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Our Chapter wants to thank all our members for their continued efforts with the Southside Virginia SDFM chapter. 
Your effort and dedication keeps our chapter going. We would like to recognize those members who are standouts  for their time and skills applied to grow the chapter.  Nominations must cite specific examples and factual details of individual’s skills and accomplishments. 
The Executive Board Members will review and judge all nominations received by the deadline and announce the winners.
Nominations due March 31, 2025. The winners will be announced at the Scholarship Luncheon.

Awards and Grants

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The Mark Patterson Continuing Education Grant

2024 Winner: 

The Southside Virginia Chapter is proud to recognize the outstanding service and dedication of Mark Patterson to Society of Defense Financial Management (SDFM) Southside Virginia Chapter in designation of this grant in his honor. Mark Patterson is a lifetime SDFM Member with over 40 years of service to the Southside Virginia ASMC Chapter, for whom he served four (4) times as the Chapter President. The $500 Grant is designed to provide financial assistance to eligible Southside Virginia SDFM members

for their continuing educational endeavors. The Mark Patterson Continuing Education Grant encourages the development of local chapter members’ continuing education programs.

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For more information and grant criteria, click here.

Inspiring Leader Award

2024 Winner: Nisha Dowdell

Recognizes an active SSVA Chapter SDFM Member for outstanding and continuous leadership, wisdom, guidance, mentorship and commitment to the Southside Virginia Chapter that made a positive impact on the SSVA Chapter and its members. The recipient of this award demonstrates extraordinary and exemplary leadership and mentoring skills and possesses an innate ability to motivate and inspire others to achieve their goals and cultivate their own abilities.

Family & Friends

Volunteer Award

2024 Winner: Keisy Guzman

Recognizes an active SSVA SDFM family member or friend that supported the SSVA by being the top volunteer for the current reporting period (1 Apr – 31 Mar). The volunteer hours must be serviced through Southside Virginia Chapter Community service events. No nomination will be required for this award. The Southside Virginia Chapter Community Service Chair will track all reported volunteer hours worked by the Chapter Members and identify an individual with the top volunteer hours. 

Iron Pillar Award

2024 Winner: Yoenid Gordon

Recognizes an active SSVA Chapter SDFM Member for outstanding and continuous support of the Chapter. This includes significant contribution to existing chapter programs, knowledge sharing events, new initiatives and/or major program revamps.

Any current Southside Virginia Chapter Member may nominate one individual for the Southside Virginia Chapter Iron Pillar Award. Justification should cite specific examples and factual details of individual’s skills and accomplishments.

Achievement Award

2024 Winner: 

Recognizes an active SSVA SDFM Member who have outstanding accomplishments within one of the functional fields of Financial Management. 

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For Award details click here.

Volunteer Award

2024 Winner: Marina Goode

Recognizes an active SSVA SDFM Member with top volunteer hours for the current reporting period (1 Apr – 31 Mar). The volunteer hours must be serviced through Southside Virginia Chapter Community service events. No nomination will be required for this award. The Southside Virginia Chapter Community Service Chair will track all reported volunteer hours worked by the Chapter Members and identify an individual with the top volunteer hours. 

Newcomer Award

2024 Winner: 

Presented to an active SSVA SDFM Member with the highest number of new member referrals for the current reporting period (1 Apr – 31 Mar). No nomination will be required for this award. The Southside Virginia Chapter Membership Chair will review all new applications and identify the Chapter Member with most referrals.

Nominate a Member Today!

Click here to nominate a member.

Include the following in the nomination email please:

  • Award Type: Inspiring Leader Award, Iron Pillar Award, Achievement Award, or Newcomer Award

  • Nominee's Name,

  • Nominee's Job Title,

  • Nominee's Organization (CASCOM, DCMA, DeCA, DLA, IMCOM, etc.), and

  • Specific events/actions that correspond with the award you are nominating them for. 

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