2010 distinguished graduate award program
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DGADISTINGUISHED GRADUATE AWARD
The 2010 Medal Ceremony marks the 12th year of honoring and
celebrating the lives of alumni through the U.S. Naval Academy
Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Award program.
Each year, distinguished graduates are honored because of their
demonstrated and unselfish commitment to a lifetime of service,
their personal character and the significant contributions they
have made to the Navy and Marine Corps or as leaders in
industry or government. They are the living embodiment of the
Academy’s mission to develop leaders to “assume the highest
responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.”
We honor these five individuals for the principles they stand
for—today and always.
The 2010 Distinguished Graduate Award selection committee
was chaired by Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. ’70, USN
(Ret.). Members of the committee included Colonel Arthur
Athens ’78, USMCR (Ret.); Major General Charlie Bolden ’68,
USMC (Ret.); Vice Admiral Daniel L. Cooper ’57, USN (Ret.);
Captain Maureen Cragin ’85, USNR (Ret.); Mr. Byron
Marchant ’78; Admiral Joseph Prueher ’64, USN (Ret.);
Vice Admiral John (Scott) Redd ’66, USN (Ret.); Mr. Roger
Staubach ’65 and Major General Leo Williams ’70, USMCR
(Ret.). Thank you for your dedicated service in selecting the
2010 Distinguished Graduate Award recipients.
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MEDAL PRESENTATION4:30 p.m.
INTRODUCTION OF DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES FOR 2010
INVOCATIONCaptain Peter W. McGeory, USN
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
WELCOME AND REMARKSVice Admiral Jeffrey L. Fowler ’78, USN
Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy
PRESENTATION OF DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE AWARD MEDALS
Admiral Steve Abbot ’66, USN (Ret.)Chairman of the Board, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association
and Midshipman Keegan Kinkade ’10, USNBrigade Commander
REMARKS Distinguished Graduate Recipients of 2010
NAVY BLUE & GOLD
DEPARTURE OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY
PROGRAM16 APRIL 2010
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DUNNMR. DAVID J. DUNN ’55
David Dunn and his brother were
raised by their mother in the Flatbush
section of Brooklyn, beginning his
storied career as a $1-a-day paperboy.
Before he entered the Academy, he
joined the Marine Corps Reserve
in 1947 and worked for the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Three years later he was called to
active duty during the Korean War.
He entered the Naval Academy via
the Naval Academy Prep School in
1951, had H. Ross Perot ’53 as his
battalion commander and graduated in
1955 as a Marine Second Lieutenant
with a degree in engineering. When
his tour of duty ended in 1959, he
attended Harvard Business School
earning his Master of Business
Administration with “high distinction”
in 1961. He received an “Alumni
Achievement” award from Harvard
Business School in 1998.
Dunn began his business career with
the prominent venture capital firm
J.H. Whitney & Company in the
1960s, and after eight years decided
to strike out on his own with the
help of the famed Bass Brothers of
Texas. His first investment was seven
Honeywell engineers with a design
for a mini-computer. They launched
Prime Computer in 1972. His new
firm, Idanta Partners, was on the
map. Another standout among the
investments Idanta made was the seed
capital for Iomega in 1980, producers
of the famous Zip drive.
He still manages Idanta’s investments
from an office near his home in San
Diego, CA. However, Dunn is most
known these days for his educational
support of underprivileged children
from low-income New York City
homes. He believes he was offered
incredible help with his education and
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wants to do the same for others.
He pays the tuition of 150 inner-city
students each year to attend private
high schools in New York City
through Student Sponsor Partners.
He also has financed a permanent
fund that supports four underprivileged
undergraduate students at Harvard
University each year.
He has been very generous at the
Academy as well, starting with
recommending the formation of our
Foundation to then-Superintendant
Admiral Charles Larson ’58, USN (Ret.).
Dunn also suggested and funded
the position of Minority Affairs
Counselor for Admissions,
established the Class of 1955
Endowed Faculty Chair
in Middle East Studies
and the Class of 1955
Honor Scholarship.
“Being designated a
Distinguished Graduate is
the highest honor of my life.”
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EDNEYADMIRAL LEON A. EDNEY ’57, USN (RET.)
A son of Massachusetts, Leon “Bud”
Edney ventured to Northeastern
University for a year before deciding
to head to the Naval Academy.
He was designated a naval aviator
in 1958, flying tours with Air
Antisubmarine Squadrons 27 and 24
for his first four years of sea duty.
After earning a Master of Public
Administration from Harvard
University in 1963, he reported to the
Pentagon as special assistant to the
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for
Research and Development. In 1965
he returned to flying, assigned to
Attack Squadron 164 for two back
to back deployments in Vietnam,
followed by two years as a flight
instructor introducing the A-7 attack
aircraft to the fleet. He returned to a
desk in 1970 when assigned to the
staff of the Chief of Naval Operations
as Western Hemisphere Plans Officer.
In 1970-71, he was selected as a
White House Fellow, serving as
special assistant to the Secretary
of Transportation.
He headed back to the fleet in 1971
as executive officer of Attack
Squadron 27 and assumed command
the following year. He commanded
Carrier Airwing Two attached to
RANGER (CVA 61) from 1974–75,
followed by tours as commanding
officer of PONCHATOULA (AO 148)
in 1976 and Chief of Staff Cruiser
Destroyer Group Five in 1977.
Edney assumed Command of USS
CONSTELLATION (CV 64) 1980-81.
Edney returned to Annapolis as
Commandant of Midshipmen in 1981
where he was promoted to the rank
of Commodore. In 1984, he was
commander of Carrier Strike Group
One. From 1986-90 Edney returned
to the Pentagon as director of
Aviation Programs, director of
Program Appraisals, chief of Naval
Personnel and vice chief of Naval
Operations. His final active duty
tour was as commander of U.S.
Atlantic Command and NATO’s
Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.
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Following retirement in 1992, he
worked for the Loral Corporation,
became the first Distinguished Chair
of Leadership at the Naval Academy
and served on multiple corporate and
non-profit boards. He is currently a
Capstone Senior Fellow for the
National Defense University.
Admiral Edney completed more than
350 combat missions, 1,000 carrier
landings and 5,600 flight hours. He
has been awarded the Defense and
Navy Distinguished Service medals,
Legion of Merit with two gold stars,
Distinguished Flying Cross with
four gold stars, Bronze Star, the
Individual Air Medal with silver
star, Republic of
Vietnam Gallantry
Cross with gold
star and other
unit citations.
“Being nominated and
selected to be a Distinguished
Graduate of the Academy is a
humbling and great honor.”
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LYNCHREAR ADMIRAL THOMAS C. LYNCH ’64, USN (RET.)
Tom Lynch left Lima, OH, with Navy
football on his mind. Not only did he
acquire three varsity letters in the
sport, but he became captain of the
1963 team as well. He also held the
title of Brigade Heavyweight Boxing
Champion in 1962 and 1963 (and
returned to referee as a Lieutenant in
1969). He graduated with distinction
with the NAAA Sword and the
Cooke Memorial Fund Award.
Admiral Lynch’s military career
was varied and long. As an Ensign,
Lieutenant and Admiral, he
experienced three active duty tours
and several billets at the Academy. At
sea, his leadership positions included
commanding officer of TRUET
(FF-1089) (1977-80); commander,
Destroyer Squadron TWENTY SIX
(1985-87); commander, Cruise
Destroyer Group TWELVE (1989-91)
including commander of the
Eisenhower Battle Group during
Operation Desert Shield.
After a 31-year career of naval service
he retired in the rank of Rear
Admiral. His naval service included
chief, Navy Legislative Affairs,
Superintendent of the U.S. Naval
Academy from 1991 to 1994 and
director of the Navy Staff at the
Pentagon from 1994 to 1995. Tom
joined The Staubach Company after
six years as senior vice president at
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a NYSE
venture capital company. While at
Safeguard, he served nearly two years
as president and chief operating
officer at Compucom Systems, a
NASDAQ billion dollar Safeguard
subsidiary company.
Admiral Lynch serves as a board
director for multiple private and public
companies and several non-profit
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entities, is a Trustee of the Naval
Academy Foundation and chairs the
Athletic and Scholarship division of
the Foundation. He also serves on the
Army-Navy Game Committee and
as vice chairman of the Philadelphia
Sports Congress, so he is very
involved in the Army-Navy Game on
multiple levels. He married his high
school sweetheart, Kathy, following
graduation—they are the proud
parents of three children and have
10 grandchildren.
“To be recognized as a
Distinguished Graduate is
simply overwhelming to
me and also humbling
because of the many
outstanding graduates of
our Naval Academy.”
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REASONADMIRAL JOSEPH PAUL REASON ’65, USN (RET.)
Paul came to the Naval Academy
from nearby Washington, DC, the son
of a Howard University professor and
high school science teacher, after
spending his freshman year at
Swarthmore, sophomore at Lincoln
and junior at Howard University. He
graduated with a Bachelor of Science
and married his wife, Dianne Fowler,
in the Chapel three days after. He set
his sights on the nuclear propulsion
program for surface ships. Even after
his initial contentious meeting with
Vice Admiral Rickover ’22 in 1964,
the next day, he found his name
ranked third on the list of those
accepted. Southeast Asia was his first
deployment onboard the newly
commissioned TRUXTUN (DLGN 35).
After earning a Master of Science in
1970 at the Naval Postgraduate
School, he returned to the region
again in 1971 on ENTERPRISE. In
1976, he was assigned to the White
House as the naval aide to the
President, having been selected by
Jimmy Carter ’47. The sea called him
back in 1979, serving as executive
officer of MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40),
commanding officer of COONTZ
(DDG 40) then commanding officer
of the nuclear powered guided missile
cruiser BAINBRIDGE. From 1986-88
as a brand new rear admiral and first
flag officer in his class, Reason was
commander of Naval Base Seattle,
responsible for all naval activities in
Washington, Oregon and Alaska, then
commanded Cruiser-Destroyer Group
One, while concurrently leading
Battle Group Romeo to and from the
Persian Gulf. In 1991, he received his
third star and assumed command of
the Naval Surface Force of the U.S.
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Atlantic Fleet. After a tour as Deputy
Chief of Naval Operations for Plans,
Policy and Operations, he became the
first African-American 4-star admiral
in 1996, and assumed command
of the Atlantic Fleet, about half of
the Navy.
After his retirement in 1999,
Reason served as president, then
vice-chairman of Metro Machine
Corp. for six years. Formerly he
served as a director of Wal-Mart and
chaired the board at the U.S. Navy
Memorial Foundation. Currently he
is a director at Amgen, Norfolk
Southern and Todd Shipyards. In
addition, he chairs the Oak
Ridge Associated Universities
Foundation and serves on
the Naval Studies Board
of the National Academy
of Sciences.
“It is a signal honor to be
chosen a Distinguished
Graduate of the Academy.”
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FULFORDGENERAL CARLTON W. FULFORD JR. ’66, USMC (RET.)
Carlton Fulford came to the Naval
Academy from Millen, GA, taking on
extra elective courses, earning a varsity
letter in 150-pound football and
helping establish rugby as a permanent
sport. He served as 20th Company
Winter Set Commander his first class
year. The Lucky Bag predicted he was
“bound for a successful career.”
He later received a Master of Science
from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
and graduated from the Industrial
College of the Armed Forces.
After he completed The Basic School
in Quantico and Vietnamese Language
School, he was assigned as a platoon
commander with Company D, 1st
Battalion, 5th Marines in the Republic
of Vietnam. He later commanded
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 5th
Marines during the Tet Offensive in
1968. He returned to the States in
July of 1968 to be 1st Company
Commander, Naval Academy
Preparatory School at Bainbridge, MD.
Significant command assignments
have included: Deputy Commander
in Chief, United States European
Command (2000-02); director, the
Joint Staff (1999-2000); commander,
U.S. Marine Corps Forces and Bases,
Pacific headquartered at Camp
H.M. Smith, Hawaii (1998-99);
Commanding General, I Marine
Expeditionary Force (96-98);
Commanding General, III Marine
Expeditionary Force and Marine
Corps Bases, Japan (94-95);
Commanding General, 4th Marine
Expeditionary Brigade (91-92); and
commanding officer, Task Force
“Ripper” during Operation Desert
Storm (90-91). He retired in 2003.
General Fulford has been awarded the
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
with two bronze oak leaf clusters,
Silver Star, Legion of Merit with
Combat V and gold star, Bronze Star
with Combat V, Purple Heart with
gold star, Defense Meritorious Service
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Medal, Joint Service Commendation
medal, and Combat Action Ribbon
with gold star—amongst many others.
After his retirement, he was a
National Security Council envoy to
East Africa’s Great Lakes Region in
2003, became the director of the
Africa Center for Strategic Studies
from 2003-06 and was a negotiator in
the Sudanese peace process resulting
in the 2005 Comprehensive Peace
Accord. He currently consults
regarding security issues with particular
focus on African security matters.
He has visited 46 of the 53 African
nations and has been awarded the
Secretary of Defense Medal
for Outstanding
Public Service and
French Legion
of Merit.
“Designation as a
Distinguished Graduate is an
honor that recognizes
professional achievements
and contributions to the
Academy’s mission.”
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Captain John W. Crawford Jr., USN (Ret.)Class of 1942—DGA 2001
Admiral William J. Crowe Jr., USN (Ret.)Class of 1947—DGA 2001 (1925-2007)
Major General William A. Anders, USAFR (Ret.)Class of 1955—DGA 2000
Mr. Roger T. StaubachClass of 1965—DGA 2000
Admiral James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.)Class of 1943—DGA 2000
Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence, USN (Ret.)Class of 1951—DGA 2000 (1930-2005)
Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, USN (Ret.)Class of 1933—DGA 1999 (1912-2004)
Dr. John J. McMullenClass of 1940—DGA 2000 (1918-2005)
DGAPAST RECIPIENTS 1999-2009
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Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC (Ret.)Class of 1962—DGA 2002 (1939-2008)
Ambassador William H.G. FitzGeraldClass of 1931—DGA 2003 (1909-2006)
The Honorable James E. Carter Jr.Class of 1947—DGA 2002
Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost, USN (Ret.)Class of 1953—DGA 2002
Captain James A. Lovell, USN (Ret.)Class of 1952—DGA 2001
Vice Admiral Charles S. Minter Jr., USN (Ret.)Class of 1937—DGA 2002 (1915-2008)
Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale, USN (Ret.)Class of 1947—DGA 2001 (1923-2005)
Admiral James D. Watkins, USN (Ret.)Class of 1949—DGA 2001
Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey, USN (Ret.)Class of 1935—DGA 2003 (1913-2007)
Rear Admiral Robert W. McNitt, USN (Ret.)Class of 1938—DGA 2003
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Vice Admiral Gerald E. Miller, USN (Ret.)Class of 1942—DGA 2004
Vice Admiral James F. Calvert, USN (Ret.)Class of 1943—DGA 2004 (1920-2009)
Lieutenant General Charles G. Cooper, USMC (Ret.)Class of 1950—DGA 2004 (1927-2009)
Rear Admiral Ronald F. Marryott, USN (Ret.)Class of 1957—DGA 2004 (1934-2005)
Captain Slade D. Cutter, USN (Ret.)Class of 1935—DGA 2005 (1911-2005)
Rear Admiral Robert H. Wertheim, USN (Ret.)Class of 1946—DGA 2005
Admiral Ronald J. Hays, USN (Ret.)Class of 1950—DGA 2005
Mr. H. Ross PerotClass of 1953—DGA 2005
Vice Admiral William D. Houser, USN (Ret.)Class of 1942—DGA 2003
Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, USMC (Ret.)Class of 1934—DGA 2004 (1913-2008)
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Captain Thomas J. Hudner, USN (Ret.)Class of 1947—DGA 2006
Admiral Kinnaird R. McKee, USN (Ret.)Class of 1951—DGA 2006
General Robert T. Herres, USAF (Ret.)Class of 1954—DGA 2006 (1932-2008)
Admiral Charles R. Larson, USN (Ret.)Class of 1958—DGA 2006
Rear Admiral Maurice H. Rindskopf, USN (Ret.)Class of 1938—DGA 2007
Admiral Thomas B. Hayward, USN (Ret.)Class of 1948—DGA 2007
Mr. Ralph W. HooperClass of 1951—DGA 2007
Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr., USN (Ret.)Class of 1962—DGA 2007
Mr. James W. Kinnear IIIClass of 1950—DGA 2008
Admiral Frank B. Kelso II, USN (Ret.)Class of 1956—DGA 2008
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For more information on the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association’s Distinguished Graduate Award program and recipients, visit www.usna.com.
Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Montoya, CEC, USN (Ret.)Class of 1958—DGA 2008
Lieutenant General William M. Keys, USMC (Ret.)Class of 1960—DGA 2008
Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr., USN (Ret.)Class of 1960—DGA 2008
Mr. John E. NolanClass of 1950—DGA 2009
Admiral Bruce DeMars, USN (Ret.)Class of 1957—DGA 2009
Mr. J. Ronald TerwilligerClass of 1963—DGA 2009
Admiral Joseph W. Prueher, USN (Ret.)Class of 1964—DGA 2009
General Peter Pace, USMC (Ret.)Class of 1967—DGA 2009
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