Recent Honorary and Memorial Gifts
Gifts of support to the Naval Institute have been made in honor of the following individuals:
Captain Edward L. Beach Jr. by Eric S. Beckjord
Martha Jean Richards “Beno” Bowler by Barbara Brautigam, Nanna, Gretchen and Jason Frye, and James and Jean Winger
Carl and Eunice Butkus by William M. Butkus
Edward Eugene Colby by Robert K. Hawkinson Sr.
Commander Jacob F. Dolbow III by Lieutenant Jim Dolbow
Commander Jack E. Everling by Michael B. Everling
Daniel Goffred Jr. by Theresa Goffred
Chief Petty Officer George M. Harrington by Dr. George A. Jaeger
Chief Petty Officer Dennis J. Higgins by Elizabeth Anne Danese
William Hobson by Bruce and Joyce Parrish
Admiral James L. Holloway III by Edward S. and Dia S. Weil
Kevin Kenney by Dr. C. Richard Gaines
Captain Howard K. Lewis, Naval Academy Class of 1910, by H. K. Lewis Jr.
Herbert R. Loell II by Jeanette Y. Loell
Robert Luke by Ronald T. and Eleanor Luke
Rear Admiral Robert W. McNitt by Captain Charles J. Smith
Colonel John W. Ripley by Mary Ripley and family
Captain W. F. Rodgers by Mrs. Jean S. Rodgers
Commander Hugo E. Schluter, Naval Academy Class of 1952, by Carl C. Schluter
Lieutenant Commander Edward J. Sheehy by Rosemary R. Sheehy
Captain Robert P. Staiger Jr. by Rear Admiral Pierce J. Johnson
George H. Stoddard by Barbara R. Stoddard
Captain Alfred J. Toulon Jr. by Elizabeth K. Toulon
Admiral James D. Watkins by the Mutual of Omaha Foundation on behalf of its board member, Admiral Richard W. Mies
Advancing the Next Generation of Naval Leaders
Among new Naval Institute initiatives, the project generating the most buzz by far is our effort to introduce all Sea Service midshipmen and cadets to their professional association by securing sponsors to underwrite gifts of membership in the Institute. This is a winning proposition for the young men and women who will be our nation’s future naval leaders—and for all Naval Institute Members who will benefit from the infusion of youthful participants engaging in our forum. The program has proved so popular that we have widened its scope to include students in service-related professional schools. For example, retired Rear Admiral Nevin P. Carr Jr. recently sponsored memberships for junior officers in the Surface Warfare Officer School class that started this April in Norfolk.
Since there has been so much interest, we will include regular status updates to chart our progress. For more information and to sponsor midshipmen at your alma mater, please visit www.usni.org/gift-membership-landing or contact Heather Lancaster at (410) 295-1048 or [email protected]
Sponsorship to date for the 2013–2014 academic year:
NROTC Units: 14 of 58 sponsored
U.S. Naval Academy Companies: 8 of 30 sponsored
U.S. Coast Guard Companies: 2 of 8 sponsored
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Companies: 0 of 5 sponsored