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ESSAY CONTEST BACKGROUND & RULES
The General Prize Essay contest is perhaps the oldest continuously conducted writing contest in the entire United States. The Institute began work on the Contest in 1878 under the leadership of the most recognized and celebrated Naval Strategist in United States history, Alfred Thayer Mahan, then the Chairman of the Naval Institute.
Lieutenant Commander Allan D. Brown first proposed the idea for an essay contest sponsored by the U.S. Naval Institute for "a paper which shall be deemed the best" on 9 May 1878 at the organization's meeting in Annapolis. The first contest was in 1879. The name of the contest was changed in 1985 to the Arleigh Burke Essay Contest in honor of the World War II hero, former Chief of Naval Operations, and President of the Naval Institute. The name reverted to the General Prize in 2008. Today, the prizes honor the first, second, and third best articles published in Proceedings over the previous year, from October through September of the succeeding year.
Essay Contests - 1990 to 1999
| 1999 General Prize (Arleigh Burke Essay) Contest Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prize Winner | Commander Alan D. Zimm, USN (Ret.) | Human Centric Warfare |
| First Honorable Mention | Commander David W. Glazier, USN | Warfighting...and More |
| Second Honorable Mention | Rear Admiral William J. Holland, Jr., USN (Ret.) | Where Will All the Admirals Go? |
| 1998 General Prize (Arleigh Burke Essay) Contest Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prize Winner | Commander Terry C. Pierce, USN | Teaching Elephants to Swim |
| First Honorable Mention | Captain John Byron, USN | The Sailor and the State |
| Second Honorable Mention | Lieutenant (jg) Michele A. Poole, USN | Building Surface Warriors |
| 1997 General Prize (Arleigh Burke Essay) Contest Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prize Winner | Lieutenant David Allan Adams, USN | We Are Not Invincible |
| First Honorable Mention | Commander P. Kevin Peppe, USN | SSNs: Supporting the Battle Group? |
| Second Honorable Mention | Stan Zimmerman | Winning the Battle of the Lasting Impression |
| 1996 General Prize (Arleigh Burke Essay) Contest Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prize Winner | Captain Bruce Linder, USN | ASW as Practiced in Birnam Wood |
| First Honorable Mention | Lieutenant Commander (SEL) Carol A. Hottenrott, USN | The Seas Commanded: Implementing the Striking Effectiveness of Sea Power |
| Second Honorable Mention | Lieutenant Commander Scott A. Hastings, USN | Our Differing View of War |
| 1995 General Prize (Arleigh Burke Essay) Contest Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prize Winner | Rear Admiral James A. Winnefeld, USN (Ret.) | Why Sailors Are Different |
| Second Honorable Mention | Lieutenant Dennis J. Palzkill, USN | Want Gender Equity? Emphasize Leadership and Mission |
| 1994 General Prize (Arleigh Burke Essay) Contest Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prize Winner | Lieutenant Commander Scott A. Hastings, USN | Is There a Doctrine in the House? |
| 1993 General Prize (Arleigh Burke Essay) Contest Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prize Winner | Lieutenant Commander Thomas M. Gallagher, JAGC, USN | Crisis of Confidence |
| First Honorable Mention | Rear Admiral William J. Holland, Jr., USN (Ret.) | The Limits of Jointness |
| Second Honorable Mention | Lieutenant Sherman Baldwin, USN | The Ultimate Meritocracy |
| 1992 General Prize (Arleigh Burke Essay) Contest Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prize Winner | John H. Mitchell | Subtle Yet Significant: The Arts and Military Leadership |
| First Co-Honorable Mention | Captain Roger W. Barnett, USN (Ret.) | Regional Conflict: A Commanding Role for the U.S. Navy |
| First Co-Honorable Mention | Captain George V. Galdorisi, USN | A Maritime Strategy for the Twenty-First Century |
| Second Co-Honorable Mention | Rear Admiral William J. Holland, Jr., USN (Ret.) | ASW Is Still Job One! |
| Second Co-Honorable Mention | Lieutenant Ernest Fortin, USNR | United States Navy Mine Countermeasures: The Painful Reality of Lessons Unlearned |
| 1991 General Prize (Arleigh Burke Essay) Contest Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prize Winner | Dr. James L. George | Maritime or National Missions |
| First Co-Honorable Mention | Captain Jon T. Hoffman, USMC | Naval Arms Control: A War-Winning Strategy |
| Second Co-Honorable Mention | Commander James J. Tritten, USN (Ret.) | What If Peace? The Reconstitution Strategy |
| Second Co-Honorable Mention | Lieutenant Commander Terry C. Pierce, USN | Amphibious Command Relations in Maneuver Warfare |
| 1990 General Prize (Arleigh Burke Essay) Contest Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prize Winner | Lieutenant Niel L. Golightly, USN | Planning the Post-Cold War Navy |
| First Honorable Mention | Ensign Charles M. Duquette, SC, USNR | The SLCM: Indispensable Deterrent or Arms Control Nightmare |
| Second Honorable Mention | Lieutenant Charles A. Abel, USCG | C3I = CIC2: Communications and Intelligent Command and Control |
