Classmates,
On December 3, 2024, the CO of the USS Porter, CDR Cameron Burnette, held an awards ceremony to announce the winners of this year’s Archie Griffin and Terry O’Brien Memorial Leadership awards. Joe Peterson (6th CO), our class rep for the Porter, attended along with classmates Spence Witten (7th CO), Rudy Costanzo (16th CO), and Fred Butterfield (22nd CO). Joe relayed that the CO said a few words and then gave the mic to him. Joe said a few words about peer Grease that he remembered from Plebe year and how it related to the Leadership Awards. The winners had not been announced until Joe announced their names and awarded them the envelopes.
Thank you, Joe, for leading our class efforts with Porter!
As an aside, IAW the ship’s instruction for these leadership awards the CO awards each recipient a Navy Achievement Medal. You can read about the award at this link to our class website: https://www.usna1978.org/uss-porter/arch-griffin-leadership-award/.
The winners of the 2024 Archie Griffin and Terry O’Brien Memorial Leadership Awards are:
Junior Officer – LTJG Nathan Senatore (Engineering)
CPO – STGCS Daren Barkley (Supply)
FCPO – GM1 Christopher Brock (Weapons)
E-5 – HM2 Maria Hillgrove (Plans and Tactics)
E-4 – DC3 Elizabeth Boggus (Engineering)
E-3 – CTRSN Patrick O’Briant (Operations)
You can view photos and read a short narrative about the awards on our class website, www.usna1978.org, under the “Latest Updates” tab.
BEAT ARMY!
Fair winds…
Glen
Glen Woods
President, USNA Class of 1978