Claud A. Jones Award

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The Claud A. Jones Award is a prestigious award presented annually to the "Fleet Engineer of the Year" by the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) since 1987. The award recognizes the efforts of United States fleet or field engineers who have made significant contributions to improving operational engineering or material readiness of the United States maritime forces during the past three years prior to nomination. [1]

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The award is named in memory of Medal of Honor recipient Admiral Claud Ashton Jones for "extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession" as a result of his courageous actions in 1916 while serving as engineer on USS Memphis (CA-10) when she was wrecked in the harbor of Santo Domingo by an unexpected storm surge that originated from Hurricane Eight of the 1916 Atlantic hurricane season. Jones' career spanned over 40 years including his midshipman days with the first 24 years of his service spent largely on ships and with the fleet while serving with distinction in engineering assignments.

Criterion

The ASNE criterion for nomination states: "The nominee must have made sustained significant contributions to improving operational engineering or material readiness of maritime defense forces culminating in the three-year period ending in the current year. Evidence of the personal involvement and an assessment of the significance of the nominee's contribution should be submitted. If, for security reasons, the details of the actions cannot be publicly disclosed, the statement should be sufficiently specific for recognition of the accomplishment by those qualified to assess it and should be endorsed by a select number of experienced senior executives with authorized access to the information." [1]

Past Recipients of the Claud A. Jones Award

Source: American Society of Naval Engineers

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Claud A. Jones Award Recipients." American Society of Naval Engineers. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 July 2010. <http://www.navalengineers.org/awards/annualawards/ClaudJonesAward/Pages/ClaudAJonesAwardRecipients.aspx>
  3. ↑ "MKCM Bradley G. McMinn, USCG." American Society of Naval Engineers. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 July 2010. <http://www.navalengineers.org/awards/annualawards/ClaudJonesAward/Pages/BradleyGMcMinn.aspx>.
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