Denig award winner Charles "Chip" Jones.
Charles “Chip” Jones, award-winning writer and author of various military books, including “Boys of ’67: “From Vietnam to Iraq…”, and, more recently, “War Shots,” the story of Norm Hatch and the U. S. Marine Corps Combat Cameramen of World War II has been selected to receive this year’s Brig. Gen. [...]

Your Foundation Scholarship Committee headed by Sally Pritchett and manned by Walt Ford and Fred Lash has announced the awarding of three $2,000 scholarships to the following:
Judges comments:  “They could walk above water!”

Ryan Eskalis, son of active duty member, Maj. Al Eskalis for general studies at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
Cpl. Zachary Nola, currently [...]

 The Visual Information Awards Program is designed to recognize, reward, and promote excellence among military photographers, videographers, journalists and graphic artists for their achievements in furthering the objectives of military photography, videography, and graphic arts as a command information and documentation media within the military. This program operates under the aegis of the Office of [...]

Three good judges, (l. to r.) John Bennett, Lou Priebe and Mike Rhea, started out their long day as print judges scanning base publications submitted in the Merit Awards program.
By Don Knight, Awards Chair
Start with about 1,500 entries. Assemble 10 professional civilian judges. Add 40 hours of judging over 3 days, then announce the winners [...]

The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation is now accepting submissions for its annual awards program. Each year, the Foundation presents a series of awards to both Marines and civilian community members, recognizing their exemplary work in advancing and preserving Marine Corps history. Submissions deadline is February 28, 2011.
Awards will be presented at the Foundation’s annual ceremony [...]

"JOB WELL DONE ," says USMCCCA member Don Knight (r) as he shows off the Certificate of Appreciation delivered to John Metelsky of Silver Spring, MD. Certificates were forwarded to judges who reviewed entries in this year's USMCCCA Merit Awards competition. Metelsky, completing his second stint as a photo judge, is a former information chief [...]

Col. Bryan Salas and recipient of the 2010 President's Award, Patrick Coulter.
The  2010 President’s Award was presented to Patrick G. Coulter for his work as the “annual master of ceremonies” of our Merit Awards Banquet. 
In this role he has freely given of himself and his resources year after year to assure that each of our active [...]

Col. Bryan Salas, DivPa; Jack Paxton and Fred "Flash" Lash, president, USMCCCCA
The Donald L. Dickson Memorial Award was presented to Jack Paxton, during the 2010 USMCCCA Conference. The plaque reads:
In the five years as USMCCCA and Foundation Executive Director Jack Paxton has worked closely with officers and boards of both bodies to help guide the [...]