PACAF announces medical award recipients

Published Dec. 18, 2007
By 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

MISAWA AIR BASE -- Japan -- Members of the 35th Medical Group here won 19 of the PACAF Medical Service Awards for 2007.

"We have great people working in the medical group and the awards show that. If I put all of those people together, it means I have a great team," said Col. Mary Armour, 35th Medical Group commander.

The winners are now eligible to compete in the Air Force level competition.

Awards and winners are listed below:

Outstanding Dental Awards:
Senior Airman Ebony Monson

Dental Clinic of the Year:
Misawa - Large Base

Nursing Service Awards:
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist:
Maj. Jade Hin

Perioperative Award:
Capt. Mischa Johnson

Maj. Gen. Brannon Leadership Award:
Lt. Col. Guylene Kriegh-Fleming

Aerospace Physiology Award:
Tech. Sgt. Mathusalem Channel -Aerospace Physiology NCO

Bioenvironmental Engineering Award:
Lt. Col. Krystal Murphy - FGO

U.S. Air Force Laboratory Medicine Awards:
Staff Sgt. Karl Hemerlein - NCO
Senior Airman Susan Matej - Airman

U.S. Air Force Pharmacy Awards:
Maxine Beatty Award:
Maj. Bernard Vanpelt - FGO

U.S. Air Force Physical Medicine Awards:
Maj. Jennifer Vecchione - FGO Physical Therapist

Outstanding Resource Management Awards:
Senior Airman Joanna Alvarez - Airman

Chief Master Sgt. Anton Zembrod Outstanding Air Force Diagnostic Imaging Technologist of the Year:
Staff Sgt. Scott Super - NCO

Olsen/Wegner Outstanding Aerospace Medicine Awards:
Airman 1st Class Vaughn Mcallum - Airman

U.S. Air Force Surgical Service Awards:
Master Sgt. Stephen Kynes - SNCO
Tech. Sgt. Marcella Briggs - NCO

U.S. Air Force Health Promotion Program Annual Awards:
Misawa - Small Base

Expeditionary Medical Operations Awards:
Capt. Dave Tatum - Officer

Outstanding Behavioral Health Team Award:
Misawa - Category 1