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Naval Postgraduate School Graduation Exercises / Class of March 1989 Calhoun: The NPS Institutional Archive Institutional Publications Commencement Ceremony programs 1989-03 Naval Postgraduate School Graduation Exercises / Class of March 1989 Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School http://hdl.handle.net/10945/41033 GRADUATION EXERCISES 2:30 PM I Ref T H URSDAY, 23 MARCH v 1989 422 F4 ·u6 v.3 tr 4- ).- y f ~~ vb v3 NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Superintendent RADM ROBERT C. AUSTIN, USN Provost DR. HARRISON SHULL Director of Programs CAPT HILLAR SAREPERA, USN Dean of Information and Policy Sciences DR. KNEALE T. MARSHALL Dean of Science and Engineering DR. GORDON E. SCHACHER THE ADl\IINIS TH.ATION BUILDI:'IJG (FOH.l\IEH. OLD DEL l\IONTE HOTEL) REAR ADMIRAL ROBERT CLARKE AUSTIN Superintendent Naval Postgraduate School Rear Admiral Austin assumed duties as Superintendent, Naval Postgraduate School on 11 July 1986. The School's mission is to conduct and direct the advanced education of commissioned officers, to provide prescribed technical and professional instruc­ tion to meet the needs of the naval service, and in support of the foregoing, to foster and encourage a program of research which sustains academic excellence. Rear Admiral Austin was born in Cleveland, Ohio on 5 September 1931 . He enlisted in the Navy in October 1948, obtained a fleet appointment to the Naval Academy and was commissioned in June 1954. He served on USS NOA (DD 841) until he entered Submarine School in 1957. USS THORNBACK (SS418) was hisfirstsubmarine assignment. In July 1960, he enrolled at the Naval Postgraduate School and received a Master of Science degree in Physics in May 1963. After serving as Executive Officer of USS GRAMPUS (SS 523), he entered Nuclear Power Training and later served as Navigator aboard USS TRITON (SSN 586) and as Executive Officer of USS JOHN ADAMS (SSBN 620) . He was the prospective com­ manding officer during construction, and then commanded USS FINBACK (SSN 670) from 1968 to 1972. He next headed the Advanced Tactical Training Division and was the Prospective Commanding Officer Instructor for the Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Admiral Austin assumed squadron command of Submarine Development Group Two from May 1974 to July 1976. He then commanded the Naval Submarine School for two years. In August 1978 at Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans until appointed as Chief of Staff. He was selected for flag rank in January 1980. In July 1980, Rear Admiral Austin was assigned to the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Component of the US-USSR Standing Consultive Commission and as Deputy Director for International Negotiations of the Plans and Policy Directorate. Following his assignment on the Joint Staff he served as Chief of Naval Technical Training from Septem­ ber 1982 to July 1986. Rear Admiral Austin's decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with three gold stars, the Merito­ rious Service Medal and others. Rear Admiral Austin is married to the former Joyce Bisese of Norfolk, Virginia. They have four children: a married daughter Susan Ebdon, of Bridgeport, Connecticut; a married son Jim of ~ ; Ledyard, Connecticut; a son Robert, and a daughter Cecelia. ADMIRAL LEON A. EDNEY Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Leon A. "Bud" Edney is the twenty-fourth officer to serve as the Vice Chief of Naval Operations. As Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Edney is directly responsible to the Chief of Naval Operations for the com­ mand of the operating forces and administration of the shore establishment of the U.S. Navy. Admiral Edney, a native of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was commissioned an ensign in 1957 following his graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. He earned a Master of Science Degree in Public Ad­ ministration from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1963. Designated a Naval Aviator in 1958, Admiral Edney's first operational fly­ ing tours were with VS-27 and VS-24 in Norfolk, Virginia. Following his graduate studies he served a two-year tour in Washington, D.C., as a Special Assistant for the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Research and Development). In 1965, Admiral Edney transitioned to light attack jet air­ craft and was assigned to VA-164 at NAS LeMoore, California. In 1970, Admiral Edney was assigned to the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations as Western Hemisphere Plans Officer in the Politico Military Plans Division. He was selected as a White House Fellow in September 1970 and subse­ quently served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Transportation. In 1971, Admiral Edney was named executive officer of VA-27 at NAS LeMoore and assumed command of the Squadron in 1972. Admiral Edney commanded Carrier Air Wing TWO embarked aboard USS RANGER in 1974 followed by command of the USS PONCHATOULA (AO 140) in 1976. He served as Chief of Staff for Commander Cruiser De­ stroyer Group FIVE and was then assigned as Commanding Officer of the USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) in 1979. In June 1981, Admiral Edney became the sixty-ninth Commandant of Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, a position which he held until 1984 when he assumed command of Carrier Group ONE in San Diego, Califor­ nia. In 1985, Admiral Edney was assigned as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare) and later became Director, Aviation Plans and Requirements Division. He served as Director, Office of Program Ap­ praisal for the Secretary of the Navy until 1987 when he became the Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Per­ sonnel and Training). In August 1988, Admiral Edney assumed his present duties as Vice Chief of Naval Operations. Admiral Edney's personal awards and decorations include the Distin­ guished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two Gold Stars, Distin­ guished Flying Cross with four Gold Stars, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with one Gold Star, Air Medal with Go ld Numeral "6" and Bronze Numeral "30", Navy Commendation Medal with Combat "V" and two Gold Stars, Navy Achievement Medal with Combat "V", and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Gold Star, as well as various campaign and unit awards. Admiral Edney is married to the former Margon Beck of Hastings, Nebraska. They have two daughters, Merrie and Jaimie. THE PLATFORM PARTY FIRST ROW (left to right) SECOND ROW Commander Leo T. Brogan, Dr. Carl Jones CHC, U.S. Navy Command, Control and Communications Academic Group Mr. Robert Herschede President. Monterey Peninsula Council Dr. Rudolph Panholzer Navy League of the United States Space Systems Operations Academic Group The Honorable George Takahashi Mayor of the City of Marina Dr. R. Neagle Forrest Antisubmarine Warfare Dr. Harrison Shull Academic Group Provost and Academic Dean Naval Postgraduate School Dr. Karl H. Woehler Department of Physics '\ Rear Admiral Robert C. Austin, U.S. Navy Dr. Curtis A. Collins Superintendent, Naval Postgraduate School Department of Oceanography Admiral Leon A. Edney, Dr. Robert J. Renard U.S. Navy Department of Meteorology Vice Chief of Naval Operations Dr. Uno R. Kodres Captain Howard Newhoff, Department of Computer Science U.S. Coast Guard Plans Division Chief, Pacific Area Dr. David R. Whipple Alameda, California Department of Administrative Sciences Colonel Robert T. Howard, Dr. Peter Purdue U.S. Army Department of Operations Research Commander, TAADOC Analysis Command Dr. E. Roberts Wood and FA49 Executive Agent Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Dr. Anthony J. Healey Colonel Brian J. Fagan, Department of Mechanical Engineering U.S. Marine Corps 23rd Marine Regiment Dr. John P. Powers Alameda, California Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ....., Colonel Howard P. Sweeney, U.S. Air Force Dr. James J. Tritten Staff Judge Advocate Department of National Security Affairs 22nd Air Force, Travis AFB Captain Hillar Sarepera, U.S. Navy Director of Programs Naval Postgraduate School THE PROGRAM PROCESSIONAL ................................ The Marshals Professor ALFRED W.M. COOPER ............ Grand Marshal Professor MILTON H. BANK ......................... Marshal Professor JAMES M. FREMGEN ..................... Marshal Lieutenant Colonel TIMOTHY P. HUDSON, U.S. Marine Corps .............. ... .......... ... Marshal NATIONAL ANTHEM* ................ Navy Band San Francisco INVOCATION* ..................... Commander Leo T. Brogan INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER ............. The Superintendent ADDRESS TO GRADUATES ............ Admiral Leon A. Edney PRESENTATION OF AWARDS .................... The Provost PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES .. The Department Chairmen ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEGREES ... ..... ..... The Provost BENEDICTION* ................... Commander Leo T. Brogan RECESSIONAL* ................... Navy Band San Francisco NOTES: - RADM and Mrs. Austin cordially invite graduates, faculty, and guests to a reception in honor of the graduates in the Barbara McNitt Ballroom immediately following the ceremony. ' J - The audience should remain seated except for the events marked with an asterisk (*). - The audience is requested to hold their applause until the last graduate has crossed the stage. THE AWARDS *MONTEREY PENINSULA COUNCIL NAVY LEAGUE AWARD FOR HIGH­ NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN EST ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT - LIEUTENANT THADDEUS B. SURFACE WARFARE TECHNOLOGY - COMMANDER GORDON S. WELCH, Ill, USN MACDONALD, USN Presented
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