2015 Recipient: David J. Bettez, Ph.D. “Kentucky Marine: Major General Logan Feland and the Marking of the Modern USMC“

The Colonel Joseph Alexander Award for a distinguished work of biographical or autobiographical literature about a Marine and is given in memory of Colonel Joe Alexander, historian, author, and longtime friend of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.

	2015 Recipient: Mr. Allston James “Suribachi”

The Bill Broyles Award is for a distinguished play or screenplay by a playwright or screenwriter, dealing with U.S. Marine Corps heritage or Marine Corps life.

	2015 Recipient: Sgt Matthew Callahan USMC “Hawaii Marines in Action”

The Sergeant Major Dan Daly Award for a distinguished example of still photography by an individual, in black and white or color, which consists of a collection of photographs capturing U.S. Marines or Marine Corp life.

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	2015 Recipient: Mr. Harold F. Cockson “Johnny’s Two Wheeler” “P.O.W.” “Blowing Bubbles in the Sun”

The Robert A. Gannon Award for a distinguished volume of original verse by a Marine poet dealing with Marine Corps life.

	2015 Recipient: LCDR Benjamin Armstrong, USN “The Answer to the Amphibious Prayer: Helicopters, the Marine Corps, and Defense Innovation“

The General Roy S. Geiger Award sponsored by Colonel G.F. Robert Hanke, USMCR, in memory of his father, Wing Commander Ralph Hanke, Royal Air Force. It is named for General Geiger, the fifth designated naval aviator in Marine Corps history, who commanded both air and ground units during World War II. This award is given to the author of the best aviation article published during the previous calendar year.

	2015 Recipient: Sgt Tammy Hineline USMC “Letters: A Hero’s Journey to the Medal of Honor”
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The Sergeant William Genaust Award for a distinguished documentary and short subject (40 minutes or less) dealing creatively with U.S. Marine Corps heritage or Marine Corps life.

	2015 Recipient: Mr. Gregg Jones “Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines’ Finest Hour in Vietnam”

The General Wallace M. Greene, Jr. Award for a distinguished non-fiction book dealing with U.S. Marines or Marine Corps life.
 

The Colonel Julia E. Hamblet Award funded by a bequest from the estate of Lotus Mort and judged by the Women Marines Association. It is given to the individual or team who has done the most to further the recognition of the history of women who have earned the title Marine.

	2015 Recipient: Mr. Bob Zimmerman “Rise of the Valiant” 6th Marine Division, Battle of Okinawa
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The Major Norman Hatch Award for the best mini-documentary (longer than 40 minutes) dealing with historical or current Marine Corps subjects.

	2015 Recipient: Ms. Hope Hodge Seck “Left Behind: Without Security, Without Citizenship, Interpreters are Exposed to Death Squads”

The Colonel Robert D. Heinl, Jr. Award for a distinguished example of feature writing by an individual dealing with U.S. Marine Corps history or Marine Corps life, giving prime consideration for high literary quality and originality.

	2015 Recipient: Sgt Reece Lodder USMC “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie”

The Sergeant Major Bradley Kasal Award for a distinguished example of still photography by an individual, in black and white or color, which consists of a single photograph capturing the character of the individual Marine and the core values of the U.S. Marine Corps.

	2015 Recipient: Ms. Gretel C. Kovach “Last Marines Exit Afghanistan” “Camp Leatherneck Goodbye” “Marines Depart Sangin, Leaving Afghans in Charge” “Marines Press Attack Amid Drawdown”

The Major Megan McClung Award for a distinguished example of reporting by an individual covering U.S. Marines abroad.

	2015 Recipient: Sgt Reece Lodder USMC “Remembering Greeley”

The General Oliver P. Smith Award for a distinguished example of local news reporting by an individual that illuminates the U.S. Marine Corps relationship with local communities.

	2015 Recipient: Mr. Paul Westermeyer Liberating Kuwait: U.S. Marines in the Gulf War, 1990-1991

The Brigadier General Edwin Simmons – Henry I. Shaw Award for superior historical scholarship by a public historian.

	2015 Recipient: Mr. David Paul Venell Sculptures entitled Mad Minute, Overrun, Overwatch, Joe Foss, and First Wave

The Colonel John W. Thomason, Jr. Award is given to an individual artist for a distinguished work depicting some aspect of Marine Corps life.

	2015 Recipient: Mr. Phil Klay “Redeployment”

The James Webb Award for a distinguished fiction dealing with U.S. Marines or Marine Corps life.