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April 2014 1 In Every Issue THE BULLETIN Calendar of Coming Events ................4 Vol. 76, No. 2 April 2014 From the Superintendent ....................6 From the Editor ....................................8 Your Letters .........................................10 Minding the Helm ..............................12 Development News ...........................16 In Memoriam ......................................46 12 28 40 Class Notes ..........................................47 Features Staff Editor Association Affairs Tara King Clark Job Opening Announcement: President of the USCGAAA ...............................14 Class Notes Editor Nominations Sought for the 2014 Annual Alumni Awards and Melissa Yuhas USCGA Athletic Hall of Fame ................................................................................18 Opinions expressed in the magazine do not Nominations Sought for the 2015 USCGAAA Board of Directors ....................19 necessarily reflect the opinions, policy, or attitude of the Coast Guard, the Alumni Association, its 75th Bulletin Anniversary: From the “Purely Personal” to officers, or the editorial staff. The Association strives to provide a forum within The Bulletin that the “Class Notes” ......................................................................................................20 welcomes free and open expression of opinions; by Tara King Clark, Editor however, the Association reserves the right to publish or omit submissions at its discretion. The 20 Questions with Dr. Gary Mason ’97 ..................................................................24 inclusion of advertisements in The Bulletin should not be construed as an endorsement of the advertiser by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Around the Academy Association, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, or the U.S. Coast Guard. 20 Questions with 4/c Carlie Gilligan ....................................................................26 Next mailing of The Bulletin: June 5, 2014 Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia vists Academy The Bulletin (ISSN 0191-9814) is published th bimonthly by the United States Coast Guard as 17 Hedrick Fellow ..............................................................................................28 Academy Alumni Association, Inc., 47 by Jennifer McDermott, The Day Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320- 8111. Periodical postage paid at New London, CT, and at additional offices. In the Service and Beyond Postmaster: Please forward if address change is due to official orders. Domestic Mail Manual, Sector Boston’s New Take on a Long-Standing Training Model: Section 159.223. Send address changes to The A TAD Professional Development Program that aims to enhance Bulletin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni the experience for all involved ................................................................................32 Association, 47 Mohegan Avenue, New by LTJG Justin S. Daniel ’12 and LTJG Clare M. Snyder ’10 London, CT 06320-8111. Broadening the Wings of EAGLE: Under sail in 2013-14 Cover with OCS/NOAA trainees & USCGA cadets ........................................................36 by LT Kristopher Ensley ’04, USCGC EAGLE Operations Officer and Navigator On April 3, 2014 ground was broken for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy History Lesson: LT James H. Scott, Class of 1891, Combat Operations Columbarium, which will be for those of the Revenue Cutter Hudson in the Spanish-American War ..........................40 alumni and their spouses who choose to be inurned on the grounds of the Coast by William H. Thiesen, Ph.D., Atlantic Area Historian, USCG Guard Academy. The widows of the very first alumni to be inurned later this year (CDR Robert Tuneski, USCG (ret), ’58; CAPT A. David Young, USCGR (ret), ’49; and Mr. Ronald Blendu, ’66) were on hand for this momentous occasion. From L-R: VADM Manson Brown, USCG, ’78, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support; Mrs. Barbara Tuneski; Mrs. Bonnie Young; Mrs. Betty Blendu; CAPT John Maxham, USCG (ret), ’66, Chairman of the USCGAAA Board of Directors; and RADM Sandra Stosz, USCG, ’82, USCGA Superintendent. To learn more about the columbarium ... see page 12 project, see page 12. 2 THE BULLETIN April 2014 3 OF OCALENDARPINION AND C COMMENTARYOMING EVENTS The Association: The U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association is a non-profit corporation which exists exclusively for educational and charitable purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. April 19 Bear Club Member Appreciation Day USCGA Alumni Association Mission Statement: at the Ballpark, Lower Fields, USCGA The Association shall provide services to and promote fellowship among its members. The organization shall raise funds to provide “margin of excellence” support for April 27 Chamber Players Concert Brass the Corps of Cadets to preserve traditions and enhance Extravaganza, Leamy Hall, USCGA the reputation of the Academy. Membership: Academy graduates and those who have attended the Academy are eligible for Regular April 27 USCGA Men’s Lacrosse Alumni membership; all others interested in the Academy and its Reception, Alumni Center Patio, USCGA Corps of Cadets are eligible for Associate membership. Annual Membership Fees: Regular members, $96; May 4 Academy Concert, The CAPT Lewis Associate members, $90. BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. Buckley Guest Artist Series, [email protected] Leamy Hall, USCGA CHAIRMAN: CAPT John C. Maxham, ’66 VICE CHAIRMAN: LCDR Christian E. Soto, ’03 DIRECTORS May 11 Chamber Players Concert, Leamy Hall, CAPT Domenico A. DiIulio, ’74 USCGA Mr. James Ellis II, ’66 Mr. Ian M. MacGregor ’97 CDR Eric D. Masson, ’97 May 21 Class of 2014 Commencement CAPT Robert E. McKenna, ’89 USCGA CAPT Sean R. Murtagh, ’89 LT Ginny R. Nadolny, ’05 LCDR Andrea J. Parker, ’01 May 21 USCGC Eagle Arrives, San Juan, PR CAPT Joseph D. Phillips, ’85 CDR Mikeal S. Staier, ’91 May 28 , Oranjestad, Aruba RADM Douglas H. Teeson, ’65 USCGC Eagle Arrives Mr. William Thompson, ’64 CDR Eva Van Camp, ’97 May 29 Service Academy Career Conference CAPT Douglas J. Wisniewski (Ret), ’79 (SACC), Washington, D.C. (see page 15) USCGA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Ph: 860.442.2683 Fax: 860.442.2690 June 7 USCGC Eagle Arrives, Cozumel, Mexico www.CGAalumni.org PRESIDENT June 14 USCGC Eagle Arrives, Miami, Florida CDR James A. Sylvester (Ret), ’71, ext. 10 [email protected] June 28 USCGC Eagle Arrives, Sydney, Canada VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT David Obedzinski, ext. 13 [email protected] July 4 USCGC Eagle Arrives, St. Johns, Canada DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING & ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT July 18 USCGC Eagle Arrives, New York City, NY Matt Glasz, ext. 12 [email protected] September 6 Bear Club Football Tailgate, DATABASE ADMINISTRATION MANAGER Trish Laros, ext. 22 USCGA vs. St. Lawrence, USCGA [email protected] DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR September 24 Otto Graham Golf Classic, Nancy McDonald, ext. 17 [email protected] Fishers Island, NY DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS Eileen Kelly, ext. 16 Homecoming 2014 — October 10-11 [email protected] MEMBER SERVICES/ALUMNI CENTER MGR. Homecoming 2015 — October 15-17 Sue Fage, ext. 14 [email protected] DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS/ Note: All USCG Band concerts are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. unless EDITOR OF THE BULLETIN otherwise noted. They are free and open to the general public. For latest Tara King Clark, ext. 21 [email protected] concert information about USCG Band performances call 860.701.6826 COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT or on-line @ www.uscg.mil/band Melissa Yuhas, ext. 23 [email protected] CONTROLLER Sports Schedules: Up to the minute schedules and results for sporting Chris Franklin events are available at the CGA Sports website: www.uscgasports.com. [email protected] FINANCIAL & OFFICE MANAGER Audio and video webcasts of selected events may also be available there. Karen Licitra, ext. 11 [email protected] OFFICE ASSISTANT 4 Lolly Owens, ext.THE BULLETIN 27 [email protected] OPINION AND COMMENTARY April 2014 5 OPINION AND COMMENTARY From the Superintendent Rear Admiral Sandra L. Stosz, ’82 ear Members of the Coast Guard his time; in addition to delivering the DAcademy Family, Hedrick Address to the entire Corps, Although it is nearly April, we are officer candidates, faculty, staff and eagerly awaiting signs of Spring here in members of the local community, he New London. Regardless of the weather, taught a Constitutional Law Class, we are in the busy season, and there is high attended receptions and dined with excitement as the cadets have returned cadets. from Spring Break and are eager to either We were also honored to host graduate or embark on their summer Commissioner General Kim, Head of the programs. South Korean Coast Guard, for an official The Class of 2014 celebrated their visit, Mr. Paul Bucha, medal of honor first assignments at Billet Night, during winner, as opening keynote speaker for which 212 of them received orders to our annual Ethics Forum and RADM cutters (88%), aviation (9%) or sectors Ted Carter, President of the Naval War (3%). This year, the firsties were able to College, as closing keynote speaker. share their good news with many of their The Ethics Forum is a day on which commanding officers because for the first we replace the normal class schedule time ever, we hosted the Major Cutter with a series of remarkable session Commanding Officers’ Conference onboard speakers, including an opening and the Academy. In addition to attending Billet closing keynote. This year, our speakers Night, all conference attendees and local addressed