The Admiral of the Navy George Dewey Award is an annual award of the Naval Order of the United States to honor a U.S. citizen eligible for regular membership in the Naval Order, who has established a record of exemplary service that sets that individual apart from his or her peers.John C. Rice, Jr., Naval Order of the United States: Past-Present-Future. (Paduchah, KY: Turner Publishing Company, 2003), p. 17.
History In 2001, former Commander General of the Naval Order of the United States Rear Admiral William F. Merlin, USCG, (ret.) proposed the establishment of a new award for the Naval Order to honor a senior civilian official for "unique achievements by that individual based on exceptional insight, persistent effort and firm determination to continually advance the paramount interests of the United States and its Sea Services. The award is a 12-inch by 15-inch plaque bearing the Seal of the Naval Order in the center, flanked by the obverse and reverse of the large Naval Order Cross. The award is named in honor of Admiral of the Navy George Dewey, who served as Commander General of the Naval order from 1907 to 1917. Presentation is made at a formal ceremony, preferably the annual Naval Order annual congress. It was first awarded in 2002 to former President George H. W. Bush.
Recipients 2002 George H. W. Bush 2003 Dr. Robert Ballard 2005 Jeremiah DentonNOUS Newsletter, vol. XXIII, no. 1 (Winter 2005–2006), p. 1 2006 Gordon R. EnglandNOUS Newsletter, vol. XXIII, no. 3 (Summer 2006), p. 1 2007 George ShultzNOUS Newsletter, vol. XXV, no. 1 (Winter 2006–2007), p. 1 2009 John W. WarnerNOUS Newsletter 2010 Thomas J. Cassidy Jr.NOUS Newsltter, vol. XXVII, No. 4 (Winter 2011), p. 2 2011 James L. Holloway III 2012 John B. HattendorfNOUS Newsletter, vol. XXVIII, no. 6 (Summer 2012), p. 1 2013 J. Phillip "Jack" LondonNOUS Newsletter, vol. XXVIII, no. 10 (Summer 2013), p. 1 2014 John F. Lehman Jr.NOUS Newsletter, vol. XXIX, no. 9 (Autumn 2014), p. 1 2015 Frederick W. Smith[Naval Order website http://www.navalorder.org/awards/2015/10/15/admiral-of-the-navy-george-dewey-award-2015] 2016 Everett Alvarez Jr.[Naval Order website http://www.navalorder.org/awards/2016/8/28/commander-everett-alvarez-jr-usn-ret-2016-admiral-of-the-navy-george-dewey-award] 2017 Robert J. Stevens[ Naval Order Website http://www.navalorder.org/awards/2017/7/22-chairman-robert-j-stevens-2017-admiral-of-the-navy-george-dewey-award] 2018 Marshal P. Cloyd[Naval Order website. http://www.navalorder.org/awards/tag/Admiral+of+the+Navy+George+Dewey+Award] 2019 Admiral James R. Hogg‘’NOUS Newsletter’’, vol. XXIV, no. 4, p. 19 2022 Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. Posthumous award. 2023 Captain Don Walsh, USN (Ret.), PhD 2024 Ambassador J. William Middendorf II[Naval Order website http://www.navalorder.org 2025 Rear Admiral Thomas Charles Lynch[Naval Order website http://www.navalorder.org/ 2026 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro.NOUS Newsletter, vol. XXX!, No. 3 ((Summer 2026), pp. 9-13.×
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