By Melissa Buckley, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (July 23, 2025) — Maneuver Support Center of Excellence leaders recognized the center’s civilians and instructors of the year during an awards ceremony July 18 in Lincoln Hall Auditorium.
“This is about celebrating our team,” said Maj. Gen. Christopher Beck, MSCoE and Fort Leonard Wood commanding general. “You are what makes Fort Leonard Wood an installation of choice.”
During his opening remarks, Beck thanked the award winners for their dedication to excellence and the rest of the audience for attending and supporting the awardees.
“You all are an important part of the team that come together to deliver what the Army needs,” Beck said.
The 2024 civilian awardees included:
In the Care for, Retain and Inspire Soldiers, Civilians and Families category:
Foundational: Heidi Warren, U.S. Army Military Police School
Advanced: Eric Adams, Directorate of Human Resources
Strategic: Renea Lazzarini, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood Headquarters
In the Leader Development and Stewart the Profession category:
Foundational: Brittan James, U.S. Army Engineer School
Advanced: Roger Back, MSCoE G3 Operations
Strategic: Sarah Williams, Maneuver Support Capability Development Integration Directorate
In the Train Warriors of Character category:
Foundational: Jessica Lynch, Field Maintenance Expansion Tank-automotive and Armaments Command
Advanced: Bowman McArther, USAES
Strategic: Rodney Burton, MSCoE Quality Assurance Office
In the Drive Change That Shapes the Force category:
Foundational: Jamie Horton, Mission and Installation Contracting Command
Advanced: Teddy Ross, USAMPS
Strategic: Douglas Loggins, Field Force Integration Directorate
The 2025 Instructors of the Year included:
U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School
Commissioned Officer Category: Capt. Jeffrey Ferrel
Noncommissioned Officer Category: Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ryan
U.S. Army Military Police School
Commissioned Officer Category: Capt. Alan Martinez
Noncommissioned Officer Category: Staff Sgt. Mindy Storey
Civilian Category: Bradley Opsal
U.S. Army Engineer School
Commissioned Officer Category: Capt. Jordan Worley
Warrant Officer Category: Chief Warrant Officer 3 Shaun Emmett
Noncommissioned Officer Category: Sgt. 1st Class Amber Franco
Civilian Category: Jonathan Ludlow
Non-Proponent:
Marine Sgt. Bethany Greve, U.S. Marine Corps Detachment Fort Leonard Wood
In addition to presenting those awards, MSCoE leadership also recognized Fort Leonard Wood’s Army Emergency Relief team for being the No. 1 earning AER program in the Army and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command for the fifth year in a row.
Army Emergency Relief awardees:
Capt. Bentley Juste, 14th Military Polce Brigade
Capt. Dackery Geiman, 1st Engineer Brigade
Megan Moran, Army Community Service
Kristina Stump, ACS
Charles Matthews, ACS
To view the awardee photos from the ceremony, visit Fort Leonard Wood’s Flickr page, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/fortleonardwood/albums/72177720327646689.
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About Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Leonard Wood is a thriving and prosperous installation that has evolved from a small basic training post more than 80 years ago to a premier Army Center of Excellence that trains nearly 80,000 military and civilians each year.
Fort Leonard Wood is home to the U.S Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and three U.S. Army schools: the U.S. Army Engineer School; U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School; and the U.S. Army Military Police School. In addition to training engineer, CBRN and military police specialties for the Army, Fort Leonard Wood also provides gender-integrated in-processing and Basic Combat Training for new Soldiers.
Fort Leonard Wood also hosts and trains with the largest Marine Corps Detachment and Air Force Squadron on any Army installation as well as a large Navy construction detachment.