Qu⁠i⁠n⁠t⁠ana Leadersh⁠i⁠p Award

August 2, 2022

August 2, 2022

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The SSG Daniel A. Quintana Memorial Leadership Award is presented to the Leader 360° Course graduate selected by their peers as the person they would most want to follow.

The Award is named in honor of SSG Daniel A. Quintana. Daniel attended 360° in 2010 prior to deploying with his unit to Afghanistan. A former decorated Airmen who joined the Army and had previously served in Korea and was an Iraq War Veteran, Daniel was killed on 10 September 2011 when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktika province.

Daniel is survived by his wife Nilda Quintana, two sons Daniel A. Quintana III and Jose B. Cortez, and his daughter Adriana (born December 2011).

Below is a complete list of recipients of the SSG Quintana Memorial Leadership Award

63rd Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

GS-11, USAF
Karen Lawhorne
502d ABW, JBSA
30 April 2021

62nd Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

GS- 12, USAF
Kozak, Sharon
502d ABW, JBSA
30 April 2021

61st Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Gold Star Family Member, USA
Amber Hockman
Joint Base Lewis McCord
1 April 2021

60th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Sergeant, USA
Gary Shafer
Army North
29 January 2021

59th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Tech Sergeant, USAF
Brian Billington
Joint Base Charleston
18 December 2020

58th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient
Sergeant (Promotable) USA
Milton Lunsford
Joint Base Lewis McCord.
20 November 2020

57th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Sergeant, USAF
Joseph Alvarez
20 November 2020
502d ABW, JBSA.

56th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Chief Warrant Officer 3, USA
Tera Lawrence
Army North.
23 October 2020

55th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Master Sergeant, USAF
Carl Wiley
502d ABW, JBSA.
25 September 2020

54th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Master Sergeant, USAF
Christopher Wolf
502d ABW, JBSA.
28 August 2020

53rd Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient, Major USAF

Stacie Shafran
502d ABW, JBSA.
20 July 2020

52nd Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

GS-12, USAF
Ms. Shirley Bratton
502d Air Base Wing (ABW), JBSA
30 July 2020

51st Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant First Class, USA
Jeroham Morales
5th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB), Joint Base Lewis McCord.

50th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

GS USAF,
Adrienne Beard
Lackland AFB, JBSA
31 January 2020

49th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Beverly Smith Master Sergeant, USAF
Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)
13 December 2019

48th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Sergeant, USAF
Richard “Drake” Dougherty
Joint Base Charleston
22 November 2019

47th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Commander, USN
Robert Selvester
502d Air Base Wing, Randolph Air Force Base
4 October 2019

46th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Sergeant, USA
Theron Williams
US Army Alaska, Fort Wainwright
20 September 2019

45th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Master Sergeant (Ret.), USAF
Juan A. Reyes
Joint Base San Antonio
16 August 2019

44th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

GS – 9, USAF
Ms. Marissa A. Rodriguez
Joint Base San Antonio
26 July 2019

43rd Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Sergeant (P), USA
Hasand Sanders
Joint Base San Antonio
13 May 2019

42nd Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Corporal (Ret), USMC
Shawn Lopez
Fort Myer, Virginia
29 March 2019

41st Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant First Class, USA
Freddie J. Ramos
Caserma Del Din, Italy
Vicenza Military Community
14 February 2019

40th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant, USA
Wesley Cyrus
Caserma Del Din, Italy Vicenza Military Community
8 February 2019

39th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant First Class, USA
Corey A. Williams
JBSA Fort Sam Houston
2 November 2018

38th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Tech Sergeant, USAF
Ashley Evans
JBSA Lackland Air Force Base
26 October 2018

37th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Master Sergeant, USAF
Sonora Vasquez
JBSA Randolph Air Force Base
14 September 2018

36th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant First Class, USA
LaTasha D.Kinnes-Graham
Joint Base San Antonio
10 August 2018

35th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Hospital Corpsman First Class, USN
Ricky L. Galan
Joint Base San Antonio
2 March 2018

34th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Sergeant, USA
Sirlen P. Arriaza
Military District of Washington
1 December 2017

33rd Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Tech Sergeant, USAF
Brandon Gibby
Joint Base Charleston
18 November 2017

32nd Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Sergeant, USA
Garrett Poole
Joint Base San Antonio
28 July 2017

31st Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Sergeant, USA
Victor Robinson
Vilseck, Germany
4 November 2016

30th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Sergeant, USA
Joshua J. Barnes
Kaiserslautern, Germany
9 November 2015

29th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant First Class, USA
Jason Abrahim
Ramstein, Germany
2 November 2015

29th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant, USA
James S. Yeager
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
31 August 2015

27th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Tech Sergeant, USAF
Joseph G Miller
Charleston, South Carolina
24 August 2015

26th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Petty Officer First Class, USN
William E. Luke
Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia
20 July 2015

25th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Master Sergeant, USMC
Mark C. Peters
Military District of Washington
23 March 2015

24th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Sergeant, USARNG
Jeffrey T. Rieman
Charlotte, North Carolina
17 November 2014

23rd Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant First Class, USA
James R. Cummings
Fort Benning, Georgia
3 November 2014

22nd Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant First Class, USA
Ashley N. King
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
6 October 2014

21st Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Sergeant, USMC
Gabriel Garcia
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
29 September 2014

20th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Corporal, USMC
Brandon M. Webster
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
29 September 2014

19th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant Sergeant First Class, USA
Rockwell A. Botchway
Grafenwoehr, Germany
8 September 2014

18th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

First Class, USA
Michael Higgins II
Grafenwoehr, Germany
8 September 2014

17th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant, USMC
Michael Z. Buhmeyer
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
18 August 2014

16th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant First Class, USA
Samuel Clark
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
12 May 2014

15th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant, USMC
Roy L. Robinson
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
28 April 2014

14th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Sergeant, USMC
Cecil R Compton
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
2 December 2013

11th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Master Sergeant, USA
Marvin T. Cole
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
23 September 2013

10th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant First Class, USA
Mitchell D Cenkush
Joint Base Lewis – McCord
16 September 2013

9th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant First Class, USA
Eddie J. MedinadeLeon
Joint Base Lewis – McCord
9 September 2013

8th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Staff Sergeant
Dameno A. Stevenson
Joint Base Lewis – McCord
12 August 2013

7th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant, USA
Richard C. Taylor
Joint Base Lewis – McCord
9 August 2013

6th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant, USA
Alexander Snyder
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
29 July 2013

5th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

First Sergeant (Promotable), USA
Kristopher A. Rick
Joint Base Lewis – McCord
22 July 2013

4th Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Master Sergeant, USA
James L. Lanee
Joint Base Lewis – McCord
10 June 2013

3rd Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

Sergeant, USA
Kenneth Carrillo
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
3 June 2013

2nd Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipient

First Sergeant, USA
Anthony Gregerson
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
13 May 2013

1st Quintana Memorial Leadership Award Recipients

Sergeant, USA
Derek W. Lewellen
Joint Base Lewis – McCord
22 April 2013

Staff Sergeant, USA
Raymond I. Ross
Joint Base Lewis – McCord
4 April 2013

Sergeant, USA
Mario Miranda
Joint Base Lewis – McCord
1 April 2013