The Oakleaf November 2005/ THETHE AKLEAFAKLEAF The Newsletter of the Navy Supply Corps FoundationOO November 2005 An update from the Chairman: Meeting with Seabee Foundation Representatives What’s happening inTHETHE the Foundation? AKLEAF By RADM D. E. Hickman, SC, USN (Ret.) These are exciting timesOO in the Navy Supply Corps Foundation and the local chapters. In the past few months we have undertaken some significant restructuring as well as forging ahead with numerous initiatives to make the Foundation better and stronger. The Navy Supply Corps Foundation was founded in 1971, at the same time that the Navy Supply Corps Association was established. The Foundation was set up for fund- raising for scholarship programs aimed at dependents of active duty officers while the Association was dedicated to the camaraderie of Navy Supply Corps offi- Foundation Board members met with representatives of the CEC/Seabee Histori- cers. These two organizations merged in cal Foundation at Port Hueneme in September to learn about each group’s pro- the early 1990’s and retained the name of grams and activities. From left Jack Evans, NSCF Executive Director; Bob Quinn, the Navy Supply Corps Foundation. CEC/Seabee Board of Trustees; Don Hickman, NSCF Chair; Bill Hildebrand, Today you will find Foundation chap- CEC/Seabee Executive Director; and John Kizer, NSCF Vice-Chair. ters, or associations, located in nearly all geographic areas where Supply Corps offi- In 2005, the Foundation awarded 38 BRAC recommendations cers serve. And, scholarships are awarded scholarships valued at $138,000. You can see to dependents of all members as well as the complete list of recipients on Page 5 in affect Navy Supply Corps dependents of supply enlisted ratings. this issue of “The Oakleaf.” As you can see Anyone who has ever worn the Oakleaf from the breakout (on Page 2), the Founda- School and Museum … whether you are active duty, retired, re- tion has awarded 1,485 scholarships since As part of a larger look at the infra- serve or prior active duty … is a member of 1971, for a total of over $2.5 million dollars! structure of the Department of Defense, the the Foundation and is welcome to attend the You can be very proud, as I am, of the gen- Base Realignment and Closure Commission meetings and social events of these chapters. erosity of your fellow members of the Sup- (BRAC) voted at the end of August to rec- A list of the chapters and their presi- ply Corps over the past 30 plus years. ommend the closure of the Navy Supply dents is provided on Page 6 in this newslet- Foundation services. At the annual Board Corps School in Athens, Ga., and disestab- ter. I encourage you to call a Supply Corps of Directors meeting in 2004, the Board lishment of the Navy Supply Corps Muse- officer in your geographic area and start voted to seek the assistance of a consultant um, also located in Athens on the grounds attending the functions! to help us move the Foundation to a level of the Navy Supply Corps school. The Presi- Scholarships. In 2000, the Foundation above just giving scholarships. We all rec- dent accepted the Commissions recommen- instituted a Chief of Supply Corps Officer ognized that there were areas that could be dations in their entirety and passed them Development scholarship program that served by the Foundation, such as recruit- on to Congress on Sept 15. Congress must funds a $10,000 per-year scholarship to ing assistance, career transition services, re- also accept or reject the recommendations a student who, in return, agrees to apply unions, communications, newsletters, etc., within 45 days of the President’s action. to Officer Candidate School and become a Supply Corps officer on active duty. Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 2

Inside this issue ... Greetings from the Chairman...... 3 Chapter Highlight: San Diego...... 6 Member News...... 10 Scholarship profile...... 4 Distinguished Alumnus Profile...... 7 In Memoriam...... 10 .... and more The Oakleaf November 2005/

What’s happening in the Foundation? (Continued) THE AKLEAF but all would require some investment of When these distinguished alumni address O resources. Through careful budgeting and the students at the Navy Supply Corps The Newsletter of the fund raising, we have been able to stabilize, School, they always credit the experiences Navy Supply Corps Foundation and even grow, the scholarship program they gained as a Supply Corps officer for 1425 Prince Street and devote limited resources to these new impacting their subsequent careers. Athens, Georgia 30606-2205 efforts. You will see more on these as they Communications. This issue of “The (706) 354-4111 develop. But we seek your ideas on what Oakleaf” is just the first; it will be - pub you would like your Foundation to be. lished three times a year, in November, Chairman Distinguished Alumni Program. In 1989, March and July. Look for it on the Web site RADM Donald E. Hickman, the Foundation instituted a distinguished at www.usnscf.com. Speaking of the Web SC, USN (Ret.) alumni program to select and recognize site, we are working very hard to re-de- Supply Corps officers who had made sig- sign and update this site, to make it a more Vice Chairman nificant contributions after their active useful Web site for the Foundation. Some CAPT John L. Kizer, SC, USN (Ret.) duty careers. A list of these individuals of the features which will be included are Secretary is provided on Page 8 in “The Oakleaf.” the capability for members to register and CAPT Brian Sheppard, SC, USN log on to receive information about the Treasurer Foundation, as well as a locator capability, CAPT Doug Chin, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Summary which will allow you to locate information Chief Staff Officer on a “missing” shipmate. CDR Jack Evans, SC, USN (Ret.) Number of Value of Reunions. During the next year we Year Scholarships Scholarships anticipate designing a program to assist 2005 Elected Directors 1971...... 6...... 1,500 Foundation chapters in holding Supply 1972...... 17...... 6,450 Corps reunions. The several reunions that RADM Ryland Percy, SC, USN 1973...... 18...... 9,000 have been held in recent years in Athens, RDML Jack Prendergast, SC, USN 1974...... 20...... 11,000 Ga., have been a huge success. We’d like to 1975...... 20...... 11,000 do the same thing in other regions of the RDML Sharon H. Redpath, SC, USN 1976...... 22...... 14,000 country. More to follow on this. CAPT R. T. Gregory, SC, USN 1977...... 25...... 15,000 Volunteers. We need your help! Volun- 1978...... 25...... 15,000 teers for the Foundation can write articles CAPT Loren V. Heckelman, SC, USN 1979...... 26...... 16,000 for “The Oakleaf,” mentor scholarship CAPT Valerie Huegel, SC, USN 1980...... 30...... 24,600 students, serve on scholarship selection 1981...... 31...... 27,000 boards, plan reunions, work on the web CAPT Mike Plunkett, SC, USN (Ret.) 1982...... 32...... 28,000 site and spearhead membership drives, to CAPT Leonard J. Sapera, SC, USN (Ret.) 1983...... 34...... 34,000 name just a few. In short, if there’s some- 1984...... 34...... 34,000 thing you’d like to see the Foundation do, CAPT Nick Kalathas, SC, USN 1985...... 27...... 27,000 we could probably use your help in doing CDR Ken Epps, SC, USN 1986...... 46...... 46,000 it! Contact Foundation Executive Director 1987...... 50...... 73,000 Jack Evans at (706) 354-4111 or e-mail him Henry Trione 1988...... 50...... 101,000 at [email protected] to find out how you Charlie Sigety 1989...... 50...... 101,000 can help. 1990...... 49...... 99,500 Access the Foundation Web site at 1991...... 55...... 105,500 http://www.usnscf.com 1992...... 51...... 102,000 E-mail: [email protected] 1993...... 50...... 100,000 BRAC 1994...... 50...... 100000 (Continued) 1995...... 52...... 104,000 ”The Oakleaf” Staff 1996...... 65...... 130,000 Congressional action is expected sometime Liz Van Wye, Writer/Editor 1997...... 65...... 130,000 in November. [email protected] 1998...... 60...... 150,000 Plans call for the functions of the school 1999...... 57...... 142,500 to be performed at the Naval War College 2000...... 87...... 175,000 in Newport, R.I. The disestablishment of 2001...... 79...... 156,000 the Museum refers to its operation on the The Oakleaf deadlines: 2002...... 62...... 116,000 site in Athens. The possibility of reconsti- Jan. 15 for the March 2006 issue 2003...... 50...... 106,000 tution of the Museum at another location is May 15 for July 2006 issue. 2004...... 52...... 123,500 being reviewed as one of the options. 2005...... 38...... 138,000 Regular updates on these actions will Submit news and ideas to Total...... 1,485...... $2,572,550 be provided in upcoming issues of “The [email protected] Oakleaf.” The Oakleaf November 2005/

Greetings from the Chairman

Welcome to the first issue of the revived newsletter of the Navy Foundation Executive Director at [email protected]. Ask him to Supply Corps Foundation, “The Oakleaf.” Those of you who have remove your name from the hard copy mailing list and save the been around as long as I may remember that the “The Oakleaf” was Foundation money in the process! published off and on in the past, most recently in the mid-90s. Since Speaking of the Web site, I’d also like to urge you to register then, while the Foundation has been active and involved, particu- there. Membership is free, but we really need to know where you larly in the support of our scholarship program, we’ve been less ac- are. Because the Supply Corps Foundation is for everyone who tive in keeping our members informed of what is happening with has ever worn the Oakleaf, it’s important that we know who and the Foundation. where you are, to keep you up to date on what’s happening in the Recently, the Board of Directors recognized that it was time to Corps and in the Foundation. do something about that. We realized that we were relying solely One of our most important initiatives is to find and regis- upon our annual fund drive solicitation letters and our somewhat ter more Supply Corps Foundation members so if you know of limited Web site to attempt to keep our members up to date. someone, please encourage them to sign up or let us know. Based upon discussion with our members as well as with Supply We especially need your help to locate those individuals who Corps leadership, we determined that “The Oakleaf” needed to be served in the Navy Supply Corps for a few years and then left to revived. This is our first issue and it will be published three times a pursue other options. They are an important part of our organiza- year (November, March and July) and distributed in several ways. tion and we’d appreciate your help in getting them into the loop. First of all, we will post it on the Foundation’s Web site www. Our current roster of about 10,000 members includes mostly re- usnscf.com and e-mail the link to all our Supply Corps Foundation tired, active, and reserve members. While those with some prior chapters, as well as to Supply Corps leadership, for dissemination service are included, we believe there may be two or three times throughout their organizations. that many out there. We would like to honor that service and rec- While electronic distribution will be our preferred method, due ognize them as members. to the money and time it saves in circulation costs, we recognize that That’s it for this issue. Send your story ideas and suggestions some of our members do not have the capability to receive it this (and offers to help!) to [email protected]. This is your pub- way. So for now we will also print “The Oakleaf” and distribute it lication and we need your help and your ideas to make it valu- to our known mailing addresses. If you received a printed copy and able. We’d love to hear from you. don’t need it, you can help us by dropping an e-mail to Jack Evans, Don Hickman, RADM, SC, USN (Ret.)

Foundation Annual Meeting held in Santa Rosa

The annual meeting of the Navy Supply Corps Foundation was held September 23 and 24 in Santa Rosa, Calif. Retired RADM Don Hickman, Chairman of the Foundation Board, presided over the meeting which was hosted by Victor Trione, Board member and Foundation Distinguished Alumni. Among the topics on the agenda were presentations on the Foundation’s finances, an update on the Scholarship Program, a report from the Executive Director and a briefing on the Founda- tion communications initiatives. The Board also approved chang- es to Foundation Bylaws which were recommended by an ad-hoc committee during the past year. RADM Dan Stone, SC, USN, Chief of Supply Corps, participated in the first day’s discussions, providing his perspective on topics of interest to the Foundation. Several sessions on the second day were devoted to discuss- ing the Foundation’s long-range planning process as well as cov- ering information related to fundraising strategies and providing feedback from the surveys conducted last year by Joseph Phelan, Foundation Consultant. Officers elected during the meeting included RADM Hick- man, Chairman; CAPT (Ret.) John Kizer, Vice Chair; CDR Ken Epps, Secretary; and CAPT (Ret.) Doug Chin, Treasurer. CDR (Ret.) Jack Evans was re-elected as Chief Staff Officer. In addition, the Board elected six new members represent- ing active, retired and former Supply Corps officers. They include RADM (Ret.) Don Hickman, left, extended the Board’s apprecia- Continued on Page 4 tion to Henry Trione for hosting the meeting in Santa Rosa. The Oakleaf November 2005/

Scholarship Profile: Dan McPadden aims for Army Infantry

Texas A&M senior Dan McPad- of military service and I wanted to den is the recipient of the RADM Ray be in the Army, wanted to go infan- and Catherine Sareeram, SC, USN try and be one of the guys on the (Ret.) Scholarship. A member of the ground,” he states. university’s Army ROTC program and When he was a senior in high its Corps of Cadets, Dan is a psychol- school, his father encouraged him to ogy major and a member of the Phi apply for a Navy Supply Corps Foun- Eta Sigma and General O.R. Simpson dation scholarship. “The scholar- Honor Societies. ship takes a big load off the financial A graduate of Calallen High burden,” he points out. “I can focus School, just outside of Corpus Christi, on my studies and on ROTC and the Texas, Dan is the son of Juliann and Corps of Cadets at A&M; there’s no Russell McPadden. Russell served as way I could have time for another job. a career Navy Supply Corps officer, The scholarship makes it possible.” retiring in 1995 with the rank of com- After graduation, scheduled for mander. The family moved several December 2006, Dan hopes to get In- times during his career. “I was born in fantry as his branch and then it’s on California, moved to Florida, moved to Ranger School, Airborne School to London and then to Cherry Point, and assignment to what he hopes N.C., and finally to Corpus Christi, will be an Airborne unit. He has a Texas, where we’ve lived since 1993,” commitment of four years of active Dan notes. “I always wanted to go to duty followed by four years in the Texas A&M and then the fact that they reserves, although he expects that he had an outstanding ROTC program will “probably serve longer.” just made it more of a goal,” he adds. Dan will not be the only McPadden While in high school Dan boxed for two years; he played football on active duty. He is following in the footsteps of brother Ray, a all four years. 2004 Texas A&M graduate and Foundation scholarship recipient, He credits his father for his interest in the military, and that who is a second lieutenant in the Army (Infantry) assigned to the of his brother Ray. “I knew my dad had a lot of responsibility in 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, N.Y. the Navy Supply Corps, and then he had a wealth of knowledge Juliann McPadden is proud of her sons and grateful for about the military which he always shared with us,” Dan added. the help they have received. “The Supply Corps Foundation is With interests like hiking, rock climbing, and other “out- awesome” she states. “It has helped both of my sons with their doors stuff,” Dan was a natural for the Army. “I liked the idea college education.”

Annual Meeting their efforts on behalf of the Foundation. (Continued) In a special ceremony, Hickman extended the Board’s sincere appreciation to Henry Trione for hosting the meeting and for his hospitality in Santa Rosa. CAPT (Ret.) Chuck Gibfried, formerly Vice President, General Manager and Business Consultant for Science Applications In- ternational Corporation; CDR Pat McClanahan currently serving Volunteers needed as Navy Working Capital Fund Budget Officer at NAVSUP head- The Foundation is seeking volunteers to assist in a variety of quarters; Carl Liebert III, Executive Vice President, Home Depot tasks. There is only one paid employee so nearly all the work of Stores, The Home Depot, Inc.; RADM (Ret.) Ray Sareeram, cur- the Foundation is carried out by volunteers. Workers are needed rently Senior Vice President, Logistics for BJs Wholesale Club, in areas like: Inc.; Kevin Twomey, President and Chief Operating Officer, Scholarship selection boards The St. Joe Company, a Foundation Distinguished Alumni who Writing articles for the OAKLEAF served as a commander in the Navy Reserve; and Victor Trione, Maintaining the Web site Chairman of the Board, Luther Burbank Savings and Loan and a Searching for lost members former Supply Corps Officer, whose term will begin in 2007. Working with local chapters Four Board members whose terms expired in 2005 were in fund raising recognized for their service to the Foundation. CAPT (Ret.) Mentoring scholarship recipients Len Sapera was recognized for being the longest serving Board Membership committee member; he and RDML Sharon Redpath, CAPT (Ret.) Bob Greg- If you are interested, please contact Jack Evans at (706) 354‑4111 ory and CAPT Brian Shephard were recognized and thanked for or by e-mail at [email protected] . The Oakleaf November 2005/

2005 Foundation Scholarships awarded Laura K. Laughlin LCDR Copley Burket, SC, USN (Ret.) The Navy Supply Corps Foundation Roanne V. Esteban Memorial Scholaship awarded 38 scholarships worth $138,000 for the Navy Supply Corps Association and Aiken, S.C. 2005-2006 academic year. Included among this Spouses Club of Japan Scholarship Susan McCarthy group were 19 one-year $5,000 scholarships, Naples, Italy Mechanicsburg Supply Corps nine one-year $2,500 scholarships and eight Maija K. Garnas Association Scholarship one-year $1,000 scholarships. In addition, there Supply Corps Officers Spouses Club, Reading, Pa. were two multi-year scholarships carried over Tidewater Scholarship Thomas P. McCarthy from last year worth $12,500. As illustrated by Alexandria, Va. Josephine Wenzel Memorial Scholarship the chart on Page 2 of “The Oakleaf,” since 1971 Melissa Gordon Reading, Pa. the Foundation has awarded 1,484 scholarships CAPT Richard A. Harrison, SC, USN (Ret.) Daniel V. McPadden valued at more than $2.5 million. Memorial Scholarship RADM Ray and Catherine Sareeram, Applications for the 2006-2007 academic Gulf Breeze, Fla. SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship year will be available on the Web site www. Audrey F. Hand Corpus Christi, Texas usnscf.org after Jan. 10, 2006. Completed forms Tucker Pimpo Memorial Scholarship Amos C. Meyers are due to the Navy Supply Corps Foundation, Chesapeake, Va. Monterey Navy Supply Corps 1425 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30606-2205 no Chaz R. Henderson Association Scholarship later than April 10, 2006. CAPT Jackson L. Schultz, SC, USN (Ret.) Marysville, Wash. Of special interest is a new scholarship Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Kristina A. Morris for dependents who are blind or disabled. Chesapeake, Va. VADM Kenneth R. Wheeler, SC, USN (Ret.) This scholarship has been endowed by the Meredith E. Henry Memorial Scholarship National Industries for the Blind and Severely CAPT Walter Douglas, SC, USN (Ret.) Alexandria, Va. Handicapped, NIB and NISH. Applicants Memorial Scholarship Ruth E. Moyle who may qualify for this scholarship are en- Milford, Pa. Clementi Holder, Honorary Supply Corps couraged to complete the appropriate appli- Daniel J. Hickman Flag Officer Scholarship cation, available on the Web site or by contact- RADM Frank J. Allston, SC, USN (Ret.) Lexington Park, Md. ing Foundation Executive Director Jack Evans Scholarship Jeffrey D. O’Rear at (706) 354-4111. Herndon, Va. CAPT Joseph H. Cheshure, SC, USN (Ret.) The following individuals were awarded Gabrielle A. Hollingsworth Distinguished Alumni Scholarship scholarships for the 2005-2006 academic year. RADM Bernard S. Browning, SC, USN (Ret.) Dumfries, Va. Jonathan C. Brown Memorial Scholarship Romina Rodrigo Henry F. Trione Distinguished South Pasadena, Calif. RADM Andrew A. Giordano, SC, USN (Ret.) Alumni Scholarship David C. Horres Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Coronado, Calif. Hampton Roads Supply Corps Singapore Andrea N. Bonk Association Scholarship Joseph R. Roskowski CAPT and Mrs. John L. Kizer, Williamsburg, Va. RADM Daniel W. McKinnon Jr., SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Chrisopher G. Hutte SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Lancaster, Pa. Navy Officers Spouses Club, Midlothian, Va. Lania E. Bonk Athens, Ga., Scholarship Ashley R. Rutten Navy Officers Spouses Club, Park Falls, Wis. Patuxent River Supply Corps Athens, Ga., Scholarship Michelle Jamrisko Association Scholarship Lancaster, Pa. CAPT Leonard J. Sapera, SC, USN (Ret.) Carlisle, Pa. Jessica A. Buntin Scholarship Jamielyn Smith RADM and Mrs. Donald G. St. Angelo, Montclair, Va. RADM Donald E. Wilson, SC, USN (Ret.) SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Rachel R. Jew Memorial Scholarship Nashville, Tenn. Navy Officers Spouses Club of Hawaii Virginia Beach, Va. Laura C. Costello Hayward, Calif. Joshua Valentine CDR Robert S. Leventhal, SC, USN (Ret.) Seanna L. Johnson CAPT Thomas C. Underwood, Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Nancy Dimond Memorial Scholarship SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship Bellingham, Wash. Houston, Texas Chesapeake, Va. Shannon M. Deedy Parker Jones Susan E. Wiechelt Harvard World War II CAPT Norma M. Batchelder, SC, USN (Ret.) Washington Area Navy Supply Corps Mid-Off Group Scholarship Memorial Scholarship Association Scholarship Foxborough, Mass. Kennewick, Wash. Mechanicsburg, Pa. Andrew M. Ejanda Marian Karnas Kerry A. Yudiski San Diego Supply Corps LCDR Clyde E. Tudor, SC, USN (Ret.) Greater Chicago Area Supply Corps Association Scholarship Memorial Scholarship Association Scholarship Chula Vista, Calif. Burlington Twp, N.J. Rota, Spain The Oakleaf November 2005/

Chapter Spotlight: Foundation San Diego Supply Corps Association Chapter Chapter Presidents LCDR Al Swain With more than six hundred active ue to handle it each year that they are here,” Athens, Ga. duty, reserve and retired members, the San he adds. “We work in teams and share the [email protected] Diego Supply Corps Association (SDSCA) wealth, so to speak, otherwise we’d burn CDR Todd Friedlander is one of the largest of the twenty chapters out the lead team each year.” Cleveland, Ohio of the Foundation. This year will be particularly challeng- [email protected] The strength of the retired community, ing for the chapter. Their annual scholar- CDR Patrick Blesch comprising nearly half of the membership, ship auction raised $39,000 for the Founda- Columbus, Ohio is key, according to CAPT Harry Davis, SC, tion scholarship program last year and this [email protected] USN, currently serving as the Force Sup- year their sights are set on matching or ex- CDR Dan Pionk ply Officer for Commander, Naval Surface ceeding that figure. According to Davis, it’s Greater Chicago Area, Ill. Forces, and President of the San Diego Sup- “a huge challenge in front of us for 2005!” [email protected] ply Corps Association. Retiree involvement Communication is an important part CAPT Tim Ross has been a hallmark of the San Diego expe- of the chapter’s success. According to CDR Hampton Roads, Va. rience, he notes. “The catalyst for San Diego Michelle Skubic, SC, USN, Chapter Vice [email protected] has been our retired community,” he adds, President, about 75 percent of the commu- CAPT Vince Griffith ”working an incredible amount of time be- nications about events and activities goes Jacksonville, Fla. hind the scenes to support the Association.” by e-mail, with the other 25 percent us- [email protected] In addition, he points out, “our reserve ing paper and other methods, including a CAPT Tom Wiechelt counterparts have provided exceptional small percentage of naval messages. “We Mechanicsburg, Pa. support and involvement. We try to plan drive people to the Web site at www.sdsca. [email protected] events around drill weekends so they can org for photos and information,” she notes, LCDR Trisha Garcia attend while they are in town. But even if adding that they also use Paypal, a comput- Monterey, Calif. [email protected] we can’t, they attend many functions and er program that permits paying online, for CAPT Robin Brown turn out in great numbers.” Davis adds event sign-ups and registrations. Naples, Italy that Reservist LCDR Chris Blatt is the as- Keeping track of 600 members is a chal- [email protected] sociation’s Web master and keeps informa- lenging job. CDR Skubic notes that she ex- CDR Joe Newbury tion flowing to members of SDSCA. changes information nearly daily with the New Orleans, La. With activities every month, and a var- public affairs staffs to add newly arriving [email protected] ied schedule that includes the traditional members to the e-mail and mailing lists. CAPT Bruce Lemler All Calls and Supply Corps Birthday Ball, Retired CAPT Fran Derby, a member Patuxent River, Md. as well as a full roster of socials, outings, of the chapter board of directors, maintains [email protected] breakfast meetings, sports events, and a the mailing list for the retired community. CAPT Robert Bronson speakers series, the San Diego chapter CAPT Davis credits CAPT Derby’s efforts, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii keeps busy year round. That much activity as well as those of retired CAPTs John Kizer [email protected] could lead to volunteer burn out, however and Chuck Stone, for helping to keep the re- CDR Greg Hajzak the chapter has made a conscious decision tired community involved and active. CAPT Philadelphia, Pa. to spread the event management respon- Stone also serves on the SDSCA board and [email protected] sibilities throughout the commands in the CAPT Kizer is a board member-at-large and CAPT Lindsay Perkins area. It’s not just about who has the lead, also a member of the Navy Supply Corps Puget Sound, Wash. CAPT Davis notes. “Anyone who wants to Foundation Board of Directors. [email protected] get involved can do so, and they can contin- Leadership of the organization rotates CAPT Harry Davis between four San Diego activities. In addi- San Diego, Calif. tion to Commander, Naval Surface Forces, [email protected] A new chapter forms in Florida the commands are the Fleet and Industrial Bill Withrow San Francisco Bay Area, Calif. A new Supply Corps Foundation Supply Center (FISC), Space and Naval CDR Jim Benton Chapter was formed this summer Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), Southwest Chapter and had its first meeting on Aug. 17. and Commander, Naval Air Forces (AIR- [email protected] According to President CAPT Bob FOR). Command representatives from many local organizations also serve on the CAPT Bob Snyder Snyder, “Central Florida Supply Central Fla. Corps Association looks forward to board to provide feedback and encourage command participation in event planning [email protected] building Supply Corps camaraderie CAPT Fred Kuhm in this area.” He adds that anyone and execution. Members living in the San Diego area Washington, D.C. within reach of the chapter meetings [email protected] is welcome. Contact CAPT Snyder via who would like to learn more about the SDSCA may visit the Web site at www. CDR Will Clarke e-mail at [email protected] for Yokosuka, Japan more information. sdsca.org or contact CAPT Davis at Harry. [email protected] or (619) 437 2410. [email protected] The Oakleaf November 2005/

Distinguished Alumni Profile: Charles E. Sigety Distinguished Alumni Charles Sigety On Dec. 7, 1941, he was working as a ju- is a success by any measure. Born in 1922 in nior clerk when war broke out. He enlisted New York City, his father was an elevator op- in the Navy in 1942 and was selected for the erator who had left Hungary to find a better Navy V-12 program, which had been inaugu- life in 1906. His parent’s ambition for him was rated to help selected candidates earn college that he be a plumber or electrician, jobs which degrees, so that they were qualified to serve were in demand even in the depression. As as officers. V12 had a dual purpose … to train a student at Townsend Harris High School, the Navy’s future officers and leaders, and to then in Manhattan, he had ideas of his own, keep the colleges going when almost all the one of which was to be a lawyer. “As a child young men had gone off to war. Over 120,000 I remember going with my parents to visit a boys and 131 colleges participated in this ex- lawyer in the Woolworth Building,” he re- traordinary program. calls, “maybe I was impressed by the lawyer, Working on his studies at City College or maybe it was by the building!” and then at Columbia University, he was sent to Cornell University in 1943. “We were Being a lawyer meant going on to col- Charles Sigety today. lege, so as a senior in the eighth grade at Pub- apprentice seamen, wearing uniforms and lic School 77, he was one of more than 4,000 attending Navy classes,” he recalls. He re- boys citywide to take the exam for Townsend ceived follow-on orders to the Navy Supply would meet and marry Julia’s sister Katha- Harris High School. Two hundred students Corps School, which was then at the Harvard rine in a double wedding. passed; Sigety was one of them, entering Business School. “I was sort of awed,” he says The crew assembled in Newport and once Townsend Harris in 1936. Townsend Harris now. “I wound up in a line that turned out to together, took a train to Camden, N.J., where students finished high school in three years, be the Midshipman Officers Corps or MOC the Fall River finally got underway. While and were automatically admitted to City Col- … I don’t know to this day how I was cho- the ship was never in combat, they steamed lege of New York, then one of the most presti- sen,” he notes. through the Panama Canal and participated gious colleges in the nation. There would be eight MOC classes, and in numerous exercises in the Pacific. “The After a semester spent going to school Sigety was in the fourth. Members took regu- dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan prob- during the day, his father asked that he lar Harvard Business School courses, with ably saved my life, and that of many others,” switch to night school, so he could also hold nautical names and Navy supply training. Sigety notes, as the ship was scheduled to down a job. A letter Sigety wrote impressed “In addition, we had the same professors, the participate in the invasion of Japan. He recalls the Vice President of Bankers Trust, who of- same material as Harvard Business School. his time as a Disbursing Officer on boardFall fered him a job as a page boy at $55 a month. I think it was designed to keep the faculty River as particularly interesting. “I remember This was his first job in a uniform; “I got to busy, but it was an excellent opportunity going to the Federal Reserve Bank in Phila- meet everyone,” he recalls. A promotion to for me!” The year at Harvard counted as the delphia with a gun and getting $2 million in messenger soon followed and he continued equivalent of one year towards the required cash to pay the crew while the ship was at to pursue his studies at night, fitting in his two years for an M.B.A. sea. The whole experience changed my life,” homework between messenger assignments Sigety graduated first in his class from he adds. during the day. Navy Supply Corps School. He then received He returned from Pearl Harbor to New orders to serve as York, where he was assigned to work on the Paymaster for the staff of the Navy Inspector General for the USS Fall River, a Bal- Supply Officer of the Third Naval District. timore class cruiser He gave serious thought to accepting a regu- under construction, lar Navy commission, ultimately deciding and was sent to the to decline it and return to Harvard Business naval station at New- School, where he completed his M.B.A. on port, R.I. until the the GI bill in 1947. ship was finished. He returned to his childhood dream of Many members of being a lawyer and received his L.L.B. from the disbursing and Yale in 1951. While at Yale Law School supply departments he was appointed instructor in econom- were women, he re- ics, teaching accounting at Yale College, calls, since there was and later taught accounting for lawyers at such a shortage of Yale Law School. During the same time he men. In fact, one of taught a course in accounting at the School his fellow depart- of General Studies at Columbia University. ment members was Since then his career as a lawyer and fam- Charles Sigety, standing, far right, with fellow midshipmen at Julia Snell; after the ily business consultant has had many pro- Harvard University during Supply Corps School days. war, in 1948, he Continued on Page 9 The Oakleaf November 2005/

Navy Supply Corps School Distinguished Alumni RADM Frank J. Allston, SC, USN (Ret.) Author, “Ready for Sea” Former Vice President Illinois Central Railroad Did you know ... Mr. Roy Anderson That anyone who has ever worn the Oakleaf is auto- Former CEO of Lockheed Corporation matically a member of the Navy Supply Corps Founda- RADM Bernard S. Browning, SC, USN (Ret.) (Deceased) tion? To keep in touch with your fellow officers and to be Founder, General Business Services sure you are getting all the information the Foundation Dr. Howard J. Burnett Former President of Washington and Jefferson College puts out, please send your e-mail address to Jack Evans, Mr. Howard J. “Jake” Carey Executive Director, at [email protected] Former Chairman and CEO, Carey Salt Company Mr. Eddie Carlson (Deceased) Former CEO of United Airlines CDR Robert S. Leventhal SC, USN (Ret.) CAPT Joseph H. Cheshure, SC, USN (Ret.) Former Dean of the University of Washington School of Former Business Manager, Treasurer and Dean of Administration Business; Former President Chairman and at Huntington College; Recruiting Assistance Program Officer CEO of Western Union Mr. Benjamin Edwards III Mr. John Marriott Jr. President, Chairman and CEO of A.G. Edwards CEO and Chairman of the Board Mr. Roger Enrico of the Marriott Corporation Former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, Inc.; CAPT Brian McDonnell, SC, USN (Ret.) Chairman of the Board, Dream Works Animation SKG Former President and CEO, RADM Andrew A. Giordano, SC, USN (Ret.) Navy Federal Credit Union Principlal and Founder, The Giordano Group, LTD., Mr. Regis Philbin Former Chief of Supply Corps Nationally recognized television personality RADM Paul N. Howell, SC, USN (Ret.) (Deceased) Mr. Sanford R. Robertson Former President and CEO of Howell Corporation Principal - Francisco Partners Mr. C. Lloyd Johnson Sr. CAPT Jackson L. Schultz, SC, USN (Ret.) Chairman and CEO of C. Lloyd Johnson Co., Inc. Former Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank; Mr. L. Bruce Laingen Director SOLA International, Inc. Former U.S. Charge d’Affairs in Iran; Mr. Charles E. Sigety Former U.S. Ambassador to Malta President and CEO of Sigety Family Businesses Mr. A. G. Lafley RADM Robert H. Spiro, SC, USN (Ret.) Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive, Former Under Secretary of the Army; The Procter & Gamble Company Former President of Jacksonville University The Honorable Melvin R. Laird RADM Robert C. Stack, SC, USN (Ret.) Former Congressman; Former Executive Vice President of Chase Bank of Texas; Former Secretary of Defense Former President of the Navy Supply Corps Foundation Mr. Leonard A. Lauder Mr. Roger Staubach Chairman of the Board, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. NFL Hall of Fame, Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys; President of Staubach Realty Mr. Ted Stern Looking for a former shipmate? Former President of the College of Charleston; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Spoleto Festival VADM Edward M. Straw, SC, USN (Ret.) Lost track of a former shipmate? Former Commander, Defense Logistics Agency Mr. Henry Trione If so, write to the Foundation Former Chairman, Founder and Owner of Geyser Peak Winery; Owner of Sonoma Mortgage Corporation and we’ll try to put you in Mr. Kevin Twomey touch. Send an e-mail to President, St. Joe Company CDR John C. Whithead, SC, USN (Ret.) [email protected] or call Former Senior Partner/Co-Chairman Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Chairman, Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Authority (706) 354-4111. Mr. E. William Withrow Former Mayor of Alameda, Calif. Mr. Paul M. Wythes USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS Decatur (DDG 73) underway. Special Limited Partner and Founder, USN photo by PN3 Konstandinos Goumenidis Sutter Hill Ventures The Oakleaf November 2005/

Providing for two futures — your own and the Navy Supply Corp Foundation’s By Peter P. Parady, Navy Supply Corps Foundation Planned Giving Advisor

Are you giving some thought to in- in particular, have not only beneficial will you will need a simple addendum cluding the Navy Supply Corps Founda- initial tax advantages, but a portion of called a “Codicil.” The foundation will be tion in your will? Are you aware that as the annual income is also tax deductible. happy to supply this document for your you do your longer-term estate planning, Between the ages of 65 through 90, a sin- use and to walk you through the process. you can gift a portion of your estate to gle-life Charitable Gift Annuity rate can In 2004, Americans contributed $19 the Foundation now, and by so doing re- range from 6 percent to as high as 11.3 billion to charities through their wills ceive both a federal tax benefit and life- percent, with effective rates even higher. and life income arrangements. time income? Here are a few of several Establishing a Charitable Remainder The Navy Supply Corps Founda- options that are available or soon will be Trust, although a somewhat more compli- tion is now in a position to help you available to you. cated process than a Charitable Gift Annu- structure a gift-planning program that Charitable Gift Annuities and Chari- ity, has the advantage that the remainder makes sense for your personal situa- table Remainder Trusts are the two most can be designated to and shared by multi- tion. If you would like more detailed common life income arrangements estab- ple charities. Once again, your foundation information on the options described lished by Americans. In fact, 2 percent of can furnish details and guidelines that will above, or if you are curious to know all Americans have already established help you through this process. about other possibilities, e-mail Jack either one or both of these life income ar- If you are considering naming the Evans at [email protected] or call Pe- rangements. Charitable Gift Annuities, Navy Supply Corps Foundation to your ter Parady at (603) 743‑6665.

Distinguished Alumni: Sigety Foundation (Continued) fund management fessional highlights, including government What was the impact of the Navy Sup- “Through generous contributions by service as first assistant Attorney General ply Corps school and his subsequent service members, the endowment of the Foundation and Director of the Housing Finance Agen- in the Supply Corps? He notes three things. has grown from $10,000 in 1972 to nearly $5 cy for the State of New York, Deputy Com- First, “to be with very bright, ambitious million in assets and commitments today,” missioner of the U. S. Federal Housing Ad- young men, who would probably become states RADM D. E. Hickman, Chairman of ministration, member of two college boards leaders in whatever they do.” Second, “to be the Navy Supply Corps Foundation Board and several charitable organizations, and exposed to such an extraordinary faculty as of Directors. delegate to two White House conferences was at the school. I was in awe.” And finally, Foundation funds are managed by a on economics and aging, his special areas of his success and its tangible reward, graduat- group of member volunteers serving on the expertise. He has served as owner, CEO and ing at the top of his class at Supply Corps Investment Advisory Committee, headed director of numerous family businesses in- School, gave him the confidence in his own by CAPT Michael Kalis, SC, USN (Ret.) The cluding Professional Medical Products and abilities which would carry him in good members of this committee are: Peppermill Farms. He was one of the first stead the rest of his working life. to realize the real estate potential of uptown For today’s young people, he notes that CAPT John Drerup, SC, USN (Ret) Manhattan, building and operating the 968- the Navy Supply Corps has duties, respon- CAPT Jim Kennedy, SC, USN bed Florence Nightingale Health Center on sibilities and activities that are “more easily CAPT Eric Myhre, SC, USN 97th street, long before the area was fash- translatable” than any other branch of the CDR Jack Evans, SC, USN (Ret) ionable. service. In fact, working to ease the transi- CDR Dan Lien, SC, USN (Ret) Sigety and his wife Katherine have five tion from active duty to the private sector is CDR Michael Mariakis, SC, USN children who are also active in the family a special interest to him as a Board member. CDR Chuck Parker, SC, USN businesses. A part owner of Café des Ar- “If it reaches fruition, it should help in the tistes, a renowned restaurant in Manhattan, recruitment end as well.” The Foundation’s major fundraiser has he is also active in wine and food organiza- The Distinguished Alumni Award is been an annual appeal to the membership tions and has homes in Bucks County Pa., given to former Navy Supply Corps of- seeking contributions through donations and Boca Raton, Fla. ficers who have distinguished themselves or contributions to the Combined Federal A man of great loyalties, he has re- by superior military service and continued Campaign. “To all of you who have so will- mained active in Townsend Harris High achievement in business, education, public ingly contributed,” Hickman added, “we are School, serving as Chairman of its Alumni service or the arts. For more information extremely grateful for your generosity.” Association. He is a board member and ac- about the program, or to obtain a nomina- In addition, the Foundation is cur- tively involved in the Navy Supply Corps tion form, contact Foundation Executive rently exploring options for deferred giv- Foundation. “When I commit myself, I con- Director Jack Evans at [email protected] ing. A separate article on this subject is tribute and I am involved,” he says, simply. or (706) 354-4111. provided above. The Oakleaf November 2005/10

Member News In Memoriam The Oakleaf is aware of the following members of the Supply Corps community

s who passed away over the past 12 months. Congratulations to our new Supply General Kofi Annan. The book describes For obituaries see the Navy Supply Corps Corps admirals: RDML Charlie Lilli, his experiences in the Navy Supply Corps Newsletter at www.navsup.navy.mil. Please RDML (Sel) Mark Heinrich, and Reserv- during World War II, including his land- let us know of those who have passed away ist RDML (Sel) Raymond English. ing at Normandy on D-Day, as well as his

s for this column by forwarding information Retired Supply Corps CAPT John career as a pioneer in the globalization of to [email protected]. “Rock” Stephens was recently appoint- international finance and service in the LTJG Katherine “Katie” Douglas, SC, USN ed by Virginia Governor Mark Warner government and non-profit sectors. s Sept. 22, 2005 to a four year term on the Virginia Wine Congratulations to retired Reserve CAPT Lyman Foster, SC, USN Board. Stephens is also serving a term RADM Frank Allston, 2004 Supply Corps Aug. 20, 2005 as the elected president of the Virginia School Distinguished Alumni, who is LCDR James Allen “Al” Lytle, SC, USN Vineyard Association. He and his wife the 2005 recipient of the Supply Corps (Ret.) July 3, 2005 Kris were the subjects of an article in The Lifetime Achievement Award. RADM CS1 Regina R. Clark, USN Delmarva Daily Times of August 10. The Allston was recognized for writing the June 23, 2005 Stephens’, who retired to the Virginia history of the Supply Corps, “Ready for CAPT Meyer (Mike) Langer, SC, USN Eastern Shore in 2000, own and operate Sea,” and his dedicated service to the (Ret.) May 27, 2005 the Vineyard at Point Breeze near Crad- Corps both while a reservist and after RADM James E. McKenna, SC, USN (Ret.) dockville, Va. See the full story and pho- retirement. During his active duty years April 22, 2005 tos at www.delmarvanow.com/eastern- he served as associate editor and acting RADM Stuart James Evans, SC, USN (Ret.)

shore/stories/20050810/2190021.html. editor of the Navy Supply Corps Monthly April 11, 2005 s Distinguished Alumni and retired Newsletter. As a senior Navy Reserve of- RADM Bernard S. Browning, SC, USN (Ret.) Reserve Supply Corps CDR John White- ficer he held command of three Reserve March 22, 2005 head, former co-chair of Goldman Sachs units. He also proposed a comprehen- CAPT Austin F. McGovern, SC, USN (Ret.) and current chair of the Lower Manhattan sive plan that was adopted to establish March 9, 2005 Development Corporation, recently pub- a Naval Reserve Supply Corps Direct LCDR Keith E. Taylor, SC, USN lished his autobiography. Entitled “A Commission Program. Copies of RADM Jan. 29, 2005 Life in Leadership,” it has been praised Allston’s book are available through the LCDR Claude P. Scruggs, SC, USN (Ret.) by a diverse group of leaders, including Foundation. Dec. 7, 2004 New York City Mayor Michael Bloom- News about prior service and retired CDR Lawrance A. Wheeler, SC, USN (Ret.) berg, former secretary of State George Supply Corps members can be sent to Nov. 25, 2004 Shultz and United Nations Secretary [email protected]. CAPT Joseph N. Mecca, SC, USN Nov. 10, 2004 CAPT Ralph G. Leedy, SC, USN (Ret.) Nov. 7, 2004

Check out the latest Navy News at FUTURE www.navy.mil SCHOLARS DON’T FORGET TO APPLY FOR A SUPPLY CORPS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2006 Download applications from the Web at www.usnscf.com Check out the latest NAVSUP News at after Jan. 10, 2006, and www.navsup.navy.mil complete your application by April 10, 2006. The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group conducts a close quarters exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. USN photo by PHN Eben Boothby. The Oakleaf November 2005/11

Oakleaf and Ready for Sea products for sale

The Navy Supply Corps Foundation has the following items for sale. A variety of sizes are available as well as designs using the Ready for Sea and Oakleaf em- blems. Profits from the sale of Supply Corps regalia items is used to fund scholar- ships and other foundation programs. Sweatshirts T-shirts Polo shirts Oakleaf cuff link set Ball caps Ready for Sea belt buckle Bronze letter opener Book - “Ready for Sea” READY FOR SEA USS Supply lithographs Bicentennial watch Oakleaf stationery Ready for Sea watch Oakleaf notecards Supply Corps mug USS Supply notecards Laser cut walnut plaque Details on the items for sale and an or- Bicentennial rosewood pen Bronze key ring der form are located on the Web at http:// Brass paperweight Zippo lighter www.usnscf.com/products/index.html. Bronze paperweight Brass letter opener For more information call (706) 354-4111 Blazer patch Tie Tac or e-mail [email protected].

Navy Supply Supports Relief Efforts for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Navy supply operations played a big role in relief efforts plies brought ashore by a Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), during hurricane season this year. in support of the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Sailors were U.S. Navy Sailors, below, assigned to the amphibious brought to the beach to support the mission and were doing dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) unload sup- relief work such as distribution, cleanup and restoration. An aerial view, center, is of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) docked in New Orleans assisting in Joint Task Force Katrina hurricane relief efforts along the Gulf Coast. A U.S. Navy aircrew member, below, from an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermea- sures Squadron 14, embarked aboard USS Iwo Jima, passes out Meals Ready-to-Eat (MRE) to Mississippi civilians. The Navy’s involvement in the Hurricane Katrina humani- tarian assistance operations is led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. Gethings Chris JO3 photo USN

USN photo PH3 Bradley Dawson

USN photo by PHC Johnny Bivera The Oakleaf November 2005/12

Supply Corps officer, enlisted culinary specialist lost in the line of duty

Reserve LCDR Keith E. Taylor, SC, during Operation Joint Forge/Guardian, lia, Wash., died on June 23 when a convoy USN, was killed in a rocket attack on the July 2000 - April 2001; and in Operation that she was in was attacked by a vehicle- U.S. Embassy Compound in Baghdad on Uphold Democracy - Republic of Haiti, Oc- borne improvised explosive device in Fal- Jan. 29, 2005. LCDR Taylor was serving as tober 1996 to October 1997. lujah. She was supporting Operation Iraqi a contracting officer in the Joint Contracting LCDR Taylor is survived by his wife, Freedom. Clark was a Culinary Specialist Command and was a mobilized Reservist Diane and daughter Katharine, 18 months deployed with Naval Construction Region from the Contingency Contracting Compa- of Irvine, Calif.; two daughters, Audrey, Detachment 30, Port Hueneme, Calif., and ny of Supply Support Battalion 1 of the Na- 13, and Emily, 10, from a previous mar- was temporarily assigned to II Marine Ex- val Expeditionary Logistics Support Force. riage; and his parents, George and Edith peditionary Force (Forward). She was 43. He had been in Iraq since Oct. 6 and Taylor, of Jacksonville, Fla. CS1 Clark was mobilized on Feb. 6, was scheduled to depart on March 30. Memorial services were held at the Pen- 2005. The terrorist group al-Qaida in Iraq LCDR Taylor first enlisted in the tagon on Feb. 3 and in California on Feb. 7. claimed responsibility for the bombing. Navy in 1975, serving as a Hospital Corps- At the family’s request, in lieu of A Desert Storm veteran whose father man. He separated in 1980, then earned a flowers, memorial contributions may be and brother served in the Navy, she was commission as a Supply Corps officer and made to a college fund established for the called up one week after the terrorist at- joined the Navy Reserve in 1992. Taylor family. If you would like to make tacks of Sept. 11, 2001. She spent four As a commissioned officer, he served a donation, please contact the Navy Sup- months on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. at Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, ply Corps Foundation Executive Director In 2003, she was sent on a six-month de- San Diego; with NAVAIRFOR and COM- Jack Evans at [email protected] or call ployment in Kuwait. NAVAIRPAC for Operations Enduring (706) 354-4111. Clark was born in Kassel, Germany, and Freedom and Iraqi Freedom from February Navy Reserve Culinary Specialist 1st attended college on softball scholarships. She to June 2003; with DCMA-International Class Regina R. Clark, a native of Centra- is survived by a son, 18, and her mother.

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