NROTC Awards
The Naval Submarine League Outstanding Achievement Award is presented to selected graduating NROTC seniors approved for entry into the Navy’s nuclear propulsion program as submarine officers. It recognizes students with proven academic and leadership skills and is named in honor of Rear Admiral Frederick B. Warder, a standout among the many World War II submarine heroes. Admiral Warder, who commanded Seawolf, was a courageous, aggressive, and innovative submariner. He was revered by his crew who respectfully dubbed him “Fearless Freddie.”
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:
Congratulations to the 2022 Recipients:
University Recipient
| Auburn University | Midshipman Kathryn Krimm | |
| Boston University | Midshipman Andrew Segovia | |
| College of the Holy Cross | Midshipman Leo Kahan | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Midshipman Andrew Burke | |
| George Washington University | Midshipman Thomas Macyko | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Midshipman Patrick Dee | |
| Marquette University | Midshipman Martha Olding | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Midshipman Juliana Silldorff | |
| North Carolina State University | Officer Candidate Samantha Kinter | |
| Northwestern University | Midshipman Jacob Trevino | |
| Norwich University | Midshipman Joshua Vannoy | |
| Oregon State University | Midshipman Lawrence Yamomo | |
| Purdue University | Officer Candidate Megan Sanders | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Midshipman Patrick Lang | |
| State University of New York Maritime College | Officer Candidate Payton Smith | |
| Texas A&M University | Midshipman Terrell Ford | |
| The Citadel | Officer Candidate Sarah Ervin | |
| The Ohio State University | Midshipman Devon Jones | |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Midshipman Cassandra Parks | |
| Tulane University | Midshipman Thomas Schwartz | |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | Midshipman Matthew Ryan Novakowski | |
| University of Arizona | Midshipman Bridget Severs | |
| University of California, Berkeley | Midshipman Wylen Winchell | |
| University of Florida | Midshipman Connor Marley | |
| University of Idaho | Officer Candidate Scott Woody | |
| University of Illinois | Midshipman Angelo Minetti | |
| University of Kansas | Officer Candidate Elijah Kleehammer | |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Midshipman Nolan Vanbourgondien | |
| University of Michigan | Midshipman Jonathan Kurian | |
| University of Mississippi | Midshipman Sean McKenzie | |
| University of Nebraska | Midshipman John Carpenter | |
| University of Notre Dame | Midshipman Joseph Elson | |
| University of Oklahoma | Midshipman John Lovett | |
| University of Rochester | Midshipman Nicholas Donnell | |
| University of San Diego | Midshipman Conor Byrne | |
| University of South Carolina | Officer Candidate Michael Owens | |
| University of Texas at Austin | Midshipman Niklaus Zora | |
| University of Utah | Midshipman Mason Berglund | |
| University of Virginia | Midshipman Sarah Brewster | |
| University of Washington | Officer Candidate Dahmanhic Nocera | |
| University of Wisconsin | Midshipman Calvin Poche | |
| Villanova University | Midshipman Maria Peri | |
| Virginia Military Institute | Midshipman Noah Kirk | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute | Midshipman Vivian Dees | |
| Yale University | Midshipman Cynthia Frimmet | |