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Norma B. Connelly Public Affairs Service Awards

The Norma B. Connelly Public Affairs Service Award was established in 2008 by USNPAAA and the Navy Chief of Information (CHINFO) to recognize individuals who has given extraordinary service to Navy Public Affairs.

It is named after Norma Connelly, who served in the Navy Office of Information for 22 years, including extraordinary service as the Navy Chief of Information’s personal executive secretary from September 1978 to July 2000.
Previous Recipients
Dr. David Dozier, Professor, San Diego Sate University
Master Chief Mass Communication Specialist Terry Cosgrove, USN (Ret.)
Mary Ruth, Office of Information, Washington, D.C. 
Kathy Quinn, Navy PA Support Element, Norfolk
John Carman, Joint Forces Command
Susan Fallon, Navy League of the United States
LCDR Bruce Colkitt, Assistant PA Detailer
Mrs. Dorothy Thompson, wife of RADM Bill Thompson
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