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(U//FOUO) Collection Association Award-Winners Named
FROM: the Collection Association
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Run Date: 07/01/2003
(U//FOUO) The Collection Association (CA) honors two recipients
every year with its prestigious Ardisana and Mooney Awards. CA
members have had their hands full with high-priority operational
commitments the last couple of years, and as a result, some of the
CA awards are behind schedule.
and
and their committee members are doing great work in
trying to get at least the Ardisana and Mooney back on schedule.
Recently the winners of the 2001 Mooney and 2001 Ardisana
awards were announced, and a call for nominations for the 2002
awards was recently released. (Click HERE for the Mooney and
HERE for the Ardisana.) The selection for the 2002 Ardisana and
Mooney awards will occur in the fall-- entries are due to the Chairs
by 8 August 2003.
SERIES:
(U//FOUO) Collection
Association Awards
1. Collection
Association AwardWinners Named
2. Mooney Award for
2001
3. Ardisana Award for
2001
(U//FOUO) Mr. Tom Mooney was a Senior Executive at NSA who
was admired by his peers and those who worked for him
throughout his 35-year career in the field of collection. His
dedication and leadership were responsible for significant
contributions and improvements in collection productivity through
advances in automation. The Mooney Award recognizes the
"Collection Manager of the Year" .
(U//FOUO) BGEN Ardisana was a 25-year cryptologic professional
who pioneered many collection practices that are used today.
Additionally, he was a charter member of the Collection Association
Council and played a vital role in the establishment of the
Collection Association. At the time of his death in 1978, BGEN
Ardisana was serving as the Assistant Deputy Director of
Operations (ADDO) for the National Security Agency. The
Ardisana Award is given to the individual intercept operator who
is judged to be the "Collector of the Year."
(U//FOUO) Eligible individuals may be U.S. military members or
civilians. The Mooney Award and Ardisana Award plaques are
displayed in NSA's Operations Building 2B, and each year the
winners' names are permanently placed on the plaques to signify
their accomplishments. Presentation of these awards will be at a
combined awards ceremony for the 2001 and 2002 winners this
fall.
(U//FOUO) In upcoming SID Today articles, we will spotlight the
winners of the Mooney and Ardisana Awards for 2001. Watch this
space!
(U//FOUO) Note: The point of contact on information concerning
the awards ceremony to be held this fall is
.
"(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet
without the consent of S0121 (DL sid comms)."
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