Dolphin Awards
Established in 1995, The Gold and Silver Dolphin Awards recognize annually the officer and enlisted submariners serving on a commissioned submarine on the anniversary of the Submarine Force (April 11) who have the earliest dates of qualification in submarines.
2023 Gold Dolphin Winner:
CAPT Jesse J. Zimbauer, USN
2023 Silver Dolphin Winner:
MTCM(SS) Darrel K. Powell, USN
GOLD DOLPHIN WINNERS BY YEAR:
2022 CAPT Patrick B. Clark, USN
2021 CAPT Robert E. Peters, USN
2020 CAPT Robert E. Peters, USN
2019 CAPT James E. Crosley, USN
2018 CAPT Gerald N. Miranda, Jr., USN
2017 CAPT William C. McKinney, USN
2016 CAPT Nathan H. Martin, USN
2015 CAPT Louis E. Mayer IV, USN
2014 CAPT George Norman, USN
2013 CAPT David W. Kirk, USN
2012 CAPT Gregory M. Ott, USN
2011 CAPT John K. McDowell, USN
2010 CAPT Michael W. Brown, USN
2009 CAPT Michael W. Brown, USN
2008 CAPT John J. Litherland, USN
2007 CAPT John J. Litherland, USN
2006 CAPT Robert D. Kelso, USN
2005 CAPT (Sel) Pat Scanlon, USN
2004 CDR Charles A. Richard, USN
2003 CDR Richard A. Breckenridge, USN
2002 CDR Norman Moore, USN
2001 CAPT John Elnitsky II, USN
2000 CAPT Gregory S. Parker, USN
1999 CAPT Frank Murphy, USN
1998 CAPT Frank W. Stewart, USN
1997 CAPT Dana Roberts, USN
1996 CAPT Ralph H. Stoll, USN
1995 CAPT Ralph H. Stoll, USN
SILVER DOLPHIN WINNERS BY YEAR:
2022 ETVCM(SS) Daniel C. Bellow, USN
2021 ETVCM(SS) Raymond L. Brown, USN
2020 ETVCM(SS) Raymond L. Brown, USN
2019 ETVCM(SS) Raymond L. Brown, USN
2018 STSCM(SS) Michael A. Johnson, USN
2017 STSCM(SS) Michael A. Johnson, USN
2015 ETCM Christopher D. Beauprez, USN
2014 CMDCM Eric H. Antoine, USN
2013 MMCM(SS) Ron Hatch, USN
2012 MMCM(SS) Korey P. Ketola, USN
2011 EMCM(SS) Robert A. McCombs, USN
2010 CMDCM(SS/DV) Richard A. Rose, USN
2009 CMDCM(SS/DV) Richard A. Rose, USN
2008 MMCM(SS) William G. Freeman, USN
2007 CMDCM(SS) Chris Shannon, USN
2006 MMCM(SS) Timothy Jacobs, USN
2005 CMDCM(SS) Russell C. Neal, USN
2004 CMDCM(SS) Russell C. Neal, USN
2003 MMCM(SS) Anthony Augustyn, USN
2002 ETCM(SS) Larry W. Keene, USN
2001 ETCM(SS) Gregory P. Fischer, USN
2000 MTCM(SS) Kenneth Hogue, USN
1999 MMCM(SS) Jeffrey S. Leonard, USN
1998 EMCM(SS) Ernst F. Wold, USN
1997 EMCM(SS) John Hilditch, USN
1996 MMCM(SS) Charles T. Privette, Jr, USN
1995 QMCM(SS) Robert J. Brown, USN