Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award

Roy Wilkins was a highly respected senior official of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and in 1980 the Association created the Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award for members of United States Armed Forces who had advanced civil rights.^[1]

Notable recipients of the Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award have included:

image	year	service	name	rank	notes
	1992	USMC	Sam Spain	Master Gunnery Sergeant	His son Terry received the award in 2014.^[2]
	1994	USCG	John G. Witherspoon	Captain	Second African American to command a USCG cutter.^[3]
	2007	USN	Jimmy Ryals	Lieutenant Commander
	2009	USN	Robert A. Sanders	Captain
	2011	USMC	Larry McCutcheon	Gunnery Sergeant
	2013	civilian	Michael C. Crosby	civilian	Worked for the Defense Contract Management Agency.^[4]
	2013	USCG	John W. Pruitt, III	Lieutenant Commander
	2014	USN	Terry Spain	Chief Mass Communication Specialist	His father Sam received the award in 1992.^[2]
	2014	USMC	Andrew Smith IV	Officer Selection Officer	Marine Corps Major
	2014	USAF	Kevin Brown
	2019	USAF	Tenaugrie Malone	1st Lieutenant
		USN	Richard G. Stewart Jr.	Captain	A JAG officer.^[5]

References

1. Lottie Joiner (September 2001). "Military Honored with Roy Wilkins Awards and Other Distinctions". New Crisis. 108 (5): 77. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
2. Shawn Miller (2014-06-25). "NDW Sailor Wins NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award". Naval District Washington Public Affairs. Washington, DC. Retrieved 2019-11-23. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced its Department of Defense recipients for the 2014 Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award, with a Sailor from Naval District Washington (NDW) representing the Navy.
3. "NAACP recognizes CG members". Commandant's Bulletin. November 1994. p. 29. Retrieved 2019-11-20. The NAACP annually recognizes members of the Armed Forces for their achievements in the field of civil rights.
4. "DCMA employee receives NAACP award". Defense Contract Management Agency. 2013-07-16.
5. Deborah Fleck (2015-12-21). "Irving resident serves on Dallas County Historical Commission". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2019-11-20. While serving as Commanding Officer, Naval Legal Service Office in Corpus Christi, he received the National NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award.