NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Irwin F. Edenzon, the retired president of Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, accepted the Navy League of the United States' Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Award last night. The Navy League presented the award at the annual Sea-Air-Space Black Tie Reception and Banquet at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
The Nimitz award honors an industry leader who has made a major contribution to the nation's maritime strength or enhanced national security. The award committee, appointed by the national president of the Navy League, selects a nominated candidate who best exemplifies the leadership, statesmanship and dedication to the nation that was exhibited by the award's namesake.
The award was presented by Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., for Edenzon's commitment to sea services throughout his career.
"There is no one more deserving of this honor than an industry leader who has committed decades of support to our sea services," Forbes said. "From his early days in manned submersibles to his time running business and technology development at Newport News Shipbuilding, culminating in his dynamic leadership at Ingalls, Irwin has helped build today's Navy and Coast Guard fleets—the world's finest."

Irwin F. Edenzon (center) accepts the Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Award from Rep. Randy Forbes (left) and James H. Offutt, national president of the Navy League of the United States, Tuesday night in National Harbor, Maryland. Photo courtesy of the Navy League of the United States