2011 Legacy of Leadership Award Honorees
Col. Elvia Denise Gaines-Edmond,
U.S. Army
Col. Elvia Denise Gaines-Edmond has served in the U.S. Army for more than 25 years in a myriad of assignments. Most recently, in 2009, she deployed to Baghdad, Iraq and served as the Multi-National Corps- Iraq, Iraqi Assistance Group (IAG), Joint Personnel Director (JI). The IAG headquarters element controlled all the military transition teams that deployed to Iraq to train and mentor the Iraqi military in security force assistance. |Read More
Sgt. 1st Class Cynthia Regina Harmon,
U.S. Army Reserve
Sgt.1st Class Cynthia Harmon has more than 20 years in the military service including nine years in the United States Marine Corps, four in the Georgia Army National Guard and six in the United States Army Reserve. She has received 11 commendations for her service including: USMC Good Conduct Medal; South West Asia Service Medal (with Bronze Star); Kuwait Liberation Medals (K) and (SA) and Combat Action Badge. |Read More
Retired Brig. Gen. Velma L. Richardson,
U.S. Army
Brig. Gen. Velma "Von" Richardson, U.S. Army Retired, has dedicated more than 30 years of military service to the United States. From 1972-2003, she served in a number of international conflicts including the Vietnam War, Grenada, U.S. Invasion of Panama, Persian Gulf War, Desert Shield/Desert Storm and most recently, Operation Enduring Freedom, also known as the War in Afghanistan. She retired in 2002. |Read More
Retired Col. Deborah Scott Thomas,
U.S. Air Force Reserve
Colonel Deborah Scott Thomas received her military commission in 1975 through the ROTC, Detachment 019 at Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama. While in the United States Air Force, Colonel Thomas served as a Medical Service Corp Officer in hospital administration. She also served as an aeromedical evacuation operations
officer in the reserve with the mission of ensuring the safe movement of patients during peacetime and wartime missions on C-9, C-141, C-130 and KC-135 aircrafts. |Read More
