John R.Graham of Bellevue has been awarded the 2012 Alumnus of the Year Award from the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Alumni Association and Foundation. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the organization and is reserved only for individuals who have succeeded, over a sustained period, in attaining such stature as to warrant the recognition.
Graham received his Bachelor of Science in 1952 from the Academy and was president of his class. Following his career in the Merchant Marine, he went on to graduate from Harvard Business School in 1959 and begin a career as an executive in a number of corporations.