2023 Col. Marvin J. Harris Communications Award Winners

The annual Col. Marvin J. Harris Communications Awards recognize councils and chapters that achieve excellence in communicating with their members and communities. MOAA affiliates nominated themselves in two categories: newsletters (print or electronic) and websites. Submissions were judged on design and content. For the 2023 program year, there were 225 communications awards. Congratulations to all!

 

[DOWNLOAD: Full List of Award Recipients (PDF)]

 

Alabama

  • Alabama Council of Chapters: 5-Star Website
  • South Alabama Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • East-Central Alabama Chapter: 5-Star Website
  • Huntsville Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Montgomery Area Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Website

 

Arkansas

  • Northwest Arkansas MOAA Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter

 

Arizona

  • Arizona Council of Chapters: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Arizona Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Coronado Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Green Valley Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Northern Arizona Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Luke Chapter MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Superstition Mountain Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Tucson Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Yuma Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Grand Canyon Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Catalina Mountains Chapter: 5-Star Website

 

California

  • Alta Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Alameda County Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Miramar Chapter: 4-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Monterey County Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Silver Strand Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Mojave Desert Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter

 

Colorado

  • Pikes Peak Chapter MOAA: 4-Star Newsletter

 

Florida

  • Florida Council of Chapters of the MOAA, Inc.: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Cape Canaveral Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Cape Coral Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • MOAA, Central Florida Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Clearwater Chapter: 4-Star Newsletter; 4-Star Website
  • Kingdom of the Sun Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Lake & Sumter Counties Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Northeast Florida Chapter:  5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Northwest Florida MOA, Inc.: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Pensacola Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Military Officers Association of Sarasota, Inc. 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Tampa Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Treasure Coast Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter
  • West Volusia MOAA Chapter: 4-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Charlotte Harbor Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • MOAA of Citrus County Chapter, Inc.: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Lee Coast Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Suncoast Chapter: 4-Star Newsletter
  • Indian River Chapter MOAA: 4-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Halifax Area Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • South Central Florida Chapter of the MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Sun City Center Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Ancient City Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Nassau County Florida Chapter: 4-Star Website; 5-Star Newsletter
  • Historic Mayport Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter

 

Georgia

  • Georgia MOAA, Inc.: 5-Star Website
  • Chattahoochee Valley Chapter: 4-Star Newsletter
  • Old Capitol Area, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter
  • South Georgia Chapter: 4-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Georgia Mountain Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Kings Bay Chapter: 4-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website

 

Illinois

  • Illinois Council of Chapters: 4-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Lincolnland Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Southwest Illinois Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter

 

Indiana

  • White River Chapter MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter

 

Kansas

  • Wichita Chapter: 4-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Sunflower Chapter - MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter

 

Kentucky

  • Bluegrass Chapter, Military Officers Association of America: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Fort Campbell Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Fort Knox Area Chapter, Inc. of the MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter

 

Louisiana

  • Ark-La-Tex Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Greater Baton Rouge Area MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter

 

Maryland

  • Maryland Military Officers Assn of America 5-Star Website
  • Star Spangled Banner Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Montgomery County Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Susquehanna Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter, 5-Star Website
  • Upper Potomac Chapter: - MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter

 

Missouri

  • Fourstate Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Gen Omar N Bradley Mid-Missouri Chapter MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Greater St. Louis Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter

 

Montana

  • Western Montana MOA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website

 

North Carolina

  • North Carolina State COC: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Cape Fear Chapter - MOAA: 5-Star Website
  • Coastal Carolina MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Charlotte-Metrolina Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5 Star Website
  • Southeastern NC Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Tarheel Central Chapter of MOAA, Inc. 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Western North Carolina Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Catawba Valley Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Piedmont Chapter of the MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter
  • High Country Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website

 

Nebraska

  • Heartland of America 5-Star Newsletter

 

New Hampshire

  • New Hampshire Chapter of the MOAA: 5-Star Website

 

New Jersey

  • New Jersey Lakes & Pines Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter

 

New Mexico

  • Albuquerque Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website

 

Nevada

  • Southern Nevada Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website

 

New York

  • NYS Capital Dist Chapter of the MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Genesee Valley Chapter/MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Mid-Hudson Chapter, MOAA: 4-Star Newsletter

 

Ohio

  • Ohio Council of Chapters, MOAA: 5-Star Website
  • MOAA Central Ohio Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 4-Star Website
  • Greater Cincinnati Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Greater Cleveland Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Dayton Area Chapter - MOAA: 4-Star Newsletter
  • Ohio Western Reserve Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Mahoning and Shenango Valleys Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website

 

Oklahoma 

  • Southwest Oklahoma Chapter: 5-Star Website

 

Oregon

  • Emerald Empire Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Central Oregon Chapter of the MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website

 

Pennsylvania

  • Pennsylvania Council of Chapters, MOAA: 4-Star Newsletter
  • Keystone Capital Chapter: 4-Star Newsletter
  • Lancaster Chapter: 4-Star Website
  • MOAA Pittsburgh Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Valley Forge Chapter of the MOAA: 4-Star Website
  • Willow Grove Chapter MOAA: 4-Star Newsletter; 4-Star Website

 

South Carolina

  • South Carolina Council of Chapters, MOAA: 5-Star Website
  • Aiken Chapter MOAA: 4-Star Newsletter; 4-Star Website
  • Charleston Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 4-Star Website
  • Piedmont Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Hilton Head Area Chapter, MOAA: 4-Star Newsletter
  • The Star Fort Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website

 

Tennessee

  • Chattanooga Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter
  • MOAA Memphis Chapter: 5-Star Website
  • Middle Tennessee Chapter, MOAA: 4-Star Website
  • Mountain Empire Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website

 

Texas

  • Greater Dallas & North Texas Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • El Paso Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 4-Star Website
  • Heart of Texas Chapter: 4-Star Newsletter
  • MOAA, Houston Area: 5-Star Newsletter
  • MOAA Alamo: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website

 

Virginia

  • Virginia Council of Chapters: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Central Virginia Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Mount Vernon Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Richmond Area Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • MOAA, Southwest Virginia Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Virginia Peninsula Chapter MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Portsmouth Area Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Heritage Chapter of the MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Falcons Landing Chapter of the MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Heritage Hunt Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter

 

Virtual

  • MOAA Uniformed Services Nurse Advocates Virtual Chapter: (MUSNAVC) 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website

 

Washington

  • Columbia River Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Kitsap Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Olympia Area Chapter MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Olympic Peninsula Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Spokane Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website
  • Mt Rainier Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter
  • Whidbey Island Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Newsletter; 5-Star Website

 

Wisconsin

  • Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter

 

Wyoming

  • WY-CO Border Chapter: 5-Star Newsletter

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