September 2020 News Bulletin

UNC NROTC

Alumni Association

News Bulletin

September 2020

In this edition:

Unit update from Commanding Officer Captain Andy Hertel
Message from the President
2020 Fall Reunion Update
Call for Membership: Join, Renew, Upgrade; Membership Roster Update
Now Hear This: Scuttlebutt
Taps

The Board of Directors will meet virtually on Saturday, October 31st

Be Advised:

Annual Meeting/30th Reunion Celebration scheduled for

14 November 2020 will be REPLACED with a Virtual Meeting,

details are provided later in this News Bulletin

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As most of you are probably aware, UNC has shifted all undergraduate classes to remote delivery and is working to reduce the population density on campus. Since the ROTC program started off the semester teaching remotely, this was not a big deal for us. We still have most of the battalion near Chapel Hill, and we are still getting small groups together - outside and distanced - to conduct various training events to include PT. I for one got my butt kicked by GySgt Weinhardt early morning on 20 August at Hooker Field when we got together for PT.

I bring up this point about PT as an example of how UNC values the ROTC programs on campus. As the university is ramping down operations, they are still supporting us as we gather - with appropriate mitigation strategies - to execute our mission. The university has also highlighted ROTC students as some of the essential ones who can stay on campus as UNC works to reduce density.

What does this say to me? It is the same thing society says about the Armed Forces: we are one of the most trusted professions out there. No matter what is going on around us, we are still trusted to do our duty, and we are required to do it well. Just like society trusted you all as you wore the cloth of our nation, that trust endures in the same way our mission endures. The NROTC program at UNC must continue to prepare future officers of the Maritime Force to lead well into the 21^st century. The methods might change, but the mission does not.

Thanks for your support, and Go Heels!

Thanks,

CAPT Andrew Hertel

Professor and Chair

Department of Naval Science

Commanding Officer Navy ROTC

University of North Carolina

Message from the President:

Membership of the UNC NROTC Alumni Association,

As the President of the Board of Directors of your Association, I want you to know that our decision to make the 30th Reunion and 2020 Annual meeting VIRTUAL, was very difficult. Too many variables, most of which were beyond the Board's control, prohibited us from having a meaningful and appropriate event in November. Out of an abundance of caution and safety, and now with the news that courses will be completely remote, the Board has opted to replace our annual meeting with a virtual opportunity for all to attend. Details will be provided as they are available with more instructions on how to join the meeting. In light of all the current issues, we expect to have an in-person event in 2021! Stay tuned for further information about our plans for Spring 2021.

My wish is that this finds you all happy and healthy & your Board of Directors look forward to engaging with you during our virtual meeting on 14 November 2020. Go Heels & be well, Marianne Waldrop

2020 Annual Meeting, Reunion and 30th Anniversary Celebration

Update

Pat Connelly '85, Events Chair

While your Association is disappointed that we are unable to celebrate our 30th anniversary with you in person on campus in style this fall, we remain energized to maintain a vibrant relationship among all Tarheel Navy alumni, the Midshipmen and the Battalion Staff. To that end, we are exploring opportunities for an event in the spring. We ask that you stay engaged and informed as our plans unfold. Also, a quick reminder to cancel any Annual Meeting lodging reservations you may have already made. See you in the spring! Semper Fi.

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2021 Membership

If you haven't already done so, it is time to join or renew your membership for 2021. The remainder of 2020 will be included as a Bonus!

Please become a paid member. We need you!

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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 to 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 separately through charitable 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 206 living (Life Members)) who have made the commitment of ongoing support to our Association.

Life members are listed in order of life membership here;

Current paid members listed by both class year and alphabetically by last name here.

Newest Life members for 2020: 6

#230 Carolyn Anne Ellison '04
#231 Samuel H. Bauckham '14
#232 Romeo W. Antolini '20
#233 Timothy Philip Schwartz (Associate)
#234 Joshua Ross Lipman '71
#235 Michael Nixon Wellman '77

Five Year Members for 2020: 69

Donald R. Ledford - Staff Alumnus
Kevin L. Martin - Staff Alumnus
Stephen Matts - Staff Alumnus
A. Earle Garrett, III '56
George Moseley '61
H. Robert Jones '53
Christopher Crowson '56
F. Norman Christopher '65
Alan V. Monette '65
Charles J. Wolfe '65
Chester Wilkinson '61
Harbaugh Moore III '66
Robert Young '67
Ronald B. Bobo '68
Bryant Byrd '68
Irvin W Hankins, III '68
Ronald N. McManus '68
Robert Shade '68
Andrew J. Arnold '69
William O. Leonard, III '69
Charles Gore '69
David A. Fish '70
James Hardee '70
James Zumwalt '70
Robert N. Swacker '71
James Day '73
William Gerichten '74
Nick Pulignano, Jr. '74
Michael Clark '75
Clifton W. Moore, Jr. '76
Steven Briganti '78
Anthony P. Donaldson '83
Thomas Brantley Burgiss '84
Michael J. Dodick '90
Kent Oglesby '90
Robert G. "Butch" Bracknell '93
James W. Hendley '94
Michael Carreiro '96
Bogomir Glavan '97
Kerry Hicks '02
Esther Kangas '14
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
Mick Carreiro '19
Charles Neely '65
Clarence Smith, Jr. '57
Doug Montgomery '86
Tim Hastings '88
Silas Coley, Jr. '56
Margie Jackey '75
Bernard David Cole '65
Margarita Ayala '20
Jack Dremann '20
Matthew Guerrera '20
Cameron Gumbel '20
Madison Hamby '20
Christopher Harris '20
Wesley Hughes '20
Matthew McPhail '20
Kimberly O'Connor '20
Amadeush Skoczek '20
William Verwoerdt '20
Sarah Weinstein '20
Joel W. Aiken '69

2020 Annual Members: 17

. Capt. Andy Hertel (PNS)

Alec Decker '61
Richard Greenamyer '66
Wesley Morgan, Jr. '70
Joseph Woods '67
James Sturgis '67
Ralph Wiggins, Jr. '55
Robert Rivers '73
Philip Tate '72
Mark Smith '86
James Gray '68
Maurice Glatzer '58
James Alfred Thompson '64
William Morrow Zachman, Jr. '90
Phillip Wayne Barber '71
Herber E. Tucker '76 (Associate)
Robert Kendall Eby, Jr. '73

Classes with the most number of Life members: 1985(13); 1986(11); 1959(8); 1987(8)

Classes with most number of total members:1985 (15); 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.

Now Hear This: Scuttlebutt!

No new information this issue

The next News Bulletin expected to publish on Sunday, 04 October 2020. Deadline for input is Friday, 02 October 2020.

Taps:

None reported for this publication!

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 236 alumni have passed over the past ten years. 571 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.

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.

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