United States Merchant Marine Academy

The Blue and Gray Club established the "Acta Non Verba" Award to biannually honor an individual who has gone far beyond expectations in his or her support of Kings Point Athletics.  The highest honor presented by the Department of Athletics, this award signifies a member of the Kings Point family who is led by "Deeds, Not Words."  The award is given during the Athletic Awards Dinner which takes place during the USMMA Alumni Association and Foundation Homecoming Reunion (Fall). 

In the late 1980's, the Blue & Gray Club won approval for three fund-raising events: the annual letter campaign to all athletic alumni, the Blue & Gray Golf Classics and the Acta Non Verba Award. The Acta Non Verba Awards dinner was once a major black-tie formal fundraiser for the Athletics Department. Currently, the money raised from the dinner goes to help off set costs for the following year's awards dinner (Hall of Fame / Acta Non Verba & Skip Prosser Awards). The events are hosted by the USMMA Alumni Association and Foundation.

The winner of the Acta Non Verba Award is selected by the USMMA Director of Athletics.
 

Recipient	Year Received
Robert J. Lavinia '70	1994
James Babson '44	1995
Milton G. Nottingham '44	1996
John 'Jack' Brooks '44	2000
Louis J. Carr '61	2002
John C. Mandel '64	2004
George E. Hall '82	2006
Heidmar, Inc.	2008
Thomas J. Hughes '80	2010
Ray E. Dombrowski '76	2012
Bob Featherer '68	2014
Jim Yocum '47	2016
Raymond J. Bartoszek '86	2018
Barbara & Dean White '45	2020
Tom Gill	2022
Rich Cain	2024

Please Note: Bios were written when recipients received "Acta Non Verba" Award