AMLA Awards

Awards for the Judge Advocate Warrant Officer Advanced Course

2023 McGriff Leadership Award and Rickert Distinguished Graduate Award Winner CW2 Quo’Vadis Parker with Honorary Warrant Officer of the Regiment CW5(ret) Sam Manickam

The CW3 (Retired) Carl Rickert Distinguished Honor Graduate Award
2017 – CW2 Raphael Johnson
2018 – CW2 Brent Vestering
2019 – CW2 Latoya Cooper (AMLA Life Member)
2020 – CW2 Monica Heuer (AMLA Life Member)
2021 – CW2 Melanie Sellars
2022 – CW2 Beatriz Hendricks (AMLA Life Member)
2023 – CW2 Quovadis Parker

The CWO4 (USMC) Derwin McGriff Leadership Award
2017 – CW2 Van Cannon
2018 – CW2 Jessica Marresette
2019 – CW2 Qnette McCoy
2020 – CW2 Brandon Grace
2021 – CW2 Elizabeth Taylor
2022 – CWO2 Ryan Cole, USMC
2023 – CW2 Quo’Vadis Parker


Awards for the Judge Advocate Warrant Officer Basic Course

Brigadier General Bobby Christine, Assistant to the Chief Counsel, National Guard Bureau and the National Guard Advisor to The Judge Advocate General presents the AMLA DHG Award to WO1 David Wilson May 25, 2023.

The CW2 Robert ‘Bob’ Babinski Distinguished Honor Graduate Award
2017 – WO1 Monica Heuer (AMLA Past President)
2018 – WO1 Marquita Givens (AMLA Chief Admin Officer)
2019 – WO1 Blaise McPhearson
2020 – WO1 Amiah Derbe
2021 – WO1 Appolinaire Kombassere
2022 – WO1 Ryszard Pela
2023 – WO1 David Wilson

CW5(ret) Charlie Hooah Polton, President of #AMLA, presents the AMLA WOBC Leadership award to WO1 Stephanie Thimothe, May 25, 2023.

The CW5(Retired) Charlie “Hooah” Poulton Leadership Award
2017 – WO1 Charles Martinez IV (AMLA Life Member)
2018 – WO1 Marquita Givens (AMLA Chief Admin Officer)
2019 – WO1 Quo’Vadis Parker
2020 – WO1 Sean White
2021 – WO1 Appolinaire Kombassere
2022 – WO1 Francisco Castellonos (AMLA Vice President)
2023 – WO1 Stephanie Thimothe