Calhoun: The NPS Institutional Archive Institutional Publications Commencement Ceremony programs 1952-07 Naval Postgraduate School Graduation Ceremony of the Engineering School / July 1952 Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School http://hdl.handle.net/10945/41192 VF 'tfffiieJ Skde4, N<UKd P~ ScluuJ MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA GRADUATION CEREMONY of the 0 ENGINEERING SCHOOL Wednesday, July 2, 1952 AUDITORIUM ELEVEN A. M. The U.S. Naval Postgraduate School began its formal existence in 1909, as the School of Marine Engineering, a part of the U.S. Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland. Its establishment, impelled by realization of the need for advanced education of naval officers, came after some years of preliminary operation and development. In 1912 the School of Marine Engineering became the Postgrad­ uate Department of the Naval Academy and the scope of its engineer­ ing curricula was broadened. In 1919 a separate building on the Academy grounds was provided, and two years later the name was changed to the Postgraduate School. In the years between the wars, the School gradually extended its fields of study and accepted a few officers from other services. World War II caused an increase in en­ rollment from about 125 to over 600 and a tremendous expansion ac­ tivity; this is in contrast to the period of suspension during World War I. After hostilities ceased in 1945, a program was initiated to re­ locate the School and improve its professional status. Between 1945 and 1948 legislation was passed granting the right to award Bachelor's, Master's and Doctor's degrees; creating the office of Academic Dean; establishing the School as a separate activity with its own Superin­ tendent; authorizing re-establishment at Monterey, California; pur­ chasing the Del Monte site. General Line Schools were established at Newport, Rhode Island, and at Monterey, California; the Aerology Department was transferred to Monterey to relieve crowding at Annapolis, but further progress was delayed until 1951. Fresh im­ petus resulted in the appropriation of funds in 1951 to consolidate the Postgraduate School at Monterey, to build interim facilities, and to construct the first increment of permanent buildings. The transfer of the Engineering School from Annapolis and the official establishment of the consolidated Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey were completed during the winter of 1951-52. ORDER OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION CHIEF MARSHAL Commander WARREN F. ANDERSON, U.S. Navy DIVISIONS MARSHALS Candidates for Certificates ........................................... Commander FRANCIS E. SWIDERSKI Candidates for Degrees .................... _....... ..................... Commander RAYMOND J. LeBER Military Staff ............................................................... Captain WELLS THOMPSON Faculty··········-······························································· Professor C. H. RAWLINS Department Chairmen .............................. ................. Senior Professor PAUL J. KIEFER Director, Engineering School Academic Dean Chaplains Platform Guests Superintendent USHERS Chief Usher - Lieutenant Commander THOMAS N. COPPEDGE, JR. Lieutenant THOMAS R. RHEES Lieutenant Commander ELVIN P. COCHRAN, JR. Lieutenant FRANK T. HEMLER Lieutenant ROBERT F. ROCHE Lieutenant JOHN G. CARL Lieutenant JOHN J. HOLDEN Lieutenant ROBERT S. HUTCHES Lieutenant STANLEY P. GARY Lieutenant ROBERT E. WEIDNER Lieutenant (junior grade LEE R. THOMAS, JR. Lieutenant ROBERT E. ENRIGHT Lieutenant (junior grade) CHARLES E. ARNOLD Lieutenant JAMES T. BURRILL Lieutenant (junior grade) FRANKLIN P. BOWERSOX Lieutenant HAROLD M. DRYER Lieutenant (junior grade) HENRY B. LATIMER Lieutenant GEORGE B. WILSON Lieutenant (junior grade) DWIGHT WADSWORTH Lieutenant JOHN W. REESE, JR. MUSIC 6TH INFANTRY DIVISION BAND Fort Ord Sergeant MARIO S. PETRELLI, Leader I MUSICAL PRELUDE II PROCESSIONAL Coronation March from "The Prophet" by Meyerbeer III NATIONAL ANTHEM IV INVOCATION Commander WALTER A. MAHLER (CHC), U.S. Navy v INTRODUCTION OF SUPERINTENDENT By Captain HAROLD D. KRICK, U. S. Navy Director of Engineering School INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER By Rear Admiral ERNEST E. HERRMANN, U. S. Navy Superintendent, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School VI ADDRESS TO GRADUATES By the Honorable FRANCIS P. WHITEHAIR Under Secretary of the Navy VII AWARD OF CERTIFICATES FOR COMPLETION OF CURRICULA Communications Engineering Electronics Naval Engineering - presented by Captain THOMPSON VIII CONFERRING OF DEGREES Bachelors of Science -presented by DR. COONAN Master of Science in Electrical Engineering - presented by DR. TERWILLIGER Master of Science in Engineering Electronics - presented by DR. FREY Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - presented by DR. KIEFER IX BENEDICTION Lieutenant REGINALD A. BERRY (CHC), U. S. Navy x RECESSIONAL "Coronation" by Joseph Skornicka Members of the audience are requested to remain in their places after the Benediction until the Platform Party has left the Auditorium. XI RECEPTION In honor of the graduating students and their families, there will be a reception with light refreshments in the swimming pool area, commencing at 12: 15. CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION OF CURRICULA POSTGRADUATE COMMUNICATIONS Lieutenant OLE FREDRIK BERG, Royal Norwegian Navy, Drammen, Norway Lieutenant ROBERT MAURICE BERRY, U.S. Navy, Los Angeles, California Lieutenant (jg) WAYNE EUGENE CALDWELL, U.S. Coast Guard, Springfield, Ohio Lieutenant ROBERT WHEATLEY FERRIN, U.S. Navy, Cherokee, Iowa Lieutenant BILLY EUGENE HAGLER, U.S. Navy, Golden, Texas Lieutenant GEORGE ARMSTRONG HAMILTON, U.S. Navy, Smyrna, Delaware Lieutenant (jg) CHARLES BRIGGS HATHAWAY, U.S. Coast Guard, Barrington, Rhode Island Lieutenant GEORGE MILTON HECKER, U.S. Navy, Baltimore, Maryland Lieutenant EDWARD HERMAN HEUER, U.S. Navy, Fort Wayne, Indiana Lieutenant ADAM PETER KULIK, U.S. Navy, Manchester, New Hampshire Enseigne DE VAISSEAU WALTER LEON MARCEL LEMAIRE, Belgian Naval Force, Ostend, Belgium Lieutenant JOHN EDWARD LOWELL, U.S. Navy, Fort Plain, New York Lieutenant ROBERT THOMAS LUNDY, U.S. Navy, Chicago, Illinois Lieutenant ROGER EMERSON MELICK, U.S. Navy, Marshalltown, Iowa Lieutenant KIRK CROTHERS MILLER, JR., U.S. Navy, Washington, D.C. Lieutenant GORDON RICHARD NAGLER, U.S. Navy, Baltimore, Maryland Lieutenant WILLIAM THOMAS NOLL, US. Navy, Highland, Kansas Lieutenant (jg) EUGENE WILLIAM OSTLUND, U.S. Navy, West Fargo, North Dakota Lieutenant JACKSON ROY ROBINSON, U.S. Navy, Fort Worth, Texas Lieutenant NORPHLETT SCOTT, U.S. Navy, Commerce, Texas Lieutenant GEORGE BERNARD STADTER, U.S. Navy, Baltimore, Maryland Lieutenant KENNETH JOHN STARK, U.S. Navy, Tucson, Arizona Lieutenant WALTER NEELEY TEMPLE, U.S. Navy, Salem, Illinois Lieutenant THOMAS FLETCHER UTEGAARD, U.S. Navy, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Lieutenant MARSHALL DOUGLAS WARD, U.S. Navy, Mt. Airy, North Carolina Lieutenant MARTIN CHESTERFIELD WARMATH, U.S. Navy, Dallas, Texas Lieutenant JACK EDWARD WEATHERFORD, U.S. Navy, Chicago, Illinois Lieutenant ( jg) THOMAS TRASK WETMORE, III, U.S. Coast Guard, New London, Conn. Lieutenant PRENTIS MARCINE WILSON, U.S. Navy, Dodge, Texas Lieutenant Commander HERBERT MARCY YOUNG, U.S. Navy, Sterling, Illinois ENGINEERING ELECTRONICS •Lieutenant RUDOLPH VALENTINE BIERDI, U.S. Navy, Ellwerth City, Pennsylvania •Lieutenant HUGH DENSEN BUTLER, U.S. Navy, Salt Lake City, Utah •Lieutenant Commander GERALD WEIR CLARKE, U.S. Navy, North Bend, Washington •Lieutenant HENRY ARTHR EIMSTAD, U.S. Navy, Ashland, Oregon •Lieutenant Commander WARD WILLSON GRIFFITH, III, U.S. Navy, Washington, D.C. •Lieutenant HASSELL LEE NORTON, U.S. Navy, Resell, New Mexico •Lieutenant JACK MILTON PRESSLER, U.S. Navy, Marshall, Tennesee •Lieutenant Commander RICHARD MURRELL SEWALL, U.S. Navy, South Pasadena, California •Lieutenant Commander WILLIAM BRUCE TICHENOR, U.S. Navy, San Deigo, California •Lieutenant Commander BERNARD SCOTT UMBARGER, U.S. Navy, Los Angeles, California NAVAL ENGINEERING Lieutenant CHARLES BEN BROWN, U.S. Navy, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Commander FRANCIS EDWARD SWIDERSKI, U.S. Navy, Erie, Pennsylvania •Jn absentia. CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES BACHELORS OF SCIENCE Lieutenant GEORGE KEEN, U.S. Navy, Erie, Pennsylvania •Lieutenant DAVID DILTZ WORK, U.S. Navy, Santa Ana, California BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING Lieutenant Colonel PAUL LUDWIG ANDRE, JR., U.S. Marine Corps, Miami, Florida Lieutenant SAMUEL THOMAS ARMSTRONG, JR., U.S. Navy, Marshall, Texas •Lieutenant WILLIAM JUDSON BEARDSLEY, U.S. Navy, Bridgewater, Connecticut Lieutenant JOSEPH FRANCIS BELGER, JR., U.S. Navy, Washington, D.C. Lieutenant ROBERT EDGAR BURRELL, U.S. Navy, Alliance, Ohio Lieutenant Colonel RICHARD MICHAEL CALDWELL, U.S. Marine Corps, San Diego, California Lieutenant EDWARD PRICE COLEMAN, U.S. Navy, Havertown, Pennsylvania Lieutenant SAMUEL MORTEN COOLEY, JR., U.S. Navy, Flemington, New Jersey Lieutenant DONALD CHARLES CURRAN, U.S. Navy, Pomona, California Lieutenant Colonel BENTON RELFORD ELLIOTT, U.S. Marine Corps, Childress, Texas Lieutenant Commander CAESAR FERNANDEZ, JR., U.S. Navy, Boston, Massachusetts Lieutenant N. JACKSON GAMBRILL, U.S. Navy, Baltimore, Maryland Lieutenant ALTON RAY HENSON, U.S. Navy, Des Moines, Iowa Lieutenant RICHARD DOLAN HERTZIG, U.S. Navy, San Andreas, California •Lieutenant ROBERT T. HIGGINS, U.S. Navy, New York, New York Lieutenant JAMES FARRA IRVINE, JR., U.S. Navy, Houston, Texas Lieutenant JACK NATHAN LINDSLEY, U.S. Navy, Corry, Pennsylvania Lieutenant