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 2024 program year, there were 225 communications awards. Congratulations to all!
[DOWNLOAD: Full List of Award Recipients (PDF)]
Alabama
- Greater Birmingham Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Huntsville Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- West Alabama Officers Assn: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Arizona
- Arizona Council of Chapters: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Arizona Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter: 5-Star Website
- Coronado Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Green Valley Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Northern Arizona Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Luke Chapter MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Superstition Mountain Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Tucson Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Yuma Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Grand Canyon Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Catalina Mountains Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
Arkansas
- Northwest Arkansas MOAA Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
California
- Alta Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Alameda County Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Miramar Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- MOAA Alamo: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Monterey County Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Silver Strand Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Ventura County Chapter MOAA: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Mojave Desert Chapter 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Delaware
- Dover Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter: 5-Star Website
Florida
- Florida Council of Chapters of the MOAA, Inc.: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Cape Canaveral Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Cape Coral Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- MOAA, Central Florida Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Clearwater Chapter: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 4-Star Website
- Kingdom of the Sun Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Lake & Sumter Counties Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Northeast Florida Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Northwest Florida MOA, Inc.: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Pensacola Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Petersburg Area Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Military Officers Association of Sarasota, Inc.: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Tampa Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Treasure Coast Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- West Volusia MOAA Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Charlotte Harbor Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Lee Coast Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Indian River Chapter MOAA: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Halifax Area Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- South Central Florida Chapter of the MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Sun City Center Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Ancient City Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Palm Beach - Martin Counties Chapter of MOAA: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Nassau County Florida Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 4-Star Website
- Historic Mayport Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Georgia
- Georgia MOAA, Inc.: 5-Star Website
- Atlanta Chapter of MOAA, Inc.: 4-Star Website
- MOAA, Ft Benning Area Chapter: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Old Capitol Area, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- South Georgia Chapter: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Georgia Mountain Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
Illinois
- Illinois Council of Chapters: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Lincolnland Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Southwest Illinois Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Indiana
- White River Chapter MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Kansas
- Wichita Chapter: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Sunflower Chapter – MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Kentucky
- Bluegrass Chapter, Military Officers Association of America: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Fort Campbell Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Fort Knox Area Chapter, Inc. of the MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Louisiana
- Ark-La-Tex Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Greater Baton Rouge Area MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Maryland
- Maryland Military Officers Assn of America: 5-Star Website
- Montgomery County Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Susquehanna Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Upper Potomac Chapter – MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Michigan
- Southeastern Michigan Chapter, MOAA: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Northwestern Michigan Chapter: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Missouri
- Fourstate Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Gen Omar N Bradley Mid-Missouri Chapter MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Ozark Empire MOAA: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Greater St. Louis Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Nebraska
- Heartland of America Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Nevada
- Southern Nevada Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Chapter of the MOAA: 5-Star Website
New Jersey
- New Jersey Lakes & Pines Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
New Mexico
- Albuquerque Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
New York
- NYS Capital Dist Chapter of the MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Genesee Valley Chapter/MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Mid-Hudson Chapter, MOAA: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
North Carolina
- North Carolina State Council of Chapters: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Cape Fear Chapter – MOAA: 5-Star Website
- Coastal Carolina MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Charlotte-Metrolina Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Southeastern NC Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Tarheel Central Chapter of MOAA, Inc.: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Triangle Chapter MOAA: 5-Star Website
- Western North Carolina Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Catawba Valley Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- High Country Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
Ohio
- Ohio Council of Chapters, MOAA: 5-Star Website
- MOAA Central Ohio Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 4-Star Website
- Greater Cincinnati Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Greater Cleveland Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Dayton Area Chapter – MOAA: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Ohio Western Reserve Chapter: 4-Star Website
- Mahoning and Shenango Valleys Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
Oklahoma
- Southwest Oklahoma Chapter: 5-Star Website
Oregon
- Emerald Empire Chapter MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Central Oregon Chapter of the MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Council of Chapters, MOAA: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Keystone Capital Chapter: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Lancaster Chapter: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 4-Star Website
- MOAA Pittsburgh Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Valley Forge Chapter of the MOAA: 4-Star Website
- Willow Grove Chapter MOAA: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 4-Star Website
South Carolina
- South Carolina Council of Chapters, MOAA: 5-Star Website
- Aiken Chapter MOAA: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 4-Star Website
- Charleston Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 4-Star Website
- Grand Strand Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Piedmont Chapter of the MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Hilton Head Area Chapter, MOAA: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- The Star Fort Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
Tennessee
- Tennessee Council of Chapters: 5-Star Website
- Chattanooga Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Middle Tennessee Chapter, MOAA: 4-Star Website
- Mountain Empire Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Stones River Chapter: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Gen Andrew Jackson Chapter: 4-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Texas
- El Paso Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 4-Star Website
- MOAA, Houston Area: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- MOAA Alamo: 5-Star Website
Virginia
- Central Virginia Chapter of MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Mount Vernon Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Richmond Area Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- MOAA, Southwest Virginia Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Virginia Peninsula Chapter MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Portsmouth Area Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Falcons Landing Chapter of the MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Heritage Hunt Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Washington
- Columbia River Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Kitsap Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Olympia Area Chapter MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Olympic Peninsula Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Spokane Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- Mt Rainier Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- Whidbey Island Chapter, MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
Wisconsin
- Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter – MOAA: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Wyoming
- WY-CO Border Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
Virtual Chapters
- MOAA Council of Virtual Chapters: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- (MUSNAVC) MOAA Uniformed Services Nurse Advocates Virtual Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 5-Star Website
- MOAA Surviving Spouses Virtual Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter
- MOAA Judge Advocate Virtual Chapter: 5-Star Print/E-Newsletter; 4-Star Website