ATA personnel receive awards for outstanding performance at AEDC Published June 1, 2015 By Raquel March AEDC/PA ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. -- Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) leadership recently held a second quarter award ceremony for fiscal year 2015 where ATA personnel were recognized for exceptional achievements in mission support, customer service, technical support, engineering and quality leadership in support of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. The award recipients for Craftsperson of the Quarter are: John Ayres - Mission Support Department, Fuels/Utility Operations and Maintenance; an Estill Springs resident Marcus Frey - Integrated Test and Evaluation Department, Test Operations and Maintenance; a Cookeville resident Jackie Hensley II - Mission Support Department, Emergency Services; a Manchester resident James Melton - Mission Support Department, Fabrication, Installation, Maintenance and Support; a Shelbyville resident James Pickett - Test Assets and Support Department, Plant Operations and Maintenance; a Winchester resident The award recipients for Technical Excellence in Engineering of the Quarter are: Henry Horne - Integrated Test and Evaluation Department, Engineering Analysis; a Nashville resident Dr. Joseph Sheeley - Integrated Test and Evaluation Department, Engineering and Facilities Design; a Tullahoma resident The award recipients for Administrative and Professional Support Services of the Quarter are: Melody Gilliam - Performance Management Department, Support Services; a Normandy resident Randy Nunley - Mission Support Department, Tech Spec and Admin Professional; a Gruetli Laager, Tenn., resident Deborah Rickner - Mission Support Department, Administrative Support; a Manchester resident The award recipients for Operations and System Engineer of the Quarter are: Joshua Blair - Test Assets and Support Department, Maintenance Engineering; a Woodbury resident The award recipients for Program Manager of the Quarter are: Gary Hammock II - Integrated Test and Evaluation Department, External Customer Program Manager; a Manchester resident Brent Morris - Test Assets and Support Department, Internal Customer Program Manager; a Murfreesboro resident