{"id":582,"date":"2025-08-12T14:11:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/electrical-computer\/?page_id=582"},"modified":"2025-08-12T14:13:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:13:24","slug":"peter-gaillard-memorial-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/electrical-computer\/peter-gaillard-memorial-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Gaillard Memorial Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Peter Gaillard Memorial award annually recognizes an outstanding electrical and computer engineering cadet senior on the basis of scholastic attainment, leadership, and participation in extracurricular activities. It is in memory of Peter Gaillard, an outstanding 1948 graduate of ÌÇÐÄVLOG&#8217;s Electrical and Computer Engineering department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-award-recipients\">Award Recipients: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9d260ee2 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1960:<\/strong> Henry M. Reed, II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1966: <\/strong>Edwin F. Rappe, Jr. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1967:<\/strong> Jack K. Massie, II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1968:<\/strong> Byron A. Abbott<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1970:<\/strong> Johnston W. Peeples<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1971:<\/strong> Allen Bielanski<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1972:<\/strong> Dale A. Kubler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1973:<\/strong> Joseph S. Sherard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1974:<\/strong> Alan J. Lecznar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1975:<\/strong> Gerald L. Keisler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1976:<\/strong> Larry D. Leonard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1977:<\/strong> David E. Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1978: <\/strong>Michael C. Rakaska<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1979:<\/strong> John H. Dewitt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1980:<\/strong> Jon J. Blanchard <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1981:<\/strong> Otto K. Morrell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1982:<\/strong> Thomas E. Elie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1983:<\/strong> Louis G. Gilbert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1984:<\/strong> William B. Brannock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1985:<\/strong> Arnold S. Lim<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1986:<\/strong> Phillip Dechene<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1987:<\/strong> Robert J. Schultz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1988:<\/strong> Robert M. R. Keller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1989:<\/strong> Robert A. Walker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1990:<\/strong> Richard L. Shirer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1991: <\/strong>Jason R. Andrews<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1992:<\/strong> Jay L. Junkins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1993:<\/strong> Darren M. Allison<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1994:<\/strong> Joseph L. Banach, II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1995:<\/strong> Barry A. Dowdy <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1996:<\/strong> Michael S. Copelin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1997:<\/strong> Richard L. Porter, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1998:<\/strong> Christine P. Maceo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1999:<\/strong> Sean D. Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2000:<\/strong> Daniel J. Silvera<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2001:<\/strong> William C. Blackerby, IV<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2002:<\/strong> Kresimir Tafra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2003:<\/strong> Jeffery D. Steele<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2004:<\/strong> Timothy W. Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2005:<\/strong> Thomas S. Olney<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2006:<\/strong> Matthew Bartomeo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2007: <\/strong>Timothy Smith <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2008:<\/strong> Gregory Vitello<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2009:<\/strong> Charles K. Lehman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-a6d32c58 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2010:<\/strong> Jordan A. S. Gilmore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2011:<\/strong> Calvin S. Hargadine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2012:<\/strong> Matthew R. Fann<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2013:<\/strong> Jonathan M. Hager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2014: <\/strong>Marc A. Straniere<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2015:<\/strong> Carson A. Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2016:<\/strong> Craig L. Miller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2017:<\/strong> Winston L. Grosby<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2018:<\/strong> Connor M. Fuhrman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2019:<\/strong> Matthew B. Wilder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2020:<\/strong> Julianna DeSalle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2021:<\/strong> Seth Thomas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2022:<\/strong> Eric F. Skinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2023:<\/strong> Blake P. Garwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2024:<\/strong> Daniel R. Rathbun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2025:<\/strong> Aaron Houston<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peter Gaillard Memorial award annually recognizes an outstanding electrical and computer engineering cadet senior on the basis of scholastic attainment, leadership, and participation in extracurricular activities. It is in memory of Peter Gaillard, an outstanding 1948 graduate of ÌÇÐÄVLOG&#8217;s Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Award Recipients: 1960: Henry M. 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