Award honors 4 Naval Academy alumni

Colleges and Universities A-Z Naval Academy - Annapolis
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<p>Created in '99, it lauds recipients as 'living role models' to Mids</p>

<p>Published in the BS:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-ar.distinguished26jan26,0,2950669.story%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-ar.distinguished26jan26,0,2950669.story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Three of them collectively won more than 50 medals and commendations. One became a captain of industry and a philanthropist. </p>

<p>All four are Naval Academy graduates who will be awarded the Distinguished Graduate Award by the college's alumni association. The recipients announced last week are retired Rear Adm. Maurice Rindskopf, class of 1938; retired Adm. Thomas Hayward, class of 1948; Ralph Hooper, class of 1951; and retired Adm. Leighton W. Smith Jr., class of 1962....

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