Best of 2012 recognized at awards banquet

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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. --  Team Holloman gathered at the Enlisted Club Jan. 25 for the 2012 Annual Awards Banquet.

The ceremony was held to honor the "best of the best" from across the 49th Wing.

Below are the 2012 nominees and winners of each category.

Large Unit of the Year
849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron - WINNER
49th Operations Support Squadron
49th Civil Engineer Squadron
49th Materiel Maintenance Squadron

Small Unit of the Year
7th Fighter Squadron - WINNER
49th Contracting Squadron
49th Comptroller Squadron
49th Medical Operations Squadron
49th Maintenance Operations Squadron

Airman of the Year
Senior Airman Courtney Morgan, 49th Wing Staff - WINNER
Staff Sgt. Kyle Causey, 49th Operations Group
Senior Airman Martin Molina, 49th Maintenance Group
Senior Airman Robert Moll, 49th Mission Support Group
Senior Airman Jamie Miller, 49th Medical Group
Senior Airman Derrick Smith, 49th Materiel Maintenance Group

NCO of the Year
Staff Sgt. Charles White, 49th Maintenance Group - WINNER
Tech. Sgt. Jay Galea, 49th Operations Group
Tech. Sgt. Erica Jordan, 49th Mission Support Group
Tech. Sgt. Manuel Avelarizalde, 49th Materiel Maintenance Group
Tech. Sgt. Abdalia Smith, 49th Wing Staff
Tech. Sgt. Petra Nelson, 49th Medical Group

Senior NCO of the Year
Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Nelson, 49th Materiel Maintenance Group - WINNER
Master Sgt. Richard Homer, 49th Operations Group
Master Sgt. Dennis Fuselier, 49th Maintenance Group
Master Sgt. James Thomas, 49th Mission Support Group
Master Sgt. Duane Sheperd, 49th Wing Staff
Master Sgt. Christopher Dwyer, 49th Medical Group

First Sergeant of the Year
Master Sgt. Thomas Henzl, 49th Operations Group - WINNER
Master Sgt. Jill Tanner, 49th Maintenance Group
Master Sgt. Tracy Wolfe, 49th Mission Support Group
Master Sgt. Steven Reynolds, 49th Medical Group/49th Wing Staff
Master Sgt. Michael Cuevas, 49th Materiel Maintenance Group

Honor Guard Member of the Year
Senior Airman Manuel Gonzalez, 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron - WINNER
Airman First Class Adam Fairchild, 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Senior Airman Bryan Knapp, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Damian Rodriguez, 49th Communications Squadron
Senior Airman David Fleming, 49th Materiel Maintenance Squadron

Company Grade Officer of the Year
Capt. Michael Mattingly, 49th Maintenance Group - WINNER
Capt. James Stewart, 49th Operations Group
1st Lt. Hans Hobbs, 49th Mission Support Group
Capt. Patricia Encarnacion, 49th Wing Staff
Capt. Amanda Quelly, 49th Medical Group
1st Lt. Garrett Canter, 49th Materiel Maintenance Group

Field Grade Officer of the Year
Maj. Gregory Penning, 49th Wing Staff - WINNER
Maj. Christian Bergtholdt, 49th Operations Group
Maj. Daniel Cornelius, 49th Maintenance Group
Lt. Col. Don Ohlemacher, 49th Mission Support Group
Maj. Lynn Hay, 49th Medical Group
Maj. Kimberly Hammond, 49th Materiel Maintenance Group

Junior Civilian of the Year
Candace Kerr, 49th Operations Group - WINNER
Shelley Bailey, 49th Maintenance Group
Rachel Weidner, 49th Mission Support Group
Charles Lemley, 49th Wing Staff
Lorene Groves, 49th Medical Group
Verna Jefferson, 49th Materiel Maintenance Group

Intermediate Civilian of the Year
Juan Lavarreda Perez, 49th Operations Group - WINNER
Maria Rodriguez-Acevedo, 49th Maintenance Group
Gary Moravec, 49th Mission Support Group
Diane Adams, 49th Wing Staff
David Wertz, 49th Medical Group

Senior Civilian of the Year
William Urick, 49th Operations Group - WINNER
Virginia McKinley, 49th Mission Support Group
Emil Brupbacher, 49th Wing Staff
Shannan Bergtholdt, 49th Medical Group

49th Wing Staff Key Spouse of the Year
Stacey Wolfe - WINNER
Nichole Krebs