Finalists announced for annual Team Tinker awards Published March 27, 2012 Team Tinker Awards Committee TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The 2011 Team Tinker Military and Civilian of the Year and Wiley Post Civilian Leadership Award finalists have been announced. The awards recognize those outstanding Team Tinker members who lead by example under the Air Force core values and exceptional achievements in support of the warfighter. The awards banquet to recognize all 93 finalists will be held on April 21 at the Embassy Suites in Norman. One nominee from each of the categories will receive a special recognition as the overall "best of the best" for that category. A pre-reception for the finalists only will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner and presentations at 6:30 p.m. Finalists and their organizations are: Team Tinker Military of the Year nominees: Airman Senior Airman Hikeen J. Carr, 72nd ABW Senior Airman Nicolas L. Craven, 552nd ACW Senior Airman Brian S. Rice, 3rd CCG NCO Tech. Sgt. Michael W. Thomas, 72nd ABW Staff Sgt. Kevin K. Archer, 552nd ACW Tech. Sgt. Mechelle L. Cotter, 448th SCMW Staff Sgt. David M. Tippery, 3rd CCG SNCO Master Sgt. Keith M. Scott, 72nd ABW Master Sgt. Jason Olivencia, 552nd ACW Master Sgt. Teri L. Beswetherick, 448th SCMW Senior Master Sgt. Jeff W. Dawson, 3rd CCG First Sergeant Master Sgt. Kavina M. Agnew, 72nd ABW Senior Master Sgt. David S. Southall II, 552nd ACW Master Sgt. Megan A. Giacchetta, 3rd CCG Company Grade Officer Capt. David I. Temple, 72nd ABW Maj. Mark J. Saar, 552nd ACW 2nd Lt. Patrick C. Kerr, 448th SCMW Capt. Jacob E. Majewski, 3rd CCG Capt. Angela P. Perez-Castle, 38th CEIG Airman Ceremonial Guardsman Senior Airman Devon L. Drake, 72nd ABW Senior Airman Markus L. Stricklen, 552nd ACW Senior Airman Christopher E. Padilla, 552nd ACW Noncommissioned Officer Ceremonial Guardsman Staff Sgt. Megan V. Correa, 76th MXW Staff Sgt. Kevin K. Archer, 552nd ACW Staff Sgt. John J. Ridgway, 552nd ACW Officer Ceremonial Guardsman 1st Lt. Harold J. Gotwald, 76th MXW Capt. Benjamin L. Smith, OC-ALC/GK Outstanding Enlisted Individual Reservist of the Year Staff Sgt. Jesse M. Mott, OC-ALC/GK Team Tinker Civilian of the Year nominees: Cat 1: GS-1 through GS-7/WG-1 through WG-8/WL-1 through WL-6/NAF Equivalents Antony S. Davenport, 72nd ABW Susan E. Bowen, 76th MXW Summer D. Milton, 552nd ACW Latria N. Davis, OC-ALC/GK Melody C. Spencer, OC-ALC/GK Elton W. Blakes, 448th SCMW Zachariah J. Sayre, OC-ALC/FM William A. Stokes, 3rd CCG Cat 2: GS-8 through GS-11/WG-9 through WG-15/WL-7 through WL-13/WS-1 through WS-10/NAF Eq. Andrea M. Perkins, 72nd ABW Amanda L. Cranford, 76th MXW James D. Boerner, 76th MXW Christina L. Klitzke, 552nd ACW Katie M. Flynt, OC-ALC/GK Angela Perez-Taylor, 448th SCMW Amanda M. Rossi, OC-ALC/PK Tracie L. Holman, 38th CEIG William T. Nystrom, 3rd CCG Cat 3: GS-12/ WL-14 through WL-15/WS-11 through WS-13/NAF Equivalents Christina E. MacDonald, 72nd ABW Arthur R. Trevino, 76th MXW Roy L. Nielsen, 552nd ACW Benny W. Reeves, OC-ALC/GK Regina R. Houze, 448th SCMW Patricia A. Lindley, OC-ALC/FM Lisa R. Heurter, 38th CEIG Dennis Warminsky, 3rd CCG Cat 4: GS-13/WS-14 through WS-16/NAF Equivalents Nicole D. Gage, 72nd ABW Craig J. Rayner, 76th MXW David F. Wilson, OC-ALC/GK David W. Franzoni, 448th SCMW Donna D. Dodd, OC-ALC/FM Cat 5: GS-14 through GS-15/WS-17 through WS-19/NAF Equivalents Cheryl D. Robitaille, 72nd ABW Michael W. Opela, 76th MXW Jeff S. Slayton, OC-ALC/GK Levi D. Warren, 448th SCMW Kristian A. Olivero, OC-ALC/EN Iraida Hernandez, 38th CEIG Cat 6: Rookie of the Year Steven T. Brown, 72nd ABW Jacob S. Sears, 76th MXW Christopher A. Furbee, 552nd ACW Steven R. Johnson, OC-ALC/GK Olivia D. Collins, 448th SCMW Melissa D. Feng, OC-ALC/PK Christopher M. Lally, 38th CEIG Wiley Post Civilian Leadership Award nominees: Non-supervisory: GS-09/WG-09/NAF Equivalent and Below Todd A. Lambert, 72nd ABW Kim A. Butler, 76th MXW Sheldon M. Dement, OC-ALC/GK Joseph R. Semyone Jr., OC-ALC/PK Non-supervisory: GS-10/WG-10/NAF Equivalent and Above Charisse A. Slarve, 72nd ABW Todd A. Schoonover, 76th MXW Marybeth P. Radtke, 552nd ACW Jennifer L. Le, 448th SCMW Janet L. Johnson, OC-ALC/GK Donna L. Rocha, OC-ALC/EO Dennie French, 38th CEIG Supervisory: 1st and 2nd Level Shannon B. Brewer, 72nd ABW Jeffrey A. Robey, 76th MXW Stephen D. Walker, OC-ALC/GK Christa J. Kelley, 448th SCMW Tiffany B. Yohannan, OC-ALC/FM Tammy L. Hybarger, 38th CEIG Supervisory: Manager Robert A. Bruce, 72nd ABW Charles E. Alley, 76th MXW Jeff G. Vaughn, OC-ALC/GK Barbara L. Tourville, 448th SCMW Jeffery G. Catron, OC-ALC/EN Tickets for the banquet are available through April 13 from the following organizational monitors: Sharon Peters, 448th SCMW/948th SCMS, 734-2364 Heather Britt, 848th SCMS, 736-3767 Debbie Thornton, 72nd LRS, 739-2497 Master Sgt. Thomas Batchelor, 72nd MDSS, 736-2207 Cindy Wright, 72nd ABW/CE, 734-3451 Janet Whatley, 76th MXW, 739-9479 Angela Giulianelli, 38th CEIG, 734-7509 Denise Ramesh, Home and Staff Offices, 739-4809 Tech. Sgt. Kerrie Spitzer, 552nd ACW, 734-2285 1st Lt. Nicholas Gilbert, OC-ALC/GK, 736-1873 Master Sgt. Lloyd Morales, 3rd CCG, 734-3965