Congratulations 2024 Awards & Medals Winners

Congratulations to the recipients of SAME’s 2024 National Awards and Medals. This year’s recipients will be honored at the 2025 JETC in Louisville, Ky., during an award ceremony at the Society Ball & Awards Gala on May 15. JETC will also be highlighted by the presentation of the Golden Eagle Award by the Academy of Fellows. The Golden Eagle Award recognizes a recipient who has made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession over the course of their career.

SAME annually presents medals and awards to individuals and organizations from the public and private sectors in recognition of achievement in support of the A/E/C profession, national security objectives, and the SAME Strategic Plan. Visit the SAME Awards & Recognition page for more information about each award and past recipients.

Uniformed Services Awards & Medals 

U.S. Army 

Sturgis Medal (Active)  

Staff Sgt. Cody Ottman, USA, Bravo Company,  
91st Engineer Battalion 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team 

Sturgis Medal (Reserve)  

Sgt. 1st Class Daisy Hayen, USAR,  
394th Engineer Vertical Construction Company,  
315th Engineer Battalion, 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade 

Itschner Award (Active)   

Alpha Company, 249th Engineer  
Battalion (Prime Power), Schofield Barracks, HI 

Itschner Award (Reserve)  

305th Engineer Company, 315th Engineer Battalion, 416th Theater Engineer Command, Seagoville, TX 

Itschner Award (Guard)  

149th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, 49th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade,  
Kentucky Army National Guard, Richmond, KY 

U.S. Navy 

Moreell Medal  

Lt. Cdr. Karl Coulson, P.E., CEC, USN, NAVFAC Pacific 

Shields Medal  

Steelworker Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Rodriguez, USN,  
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 

Toner Award  

Lt. Peter Crossan, P.E., PMP, CEC, USN,  
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 

Peltier Award  

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, Gulfport, MS 

U.S. Air Force 

Newman Medal  

Frank Ichihara, 36th Civil Engineer Squadron 

Newman Medal  

Col. Vincent Rea, USAF, HQ 7th Air Force 

Goddard Medal  

Senior Master Sgt. Brian Messineo, USAF, 
22nd Civil Engineer Squadron 

Curtin Award (Large Unit)  

51st Civil Engineer Squadron,  
Osan AB, Republic of Korea  

Curtin Award (Small Unit)  

31st Civil Engineer Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy 

Curtin Award (Reserve)  

914th Civil Engineer Squadron, Niagara Falls ARS, NY  

U.S. Coast Guard 

Oren Medal  

Lt. Kiera Hollenbeck, USCG, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland

Sargent Medal  

Chief Warrant Officer William Stevenson, USCG,
Air Station Clearwater

Cowart Award  

Base Portsmouth Facility Engineering Department

RADM Thomas Jones Excellence Award  

Civil Engineering Unit Miami

U.S. Public Health Service 

Green Medal  

Kiersten Gourlay, Indian Health Service 

Hollis Medal  

Lt. Cdr. Kevin Remley, P.E., USPHS, Indian Health Service 

Cumming Award  

National Personal Protective Technology  
Laboratory Division 

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration 

Colbert Medal  

Lt. J.G. Alexis Ferguson, NOAA, Office of Coast Survey 

Karo Award  

NESDIS Space Asset Protection Team 

SAME National Awards & Medals 

Golden Eagle Award  

Roger Wozny, P.E., LEED AP, F.SAME (Dist.) 

Walter O. Bachus Gold Medal  

Capt. Michael Blount, P.E., LEED AP,  
F.SAME, USN (Ret.), AECOM 

President’s Medal  

Mario Burgos, Prairie Band LLC  

President’s Medal  

Col. R. Scott Grainger, P.E., PMP, 
F.SAME, USAF (Ret.), RS&H 

President’s Medal  

Lt. Col. John Knight, USA (Ret.), HQ USACE 

Bliss Medal  

Justin LaPorte, P.E., Midtown Engineers 

Gibson Veteran Transition Medal  

Julie Eiter, P.E., LEED AP, Black & Veatch 

Goethals Medal  

Larry Taber, P.E., F.ACI, Black & Veatch 

Urbahn Medal  

Kevin Chafin, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, F.SAME, 
Gannett Fleming | TranSystems 

Paul R. Smith NCO Medal  

Master Sgt. Shane Payne, USA, 
7th Engineer Brigade 

Student Leadership Medal  

Cadet Jacob Crossman, U.S. Military Academy 

Post Service Medal  

Yvonne Rivera, P.E., PMP, ENV SP, F.SAME, 
Gannett Fleming | TranSystems 

Membership Recruitment Champion Award  

Tae Parrish, Trevet 

Leader Development Award  

Col. Eric Wilbur, P.E., F.SAME, USAF (Ret.), Wilbur Consulting 

Young Professional Medal  

Yvonne Rivera, P.E., PMP, ENV SP, F.SAME,  Gannett Fleming | TranSystems 

Leadership in Engineering Excellence Award  

Corey Weaver, P.E., F.SAME, Gannett Fleming | TranSystems 

STEM Champion Award  

Marilyn Zenko, F.SAME, Terracon Consultants 

STEM Excellence Award (Large Post)  

Panama City Post 

STEM Excellence Award (Medium Post)  

Anchorage Post 

IGE Award (Individual)  

Jenny Bowers, EXP US Services 

IGE Award (Post)  

Pikes Peak Post 

Toulmin Medal 

Lucian Niemeyer, F.SAME,  
Building Cyber Security LLC 

Toulmin Medal  

Daryl Haegley, GICSP, 
Department of the Air Force 

Robert B. Flowers Small Business Corporate Member Award  

Tribal One 

Other Service/SAME Awards & Medals (presented previously) 

Gerald C. Brown Mentoring Award  

Col. Patrick Coullahan, P.E., PMP,  
CEP, CFM, F.SAME, USAF (Ret.) 

David M. Fraser Award  

Cadet Robert Demont, U.S. Military Academy 

U.S. Marine Corps Engineer Officer  

Maj. Matthew Massman, USMC,  
Combat Development and Integration 

U.S. Marine Corps Engineer Staff NCO  

Master Sgt. Ashley Anderson, USMC, 7th Engineer Support Battalion 

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