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UNC NROTC Alumni Association News Bulletin
October 2017
IN THIS ISSUE:
*WORLD WAR II SEMINAR TWO 12 OCTOBER
*FALL PANEL DISCUSSION 26 OCTOBER
*VETERANS DAY CEREMONY 10 NOVEMBER
*FALL BALL - ALUMNI INVITED, 17 NOVEMBER
*ANNUAL MEETING & REUNION RECAP
***UPCOMING EVENTS***
ANNUAL MEETING & REUNION RECAP
Tomorrow
Thursday 12 October, 5pm
Seminar 2 -- "MIDWAY: THE TIDE TURNS"
The second in the 8 part seminar series facilitated by our own CDR Rob Rivers, USN (Ret), Class of 1973 is this Thursday (12 October) at the Naval Armory. This lecture series focuses on World War II in the Pacific. 

A pizza dinner will be served concurrently with the lectures. Alumni are welcome and there is no charge to attend the seminars; registration is required to make sure space is available. Contributions to the pizza fund are greatly appreciated
Register to attend here
CONSIDER A DONATION TO HELP OFFSET FOOD COSTS FOR THE SEMINAR

Donations to the Naval Science Department are being accepted to offset the cost of pizza being served at the lecture (held during the UNC food service dinner hours). A contribution of any level is appreciated and a $200.00 contribution will sponsor the whole seminar. Select "Naval Sciences (NROTC)" as the fund at this  link .
ALUMNI PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE UNC MIDSHIPMAN BATTALION & SOCIAL TO FOLLOW:
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 1pm start

Nine alumni have registered so far and we can accommodate 10-20 more if your schedule allows.
This is a great opportunity to interact with the future leaders of the Naval Services! Please join us.
IThis is a great opportunity to participate in Midshipmen Professional Development as they get to ask the Panel of Alumni various leadership related questions. The event is followed by a mixer/dinner where the midshipmen have an opportunity to delve deeper. The third of three UNC NROTC Alumni Association Scholarships will also be presented on this occasion.

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Happy Veterans Day!
VETERANS DAY CEREMONY
Friday, 10 November 2017, 1000 at
Memorial Hall, across from the Old Well.
Army ROTC is the lead activity this year with participation from the NROTC Midshipman Battalion and Air Force ROTC Cadets.
Alumni are welcome to attend .
Spring Ball 1978
NROTC NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT REGION Consortium
FALL BALL
Friday, 17 November 2017
Alumni Invited
Cocktail Hour: 5:30-6:30pm. Dinner: 6:30pm
Venue: Durham Convention Center, 301 West Morgan St., Durham, NC 27701
Uniform:
*USMC: Evening Dress "B",
*Navy: Dinner Dress Blue Jacket or Dinner Dress Blue
*Civilian: Black tie preferred; informal as alternative
Cost: $50.00 per person
Make checks payable to Duke Commodore Club,
mail to:
Duke Commodore Club
Duke University
Campus Box 90456
Durham, NC 27708-0456
2017 ANNUAL MEETING & REUNION RECAP
A GREAT WEEKEND KICKOFF!
The weekend began with an Alumni Social at the DoubleTree. Wine provided by Howard (Class of 1972) and Carol Petrea was enjoyed as the General Alumni Association catered light food and drinks. Old Friends were re-acquainted and some continued catching up past 0100.
Saturday began with a Board Of Directors meeting.
The Annual Meeting was held on the drill deck. The Unit Commanding Officer, the Midshipmen Battalion Commander, The Battalion XO, and the Battalion Ops Officer got us up to speed on what the UNC Battalion is doing
The Annual Meeting included reports form officers and committee chairs on the condition of the Association and ongoing activities. 40+ alumni and family participated - the largest such Annual Meeting in recent memory.
  • Midshipman Scholarships presented
  • Distinguished Alumnus and Service Awards presented
  • Election held
DISTINQUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD 2017
The UNC NROTC Alumni Association's 2017 Distinguished Alumnus Award was presented to the Honorable S. Jay Plager, Class of 1952. Judge Plager is Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He was appointed to the court by President George H. W. Bush in 1989. He has served on the Association`s Board of Directors since 2014.
The Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award is a graduate of the UNC NROTC program who has distinguished himself or herself in contributions to our Nation, the armed services, industry or business, the arts, philanthropy, or other social contributions. This is not a "distinguished member of the military" award, and the individuals need not have been career members of the armed forces.
2016 and 2017 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS
The Distinguished Service Award is a graduate (or former staff member), usually a Member of the Association who has distinguished himself or herself in contributions to the UNC NROTC Alumni Association. 
YNCM Donald Ledford, USN (retired) was the recipient of the 2016 Award and was present to receive his award at the 2017 Annual Meeting. Master Chief Ledford served as the Unit`s Admin Officer and Senior Enlisted Leader from 1981-1985, After retirement from the U. S. Navy he served as the University`s Department of Naval Science Administrator from 1986 through his civilian retirement in 2004. He helped found the UNC NROTC Alumni Association in 1990 and served as the Association's Registered Agent when the Association was incorporated in 1998 through 2016. He also served as an elected member of the Board of Directors from 1998-2001
The 2017 recipient of the Distinquished Service Award was Leo H. "Rusty" Phelan, '59. Rusty is a past Director (2006-2012) and past Secretary (2007-2012) of the UNC NROTC Alumni Association and has also served several tours as Reunion Chair.
MIDSHIPMEN SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
The Captain Alfred M. Koster $1000 scholarship was awarded to Midshipman 3/C William Verwoerdt . Midshipman Verwoerdt is Originally from Winston-Salem and is interested in becoming an aviator.

For more information about Captain Koster click here .

The Master Chief Donald Ledford $1000 scholarship was awarded to Midshipman 3/C Matthew Guerrera of Silver Spring, Maryland . Midshipman Guerrera was inspired to join the NROTC program by his mentors in the fire department who were Marine Corps Officers. Master Chief Ledford presented Midshipman Guerrera's Check.

The NROTC Alumni Association $1000 scholarship was awarded to Midshipman 3/C Antolini (not pictured) . Midshipman Antolini is originally from Huntersville, North Carolina. He too desires to be an aviator, but he is also an avid Lake Jordan Sailor. Midshipman Antolini was not able to be present this past weekend; however, he will be presented his Scholarship at the upcoming Alumni Panel event on 26 October.

Progress report:
Scholarship Endowment Capital Fundraising Goals
2016-2019 goal: $72,000.00
Raised to date: $37,952.30 (52.7% )

  • To contribute please click here.

Membership Goals
Annual: 100; YTD: 45 (45%)
Life: 20; YTD: 18 (90%)

  • To join, renew or upgrade your membership, please click here.
The Brian Smith '84 Scholarship Match Challenge raised $20,708.50 over the past month, and that's before the $10,000 matching contribution coming in 2018

In addition to the above, the Board of Directors have given $9,100 to the Scholarship Campaign 2016-2017 to date
2018-2019 Directors and Officers Elected
Elected to the Board of Directors, including (type of membership) and consecutive term of service:
  • Cline, Terry C. ’71 (Life) 1st
  • Collins, James C. ’03 (Life) 1st
  • Connelly, Patrick P. ’85 (Life) 2nd
  • Fish, Steven P. ’85 (Life) 2nd
  • Gionfriddo, Robert J. ’86 (Life) 2nd
  • Jackson, David L.’87 (Life) 2nd
  • Latham, William H. ’85 (Life) 1st
  • Levesque, Steven ’89 (Life) 2nd
  • Phillips, Ann C. ’83 (Life) 1st
  • Plager, S. Jay ’52 (Life) 3rd
  • Riordan, Robert P "Pat". ’87 (Life) 2nd
  • Schneider, Eric S. ’86 (Life) 2nd
  • Smith, Brian T. ’84 (Life) 1st
  • Stubbs, Willard B. ’85 (Life) 2nd
Officers Elected for 2018-2019:
  • Eric S. Schneider '86, President
  • Willard B. Stubbs '85, Secretary
  • James C. Collins '03, Treasurer
Departing the Board on 31 December 2017 with our grateful appreciation:
  • Debra L. Davis '83
  • Christen Hayes '09
  • Steven Matts - Staff
  • Timothy Nichols - Staff
THE PIG PICKIN'
The event was capped by another awesome Pig Pickin' put on by the Battalion of Midshipmen with outstanding support from the UNC General Alumni Association (GAA)!

More than 60 alumni and friends attended this year; who you ask?

4 of the 8 living Association Past Presidents:
Walt Fitts '59
Andy Bunch - Staff
Steve Fish '85
Bob Smith '75

Past Staff Alumni
Andy Bunch
Don Ledford and family
Robert "Bob" Seaton
John Shaulis

From the 50s
Jay Plager '52
Bill Holton '52
Walt Fitts '59
Rusty Phelan '59

From the 60s
Wayne Jackson '64
Joel Aiken '69

From the 70s
Howard Petrea '72 and his wife Carol and delicious wine for the President's Reception
Rob Rivers '73
Bob Smith '75

From the 80s
Debbi Davis '83
Steve Fish '85
Bill Latham '85
Will Stubbs '85
Donald Cuddington '86 (in from Ohio)
Rob Gionfriddo '86
Eric Schneider '86 and Kim Schneider
Dan Wright '86
Chuck Carroll '87
David Jackson '87
Pat Riordan '87
Mike Richardson '88 (flew in from California)
David & Janet Keech '88/'89 (flew in from Wisconsin)
Steve Levesque '89

From the 90s
Shannon Gorrell '96

From the 00s
James Collins '03 and his wife Jennifer

From to 10s
Sam Baockham '14

I'm sure we missed a few of you, and thank you for coming!
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