Oren Medal

The Oren Medal is named in honor of Rear Adm. John B. Oren, U.S. Coast Guard. it is presented for outstanding contribution to military engineering by a civilian or military member of the U.S. Coast Guard. This medal was first presented in 1968.

Eligibility

Regular or reserve U.S. Coast Guard officer in an active, inactive, or retired status; or a U.S. Coast Guard civilian employee, or retiree, of equivalent grade.

Nomination Criteria

Outstanding contribution to military engineering through achievement in design, construction, administration, research, or development.

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

Past Oren Medal Recipients

2023 Lt. Cdr. Joshua Smolowitz, USCG, Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland
2022 Jennifer Smith, Civil Engineering Unit Juneau
2021 Lt. Erick Jackson, PMP, USCG, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland
2019 Lt. Cdr. Tracy Torba, P.E., USCG, Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center
2018 Lt. Cdr. Roger Masson, P.E., PMP, USCG, Civil Engineering Unit Providence
2017 Cdr. Jeremy Hall, USCG, Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska
2016 Lt. Cdr. James McFerran, PMP, USCG
2015 Lt. Sarah Krolman, USCG
2014 Cdr. David Obermeier, P.E., USCG, Francisco Brito
2013 LCDR. John-David Lentine, P.E.
2012 Lt. John C. Adams, USCG
2011 Cdr. Jason Beatty, USCG
2010 Lt. Laura Smolinski, USCG
2009 Tony van Winden
2008 Lt. Cdr. Andrew Brown, USCG
2007 Col. Douglas R. Sundstrom, P.E., CFM, USMC (Ret.)
2006 Capt. Dale E. Walker, USCG (Ret.)
2005 LCDR Harry D. Mautte
2004 Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin L. Davis, USCG
2003 David M. Hammond
2003 Lt. Cmdr. James J. Dempsey, USCG
2002 Lt. Michael J. Ennis, USCG
2001 Lt. T. Wade Gesele, USCG
2001 Debra Chinn, P.E.
2000 Lt. Jon Hickey, P.E., USCG
1999 Lt. John P. Slaughter, USCG
1998 Cmdr. Brian S. White, USCG
1997 Lt. Cmdr. Andrew P. Kimos, USCG
1996 Alfred A. Jacobs
1995 Lt. Cmdr. Patrick W. Barnes, USCG
1994 Cmdr. John C. Miller, USCG
1993 Linda Lefkovitz
1992 Lt. Cmdr. Daniel R. May, USCG
1991 Cmdr. Richard A. Koehler, USCG
1990 Frank Madison
1989 Lt. Christopher D. Mills, USCG
1988 Cmdr. John Malmrose, USCG
1987 Cmdr. Richard E. Cox, USCG
1986 Lt. Thomas H. Briggs, USCG
1985 Bob D. Lamm
1984 Lt. Cmdr. James M. Seagraves, USCG
1983 Lt. Cmdr. James M. Sherman, USCG
1982 David Lebofsky
1981 Lt. Cmdr. Gregory H. Magee, USCG
1980 Cmdr. Harry Tiffany, USCG
1979 Martin J. Boivin
1978 Dr. Robert G. Boggs
1977 Raquel McAllister
1976 Hisashi Imanaka
1975 Cmdr. John R. Wells, Jr., USCG
1974 Cmdr. Walter E. Peterson, USCG
1973 Robert G. Stafford
1972 Byron J. Clark
1971 Lt. Cmdr. K.L. Reichelt, USCG
1970 Gerald B. O’Hara
1969 Jonah Muck (posthumous)
1968 Glen E. Logan