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Celebrating the 30th Anniversary
​The 2025 Virtual Awards Ceremony
The FGDLA annual awards ceremony was held virtually on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 2:00PM EST via Adobe Connect. 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!
Individual Awards
Pillar Award Category
Paul Gilbertson
Senior Practice Lead
Adobe
Pioneer Award Category
Taryn Lane
Instructional Systems Specialist
Marine Corps College of Distance Education and Training
Natahnya Campbell
Human Resources Development Specialist
Office of Human Capital Services
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Hall of Fame Award Category
Dawnielle Allen
Instructional Systems Specialist
Federal Aviation Administration
Khadejah M. Brown
Chief, Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Division Training & Development Branch
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Organizational Awards
Innovation Award Category
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Training Systems Division
Center for Development of Security Excellence
First row left to right: Stephen Fowler, Amanda Johnston, Alicia Lewis, and Margaret Brady
Back row left to right: Ed Kobeski, Vestal Greer, and Anthony Hunter
Five-Star Award Category
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, Investigator Training Team
Digital Content Department, College of Distance Education and Training, Marine Corps University
Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy, Supply Chain Management School
Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy, Contracting Professional School
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Special Operations University
National Institute of Health, Center for Scientific Review
Eagle Award Category
Office of Technical Assistance, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development