Awards
Regimental Awards
The Regimental Honors, Awards, and Affiliation Program consists of four different and distinct sub-programs:
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Regimental Affiliation
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Honorary Leadership Positions
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Distinguished and Honorary Members of the Regiment
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Regimental Awards (Gold, Silver, Bronze) of the General Winfield Scott Medallion
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Purpose
The Regimental Honors, Awards and Affiliation Program is intended to recognize those who have contributed to the welfare of the Civil Affairs, Special Forces and Psychological Operations regiments, active or reserve component, as Department of the Army civilians, or in a private capacity. The program further serves as a link between members of the regiments currently serving and those who have separated from service, but continue to advance the interests of their respective regiments. These recognized individuals serve as role models, advocates and public examples to all members of the regiments. Through their sterling example, they enhance unit morale, cohesion and esprit, and promote the war-fighting ethos, unwavering sense of pride and selfless service of today's Soldiers.
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Nominations
Nominees may be active, retired or former officers, warrant officers or enlisted Soldiers who have graduated from the Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations or Special Forces qualification courses (or been awarded the Special Forces tab) and have served in their respective regiment. Nominees must have made significant contributions to the success of their regiment on the battlefield and/or to the training and qualification of new members of the regiment.
Association Awards
The Civil Affairs Association recognizes persons who have made outstanding contributions to our national defense. These persons are selected for their demonstrated leadership, and for their service in military civil affairs and their furtherance of the goals of the Association.
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Colonel Eli E. Nobleman Annual Award for Outstanding Contributions
The Association’s Annual Award has been presented since the beginning days of the Association. The first Annual Award was presented in 1950 to General Mark W. Clark, US Army commander in Europe during World War II.
The Annual Award is presented at the Association’s Annual Conference to a person who has made outstanding contributions in the field of civil affairs. The name of this award has been changed to the Eli E. Nobleman Annual Award to honor Colonel Eli E. Nobleman.
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Major General John H. Hilldring Award for Outstanding Civil Affairs Military Service
For Outstanding Contributions to National Defense and contributions to Civil Affairs
General Hilldring was instrumental in the establishment of the Civil Affairs Division in 1943
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Colonel Ralph R. Temple Award of the Civil Affairs Association for Outstanding Service in the Furtherance of the Association's Objectives
The original Award was designated as the Civil Affairs Special Award on 6 June 1989, upon the Activation of the Civil Affairs Corps/Regiment. It was renamed to honor Colonel Ralph Temple as the Temple Award in 1992.
The Ralph R. Temple Award is presented to a person who has made outstanding service in the furtherance of the Association’s objectives. The Temple Award was presented to the then-Secretary of the Army, the Honorable John Marsh Jr. of Virginia, in 1992.
Distinguished Service Citation
The Distinguished Service Citation is presented in recognition of distinguished service on behalf of national defense and in furtherance of the objectives of the Association.
Certificate of Appreciation
The Certificate of Appreciation is presented to a person who has contributed outstanding service to the Association.
Previous Association Award Recipients
Colonel Eli E. Nobleman Annual Award of the Civil Affairs Association
for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Civil Affairs
1950 GEN Mark W. Clark
1951 GEN Lucius D. Clay
1952 COL Daniel C. Fahey
1954 BG Frank J. McSherry
1955 MG John H. Hilldring
1956 MG William F. Marquat
1957 COL Ralph R. Temple
1958 COL Wendell W. Perham
1959 MG Strom Thurmond
1960 HON George H. Roderick
1961 COL Damon M. Gunn
1963 COL James R. Newman
1965 COL Robert H. Slover
1967 COL William R. Swarm
1970 MG William J. Sutton
1971 COL Eli E. Nobleman
1972 BG Lawrence B. Rhode
1973 MG Milton A. Pilcher
1974 COL Kalman A. Oravetz
1975 MR Anthony J. Auletta
1976 COL Karl S. Landstrom
1977 GEN Fred C. Weyand
1978 COL Herman Frankel
1979 GEN Richard W. Stilwell
1980 BG Peter D. Hyman
1981 HON Edwin Meese III
1982 MG William R. Berkman
1983 BG James P. Harley
1984 MG Wayne P. Jackson
1985 COL William F. Hennefer
1986 COL Ralph R. Young
1987 GEN Robert C. Kingston
1988 MG Daniel C. Helix
1989 MG William F. Ward
1990 MG Ronald L. Lowe
1992 BG Donald F. Campbell
1993 HON John O. Marsh Jr.
1994 BG Robert A. Lucas
1995 BG Dennis A. Wilkie
1996 COL Joseph P. Kirlin III
1997 BG Thomas J. Mathews
1998 BG Bruce B. Bingham
1999 COL H. Wendell Hodgkins
2000 GEN John M. Shalikashvili
2001 LTG Thomas J. Plewes
2002 LTG William P. Tangney
2004 HON Andrew S. Natsios
2007 HON James R. Locher III
2008 Hon Michael E. Hess
2009 GEN David H. Petraeus
2012 MG Michael A. Boyd
2013 MG Richard Wightman
2014 GEN Carter F. Ham
2015 LTG Jeffrey W. Talley
2016 GEN Vincent E. Brooks
2017 MG Kenneth "Ritche" Moore
2018 BG William B. Mason
2019 MG Dan Ammerman
2020 LTG H.R. McMaster
2021 MG Kurt Sonntag, USA (ret)
2022 LTG Xavier T. Brunson, USA
Major General John H. Hilldring Award of the Civil Affairs Association
for Outstanding Civil Affairs Military Service
2001 BG Bruce B. Bingham
2002 COL Eli E. Nobleman
2003 MG William R. Berkman
2004 BG John H. Kern
2007 BG Thomas “Patt” Maney
2008 BG David N. Blackledge
2009 MG David A. Morris
2011 BG Hugh C. VanRoosen
2012 MG Michael A. Kuehr
2013 COL Gerard Fischer, USMC
2014 Col Leonard J. DeFrancisci, USMC
2015 Col John C. Church, USMC
2016 LTC Arnel David, USA
2017 Col Sean Day, USMC
2018 Gen Anthony C. Zinni, USMC
2019 LTG Karen Dyson, USA
2020 COL Christopher Holshek
2021 COL Dennis Cahill, USA (ret)
2022 Colonel Joseph P. Kirlin, III, USA (ret)
Colonel Ralph R. Temple Award of the Civil Affairs Association
for Outstanding Service in the Furtherance of the Association's Objectives
1992 HON John O. Marsh Jr.
1993 LTC William Kurylchek
1994 LTC James F. Powers
1995 COL W. Irwin Lindley
1996 COL Dennis C. Barlow
1997 COL John H. Donnelly
1998 COL Jack J. Basil Jr.
1999 COL Joseph W. Meyer
2000 COL John W. Geiger
2001 MSG George A. VanSant
2002 COL Daniel R. Williams
2004 COL Albert P. Grupper
2007 COL David C. Mitchell
2008 COL R. Alan King
2009 COL Norman L. Cotton
2011 COL Douglas E. Nash
2012 COL Richard P. “Phil” Stage
2013 MAJ Corine Wegener
2014 COL Christopher J. Holshek
2015 COL Daniel A. Pinnell
2016 COL Mike Dudley
2017 COL Larry Rubini
2018 COL Edgar Seely
2019 CSM William Grocott
2020 CSM Patrick McDonald
2021 Mr. Ryan McCannell
2022 COL Jay Liddick, USA