72nd ABW announces annual award winners Published Feb. 26, 2014 Tinker Public Affairs TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The 72nd Air Base Wing Annual Awards ceremony was held Feb. 15. Winners are: Category I: Nicole Williams, 72nd Medical Operations Squadron Other nominees were: Michael Graham, 72nd Comptroller Squadron Paul Herr, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Scott Lair, 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate Category II: Douglas Woods, 72nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron Other nominees were: Louis Lesniak, 72nd Comptroller Squadron Rebecca Martin, 72nd Air Base Wing Equal Opportunity Allison Smith, 72nd Air Base Wing Judge Advocate Michelle Speziale, 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate Tina Stott, 72nd Operations Support Squadron Dallas Stroud, 72nd Security Forces Squadron Neshmayda Thurman, 72nd Communications Directorate. Category III: William Melton, 72nd Operations Support Squadron Other nominees were: Phyllis Atkins-Johnson, 72nd Air Base Wing Rhonda Balsley, 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate Randall Donner, 72nd Communications Squadron Robert Slarve, 72nd Comptroller Squadron. Category IV: Jeffrey Baldwin, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Other nominees were: Terry Ford, 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate Edward Graham, 72nd Communications Directorate. Category V: Stephen Walker, 72nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Category VI: Raymond Adams, 72nd Medical Support Squadron. Other nominees were: Lisa Kuefler, 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate Kim McCord, 72nd Communications Directorate. Wiley Post - Non Supervisory GS-9/NAF-9/WG-9 Below: Tim Ward, 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate Also nominated was: Bridget Bower, 72nd Force Support Squadron GS-10/NAF-10/WG-10 Above: Michelle Waggoner, 72nd Force Support Squadron Other nominees were: Nathan Schooling, 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate Jon Seratte, 72nd Comptroller Squadron Wiley Post - Supervisory First and Second Level: Ralph Monson, 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Other nominees were: Carmie Ashley, 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate Shannon Brewer, 72nd Medical Support Squadron Manager: John P. Thurmon, Director, 72d Force Support Squadron Military Award Winners Airman: Airman 1st Class Jacob Middleton, 72nd Operations Support Squadron Other nominees were: Airman 1st Class Maria Bianca Murillo, 72nd Force Support Squadron Senior Airman Lee Schexnayder, 72nd Medical Support Squadron Noncommissioned Officer: Tech. Sgt. Jarod Williams, 72nd Force Support Squadron Other nominees were: Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Garrison, 72nd Medical Operations Squadron Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Hendrix, 72nd Air Base Wing Judge Advocate Senior Noncommissioned Officer: Master Sgt. Zachary Merkl, 72nd Security Forces Squadron Other nominees were: Master Sgt. Vicki Moore, 72nd Aerospace Medical Squadron Master Sgt. Lana Pray, 72nd Comptroller Squadron Company Grade Officer: Capt. Maegan Sutton, 72nd Force Support Squadron Other nominees were: Capt Adam Bennett, 72nd Operations Support Squadron Chaplain (Capt.) Ralph Elliott, Jr., 72nd Air Base Wing Chapel Capt. Andrew Kasman, 72nd Air Base Wing Judge Advocate 2nd Lt. Michelle Ma, 72nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron First Sergeant: Master Sgt. Shakeisha L Perkins, 72nd Medical Group