UNC NROTC
Alumni Association
News Bulletin
October 2018
Volume 2
In this edition:
  • UNC v. Georgia Tech game time announced.
  • Maj. Gen. George W. Smith, Jr., USMC '85 nominated for third star.
  • Event Registration deadline this Wednesday, 24 Oct 2018
  • Fall Alumni Panel Discussion - Registration Available
  • UNC NROTC Alumni Association Annual Meeting & Reunion 2018 Registration Links
  • Call for Membership, Membership Roster Update
  • Taps
UNC v. Georgia Tech game time announced: 12:00noon
Saturday, 3 November 2018
Maj. Gen. George W. Smith Jr., USMC
UNC NROTC Alumnus
nominated for third star.
Maj. Gen. George W. Smith, Jr., USMC '85 has been nominated by the President for promotion to Lieutenant General and assignment as Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense. He is currently assigned as Special Assistant to the Director, Joint Staff. The promotion ceremony has been scheduled for the Pentagon on 2 November 2018. General Smith will be the fourth UNC NROTC graduate to be promoted to three star rank. The others are:
  • VADM Thomas Richard Kinnebrew, USN '52
  • VADM Mark Jackson Edwards, USN '72
  • VADM Kenneth Earl "Pink" Floyd, USN '80

Please join us in congratulating to General Smith !
UNC NROTC Alumni Association
Alumni Panel Discussion: Thursday, 1 November Registration via the GAA Homecoming portal, click red banner above.
If you are available to participate in the Fall Alumni Panel and are having difficulty with the GAA registration link, you may e-mail Pat Connelly '85 directly and he will get you registered; click here to e-mail Pat .
If you have already registered for Homecoming, the President's Reception, the Annual Meeting and/or the BBQ, you may add events and update your registration on the UNC GAA homecoming portal using the "Already Registered?" feature.

Register for all events with one-stop shopping.

Please also register for no-fee events (Alumni Panel, Annual Meeting) so we know how many people to plan for.

Already registered UNC NROTC Alumni and Staff are listed to the right. Please join us!

PLEASE CLICK ON THE RED BANNER ABOVE TO REGISTER FOR ALUMNI PANEL and HOMECOMING WEEKEND EVENTS

Updated Schedule of Events:

Thursday 1 November 2018

Alumni Panel Discussion with Midshipman Battalion (1400-1630)
  • Naval Armory
  • Open to Alumni
  • Registration required, no cost to attend,

No-host Social following Alumni Panel Discussion (1700-2000)
  • In Chapel Hill, venue TBD.
  • Open to Alumni
  • Registration required, no-host.

Friday, 2 Nov 2018

President’s Reception (1830-2100)
  • Courtyard by Marriott, Chapel Hill
  • Open to alumni and family / guests, unit staff and First Class Midshipmen.
  • Registration required, hors d'oeuvres served, cash bar, fee applies (GAA discount).

Saturday, 3 Nov 2018

Annual Meeting of the UNC NROTC Alumni Association (10:00-11:45am), Naval Armory
NROTC alumni, family and friends welcome to attend; registration required, no fee to attend, light refreshments provided.
  • Update from NROTC Unit and Midshipman Battalion Leadership
  • Presentation of Midshipman Scholarships
  • Presentation of Distinguished Alumnus Awards
  • Update on Association activities by officers and committee chairs.

UNC vs. Georgia Tech Football Game (1200-~1500), Kenan Stadium
A block of football tickets is now available while supplies last, through the General Alumni Association Homecoming registration portal.

Reunion Barbecue (~1500-1630), Naval Armory (chow line opens at end of game)
Join fellow alumni, NROTC Midshipmen and Unit Staff for a pre-game meal.
  • Alumni, family and friends welcome, fee applies(GAA discount)
  • Registration now active.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: Do I need to be a GAA member to use the event registration portal?
A: Heck no. Even Duke graduates may register using the GAA portal. However, GAA members get a discount on paid events.

Q: If not already prepaid, may I pay for the President's Reception and / or BBQ at the events?
A: yes, there will be a GAA representative available to take payments. However we may out of food if we don't know you're coming.

Q: What if I miss the GAA registration deadline on Wednesday, 24 Oct 2018?
A: Well we won't know you're coming and might run out of seats, food or both. So click here to tell us your plans and we will try to accommodate!

Q:What if I find the GAA registration just too hard and cannot make it work.
A: Click here and email our Secretary who will contact you and try to help you through the process.
Fall Alumni Panel Already Registered

Debra Boyt Davis '83
Pat Connelly '85
Eric . S. Schneider '86
Marianne Waldrop '87
Michael J. Carreiro '96
Melanie K. Ahle '04
Carolyn Howard Ellison '04
Andrew C. Eckert '05
more are welcome
President's Reception 2018
Already registered :

Andy Bunch - Staff (Past President)
Terry Cline '71 & Jayne Cline
Pat Connelly'85
Debra Boyt Davis '82 & Jim Davis
Steve Fish '85
Rob Gionfriddo '86
David Jackson '87
Steve Levesque '89 & Melissa Levesque
Frank Linkous '87
Jay Plager '52 & Lynne Pettigrew
Eric Schneider '86
Will Stubbs '85 & Kashanti Collins '04
Marianne Waldrop '87
Annual Meeting 2018
Already registered (only members listed):

Andy Bunch - Staff (Past President)
Terry C. Cline '71
Pat Connelly'85
Debra Boyt Davis '82
Steve Fish '85
James R. Fullwood, Jr. '92
Rob Gionfriddo '86
David Jackson '87
Donald R. Ledford - Staff
Steve Levesque '89
Frank Linkous '87
William O' McCoy '55
Leo "Rusty" Phelan '59
Mikal J. Philips '97
Jay Plager '52
Eric Schneider '86
Will Stubbs '85
Marianne Waldrop '87
Pig Pickin' BBQ 2018
Already registered:

Andy Bunch - Staff (Past President)
Pat Connelly'85
Debra Boyt Davis '82
John Ferguson '86, Donna and Micah Ferguson
Steven P. Fish '85
James R. Fullwood, Jr. '92, James Sr. '63, Mary Gray Fullwood '64 and Sara Fullwood
Rob Gionfriddo '86
David Jackson '87, Analyn & Christina Jackson
Donald R. Ledford - Staff, Betty Ledford, Kim & William O'Conney
Steve Levensque '89, Melissa & George Levesque.
Frank Linkous '87
William O. McCoy '55 and family
Leo H. "Rusty" Phelan '59
Jay Plager '52 and Lynne Pettigrew
Robert Rivers '73 & Natale Rivers
Eric Schneider '86 & Kim Schneider '89
Will Stubbs '85 & Kashanti Collins '04
Marianne Waldrop '87 and Sandy Henkel '88
2018 Membership Roster
We welcome our new member who joined in the past month!
238 members and growing!
We need another 56 members this year!
120 Memberships (Annual, 5 year or new Life) needed to meet 2018 operating expenses.
Progress year-to-date: 64 (53%); 56 to go.
Please become a paid member. We need you!

BEST VALUE: 5 YEAR MEMBERSHIP
5 years of membership for the price of four!
What do my dues pay for?
Your dues contribution pays for our website, database software, financial management software and the Distinguished Alumnus /Alumna and Distinguished Service Awards; these funds enable us communicate with the graduates so we can host and organize alumni events to support our NROTC Unit and Midshipmen. The Scholarships, Dawson Library and Connor Awards are funded through non-dues contributions. Events (Annual Meeting & Reunions) are funded on a pay-as-you go basis by event participants.

Thanks to the following alumni (in addition to our 185 living Life Members) who have made the commitment of ongoing support to our Association in 2108.

Life members are listed in order of life membership here ;
Current paid members listed by both class year and alphabetically by last name here .

New Life members for 2018: 12
  • #198 John Fleming '71
  • #199 Harcourt Morgan, III '59
  • #200 Alexander Flores '95
  • #201 E. Falcon Knight '61
  • #202 Peter Bloom '83
  • #203 Rye Barcott '01
  • #204 Patrick J. Buhr, II '18
  • #205 John R. Schneider '74
  • #206 Charles Coley '59
  • #207 Catherine W. Wilson '00
  • Lane S. Anderson, III '67 (Life Installment)
  • Mikal J. Phillips '97 (Life Installment)

Five Year Members for 2018: 27
  • Stephen Matts - Staff Alumnus
  • Donald R. Ledford - Staff Alumnus
  • A. Earle Garrett, III '56
  • Robert C. Crates '63
  • F. Norman Christopher '65
  • Alan V. Monette '65
  • Charles J. Wolfe '65
  • Thomas W. Wright '66
  • Robert Young '67
  • Bryant Byrd '68
  • Ronald N. McManus '68
  • William O. Leonard, III '69
  • James Zumwalt '70
  • James Day '73
  • Nick Pulignano, Jr. '74
  • Michael Clark '75
  • Michael Wellman '77
  • Steven Briganti '78
  • Anthony P. Donaldson '83
  • Michael Carreiro '96
  • Sarah E. Eason '18
  • Tatihana V. Moreno '18
  • Samir D. Patel '18
  • Thomas J. Singley '18
  • Alexander H. Stephenson '18
  • Bryan M. Towers '18
  • Carlos A. Urquilla '18

Annual Members for 2018: 25
  • Richard E. Gordon '50
  • William O. McCoy '55
  • James T. Cheatham, III '57
  • J. Thomas Alexander '59
  • George E. Mosely '61
  • Alec Decker '61 (new member)
  • James A. Thompson '64
  • James W. Sturges '67
  • Joseph Woods '67
  • Irvin Hankins '68
  • Charles Gore '69
  • David Fish '70
  • C. Wesley Morgan, Jr. '70
  • Charles Sikes '70
  • Robert Swacker '71
  • David Wynne '71
  • Robert Rivers '73
  • Robert E. Smith '82
  • Charles M. Gibson, III '85
  • Douglas Montgomery '86
  • Timothy A. Hastings '88
  • Bogomir Glavan '97
  • Daniel M. Balance '11
  • Cesar Lopez '11 (new member)
  • Esther Kangas '14

Classes with the most number of Life members: 1985(13); 1986(11); 1959(8); 1987(8)
Classes with most number of total members:1985 (14); 1986(12); 1959 (10), 1970, 1987 and Staff Alumni (8 each);
Classes with no current members: 1962,1976, 1999, 2006-2008, 2010, 2013, 2015-2016. 
Taps:
In a recent major database refresh from the University, the Association has updated its master database of NROTC alumni. In doing so we learned that 232 alumni have passed over the past ten years. 567 NROTC alumni are recorded as deceased out of over 2060 total recorded graduates. As a service to our members, we have created a new feature on the website available for paid members entitled Deceased Alumni . The feature may be found on the Alumni Service and Information Resource tabs of the website. Please notify the Secretary if you know of errors or additional alumni who should be listed here.


The Association has received notification of the following shipmate from our ranks who has crossed the bar. The President and Board of Directors express condolences to the family and friends of:

CDR John Davies Hallett, USNR (Ret.) '56

If you know of a UNC NROTC Alumnus who has passed away, let us know so that this information may be reported in the News Bulletin under "Taps".

Please send your announcements to secretary@uncnrotcaa.org .

The next News Bulletin expected to publish on Sunday, 28 October 2018. Deadline for input is Friday, 26 October 2018
UNC NROTC Alumni Association| Email: secretary@uncnrotcaa.org | Website: www.uncnrotcaa.org