OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN

1. A selection board, presided over by Mr. Harold Learson, President of the NSCC Board of Directors, met in closed session to select the 2002 Officer/Instructor/NSCC/NLCC Cadets of the Year. I am pleased to approve the recommendations of the board and to announce the honored selectees as follows:

NICHOLAS BRANGO AWARD FOR INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP

LCDR Marshall Muros, NSCC 
Commanding Officer, NSW-TEAM TRIDENT 
Okeechobee, Florida 
Sponsored by Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office

JUDGE ROBERT T.S. COLBY AWARD FOR INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR

Instructor Yvonne C. Wheatley, NSCC 
Training Officer, CONSTITUTION Division 
Methuen, Massachusetts 
Sponsored by the Mass Bay Council, NLUS

WILLIS E. REED CADET OF THE YEAR

Cadet CPO Grant D. Greenwell, NSCC 
NARS B-1 Squadron 
Joint Reserve Base, Atlanta, Georgia 
Sponsored by the Atlanta Metro Council, NLUS

KEITH T. WEAVER CADET OF THE YEAR

Cadet Petty Officer First Class Jake R. Ryzewski, NLCC 
Training Ship ADM MARC A. MITSCHER 
MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California 
Sponsored by the Tri-City Council, NLUS

2. Lieutenant Commander Muros will be invited to attend the Navy League Convention in New York City, from 29 June to 1 July 2002, as guests of the Navy League and the Naval Sea Cadet Corps. Instructor Wheatley, CPO Greenwell, and Petty Officer First Ryzewski will be honored at appropriate ceremonies with their sponsors.

3. Biographical sketches of Lieutenant Commander Muros, Instructor Wheatley, CPO Greenwell, and Cadet Ryzewski are enclosed for your information.

Distribution:
Nicholas Brango
Mrs. Willis E. Reed
NSCC Headquarters Representatives
NSCC Regional/Associate Regional Directors
NSCC/NLCC Commanding Officers