Previous Winners

2021 Commander William Earl Fannin Class of 1945 Capstone Essay Contest A U.S. Naval Institute Program, Funded by the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1945 Foundation

CATEGORY
PRIZE
TITLE
NAME
Surface
Winner
Ensign Lara Malaver, U.S. Navy
Marine Corps
Winner
Second Lieutenant Sean Kelsay, U.S. Marine Corps
Aviation
Winner
Ensigns Evan Morris and Andrew Walsh, U.S. Navy
General
Winner
Ensign Thomas Johnstone, U.S. Navy

2020 Commander William Earl Fannin Capstone Essay Contest A U.S. Naval Institute Program, Funded by the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1945 Foundation

CATEGORY
PRIZE
TITLE
NAME
Marine Corps
Winner
Second Lieutenant Seamus Dwyer, U.S. Marine Corps
General
Winner
Ensign Leah Gordon, Civil Engineer Corps, U.S. Navy
Surface
Winner
Ensign A. JaClay Gilbert, U.S. Navy
Submarine
Winner
Ensign Kyle Chiang, U.S. Navy
Aviation
Winner
Ensign J. P. Bunyard, U.S. Navy

2019 Commander William Earl Fannin Capstone Essay Contest A U.S. Naval Institute Program, Funded by the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1945 Foundation

CATEGORY
PRIZE
TITLE
NAME
Submarine
WInner
Ensign John Minnehan, U.S. Navy
Marine Corps
Winner
Second Lieutenant Maggie Dods, U.S. Marine Corps
Aviation
Winner
Ensign G. I. “Ike” Heinemann, U.S. Navy
Surface Warfare
Winner
Ensign Noah Johnston, U.S. Navy
Other
Winner
Ensign Erin McShane, U.S. Navy

2018 Commander William Earl Fannin Class of 1945 Capstone Essay Contest A U.S. Naval Institute Program Funded by the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1945 Foundation

CATEGORY
PRIZE
TITLE
NAME
Submarine
Winner
Ensigns Michael Walker and Austin Krusz, U.S. Navy
Marine
Winner
Second Lieutenant Karl Flynn, U.S. Marine Corps
Aviation
Winner
Ensign Brendan O'Donoghue, U.S. Navy
Surface
Winner
Ensign Anne Fisher, U.S. Navy

2017 Commander William Earl Fannin Class of 1945 Capstone Essay Contest A U.S. Naval Institute Program Funded by the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1945 Foundation

CATEGORY
PRIZE
TITLE
NAME
Surface
Winner
Ensign Brett Gentile, U.S. Navy
Marine
Winner
Second Lieutenant Nicholas Wilcox, U.S. Marine Corps
Aviation
Winner
Ensign Alex Sanders, U.S. Navy
Information Warfare
Winner
Ensign Nicholas Co, U.S. Navy