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Minding the Helm by CDR Jim Sylvester (Ret), ’71, President

he May/June/July time frame Auxiliarists. He offered to assist in Tis always a special time for whatever way possible to help promote those of who have been privileged any Alumni Association programs and to serve in the armed services and events during his four-year tenure. have classmates or shipmates that Welcome to 159 of our newest have assumed command. From a members, the Class of 2014 led by their personal standpoint, I never tire very capable President (for life) Brad of the ceremony or the length as Pienta. Your formal was spectacular, it is a tradition and event that I graduation day was just perfect and I welcome the opportunity to attend hope you are enjoying the remainder and I know many of you feel the of your post–grad leave. Once again, same way. In the past few weeks, welcome to the Long Blue Line - you are I was able to attend the First the future and we are all proud of you. District Change of Command in While most of Brad’s classmates will be Boston with RADM Linda Fagan reporting to the respective Coast Guard ’85 relieving RADM Dan Abel ’83. This unit for which they received orders at was especially meaningful as Cadet 2/c Billet Night, Ensign Jessica Lukasik will Aileen Fagan was able to sit with her be reporting to the island of Mauritius dad, John Fagan ’85, and watch her mom to begin her studies as a Fulbright take command. I must say that Cadet Scholar (see page 30). Some of you Fagan is doing very well academically, may remember Jess from the June 2013 militarily and a terrific rugby player; Bulletin as she was the cadet featured in it looks like the Fagan family will be the 20 Questions column. Mauritius is a serving the Coast Guard well into the small island nation east of Madagascar future. and Jess plans to study “the effects of A week later I was able to attend the climate change on major industries and Commandant’s Change of Command the ecosystems there.” Good luck Jess at the new Headquarters Building. and all of you 2014ers!! As shown on the cover, Bob Papp ’75 In addition to Jess Lukasik’s was relieved by Paul Zukunft ’77 with individual achievement, our cadets many of their respective classmates brought our alma mater to national in attendance to witness the historic prominence in several other areas event. I thanked Bob for his service recently. In late April, the Coast Guard and wished him well on his retirement Academy claimed top honors in the now underway. I wished Paul well Great American Can RoundUp’s (GACR) as he assumes command leading the first Commander-in-Chief’s Challenge Coast Guard family of 43,000 active by recycling more than 89,000 beverage duty members, 8,000 reservists, 8,500 cans, equating to almost a pound per civilian employees and 30,000 volunteer cadet or more than 2,560 pounds of total cans recycled. Sponsored by the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), the GACR spreads awareness of the environmental benefits of recycling aluminum cans. This first Commander-in-Chief’s Challenge provided an environment that fostered healthy competition among the service academies. The challenge ran from November 15, 2013, (America Recycles Day) through March 15, 2014. CGA received $3,000 for future academy

First District Change of Command L-R: John Fagan ‘85, RDML Linda Fagan ‘85, Cadet 2/c Aileen Fagan, and Jim Sylvester ’71

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Save the Date!

activities with our school’s name engraved on the Commander-in-Chief’s Perpetual Trophy. Of the eight companies within the academy, Echo th Company received $500 for collecting the most cans, recycling 3,254 cans, which equates to 94 Annual pounds. Accepting the award at the Pentagon 7 thleti A c L were Cadets Allyson Roesch and Kimberlee m e Capp. a g In athletics, the National Collegiate Boxing h a Championships were held at West Point this a c r y past April. Taylor Tennyson was the national G F champion in the 175 lb class, Aurimas Juodka u (an international cadet) runner-up in the o

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heavyweight class and Jamen DesCartes, Trevor t Pennyfeather and Alexandria Van Rassen were d

O bronze medalists in their respective weight divisions (that’s right, a CGA woman as a medalist)! Our club lacrosse team qualified for the national championship and went to the University Of California-Irvine as the #14 seed G to play Dayton University, the #3 seed. While c they were unsuccessful and lost the consolation o i game the next day to Western Washington lf ss University, they represented all of us with great Cla determination and sportsmanship. Next year, lacrosse will be a varsity sport and our men and women will play in the competitive NEWMAC conference. As alums, we should feel especially September 24, 2014 proud that we were able to support lacrosse as a club sport for many years with funding. On Beautiful As the fastest growing sport in the US, the transition to varsity status has already resulted Fishers Island in increased interest in the academy from high school students across the country. And last but To benefit, support, and recognize not least, 1/c Adam Scalesse is the 2014 New U.S. Coast Guard Academy 110 meter hurdle champion with an Academy record time of 14.32 seconds. Ensign Cadet Athletic programs Scalesse went off to the Division III National Championships in Ohio the day after graduation and came in 3rd with a time of 14.34. This earned Register online at: Adam All-American Honors for the 6th time, making him the most decorated track and field www.cgaalumni.org/Otto14 athlete in CGA history. Congrats to all of our cadets (and new Ensigns), who continue to reflect great pride on our alma mater.

Go Bears!

Presented by the USCGA Alumni Association

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Development News by Mr. David Obedzinski, Vice President for Development

his mid-year issue of The Those are fantastic statistics and we TBulletin gives us a chance to do should all be proud of the contributions something extremely important we’ve made throughout our history. related to our mission. We Today our Alumni Association makes a thoughtfully and intentionally say positive impact at the Academy using thanks to our contributors. We resources provided generously by our can’t reach our goals and support alumni, parents and friends more often the Academy in the way that we than ever before. We have to because do, during uncertain times, without the gap between appropriated funds the loyal support from our alumni, and the needs of the Academy has never parents, friends and partners. The been wider. Know that your Association the Annual Report section of this is working closely with the Academy to magazine gives us a chance to give determine the best way in which we can thanks. We also, for the first time, assist and support the Corps of Cadets but not unlike other organization’s and we look forward to briefing you on annual reports, inserted a gift envelope our next major fundraising initiative in in the report, giving you an opportunity the near future. In the meantime, please to make a gift now or at some time in the support our Annual Fund appeals as future to help us reach our annual giving generously as you can. goals. I’d also like to highlight the relatively We hope you enjoy reading the quick and successful work of the Annual Report section (following Governance Committee for the Women’s page 22), as it not only thanks donors Leadership Initiative in moving more but reminds our members what our than $122,000 from their fund into their annual donor recognition levels are, endowment in less than a year. That shares information about our Alexander means that their group is now 24% of Hamilton Heritage Society and planned the way toward their goal of establishing giving, highlights tribute gifts made in an endowment of $500,000. Under the honor or in memory of someone, and leadership of Erica Mohr ’96, during the notes companies who provided matching last two years this group has supported gifts in 2013. When building our list mentoring and networking programs of cumulative giving, one particular while fundraising. Special thanks statistic jumped out at us and I want to to the very generous alumni, friends share it with you today. and supporters, who have helped the initiative achieve such success. Once again, the year 2013 was a very good year for the Association and Alumni of the Coast Guard Academy the funds and support we were able to collectively provide to the Academy have contributed more than continue to reflect the trend of increasing support by our alumni, parents and $36,000,000 to date and 70% of friends. Thank you! our alumni contribute and/or are Respectfully, members of the Alumni Association.

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Planned Giving Navigation

Establishing the New Goodwin Endowment year ago we profiled Captain Dudley C. Goodwin, Jr. ’47, who had Arecently passed away, because he was one of the first individuals to establish a gift annuity with the Alumni Association in 2000. He saw the value of entering into a gift annuity contract with the Association, which provided him with a tax deduction, income for life (some of it tax-free), and the promise from the Alumni Association that any funds remaining from the annuity upon his passing would benefit the CGA Fore’er Endowment and the CGA Today Unrestricted Fund (just as he wished). So for almost thirteen years the Alumni Association provided annual income to Captain Goodwin until his View the passing at age 89. Then, following the publishing of our article, something interesting happened. Captain Goodwin’s attorneys contacted us 2013 Annual Report and provided more information about a separate trust that named the Alumni Association as the sole beneficiary with instructions to after page 22 establish a CAPT Dudley Goodwin Endowment to benefit the Corps of Cadets. That endowment was to, on an annual basis, support three or online at areas of the Academy; www.cgaalumni.org/AR2013 • Enrich the sea-going operational training of cadets • Supplement the costs of cadet intercollegiate athletics teams (including Rugby), and cadet musical groups to make approved “spring break” trips • Perpetually provide one passenger van for cadet recreational use Obviously, Dudley Goodwin carefully and thoughtfully made these plans and provisions because he had a clear idea of how he’d like to make a positive impact on the Corps of Cadets in perpetuity. We admire him and others like him who take the time to make their estate plans to care for their family, their community and for the organizations they care about. We now estimate that the total amount of CAPT Goodwin’s estate gifts that will benefit the Alumni Association and the Academy will be in excess of $1.3 million. With humble thanks to the vision and generosity of Captain Dudley Goodwin we remember him and look forward to establishing a lasting legacy in his name. Contact us at (860) 442-2683, ext 13 for a confidential conversation about any planned giving opportunities or go to www.cgalegacy.org for more information about gift annuities, trusts, bequests and other options.

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association is not a financial, legal or tax advisor. Please consult your own advisors regarding your financial, legal, or tax needs to make certain that a contemplated gift fits well into your overall circumstances and planning. Any discussions and examples in this article or in our related web sites are for illustrative and educational purposes only.

June 2014 17 ASSOCIATION AFFAIRS Homecoming 2014 • October 9-12 Reservations: April 1 - September 28 • www.cgaalumni.org/HC14 Schedule of Events

THURSDAY, 09 OCT: TICKET PICKUP ~ ALUMNI CENTER - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm 6:00 - 10:30 ALUMNI & ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME AWARDS DINNER – Officers’ Club – Cash Bar; Dinner 7:00 pm; Honoring the Alumni Award Recipients & Academy Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees; Reservations required - Reserved Table Seating

FRIDAY, 10 OCT: TICKET PICKUP ~ ALUMNI CENTER - 8:00 am - 6:00 pm 7:00 ALUMNI GOLF – ‘BEAR OPEN’ – Arrival/Breakfast - Stonington Country Club, Stonington, CT 8:00 ALUMNI GOLF – Shotgun Start – Carts, lunch, raffle, prizes;Reservations required. 9:00 – 4:00 COAST GUARD MUSEUM – Open to Visitors – Waesche Hall 9:00 - 11:00 L-44 TOURS – C.G.A. Waterfront 11:00 - 11:45 HALL OF HEROES – Open to Visitors - Location: Chase Hall Quarterdeck area; includes Wall of Gallantry, Wall of Remembrance, and the Cadet Memorial Wall 11:45 - 12:45 LUNCH WITH CADETS – CADET WARDROOM/CHASE HALL Reservation required; Be seated by 11:45 - enter north side of Wardroom; limited seating 1:15 MEMORIAL SERVICE – CLASS OF 1964 – Coast Guard Memorial Chapel 3:15 REVIEW OF CORPS OF CADETS – In Honor of the Great Class of 1964 (weather permitting) 4:30 50th YEAR MEDALLION PRESENTATION – CLASS OF 1963 – Roland Field House – 3rd Deck 5:00 HAPPY HOUR – All Welcome! Lee Rail Room/Officers’ Club – cash bar

SATURDAY, 11 OCT: TICKET PICKUP ~ ALUMNI CENTER - 8:00 am - 2:00 pm 8:30 FUN RUN/WALK – Run, walk or crawl one lap around the Academy – start/finish at Leamy Reservations required; Sponsored by Navy Mutual Aid 9:30 PRESENTATION - LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AT C.G.A.; Dr. Jonathan Jefferson, Director of the Academy’s Institute for Leadership - McAllister Auditorium 10:00 -11:00 L-44 TOURS – C.G.A. Waterfront 10:00 - 12:00 CHASE HALL – Full Barracks Open to Visitors 10:00 - 4:00 COAST GUARD MUSEUM – Open to Visitors – Waesche Hall 10:30-11:00 ALL CLASS MEMORIAL SERVICE – Coast Guard Memorial Chapel 11:00-12:30 CLASS TAILGATES 11:00-12:30 BUFFET LUNCH – Officer’s Club: Sponsored by Navy Mutual Aid (Reunion classes: ’45, ’49 & ’54) Lunch also available at: All Hands, Dry Dock & Chief’s Grill 1:00 CLASS WALK-ON – Cadet Memorial Field Line Up: Even Yrs-North End-Alumni Center; Odd Yrs-South End-Billard; 50th Year South End 1:30 FOOTBALL GAME – CGA vs. Curry ~ Academy Stadium Reunion classes seated together; Reservations required; Sponsored by Navy Mutual Aid Post - Game COCKTAIL PARTY – Leamy Ballroom, Sponsored by Navy Mutual Aid

SUNDAY, 12 OCT: 9:00 CATHOLIC MASS 10:00 – 12:00 CADET & ALUMNI BRUNCH – (Hosted by the USCG Women’s Leadership Initiative) Alumni Center - all welcome! Reservations required 11:00 PROTESTANT SERVICE – Fellowship to follow Transportation provided by the generosity of the Great Class of 1952 and Mohegan Sun

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San Diego, CA San Antonio, TX 21-22 August 2014 20-21 November 2014

Savannah, GA Washington, DC 5-6 March 2015 7-8 May 2015

SACC is a career program launched and supported by the 5 service academies — U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Merchant Marine, U.S. Military, U.S. Naval Academy. The candidates are exclusively service academy graduates transitioning out of the military or presently working in corporate America and making a career change. The company recruiters attending the SACC come prepared to meet with a full range of candidates from junior to senior officers. For more information about the SACC, contact our Director of Member Services, Eileen Kelly at 860.442.2683 x.16; [email protected].

You may also visit the Career Resources page at our website (www.cgaalumni.org), or the SACC website: www.sacc-jobfair.com.

June 2014 19 AFEATUREDSSOCIATION A ALUMNIFFAIRS 20 Questions with

CDR Ed Beale, USCG (ret), ’92

d and Michelle Beale recently joined a very exclusive club. EIn September of last year they completed the trip of a lifetime, a 105-day circumnavigation of the globe. When Ed retired in 2012 it seemed like the perfect time to pursue their dream of sailing around the world. Michelle, who had been diagnosed with brain cancer in 2006, was in good health so they packed up their belongings, put their house on the market, and found someone to watch their cat. Dealing with a life-changing illness “really puts a fine point on your focus,” said Ed. “The biggest deception is the idea that you have time. You don’t.” Following six months of planning, they took off from , in May of 2013 on a cruise that took them through 40 ports in 28 different countries. They visited six of the world’s seven continents and traveled more than 34,000 nautical miles. The cruise headed west from Australia, stopping first in Asia, then the Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, and finally back to Australia. Via a campaign they offered individuals the opportunity to go along with them on a “vicarious virtual voyage.” More than 150 people signed up to support their project West by Sea, providing the Beales with $10,000 to buy the equipment needed to create a daily blog of their journey. The second half of the project will be the creation of a book that documents their trip and its inspirational story of following one’s dream. “The lesson that we hope people could get from hearing about our story is that if you decide to do something, you can get it done,” said Beale. “Find whatever it is that gets you excited that you need to fufull in life. It is possible to do that.” Clockwise from top left: Ed & Michelle Beale You can read the West by Sea blog at www.westbysea.com. after crossing the Equator and completing the Shellback initiation; Ed at the Guinness Brewery in ,; at Petra in ; and with the Little Mermaid in , .

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1. What’s a book you read recently? Robert Frost said later in life that “I don’t read, I re-read.” I’m re- reading Friday by Robert Heinlein. 2. First album/CD you bought? Someone gifted me Men West by Sea At Work’s Business as Usual LP. 3. What’s the most thrilling/adventurous thing you’ve The Numbers ever done? Rescue of a fisherman crushed by a clam dredge offshore in a hurricane at night. 4. Guilty pleasure? Every minute I can spend with 105 continuous days at sea Figment in Disney’s Imagination Pavilion at EPCOT. 34,634 nautical miles steamed 5. Personal hero (and why)? My wife Michelle, who is showing everyone the best way to handle brain 6 continents (all but Antarctica) cancer. 6. First job? George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and 40 ports in 28 countries Abraham Lincoln started the same way, as a Land Surveyor. 13 Major Bodies of Water 7. Best career decision? Competing for the U. S. Most northern latitude: 62º North Orienteering Team, which opened the door to several other decision points. Most southern latitude: 37º South 8. What advice would you give to yourself 10 years ago? Put away more money for retirement: you’re Lines of longitude crossed: 360 gonna need it. 9. The one thing you learned while at the Academy that you’ll never forget? In my darkest hours at CGA someone told me “nobody is going to care about you, but you.” My entire Coast Guard career reinforced that advice. 10. Most important room in your home? The family room, which combines the library, the den, the dining room, the media suite and the wood stove. 11. Favorite comfort food? Buffalo Mac-n-Cheese. Notice it’s capitalized. From Paul’s Pasta. 12. If you had a theme song, what would it be? Unchained by Van Halen. 13. Three people, living or dead, you’d have over to dinner? Robert Heinlein, Steve Jobs, Ayn Rand. 14. If you could read anyone’s mind, who would it be? My cat, LaVache. Ed & Michelle in Sydney, Australia at the start of their 15. What did you want to be when you were a kid? A journey helicopter pilot. 16. Favorite workout? Cutting and stacking firewood. Quality time with an axe or chainsaw is amazingly cathartic. If you know of an alumnus/ 17. Unfulfilled wish? Compete in an Olympic Games. alumna, cadet, or Academy faculty/ 18. Where would you retire? A yellow, turreted, two- staff member who would be a good story Victorian on the shore in Rhode Island. Or the candidate for a future profile, please French Quarter in New Orleans. Or both. email me at [email protected] 19. What are you afraid of? Running out of time. with their name and a brief description of why you believe they deserve 20. Must-have app on your phone? National Geographic attention. World Atlas.

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Alumni Association to Compete in All Academy Challenge Four of America’s elite academies have come together in friendly competition to support the next generation of American leadership.

asting just 10 days, the All Academy Challenge is a Lhead-to-head contest to see which service academy has the most alumni supporters who will step-up and show their commitment by making a gift to their alma mater.

The challenge runs from July 1 – July 10. It’s an all-out sprint and every gift counts!

Winning is when we all give what we can, and losing is not an option!

To learn more about the challenge, check the standings, or to make your gift go to www.AllAcademyChallenge.com

Bear Club Golf Open Mark your calendars for the 3rd annual Bear Club Golf Open golf tournament! his year’s Bear Open will once again be held at Stonington Country Club in TStonington, CT on the Friday of Homecoming Weekend, October 10, 2014. Tournament proceeds go to the Bear Club Fund which supports the Coast Guard Academy Athletics Department operating budget and helps to provide the best possible facilities, coaching and overall experience for cadet athletes.

Registration for the tournament is $125 and includes 18 holes of golf with cart, continental breakfast and post-round lunch.

Bear Club Insiders can register for the event at a discounted price of $100.

Register online at www.cgaalumni.org/BearOpen Join the Bear Club online at www.cgaalumni.org/BearClub

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