--The Civilian Faculty Award for Excellence in Research is presented annually to the civilian faculty member at the Naval Academy who has exhibited the highest quality continued scholarly achievement through research. The award consists of two plaques, one awarded to the individual and one placed on permanent display at the Naval Academy. Accompanying each award is a cash prize provided by the USNA Alumni Association.

--Each year, the recipient of this award produced significant results through original research and publication. The results of this research have furthered the accomplishments of the Naval Academy's mission by assisting the intellectual development of midshipmen and, additionally, have significantly increased the fund of knowledge in his or her field of scholarship.

Past award recipients include:

Year	Recipient	Department
2008	Professor Ralph J. Volino	Mechanical Engineering
2007	Professor W. David Joyner	Mathematics
2006	Associate Professor Michael P. Schultz	Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
2005	Professor Karen E. Thierfelder	Economics
2004	Professor Michael E. Hoffman	Mathematics
2003	Professor Richard P. Abels	History
2002	Professor Geoffrey L. Price	Mathematics
2001	Professor Thomas E. Brennan	History
2000	Associate Professor Judith A. Harrison	Chemistry
1999	Professor John M. Hill	English
1998	Professor Craig L. Symonds	History
1997	Associate Professor Mark L. Campbell	Chemistry
1996	Associate Professor Raouf Raouf	Mechanical Engineering
1995	Professor Roger Compton	Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
1994	Associate Professor Bruce E. Fleming	English
1993	Professor James A. Joyce	Mechanical Engineering
1992	Professor Mark L. Elert	Chemistry
1991	Professor Chih Wu	Mechanical Engineering
1990	Associate Professor Eva L. Corredor	Language Studies
1989	Professor Peter A. McCoy	Mathematics
1988	Professor John J. Fontanella and Professor Mary C. Wintersgill	Physics
1987	Professor Michael E. McCormick	Naval Systems Engineering

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