USNA Class of 1970 Distinguished Graduates:
On 13 May 2021 the USNA Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Award Selection Panel, chaired by Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert ’75, USN, selected Kevin Woods Sharer (6th Co) as the sixth Distinguished Graduate from the Class of 1970. Kevin is a retired chairman and CEO of Amgen, former faculty member at Harvard Business School, commissioning engineer officer of MEMPHIS (SSN 691) and founding member, USNA Foundation Board of Directors. The formal medal ceremony will take place on Friday, 25 March 2022 at Alumni Hall.
New: Spouses & Significant Others that Have Gone Before Us (Click to View Known Decedents)
In Memoriam (Click for names of the 226 classmates that have gone before us)
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Gary Anthony Gradisnik, 13th Company on 08 January 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Frederick Roger Clements, 5th Company on 10 December 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Ernest Stephen Breithaupt, 26th Company on 07 December 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate spouse Carol Dillon (Hall Dillon), 6th Company, on 07 November 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate John Richard Seeley, 3rd Company, on 12 August 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Ronald Walter Lukat, 10th Company, on 12 August 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Robert Jay Healy, 22nd Company, on 11 May 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Samual Ryan Swah, 2nd Company, on 17 March 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Douglas Baker Alexander, 18th Company, on 15 April 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Timothy Martin Reichert, 31st Company, on 22 March 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Harley Leroy Rhodes, 21st Company, on 11 March 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Dan Lee Olson, 25th Company, on 25 April 2020.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Thomas Joseph O'Leary, 36th Company, on 09 March 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Kevin Thomas Fitzwater, 16th Company, on 27 February 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Harold Boyette Wallace, 4th Company, on 05 February 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate John Jay Manis, 34th Company, on 31 January 2022.
- The Class of 1970 mourns the loss of classmate Ronald Arvi Dockery, 7th Company on 27 November 2020.
USNA Class of 1970 Active Duty Losses Honored in Memorial Hall: (Click Name for Details)
- 1st LT Claude W. Conner, USMC
- 2nd LT Richard L. Thomas, USAFR
- 1st LT Henry N. Pilger, USMC
- LTJG Gabriel Hernandez, USNR
- 1st LT Lowell F. VanWagenen, USMC
- Capt David L. King, USMC
- Capt Paul V. Duncan, USMC
- LT Jeffrey D. Stanley, USN
- LT Leo S. Rolek, Jr., USN
- LT Charles P. Jackson, USN
- LT Timothy R. Cocozza, USN
- LT Charles D. Potter, USN
- LT Richard A. Creighton, USN
- LT Patrick W. O'Neil, USN
- LT Paul L. Mellott, Jr., USN
- LT Melvin H. Brown, USN
- LCDR Jack A. Fisher, USN
- LCDR Stuart R. Powrie, USN
- Maj James L. Smee, USMC
- CAPT Steven A. Hazelrigg, USN
USNA Class of 1970 Statistics: (From Class History and USNAAA Database)
- Started with USNA '70: 1339
- Rollbacks from USNA '69: 8
- Graduated with USNA '70: 838
- Attrition Rate: 37%
- First in Class: Steve Wayne Zavadil (16th Company)
- Anchorman: Preston Godfred Rusch (24th Company)
- Oldest to Graduate: Timothy Martel (25 years, 8 months)
- Youngest to Graduate: Raymond DiGiacomo (20 years, 11.7 months)
- Average age at Graduation: 22 years, 4 months
- Commissioned Navy Line: 711
- Commissioned USMC: 103
- Commissioned Supply Corps: 12
- Commissioned CEC: 5
- Commissioned USAF: 3
- Foreign Nationals: 4
- USNA '70 Admirals: 22
- USNA '70 Captains: 145
- USNA '70 Commanders: 148
- USNA '70 Generals: 3
- USNA '70 Colonels: 18
- USNA '70 Lt. Colonels: 15
USNA '70 Classmate Info:
- USNA '70 Flag Officers and Equivalents
- New: USNA '70 Members of USNA Athletic Hall of Fame
- USNA '70 Company Reps (Click for Company Rep Contact Data)
- USNA '70 Classmates by Company (Please email updates to Ed Moore)
- USNA '70 Trident Scholars and Fields of Study
- Classmates not Assigned to a Company (Please email updates to Ed Moore)
USNA Class of 1970 Class Officers:
- Class President: Ed Moore
- Class Vice President: Lynn Widener
- Treasurer: Lou Buck
- Membership Secretary: Gino Marchetti
- Corresponding Secretary: Royal Connell
USNA Class of 1970 Board of Trustees:
- Terry Dailey, 33rd Company
- Cutler Dawson, 2nd Company
- Howard "Pat" Dawson, 27th Company
- Terry Huff, 7th Company
- Guy Knieriem, 9th Company
- Dave Martin, 13th Company
- Bob Sonnenberg, 11th Company
- Barry Steelman, 32nd Company
- Grant Thorpe, 5th Company
- Carl Wick, 13th Company
USNA '70 Reference Materials:
- Revised: USNA Class of 1970 Bylaws
- Guidelines and Criteria for USNA '70 Honorary Membership
- USNA Class of 1970 Widow Policy
- USNA Class of 1970 Decedent Affairs Coordinator
- USNA Class of 1970 History by Gary Knight
- USN Burial at Sea Program (Click too read details}
- USNA Interment/Inurnment (Click for Eligibility and Scheduling Information.)
- Arlington Interment/Inurnment (Click for Eligibility and Scheduling Information.)
- USNA Class of 1970 Committee Organization
- USNA Class of 1970 Ring
- USNA Class of 1970 Crest
USNA '70 Meeting Minutes:
- USNA Class of 1970 Annual Meeting Minutes
- Council of Class Presidents Meeting Minutes
- USNA Alumni Association Board of Trustee's Meeting Minutes
Updated: January 20, 2022
Curator: Ed Moore