In this month of Thanksgiving, we are grateful to the thousands of benefactors who have stepped up to help the Naval Institute fulfill its educational mission in 2009. Among our many supporters, it is a pleasure to recognize two groups who have strengthened our efforts in the areas of Oral History and Conferences.
The Tawani Oral History Challenge Met
Earlier this year, the Tawani Foundation of Chicago pledged to match all gifts—up to $40,000—the Naval Institute could raise for its Oral History Program between February and October 2009. Through the generosity of the following supporters, we reached this objective with more than a month to spare:
CAPT James D. Barron Jr.
Kenneth A. Boyd
John E. Dougherty Jr.
Mark E. Dowhy and
Anna S. Anderson
Peter M. Edmondo
Roberta L. Eylar
CAPT Thomas R. Foard
CAPT Thomas A. Gaither
Paul Hoff
RADM Stephen J. Hostettler
The Honorable John Lehman
CDR John M. Lents
Lockheed Martin Corporation
LCDR John J. McDonough
CDR Frederick A. and Blythe N. Mucke
RADM Kathleen K. Paige
VADM J. Theodore Parker
VADM Raymond E. Peet
VADM William H. Rowden
CAPT Leland Hart Sebring
Dr. Robert W. Selle
LTC James A. Storey
CDR Milford S. Terrass
CAPT Daniel D. Thompson
VADM Emmett H. Tidd
Everett P. Weaver
CAPT James F. Young
Record Sponsorship for Defense Forum Washington
Lockheed Martin and Humana Military Healthcare Services took the lead in underwriting Defense Forum Washington 2009, a joint collaboration between the Naval Institute and the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held in Alexandria, Virginia, in September 2009. This year's program, "Coping with Unseen Injuries: From Battlefield to Homefront," was an unqualified success. We join MOAA in thanking all our corporate partners who supported this event as sponsors and exhibitors:
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Humana Military Healthcare Services
CACI
HCA Health Systems
TriWest Healthcare Alliance
USAA
Association of the U.S. Army
Fisher House Foundation
Frank Gumpert Printing of Annapolis
American Physical Therapy Association
Navy Federal Credit Union
Pentagon Federal Credit Union
Protelecom
The Real Warriors Campaign
Armed Forces Benefit Association
Merck & Co.
Ware-Pak
R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Insurance Solutions
Self Funding Administrators