Available AE Awards for Individuals and Units

Squadrons, groups, wings, and regions are encouraged to work toward and achieve recognition and awards for the units themselves, or for individuals.  The following are the current AE awards for:

1. Squadrons

2. Squadron AEOs

3. Squadron Cadets

4.  National Awards for AEOs, Cadets, Educator Members, and Individuals/Organizations Associated with CAP

Squadron AE Awards:

• AE Achievement Award
• Aerospace Education Excellence Award

Squadron AEO Achievements:

• Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager Aerospace Education Achievement Award 
• Aerospace Education Program Specialty Badge

Squadron Cadet AE Award:

• AFA's Annual Award for CAP Outstanding Squadron Cadet

​​​​​​​EACH squadron can submit one request annually for an AFA award package through  eServices/Logistics/Materials Order/Order Request/Awards/AFA Award.  Questions? afa@capnhq.gov.  

NATIONAL LEVEL AE Awards for AEOs, Cadets, Teachers, Individuals/Organizations:

• Selected and presented at the wing, region, and national levels (according to guidelines for each award)
• Each award description, nomination information, and current awardee (if applicable) found below.

AEOs:

• Major General Jeanne M. Holm National Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Officer of the Year Award  

                                       

The 2024 Maj Gen Jeanne Holm National AEO is MIchigan Wing's Director of AE, Capt. Kenneth R. DeRemer, and AEO of the GLR-MI-059, Adrian Composite Squadron.   

• Frank G. Brewer National Memorial Aerospace Award - CAP Senior Member Category

                                                       

The 2024 National Frank G. Brewer National Memorial Aerospace Awardee, Sr Member category, is Capt. Frontis W. (Jud) Ergle III, the Director of AE for the Louisiana Wing. 

Cadets:

• Frank G. Brewer National Memorial Aerospace Award- CAP Cadet Category

                                           
The 2024 National Frank G. Brewer Memorial Aerospace Awardee, Cadet category, is Cadet Capt. John Anand, of the GLR-OH-131 Cuyahoga County Cadet Squadron.  

• AFA's National CAP Aerospace Education Cadet Award selected by CAP and presented by the Air & Space Forces Association at CAP's national conference.

                                                           

The 2024 AFA National CAP Aerospace Education Cadet awardee is Cadet Colonel Meagan Miller, GLR-KY-050 Boone Composite Squadron.

 

Read more about this amazing cadet in the outstanding CAP.NEWS article about Cadet Miller: 

Don’t Underestimate Her: Desire to Excel Helps Kentucky Cadet Cope with Life-Threatening Genetic Disease

Individuals or Organizations Working with CAP (Not a CAP Member):

• Frank G. Brewer National Memorial Aerospace Award- Individual/Organizational Category

                    

The 2024 Frank G. Brewer National Memorial Aerospace Award, Individual/Organization category, is Shep-Rock Foundation, Gordon Rock, president. 

Lifetime Achievement in AE for CAP Member:

• Frank G. Brewer National Memorial Aerospace Award- Lifetime Achievement for CAP Member

• This award is only awarded when a recipient is identified as a winner. (Thus, not awarded every year unless warranted.)

                                      

The 2023 Frank G. Brewer National Memorial Aerospace Award, Lifetime Achievement of a CAP member category winner, is Lt Col CJ Muncy, Virginia Wing's, MAR-VA-040 Winchester Composite Squadron. 

There was no 2024 awardee selected.  

CAP National Aerospace Teacher of the Year:

• Don't forget to reach out to AE members or educators in your squadrons who are formal educators and encourage nomination of this award which is presented at the annual national conference banquet. 

• Find all info HERE.

Nomination form for the National CAP AE Teacher of the Year (For teachers)

Nomination form for AE officer/Directors of AE with instructions to upload nomination package to online CAPF 120 in eServices. 

                         

The 2024 National AE Teacher of the Year is Nancy Parra-Quinlan, a STEM teacher at Kino Jr High School in Mesa, AZ.  Parra-Quinlan is also a Maj in the Arizona Wing and serves as the Assistant DAE and AEO of SWR-AZ- 064, Falcon Composite Squadron 305. 

 

Questions?  ae@capnhq.gov