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The first aeronautical engineer in 63 years to be elected President of the American Society of Naval Engineers, Rear Admiral Theodore C. Lonnquest '17, USN, has had one more honor added to a long list. Deputy and Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, and member of the President's National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, he has received numerous awards for his contributions to the design and development of aircraft and airborne equipment, as well as for practical and constant improvement in procedure to accompany these innovations. He is one of the few senior naval officers to hold a naval aviator's designation in both conventional airplanes and lighter-than-air craft.

In World War II, when new aircraft developed under his direction was used successfully in the Pacific, Admiral Lonnquest was awarded the Legion of Merit. He also received the Secretary of the Navy's Commendation Ribbon for his work at Bikini, where he directed aviation material activities on the staff of the Commander of Joint Task Force One. In 1948 he received the National Air Council Award, and in 1950 was elected a Fellow in the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences; an honor accorded only to those who have made notable contributions to aeronautical science and engineering.

ADMIRAL THEODORE C. LONNQUEST '17