District 7 Members,

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.