Lt. Karen Appel, budget officer of the 13th Coast Guard District, receives the Meritorious Award from the American Society of Military Comptrollers Awards Program in the Accounting and Finance category from Marilyn Thomas, president of the ASMC, during the 2014 Professional Development Institute at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, May 28, 2014. Appel received the award for streamlining the process of accounting for Coast Guard property and operating expenses. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer)