Celebrate Excellence

Recognize outstanding accomplishments of individuals, chapters and supporters of the defense financial management community.

SDFM National Awards Program


SDFM offers a robust recognition program which celebrates the outstanding accomplishments of its chapters, membership, the defense financial management community, and individuals pursuing a career in financial management. This program encompasses individual and team achievement awards, chapter recognition, and a variety of other individual based awards.

Submit a Nomination

Nominations for the 2027 awards are now open. If you have any questions, please contact awards@sdfm.org.

Achievement Awards

Achievement awards are presented annually to individuals and teams who have been nominated for outstanding accomplishment within one of the functional fields of comptrollership.

  • Accounting Achievement Award
  • Acquisition / Cost Analysis Achievement Award
  • Auditing Achievement Award
  • Budgeting Achievement Award
  • Contractor Support Achievement Award
  • Intern/Trainee Achievement Award
  • Finance Achievement Award
  • Financial Systems/Digital Transformation Achievement Awards
  • Financial Systems/Digital Transformation Team Award
  • Resource Management Achievement Award
  • Small Team Achievement Award
  • Large Team Achievement Award
  • Ernest J. Gregory Achievement Award (CFO/Comptroller)

Membership Awards

Several awards are presented to SDFM members for achievements in areas such as leadership and corporate engagement.

  • Member Leadership Award
  • Corporate Member of the Year Award

Chapter Awards: Chapter Competition

There are a number of awards which recognize the many accomplishments of SDFM chapters.

  • Community Service Award
  • Chapter Communications Program
  • Five Star Chapter Program
  • Membership Growth Awards
  • Neil R. Ginnetti Professional Development Award

Awardees