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District 7 Mary Larsen Award Winner and National Maxim Award Submission

24 April 2025

 

I am delighted to announce that Dan McIntyre, Flotilla 17-6, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the District 7 Commodore Mary Larsen Award for Excellence in Education. Dan’s four-decade record of service, 42 years in the Coast Guard and Reserve, followed by tireless leadership in Auxiliary public education, has had an extraordinary impact on boating-safety awareness across his AOR and far beyond. Last year alone, the youth education team he leads reached 1,206 elementary and middle-school students through Water N’ Kids, Waypoints, Paddlecraft for Kids, and summer-camp programs, nearly tripling the previous year’s total. His innovative “tool kit” for engaging school districts and JROTC programs is now shared nationally, helping flotillas everywhere launch their own youth initiatives. ​

 

Because of these accomplishments, District 7 has forwarded Dan’s package as our official candidate for the 2025 National Commodore Daniel Maxim Award for Excellence in Education. We are confident his record of saving lives through education will represent our district exceptionally well at the national level. ​

 

I would also like to recognize Glenn A. Wiltshire, Flotilla 03-08, for his nomination for the Mary Larsen Award. Glenn’s decades-long commitment to public education, including spearheading “Operation Clear Channel” in Port Everglades, pioneering Spanish-language Boat America classes, and mentoring a team of instructors who reach boaters from middle-schoolers to port-industry professionals, exemplifies the very best of Auxiliary service. ​

 

Dan will be formally recognized at the upcoming District 7 Training Conference; details will follow under separate cover. National award selections are expected later this summer. We will share results as soon as they are announced.

 

To every instructor, staff officer, and unit leader who supported these nominations: thank you for sustaining a culture of educational excellence in District 7. Your commitment ensures that our waterways remain safer for all who enjoy them.

 

Please join me in congratulating Dan McIntyre for his outstanding contributions to Recreational Boating Safety and for inspiring us all to do more.

 

Martin S. Goodwin, Ph.D.
District Commodore
Seventh District Coast Guard Auxiliary
407.761.8764

 

Enthusiasm – Engagement – Excellence

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