AUSA Volunteer Family of the Year
AUSA Volunteer Family of the Year
Description
The AUSA Volunteer Family of the Year Award recognizes an exceptional Army family whose dedicated volunteer service significantly contributes to improving Army well-being and the well-being of the local community.
Criteria
- At least two members of the nominated family must be currently volunteering for community, installation, or unit programs (not necessarily at the same location) beyond what would be expected because one’s position in a unit or place of employment.
- The AUSA Family Readiness Directorate believes that the entire family supports the efforts of dedicated volunteers in the family unit. It is not necessary for each family member to provide specific volunteer service but at a minimum two family members must have a proven record of volunteering activities for the family to be nominated.
- Nominated family members must have demonstrated outstanding leadership in planning, organizing or directing a major event or program that has resulted in a tangible benefit to the community or to Army families.
- At least one nominated family member must have a demonstrable pattern of volunteering, leadership, and achievement which has been recognized by other awards which begin at Brigade or installation level.
Eligibility
- Regular Army
- Army National Guard
- U.S. Army Reserve
- Army Retiree
- Army Civilian
- Surviving Army Family Member
Previous Recipients
| 2002 | SFC Lynn J. Dedeaux Family |
| 2003 | SSG Michael McClaran Family |
| 2004 | CSM Brian Wiles Family |
| 2005 | SGT Jon Kerr Family |
| 2006 | CSM Darrel Calton Family |
| 2007 | LTC John R. Chavez Family |
| 2008 | LTC Ronald Rallis Family |
| 2009 | MAJ Kevin Bolke Family |
| 2010 | MSG Evalani Faniel Family |
| 2011 | SGT Jeremy Barnhart Family |
| 2012 | CPT William Mendelsohn Family |
| 2013 | 1SG Tommy Flores Family |
| 2014 | SFC Charles Hindbaugh Family |
| 2015 | SGT Blagoy Pogoncheff Family |
| 2016 | MAJ Craig Young Family |
| 2017 | SFC Eryn Seidl Family |
| 2018 | SSG Vincent Pastore Family |
| 2019 | The Ellwein Family |
| 2020 | SSG Casey Raines Family |
| 2021 | 1SG Justin Dixon Family |
| 2021 | SFC Timothy Tomasura Family |
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