Rear Admiral William S. Parsons Award

The Rear Admiral William S. Parsons Award for Scientific and Technical Progress is awarded each year by the Navy League of the United States to a Navy or Marine Corps officer, enlisted person or civilian, who has made an outstanding contribution in any field of science that has furthered the development and progress of the US Navy or Marine Corps. The award is named for Admiral William Sterling Parsons. The award is presented with a certificate and a watch along with other Professional Excellence Awards (Sea Service Awards) at the National Convention of the Navy League of the United States.

The award is described by the Navy League of the United States as: "The Rear Admiral William S. Parsons Award is named for Admiral Parsons in recognition of his dedication to all aspects of scientific and technical advances and who was responsible to a marked degree for ensuring that the U.S. Navy remained in operational consonance with the ever-shifting and increasing demands of the changing world. Presented since 1957, this award for scientific and technical progress is awarded to a Navy or Marine Corps officer, enlisted person or civilian who has made an outstanding contribution in any field of science that has furthered the development and progress of the Navy or Marine Corps."[1]

List of award winners

The following is the list of recipients:[a]

Year Recipient
1957 Lieutenant Commander Malcolm D. Ross, USN
1958 Rear Admiral William F. Raborn, USN
1959 Vice Admiral J. T. Hayward, USN
1960 Captain Ashton Graybeil[2] (MG), USN
1961 Captain Levering Smith,[3] USN
1962 Admiral John H. Sides, USN
1963 Captain Parker L. Folsom, USN
1964 Rear Admiral Denys W. Knoll, USN
1965 The Honorable James H. Wakelin, Jr.
1966 Dr. John P. Craven
1967 Captain J. Edward Snyder, Jr., USN
1968 Captain Robert C. Goodwing, USN
1969 Rear Admiral Odale D. Waters, Jr., USN
1970 Captain Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr., USN,[4] Captain Richard F. Gordon, Jr. USN,[5] Captain Alan L. Bean, USN[6]
1971 Captain Robert H. Wertheim, USN
1972 Commander Don Walsh, USN
1973 Captain Earle W. Sapp, USN, Commander Paul A. Petzrick, USN[7]
1974 William M. Emshwiller, Master Sergeant John H. Ballard, USMC
1975 Gerald C. Gould,[8] Lieutenant Phillip I. Harvey, USN
1976 Commander Lorin W. Brown, USN
1977 Dr. William Wynn
1978 Robert M. Williams, Dr. Robert J. Lundegard
1979 Captain Alfred Skolnick, USN
1980 Rear Admiral Glenwood Clark, Jr., USN,[9] Lieutenant Kenneth W. Kizer, MC, USNR
1981 Robert W. Fett[10]
1982 Dr. William A. McNally
1983 Commander Wayne A. Clarke, USN, CWO-4 Bruce M. Wincentsen, USMC
1984 Dr. Alan R. Somoroff
1985 Rear Admiral Wayne Eugene Meyer, USN[11]
1986 Dr. Jerome Karle
1987 John R. Andreotti
1988 Dr. Isabella L. Karle
1989 Lieutenant Commander Terry Lee Eby, USN
1990 Captain Katherine L. Laughton, USN
1991 Mr. Charles D. Johnson, Walter Zeitfuss, Jr.
1992 Mr. Robert J. Boswell, Captain George B. Brown, USMC
1993 Colonel Curtis T. Crews, USMC, Captain Barry Frederick Schwoerer, USN
1994 Captain Bruce B. Scott, USN
1995 Ms. Bernadette J. Eichinger
1996 Captain William J. Dvorak, USMC
1997 Mr. Howard T. Kauderer
1998 Dr. Barry L. Howell
1999 Lieutenant Commander Gary R. Schram, USN
2000 Mr. David B. Pye
2001 Mr. Max N. Yoder
2002 Dr. Donald A. Birchler
2003 Captain Peter M. Grant, USN
2004 Dr. Allen T. Hjelmfelt
2005 Lieutenant Commander Michael J. Schiller, USN
2006 Mr. Elmer L. Roman[12]
2007 Mr. Bruce D. Wintersteen
2008 Mr. John Locke
2009 Corporal Brian Carter, USMC
2010 Lieutenant Commander (Select) Brian Barrick, USN
2011 Mr. Jason E. Tant
2012 Major Billy J. Short, Jr., USMC[13]
2013 Dr. Pierre J. Corriveau
2014 LCDR Joshua A. Hengst, USN
2015 Dr. Wayne Chepren[14]
2016
2017 Dr. Mary Ann Cummings[15][16]
2018
2019
2020 Lieutenant Commander Austin West[17]

Notes

  1. ^ A list of Awards through 2015 was provided by the Navy League of the United States. Starting with the July–August 2016 issue of Sea Power, the Navy League began publishing recipients of their Sea Service Awards. The Rear Admiral William S. Parsons Award was not included in the 2016 issue but was included for 2017.

References

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  12. ^ Paula Paige (18 August 2009). "National Hispanic Organization Honors ONR Employee with Leadership Award". Official Website of the United States Navy. Dahlgren, Virginia: Navy News Service. NNS090818-10. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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