RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas –
The Team Randolph Quarterly Award winners were announced April 27 at a ceremony held in the Enlisted Club.
Top performers from the base were recognized for their outstanding work throughout the first quarter of 2007.
Capt. Chaney Ferguson of the 12th Mission Support Group is Company Grade Officer of the Quarter. As the deputy director of the 12th Services Division, Captain Ferguson managed $14 million in non-appropriated funds, $3 million in appropriated funds and 550 employees. His leadership directly contributed to Services' win of the 2007 Gen. Curtis E. LeMay Award and the 2007 Air Education and Training Command Inns of Excellence Award.
He also obtained $550,000 in command lodging funds and renovated 99 rooms, helping to ensure Randolph remains the "Showplace of the Air Force." In his spare time, Captain Ferguson was the assistant coach for a youth softball team and a mentor at Paschal Elementary. He was also a member of the Company Grade Officers' Council and the 12th Services Booster Club president.
Senior Master Sgt. Nathaniel Tennyson of the Air Force Personnel Center is the Senior NCO of the Quarter. Sergeant Tennyson, the superintendent of the Master Personnel Records Branch, was the Air Force lead for the electronic conversion of unit personnel record groups, managing 154 military members and contractors with $9.2 million operations budget. He processed 25,000 records during the first quarter.
Sergeant Tennyson also launched the on-line Department of Defense record system by building the requirements for Veterans Administration office interface and Air Force records repository, saving the Air Force $2 million yearly in storage. In his spare time, Sergeant Tennyson served as the chair and emcee for the 2007 Martin Luther King breakfast and was elected 2007 AFPC Top-3 Treasurer.
Tech. Sgt. Autry Fontenot of the 12th Security Forces Squadron is the NCO of the Quarter. As a security forces instructor, Sergeant Fontenot improved seven unit programs, leading the way to 12th SFS's selection as AETC's Best Medium Sized Security Forces unit. He created a combat skills training course for Security Forces, producing combat-ready warriors and reducing follow-on Army training downrange by 50 percent.
He also attended a 24-hour Sexual Assault Family Violence Investigator Course, learning new law enforcement skills that he will apply to his work with 12th SFS. In his spare time, he served as squadron treasurer and volunteered over 50 hours as a Coach for the Spurs Drug-Free Basketball Boys League at Adams Hill Elementary.
Senior Airman Jessica Salge of Air Education and Training Command is the Junior Enlisted Member of the Quarter. As a major command call center messaging technician, Airman Salge operated and maintained $30 million in resources and served 130,000 e-mail users on 13 bases. She configured AETC's common access card Outlook web access server and reinstated remote-mail services for 200 users.
Airman Salge was hand-picked for AETC's Automated Messaging Handling System installation and implementation project team, creating more than 500 user accounts and providing uninterrupted access to 700 users. In her spare time, Airman Salge volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and Special Olympics and supports the Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Agency.
Staff Sgt. Brandon Collins of the Air Education and Training Command is the Honor Guard NCO of the Quarter. Sergeant Collins, a frequency manager, assumed the role and responsibility of supply custodian, conducting 100 percent inventory on equipment items valued more than $40,000.
He also flawlessly executed military honors for 20 retiree and seven veteran funerals as a member of the Honor Guard's C Flight. He was appointed assistant trainer after only two rotations, a position usually held by veterans. In his spare time, Sergeant Collins volunteers with the San Antonio Food Bank and the Universal City Animal Shelter and mentored 2nd grade students at a local elementary school.
Senior Airman Rodolfo Diaz of the 12th Contracting Squadron is Honor Guard Junior Enlisted Member of the Quarter. Airman Diaz successfully trained 20 of 21 flight members on driving the surrey van, ensuring maximum drivers were available for Honor Guard details. As a member of C Flight, he flawlessly executed military honors for 15 retiree and six veteran funerals and garnered eight back-to-back "Sharp Troop" honors during open ranks inspections.
He developed a physical training program that increased overall fitness for the flight by 40 percent. This led to his selection for C Flight PT leader. In his spare time, he spearheaded the end-of-rotation flight social function and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.
Neville De Armond of the Air Force Occupational Measurement Squadron is the Junior Civilian of the Quarter. As an office automation clerk, Ms. De Armond implemented the first-ever Weighted Airman Promotion System test management inventory bar code scanning process. This system had a huge mission impact, tracking more than 129,000 enlisted promotion tests for every Air Force installation nation-wide and resulted in 100 percent accountability of controlled test material.
She also supported the Defense Automated Printing Service test booklet printing contractor during a critical production cycle. Ms. De Armond managed more than 170 geographically-separated Test Control accounts, receiving and destroying test data compiled daily. She also served on numerous AFOMS Booster Club committees and served as the team lead for the AFOMS 2007 spring picnic.
Calvin Williams of the Air Force Personnel Center is the Intermediate Civilian of the Quarter. As a supervisory human resources specialist, Mr. Williams authorized a short-notice permanent change of station for the civil engineer military construction program manager, meeting an Air Force mandate and saving a $350 million Joint Strike Fighter program from failure. He leads a ten-person PCS-orders unit that processed 350 orders for centrally-managed positions during the 1st quarter.
Mr. Williams also participated in the directorate mentorship program, taking an AFPC employee under his wing and providing leadership and advice. In his spare time, Mr. Williams volunteers with the Paramount Assisted Living Facility and is an active member of the San Antonio Personnel Management Association.
James Askins of Air Force Recruiting Service is the Senior Civilian of the Quarter. As an enlisted accessions account executive, Mr. Askins conducted oversight for a $7 million online, in-theater print and radio national advertising program. By working with Recruiting operations, he identified critical shortfalls and focused advertising to those specialties.
He also successfully launched the MobiTV campaign, which is available to one million subscribers. Mr. Askins also advised 28 recruiting squadrons on local and regional advertising and marketing activities valued at $700,000. Mr. Askins volunteers with and supports Goodwill Industries, San Antonio Urban Ministries After School Kare program, Operation Blue Suit and Feed the Children.