Patrick Henry Public Service Awards 2005

Wilson Center 2005 award winners are (seated) Earl "Frosty" Lockwood, (standing, left to right) L. Rucker Snead '81  and Gary O'Connell '73.

Each year, shortly before commencement, the Wilson Center bestows the Patrick Henry Public Service Awards at an awards banquet which follows the Wilson Center Advisory Board spring meeting. It is also the final event of the year for students in the Public Service program of the Wilson Center, and the seniors who have successfully completed the requirements of the program receive certificates.

The Patrick Henry awards are given to H-SC alumni whose service to their country, their states, and/or their communities is deserving of high praise and recognition. The 2005 Patrick Henry Public Service award recipients are:

• Mr. L. Rucker Snead III '81 (LTC, U.S.A. ret.), Hampden-Sydney, VA in recognition of distinguished service to the people of the United States
• Mr. Gary O'Connell '73, Charlottesville, VA in recognition of distinguished service to the people of Charlottesville, Virginia

A third Patrick Henry award was given earlier in the year, on February 14, to all Hampden-Sydney Alumni whose service in Afghanistan and Iraq advanced the cause of global freedom and security. details...

There is yet another award that the Wilson Center occasionally bestows, the James Madison Award. This award goes to friends of the College who have assisted the Center, either directly or indirectly, in carrying out its mission of civic education. The James Madison award recipient in 2005 is Mr. Earl F. ("Frosty") Lockwood, who has helped the Wilson Center on numerous occasions over the last decade, providing assistance with obtaining high quality speakers as well as providing financial support. 

These award recipients were guests of honor at the April 29th banquet which was also attended by Wilson Center staff, members of the oversight committee and Advisory Board, junior and senior Public Service Certificate Program students and other invited guests.

  (left) Director of the Wilson Center, Dr. David Marion, is shown with James Madison award recipient,
Earl "Frosty" Lockwood, and (right) Dr. Marion and Dean of the Faculty Earl Fleck are shown
with Patrick Henry award recipient, L. Rucker Snead '81.
  Dr. Marion and Dean Fleck flank Patrick Henry award recipient Gary O'Connell '73; H-SC Political Science professor Dr. James Pontuso congratulates fellow Charlottesville resident, Gary O'Connell.

On February 14, 2005, Hugo Rodriguez '88 accepts a special Patrick Henry Award on behalf of alumni who serve in Iraq and Afghanistan.    Related story...