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."
List of award winners The following is the list of recipients:
Year Recipient 1957 Lieutenant Commander Malcolm D. Ross, USN1958 Rear Admiral William F. Raborn, USN1959 Vice Admiral J. T. Hayward, USN1960 Captain Ashton Graybeil (MG), USN1961 Captain Levering Smith, USN1962 Admiral John H. Sides, USN1963 Captain Parker L. Folsom, USN1964 Rear Admiral Denys W. Knoll, USN1965 The Honorable James H. Wakelin, Jr.1966 Dr. John P. Craven1967 Captain J. Edward Snyder, Jr., USN1968 Captain Robert C. Goodwing, USN1969 Rear Admiral Odale D. Waters, Jr., USN1970 Captain Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr., USN, Captain Richard F. Gordon, Jr. USN, Captain Alan L. Bean, USN1971 Captain Robert H. Wertheim, USN1972 Commander Don Walsh, USN1973 Captain Earle W. Sapp, USN, Commander Paul A. Petzrick, USN1974 William M. Emshwiller, Master Sergeant John H. Ballard, USMC1975 Gerald C. Gould, Lieutenant Phillip I. Harvey, USN1976 Commander Lorin W. Brown, USN1977 Dr. William Wynn1978 Robert M. Williams, Dr. Robert J. Lundegard1979 Captain Alfred Skolnick, USN1980 Rear Admiral Glenwood Clark, Jr., USN, Lieutenant Kenneth W. Kizer, MC, USNR1981 Robert W. Fett Alt URL1982 Dr. William A. McNally1983 Commander Wayne A. Clarke, USN, CWO-4 Bruce M. Wincentsen, USMC1984 Dr. Alan R. Somoroff1985 Rear Admiral Wayne Eugene Meyer, USN1986 Dr. Jerome Karle1987 John R. Andreotti1988 Dr. Isabella L. Karle1989 Lieutenant Commander Terry Lee Eby, USN1990 Captain Katherine L. Laughton, USN1991 Mr. Charles D. Johnson, Walter Zeitfuss, Jr.1992 Mr. Robert J. Boswell, Captain George B. Brown, USMC1993 Colonel Curtis T. Crews, USMC, Captain Barry Frederick Schwoerer, USN1994 Captain Bruce B. Scott, USN1995 Ms. Bernadette J. Eichinger1996 Captain William J. Dvorak, USMC1997 Mr. Howard T. Kauderer1998 Dr. Barry L. Howell1999 Lieutenant Commander Gary R. Schram, USN 2000 Mr. David B. Pye2001 Mr. Max N. Yoder2002 Dr. Donald A. Birchler2003 Captain Peter M. Grant, USN2004 Dr. Allen T. Hjelmfelt2005 Lieutenant Commander Michael J. Schiller, USN2006 Mr. Elmer L. Roman2007 Mr. Bruce D. Wintersteen2008 Mr. John Locke2009 Corporal Brian Carter, USMC2010 Lieutenant Commander (Select) Brian Barrick, USN2011 Mr. Jason E. Tant2012 Major Billy J. Short, Jr., USMC2013 Dr. Pierre J. Corriveau2014 LCDR Joshua A. Hengst, USN2015 Dr. Wayne Chepren2016 2017 Dr. Mary Ann Cummings2018 2019 2020Lieutenant Commander Austin West
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External links Navy League of the United States Navy League of the United States Award Program