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THE 2016 COURT OF HONOR OF
DISTINGUISHED DAUGHTERS
by Dorothy G. Kapenstein
Annie B. Andrews (June 1977), Rear Training Command in Great Lakes. In her
Admiral U. S. Navy (retired), is now most recent military assignment, Annie
served as the Commander, Navy
serving as the Recruiting Command. As the Navy’s top
Federal Aviation recruiter and principal advisor to the Chief
Administration’s of Naval Personnel on recruitment strategy
(FAA) Assistant and objectives, she led recruitment efforts
Administrator for for officer and enlisted programs in both
Human Resource the Active Duty and Reserve components.
Management, Annie holds a Bachelor’s degree of Science
appointed on in Criminal Justice from Savannah State
November 1, University, a Master’s degree of Science in
2015. She is Management from Troy State University,
responsible for a and has been conferred an honorary
strategic Doctorate of Humane Letters from Wilson
partnership with College in Pennsylvania. Her military
FAA leadership and human resource (HR) education includes a Master’s degree of
support for over 46,000 workforce Art in National Security and Strategic
personnel. She provides executive Studies from the College of Naval
leadership to HR programs and policies, Command and Staff, and she is also a
such as operations, employee and labor graduate of the Armed Forces Staff
relations, corporate learning and College. She was a recipient of the 2013
development, employee safety, and “Stars & Stripes” Award for Leadership
workers’ compensation. Annie brings a and the 2015 Women of Color Lifetime
wealth of HR expertise following her 32- Achievement. She holds an impressive
year career in the U.S. Navy with an array of military honors and decorations.
extensive background in personnel
management, recruitment, and Dr. Miriam Balaban (June 1945) is one
training. In September 2015, she retired of the foremost
from the Navy with the rank of Rear scientists, male or
Admiral. Her Naval career includes tours female, in the
of duty as Chief of the Requirements world today. Her
Branch and Joint Manpower Planner with career, over many
the Washington Joint Staff, as Executive years, has had a
Assistant and Naval Aide to the Assistant twofold focus. One
Secretary of the Navy for has been water
Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and as conservation and
Senior Fellow on the Chief of Naval management. Just
Operations Strategic Studies Group at the about every
Naval War College, Newport, Rhode manufacturing
Island. Among the many highlights of her
military career, she was Commanding process continuously uses of huge
Officer of the Boston Military Entrance quantities of water. This vital natural
Processing Station, Navy Recruiting resource must be constantly replenished
District San Francisco, and Navy Recruit and conserved all over the world. In
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