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Branch of the year award – COA/COF 2008
Submission: Cincinnati COA
Date of Submission: 3/21/2008
Nomination:
The Cincinnati Branch of the Commissioned
Officers Association offers the following to support our nomination
for Branch of the Year. We are a cohesive, motivated, and
enthusiastic branch who endeavors to fully support our local
officers and surrounding community.
We strive to make sure our officers are
informed. Our monthly meetings
are very well attended and provide officers from different agencies
a chance to connect and be informed about a wide variety of corps
related topics (e.g., transformation issues, upcoming physical
fitness tests, space A travel experiences). We are also quite
active in keeping our local officers, as well as officers throughout
the country, current through our highly successful list serve posts
and popular internet site (http://coa.spsp.net/)
Not only do we take care of our members,
but strive to serve our local community. Our branch members
recent volunteer efforts include: community care functions (food
drives, local primary school interaction (e.g., science fair judging
and tutoring), recruitment to local colleges, assisting our retired
officers with a recent legislative bill, and a variety of
fund-raising activities (e.g., providing $500 for the Derek Dunn
Scholarship Fund).
In addition to our day to day activities,
our branch had the honor of hosting the 2007 USPHS Scientific and
Training Symposium. To stand up to this truly monumental task,
our local officers rose to the occasion in planning and preparing
for this conference, working diligently to promote the symposium
and ensure its success. Cincinnati Commissioned Corps Officers
were actively involved in the following:
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Local symposium planning including pre-event logistics
coordination, serving on the COA Scientific Board, and
organizing a large number of events tied into the symposium.
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Organized and executed several complex, yet highly regarded
functions including: the COA Evening Social, the Surgeon
Generals 5K Run/Walk, and the PHS Golf Scramble.
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Planned and proctored annual physical fitness exams given as
part of the run/walk event.
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Moderated multiple panel sessions, chaired numerous technical
sessions and gave over 15 scientific presentations.
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Provided category specific local representation for planning and
logistics, volunteered and worked in category, branch, and JOAG
exhibit booths to include exhibit setup and breakdown.
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Developed, for the first time ever, a symposium challenge coin.
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Served as Aide-de Camps for VIPs and senior level officials.
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Promoted information sharing and conference attendance through
periodic updates on the local branch website of the symposium
agenda.
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Promoted the symposium through local public health organization
recruitment and fund raising ($7K).
In summary, the Cincinnati COA is a highly
successful and motivated group of officers who have diligently
worked to serve our fellow officer and the local community through
“day to day” activities as well our significant efforts in hosting
the 2007 USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium. Please accept our
nomination for Branch of the Year.
Sincerely,
Anthony T. Zimmer, PhD, PE, CIH
Captain, USPHS
Past President, Cincinnati Commissioned
Officers Association
Senior Engineer, Environmental Protection Agency
26 Martin Luther King Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45268
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