The Laidlaw Athletic Award, founded by Mr. William R. Laidlaw of New York City, is awarded to the male and female cadets who, in the judgment of the Executive Council of the Athletic Association, approved by the Superintendent, has been the most outstanding senior male and female athletes of the year. Cadets must be in attendance at NYMA for two complete academic years and earn at least two varsity monograms in each of the two years.
--April 2006
1926 Edwin J. Messinger
1927 Wilbur G. Ammerman ‘27
1928 Merle E. Stonebraker ‘28
1929 (No Selection)
1930 (No Selection)
1931 Louis Grower ‘31
1932 Albert Hutton, Jr. ‘32
1933 (No Selection)
1934 Elbert T. Little ‘34
1935 Harold W. Brown, Jr. ‘35
1936 Donald R. Ward ‘36
1937 Louis C. Bosetti ‘37
1938 John C. Tatum ‘38
1939 William A. Nelson ‘39
1940 Andrew A. Viola ‘40
1941 Harry A. Squatrito ‘41
1942 Joseph E. Scandore ‘43
1943 Joseph E. Scandore ‘43
1944 John Q. Ruzzo ‘44
1945 Jack M. Reynolds ‘45
1946 Robert N. Ward ‘46
1947 Michael P. Juvenal ‘47
1948 Peter Z. Petrillo, Jr. ‘48
1949 Lawrence Levine ‘49
1950 Michael S. Cohen ‘50 Henry K. Roberts III ‘50
1951 Robert S. Rhodes ‘51
1952 Anthony Leone ‘52
1953 Morton G. Ornstein ‘53
1954 Richard W. Kroehler ‘54
1955 Frederick F. Touchstone, Jr. '54 (PG)
1956 Henry J. Younes ‘56
1957 Arthur J. Burlington, Jr. ‘58
1958 Raphael A. Pizzo ‘58
1959 Glen R. Blair ‘59
1960 Robert F. DeRoma ‘60
1961 Guy G. Bonanno ‘61
1962 William J. Jersey ‘62
1963 Walter E. Otto II ‘63
1964 James F. Toomey ‘64
1965 Robert H. Burger ‘65 Jeffrey M. Donaldson ‘65
1966 Angel S. Menendez ‘66
1967 Richard B. Jersey ‘67
1968 Louis Marinelli ‘68
1969 John R. Wagner ‘69
1970 Walter E. Sexton III ‘70
1971 Alfred F. Marsicano ‘71
1972 Damian J. Giunta ‘72
1973 Alan J. Isserlis ‘73
1974 Yilmaz S. Koyuncuoglu ‘74
1975 John L. Csejka ‘75
1976 Andre C. Jones ‘76
1977 Howard K. Latimer ‘77
1978 Tomas G. Altamirano ‘78
1979 Thomas C. Jackson ‘79
1980 Gregory J. Koch ‘80
1981 Frank Foderaro ‘81
1982 Walter Charles III ‘82
1983 Ricardo A. Jacobs ‘83
1984 Gregg T. Sasse ‘84
1985 Brian Szymanski ‘85
1986 James D. Kelly ‘86
1987 Jason P. Rock ‘87
1988 Chadd M. Garvens ‘88
1989 Darrow Brooks ‘89
1990 Scott Harris ‘90
1991 John Bianco ‘91
1992 Ricardo A. Cepeda ‘92
1993 Edgardo Pereira ‘93
1994 Anthony J. Gonzales ‘94
1995 James M. Hussey ‘95
1996 Frank Adragna ‘96
1997 Michael W. Nalty. Jr. ‘97 Timothy J. Morrissey, Jr. ‘97