DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE / VOLUME 12 / FALL 2012 ALUMNI NEWSLETTER Central Michigan University ROTC Chippewa Battalion 2011-2012 2012 ROTC Hall of Fame Inductees COL (R) Gene D. Bruce MAJ (R) Thomas J. Jenks LTC (R) Lawrence E. Warner Cadre 1972-1977 Class of 1973 Class of 1962 2012 Football Schedule: Seven home games!!!!! INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Thur. Aug 30 Southeast Missouri State • Commissioning Ceremonies Sat. Sep 8 Michigan State • ROTC Alumni President’s address • State of the Battalion Sat. Sep 22 @ Iowa City • Field Leadership Reaction Course Sat. Sep 29 @ Northern Illinois • Cadet Summer Experiences Sat. Oct 6 @ Toledo • Hall of Fame/Military Ball • News from Alumni Fri. Oct 12 Navy (Military Day) Sat. Oct. 20 Ball State (Homecoming) Sat. Oct. 27 Akron Sat. Nov. 3 Western Michigan Sat. Nov. 10 @ Eastern Michigan Sat. Nov. 17 Miami Fri. Nov. 23 @ Massachusetts Fri. Nov. 30 MAC Championship @ Detroit 1 DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE / VOLUME 12 / FALL 2012 2011-2012 ROTC Commissioned Second Lieutenants Ferris State University and Central Michigan University Congratulations to the new alumni! CMU AUGUST 2011 FSU MAY 2012 MICHAEL C. ANDERSON CORY J. BUTER BRANCHED: Transportation (Army Reserve) BRANCHED: Adjutant General (National Guard) HOMETOWN: Pentwater, MI HOMETOWN: Grand Haven, MI STEVE FEDEWA DAKODA S. DONNELLY BRANCHED: Quartermaster (Active Duty) BRANCHED: Field Artillery (Active Duty) HOMETOWN: Ovid-Elsie, MI HOMETOWN: Greenville, MI THOMAS J. GORECKI JR ROBERT J. SALESKI BRANCHED: Adjutant General (Army Reserve) BRANCHED: Ordnance (National Guard) HOMETOWN: Ferndale, MI HOMETOWN: Detroit, MI HARMONY M. MCCOY DARREK R. LADERMANN BRANCHED: Engineer (Active Duty) BRANCHED: Aviation (National Guard) HOMETOWN: Midland, MI HOMETOWN: Greenville, MI DAVID S. SEERY CMU MAY 2012 BRANCHED: Infantry (Active Duty) COMALITA M. MURRELL HOMETOWN: Clarkston, MI BRANCHED: Ordnance (National Guard) HOMETOWN: Southfield, MI ANTHONY J. SICKELKA (Alma College) BRANCHED: Engineer (Active Duty) BYRON D. NOLDE HOMETOWN: Bremen, IN BRANCHED: Armor (Active Duty) HOMETOWN: Oxford, MI CMU- DECEMBER 2011 CASEY N. ALLISON DEVIN L. SMITH BRANCHED: Infantry (National Guard) BRANCHED: Ordnance (National Guard) HOMETOWN: Madison Heights, MI HOMETOWN: Westphalia, MI LANCE L. FOOS (Northwood University) NICHOLAS C. VANDERMOERE BRANCHED: Armor (National Guard) Distinguished Military Graduate HOMETOWN: Grand Rapids, OH BRANCHED: Infantry (Active Duty) HOMETOWN: Mason, MI CALLIE S. KIAUNIS BRANCHED: Military Police (National Guard) FSU AUGUST 2012 HOMETOWN: Rockford, MI JACOB K. FULTON BRANCHED: Signal (National Guard) BENJAMIN G. MURPHY HOMETOWN: Byron, MI BRANCHED: Ordnance (Active Duty) HOMETOWN: Tecumseh, MI MONICA STEADMAN BRANCHED: Nurse (Active Duty) ALEX R. SWARTOUT HOMETOWN: Evart, MI BRANCHED: Transportation (National Guard) HOMETOWN: Kingsford, MI JONATHON D. SELLS BRANCHED: Nurse (National Guard) FSU DECEMBER 2011 HOMETOWN: Hudsonville, MI ANTHONY D. LITTLE BRANCHED: Transportation (Army Reserve) CMU AUGUST 2012 HOMETOWN: Kent City, MI EVAN FREDRICKSON BRANCHED: Field Artillery (National Guard) HOMETOWN: Mt. Pleasant, MI 2 DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE / VOLUME 12 / FALL 2012 Central Michigan University Commissioning Ceremonies LTC Thayer & 2LT S. Fedewa 2LT’s D. Seery, H. McCoy, LTC Thayer & 2LT A. Sickelka 2LT’s C. Murrell, B. Nolde, T. Gorecki, M. Anderson D. Smith, N. Vandermoere Ferris State University Commissioning Ceremonies CMU—Cont. MAJ Bron & 2LT’s C. Buter, D. Donnelly, D. Ladermann, R. Saleski 2LT A. Little 1LT Jarvi & 2LT D. Donnelly 2LT E. Fredrickson ROTC Alumni Association Board 2012-13 COL (Ret) Theodore Hummel, President ‘58. Retired from Real Estate, Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009. Donald P. Case, Vice President ‘60. Don served as the President of the ROTC AA from 2002 to 2005. ROTC Hall of Fame, 2006. John Fisher ‘70. John served as president of ROTC AA 2005-09. He is the Associate Vice President for Residences and Auxiliary Services at CMU. BG (Ret) John G. Kulhavi ‘65. Retired from Merrill Lynch & Co. Inducted as a Charter Member into the Hall of Fame in 1997. Honorable Fred M. Mester ‘59. Retired as Chief Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court in MI. ROTC Hall of Fame, 2001. Norbert Miller ‘67. Retired from Montabella Community Schools. Terence F. Moore ‘65. Terry served as president of ROTC AA 2009-2011. Terry is President Emeritus of Mid Michigan Health. Inducted as a Charter Member of the ROTC Hall of Fame in1997. LTC (Ret) Kenneth G. Scott , Secretary ‘60. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000. William F. Sowle , Treasurer ‘55. Bill served as the first President of the ROTC AA from 1997-2002. ROTC Hall of Fame, 2002. Honorable Joseph P. Swallow ‘55 Chief Judge for the 26th Judicial Circuit Court in Michigan. ROTC Hall of Fame, 2001. LTC Greg Thayer PMS/Chair of MSL Department and Ex Officio member of the ROTC Alumni Association Board. 3 DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE / VOLUME 12 / FALL 2012 The State of the Chippewa Battalion LTC Greg Thayer, Commander, Professor of Military Science Cadets, Alumni, Faculty, Friends, and Family of the Chippewa Battalion, I’m excited to report that we are starting off another banner year here at CMU and the Chippewa Battalion. Enrollment is up with the Corps of Cadets at 196, and Cadet Command has asked us to increase our Commission mission, largely due to the excellent time-proven ROTC program CMU has established over the past 60 years. Our program is great because of the outstanding Cadets in it’s formation who are from all over the great State of Michigan (and a few from out of state as well)! Every day I have the privilege to work with and see our Cadets learn, grow, and mature, becoming physically stronger in the process. It is truly inspiring. Never mind what the media says about the current generation. We have Cadets that strive for excellence in all they do, live the Army Values, and are committed to serving others, just like every previous generation that has donned a uniform to defend freedom and the American way of life in time of war. Our Cadets performed magnificently this past summer at several different training events and locations. Of note, special con- gratulations to all 23 of our Cadets who attended the Leadership Development and Assessment Course (Advanced Camp or LDAC) at Fort Lewis Washington this summer. They all passed with solid performance, and of special note the following Cadets earned an overall Excellent Rating at Camp: Jessica Slavin of Dearborn, Gillen Papenfuse of Saginaw, Malorie Cole of Howard City, and Casey Luke of Kalamazoo! Congratulations are also in order to Cadet’s Matthew Alexander and Gillen Papenfuse for earning the hard earned Recondo Badge. Coveted by many, worn by few, RECONDO! Congratulations gentlemen! Team, we are still short roughly $40,000 for the field leadership reaction course (FLRC) the University will begin constructing soon. So please, with all sincerity, if you could donate, any amount would be greatly appreciated. The FLRC, a graded event at camp, is a course that develops Cadet’s ability to think through a problem critically, form a team, develop a solution to negoti- ating the obstacle, work their solution in negotiating the obstacle, and as a result, are able to exercise team work and see per- sonal strengths and weaknesses arise during the completion of the obstacle. The benefits of having this facility on our campus are immeasurable. So again, if you can see your way to being part of this great endeavor, our Cadre and Cadets would greatly appreciate your help. LTC Greg Thayer, Professor of Military Science ROTC Alumni Association President’s Address These past few months have made me even more proud of my university and its ROTC program. The military ball continues to be a great opportunity to meet numerous cadets and many of our alumni. We share where we've been and what we are doing in retirement. I was honored to attend the CMU's Chippewa Battalion's Awards Ceremony in April and the Commissioning Ceremony in May. Our cadets are truly awesome. Their character and leadership abilities led me to one conclusion, we are in good hands. These cadets and now lieutenants illustrate what our country needs: men and women who will take any task given to them and get the job done. Theodore Hummel Alumni Association President, Class of 1958 CMU Chippewa Battalion 2011-12 4 DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE / VOLUME 12 / FALL 2012 FIELD LEADERSHIP REACTION COURSE A Field Leadership Reaction Course (FLRC) will be constructed on the CMU campus. CMU is actively fundraising for this project, sponsored by John Kulhavi, BG (Ret), USAR, CMU ROTC Alumni class of 1965. The course will be similar to that at Fort Lewis, Washington, where ROTC cadets are challenged and tested during their participation in the Leadership Development Assessment Course between their junior and senior year. Having the FLRC on campus will add to their success at Fort Lewis. Alumni support is vital to the construction of this course, thank you to those who have donated and made it possible to begin the construction. Additional funding is needed and would be appreciated. To give your gift in support of the FLRC, please contact Lesa Smith at 989-774-3354 or [email protected] The course is comprised of 10 different obstacles, the FLRC will be much more than an obstacle course. Each obstacle is designed to test participants mentally and physically, stretching them beyond their comfort zones. The FLRC course develops thinking under pressure, evaluates leadership and builds trust. Participants must demonstrate initiative, teamwork and common sense while negotiating difficult physical obstacles. Leadership potential is assessed and participants receive feedback on their leadership strengths, weaknesses, styles and techniques. Having an FLRC course on campus will benefit the ROTC program, the University, and the community. In addition, the facility will be used by other ROTC programs in Michigan.