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by Tech. Sgt. Kathleen M. Parrish Airman Leadership School February 11, 2005 The Wright-Patterson Airman Leadership School hosted the graduation banquet for ALS Class 05-B Feb. 4. The graduation guest speaker was Lt. Gen. Richard V. Reynolds, Air Force Materiel Command vice commander. Senior Airman Eugene King, a trumpet player assigned to the Air Force Band of Flight, was the John L. Levitow Award recipient. The John L. Levitow Award is the highest award presented to an enlisted professional military education graduate and signifies the student is the most outstanding in academic and performance evaluations and demonstrates the highest degree of leadership and teamwork. The Distinguished Graduate Award recipient was Staff Sgt. Tiffany Bradbury, a recruiter assigned to the 330th Recruiting Squadron. The Distinguished Graduate Award is presented to the student who excels in academics, leadership ability, performance as a team player and ranks in the top 10 percent of the class. Senior Airman Michael Blackburn, a recruiter assigned to the 339th Recruiting Squadron, received the Airman Leadership School Academic Achievement Award, which signifies scholarly excellence and is based on objective and individual performance evaluation scores. This award is presented to the student with the highest academic standing. Airman Blackburn also received the Airman Leadership School Leadership Award, which is presented to the student who demonstrates service before self, leadership and makes the largest overall contribution to the success of the class. ALS consists of 192 hours of instruction, weekly uniform inspections, flag ceremonies and physical conditioning. For their community service project, Class 05-B volunteered at the Family Violence Prevention Center of Greene County. The students spent time with children living at the shelter and helped with several facility maintenance projects. The class also raised money for the Fisher house and donated it in honor of Gen. Reynolds. Graduation from ALS qualifies senior airmen for supervisory responsibilities, awards nine semester hours of college credit towards an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force and is a prerequisite for promotion to staff sergeant. The graduates in Class 05-B were: Air Force Institute of Technology Senior Airman Daniel Wayman 88th Medical Operations Squadron Senior Airman Chasity Wren Senior Airman Christy Hoch 88th Diagnostic and Therapeutic Squadron Senior Airman Robert Murray Senior Airman James Honor 88th Medical Support Squadron Staff Sgt. David Willett 88th Mission Support Squadron Senior Airman Natasha Matney 88th Security Forces Squadron Senior Airman Darnell Saunders Senior Airman Daniel Reigh Senior Airman Jason Smith Senior Airman William Maddox Senior Airman Michael Williams Senior Airman Ryan Wiles Senior Airman Maria Mendoza- Mendoza 178th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Ross Farling 178th Civil Engineer Squadron Senior Airman Wendi Wells 330th Recruiting Squadron Staff Sgt. Tiffany Bradbury 339th Recruiting Squadron Senior Airman Michael Blackburn 445th Mission Support Flight Senior Airman Robin Spurlock National Air and Space Intelligence Center Senior Airman Forrest Senior Airman Linda Madison Senior Airman Justin Thompson Senior Airman George Maddon U. S. Air Force Band of Flight Senior Airman Eugene King
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