ALS honors new graduates Published Jan. 7, 2015 By Nellis Air Force Base Airman Leadership School NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Ninety-six Airmen completed their first professional military education milestone by graduating from Airman Leadership School here as part of Class 15-A Dec. 18. The school at Nellis AFB prepares more than 400 senior airmen annually to supervise and lead Air Force work teams and foster a commitment to the profession of arms through communication and leadership training. Of those Airmen who pass through, a small percentage receive individual recognition for demonstrating superior performance throughout their six weeks of instruction. "These awards are important because they are presented to the students who have demonstrated superior leadership and performance in academics," said Master Sgt. Shawn Hansen, 99th Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School commandant. "Demonstrating superior leadership and meeting high performance standards is vital to leading future Airmen." Senior Airman Jeffrey Boggs, 432nd Operations Support Squadron, received the John L. Levitow Award, the highest award presented at all levels of enlisted PME, which is given to the top graduate in the class. The recipient of this award not only excelled academically, but also exemplified the highest standards of a professional military member. Senior Airman Brandon Love, 432nd Maintenance Squadron, received the Academic Achievement Award, which is presented to the student who demonstrated dedication to the core value of "Excellence in All We Do" and achieved the highest overall academic score. Senior Airman Stephen Massie, 57th Operations Support Squadron, received the Leadership Award, which is presented to the student who displayed superior leadership, exceptional military bearing and utilized effective interpersonal skills. Individual recognition is not only beneficial to the recipient, but also to leadership and future ALS students. "There are those Airmen who exceed the standard. Publically acknowledging them gives future ALS students something to strive for," said Staff Sgt. Ebony Henry, 99th FSS ALS instructor. "It also gives leadership the opportunity to see qualities in their Airmen they may not have seen before." The following Airmen were the distinguished graduates of the class. These students were outstanding in objective and performance evaluations, demonstrated leadership, had superior performances as team players and finished in the top 10 percent of the class. Senior Airman Stephen Massie Senior Airman Sara Carrasco Senior Airman Devon Webb Senior Airman James Milam Senior Airman Luke Bates Senior Airman Brandon Love Senior Airman Aricela Coffin Senior Airman Ian Bonner Senior Airman Zachariah Merced Below are the names of the Class 15-A graduates and their flight instructors. Hunter Flight Instructor: Staff Sgt. Johnny O'Hagan Senior Airman Aricela Coffin Senior Airman Sharaud Baldwin Senior Airman Lucas Berg Senior Airman Melissa Bolanosalcala Senior Airman Travis Chase Senior Airman Jeynalynn Collins Senior Airman Dermonte Dismuke Senior Airman Patrick Leins Senior Airman Maximiliano Londono Senior Airman Brandon Love Senior Airman Stephen Massie Senior Airman Douglas McNeese Senior Airman Lamar Montgomery Senior Airman Joel Pfeiffer Senior Airman Zachary Pfitzer Senior Airman Ignacio Sandoval Defender Flight Instructor: Staff Sgt. Courtney Slater Senior Airman Michael Monroy Senior Airman Julian Alcala Senior Airman Hector Alvarez Senior Airman Samuel Arnold Senior Airman Jeffrey Boggs Senior Airman Sara Carrasco Senior Airman Jonathan Delfi Senior Airman Michael Horvath Senior Airman Matthew Huber Senior Airman Eyleen Hunter Senior Airman Tonya Nelms Senior Airman Alan Potter Senior Airman Oliver Preciado Senior Airman Edwin Santos Limon Senior Airman Kamisha Thomas Senior Airman Robert Wolfe Rescue Flight Instructor: Staff Sgt. Ebony Henry Senior Airman Jessica Ewers Senior Airman Devon Boyda Senior Airman Herbert Carroll Senior Airman Robert Dicarlo Senior Airman Sasha Lopez Senior Airman Clinton Miller Senior Airman Nicholas Moreira Senior Airman Steven Nydam Senior Airman Lorrentis Oliver Senior Airman Thomas Poleski Senior Airman Taylor Sepnafski Senior Airman Joshua Smith Senior Airman Scott Steach Senior Airman Clayton Talbot Senior Airman Shawnta Webb Senior Airman Daniel Williams Raptor Flight Instructor: Tech. Sgt. Wakisha Humphries Senior Airman Eric Gray Senior Airman Theodore Anderson Senior Airman Afton Berry Senior Airman Nam Cho Senior Airman Markanthony Diaz Senior Airman Matthew France Senior Airman Brandon Grabher Senior Airman Byron Krause Senior Airman Montea Lindsey Senior Airman Brandon Lynch Senior Airman Sandra Raczynski Senior Airman Benjamin Snoberger Senior Airman Daniel Stafford Senior Airman William Stanz Senior Airman Kasey Vance Senior Airman Tyler Woytus RED HORSE Flight Instructor: Staff Sgt. Jonathan Bullock Senior Airman James Milam Senior Airman Jonathan Barlow Senior Airman Luke Bates Senior Airman Ian Bonner Senior Airman Christopher Brown Senior Airman Brandon Coleman Senior Airman Jennifer Cook Senior Airman Zachary Costa Senior Airman Paul Dowdell Senior Airman Isaac Hooper Senior Airman Kathryn Hurd Senior Airman Zachariah Merced Senior Airman Roger Murvin Senior Airman Steven Phillips Senior Airman Mykhel Thomas Senior Airman Lydia Utyro Thunderbird Flight Instructor: Staff Sgt. Shane Taylor Senior Airman Terrell Claggett Senior Airman Ariel Audet Senior Airman Laura Bates Senior Airman Daniel Bevenue Senior Airman Analise Gwin Senior Airman Taylor Howell Senior Airman Zachary Krula Senior Airman YiHao Liang Senior Airman Brent Palmer Senior Airman Gary Robinson Senior Airman Julius Sales Senior Airman Kyle Sommer Senior Airman Killian Stowe Senior Airman Elvinas Vandys Senior Airman Devon Webb Senior Airman Bryan Yanes
