The CDSA is named after Maj Gen Mary L. Saunders (Ret) and recognizes the three National LOA members who made the greatest contributions in support of their local LOA Chapter activities. Each active LOA Chapter President (or chapter senior advisor in the rank of Col or above) may nominate one of their chapter members for the Maj Gen Mary L. Saunders award.

Maj. Gen. Mary L. Saunders retired effective 1 Oct 2005 as the Vice Director, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va. The agency provides to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and other federal agencies, a variety of logistics, acquisition and technical services in peacetime and war. These services include logistics information; materiel management; procurement; warehousing and distribution of spare parts, food, clothing, medical supplies and fuel; reutilization of surplus military materiel; and document automation and production. Approximately 23,300 civilian and military personnel perform this worldwide mission.

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		2006
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Capt Heather Cooley Texoma Chapter Sheppard AFB		Lt Sean Bojanowski Guardians of the North Chapter Minot AFB	Lt Philip Rozenski Gateway Chapter Scott AFB
		2005
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Capt Kevin Kudrna		Lt Col Deb Meserve	Ms Deb Tharp
		2004
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Maj Timothy Petitt		Maj Eugene (Gene) Carter	Capt Debra Perry
		2003
Maj Gen Mary L. Saunders
Maj David Dutcher	Maj Kathy Goforth		Capt JD DuVall