Cowart Award
The Cowart Award is named in honor of Vice. Adm. Kenneth C. Cowart, U.S. Coast Guard. It is presented for outstanding contribution to the U.S. Coast Guard civil engineering and shore facility management programs. This plaque was first awarded for 1968.
Eligibility
Awarded annually to a U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering and a Facilities Engineering organization.
Nomination Criteria
Outstanding contribution to the U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering program.
Please contact your chain of command for information about the Uniformed Service Awards nomination process. SAME provides a formal ceremony for recipients.
Nominate
Past Cowart Award Recipients
| Year | Civil Engineering | Facilities Engineering | Other/Single Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Civil Engineering Unit Miami, Fla. | Air Station Clearwater Facility Department, Fla. | |
| 2024 | Base Portsmouth Facility Engineering Department | ||
| 2023 | Base Elizabeth City Facilities Engineering Department | ||
| 2022 | Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, Calif. | Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, Calif. | |
| 2021 | Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio | Training Center Petaluma Facilities Engineering Department, Petaluma, California | |
| 2020 | Facility Design & Construction Center, Norfolk, VA | Base Honolulu Facilities Engineering Department, HI | |
| 2019 | Civil Engineering Unit Providence, R.I. | Base Portsmouth Facilities Engineering Division, Va. | |
| 2018 | Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, Ohio | Base Cape Cod Facilities Engineering Department, Mass. | |
| 2017 | Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, Calif. | Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala. | |
| 2016 | Civil Engineering Unit Providence | U.S. Coast Guard Base Boston | |
| 2015 | Civil Engineering Unit Juneau | Coast Guard Base Alameda | |
| 2014 | Civil Engineering Unit Honolulu, Hawaii | Base Portsmouth, Va. | |
| 2013 | Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland | Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater | |
| 2012 | Civil Engineering Unit Providence, R.I. | Base Elizabeth City Facility Engineering Department, N.C. | |
| 2011 | Training Center Cape May, N.J. | Facility Design & Construction Center Norfolk, VA | |
| 2010 | Civil Engineering Unit Miami, Fla. | Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore, Md. | |
| 2009 | Civil Engineering Unit Juneau, Alaska | Base Support Unit Portsmouth, VA | |
| 2008 | Facilities Design and Construction Center Atlantic, Norfolk, Va. | U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn. | |
| 2007 | Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, CA | Integrated Support Command Kodiak, AK | |
| 2006 | USCG CE Unit Cleveland, OH | Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore, MD | |
| 2005 | Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Unit Miami, FL | Integrated Support Command Kodiak, AK | |
| 2004 | USCG CE Unit Cleveland, OH | Integrated Support Command, Kodiak, AK | |
| 2003 | USCG CE Unit, Providence | Support Center, Elizabeth City Facilities Engineering Dept. | |
| 2002 | CEU Miami | Facilities Engr. Org., ISS Portsmouth | |
| 2001 | USCG Facilities Design and Construction Center, Pacific | Air Station Borinquen | |
| 2000 | USCG Facilities Management Dept. | CE Unit, Providence | |
| 1999 | Integrated Support Command Alameda | ||
| 1996 | CE Unit, Oakland CA | ||
| 1995 | USCG Facilities Design and Const. Ctr. (Pacific) | ||
| 1994 | CE Unit, Cleveland | ||
| 1993 | CE Unit, Providence | ||
| 1992 | USCG Facilities Design and Const. Ctr. (Atlantic) | ||
| 1991 | USCG Facilities Design and Const. Ctr. (Pacific) | ||
| 1990 | CE Unit, Cleveland | ||
| 1989 | USCG Shore Maintenance Detach., Honolulu, HI | ||
| 1988 | USCG Shore Maintenance Detach., Miami, FL | ||
| 1987 | USCG Facilities Design & Const. Ctr., Pacific | ||
| 1986 | CE Branch, 14th CG District, Honolulu, HI | ||
| 1985 | CE Branch, 7th CG District, Miami, FL | ||
| 1984 | CE Branch, 9th CG District, Cleveland, OH | ||
| 1983 | CE Branch, 8th CG District, New Orleans, LA | ||
| 1982 | USCG Training Ctr., Cape May | ||
| 1981 | CE Branch, 1st CG District | ||
| 1980 | CE Branch, 13th CG District | ||
| 1979 | CE Branch, 5th CG District | ||
| 1978 | CE Branch, 1st CG District | ||
| 1977 | CE Branch, 8th CG District | ||
| 1976 | Engr. Div., CG Activities, Europe | ||
| 1975 | CE Branch, 5th CG District | ||
| 1974 | CE Branch, 7th CG District | ||
| 1973 | CE Branch, 17th CG District | ||
| 1972 | Physical Plant Div., CG Academy, New London, CT | ||
| 1971 | CE Branch, 8th CG District | ||
| 1970 | CE Branch, 12th CG District | ||
| 1969 | CE Branch, 11th CG District | ||
| 1968 | CE Branch, 3rd CG District |