Cowart Award

The Cowart Award is named in honor of Vice. Adm. Kenneth C. Cowart, U.S. Coast Guard. It is presented for outstanding contribution to the U.S. Coast Guard civil engineering and shore facility management programs. This plaque was first awarded for 1968.

Eligibility

Awarded annually to a U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering and a Facilities Engineering organization.

Nomination Criteria

Outstanding contribution to the U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering program.

Please contact your chain of command for information about the Uniformed Service Awards nomination process. SAME provides a formal ceremony for recipients.

Past Cowart Award Recipients

2023 Base Elizabeth City Facilities Engineering Department
2022 Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, Calif.
Facility Engineering Organization: Air Station Clearwater, Fla.
2021 Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio.
Facilities Engineering: Training Center Petaluma Facilities Engineering Department, Petaluma, California
2020 Civil Engineering: Facility Design & Construction Center, Norfolk, VA
Facilities Engineering: Base Honolulu Facilities Engineering Department, HI
2019 Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Unit Providence, R.I.
Facilities Engineering: Base Portsmouth Facilities Engineering Division, Va.
2018 Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, Ohio
Facilities Engineering: Base Cape Cod Facilities Engineering Department, Mass.
2017 Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, Calif. Facilities Engineering: Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala.
2016 Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Unit Providence
Facilities Engineering: U.S. Coast Guard Base Boston
2015 Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Unit Juneau
Facilities Engineering: Coast Guard Base Alameda
2014 Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu, Hawaii
Facilities Engineering: Base Portsmouth, Va.
2013 Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland.
Facilities Engineering: Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater.
2012 Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Unit Providence Providence, R.I.
Facilities Engineering: Base Elizabeth City Facility Engineering Department Elizabeth City, N.C.
2011 Civil Engineering: Training Center Cape May, Cape May, N.J.
Facilities Engineering: Facility Design & Construction Center Norfolk, VA.
2010 Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering unit Miami, Miami, Fla.
Facilities Engineering: Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore, Md.
2009 Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Unit Juneau, Alaska
Facilities Engineering: Base Support Unit Portsmouth, VA.
2008 Civil Engineering: Facilities Design and Construction Center, Atlantic, Norfolk, Va.
Facilities Engineering: U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn.
2007 Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Unit (CEU) Oakland, CA
Facilities Engineering: Integrated Support Command (ISC) Kodiak, AK
2006 Civil Engineering: USCG CE Unit Cleveland, OH
Facilities Engineering: Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore, MD
2005
2004 Civil Engineering: USCG CE Unit Cleveland, OH
Facilities Engineering: Integrated Support
Command, Kodiak, AK
2003 USCG CE Unit, Providence (for Civil Engineering) and Support Center, Elizabeth City Falilities Engineering Dept. (for Facilities Engineering)
2002 CE Association, Facilities Engr. Org., ISS Portsmouth, CEU, Miami
001 USCG Facilities Design and Construction Center, Pacific (for Civil Engineering) and Air Station Borinquen (for Facilities Engineering)
2000 USCG Facilities Management Dept. and CE Unit, Providence
1999 Integrated Support Command Alameda
1996 CE Unit, Oakland
1995 USCG Facilities Design and Const. Ctr. (Pacific)
1994 CE Unit, Cleveland
1993 CG Unit, Providence
1992 USCG Facilities Design and Canst. Ctr. (Atlantic)
1991 USCG Facilities Design and Const. Ctr. (Pacific)
1990 CE Unit, Cleveland
1989 USCG Shore Maintenance Detach., Honolulu, HI
1988 USCG Shore Maintenance Detach., Miami, FL
1987 USCG Facilities Design & Const. Ctr., Pacific
1986 CE Branch, 14th CG District, Honolulu, HI
1985 CE Branch, 7th CG District, Miami, FL
1984 CE Branch, 9th CG District, Cleveland, OH
1983 CE Branch, 8th CG District, New Orleans, LA
1982 USCG Training Ctr., Cape May
1981 CE Branch, 1st CG District
1980 CE Branch, 13th CG District
1979 CE Branch, 5th CG District
1978 CE Branch, 1st CG District
1977 CE Branch, 8th CG District
1976 Engr. Div., CG Activities, Europe
1975 GE Branch, 5th CG District
1974 CE Branch, 7th CG District
1973 CE Branch, 17th CG District
1972 Physical Plant Div., CG Academy, New London, CT
1971 CE Branch, 8th CG District
1970 CE Branch, l2th CG District
1969 CE Branch, 1lth CG District
1968 CE Branch, 3rd CG District