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The 2014 Awards Ceremony and Luncheon
The FGDLA annual awards ceremony and luncheon was held Thursday, Aug. 14, at the2014 Interactive Learning Technologies Conference, Hyatt Regency, Reston, VA. The awards ceremony recognized individuals and organizations throughout the Federal Government in their use of innovative learning technologies.
Order individual valued team member organizational award medallions!
The Association would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to Polycom for sponsoring the awards and Hughes for sponsoring the reception.
Awards Group Picture
Individual awards
Eagle Award (Individual)
Dr. Christopher Hardy, Director Strategic Planning, Office of the President, Defense Acquisition University
Hall of Fame Award
Dr. Judith Bayliss, Center Director, Teaching & Learning Lab, Defense Acquisition University
Hall of Fame Award
John F. Hemleben, Dean of Academics, Marine Corps College of Distance Education & Training, Marine Corps University
Hall of Fame Award
Dr. Reggie Smith, III, Senior Technical Advisor, JANUS Research Group, Inc.
Pillar Award
Michael Sousa, Director of Audio Visual and Learning, Pragmatics; Chair, FGDLA Advisory Board
Pioneer Award
Mark Kazak, E-learning Development Specialist, Interactive Multimedia, Integrated Learning Environment, Navy Medicine Education & Training Command
Pioneer Award
Helen A. Remily, TRADOC Capability Manager, Army Distributed Learning Program, Army Training Support Center
Pioneer Award
Samuel C. Hazzard, Emergency Management Education & Training Manager, Emergency Management Division, A.F. Civil Engineering Center
Pioneer Award
Timothy John Carrier, Executive Producer, Justice TV Network, Office of Legal Education, U.S. Dept. of Justice
Pioneer Award
Forrest R. (Rich) Schrum, Operations Manager, Aviation Training Network, FAA Academy, Dept. of Transportation
Organizational Awards
Eagle Award (Organizational)
Air Force Institute of Technology
Innovation Award
I.G. Brown Training and Education Center (TEC), TEC TV, Air National Guard
Innovation Award
Mental Health Web Services, Mental Health Informatics Section, VHA Mental Health Services
Innovation Award Emergency Management Division, AF Civil Engineering Center
Innovation Award
The Civil Engineering School, Air Force Institute of Technology
Innovation Award
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization; TRADOC Capability Manager for Biometrics, Forensics, & Foreign Language Translation (U.S. Army); and, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence
Five Star Award
Section 508 Office, Office of Information & Technology, Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Five Star Award
Federal Acquisition Institute
Five Star Award
DOD Cybersecurity Training, Defense Information Systems Agency
Five Star Award Communications & Information Agency, Education & Training, NATO
Five Star Award Instructional Design, Multimedia, & Production Support Branch, Human Resources Services, Defense Logistics Agency
FGDLA Board of Directors (from left to right): Randy Palubiak (Treasurer); Dr. Philip J.-L. Westfall (Chairman of the Board), Dr. Jolly Holden (Executive Director), Alex Autry (President), Russ Colbert (VP Corporate)