UNC NROTC
Alumni Association
News Bulletin
September 2018
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In this Edition:
- UNC NROTC Alumni Association Annual Meeting & Reunion 2018 Registration Open
- Fall Alumni Panel Discussion with Midshipmen announced, registration available in the next few days.
- 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Awards Recipients named
- Call for membership, Membership Roster Update
- New website features and updates
- Annual Giving and Scholarship Campaign Update
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UNC NROTC Alumni Association
Alumni Panel Discussion, President's Reception,
Annual Meeting, Reunion BBQ,
and UNC v. Georgia Tech Football,
UNC Homecoming Weekend, 1-4 November 2018
by Pat Connelly' 85, Events Committee Chair
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The UNC NROTC Alumni Association, the UNC Department of Naval Science and the UNC NROTC Battalion of Midshipmen are delighted to continue our collaborative effort with the UNC General Alumni Association in announcing and providing registration for the UNC NROTC Alumni Association's Annual Meeting and Reunion events for 2018. Registering for the weekend and staying connected is easier than ever.
PLEASE CLICK ON THE RED BANNER ABOVE TO REGISTER FOR HOMECOMING WEEKEND EVENTS
Thursday 1 November 2018
Alumni Panel Discussion with Midshipman Battalion (1400-1630)
- Naval Armory
- Open to Alumni
- Registration required, no cost to attend,
- Registration link available soon
No-host Social following Alumni Panel Discussion (1700-2000)
- In Chapel Hill, venue TBD.
- Open to Alumni
- Registration required, no-host
- Registration link available soon.
Friday, 2 Nov 2018
President’s Reception (1830-2100)
- Courtyard by Marriott,
- Open to alumni and family / guests, unit staff and First Class Midshipmen.
- Registration required, hors d'oeuvres served, cash bar, fee applies (GAA discount). Registration now active.
Saturday, 3 Nov 2018
(times are subject to change based on football game time)
Annual Meeting of the UNC NROTC Alumni Association (~1030-1230), 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.
Barbecue Lunch (~1300-1430), Naval Armory
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.
UNC vs. Georgia Tech Football Game (~1500-1800), Kenan Stadium
A block of football tickets is now available while supplies last, through the General Alumni Association Homecoming registration portal.
Lodging - Recommend Book Early
We have secured room blocks at two Chapel Hill hotels:
Room reservations are separate from the GAA registration.
Cut off for rooms at the discounted block rate for each hotel is 2 Oct 2018.
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Alumni Panel Discussion with Midshipmen
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President's Reception 2017:
Commander Steven Levesque '89 with Captain Andy Bunch (Past President)
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Master Chief Don Ledford (2017 DSA recipient ) and Captain Eric Schneider (President)
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Annual Meeting 2017: Col. Mike Richardson '88 DSA, Lt. Col Janet Keech 89 and Dave Keech '88 in foreground
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Captain Andy Bunch (Past President) and Captain Donald Cuddington '86
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Courtyard by Marriott, Chapel Hill
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Fairfield Inn, Durham Southpoint
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Two 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients named:
William O. McCoy '55
Mikal J. Phillips '97
by Steven P. Fish '85, Awards Committee Chair
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The Distinguished Alumnus Award
is provided to recognize 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. T
wo outstanding recipients were selected this year, one for distinguished service in business and academia and the other for distinguished service on active duty in the fleet. The awards will be presented at the Annual Meeting on 3 November 2018
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William O. McCoy, Class of 1955
, served as a USMC helicopter pilot after graduation and commissioning. Upon leaving the service, he established himself as a leader in the telecommunications industry and in several positions of leadership at the University of North Carolina. During the course of his career, he served as:
- Chancellor of UNC Chapel Hill (interim) 1999-2000.
- Vice President of Finance for the UNC system
- Chairman, UNC National Development Council
- UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, Board of Visitors
- Director of UNC Health Care System
- CFO and Vice-Chairman of BellSouth Corporation
- President of BellSouth Enterprises
- Trustee of Fidelity Investments in Boston and North Carolina Management Trust
- Member of the Board of Directors for Progress Energy, Liberty Corporation, First American Corporation and Research Triangle Park Foundation
Chancellor McCoy is retired and resides in Chapel Hill.
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Captain Mikal J. Phillips, USN, Class of 1997,
is a qualified Surface Warfare Officer. He was serving as a Division Officer (Fire Control Officer) aboard USS Cole (DDG 67) and was instrumental is in saving the ship and numerous crew members following the attack by al Qaeda in the port of Aden, Yemen on October 12, 2000. Specifically, he:
- led injured crewmen topside for triage and then organized rescue and damage control teams, helping re-establish command and control quickly during a chaotic and evolving combat situation.
- took charge and led a team in personnel injury assessment and evacuation efforts. He saw that Miller Board stretchers were ineffective and harmful and quickly instituted the use of Stokes litters for evacuation, facilitating timely and lifesaving efforts to get injured crewmen off the ship to local hospitals.
- led a damage control and dewatering team into Main Engine Room Number 2, flooding with seawater from a damaged shaft seal and jet fuel from ruptured fuel tanks. His team used the damage control methods from their training to stop the leaking shaft seal and preventing further flooding and possible sinking of the Cole.
Captain Phillips went on to serve as Commanding Officer of USS Mason (DDG 87), and was a finalist for the Admiral Stockdale leadership Award. He currently serves in the J7 Directorate (Joint Force Development) on the Joint Staff (South) in Suffolk, VA.
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2018 Membership Roster
254 members and growing!
We need another 61 members this year!
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120 Memberships (Annual, 5 year or new Life) needed to meet 2018 operating expenses.
Progress year-to-date: 59 (49%); 61 to go.
Please become a paid member. We need you!
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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 195 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
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Current paid members listed by both class year and alphabetically by last name
here
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New Life members for 2018: 10
- #205 John Fleming '71
- #206 Harcourt Morgan, III '59
- #207 Alexander Flores '95
- #208 E. Falcon Knight '61
- #209 Peter Bloom '83
- #210 Rye Barcott '01
- #211 Patrick J. Buhr, II '18
- #212 John R. Schneider '74
- #213 Charles Coley '59
- Lane S. Anderson, III '67 (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: 22
- Richard E. Gordon '50
- William O. McCoy '55
- James T. Cheatham, III '57
- J. Thomas Alexander '59
- George E. Mosely '61
- James A. Thompson '64
- 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
- Mikal J. Phillips '97
- Daniel M. Balance '11
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, 1970, 1987 and Staff Alumni (8 each);
Classes with no current members: 1962,1976, 1999, 2000, 2006-2008, 2010, 2013-2016.
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Please visit our website; see what's new!
by Will Stubbs '85, member Communications Committee Chair
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Features Available to all website visitors:
- Logon with your email and update your contact information (PLEASE DO!)
- Join, renew or upgrade membership
- Make charitable contribution
- List of current members alphabetically and by class (NEW)
- List of Life Members in sequence
- Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
- Alumni Memorials
- Awards recipients: Connor, DAA, DSA
- Scholarship recipients
- Koster and Ledford Scholarship biographies and information
- Upcoming events calendar
- Board of Directors, biographies, Officer and Committee assignments.
- Links to the Association's Facebook and Twitter Feed
Features available to paid members:
- Member's Suggestion Box (NEW)
- Find a classmate search feature (MOST POPULAR)
- Awards nomination feature for Distinguished Service and Distinguished Alumnus / Alumna Award
- Board of Directors e-mail hyperlinks for one-click access
- Archived Newsletters, News Bulletins, announcements and reunion / event photos.
- Minutes from Board Meetings and Annual Meeting
- Current year budget and Treasurer's Report
Help needed:
- We don't know who all of all our Connor Award recipients are, some records are missing - see the list here and please help us fill in the blanks.
What new features would you like to see? Click the member's suggestion box link below and tell us!
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Scholarship Endowment Capital Campaign Drive.
- 2016-2019 Goal (3 self sustaining scholarships): $68,000
- Progress-to-date: $62,223.80 (91.5%).
- Remaining goal: $5,778.20
Help send us over the top!
If you would like to contribute to the Scholarship Trust, the Dawson Library Fund or the General Fund:
The following members have made generous donations to the UNC NROTC Alumni Association in 2018 above and beyond the payment of dues; please join us in extending thanks to:
Scholarship Fund
- James A. Thompson '64
- Joseph Fluet '65
- Willie E. McGee, Jr. '69
- Brian T. Smith '84
- Willard B. Stubbs '85
- Robert J. Gionfriddo '86
- Eric S. Schneider '86
- T. Jeff Kennedy '87
- James C. Collins '03
Dawson Library Fund
- Brian T. Smith '84
- Geoffrey L. Owen '85
General Fund
- Charles J. Wolfe '65
- Michael Wellman '77
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Bringing back a feature from years ago:
"Whispers & Gossip" is now retitled
"Now hear this: SCUTTLEBUTT!"
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With your help, the Member Communications Committee will bring back the former "Whispers & Gossip" feature from past year Newsletters (circa 2000-2008) in future News Bulletins with the more naval title of "Now hear this: SCUTTLEBUTT!" This is an opportunity for members to update their classmates on significant events going on in their lives, their family, careers, etc. Send us your announcements. We reserve the right to edit in the interest of good taste but will attempt to accommodate all member's input.
Likewise we will publish member obituaries as they become known.
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".
The next News Bulletin expected to publish on Sunday, 21 October 2018. Deadline for input is Friday, 19 October 2018
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UNC NROTC Alumni Association| Email: secretary@uncnrotcaa.org | Website: www.uncnrotcaa.org
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