Chapter Distinguished Service Award (CDSA)

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.