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2013 Semper Fidelis Award Honoree
Robert J. Stevens
Executive Chairman, Lockheed Martin Corporation
2013 Leatherneck Award Honoree
Dr. Dean L Kamen
Chief Executive Officer, President and Owner, DEKA Research and Development Corporation
2013 Joseph File Memorial Award Honoree
Catherine B. Reynolds
Chairman and CEO, Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation
2013 Military Guest of Honor
Previous New York Leatherneck Ball Award Recipients
Semper Fidelis Award
| Year |
Name |
Title |
Organization |
| 1979 |
George Steinbrenner, III |
Chairman |
American Shipbuilding, Co. |
| |
|
Owner |
New York Yankees |
| 1980 |
Donald O. Kendall |
Chairman & CEO |
PepsiCo, Inc. |
| 1981 |
Robert O. Anderson |
Chairman & CEO |
Atlantic Richfield Co. |
| 1982 |
John A. Meyers |
Publisher |
Time Magazine |
| 1983 |
Harry J. Gray |
Chairman, President & CEO |
United Technologies, Corp. |
| 1984 |
Zachary Fisher |
Senior Member |
Fisher Brothers |
| 1986 |
The Honorable James A. Baker, III |
Secretary |
U.S. Department of the Treasury |
| 1987 |
Edward J. Hennesy, Jr. |
Chairman |
Allied Signal, Inc. |
| 1988 |
Robert R. Daniell |
President & CEO |
United Technologies, Corp. |
| 1989 |
Donald E. Peterson |
Chairman |
Ford Motor Co. |
| 1990 |
Louis E. Bantle |
Chairman |
U.S. Tobacco, Inc. |
| 1991 |
Theodore H. Black |
Chairman & CEO |
Ingersol-Rand Co. |
| 1992 |
Dennis Swanson |
President |
ABC Sports |
| 1993 |
James R. Leva |
Chairman, President & CEO |
General Public Utilities Corp. |
| 1994 |
Frank Gifford |
Sports Commentator |
ABC Sports |
| 1995 |
James E. Hardyman |
Chairman & CEO |
Textron, Inc. |
| 1996 |
George David |
President & CEO |
United Technologies, Corp. |
| 1997 |
C. Michael Armstrong |
Chairman & CEO |
Hughes Electronics Corporation |
| 1998 |
Dennis Picard |
Chairman & CEO |
Raytheon Company |
| 1999 |
Alfred Lerner |
Chairman & CEO |
MBNA |
| 2000 |
H. Wayne Huizenga |
Chairman & CEO |
Huizenga Holdings |
| 2001 |
Peter M. Dawkins |
Vice Chairman |
Citigroup Private Bank |
| 2002 |
Steven S. Reinemud |
Chairman & CEO |
PepsiCo, Inc. |
| 2003 |
John Murphey |
Chairman & CEO |
Bell Helicopter Textron |
| 2004 |
Mark S. Newman |
Chairman, President & CEO |
DRS Technologies, Inc. |
| 2005 |
Mark Ronald |
President & CEO |
BAE Systems North America |
| 2006 |
Kenneth C. Dahlberg |
Chairman, President & CEO |
SAIC |
| 2007 |
H. Ross Perot |
Founder |
Electronic Data Systems (EDS) |
| 2008 |
Michael T. Strianese |
President & CEO |
L-3 Communications Holdings |
| 2009 |
Walter P. Havenstein |
President & CEO |
BAE Systems, Inc. |
| 2010 |
MajGen Charles F. Bolden Jr. USMC (Ret) |
NASA Administor |
NASA |
| 2011 |
Wes Bush |
President & CEO |
Northrup Grumman Corporation |
| 2012 |
W. James McNerney, Jr. |
Chairman, President & CEO |
The Boeing Company |
Colonel I. Robert Kriendler Memorial Award
| Year |
Name |
Title |
Organization |
| 1984 |
Mrs. Vincent Astor |
Author & Philanthropist |
|
| 1985 |
The Honorable James Baker III |
Secretary |
U.S.Department of the Treasury |
| 1986 |
The Honorable William E. Simon |
Chairman |
Wesray Corporation |
| |
|
Former Secretary |
U.S. Department of the Treasury 1974-1977 |
| 1987 |
General Paul X. Kelley |
28th Commandant |
USMC |
| 1988 |
M. Cabell Woodward, Jr. |
Vice Chairman |
ITT Corp. |
| 1989 |
Robert Kilpatrick |
Chairman |
CIGNA Corp. |
| 1990 |
William A. Schreyer |
Chairman |
Merril Lynch & Co., Inc. |
| 1991 |
J. Peter Grace |
Chairman & CEO |
W.R. Grace & Co., Inc. |
| 1992 |
George V. Grune |
Chairman & CEO |
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. |
| 1993 |
Gary Bettman |
Commissioner |
National Hockey League |
| 1994 |
Zachary Fisher |
Chairman |
INTREPID Museum Foundation |
| |
|
Partner |
Fisher Brothers |
| 1995 |
Paul J. Tagliabue |
Commissioner |
National Football League |
| 1996 |
Edward D. Miller |
President |
Chemical Banking Corporation |
| 1997 |
Donald J. Bainton |
Chairman & CEO |
Continental Canning Company, Inc. |
| 1998 |
Harry J. Pearce |
Vice Chairman |
General Motors Corporation |
| 1999 |
Donald W. Hudler |
CEO |
Saturn Retail Enterprises |
| 2000 |
Philip M. Condit |
CEO
|
The Boeing Company |
| 2001 |
William H. Donaldson |
Chairman |
Aetna, Inc. |
| 2002 |
Daniel P. Burnham |
Chairman & CEO |
Raytheon Company |
| 2003 |
G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. |
President & CEO |
General Motors Corporation |
| 2004 |
The Honorable Jon S. Corzine |
Senator |
New Jersey |
| 2005 |
Denis A. Bovin |
Vice Chairman, Investment Banking |
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. |
Soaring Eagle Career Achievement Award
| Year |
Name |
Title |
Organization |
| 2004 |
The Honorable Raymond W. Kelly |
Police Commissioner |
City of New York |
Globe & Anchor Award
| Year |
Name |
Title |
| 1972 |
Bob Hope |
Movie Actor & Entertainer |
| 1973 |
Martha Raye |
Movie Actress |
| 1974 |
Hugh O'Brian |
Movie & TV Actor |
| 1976 |
Col. Ed McMahon USMCR (Ret.) |
TV Personality |
| 1977 |
Ray Heatherton |
Entertainer |
| 1978 |
John Wayne |
Movie Actor |
| 2000 |
John Herschel Glenn, Jr. |
Senator, Astronaut, Colonel USMC (Ret) |
| 2008 |
Harry McKillop |
Associate, Perot Group |
Sportsman Award
| Year |
Name |
Title |
Organization |
| 1980 |
Herbert Brooks |
Coach |
1980 U.S. Olympic Gold Medal Hockey Team |
| 1981 |
David T. Jennings |
|
New York Giants, National Football League |
| 1982 |
Bobby Thomson |
|
New York Giants, Major League Baseball |
| 1996 |
Francis A. Tarkenton |
President & CEO |
Minnesota Vikings & New York Giants, NFL |
| 1997 |
Richard Schultz |
Executive Director |
U.S. Olympic Committee |
The Leatherneck Award
| Year |
Name |
Title |
Organization |
| 2006 |
James E. Press |
President & COO |
Toyota Motor Sales USA |
| 2007 |
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter |
Founder & CEO |
Pace Communications |
| 2009 |
William H. Swanson |
Chairman & CEO |
Raytheon Company |
| 2010 |
Chris Bernhardt |
President |
ITT Electronic Systems |
| 2010 |
Paul Mueller |
Vice President |
ITT Electronic Systems, Force Protection System |
| 2011 |
John L. Garrison, Jr. |
President & CEO |
Bell Hellicopter/Textron, Inc. |
| 2012 |
Daniel F. Akerson |
Chairman & CEO |
General Motors |
The Colonel Joseph File Memorial Award
| Year |
Name |
Title |
Organization |
| 2006 |
Laura Landro |
Assistant Managing Editor |
The Wall Street Journal |
| 2007 |
Eric J. Gleacher |
Chairman |
Gleacher Partners, LLC |
| 2008 |
Richard J. Schmeelk |
Founding Partner |
CAI |
| 2010 |
Col. James N. Pritzker IL ARNG (Ret.) |
|
Chicago Philanthropist & Former MCSF Board Member |
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Year |
Name |
Title |
Organization |
| 2009 |
Mike Waufle |
Defensive Line Coach |
New York Giants |