CAPER Awards
Although this list is short, we now have enough CAPER Award Recipients to put them on this page. In 1970, the National Commander, Iris Rodriguez, asked me to be in charge of getting our companies to submit names for awards and they were awarded for the first time that year. I had wondered before on this page if we had given any out before that, but I have seen the letter the Iris sent to all the companies recommending me for National Commander. In the letter she said that I was the first person to get any of my 3 awards. I'm assuming that she would consider the award she gave Paulette at the same time to be the first of that award, too. So both of us are listed first. I hope to eventually have the rest of the 1970 awards. But I'm thrilled that we have the 1971 awards listed.
The CAPER Awards were:
| National Commander's Award | ||
| 1970 | Linda S. Grissette | Deputy Commander, National Headquarters |
| 1971 | Debby McConihay | Company N-1 and First Regimental Commander |
| 1971 | Georgia Hunter | Fourth Regimental Commander |
| 1971 | Ingrid Lindberg | Company A-5 and Fifth Regimental Commander |
| 1971 | Mary Smith | Company B-9 and Sixth Regimental Commander |
| 1971 | Paulette Kilugawa (now Lum) | Deputy Commander, National Headquarters |
| Distinguished Service Award | ||
| 1970 | Linda S. Grissette | Deputy Commander, National Headquarters |
| 1971 | none nominated or given | |
| White Rose Award | ||
| 1970 | Recipients Unknown | |
| 1971 | Charlene A. Johnson | Company E-2 |
| 1971 | Ellen J. Wirt | Company E-2, retired Executive Officer |
| 1971 | Gloria Edgerton | Company H-1 Commander |
| 1971 | Kathleen Nuzzo | Company P-1 (I think) Commander |
| 1971 | Kathy Miller | Company E-2 Commander |
| 1971 | Almonia J. Logan | Company L-4 Commander |
| 1971 | Louis P. Seier | Company G-4 Commander |
| 1971 | Sheryl Rouse | Company M-16 retired Commander |
| 1971 | Andrea J. Zorko | Company K-5 Commander |
| 1971 | Karen Wassing | Company O-5 Commander |
| 1971 | Lynn Banks | Company H-15 Commander (later J-8) |
| 1971 | Jean Gallery | Company I-6 Commander |
| 1971 | Jan Watson | Company L-17 Commander |
| Yellow Rose Award | ||
| 1970 | Linda S. Grissette | Deputy Commander, National Headquarters |
| 1970 | Recipients Unknown | |
| 1971 | Shirley M. Kahler | Company F-1 Adjutant (S-1) |
| 1971 | Kathleen (Kathy) Tubman, now Anderson | Company E-2 retired Commander |
| 1971 | Karen Koegler | Company F-1 Commander |
| 1971 | Alice Smith | Company F-1 PIO (S-2) |
| 1971 | Edith Dodd | Company N-1 Liaison/First Regimental Headquarters PIO (S-1) |
| 1971 | Kay R. Johnson | National Headquarters, Supply (G-4) |
| Red Rose Award | ||
| 1970 | Paulette E. Kikugawa (now Lum) | Chief of Staff, National Headquarters |
| 1970 | Other Recipients Unknown | |
| 1971 | Nancy E. Kubet | Company E-2, Finance |
| 1971 | Kathy Lindblom | Company E-2, Drill Commander |
| 1971 | Jackie Hoover | Company F-1 Supply (S-4) |
| 1971 | Sherry Robbins | Company F-1 Operations (S-4) |
| 1971 | Janet Schmitteuer | Company F-1 Adjutant (S-1) |
| 1971 | Jennifer Currey | Company N-1 PIO (G-2)/First Regimental Editor |
| 1971 | Barbara Gibson | Company N-1 Social/First Regimental Assistant to the Commander |
Here is another memory blast for any of you who received awards. Here is the award citation from when Iris gave me the Yellow Rose Award and Distinguished Service Award in 1970. She completely retyped the form since the standard form had a line for the company commander's recommendation and only the National Commander was signing it.
The creator of this website, Linda Grissette (the 1970-71 CAPER National Commander) is not asking for any money to help support this project. Her reward will be finding people she remembers and learning about other former members memories. If you appreciate the effort, please use her for all of real estate needs. If you aren't in the St. Louis area where she works, she can find a great agent in your area and will receive a small referral fee. Contact Linda about real estate. See Linda's main real estate website.
The creator of this website, Linda Grissette (the 1970-71 CAPER National Commander) is not asking for any money to help support this project. Her reward will be finding people she remembers and learning about other former members memories. If you appreciate the effort, please use her for all of real estate needs. If you aren't in the St. Louis area where she works, she can find a great agent in your area and will receive a small referral fee. Contact Linda about real estate. See Linda's main real estate website.