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(U) Hunt and Szymanowski Award Winners Honored
FROM:
Collection Association
Run Date: 03/17/2004
FROM:
Collection Association
(U//FOUO) On 3 December 2003 in the Canine Suite, the Collection Association held their yearly
ceremony to recognize the winners of the William H. Hunt Technical Literature Award and the
Norbert H. Szymanowski Team Award for the year 2003.
(l-r) Charles Berlin (SID Chief of Staff),
(Team Leader for the MOC Mission
Management Team - Szymanowski Award Winner),
(Hunt Award Winner), and
(CA President).
(U//FOUO) The Master of Ceremonies was Collection Association President,
, who
is also the Chief, Radio Frequency Operations, and the guest speaker was Mr. Charles H. Berlin,
SIGINT Directorate Chief of Staff. Honored guests were Mrs. William Hunt, Sr., Mr. William Hunt,
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Norbert H. Szymanowski,
(Mr. Szymanowski's
daughter and son-in-law).
(U)
welcomed the winners and guests and provided a short introduction on the
histories of the Collection Association's Hunt and Szymanowski awards. Also,
expressed
the loss felt by the Collection Association and the intelligence community on the passing of Mr.
William Hunt, Sr. in October 2003 at the age of 86 years. (See the biographies of William H.
Hunt, Sr. and the Norbert H. Szymanowski .)
(U) At each year's ceremony, it has been a tradition to ask Mr. William Hunt, Sr. and Mr. Norbert
H. Szymanowski to say a few words to the audience before their awards are presented. This
year, Mr. William Hunt, Jr. stood in for his father and relayed to the audience his father's pride
in this award and the pleasure each year that Mr. Hunt Sr. felt in attending the ceremonies. He
thanked the Collection Association for continuing to honor his father with this award each year
and he recognized the winners for their efforts in achieving this award with their outstanding
technical literature. Mr. Norbert H. Szymanowski spoke of his respect for Mr. William Hunt, Sr.
during his time at the agency and the years after their retirements. He finished by recognizing
the achievement of the team receiving his award.
(U//FOUO) Mr. Berlin, along with Mrs. Hunt, Mr. William Hunt, Jr. and
presented the
Hunt Technical Literature Award 2003 to
, S2S3, NSAW. The 1st
Runner-up, Mr. Lance C. Deviney , Yakima Research Station was unable to attend.
received a citation certificate and $200 U. S. Savings bond and Mr. DeViney will received a
citation certificate and $100 U. S. Savings bond.
(U//FOUO) Then, Mr. Berlin, Mr. Szymanowski, and
presented the 2003 Norbert H.
Szymanowski Team Award to the Meade Operations Center Mission Management Team
. Team members received a citation certificate and the team's organization received a plaque to
display in area of choice. A list of team members and the team's write-up for the award can be
found at the Szymanowski award homepage .
(U) The ceremony was ended with
presenting flowers to Mrs. William Hunt, Sr.
and to Mrs. Norbert H. Szymanowski. Then award winners were asked to come to the front
again to allow the audience members a chance to congratulate them personally. All were asked
to stay for refreshments.
(U//FOUO) For more information on the Collection Association and these and other Collection
Association yearly awards, please go to the CA awards homepage .
"(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet
without the consent of S0121 (DL sid_comms)."
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