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Webb Institute Alumni SNAME Awards
Many Webb alumni have distinguished themselves over the
years by receiving recognition for their accomplishments
and professional contributions from the Society of Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers. Following is a listing
of those distinguished Webb alumni shown in bold.
The Rear Admiral David W. Taylor Medal for "Notable
Achievement in Naval Architecture and/or Marine Engineering."
| 1958 | John C. Niedermair* |
| 1966 | Richard B. Couch |
| 1977 | James J. Henry* |
| 1978 | John J. Nachtsheim* |
| 1982 | Jacques B. Hadler** |
| 1983 | Jens T. Holm* |
| 1988 | Lawrence R. Glosten |
| 2001 | Peter A. Gale |
| 2002 | R. Keith Michel |
| * deceased |
| ** Professor at Webb Institute |
The Vice Admiral Emory S. "Jerry" Land Medal for
"Outstanding Accomplishment in the Marine Field."
| 1967 | James J. Henry* |
| 1979 | A. Dudley Haff |
| 1989 | Ronald K. Kiss |
| 1991 | Robert G. Mende |
| 1993 | Perry W. Nelson*** |
| 2001 | William duBarry Thomas |
| * deceased |
| *** Postgraduate degree from Webb |
The Dr. Kenneth S. M. Davidson Medal for "Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment in Ship Research."
| 1961 | Frank M. Lewis* |
| 1974 | William E. Cummins* |
| 1982 | John P. Breslin |
| 1990 | John F. Dalzell* |
| 1992 | William C. Webster |
| * deceased |
The William H. Webb Medal for "Outstanding Contributions to
Education in Naval Architecture, Marine or Ocean Engineering."
| 2001 |
Professor Robert B. Zubaly |
| 2007 |
Professor Roger H. Compton |
The Blakely Smith Medal for "Outstanding Accomplishment in Ocean Engineering."
| 1985 | John A. Mercier |
| 1997 | Walter H. Michel |
American Bureau of Shipping-Captain Joseph H.Linnard Prize for the
best paper contributed to the Annual Meeting and appearing in the Transactions of the Society.
| 1957 |
Paul S. Granville*; "The Viscous Resistance of Surface
Vessels and the Skin Friction of Flat Plates" |
| 1964 |
Robert G. Henry & Richards T. Miller; "Sailing
Yacht Design. An Appreciation of a Fine Art" |
| 1966 |
Henry M. Cheng & Jacques B. Hadler**; "Analysis of
Experimental Wake Data in Way of Propeller Plane of Single and Twin-Screw Ship Models" |
| 1967 |
James J. Henry* & Henry J. Karsch*; "Container Ships" |
| 1970 |
Frank M. Lewis* ; "Propeller Forces in
Single-Screw Ships" |
| 1974 |
Vito R. Milano***; "Ship Resistance to
Continuous Motion in Ice" |
| 1975 |
Jacques B. Hadler**, Choung M. Lee, J. T. Birmingham, & H.
D. Jones; "Ocean Catamaran Seakeeping Design Based Upon the Experiences of USNS Hayes" |
| 1982 |
William H. Garzke, Jr., & George D. Kerr; "Major
Factors in Frigate Design" |
| 1983 |
John P. Breslin, Robert J.Van Houten, Justin E.
Kerwin, & Carl-Anders Johnsson; "Theoretical and Experimental
Propeller-Induced Hull Pressures Arising from Intermittent
Blade Cavitation, Loading, and Thickness." |
| 1990 |
Myron V. Ricketts & Peter A. Gale; "On Motions, Wetness and
Such: The USS MIDWAY Blister Story" |
| 1993 |
Douglas H. Dirks & Gary M. Hetherington; "Hydrodynamic and
Propulsion Design Concepts of Tuna Purse Seiners" |
| 1995 |
Justin E. Kerwin, David P. Keenan, Scott D. Black, & James G.
Diggs; "A Coupled Viscous/Potential Flow Design Method for Wake-Adapted,
Multi-Stage, Ducted Propulsors Using Generalized Geometry" |
| * deceased |
| ** Professor at Webb |
| *** Postgraduate degree from Webb |
The Vice Admiral E. L. Cochrane Award for the best paper published in Marine Technology.
| 1966 | William J. Dorman* |
| 1970 | John P. Breslin |
| 1974 | William H. Garzke, Jr., Ralph E. Johnson & Alexander C. Landsburg |
| 1989 | David S. Greeley & John H. Cross-Whiter |
| 1990 | Jay P. Carson & Barbara Lamb |
| 1991 | Donald L. Blount & Louis T. Codega |
| 1998 | Roger H. Compton & Howard A. Chatterton; Jr. |
| 2001 | Duncan T. MacLane |
| 2003 | William N. France, R. Keith Michel, et al |
| 2005 | Alexander Landsburg, Roderick A. Barr, et al |
| * deceased |
The Elmer L. Hann Award for the "best paper on ship production delivered at the Ship Production Symposium."
| 1996 | Peter A. Jaquith, Richard M. Burns,
Steve E. Dunbar, B. J. Fontaine, Harry A. Nelson,
John L. Silveira, & Tom D. Thompson |
The Spring Meeting Paper Award for the best Spring Meeting paper.
| 1980 |
Ronald K. Kiss, James A. Lisnyk & John J. Nachtsheim |
The William M. Kennedy Award for "Outstanding Service and
Contribution in the Development of Systems and Planning
Applying to Shipbuilding and Ship Repair."
| 1984 | Peter E. Jaquith |
| 1996 | Richard A. Goldbach |
| 2007 | Jay P. Carson |
The Distinguished Service Award was established to give Society-wide
recognition to those members who, through dedicated personal service and/or
technical contributions, have contributed much to the Society and its
various activities of the National and Section levels. Past presidents
and past medalists are not to be considered for the award.
| 1988 | Edward M. MacCutcheon, Richards T. Miller |
| 1989 | Robert L. Kelly |
| 1991 | Roger H. Compton, Ralph E. Johnson, William duBarry Thomas |
| 1994 | David R. Rodger |
| 1997 | Paul B. Mentz |
| 1998 | R. Keith Michel |
| 1999 | Alfred A. Bozzuffi |
| 2002 | Henry A. Olsen |
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