Benefits
ROCK and Honorary ROCK of the Year Award
2019 General Guidance for the ROCK of the Year (ROY) and
Honorary ROCK of the Year (HROY) Awards
- The ROCK of the Year award recognizes distinguished Rocks members who have made significant and sustained contributions to the Armed Forces, the US military officer corps, and the Rocks Inc.
- The Honorary ROCK of the Year recognizes distinguished senior leaders who have made significant and sustained contributions to the Armed Forces, the US military officer corps, and the Rocks Inc.
- The National Board establishes the award criteria based on input from the ROCK of the Year committee and National Board deliberations.
- The RHROYASC Chairperson will submit a final report to the National Board NLT 60 days following the ROY/HROY selection board that includes committee findings, selection process feedback, and recommendations.
- Award criteria will be reviewed annually by the National Board.
=======================================
On behalf of The National Board of the Rocks, Inc. and the Rock of the Year Committee, the following winners were selected for the 2019 HROY/ROY awards:
ROCKS of the Year:
MG Michel Russell, Sr., USA
Honorary ROCKS of the Year:
GEN Gustave Perna, USA
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Bobby Burke Award
Purpose: The Colonel (Retired) Robert “Bobby” B. Burke “ Award is bestowed upon members of the ROCKS, Incorporated who meet the criteria established in the Robert B. Burke Award SOP.
On behalf of The National Board of the Rocks, Inc. and the Bobby Burke Committee,
the following individual were selected for the 2019 Colonel (Retired) Robert “Bobby” B. Burke Award:
LTC Mishenda S. Siggal, USA
LTC Stephen M. Stanley, USA
National Chairman's Award
National Board of the ROCKS, Inc.
2019 Chairman Awards Recipients
All-American Chapter of the ROCKS (Fort Bragg, NC)
CPT Nateisha Hall, USA
Aloha Chapter of the ROCKS (Oahu, HI)
LTC Kevin Kerns, USA
CPT William Brown, USA
CPT Justin Thomas, USA
Buffalo Soldiers of the ROCKS (Fort Leavenworth, KS)
MAJ Brandon Brim, USA
MAJ Stanley Gillens, USA
MAJ Laura Rollins, USA
Central Virginia Chapter of the ROCKS (Fort Lee, VA)
CPT Raja Nelson, USA
Washington, DC Chapter of the ROCKS
COL(R) Angie Hemingway, USA
COL(R) Barbara Wooten, USA
LTC Michelle Jefferson, USA
Morning Calm Chapter of the ROCKS (South Korea)
LTC Bernard House, USA
CPT Renika Pruitt, USA
National Board of the ROCKS, Inc.
COL Karen Wrancher, USA
LTC Stephen Stanley, USA
CPT Markel Hall, USA