Each year at Homecoming, the Alumni Association recognizes one or more graduates who have been nominated to receive the Outstanding Alumna/us Award. Graduates of the Academy who have distinguished themselves in the Maritime Field, the Armed Forces of the United States, in their chosen profession or for outstanding public service will be eligible to be nominated and to receive the award.

Nominations must be received in writing by the Alumni Office no later than June 30th of the calendar year. The Awards Committee presents its report to the full Board at its summer meeting, at which time the Board will act upon the recommendation of the committee. There is no requirement that an award be given every year, and there is also no limit on the number of awards that can be made.
Nomination Form

Year	Name	Class
1964	Wesley Hoch	1954
1966	Walter I. Gay	1946
1968	A. Edward Langlois	1944
1969	George Hart	1945
1971	John Chapman	1964
1972	CAPT Paul Jacobs	1958
1973	Henry M. Powers	1954
1974	CAPT Granville I. Smith	1947
1975	John Fairbanks	1952
1976	Walter W. Picher	1960
1977	RADM Warren C. Hamm	1949
1978	Robert M. Calder	1943-1
1980	Craig J. Kalloch	1970
1981	CAPT Roland O. Melcher	1956
1983	CAPT Richard E. Manchester	1968
1984	William A. Lowell	1956
1986	RADM John W. Bitoff	1958
1987	Frank M. Hale James Blenkhorn	1960 1955
1988	CAPT Richard Romagnoli	1982
1989	Kenneth M. Curtis	1952
1990	Eugene J. Silva George A. Wade	1964 1965
1991	William F. Thompson	1946
1993	Robert D. Somerville	1965
1996	Kevin P. Gildart CAPT Prentice Strong, III	1971 1984
1999	CAPT Richard C. Devins	1973
2000	Richard A. Foley Frederick J. Harris	1949 1967
2001	Bruce H. Doughty	1961
2002	John Gillis Peter Vigue Robert Walker	1972 1969 1953
2003	Wilbur Brown	1950
2004	Peter Johnson CAPT John Ingram	1964 1979
2005	Robert Cort CAPT San Juan “Sandy” Dunbar	1953 1960
2006	Carlton Hutchins CAPT Laurence Wade Capt. Charles B. Weeks	1943-2 1964 1964
2007	CAPT Joseph Pinette	1951
2008	Robert P. Sullivan	1961
2010	Tom Hall CAPT Sherri Hickman	1979 1985
2013	Mac Cianchette Paul Mercer	1973 1973
2015	Steven B. Colfer	1979
2016	CDR Jason Smith	1996
2017	Charles A. "Cal" Lechman	1965
2018	Eugene H. "Gene" Spinazola	1961
2020	Chester Manuel CAPT Mark Coté	1967 1983
2022	Joseph Cote	1982
2023	Thomas Lord	1987