of the first Alaska Water Wise instructors trained. He has also been very active in the USCG Auxiliary as a trainer and is head of the Sitka flotilla. He has been very active as a retired public school teacher in facilitating and teaching classes with numerous groups. His efforts have been tireless in coordinating classes that would not otherwise have been held. Much of this work has been as a volunteer.

He has taught marine and boating safety at Mt. Edgecumbe H.S. in Sitka for many years. Many students have benefitted from his training that would not have otherwise been exposed to boating safety. His teaching is always highly rated in evaluations and he works equally well with children and adults. He has also been involved with training new boating and marine safety educators in many Alaska schools. "Mike has been an outstanding partner in the state's efforts to promote safe and enjoyable boating, especially with Alaska's future boaters," says Joe McCullough, education coordinator with the Alaska Office of Boating Safety. 


 

2010

Awards presented at the 2010 D-Train Conference.

Please click the links below to see the recipients of awards in each category.

Awards for achievements in 2010:

M. Coffman Award
Commendation Award presented to Marylin Coffman by CAPT. M. Bert for her work with the Sector Juneau as ASC(Auxiliary Sector Coordinator) over the past couple of years.

 

Yukon Coastie Members
Members of the 2010 Yukon Coastie Outreach Team have been presented with Letters of Commendation and Memorial Arctic Outreach Coins from Admiral Colvin. Pictured above (l to r) Dean Terencio, Tom Kane, LTJG Allie Ferko, COMO Marie Scholle, Nanci Terencio, Admiral C. Colvin, Ray Miller and Charles Gewin.

 

Best Photo Public Affairs
First Place Photo in Public Affairs Catagory at Nacon. Photo was taken at this year’s Juneau Boat Show. Ray Carpenter of the Juneau Flotilla as PFD Otter. Photo taken by Noreen Folkerts.
Best Photo Marine Safety
First Place Photo in the Marine Safety Catagory at Nacon. Mike Folkerts, on jet ski as he helped the Cutter Elderberry remove the seasonal buoys from the Mendenhall Bar in October of 2009. Photo taken by Noreen Folkerts