PLY SUP CO VY R A P The S N F OUNDATION Oakleaf The newsletter of the U.S. Navy Supply Corps Foundation July 2016 $250,000 awarded to scholarship winners for 2016-2017 By CDR Jack Evans, SC, USN (Ret.), Chief Staff Officer Fifty-six students, including children and grandchildren Warner (Spouse’s chair). CDR Jack Evans, SC, USN (Ret.) of Supply Corps officers and supply enlisted personnel, were (NSCF Chief Staff Officer) served as the recorder. awarded Navy Supply Corps Foundation scholarships for Again this year the scholarship applications were uploaded the 2016-2017 academic year. Since 1971, the Foundation has to a secure website making them available for each board awarded 2,328 scholarships valued in excess of $5,252,000. member to review and grade from home. The selection board The board included CAPT Ken Epps, SC, USN (Active Duty convened virtually in March and then met as a group on 9 chair); CAPT Mike Plunkett, SC, USN (Ret.) (Retired chair); April in Atlanta. The 116 applicants were ranked on scholastic CAPT James Shelton, SC, USN (Reserve chair); CMC James ability, character, leadership, and financial need. The names Collins USN (Ret.) (Senior Enlisted chair); and Mrs. Amiee Continued on page 16 Chapter, Volunteer of the Year and DA nominations due By CAPT Pete Eltringham, SC, USN (Ret.), Recognition Committee Chair 2016 Oakleaf River cruise a hit! A hero is someone who has given of his or her life to something big- ger than oneself. -Joseph Campbell Navy Supply Corps Foundation heroes are out there. Please help find them and ensure they are recognized for their outstanding work. There are three NSCF national recognition programs and nominations are open to all. Nominations are “open format” and must be received no later than August 1 by letter or email to CDR (Ret.) Jack Evans at [email protected]. Award selections will be made at the fall Foundation Board of Directors meeting. Distinguished Alumni - The Distinguished Alumni Program is Check out the Oakleaf River Cruise photos online at www. one of the NSCF hallmark programs. Its primary purpose is to usnscf.com. Click on Quicklinks then 2016 River Cruise. Continued on page 4 Inside … 3 Distinguished Alumnus recognized 8 Not so social media Navy Supply Corps Foundation 3651 Mars Hill Road Suite 200B Watkinsville, Georgia 30677 www.usnscf.com The Oakleaf Thoughts from the Chairman Busy days for your Foundation Your Foundation has been busy! We are only half way The Newsletter of the Navy Supply Corps Foundation through 2016 and the Foundation has been engaged in a 3651 Mars Hill Road, Suite 200B, Watkinsville, Ga. 30677 multitude of different areas. (706) 354-4111 The hallmark event, the selection of the Foundation e-mail: [email protected] scholarships, was completed under the direction of the website: www.usnscf.com Scholarship Committee chair, CAPT Ken Epps. All the candidates were outstanding, so the committee had to About the Foundation make some tough decisions. In the end 56 students were Anyone who has ever worn the Oakleaf of the U. S. Navy Supply Corps is automatically a member of the selected to receive Foundation scholarships and 31 previ- Navy Supply Corps Foundation, an organization whose mission ous recipients of multi-year scholarships were reaffirmed is to perpetuate the values, traditions, history and camaraderie for a total of $250,000 in scholarships. Watch the Foun- of the Supply Corps throughout the lives of its members. dation website www.usnscf.com for their video selfies, where the students tell us why their scholarship is impor- Board of Directors tant to them. Chairman RADM Linda Bird, SC, USN (Ret.) The long anticipated second Oakleaf cruise was a re- Vice Chairman CAPT Kurt Libby, SC, USN (Ret.) sounding success. We had 161 cruisers who enjoyed every Treasurer CAPT Charles Parker, SC, USN moment of the trip from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Ba- sel, Switzerland. Throughout the eight days, in between Secretary LCDR Scott Long, SC, USN the tours and river cruising, the passageways, lounge, sun Chief Staff Officer CDR Jack Evans, SC, USN (Ret.) deck and dining room echoed with sea stories, greetings Directors among long ago shipmates and introductions of newly in- RADM Patricia Wolfe, SC, USN (Ret.) troduced friends. Everyone agreed it was an outstanding Recognition Chair CAPT Peter Eltringham, SC, USN (Ret.) trip and plans were already being made to join the next Chapter Relations CAPT William Fenick, USN (Ret.) cruise in 2018. The best outcome was the $38,200 contrib- Scholarship Chair CAPT Kenneth Epps, SC, USN uted by the cruisers to the Foundation’s scholarship fund. CAPT Dan Pionk, SC, USN CAPT Len Sapera, SC, USN (Ret.) If you were not able to participate this year, we hope you DA Programs Chair CAPT Albert J. Schiff, SC, USN (Ret.) will join us in 2018. As you can see on page 5 we want to Heritage Chair CAPT Tiffany Schad, SC, USN know where you would like to travel. Planning will begin CDR Danny King, SC, USN soon for the 2018 adventure. Take this opportunity to let Family Aid & Support Chair C D R Keith Applegate, SC, USN us know. IAC Chair CDR Dennis Collins, SC, USN Communications Chair CDR Spencer Moseley, SC, USN The update of the Strategic Plan under the leadership Career Transitions Chair CDR William Boucek, SC, USN of Foundation Vice Chair, CAPT (Ret.) Kurt Libby, is pro- LCDR Warren Sherman, SC, USN gressing. Please take the time to read his update. I also en- CWO5 Gordon Keith, SC, USN courage you to read the new features that introduce you Mr. Victor Trione to a Board member and share a Distinguished Alumni’s Mr. Michael McCleary Mr. Patrick Fishburne thoughts on leadership. CAPT Libby and CAPT (Ret.) Bud Schiff are kicking off these two articles, respectively. Ad Hoc CMDCM Jim Collins, USN (Ret.) The Spring 2016 Board of Directors meeting was held Mrs. Tracy Pimpo in Newport, RI. In addition to a full agenda, we had a tour Past Chairmen of the schoolhouse and inducted the Foundation’s 51st Development Chair CAPT John L. Kizer, SC, USN (Ret.) Distinguished Alumni, Mr. Scott Wine, Chairman and RADM Don Hickman, SC, USN (Ret.) CEO Polaris Industries Inc. The remainder of 2016 will be equally busy as we The Oakleaf Staff work hard to complete the update of the Strategic Plan Writer / Editor Liz Van Wye and continue to develop the new Family Aid and Support [email protected] Team (FAST) Program. Graphic Layout Linda Hall If you have any thoughts about how the Foundation The Oakleaf is published three times a year. can better serve you or you would like to provide your The publication schedule and content deadlines are: expertise in a specific support area, you can reach me at September 15, 2016 for the November 2016 issue [email protected]. I welcome your comments January 15, 2017 for the March 2017 issue and look forward to hearing from you. May 15, 2017 for the July 2017 issue Submit news and ideas to: [email protected] RADM Linda Bird, SC, USN (Ret.) July 2016 • p. 2 The Oakleaf Wine inducted as Distinguished Alumnus Scott Wine, Chairman and CEO of ter serving as President of Fire Safety versity of Maryland and serves on Polaris Industries, was formally made Americas, a division of United Tech- the boards of US Bancorp, Terex Cor- a Distinguished Alumnus of the Sup- nologies. poration and the Greater Twin Cities ply Corps School in a ceremony held He holds an MBA from the Uni- United Way. in Newport in May. Recognition as a Distinguished Alumnus is conferred by the Navy Supply Corps Foundation upon “retired and former Navy Supply Corps officers who have distinguished themselves by obtaining significant success in the public or private sector, who credit their Supply Corps experi- ence as a basic foundation of further professional achievements.” Wine, a 1989 graduate of the Naval Academy, served as a Supply Corps officer until 1996, including service aboard the USS Lewis B. Puller. He be- came CEO of Polaris, a market leader in off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and on-road electric/ Foundation Chairman RADM (Ret.) Linda Bird presented Mr. Scott Wine with a hybrid powered vehicles in 2008 af- lithograph of the Navy Supply Corps School in the ceremony recognizing Wine’s in- duction as the school’s 51st Distinguished Alumnus. The Commanding Officer of the school, CAPT Kristin Fabry, assisted. What my service meant to me By CAPT Albert J. “Bud” Schiff, SC, USN (Ret.), Managing Director and CEO, Alvarez and Marsal Executive Compensation and Benefits, Navy Supply Corps Foundation Distinguished Alumnus Editor’s note: This is the first in a series about their service by Distinguished Alumni. Becoming a Navy Supply Corps of- and motivated Chiefs and Petty Officers ficer was the perfect entry-level job for I could rely on was essential. me - a pivotal experience that greatly After being released from active shaped my life. duty, I remained an active participant After Supply Corps School in Ath- in the Ready Reserves for another 20+ ens, Ga., I was assigned aboard the years while forging a successful career USS Berkeley (DDG 15), including three in the life insurance and financial ser- combat tours in the Gulf of Tonkin off vices industries. the North Vietnamese coast. I’m still amazed at how much respon- Serving on board a ship at sea was sibility the Navy gives a junior officer. A the most grueling job I ever had - intense taste for business wasn’t all I took with and exhausting. We worked all day, me when I left active duty after two seven days a week.