FROM THE CHAIRMAN continued
to report that 19 USNA classes have included the Athletic Excellence Fund as part of their ongoing five-year class fundraising projects. Fellow Trustees are including it in their estate plans as well. It’s a wonderful group effort! The strength and vitality of our organization continues as evidenced by the induction of the following 15 new Trustees, who were welcomed at our fall and spring meetings – Steven Blazejewski ’98 – CAPT Doug Borrebach ’84, USN (Ret.) – Kathleen Branch – Thomas Brodmerkel ’80 – RADM William Cobb ’68, USN (Ret.) – VADM Jeff Fowler, ’78, USN (Ret.) – Deborah Gibbons – Dr. James Gonzales ’71 – David Greer ’88 – Thomas Knudson ’67 – Darrell Montgomery ’83 – Coleman Ruiz ’98
VADM W. Ted Carter Jr. ’81 visits Salisbury School.
– LCDR Christy Sahler ’85, USN (Ret.) – RADM Ray Smith ’67, USN (Ret.) – Robert Verratti ’66
I regret to report the passing of seven fellow Trustees during the past year, all of whom were stalwarts of our organization
F O U N D AT I O N A W A R D S
Admiral Louis E. Denfeld Memorial Award The Admiral Louis E. Denfeld Memorial Award recognizes a Foundation-sponsored member of the graduating class who has best displayed traits of leadership, demonstrated academic proficiency and participated extensively in extracurricular activities. This award honors Admiral Denfeld, a 1912 graduate Trustee ADM James A. Winnefeld Jr., USN (Ret.), with MIDN Minh-Tuan Hong Nguyen ‘16 of the Naval Academy, a destroyerman in WWI, a submariner in the ’20s and ’30s and Chief of Naval Operations in 1947. After retirement, he became the original Chairman of the Foundation Trustees’ Executive Committee. This year's recipient of the Denfeld Award was Midshipman Minh-Tuan Hong “Richard” Nguyen from Webster, NY. Richard attended Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, PA, under Foundation sponsorship. He majored in chemistry and his service selection was Nuclear Submarines.
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H. McCoy Jones Award The H. McCoy Jones Award recognizes a Foundationsponsored member of the graduating class who has demonstrated the highest degree of excellence in the Naval Academy athletic program and in leadership and competitive spirit. This award honors “Piggy” Jones, one of the founders of the Naval Academy Foundation, who personally ran the Trustee Dave Tate ‘67 with MIDN Dave preparatory school program Von Savage ‘16 during the forties and fifties. This year’s recipient of the Jones Award was Midshipman David Von Savage from Cape May, NJ. David attended Northwestern Preparatory School in Crestline, CA, as a Foundation-sponsored student. He majored in economics and his service selection was Special Warfare-SEAL.