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01 April 2009 - Teaching Excellence Recognized

Congratulations to LT Mitch Eliason, USN! Mitch was recently recongnized as a runner up for the prestigious Apgar Award for teaching excellence at USNA. The Apgar Award recognizes military faculty who have taught at the Naval Academy for fewer than three years and untenured junior civilian faculty who are in tenure track positions and alternates annually between military and civilian recipients.

24 March 2009 - Faculty Promotion

Congratulations to Dr. Brad Johnson, who was recognized for excellence by promotion to Professor!

Annapolis Capital Article: "Spa Creek group honors mids"

Midshipmen honored for Summer of Service volunteer work.

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Annapolis Capital Article: "Mids pitch in at Jug Bay"

Midshipmen rolled up their sleeves and plunged in, literally, to help repair storm damage at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary yesterday.

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2008 LEL Awards Ceremony

On May 22, 2008, the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law honored several instructors and midshipmen for their achievements during the 2007-08 academic year.

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LEL Instructor of the Semester (Fall 2007)

  • LT Hayes Larsen, JAGC, USN

LEL Instructor of the Semester (Spring 2008)

  • Major Edward Greeley, USMC

Class of 1951 Civilian Faculty Research Excellence Award (Honorable Mention)

  • Associate Professor Brad Johnson

Uruguayan Naval Award

  • MIDN 1/C Samuel Lehner, USN

Senator Margaret Chase Smith Leadership Excellence Award

  • MIDN 1/C Amanda Burney, USN

LT Merrill Francis Collier Leadership Award

  • MIDN 1/C Natalie Blandon, USN

Dr. Charles H. Coates Award for Excellence in Military Sociology

  • MIDN 1/C Donald H. Horner, III, USN

Dr. Karel Montor Award for Excellence in Leadership

  • MIDN 1/C Victoria Moore, USN
  • MIDN 1/C Eric Gardiner, USN
  • MIDN 1/C Kristen Sproat, USN
  • MIDN 1/C Blaine Moore, USN
  • MIDN 1/C Jacob Rozich, USN
  • MIDN 1/C Justin Bardin, USN
  • MIDN 1/C Austin Hancock, USN
  • MIDN 1/C Gregory Veteto, USN
  • MIDN 1/C Robert Gensheimer, USN
  • MIDN 1/C Leland Burns, USN

Trident Article: "Navy Wins Sixth Annual Inter-Academy Law of Armed Conflict Competition"

With Sailors and Marines on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan, the law of armed conflict is a timely subject at the U.S. Naval Academy. All Midshipmen are required to take a course in Naval Law that introduces them to the fundamentals of international agreements such as the 1907 Hague Convention and the 1949 Geneva Conventions, and three Midshipmen recently had the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of these concepts.

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Navy.mil Article: "Midshipmen Learn Lessons from the Fleet"

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (NNS) -- Nearly 40 midshipmen attended a leadership forum with the commanding officer (CO) of USS Mahan (DDG 72) at the U.S. Naval Academy Oct. 19.

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