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Leonard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1977:<\/strong> David E. Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1978: <\/strong>Michael C. Rakaska<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1979:<\/strong> John H. Dewitt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1980:<\/strong> Jon J. Blanchard <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1981:<\/strong> Otto K. Morrell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1982:<\/strong> Thomas E. Elie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1983:<\/strong> Louis G. Gilbert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1984:<\/strong> William B. Brannock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1985:<\/strong> Arnold S. Lim<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1986:<\/strong> Phillip Dechene<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1987:<\/strong> Robert J. Schultz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1988:<\/strong> Robert M. R. Keller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1989:<\/strong> Robert A. Walker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1990:<\/strong> Richard L. Shirer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1991: <\/strong>Jason R. Andrews<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1992:<\/strong> Jay L. Junkins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1993:<\/strong> Darren M. Allison<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1994:<\/strong> Joseph L. Banach, II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1995:<\/strong> Barry A. Dowdy <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1996:<\/strong> Michael S. Copelin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1997:<\/strong> Richard L. Porter, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1998:<\/strong> Christine P. Maceo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1999:<\/strong> Sean D. Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2000:<\/strong> Daniel J. Silvera<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2001:<\/strong> William C. Blackerby, IV<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2002:<\/strong> Kresimir Tafra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2003:<\/strong> Jeffery D. Steele<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2004:<\/strong> Timothy W. Lawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2005:<\/strong> Thomas S. Olney<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2006:<\/strong> Matthew Bartomeo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2007: <\/strong>Timothy Smith <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2008:<\/strong> Gregory Vitello<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2009:<\/strong> Charles K. Lehman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-a6d32c58\"><strong>2010:<\/strong> Jordan A. S. Gilmore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2011:<\/strong> Calvin S. Hargadine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2012:<\/strong> Matthew R. Fann<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2013:<\/strong> Jonathan M. Hager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2014: <\/strong>Marc A. Straniere<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2015:<\/strong> Carson A. Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2016:<\/strong> Craig L. Miller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2017:<\/strong> Winston L. Grosby<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2018:<\/strong> Connor M. Fuhrman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2019:<\/strong> Matthew B. Wilder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2020:<\/strong> Julianna DeSalle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2021:<\/strong> Seth Thomas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2022:<\/strong> Eric F. Skinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2023:<\/strong> Blake P. Garwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2024:<\/strong> Daniel R. Rathbun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2025:<\/strong> Aaron Houston<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/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 The Citadel&#8217;s Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Award Recipients: 1960: Henry M. 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