Calhoun: The NPS Institutional Archive Institutional Publications Commencement Ceremony programs 2015-03-27 Naval Postgraduate School Graduation Ceremony & Hall of Fame Presentation / March 27, 2015 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, California, Naval Postgraduate School http://hdl.handle.net/10945/44834 PRESIDENT VADM RONALD A. ROUTE, USN (RET.) PROVOST DR. DOUGLAS HENSLER CHIEF OF STAFF CAPT DEIDRE MCLAY, USN VICE PROVOST FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS DR. DOUG MOSES DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDIES DR. JAMES WIRTZ DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OPERATIONAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCES DR. GORDON McCORMICK DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES DR. CLYDE L. SCANDRETT DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY DR. BILL GATES DEAN OF RESEARCH DR. JEFF PADUAN DEAN OF STUDENTS CAPT MATTHEW VANDERSLUIS, USN VICE ADMIRAL RONALD A. ROUTE, USN (RET.) PRESIDENT NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL Retired Vice Adm. Ronald A. Route comes to the appointment as President, Naval Postgraduate School with over twenty years of leadership experience at the senior executive and operational level, which included responsibilities 1n graduate education, program requirements and resources, international affairs, research and development. and ethics. Routers significant career assignments include President of the Naval War College, and Commander, Navy Warfare Development Command. tHe also served 1n two earlier flag officer assignments leading major d1v1s1 ons on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO): Director of Navy Programming and Director, Polit1co-M1litary Affairs. A career Surface Warfare Officer; Routefs sea duty included assignments and deployments in cruisers, destroyers, frigates and aircraft earners; he commanded the AEGIS cruiser USS LAKE ERIE (CG 70) and the gu1ded-m1ss1le destroyer USS DEWEY (DDG 45). tH1s most recent command at sea was the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) Carner Stri ke Group of ten ships plus the embarked cam er air wing. Capping his active duty career of more than 36 years, his last assignment was as the Naval Inspector General, working directly for the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations, where he directed an inspection, assessment and studies program that provided Navy headquarters leadership and maior Navy commanders worldwide with important policy, organizational and ethics insight. After retirement from the Navy 1n 2008, Route spent more than three years as a senior vice president at Burdeshaw Associates, Ltd. ii an executive-level consulting firm specializing 1n defense industry and government business. On Sept. I, 2013, Route completed his term as President ofthe Surface Navy Assoc1at1on. a pos1t1on he had held for nearly five years. tHe has also been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, since 1998. Route holds a Bachelorfs of Science 1n Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, and a Masterfs of Science 1n Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School. He also served as the Navyfs Senior Military Fellow on the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, and attended the Executive Business Course, Kenan-Flager Business School at the University of North Carolina. DR. DOUGLAS A. HENSLER PROVOST NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL Dr. Douglas A. Hensler· became the 14th Provost of the Naval Postgraduate School on June 5, 2013. Prror academic servrce includes Dean of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wrch1ta State University (2008-2013), Dean and Srd Crarg Endowed Dean's Charr 1n the Craig School of Business at California State University, Fresno (2005-2008), and the W. Edwards Deming Distinguished Professor of Management at the Unrversrty of Colorado at Boulder rn a Joint appointment to the Coll ege of Engineering and Applied Science and the Leeds School of Business. At Boulder he also served as Co-Executive Director· of the Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneursh•p. Dr. Hensler has travell ed extensively and built a network of 1nternat1onal contacts and partnerships. He has served as Special Advisor to the Australi an Organisation for Quality (NSW) and as an adviser to the Speci al Adviser team of the Scottish First Minster: From 2002 to 2005 he served on the Academic Advisory Board of e-TQM Coll ege 1n Dubai, UAE. Before returning to the academic community, Or. Hensler achieved a high y successful management career that includes 13 years in proiect, staff and li ne management posrt1ons at two technology driven companies. These posit ions include nuclear industry quality assurance management and aerospace industry quality engineering management. plant quality management, production management leading an organization of 250 personnel, and R&D management leading an organ1zat1on developing state-of-the-art process improvements involving applied research. Dr. Hensler has provided training and consulting to American Airlines, CH2M-Hill, Texas Utrlrt1es, Sulzer, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Micro Motion, FEMA, Sporran Microsystems, and the Electricity Generating Authority ofTharland, and the Fulfillment Corporation of America. Doug's most recent appointment ncludes working with CEO's and other executives of the W ichrta aviation community including Sp rrit AeroSystems, Cessna, Bombardier/Leaqet, Boeing and Hawker Beechcraft, along with Koch Industries and Coleman (The Outdoor Company). Dr. Hensler's academic preparation includes a BSE in Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences from Princeton University. an MBA from the University of Portland. and a Ph.D. 1n Finance from the University of Washington. He is a licensed professional engineer 1n Quality Engineering 1n the State of California. PLATFORM PARTY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FIRST ROW (LEFT TO RIGHT) SECOND ROW (LEFT TO RIGHT) Processional ... ..................................................................................................Del Monte Brass Lieutenant Commander John Dr. Mohammed Hafez Grand Marshal ................ .. ..... .. ................ ...... .. ......................... Professor Craig Rasmussen VanDyke, USN Chair of the Department of National Deputy Command Chaplain Security Affairs Faculty Marshal ......................................................... Associate Professor Rene Rendon Colonel Christopher Smithtro, USAF Dr. Claudia Luhrs Senior United States Representing the Chair of the Platform Marshal ...................... ..................................................... Professor Sherif Michael Air Force Representative Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Military Marshal ............................ ......................................................... Major Chad Seagren Lieutenant Colonel David (John) Dr. Wendell Nuss Morgan, USA Master of Ceremonies ..................................................... Captain Matthew Vandersluis Acting Senior United States Chair of the Department Army Representative of Meteorology •Presentation of Colors Everett Alvarez High School, JROTC Colonel Mitchell J. McCarthy, USMC Dr. Peter Chu Senior United States Chair of the Department •National Anthem ................. ........................................................................ Del Monte Brass Marine Corps Representative of Physical Oceanography *Invocation ...................................................... .Lieutenant Commander John Van Dyke Vice Admiral Ronald A. Route, Dr. Daphne Kapolka USN, (Ret.) Representing the Chair of Introduction of Speaker ................................................. Vice Admiral Ronald A. Route President the Department of Physics Address to Graduates ............................................ The Honorable Everett Alvarez, Jr. The Honorable Everett Alvarez, Jr. Dr. Clifford Whitcombw Chief Executive Officer & Founder Chair of the Department Chief Executive Officer & Founder Alvarez & Associates, LLC Alvarez & Associates, LLC of Systems Eng ineering Presentation of Candidates .................................................... Provost Douglas Hensler Dr. Douglas Hensler Dr. Rudy Panholzer Provost Chair of the Space Systems Announcement of Degrees ................................ ......... Captain Matthew Vandersluis Academic Group Dr. Bill Gates *Benediction .......................... ~ ....................... Lieutenant Commander John VanDyke Dean of the Graduate School of Dr. Cynthia E. Irvine Business and Public Policy Chair of the Cyber Academic Group Recessional .......................................................................... .............................Del Monte Brass Dr. Ralph Robertson Dr. Man Tak Shing Representing the Dean of the Representing the Chair of the Graduate School of Engineering Department of Computer Science and Applied Sciences and Chair of the Department of Electrical and Dr. Dan Boger NOTES Computer Engineering Chair of the Department of Information Sciences As a courtesy, for those of you with young children, we have set up a family friendly room which is located in the basement of King Hall with streaming video of the graduation. The Dr. Gordon McCormick Dean of the School of Operational and Dr. Robert Dell ushers in the back of the auditorium can give you directions to the family friendly room. Information Sciences Chair of the Department The President cordially invites graduates, faculty, and guests to a reception in honor of of Operations Research the graduates in the Barbara McNitt Ballroom at Herrmann Hall immediately following Dr. James Wirtz the ceremony. Dean of the School of International Dr. John Arquilla Graduate Studies