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Calhoun: The NPS Institutional Archive
Institutional Publications Commencement Ceremony programs
1993-09
Naval Postgraduate School Graduation
Exercises / Class of September 1993
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
http://hdl.handle.net/10945/40761
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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE
SCHOOL
GRADUATION EXERCISES
10:30A.M. THURSDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER
1993
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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Superintendent RADM THOMAS A. MERCER, USN
Provost DR. HARRISON SHULL
Dean of Students and Director of Programs CAPT GREGORY A.
BUSHNELL, USN
Dean of Faculty DR. GORDON E. SCHACHER
Dean of Computer and Information Services DR. T. JAY
ACHARDRAN
Dean of Instruction DR. RICHARD S. ELSTER
Dean of Research DR. PAUL MARTO
Director of Military Operations CAPT ALBERT J. BEGBIE, USN
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v l REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS A. MERCER
Superintendent Naval Postgraduate School
Rear Admiral Mercer graduated with distinction from the U.S.
Naval Academy in 1962. He was designated as a Naval Aviator in
February 1964. After A-4C training, he reported to V A-172 for a
three year tour which included two Mediterranean cruises and one
Southeast Asia combat deployment aboard USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
(CV A 42). He then attended the Naval Postgraduate School at
Monterey, California and was awarded a Master of Science Degree in
Aeronautical Engineering in 1969.
After A-7E training, he reported to V A-195 where he made two
combat deployments to Southeast Asia aboard USS KITTY HA WK (CVA
63). Following a shore tour as the Light Attack Placement Officer
at the Bureau of Naval Personnel, he joined V A-82 as Executive
Officer in July 1975. He assumed command of VA-82 in November 1976
while embarked aboard the USS NIMITZ during her first Mediterranean
deployment.
In July 1979 he was assigned as the Executive Officer of the USS
ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) after completing naval nuclear power training.
He assumed command of USS GUADALCANAL (LPH 7) in September 1981 and
then command of USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70) in July 1983 as her second
commanding officer. While commanding CARL VINSON, he completed two
WESTPAC deployments. In March 1986, he detached from USS CARL
VINSON and was promoted to Rear Admiral. He was assigned as Deputy
Director for Command, Control, and Communications (J-6), in the
organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and subsequently became
the Vice DirectorofOperational Plans and Interoperability (J-7
JCS). He assumed command of Carrier Group SEVEN in June 1988 and
flew his flag as commander of the Nimitz, Midway, and Ranger battle
groups. He assumed the duties of CINCPACREP Philippines and
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Philippines in July 1990 and remained
in command through the Subic Facility disestablishment on 24
November 1992. Rear Admiral Mercer was assigned as the
Superintendent, Naval Postgraduate School in January, 1993.
Rear Admiral Mercer's awards include the Defense Distinguished
Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior
Service Medal, Legion of Merit (two awards), Distinguished Flying
Cross (three awards), four individual Air Medals, 25 Strike Flight
Air Medals (255 Vietnam Missions), and six Navy Commendation
Medals. He has logged over 3,500 hours in the A-4C and A-7E
aircraft and has made over 970 carrier landings.
Rear Admiral Mercer is the son of Captain and Mrs. Willoughby
Mercer, USN (Ret). He and his wife, Becky, reside at the Naval
Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. Theiroldest son Tom, is
a naval aviator flying the SH-60B helicopter with HSL-45. Their
son, Bill, is a surface warfare officer assigned aboard USS BELKNAP
(CG-26) .
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REAR ADMIRAL PHILIP A. DUR DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND POLICY
DIVISION
PLANS, POLICY AND OPERATIONS
Rear Admiral Philip A. Dur was born in Bethesda, Maryland on 22
June 1944. He was commissioned through the NROTC Program upon
graduation from the University of Notre Dame in 1965, and he
completed the Master's degree in Government and International
studies in June of 1966.
His initial sea assignment was to the USS LITTLE ROCK (CLG 4)
where he served as OR Division Officer and Radio Officer. In 1967,
he was assigned to the staff of the SIXTH Fleet Commander as the
Assistant Fleet Scheduler. He was subsequently transferred to the
Naval Intelligence Command Headquarters, and in January 1970 he
reported to the U.S. Naval Destroyer School in Newport, Rhode
Island.
He next served as Operations Officer in USS KNOX (DE 1052)
participating in two extended deployments to the U.S. SEVENTH
Fleet, including the maiden deployment of the 1052 Class DE. In
August 1972, he was assigned to Harvard University where he earned
the Master's degree in Public Administration and the PhD in
Political Economy and Government.
After completing the Command and Staff course at the Naval War
College, he reported to USS WADDELL (DDG 24) as Executive Officer.
In July 1977, he was assigned to the Strategy, Plans and Policy
Division of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and in
October of the following year he reported to the Office of the
Secretary of Defense. In September 1980, he assumed command of USS
COMTE DE GRASSE. During this command tour, USS COMTE DE GRASSE
completed two deployments to the SIXTH Fleet and extended cruises
to the North Atlantic and Caribbean areas.
In September 1982, Rear Admiral Dur reported to the Executive
Office of the President for duty on the Staff of the National
Security Council where he became Director for Political-Military
Affairs. In November 1984, he became Executive Assistant and Senior
Aide to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy and
Operations). He took command of the AEGIS Cruiser USS YORKTOWN (CG
48) in June 1996. During this tour, YORKTOWN completed deployments
to the Caribbean, Central and South American waters and the
Mediterranean region and won two successive Battle Efficiency
awards for Atlantic Fleet cruisers. He next served as Executive
Assistant and Naval Aide to the Secretary of the Navy until May
1989, and assumed duties as Defense Attache to France in August
1989 until April 1991. He assumed command of Cruiser-Destroyer
Group EIGHT in June of 1991. Rear Admiral Dur reported in August
1993 as Director, Strategy and Policy Division in the office of the
Chief of Naval Operations.
Rear Admiral Dur has been awarded the Defense Distinguished
Sefvice Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal (Oak Leaf in lieu
of second award), the Legion of Merit (one gold star), the
Meritorious Service Medal (two gold stars}, the Navy Commendation
and Navy Achievement Medals and the Combat Action Ribbon. He has
been awarded the Ordre Nationale du Merito, grade of officer, by
the Government of France.
Rear Admiral Dur is married to the former Kathleen Donovan of
Concord, Massachusetts. They have two children; Courtney (Smith
College 1991) is with Corporate Affairs at the Philip Morris Co. in
Washington. Philip IV is at Princeton Ui:iiversity in the class of
1995.
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PLATFORM PARTY
FIRST ROW (Left to Right)
Lieutenent Commander William Brown CHC, U.S. Navy Protestant
Chaplain Naval Postgraduate School
Colonel Ronald E. Berquist U.S. Air Force Deputy Commandant
Defense Language Institute Monterey, California
Colonel John F. Dennis U.S. Marine Corps Assistant Chief of
Staff/Operations MCAS El Toro
Colonel Thomas F. Ellzey U.S. Army Garrison Commander Fort
Ord
Captain Rick R. Sistek U.S. Coast Guard Flag TQM Coordinator
Coast Guard Island
Rear Admiral Philip A. Dur U.S. Navy Director, Strategy and
Policy Division Plans, Policy and Operations
Rear Admiral Thomas A. Mercer U.S. Navy Superintendent Naval
Postgraduate School
Dr. Harrison Shull Provost Naval Postgraduate School
Captain Linda McBride U.S. Navy Head, Manpower Pers., Trg. and
Admin. Naval Computers & Telecommunications Command
Lieutenant Colonel A.K. Zakby U.S. Army (Retired) Chairman,
Kiwanis International Relations Committee
Mr. Lloyd Townley President Monterey Penninsula Council Navy
League
Captain Gregory A. Bushnell U.S. Navy Dean of Students and
Director of Programs Naval Postgraduate School
SECOND ROW (Left to Right)
Dr. Thomas Bruneau Department of National Security Affairs
Dr. Daniel J. Collins Department of Aeronautics and
Astronautics
Dr. Michael A. Morgan Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Dr. Matthew Kelleher Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Reuben Harris Department of Administrative Sciences
Dr. Ted Lewis Department of Computer Science
Dr. Robert Haney Department of Meteorology
Dr. Curtis A. Collins Department of Oceanography
Dr. Peter Perdue Department of Operations Research
Dr. Richard Franke Department of Mathematics
Dr. B. Colson Department of Physics
Dr. James Eagle Antisubmarine Warfare Academic Group
Dr. Jeff Knorr Electronic Warfare Academic Group
Dr. Paul Moose Joint Command, Control, and Communications
Academic Group
Dr. Dan Boger Space Systems Academic Group
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THE PROGRAM Processional .....................
............................................................ The
Marshalls
Professor James Fremgen .. .. ........... .. ...
............................. Grand Marshall
Professor Steven Baker ... .. ............. .. ...
........................................ Marshall
Professor Anthony Atchley
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Marshall
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Johnson, U.S. Marine Corps
................. Marshall
Invocation* .......................... ...................... ..
.................. Chaplain William Brown
Introduction of Speaker ....... Rear Admiral Thomas A. Mercer,
Superintendent
Address to Graduates .................. .............. ..
............. Rear Admiral Philip A. Dur Director, Strategy and
Policy Division
Presentation of A wards
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.......... ....... Provost
Presentation of Candidates
.......................................... .. .. Department
Chairmen
Announcement of Degrees
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................ Provost
Benediction*
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Chaplain William Brown
Recessional
Notes:
RADM Mercer and Mrs. Mercer cordially invite graduates, faculty
and guests to a reception in honor of the graduates in the Barbara
McNitt Ballroom of Herrmann Hall immediatly following the
ceremony.
'he audience should remain seated except for the events marked
with an asterisk.
The audience is requested to hold their applause until the last
graduate has crossed the stage.
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CURRICULAR OFFICERS AND ACADEMIC ASSOCIATES
Administrative Sciences Curricular Officer - CDR Michael Tryon,
SC, USN Academic Associates
Transportation Logistics Management - Professor Alan McMasters
Transportation Management - Professor Alan McMasters Acquisition
and Contract Management - Professor David Lamm Systems Acquisition
Management-Professor David Lamm Defense Systems Analysis (DOD
Services-Non Navy) Professor James Suchan Defense Systems
Management (International) - Professor Roger Evered Systems
Inventory Management - Professor Alan McMasters Resource Planning
and Mgmt for International Defense - Professor Roger Evered
Material Logistics Support Management - Professor Alan McMasters
Financial Management - Professor Joseph San Miguel Manpower,
Personnel, Training and Analysis - Professor Mark Eitelberg
Aerospace Engineering Curricular Officer - CDR Wade Duym, USN
Academic Associates
Aeronautical Engineering - Professor Gerald Lindsey Aeronautical
Engineering Avionics - Professor Gerald Lindsey Space Systems
Engineering - Professor Conrad Newberry
Air-Ocean Sciences Curricular Officer - CDR Thomas Lage, USN
Academic Associates
Meteorology - Professor Roger T. Williams Oceanography -
Professor Roland W. Garwood Operational Oceanography - Professor
Robert Bourke
Antisubmarine Warfare/Electronic Warfare/Space Operations
Curricular Officer - CDR Luis R. Erazo, USN Academic Associates
Antisubmarine Warfare - Professor James Sanders Electronic
Warfare - Professor David Jenn Space Systems Operations - Professor
Dan C. Boger
Command, Control and Communications Curricular Officer - Maj
Patricia A. Baillie, USAF Academic Associate
Command, Control and Communications - Professor Dan C. Boger
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Computer Technology Curricular Officer - CDR Thomas J. Hoskins,
USN Academic Associates
Information Technology - Professor Carl Jones Computer Science -
Professor Mike Zyda
Electronics and Communications Curricular Officer - LCDR Robert
H. Ellis, USN Academic Associates
International - Professor Rama Janaswamy Non-Navy - Professor
Ron J. Pieper Navy - Professor R. Clark Robertson
National Security and Intelligence Curricular Officer - LCDR
Robert H. Ellis, USN Academic Associates
Area Studies - Professor Mikhail Tsypkin, USN Strategic Planning
and Int'I Org. & Negotiations
Professor James Wirtz Intelligence - CDR Peter R. Hull Special
Operations/Low Intensity Conflict (SOLIC)-
Professor Gordon McCormick Regional Planning & Mgt for Int'I
Defense (REPMID)-
Professor D. Abenheim
Naval Engineering Curricular Officer - CAPT Walter A. Ericson,
USN Academic Associate
Naval Engineering - Professor Morris Oriels
Operations Research Curricular Officer - CDR Edward Lenio, USN
Academic Associates
Operations Research - Professor James Esary Operations Logistics
- Professor David Schrady Advanced Science (Applied Math) -
Professor M. Weir
Combat Systems Sciences and Technology Curricular Officer - CDR
Lewis K. Athow, USN Academic Associate
Combat Systems - Professor James Sanders
International Programs Director - COL H. Gary Roser USMC
(ret)
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SEPTEMBER 1993 GRADUATION AWARDS
Monterey Peninsula Council Navy League Award for Highest
Academic Achievement LT Thor D. Aakre, USN and LT Michael A. Dorko,
USN Presented quarterly to graduating USN, USMC,USCG, or NOAA
student who has maintained an outstanding academic record as
exhibited by academic achievement, thesis research, motivation, and
community involvement.
Naval Postgraduate School Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
for Department of Defense Students CPT Lili D. Mann, USA Presented
quarterly to a graduating USA, USAF, or Department of Defense
civilian who has maintained an outstanding academic record as
exhibited by academic achievement, thesis research, motivation, and
community involvement.
Naval Postgraduate School Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
for International Students CPT Johann Thoma, German Army Presented
quarterly to a graduating military or civilian non-U.S citizen
student who has exhibited outstanding academic achievement,
conducted notable thesis research, maintained motivation, a serious
interest in the community, and who has interacted well with other
students in the interest of international alliance.
Naval Postgraduate School Superior Service Award LT Kent W.
Kettell, USN Presented to a graduating student who has demonstrated
outstanding dedication to service while at NPS. The award is
presented on the basis of superior contributions to the student
body, professional community, and local Monterey area.
Military Operations Research Society Stephen A. Tisdale Graduate
Research Award LT David L. Schiffman, USN Presented in recognition
of outstanding achievment in graduate research directed toward
improving military force utilization. The primary award criterion
is research which leads to demonstration of or potential for
increased operating effectiveness of currently available or near
term assets.
Chief of Naval Operations Award for Excellence in Operations
Research LT Michael A. Dorko, USN Presented semiannually to the
outstanding USN or USMC graduate of the Operations Research program
on the basis of academic achievement, experience tour performance,
thesis work and demonstration of those qualities indicative of an
outstanding military officer.
Army Chief of Staff A ward for Excellence in Operations Research
CPT Karl M. Schmidt, USA Presented semiannually to an outstanding
U.S. Army student in the Operations Research program on the basis
of outstanding academic achievement, research excellence,
experience tour performance, and military professionalism.
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Chief of Naval Operations Communications A ward LCDR Bruce A.
Legge, USN Presented in recognition of distinguished academic
achievement in the Communications Engineering program to that
graduate who has attained an outstanding academic record and who
exhibited those qualities of an outstanding military officer.
_ hief of Naval Operations Electronic Warfare Award LT Patrick
J. Bowman, USN Presented in recognition of excellence in Electronic
Warfare Systems Engineering Program to that graduate who has
attained an outstanding academic record and who has exhibited
outstanding leadership qualities.
Naval Sea Systems Command Award in Naval Engineering LT John
Brian Carroll, USN Presented in recognition of distinguished
academic achievement in the Naval Engineering program. The criteria
for the award includes demonstrated academic excellence measured by
marks attained, contents of thesis, and demonstrated leadership
potential in Naval Engineering.
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper Computer Technology Award CPT
Scott J. Dolgoff, USA and LT Michael A. Kelly, USN Presented in
recognition of excellence in the Computer Technology Program to the
outstanding graduates in Computer Science and Information
Technology Management who have demonstrated outstanding academic
performance, thesis quality and leadership ability.
Chief of Naval Operations Award for Academic Excellence in
Manpower, Personnel, Training and Analysis CPT Brian Byrne, USMC
and CDR Dave Skocik, USN Presented semiannually to an outstanding
U.S. Naval Officer student or PERS-2 sponsored civilian in the
Manpower, Personnel and Training Curriculum. The award is based on
an outstanding academic record, thesis quality and leadership
ability.
The Space Systems Operations Award for Academic Excellence LT
Carl A. Barksdale, USN Presented annualy at the September
commencement exercises to an outstanding student in Space Systems
Operations who graduated since the last award. Selection criteria
for this award is based on Quality Point Rating, thesis, academic
achievement, and extracurricular activities.
onterey Kiwanis Club Outstanding Foreign Student Award AJ Gordon
S. Petterson, Swedish Army and LT JG Harilaos Papdimitriou,
Greek
Navy* Presented annually at the September commencement exercises
to two outstanding foreign students. Selection criteria for this
award is based on academic standing and achievement, and
involvement in community affairs.
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THE GRADUATES
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING *Capt Gary
Yale, USAF
LT Stephen Brawley, USN
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE LCDR Dave MacPherson,
USN
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LCDR David
Lawrence Krueger, USN
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN OCEANOGRAPHY LCDR John Casey Church,
USN
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER LTJG Levent Misirlioglu, Turkish Navy
MECHANICAL ENGINEER LT John Brian Carroll, USN LCDR Dean J.
Cottle, USN
LT Kent William Kettell, USN
AERONAUTICAL AND ASTRONAUTICAL ENGINEER Capt Joseph Jean-Paul
Daniel Gibeau, Canadian Air Force
MASTER OF ARTS IN NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS Maj Mitchell Alan
Cook, USMC
*Capt Gordon B. Hendrickson, USAF Capt Franklin Joseph
Malafarina, Jr., USAF
Capt Lili D. Mann, USAF, (With Distinction) *Capt Lia
Mastronardi, USAF
*Capt Robert E. Melton, Jr., USAF *Capt David A. Shields, USAF
LCDR Terry H. Hopkins, USN
LCDR Robert M. Johnson, Jr., USN *Joseph R. Donovan,Jr., Naval
Postgraduate School, (With Distinction)
LT Jon A. Skinner, USNR
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS LT Stephen M.
Clarke, USN
LCDR Ho-Song Dupont, USN LT Stephen John Panchyshyn, USN
LT Allison Gross Rosa, USN LT Jon A. Skinner, USNR
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING Capl Robert
William Marshall, USMC
Capt Joseph Jean-Paul Daniel Gibeau, Canadian Air Force CPT
Clayton Edward Brown, USA
MAJ Gary P. Mc Yaney, USA *MAJ Robert K. Nicholson, Jr., USA
MAJ Ronald Frank Salyer, USA MAJ Walter Merline Wirth, Jr.,
USA
LT Mark Couch, USN, (With Distinction) LT Gregory John Fick,
USN
LT Joseph Paul Fordham, USN LT Stephen Gulakowski, USNR CDR
Thomas A. Johnston, USN
LT Burke Roger Kaltenberger, USNR LT Robert Leonard King, USN LT
Gregory Scott Morin, USN
LCDR David Brian Porter, USN, (With Distinction) LT Joseph
Hutchison Woodward, USN
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ASTRONAUTICAL ENGINEERING LT Colin C.
Studevan, USN
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LTJG John David
Wood, USCG CPT David Malcolm Cross, USA
LT Nelson A. Armas, Ecuadorian Navy LT Arnold 0. Brown III, USN
LCDR Michael P. Butler, USN
CDR Ronald Anthony Crowell, USN LCDR Bruce A. Legge, USN
LT Rena Loesch, USN LT Steven E. Lundholm, USN
L TJG Levent Misirlioglu, Turkish Navy, (With Distinction) LCDR
Christopher R. Pietras, USN
LT Aldo Bruno Schenone, Peruvian Navy LT Eric H. Twite, USN
Melody Angela Johnson, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Richard G.
Lang, Patuxent River (NA WC/AD)
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LCDR George Patrick
Cummings, USCG
LT Peter Joseph Zohorsky, USCG Cpt Ole A. Knudson, USA
LT Richard Peter Blank, USN LCDR James Patrick Brown, USN · LT
Daniel Edward Butler, USN
LT John Brian Carroll, USN, (With Distinction)
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LCDR Robert Lee Cobb, USN LCDR Dean J. Cottle, USN, (With
Distinction)
LCDR Werner F. Hoyt, USN LT Pernell A. Jordan, USN
LT Kent William Kettell, USN LT Dean Michael Krestos, USN
LT Fredric Walter Longenecker, USN LCDR Kurt Alwin Muller,
USN
LT Michael Patrick Rousseau, USN LT Ricky Arthur Seraiva, USN LT
Fred 0. P. Vollweiler, USN
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT Capt Brian J. Byrne, USMC, (With
Distinction)
*CPT Lawrence Leroy Turner, Jr., USA LT David J. Albritton, USN
LT Lisa C. Barfield, USN
LT Dwayne F. Baxter, USN LT Marshall B. Brown, USN LT Patrick J.
Dennison, USN
LT Daniel J. Ford, USN LT Salvatore J. Giarrizzo, USN
LT Tommy J. Johnson, USN LCDR Ellen Kay Kneller, USN LT Raymond
G. Lawry II, USN
LCDR Christopher J. Mullarkey, USNR LT Frank L. Roberto, Jr.,
USN
LT Saw Woo Young, Republic of Korea, Navy CDR David J. Skocik,
USN, (With Distinction)
LT Kathleen M. Steckler, USN LCDR Edwin F. Williamson, USN
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Maj Daniel K.
Carpenter, USMC
Maj Donald M. Elliott, USMC Capt Richard M. Hancock, USMC
Maj John D. Harrigan, USMC Capt Robert Alan Jacobs, USMC
*Capt Steven Craig Kendall, USMC *Maj Desmond P. McGlade,
USMC
Maj Richard Marvin Powell, Jr., USMC Capt Spencer Rutledge Ill,
USMC *Maj Kenneth W. Sweltz, USMC
*LCDR Timothy P. Powers, USCG, (With Distinction) CPT Gale
Alicia Harrington, USA
CPT Malcolm K. Wallace, Jr., USA
LT Joyce A. Allen-Kendrick, USN LT Clayton Richard Allen,
USN
LCDR Chuck Howard Bane, Jr., USN LT Robert Peter Benjamin, Jr.,
USNR, (With Distinction)
LT Kevin Albert Bianchi, USN LT Gary Lynn Brister, USN
LT James Calvin Broadwater, USN LT Thomas L. Brown, USN
LT Robert Murray Byron, USN LT Andrew F. Cully, USN
LT Maxie Rocker Davis, USN LT Carl William Deputy, USNR, (With
Distinction)
LT Donald J. Ebner, USN LT Eric T. Elser, USN
LCDR Dorothy L. Filbert, USN LT Thomas Allen Forrest, USN
LT Wayne Alan Fuller, USN LT George V. Haroutunian, Jr., USN
LT Jonathan B. Hart, USN LT TeddiAnn S. Hayes, USN LCDR Frank J.
Hughes, USN LT Winney Lee Huskey, USN
LT Michael Alan Kelly, USN, (With Distinction) LT James Wells
Kilby, USN
LT Mark Richard Laxen, USN LCDR Clinton Dean Lewis, USN
LT Joseph A. Martinelli, USN LT Patrick James Maurasse, USN
LT Charles Lynn McBee, USN LT Debra Ann Morris, USN
LT Tina M. Paco, USN LCDR Stephen Howard Powell, USN
LT Kenneth Charles Ritter, USN *LCDR Kathleen M. Rondeau,
USN
LCDR Steven C. Sellner, USN *LT Claude David Smith, USN
LT John P. Steiner, USN, (With Distinction) LT Curtis David
Stubbs, USN
LT Helen V. Thompson, MSC, USN LTJG Hsin-Yen Tsai, R.O.C. on
Taiwan, Navy
LCDR Jerry Leroy Warwick, USN LT Jamel B. Weatherspoon, USN
LT Dan H. Young, USN
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS Sonja Ann Johnson,
Naval Postgraduate School
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Capt Terence Edward
Busmire, USMC
Capt Frederick P. B. Thornton, Jr., USMC Maj Stanley H. Watkins,
USMC Capt Roy David Young, USMC
Capt Steven Randall Zeswitz, USMC !LT Turgay Cince, Turkish Army
CPT David Malcolm Cross, USA
CPT Scott Joel Dolgoff, USA, (With Distinction) ILT Mustafa
Eser, Turkish Army
CPT Gregory Morris Johnson, USA CPT Robert Romero Ordonio,
USA
CPT John Howard Quigg, USA CPT David Joseph Sacha, USA
CPT Randall C. Scott, USA CPT Richard S. Smith, USA CPT Kevin J.
Walsh, USA
LT Thor D. Aakre, USN, (With Distinction) LT Daniel Patrick
Corbin, USN
LT Mark DeClue, USN LT Todd Gregory Estes, USN
LT John Henry Hearne, Jr., USN Charles Paul Lombardo, Naval
Postgraduate School
LT Eric Martin Mueller, USNR LT Anthony P. Roberts, USN
LCDR Thomas Scholz, German Navy LCDR Michael J. Timmerman,
USNR
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN METEOROLOGY LCDR John E. Kent, USN, (With
Distinction)
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY *LT Robert T. Haines,
USCG
LCDR John E. Kent, USN, (With Distinction) LT John L. Mykyta,
USN
LT Monty Graham Spearman, USN LT Rogerio Paulo Antunes
Chumbinho, Portuguese Navy, (With Distinction)
LCDR Paolo Giannetti, Italian Navy
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN METEOROLOGY AND PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
LCDR Steven R. Cameron, USN LT Douglas C. Marble, USN
LCDR Ernest P. Petzrick, USN LT Robert Dominic Round, USN
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH Capt James J. Hamm III,
USMC
Capt Barry D. Justice, USMC Capt David S. Kunzman, USMC
Capt Lawrence E. Miccolis, USMC Capt James B. Sweeny III, USMC,
(With Distinction)
CPT Bryan Douglas Burris, USA CPT Tomas M. Cioppa, USA
CPT Wesley G. Gillman, USA CPT Robert Stephen Guarino, USA
CPT Morris Grady Hayes, USA CPT Willie J. McFadden II, USA CPT
Michael John McGuire, USA
CPT William Henry McQuail, USA CPT Karl M. Schmidt, USA
MAJ David Carson Williams, USA CPT Andrew C. Yee, USA
CPT Johann Thoma, German Army, (With Distinction) CPT Hsi-Hsien
Wu, R.O.C. on Taiwan, Army
CAPT Lian, Tian Tse, Singapore Navy LT Laureano E. Onate,
Columbian Navy
LCDR Almir Gamier Santos, Brazilian Navy CPT Gim Koon Yeo,
Singapore Navy, (With Distinction)
LCDR Mark Jeffrey Fiebrandt, USCG LT Jon L. Baca, USN
LT Ronda Jean Beagle, USN LCDR John J. Costello, USN LT James K.
Dettbarn, USN LT Matthew H. Dolan, USN
LT Michael A. Dorko, USN, (With Distinction) LT Gregory A.
Hildebrand, USN
LCDR John F. Keane, USN LCDR John D. Lape, USN LT Judith A.
Lauder, USN LT John Arthur Long, USN
LT Matthew Paul Maciejewski, USN LCDR Joseph Paul Mattis, USN,
(With Distinction)
LT Robert Scott Murphy, USN LT Jack S. Noel, USN
LT Bradley L. Olds, USN LT James J. Pellack, USNR
LT Christopher M. Reeger, USN LT Robert Andrew Reifenberger,
USN
LCDR Mark Raymond Rios, USN LT David L. Schiffman, USN LT Robert
G. Schultz, USN
LT Kenneth L. C. Unger, USN LT John D. VanBrabant, USN LT Sandra
A. Williams, USN
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MASTER SCIENCE IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS Maj Walter R. Dyar, USMC
LT Marion R. Holmes, USN
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED PHYSICS *LT Michael Dale Joyce,
USNR, (With Distinction)
LT Charles Curtis Meisenheimer, USN
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED SCIENCE LT Thomas Ira Breed,
USN
LT Robert Eric Coleman, USN LCDR Rodney D. Dodsworth, USN LT
Andrew Richard Galletta, USN
LT Louis P. Guerra, USN *LT Michael Thomas Huff, USN
LT Theodore W. L. Huskey, USN LT William Peter Jones, USN, (With
Distinction)
LT Raymond E. Sullivan, Jr., USN
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE Capt Rolf Michael
Lokensgard, USMC
LT Joseph M. Utschig, USN
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (ELECTRONIC
WARFARE)
Maj Joseph Douglas Dauplaise, USMC Capt Kevin E. Shanley, USMC,
(With Distinction)
CPT Doo Jong Kim, Republic of Korea , Army MAJ Goran S. E.
Pettersson, Swedish Army
MAJ Paul Charles Thomas, USA LT Patrick J. Bowman, USN
LT William A. Carpentier, USN LT David C. Chang, USN
LCDR Kyle M. Craigie, USN LT Thomas Peter Hekman, USN
LT Norberto Gabriel Jimenez, USN LT Robert Bruce Powers, USNR LT
Samuel Jody Strange, USN
L TJG Efthimios Mikros, Hellenic Navy LT Juan Carlos M. Minuto
Espil, Argentine Navy, (With Distinction)
Baje Valkuntashenoy Nityananda, Ministry of Defense, India L TJG
Ali Ozkara, Turkish Navy
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (COMMAND, CONTROL, AND
COMMUNICATIONS)
LT Willie L. Metts, USN LT Barbara A. Shea, USN
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (SPACE SYSTEMS
OPERATIONS) Capt Roosevelt G. Lafontant, USMC
Maj Michael S. O'Neil , USMC CPT Melissa Ann Sturgeon, USA
CPT Jeffrey A. Tong, USA LT Carl Allen Barksdale, USN, (With
Distinction)
LT Paul Alan Forbes, USN LT Raymond C. Gaw, USNR LT Roy Wayne
Giles, USN
LT Robert John Haefner, USN LT Kathryn Marie Helms, USN
LT William Kelly Henderson, USN LT Franklin David Hixenbaugh,
USN
LT Patrick Kevin Leary, USN LT Brian Dominic Neuenfeldt, USN
LT Julia Petritsch, USN *LCDR Trinora E. Pinto-Sassman, USN
LT Gary Robert Schram, USN LCDR David Grey Simpson, USN, (With
Distinction)
LT Eric Stephen Slezak, USN LT Guy Edward Van Meter, USN, (With
Distinction)
LCDR Larry Eugene Whitmeyer, USN
Those students whose names are preceded by * are being presented
in absentia.
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THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
The Naval Postgraduate School opened at Annapolis in 1909 and
transferred to the Monterey Peninsula in 1952. Since its beginning,
the school has conferred over 22,000 degrees. The typical student
is an unrestricted line U.S. Naval Officer who has completed an
operational tour. Students are engaged in intensive studies leading
to a master's degree in one of 37 different curricula split between
11 academic departments and 4 academic groups.Each curriculum is
tailored to provide the academic requirements for an accredited
advanced degree and meet the additional educational skill
requirements necessary for subsequent assignments. Officers are
obliged to remain in service for about four years after they
complete their schooling.
Students arrive every quarter, with the heaviest influx entering
in June and September. Of the approximately 1900 students now
enrolled, about 75% are in the United States Navy and Marine Corps,
15% are from other United States services, and the remaining 10%
are from allied countries.
Many of the 350 professors at the school are internationally
recognized in their respective fields. In order to keep abreast in
their areas of expertise, faculty members conduct research
beneficial to many governmental agencies. Over 27 million dollars
of research is conducted or administered annually at the
school.
The Superintendent, RADMThomas A. Mercer, with the assistance of
Provost Harrison Shull, guides the school in its endeavors. There
is also a civilian Dean of Faculty, Dean of Instruction, Dean of
Computer and Information, Dean of Research, and two Naval Officers
who serve as the Dean of Students/Director of Programs and Director
of Military Operations.
Guests are invited to tour the school grounds and to visit the
Naval Postgraduate School Museum located in the basement of
Herrmann Hall. The museum is designed to capture the rich history
of both the school and the Old Del Monte Hotel through displays and
artifacts.