The George L. Phillips Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation (MOVES) Award is presented to the graduating MOVES student with the most well-rounded record with respect to the Naval Postgraduate School MOVES program. By this, we mean the student whose excellent grades and outstanding thesis helped the most in providing leadership and energy for the MOVES program.
Determination of this award is by a small committee comprised of the MOVES Chairman, the MOVES Academic Associate and the Curricular Officer for the MOVES program. Submissions to that committee are due no less than 40 days before the end of the graduating quarter. This award is given each MOVES graduating class if suitable candidates are identified and submitted.
Commander George L. Phillips, USN (ret.) was the individual most responsible for moving the US Navy into modern modeling and simulation, in part, through his leadership in setting up the MOVES academic program.
Commander Phillips defined the subspecialty code (P-code) fulfilled by the MOVES degree, obtaining N6 as a sponsor for the academic program, and worked with the Navy, Army and Marine Corps to provide students for the MOVES program. Strongly supporting the program in all aspects, he rose beyond the call of duty in working for the program's success. For these reasons, we have sought to honor him by naming the MOVES graduation award after him.
Commander Phillips was a 1967 graduate of the NPS Operations Research program.
Award definition memorandum
| George L. Phillips Award -- Previous Recipients | |
|---|---|
| September 2010 - LTC Sotiris Papadopoulos, Hellenic Army | |
| March 2010 - Maj Ben Brown, USMC | |
| September 2009 - Kapitänleutnant Heiko Abel, German Navy | |
| September 2008 - LT Ryan Alexander Rippeon, USN | |
| September 2008 - Maj Eric S. Whittington, USMC | |
| September 2007 - LCDR John Alan Schiaffino, USN | |
| March 2007 - Capt Themistoklis Papadopoulos, Hellenic Air Force | |
| March 2006 - Maj Mounir Sidhom, Tunisian Air Force | |
| September 2005 - Maj James P. McDonough, USMC | |
| March 2005 - Tan Kok Soon Oliver, Singapore Defence Science & Technology Agency | |
| September 2004 - Capt Raymond Purcell, USMC | |
| March 2004 - LT Dimitrios Filiagos, Hellenic Navy | |
| September 2003 - LT Michael Mosbruger, USN | |
| June 2003 - Captain Thomas Orichel, German Army | |
| March 2003 - LT Sharif H. Calfee, USN | |
| September 2002 - CDR Brian Osborn, USN | |
| September 2002 - CDR Eric Krebs, USNR | |
| March 2002 - LT David Back, USN | |
| September 2001 - 1st LT Eray Unguder, Turkish Army | |
| March 2001 - LTJG Askin Ercetin, Turkish Navy | |
| September 2000 - LCDR Kim Roddy, USN | |