NROTC Awards
The Naval Submarine League’s Outstanding Achievement Award is presented to the outstanding NROTC graduate approved for entry into the Navy’s nuclear propulsion program. It recognizes students with proven academic and leadership skills and is named in honor of Rear Admiral Frederick B. Warder, USN.
NROTC Awards
The award is presented by NSL members whenever possible and consists of a certificate, a letter, acknowledgment in The Submarine Review and on the NSL website, and a one-year membership in the Naval Submarine League. The administration and rules for the award are outlined in instruction NSTC M-1533.2A, Appendix E, Section 1-2, Para. 5.
Each of the following awardees has demonstrated superior, sustained performance in a difficult and challenging academic and operational environment and, as a result, has earned his or her Commanding Officer’s nomination for this distinctive award:
University |
Name |
|---|---|
| Auburn University | Midshipman Spencer R. Lott |
| Boston Consortium/Harvard | Midshipman Christian McIver |
| Chicago Consortium | Midshipman Zack Nkadi |
| The Citadel | Officer Candidate Austin Lash |
| College of the Holy Cross | Midshipman Morgan B. Whitney |
| Cornell University | Midshipman Carly A. Powers |
| Duke University | Midshipman Clayton K. Bromley |
| Embry Riddle Aeronautical University | Midshipman Bronwyn O. Rees |
| Harvard University | Midshipman Christian McIver |
| Florida A&M University | Midshipman Justin A. Sepulveda |
| George Washington University | Midshipman Gabriella Barone-Graybill |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Midshipman Samuel Cochran |
| Hawaii, University of | Midshipman Zachary G. Barto |
| Illinois University of | Midshipman Ethan J. Boder |
| Iowa, University of | Officer Candidate Gavin Bunker |
| Kansas, University of | Officer Candidate Teaghen Shoup |
| Maryland, Baltimore County, University of | Midshipman Nicholas Schmidt |
| Merchant Marine Academy | Midshipman Josiah Jorden |
| Miami University | Midshipman Joshua Larue Kincaid |
| Michigan, University of | Midshipman John Harden |
| Minnesota, University of | Midshipman Brenna Templin |
| North Carolina State University | Officer Candidate Kellen Kloss |
| Norwich University | Midshipman Parker Robertson |
| Notre Dame, University of | Midshipman Nathan Nash |
| Old Dominion University | Officer Candidate Samuel Zimmerman |
| Pennsylvania State University | Midshipman Olivia Unger |
| Purdue University | Midshipman Michael Brown |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Midshipman William P. Tan |
| Rochester, University of | Midshipman Neil Williamson |
| San Diego State University | Midshipman Matthew K. Lee |
| Savannah State University | Midshipman Matthew Hudson |
| Southern Louisiana State | Ensign Connor Howlin |
| SUNY Maritime College | Officer Candidate Branden Stetler |
| Texas at Austin, University of | Midshipman Noah A. Freedman |
| Tulane University | Midshipman Andrew Sos |
| Utah, University of | Officer Candidate Jeremiah M. Whisenhunt |
| Villanova University | Midshipman First Class Dillon Tedesco |
| Virginia Military Institute | Midshipman Ella M. Flickinger |
| Virginia, University of | Midshipman William J. Newberg |
| Washington, University of | Midshipman Olivia Braun |
| Wisconsin, University of | Midshipman Pope Mallette |
| Yale University | Midshipman Juliana N. Calvert |
Rear Admiral Frederick B. Warder
The Naval Submarine League Outstanding Achievement Award is named for Rear Admiral Frederick Burdette Warder, USN (Ret). Rear Admiral Warder was a true hero of the Submarine Service during World War II and a dynamic leader throughout his active career. As a result of his aggressive and innovative leadership during a war patrol, he was dubbed “FEARLESS FREDDIE,” by his crew on SEAWOLF.
A member of the 36th class at the Submarine School, he served in S-16 during his initial submarine training and went on to command S-38 and then USS SEAWOLF (SS 197). He completed seven war patrols in command of SEAWOLF, and is credited with sinking eight Japanese ships totaling 38,900 tons. For his performance in Seawolf, he was cited for “displaying great courage and leadership in the face of aggressive enemy advances…” Later, he was assigned by Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet as the Commander of the second Wolfpack, with Snook, Harder, and Pargo in the pack. Their combined action sank seven ships.
His wartime duties concluded with his assignment as Commander Submarine Division 122. From 1944 to 1946, then Captain Warder was Commanding Officer of the Submarine School. Here again, the young submarine officers gained from his leadership, and many of them became the first commanding officers of our early nuclear powered and ballistic missile submarines. RADM Warder’s submarine career culminated in his assignment as Commander Submarine Force U. S. Atlantic Fleet, where his leadership was again felt, as submarines moved into the era of nuclear power and the sea based leg of the nation’s triad of strategic defense.