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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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To serve and support the United States, the Naval Service, the

Naval Academy and its Alumni; By furthering the highest standards

at the Naval Academy; By seeking out, informing, encouraging

and assisting outstanding, qualified young men and women to

pursue careers as officers in the Navy and Marine Corps through

the Naval Academy; and, By initiating and sponsoring activities

which will perpetuate the history, traditions, memories and

growth of the Naval Academy and bind Alumni together

in support of the highest ideals of command, citizenship

and government.

Serving the Alma Mater and its Alumni since 1886

MISSIONUSNA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

NAVY BLUE & GOLD

Now colleges from sea to sea, may sing of colors true,

But who has better right than we, to hoist a symbol hue?

For Sailors brave in battle fair, since fighting days of old

Have proved the Sailor’s right to wear, the Navy Blue and Gold.

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