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Annual Meeting of Members 2005
33rd Annual Meeting
of the Members
October 24 - 28, 2005
Double Tree Hotel at Reid Park
Tucson, AZ
The 2005 Annual Meeting of the Members in Tucson from 24 – 28 October at the Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park is now history.
General Schedule, Meeting Schedule, & Focus Group Topics!.
Army Chief of Staff recognizes 33rd USAWOA AMM - see Flag Note.
Arizona Governor Issues Proclamation - proclaims October 24 - 28, 2005 as United States Army Warrant Officer Week - see Proclamation.
Tucson Mayor Issues Proclamation - proclaims October 24 - 28, 2005 as United States Army Warrant Officer Week - see Proclamation.
National Official's Annual Reports:
Updates Presented:
Minutes of the Business Sessions are available for printing or download. Please note that the Minutes of October 28 are the DRAFT version pending review and approval. Included in the minutes are the recommendations and results of the floor votes for the Focus Groups which studied issues during the course of the Annual Meeting.
Eight Focus Groups Deliberated during the AMM. For the results of the floor votes on the Focus Groups Recommendations see AMM Minutes. ( all reports are in PDF format):
Focus Group 1
Topic - Wear of the Eagle Rising
Group Leader - CW5 Phil Tackett
See Report with Recommendations
Focus Group 2
Topic - Automatic Assignment of Members At Large to Local Chapters
Group Leader - CW4 (Ret) Pete Hill
See Report with Recommendations
Focus Group 3
Topic - Pay Issues
Group Leader - CW5 Brian Peterson
See Report with Recommendations
Focus Group 4
Topic - Warrant Officer Leadership Positions in the Active Component
Group Leaders - CW3 (Ret) Jim Wilson & CW5 (Ret) Russ Brewer
See Report with Recommendations
Focus Group 5
Topic - Electronic Membership
Group Leader - CW4 Bill Petrak
See Report with Recommendations
Focus Group 6
Topic - ”Why aren’t there Financial Warrants”?
Group Leader - CW4 (Ret) Harry Wilson
See Report with Recommendations
Focus Group 7
Topic - Quality of Life
Group Leader - CW5 (Ret) Jim Wynne
See Report with Recommendations
Focus Group 8
Topic - Quality of Life Issues
Group Leader - CW4 (Ret) Bob Lee
See Report with Recommendations
Warrant Officer Professional Development Day - see Agenda with List of Speakers.
National Awards were presented during the course of the Annual Meeting. Congratulations to the winners. The Awards included:
Albert Holcombe Warrant Officer of the Year to CW4 (Ret) Kenneth "Pete" Hill, Aberdeen-Edgewood Chapter
Virginia M. Holcombe Warrant Office Spouse of the Year to Mrs. Tracy Nelms, Rhein-Neckar Silver Chapter
Outstanding Chapter of the Year to the Above the Best Chapter, Fort Rucker, AL
Outstanding Region of the Year to the Southeast Region
Outstanding Warrant Officer Recruiter and Highest Recruiter Award to CW5 Bryan Lauzon, Ft. Bragg Silver Chapter
Overall Best Chapter for Recruiting and Retention to the Ft. Bragg Silver Chapter
Overall Best Region for Recruiting and Retention to the Northeast Region
Community Affairs Award for Donations to the Vulcan Chapter, Birmingham, AL
Community Affairs Award for Services to the Volunteers Chapter, Nashville, TN
Community Affairs Award for Sustaining Programs to the Above the Best Chapter, Ft. Rucker, AL
Best Professional Development Program to the Trail Blazers Chapter, Ft. Lawton/Seattle, WA
Best Chapter Web Site Award to the Fort Lowell-Apache Chapter, Tucson, AZ
Flag Streamers for consecutive years serving within USAWOA were awarded to the following Chapters:
5 Year Streamer
Wiesbaden (Wiesbaden, GE)
Trailblazers (Ft Lawton/Seattle WA)
High Plains (Aurora/Denver CO) 20 Year Streamer
Frankenstein-Odenwald (Darmstadt GE) 25 Year Streamer
Acadiana (Ft Polk/Leesville LA) 30 Year Streamer
Show Me (Ft Leonard Wood MO) The USAWOA Scholarship Foundation Fund Raiser Drawing for Savings Bonds was held - name drawn for the $1,000 Bond was Mr. Kester Lowe of Fayetteville, NC. Drawn for the $500 Bond was Mr. Charlie Parker and drawn for the $250 Bond was CW5 Brian Callaway. Congratulations to the to and a big "thank you" to all that participated in this important Fund Raiser - see more.
The Pentagon Federal Credit Union provided a $100 traveler's check as a door prize. The winner drawn was CW4 (Ret) Roy Valiant.
2006 Annual Meeting of the Members
October 16 - 20, 2006
Hilton Hotel, St. Petersburg, FL ($99/night)
President's Reception, October 16, 6 p.m.
Meeting Agenda, October 17 - 20
Professional Development Day, October 19
Installation Ball & Awards Banquet, October 20
Board of Directors Meeting, October 21
See summary and pictures from the 2004 AMM
See summary and pictures from the 2003 AMM
See summary and pictures from the 2002 AMM
(Many files throughout this site are a PDF files. A free reader is available for download.)
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