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SecAF presents 2022 leadership awards to AU faculty, staff and student

  • Published
  • By Phil Berube
  • Air University Public Affairs

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presented leadership awards to several Air University staff, faculty and students during a presentation ceremony May 9, 2023.

The Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award recognizes those students, cadets, faculty and staff who exhibited exemplary leadership, character and ethical behavior. It’s the most prestigious award given by Air University on behalf of the secretary of the Air Force.

Category and award recipients are:

Faculty/Staff Category

Field Grade Officer: Maj. Craig D. Moore, Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development, Air Force ROTC Detachment 025, Arizona State University

Company Grade Officer: Capt. Sergei D. McNulty, Holm Center, Officer Training School

Senior Noncommissioned Officer: Senior Master Sgt. Enrique B. Moore, Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, Education Directorate

Noncommissioned Officer: Tech. Sgt. Jose L. Rivera, Barnes Center, Community College of the Air Force

Civilian: William P. Tooke, Barnes Center, Air Force SNCO Academy

Student Category

Senior Noncommissioned Officer: Senior Master Sgt. Justin A. Baker, Air Force SNCO Academy

Cadet: Cadet Samantha Q. Vi-Tang, Air Force ROTC Detachment 055, University of California-Los Angeles

Field Grade Officer: Maj. Kelsey N. Payton, Air Command and Staff College

 

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Tech. Sgt. Jose Rivera

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Tech. Sgt. Jose Rivera

SLIDESHOW | images | Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Tech. Sgt. Jose Rivera
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to William Tooke during a ceremony May 9, 2023

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to William Tooke during a ceremony May 9, 2023

SLIDESHOW | images | Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to William Tooke during a ceremony May 9, 2023
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Maj. Sergei McNulty

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Maj. Sergei McNulty

SLIDESHOW | images | Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Maj. Sergei McNulty
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Maj. Craig Moore

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Maj. Craig Moore

SLIDESHOW | images | Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Maj. Craig Moore
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Air Force ROTC Cadet Samantha Vi-Tang

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Air Force ROTC Cadet Samantha Vi-Tang

SLIDESHOW | images | Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Air Force ROTC Cadet Samantha Vi-Tang
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Senior Master Sgt. Justin Baker

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Senior Master Sgt. Justin Baker

SLIDESHOW | images | Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Senior Master Sgt. Justin Baker
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Maj. Kelsey Payton

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Maj. Kelsey Payton

SLIDESHOW | images | Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a Secretary of the Air Force 2022 Leadership Award to Maj. Kelsey Payton