Formerly known as the "MWR Rookie of the Year Award", the Irving Rubenstein Memorial Award recognizes one MWR/Services professional from each of the five branches of the Armed Forces who has been in an MWR/Services management position for less than two years.

It was established to memorialize the outstanding example set by its namesake, Irv Rubenstein, CMCE, who passed away in 1996. Irv Rubenstein was the epitome of teaching, coaching, and mentoring young MWR professionals.

The award provides an incentive for young managers to aspire to great achievement in military MWR/Services early in their careers. Winners of the Irving Rubenstein Memorial Award display exceptional management skill and leadership, achieve particularly outstanding performance results in their respective programs, and possess great potential for continued success in military MWR/Services. 

Congratulations to our 2010 Winners:

Arturo Ortiz
Fort Hood, TX
US Army 

Lisa Novak Cardone
Naval Station Newport , RI
US Navy 

Keith R. Quinn
Dyess Air Force Base, TX
US Air Force 

James Hamachek
Kaneohe Bay, HI
US Marine Corps

David E. Mosher
Sandwich, MA
US Coast Guard