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Over $250K awarded in scholarships
Inside this issue ...
By CDR (Ret.) Jack Evans, Chief Staff Officer
Eighty-five students, including children and grandchildren of Supply
Corps officers and Supply enlisted personnel, were awarded Navy Supply
Corps Foundation scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year.
This year the scholarship applications were uploaded to a secure web
site making them available for each board member to review and grade from
home. The selection board convened virtually in mid April and then met as
a group on May 1 in Atlanta. The 199 applicants were ranked on scholastic
ability, character, leadership, and financial need. The names of the applicants
were blacked-out on the application in order to remove any bias in the selection process.
The board awarded 85 scholarships worth $203,500. This is in addition
to 15 scholarships valued at $62,500 that were awarded last year as multiyear
awards, for a total of $266,000. Of the total scholarships awarded, 14 were
multi-year scholarships while 71 were single-year scholarships. Of the 85 recipients selected this year, 44 are currently attending college and 41 will be
Supply Corps History Project........3
In the Supply Corps Family:
Callie Peterson..............................4
Scholarship Profile:
Nicole Navasca............................6
Chapter Profile: New England..........7
2012-13 Scholarship winners..........11
.....and more
Continued on page 2
Foundation explores sponsoring river cruise in Southern France
The Foundation has opened discussions with
representatives from Viking River Cruises in the
United States to explore a Foundation sponsored
river cruise in Europe in late June 2014. We’re
currently looking at a river cruise in Southern
France from Avignon, near Nice, to Chalon-surSaone, near Lyon. (Go to www.vikingrivercruises.
com for more information)
If we can assure the company of either 150 or 200
passengers, we can get a significant price break. With
that number, they will dedicate a riverboat entirely
to the Foundation. If we can’t fill the entire boat, they
will still give the Foundation special pricing. We tried
to pick a date in the summer that would not impact
college graduations, summer vacations, etc. We realize
that it is a long way off, but planning is essential.
Right now we would like to get a “wind chill”
indication of interest. So if you are remotely interested
in this adventure, which is open to all members, friends,
Image courtesy of Viking Cruises
By RADM (Ret.) Smoke Hickman, History and Heritage Chair
and family, please let us know. Also, any comments/
suggestions are always welcome. Just e-mail the Foundation
at [email protected].
The Oakleaf
July 2012/2
The
Greetings from the Chairman
Congratulations to scholarship recipients
This issue of The Oakleaf is always If not selected, do not give up...keep
special because we get to honor the working hard and apply next year.
children, grandchildren, and spouses We continue to try to simplify our
who have worked so hard and qualified scholarship application process and
for one of our scholarships. You should to improve and expand the program.
be especially proud of your Foundation I believe that awarding more fouras we just exceeded $4
year scholarships has
million in scholarships
been
a
significant
The Foundation has
awarded since we began
improvement and we
exceeded $4 million in are considering other
this noble effort. Special
thanks to the members
additions
such
as
scholarships awarded
of
the
scholarship
expanding awards for
since 1971
selection board who
technical schools and
worked so hard to
two-year colleges.
select the winners -- an awesome and Finally, thanks to all who have
humbling experience given the quality continued to faithfully support
of the applicants and the intense your Foundation to make possible
competition. To all who applied, you the compelling message that we are
can be proud of your accomplishments. dedicated to “taking care of our own”.
CAPT John Kizer, SC, USN (Ret.)
Over $250K awarded in scholarships
(Continued)
entering college or university for the
first time. There were 57 females and
28 males selected with 91 percent being from the officer community and
nine percent selected from the enlisted
community.
The Foundation will also fund seven one-year $2,500 memorial scholar-
The Combined Federal
Campaign starts this fall.
It’s a great time
to remember
the Foundation.
CFC number is 10281
ships for the children of Supply Corps
officers who died while on active duty.
Since 1971, the Foundation has awarded 2,027 scholarships valued in excess
of $4,166,000.
The board members included
CAPT Bob Bird, SC, USN (Ret.) (Retired
chair); CDR Jose Feliz, SC, USN (Active
Duty chair); CDR Warren Taninbaum,
SC, USN (Reserve chair); CMC Sid
Dawson USN (Senior Enlisted chair);
and Mrs. Judy Heinrich (Spouse’s Club
chair). CDR Jack Evans, SC, USN (Ret),
Foundation Chief Staff Officer, served
as recorder.
Next year’s applications will be
available on the Foundation website
at www.usnscf.com after January 10,
2013. Scholarship recipients are listed
starting on page 11.
OAKLEAF
The Newsletter of the
Navy Supply Corps Foundation
PO Box 6228
Athens, Georgia 30604
(706) 354-4111
E-mail: [email protected]
Chairman
CAPT John L. Kizer, SC, USN (Ret.)
Vice Chairman
CAPT Len Sapera, SC, USN (Ret.)
Treasurer
CAPT (Sel) Charles Parker, SC, USN
Secretary
CDR Jose Feliz
Chief Staff Officer 
CDR Jack Evans, SC, USN (Ret.)
Directors
RADM Mark Heinrich, SC, USN
RADM Linda Bird, SC, USN (Ret.)
RADM Donald G. St. Angelo,
SC, USN (Ret.)
RADM Thomas Hill, SC, USN (Ret.)
RDML (Sel) Lee Singleton, SC, USN
RDML (Sel) David Pimpo, SC, USN
CAPT Tom Billings, SC, USN (Ret.)
CAPT Peter Eltringham,
SC, USN (Ret.)
CAPT Steve Kinskie, SC, USN
CAPT Dan Pionk, SC, USN
CAPT Albert J. Schiff, SC, USN (Ret.)
CAPT William Scott, SC, USN (Ret.)
CDR Spencer Moseley, SC, USN
CDR Tommy Neville, SC, USN
CDR (Sel) Dennis Collins, SC, USN
Victor Trione
Michael McCleary
Ad Hoc
CMDCM Sidney Dawson, USN
Judy Heinrich
Access the Foundation web site at
http://www.usnscf.com
The Oakleaf Staff
Liz Van Wye, Writer/Editor
[email protected]
Linda Hall, Graphic Layout
The Oakleaf deadlines:
September 15, 2012 for
November issue
December 15, 2012 for
February 2013
Submit news and ideas to
[email protected]
The Oakleaf
July 2012/3
History of the Supply Corps project in full swing
By RADM (Ret.) Smoke Hickman, History and Heritage Chair
The more than 200 year history of
the Supply Corps is full of significant
achievements and owes much to the
forward thinking of many individuals
over the years. In many respects, our
system may have been one of the first to
incorporate the concept of Supply Chain
Management, an idea that now reflects
the leading edge of logistics thinking.
Many of the individual stories
were captured in RADM Frank
Allston’s fine book “Ready for
Sea” in the mid 1990s. This is an
outstanding compilation of many
experiences/vignettes/observations
throughout our history but, it is not a
comprehensive history of the Supply
Corps, nor does it include a vital part
of that history...the development of
the U. S. Navy Supply System. The
Foundation Board concluded that it
is vital to include both the system
development (BUSANDA, NAVSUP,
etc.) and the Supply Corps to reflect
our complete history.
The Foundation recently signed
a contract with Mr. Jeff Rodengen,
CEO, Write Stuff Books, to research
and write the history of the Supply
Corps, a work that will also include
the development of the Navy Supply
System. Mr. Rodengen is an award-
The Foundation Board
concluded that it is vital to
include both the supply system
development and the Supply
Corps to reflect our
complete history.
winning author who has written
several books on the history of
commercial companies and has a
Navy background. Please check them
out at www.writestuffbooks.com.
Initial interviews and research
has begun and will pick up speed in
the next few weeks. Our history will
be depicted in a hard bound “coffee
table” style book, with many pictures
as well as time lines showing
significant events. Additionally, in
the future, we are planning for an
interactive electronic version. Our
intent is for this book to be cost
neutral for the Foundation; the cost of
research and publishing is expected
to be offset by the sale of the book.
More details on pricing, etc., will
be in later issues of The Oakleaf. Our
planning goal is to complete this
book and have a book signing and
initial distribution at the San Diego
Birthday Ball in March 2013. Watch
the web site and future issues of The
Oakleaf for more information.
New Distinguished Alumnus inducted
Chapter visits in 2012
By CAPT Tom Billings, SC, USN (Ret.),
Chapter Relations Chair
The visits to Foundation Chapters by Chairman of the
Board CAPT John Kizer, SC, USN (Ret.), have begun and
will be continuing throughout the year. As Chairman of
the Chapter Relations Committee, I am accompanying
John on these trips (I’m his “horse holder”).
In March, John and I traveled to the East Coast,
visited with the Chapter in the Washington, D.C., area
and attended their annual Supply Corps Birthday Ball.
A week later we traveled to Pearl Harbor, visited with
the Hawaii Chapter, and attended their Birthday Ball.
Then back home to San Diego, where we attended the
third Birthday Ball in three weeks (sore feet).
By the time this issue of The Oakleaf goes to press,
we will have completed a visit in June to the Colorado
Springs Chapter, and to a prospective Chapter in the
Salt Lake City area. Also in June, we traveled to Japan,
where we visited the Japan Chapter in Yokosuka and a
prospective Chapter in Sasebo.
In the last half of July, we will fly to Missouri and
Continued on page 5
Thomas Holloran was recently inducted as a Distinguished Alumnus during a ceremony at the Minneapolis Club. Holloran, a lawyer, professor,
and business leader, served in the Supply Corps during the Korean conflict aboard USS Salamonie (AO 26) and USS Sigourney (DD 643).
Read more about Mr. Holloran in the March 2012 issue of The Oakleaf.
Pictured above, from left, are RADM (Ret.) Don St. Angelo, Mr. Holloran,
CAPT (Ret.) Len Sapera, and CDR (Ret.) Jack Evans.
The Oakleaf
July 2012/4
In the Supply Corps Family
From one troop to another: Girl Scouts send donated cookies overseas
This spring more than 300 Sailors
in Afghanistan benefitted from a
connection to home made through the
long reach of the Supply Corps family.
Nine-year-old Callie Peterson, the
daughter of Supply Corps CAPT (Ret.)
Tom Peterson and his wife Cheryl
Hejlik-Peterson, and the scouts of
Ponte Vedra, Fla., Brownie Troop 807
made the connection happen. They
sent 180 boxes of donated Girl Scout
cookies to her friend LT Matt Lipsky,
SC, USN and the Sailors stationed
with him in Afghanistan in the Navy
Expeditionary
Support
Logistic
Group, Forward.
Several years ago, when her dad
was stationed in Washington, D.C.,
Callie met then ENS Matt Lipsky, SC,
USN and the families had stayed in
touch. Callie was grateful that her Dad
was not away from home this year but
knew that other friends were serving
in far away places.
Every year during the January
through the March Girl Scout cookie
sale period, a small number of buyers
want to support the troop but need
to avoid the calories that may come
with the Thin Mints, Samoas or other
delicious cookies on sale. They are
asked to select a flavor and when the
cookies come in they are donated by
the troop to a worthy cause. It was
these 180 boxes of donated cookies that
would find their way to Afghanistan.
But first there was the question of
logistics…how to get 180 boxes of
cookies to Afghanistan. The US Postal
Service had an answer, but postage
for the 18 cases of cookies would be
$240. When word got around about the
troop’s project, donations came in and
they soon had enough money to cover
the postage.
Thus it was that on Saturday, April
18 the girls (12 third graders and three
second graders) and their leaders,
including Callie’s mother and the
troop’s mascot, Callie’s six-and-a-halfyear-old brother Tre, spent three hours
in the local Ponte Vedra post office
Callie Peterson
packing cookies into boxes, labeling
them and filling out customs forms.
“We were spread out all over the lobby
of the post office,” Hejlik-Peterson says.
As people saw what they were doing,
and why, “there was not a dry eye in
the place,” she recalls.
A week later, LT Lipsky and the
Sailors of the NAVELSG were opening
boxes of their favorite Girl Scout
cookies. He thanked the members
of the troop and reported that “the
cookies were in excellent condition…
packed very carefully with notes for
our Sailors.” According to one of the
recipients, “there was a huge debate on
what type of cookie was the best one….
Thin Mints, Samoas, etc…but one
thing was clear…everyone appreciated
a little taste of home!”
Send your ideas for
“In the Supply Corps Family”
to [email protected].
LT Matt Lipsky, holding cookie boxes, and Sailors of NAVELSG receives their Girl Scout cookies
from Callie Peterson and Ponte Vedra, Fla., Brownie Troop 807.
The Oakleaf
July 2012/5
Looking for personal stories from Vietnam service for displays
By RADM (Ret.) Smoke Hickman, History and Heritage Chair
For the past several months the
Foundation has been organizing
and soliciting volunteers to assist
in the development and building
of traveling displays that represent
the Supply Corps’ involvement in
Vietnam. These displays will be
portable in such a manner that they
can be transported to many different
venues of the Supply Corps.
The Foundation believes that it is
extremely important that we capture
the thoughts and experiences of
those members who served in
Vietnam as part of our history. Initial
research shows that there were over
300 Supply Corps officers serving
in country in Vietnam at one point
during the war, while hundreds
of others were serving afloat to
support the war efforts. Showing the
work of what our members actually
accomplished during that period is
important to our legacy.
We hope to have these displays
completed by the end of 2012 and
need more volunteers to step up to tell
their stories of Vietnam experiences.
We’d like to hear your stories and see
your photos. If you served in Vietnam,
Chapter visits in 2012
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Ohio, with a stop in Tennessee, where
we will meet with the Chapters in
St. Louis and Cleveland and the
prospective Chapter in Millington.
In August, we are tentatively
scheduled to fly to Europe, where we
will meet with the Italy Chapter in
Naples and prospective Chapters in
Sigonella, Sicily, and Stuttgart, Germany.
Finally, in October, we plan to meet
The “White Elephant” in Danang,
Vietnam, was home to the Naval Support
Activity during the Vietnam war years. The
picture below was taken in 1995 when Bill
Aldenderfer (right in the inset) and Roger
Enrico (left) revisited the site where 28
years earlier they served in the NSA Fuel
Department.
please take a minute to jot down your
thoughts and experiences to help us in
this project. Send your e-mail to us at
[email protected].
with the Chapters in Philadelphia and
Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Newport, R.I.;
and Boston, Mass.
Some of the other east coast Chapters
will be visited by the Foundation ViceChair, CAPT Len Sapera, SC, USN
(Ret.) and the Chief Staff Officer, CDR
Jack Evans, SC, USN (Ret.).
The purpose of the trips is to
enhance communications in general,
to provide information about the
purpose, goals, and objectives of the
Foundation, and to answer questions
about the relationship between
the Chapters and the Foundation.
We will be contacting the Chapter
Presidents to create an itinerary as
we get closer to the travel dates. We
are looking forward to visiting with
Chapter members across the nation
and abroad.
Remember to send me any
questions, comments, requests for
help, advice, etc. You may call me
at (760)295-3381 or e-mail me at
[email protected].
Get news and information about current supply support to the Navy in the
The Supply Corps Newsletter, the journal for professional Supply Corps officers at
http://www.navsup.navy.mil/scnewsletter.
The Oakleaf
July 2012/6
Scholarship Profile
Scholarship made a huge difference for Navasca
Nicole Navasca knows what
it means to work hard in school.
Navasca, the daughter of retired LSCS
Mario Navasco and his wife Rachel,
graduated first in her class of more
than 550 at Landstown High School in
Virginia Beach, Va.
Her coursework included a dozen
Advanced Placement courses, in
subjects ranging from science to English
to art and at graduation last spring she
was Valedictorian of her class.
When it came to choosing a college,
Navasca found Virginia Tech had
everything she wanted. When it came
to a career, “growing up I wanted to
be everything!” she recalls with a
smile. She had always been interested
in fashion and had a friend who was
a buyer for a local department store.
Virginia Tech offers a major in fashion
merchandising so that is a potential
option for her. She enjoys painting
and is also considering a minor in
art history.
Navasca found out about the
Foundation scholarship program
through her father, who encouraged
her to apply. When she found out the
she had been awarded a Foundation
four year recurring scholarship, she
was “surprised and very happy.”
“It made a huge difference and
allows me to receive my education,
which is so important to me,” she
adds. “If you have a good education,”
she says,” no matter what, no one can
take that away from you.”
“I’d like to thank the Foundation
members,” she says, “for being
tremendously kind and supporting
young people in their goal of receiving
a higher education.”
Her freshman year is over but there
Nicole Navasca
is much more ahead Navasca says. “It’s
hard to believe I’m a sophomore but
I’m excited!”
In Memoriam
The Oakleaf is aware of the following members of the Supply Corps community who passed away over the past few
months. A complete list of names is on www.usnscf.com along with available obituaries. Please let us know of those who
have passed away for this column and on the web site by forwarding information to [email protected].
CAPT Douglas Rose, SC, USN
LT Ralph E. Houseman, SC, USN (Ret.)
LCDR John McCoach Smith,
April 2, 2012
February 13, 2012
SC, USN (Ret.)
CAPT John E. Sandrock, SC, USN (Ret.) LT Raymond Clevenger, SC, USN (Ret.)
September 20, 2011
March 21, 2012
February 9, 2012
CDR Jaromir J. Kolinsky,
CAPT Gordon H. “Mac” McLeod,
CDR Eugene J. Moser, SC, USN (Ret.)
SC, USN (Ret.)
SC, USN (Ret.)
January 9, 2012
August 14, 2011
March 10, 2012
CAPT Robert Schauffler, SC, USN (Ret.) LT Louis C. Zwirek, SC, USN (Ret.)
LCDR Peter J. Welzbacker,
December 27, 2011
March 16, 2011
SC, USN (Ret.)
CAPT William M. Bledsoe, SC, USN (Ret.) CDR Carl Utterback, SC, USN (Ret.)
February 22, 2012
December 14, 2011
October 12, 2010
CDR Roland E. Giannini, SC, USN (Ret.)
October 2011
The Oakleaf
July 2012/7
Chapter Profile
New England Chapter plays unique role
The Navy Supply Corps Foundation’s New England Chapter is one of
the newest chapters of the nearly two
dozen that comprise the Foundation.
And with the move of the Navy Supply Corps School (NSCS) to Newport, R.I., more than 18 months ago,
the chapter has taken on the unique
role as the first opportunity for newly commissioned Supply Corps officers to connect with the Foundation.
According to Chapter President
and Center for Service Support
(CSS) Commanding Officer Captain
Dana Weiner, the chapter covers
southern New England, from New
London, Conn., to Portsmouth, N.H.,
with the exception of the immediate
Boston area that is served by the USS
Constitution Chapter.
The New England Chapter
includes 50 to 75 officers assigned
to NSCS and any one of a number
of activities on the base in Newport,
including the Naval War College,
CSS and the NAVSUP Fleet Logistics
Center.
In
addition,
officers
supporting submarine forces in New
London, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
and Defense Contract Management
Agency participate in activities. A few
reservists and a handful of retirees
round out the membership. Weiner’s
team is working to see that number
grow. The Chapter uses e-mail and
social media such as Facebook to keep
in touch with members. At any given
time two companies of students, or
nearly 80 officers, are stationed at
NSCS and during their six months in
Newport, the Chapter makes it a point
to involve them in activities. “We
had 160 at our annual Supply Corps
Birthday Ball this spring and it was
great to see the ensigns come out and
enjoy themselves,” Weiner says.
The Chapter hosts picnics,
barbeques, and other social events as
Officers of the New England Chapter include Secretary LT Dan O’Brien, Treasurer LT Greg
McCleery, Vice President LCDR Llahn McGhie, and President CAPT Dana Weiner.
well, and they hope this year to expand
their community outreach efforts.
In addition, through their web site
(accessed through www.usnscf.com)
the Chapter sells commemorative
bricks at $50 each. These bricks
become a permanent part of the wall
at NSCS.
Weiner views his role and the
New England Chapter as a means
to give a good first impression to the
new officers. “These are the members
of the future,” he says, “and if we do it
right they’ll be excited to be involved
with their local chapter wherever
they serve.”
Officers of the New England
chapter include Vice President
LCDR Llahn McGhie, Secretary LT
Dan O’Brien, Treasurer LT Greg
McCleery, and Retired Liaison Officer
CAPT (Ret.) John Jackson. Anyone
interested in participating in events
in Southern New England, whether
passing through or residing in the
area, may contact LT O’Brien at
[email protected].
MEMBER NEWS
CAPT Craig P. Doyle has been
named interim commanding officer of NAVSUP Fleet Logistics
Center Yokosuka, the first reservist to hold command of a Supply
Center, FISC or FLC.
Congratulations to 2011 Vice
Admiral Robert F. Batchelder
Award winners, awards annually
presented by the Navy League to
Supply Corps officers who have
made significant contributions to
the supply readiness of our operating forces. This year’s recipients
and nominating commands are:
Active Component: LT Jon K.
Christensen, LOGSU ONE; LT
Franklin A. Snow, CTF-63; LT
Benjamin S. Nichols, USS Blue
Ridge (LCC 19); LT Christopher C.
Radke, EOD ESU ONE; Reserve
Component: LTJG Eric M. Mills,
DLA Disposition.
The Oakleaf
Looking for lost shipmates
July 2012/8
JAX Chapter makes a donation
By RADM (Ret.) Linda Bird, Membership Chair
If you are reading this, then you are not a “lost” member of the U.S. Navy Supply Corps Foundation (USNSCF).
Membership in our foundation is based solely on having served as an officer in the U.S. Navy Supply Corps.
Unfortunately, however, there are thousands of members
who may not know about the foundation and the benefits
it provides to the members as well as their families.
As outlined in the recently approved “Blueprint for
the Future,” one of the USNSCF’s goals is to at least double the of size of the mailing list. We have embarked on
a project to explore the use a professional data services
company to assist in obtaining current contact information for former Supply Corps officers.
As a member of the USNSCF, you can also help to locate members. Through your professional organizations,
alumni groups, Christmas card mailing list, etc., if you
know of former or current Supply Corps officers who are
not members of the USNSCF, please direct them to the
web site (www.usnscf.com) where they can register. They
just need to click on “New Member” in the Login box on
the lower left of the screen and complete the form that
appears.
You already know the benefits the USNSCF provides,
so help us share the information!
CDR (Ret.) Jack Evans accepts a donation to the Navy Supply
Corps Foundation from CAPT Kevin Head, President of the
Jacksonville Chapter.
Connecting through social media
By Linda Hall, Web Coordinator
Nominations sought for
Chapter/Volunteers of the Year
and Distinguished Alumni
Each year the Foundation selects a Chapter and retired and active duty Volunteers of the Year. These
awards are made based on service to the members
and commitment to the goals and mission of the
Foundation. Any member can submit nominations.
Send a brief write-up via e-mail to the Foundation
Chief Staff Officer Jack Evans at Foundation@usnscf.
com no later than Aug. 31, 2012.
The Distinguished Alumni award is made to identify and give appropriate recognition to retired and
former Navy Supply Corps officers who have distinguished themselves by obtaining significant success
in the public or private sector. See the selection criteria and instructions for making nominations for the
DA on the web site at www.usnscf.com/programs.
Nominations are due Aug. 31, 2012.
In a recent survey of readers of The Oakleaf, many retired
and active duty members indicated they are looking for
ways to track former shipmates and Supply Corps friends
and stay connected to the Supply Corps today. In addition to
the Foundation’s web page, www.usnscf.com, the Internet
has many other paths to that goal.
Members can follow others who have worn or are
wearing the Oak Leaf on the Supply Corps Foundation’s
Facebook page and on the Supply Corps group on Linkedin. You’ll find links to these sites on the Foundation’s home
page at www.usnscf.com. The Foundation Communications
Committee is examining the best ways to integrate all of
the means to communicate with members as they work to
improve the Foundation’s web site.
Links on the Foundation’s membership page to the
Navy Log and Military.com provide ways to search for
former shipmates and Supply Corps Friends. Register for
membership on the Navy Log (Navy Memorial Site) - www.
navylog.org/ and search more than 615,000 records of individuals with sea service. Another source for finding friends
is the Navy Locator on Military.com at www.military.com/
Registration/Navy.
Send ideas and suggestions for improving the Foundation’s web site to [email protected].
The Oakleaf
July 2012/9
We’ve got mail! More about history and In Memoriam
To the Editor:
Several members wrote in regarding the upcoming
Supply Corps history project, citing the book, Ready for Sea,
written in 1995 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of
the Supply Corps. Is this new effort reinventing the wheel?.
Editors response:
In 1995 many of the Supply Corps individual stories
were captured in RADM Frank Allston’s fine book
“Ready for Sea.” This is an outstanding compilation
of many experiences/vignettes/observations of our
history and it will be a significant reference for the new
book. Excerpts of this book have also appeared in the
Navy Supply Corps Newsletter.
However, it is not a comprehensive history of the Supply
Corps, nor does it include a vital part of that history...
the development of the U. S. Navy Supply System. The
Foundation Board concluded that it is vital to include both
the system development (BUSANDA, NAVSUP, etc.) and the
Supply Corps to reflect our complete history. Our history
will be depicted in a hard bound “coffee table” style book,
with many pictures as well as time lines showing significant
events. Additionally, in the future, we are planning for an
interactive electronic version. Our intent is for this book to
be cost neutral for the Foundation; the cost of research and
publishing is expected to be offset by the sale of the book.
Watch for more information about this project in upcoming
issues of The Oakleaf!
To the Editor:
The In Memoriam section would be greatly enhanced if
you published the residence city of the deceased member. We all move around a lot and it’s hard to track former
shipmates without a geographical reference. Lot’s of similar
names, too.
Bradford G. Phillips
CDR, SC, USN (Ret.)
Menlo Park, Calif.
Editors response:
Thank you for your note. Currently we provide all the
information we receive about a member who has passed
away, including his or her residence city if provided, on
our web site at www.usnscf.com under In Memoriam. Due
to space limitations, we simply list the name and date of
passing, if available, in The Oakleaf.
We encourage family members to e-mail us copies of
obituaries, etc. and we make that all available on line to all
our members. E-mail questions/comments to the editor to [email protected].
Chapter Presidents
CAPT Kurt Libby, SC, USN (Ret.)
Bay Area
[email protected]
LCDR Bill Barich, SC, USN
Colorado Rockies
[email protected]
CDR Katie Boyce, SC, USN
Great Lakes Area
[email protected]
CAPT Roland Wadge, SC, USN
Greater Cleveland
[email protected]
CAPT Ted Digges, SC, USN
Hampton Roads
[email protected]
CAPT Paul Verrastro, SC, USN
Hawaii
[email protected]
When new officers are
installed, be sure to send
president’s name and e-mail
address to [email protected].
LCDR Jon Thurston, SC, USN
Italy
[email protected]
CAPT Kevin Head, SC, USN
Jacksonville Area
[email protected]
CDR Jose Sanchez, SC, USN
Japan
[email protected]
CDR Aaron Potter, SC, USN
Kabul
[email protected]
CAPT Brian Drapp, SC, USN
Mechanicsburg
[email protected]
LCDR Warren Sherman, SC, USN
Monterey Peninsula
[email protected]
CAPT Dana Weiner
New England Area
[email protected]
CAPT Len Sapera, SC, USN (Ret.)
Northeast Georgia
[email protected]
CDR Karen Little, SC, USN
Northwest
[email protected]
CAPT Gary Powe, SC, USN
Patuxent River
[email protected]
CDR Nick Russo, SC, USN
Philadelphia Area
[email protected]
CAPT Pete Stamatopoulos, SC, USN
San Diego
[email protected]
CAPT Tom Gerstner, SC, USN
Southwest Asia
[email protected]
CAPT Aaron Stanley, SC, USN
St. Louis
[email protected]
CAPT Alan Rieper, SC, USN (Ret.)
USS Constitution
[email protected]
CAPT Willie Robohn, SC, USN
Washington Area
[email protected]
The Oakleaf
July 2012/10
“Team Bike Navy” raises $21,800 to support Face of America Bike Ride
By CDR Dave Mailander, SC, USN, (Ret.)
For the fourth straight year, a team of Navy and Marine
Corps active duty, retired, Federal and private professionals
came together to support the 2012 edition of the Face of
America Bike Ride. The objective of the Face of America
Bike Ride is to support the rehabilitative efforts of our
wounded and disabled veterans while raising awareness
regarding the challenges they face after their return from
forward deployed areas.
Proceeds from fund raising are applied to cover the
costs for participating Wounded Warriors to ensure a safe
and enjoyable event. This year’s ride was conducted from
28-29 April and included approximately 400 riders of which
60 were Wounded Warriors now living with disabilities as
a result of armed conflict. The team was heavily made up of
and lead by the Navy Supply Corps.
This year’s event was organized by World T.E.A.M.
Sports (The Exceptional Athlete Matters), and sponsored
by Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Subway,
State Farm, Road I.D., Revolution Cycles, and other private
agencies. The ride began at the Pentagon with an overnight
stop in Frederick, Md. It concluded at Marine Barracks,
Gettysburg National Battlefield, Pa.
Due to the outstanding leadership of the Supply Corps
CAPT Jerry Reid (ASN RDA) and CDR Jason Adams (DLA
Two of the Supply Corps “Team Bike Navy” members CDR Dave
Mailander SC, USN (Ret.), left, and CDR Kristen Aquavella, SC, USN.
HQ), the “Team Bike Navy” Roster doubled in size for this
year’s event which resulted in a 50 percent increase in fund
raising. The ride was conducted in very supportive weather
conditions with cool overcast conditions on day one and
sunny skies at the finish line on day two.
“Team Bike Navy” was led by CDR Jason Adams
who serves at DLA HQ,
Fort Belvoir, Va. Other
personnel
included
CAPT Jerry Reid (ASN
RDA), CAPT Michelle
Skubic (Fleet Logistics
Center Norfolk), CDR
Kristen Aquavella (COM
NAVAIRLANT),
CDR
Wendy
Towle,
USN,
CDR
(Ret.)
Geoffrey
Seaver, CAPT (Ret.) Chris
Vitt , CDR (Ret.) Dave
Mailander, LCDR Angela
Torres
(ASN
RDA),
Robert
Taylor
(DLA
Mechanicsburg), Glenn
Wareham (USMC) (Ret.),
Debbie Adriani, Ana
Cunningham, Timothy
Dale, Brett Graveline,
Matt Holman, Jason
Johnson, Daniel Madden,
Dana Thompson, and Dr.
Face of America Bike Ride participants pause for a photo at Loys Station outside of Gettysburg, Pa.
Jonathan Marsh.
The Oakleaf
July 2012/11
2012 Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship Winners
Below are the scholarship recipients, along with the name of their scholarship, the school they will be attending,
their sponsor, and hometown.
Miss Alexandria L. Ambrosino
CAPT & Mrs. Jerry E. Fruin, SC, USN, (Ret.) Scholarship
College of William and Mary
LT Vincent M. Ambrosino
Suffolk, Va.
Miss Kelley K. Appelbaum
Hawaii Chapter Scholarship
University of Missouri
LCDR Thomas D. Appelbaum
St. Louis, Mo.
Miss Samantha J. Aquilla
RADM Gerald C. Sullivan, SC, USN (Ret.)
Memorial Scholarship
Montgomery College
CDR Phillip C. Holt
Poolesville, Md.
Mr. Sherman R. Belton
Washington Area Chapter Scholarship
Rice University
LT Charles H. Cager
Humble, Tex.
Miss Genevieve M. Bestercy
Edward J. Mathias Distinguished Alumni Scholarship
James Madison University
CAPT Robert J. Bestercy
Chesapeake, Va.
Miss Megan G. Bichard
CAPT John S. Shaffer, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
Shippensburg University
CDR Raymond W. Bichard
Dillsburg, Pa.
Miss Meredith M. Boone
CAPT Walter Douglas, SC, USNR (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship
Old Dominion University
LCDR Thomas W. Boone
Chesapeake, Va.
Miss Katherine D. Brock
Victor W. Trione Scholarship
Flagler College
AK1 William D. Brock
Pace, Fla.
Miss Kali D. Brown
RADM Linda & CAPT Robert Bird, SC, USN (Ret.)
Scholarship
Baylor University
CDR Timothy A. Brown
Fairfax, Va.
Mr. John B. Camuso
Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship
College-Pending
CAPT John W. Camuso
Vicenza, Italy
Miss Pamela E. Carey
Commander Norman Grant Sterner College Scholarship
University of Florida
CDR Dudley C. Carey
St. Johns, Fla.
Miss Angelica J. Chapman
Supply Corps Fuel Officers Scholarship in memory of
CAPT Robert Girman, SC, USN
Florida State University
CDR Mark B. Chapman
Hoover, Ala.
Miss Rachel V. Concha
Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship
University of Texas
SKC Alfredo Concha
Cibolo, Tex.
Mr. Jeffrey A. Copp
CAPT Norman & Patricia Foy Scholarship
Eastern Michigan University
SKC Cheryl Copp
Gibraltar, Mich.
Mr. Christopher C. Couture
Jacksonville Chapter Scholarship
Florida State University
CAPT John F. Couture
Palm Harbor, Fla.
Miss Rachel E. Culbertson
RADM E. Robert Chamberlin, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
Columbia College
CAPT Matthew Culbertson
Carlisle, Pa.
Mr. Christopher J. Curtis
VADM & Mrs. Kenneth R. Wheeler, SC, USN (Ret.)
Memorial Scholarship
Harvard College
CAPT Joseph R. Bartel
San Diego, Calif.
Miss Angela M. Dewey
CDR John C. Whitehead, SC, USN
Distinguished Alumni Scholarship
Villanova University
LCDR James C. Dewey
Little Egg Harbor, N.J.
The Oakleaf
Mr. Austin T. Donovan
CDR Lowell & Mary Reade, SC, USN (Ret.)
Memorial Scholarship
Point Loma Nazarene University
LCDR John R. Kwolek
Bakersfield, Calif.
Miss Linda E. Dowell
RADM Joseph L. Howard, SC, USN (Ret.)
Memorial Scholarship
Oklahoma City University
CDR Robert C. Dowell
Lorton, Va.
Miss Dana M. Edwards
RADM Gerald C. Sullivan, SC, USN (Ret.)
Memorial Scholarship
University of Florida
CDR Jerry L. Edwards
Tallahassee, Fla.
Miss Sarah K. Endress
CAPT Norma M. Batchelder, SC, USNR (Ret.)
Memorial Scholarship
Ohio State Univerisity
LCDR Jason W. Endress
Pickerington, Ohio
Miss Kelly R. Flaherty
RADM Ray Sareeram, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship
St. Josephs College
LCDR Dawn M. Flaherty
Wilmington, Mass.
Miss Caroline P. Frost
CDR George Woodward, SC, USN Scholarship
College-Pending
RADM S. D. Frost
Chesapeake, Va.
Miss Michelle L. Gentle
VADM & Mrs. Kenneth R. Wheeler, SC, USN (Ret.)
Memorial Scholarship
University of South Carolina
CDR Alfred F. Gentle
Columbia, Md.
Miss Hannah M. Goad
RDML Kurt L. Kunkle, SC, USN Memorial Scholarship
College of William and Mary
LCDR Orville L. Fisher
Stafford, Va.
Miss Grace D. Goeks
Great Lakes Area Chapter Scholarship
Lewis and Clark College
CAPT Greg J. Goeks
Cedarburg, Wis.
Miss Kelsie E. Griffes
Joseph F. Phelan Memorial Scholarship
College-Pending
CDR Jonathan D. Griffes
Dover, N.H.
July 2012/12
Mr. Gary M. Hendricks
RADM Bernard S. Browning,
SC, USNR (Ret.) Scholarship
University of Illinois
LT Kelly W. Hendricks
Mason, Ill.
Mr. Mark D. Hendricks
RADM Frank & Barbara Allston Scholarship
University of Illinois
LT Kelly W. Hendricks
Mason, Ill.
Miss Ana M. Herbst
Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship
Florida State University
CAPT Timothy O. Munson
Tampa, Fla.
Miss Kyra A. Herning
CAPT & Mrs. Tom Billings, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
Macalester College
LCDR George F. Herning
Virginia Beach, Va.
Mr. Colin O. Hill
CDR Thomas Francis, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
Hamilton College
CAPT Kenneth Hill
Cazenovia, N.Y.
Miss Katherine C. Hill
San Diego Chapter Scholarship
CAPT Kenneth Hill
Cazenovia, N.Y.
Mr. Anton J. Hopkins
Dr. Howard J. Burnett, Distinguished Alumni Scholarship
University of Chicago
CAPT Alfred S. Kulczycki
Columbus, Ind.
Miss Halina B. Hopkins
Barbara A. McKechnie Memorial Scholarship
Valparaiso University
CAPT Alfred S. Kulczycki
Columbus, Ind.
Miss Chantal G. Houglan
LTJG Radish Prasad, SC, USN Memorial Scholarship
College of William and Mary
CDR Gary D. Houglan
Virginia Beach, Va.
Miss Aubrey M. Illig
CDR Norman Grant Sterner College Scholarship
College-Pending
CDR James C. Pickering
Overland Park, Kans.
Mr. Grant H. Illig
CAPT Walter Douglas, SC, USNR (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship
University of Kansas
CDR James C. Pickering
Overland Park, Kans.
The Oakleaf
Miss Lilli S. Jenkins
CAPT William E. Redman, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial
Scholarship
Florida State University
LCDR Douglas R. Jenkins
Melbourne, Fla.
Mr. Steven J. Jew
Paul M. Wythes, Distinguished Alumni Scholarship
University of the Pacific
LCDR Kelvin Y. Jew
Hayward, Calif.
Miss Rachel A. Jordan
CAPT John and Kapi Kizer, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
College-Pending
CAPT Patrick W. Jordan
San Diego, Calif.
Mr. John P. Kelleher
LCDR Copely Burkett, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship
College-Pending
CAPT Theodore V. Fekula
Cranberry Township, Pa.
Mr. Aaron M. Kuczmarski
RADM & Mrs. Donald G. St. Angelo, SC, USNR (Ret.)
Scholarship
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
LCDR Joseph P. Kuczmarski
Rhinelander, Wis.
Mr. Colin M. Kulsa
Northwest Chapter Scholarship
Washington State University
CAPT William E. Redman
Bonney Lake, Wash.
Miss Rebecca L. Lacey
CDR Jesse J. Armentor, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
University of New Orleans
CAPT Howard W. Lacey
Metairie, La.
Miss Mary K. Larimer
RADM Robert C. Stack, SC, USN Memorial Scholarship
University of Texas
CDR Neil M. Larimer
Fair Oaks Ranch, Tex.
Mr. Andrew W. Laughlin
CDR Jack & Annette Evans, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
University of South Carolina
CDR Larry C. Laughlin
Aiken, S.C.
Miss Emma C. Lowther
CAPT Richard E. Bradley, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
College-Pending
CAPT James M. Lowther
Virginia Beach, Va.
July 2012/13
Mr. Douglas H. Malcolm
LCDR Clyde E. Tudor, SC, USN (Ret.) Memorial Scholarship
Cedarville University
LT Homer W. Lacy
Canton, Mich.
Mr. Joseph A. Malloy
RADM & Mrs. Donald G. St. Angelo, SC, USNR (Ret.)
Scholarship
Washington State University
LCDR Joseph M. Malloy
Bellingham, Wash.
Miss Natasha C. Manuel
CAPT Charles W. Stone, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
University of Texas
LSCS Francisco B. Manuel
Chula Vista, Calif.
Mr. Alden D. Martinez
CAPT T. B. Hagen, SC, USN (Ret.)
Distinguished Alumni Scholarship
College-Pending
CSC Alfredo D. Martinez
Cantonment, Fla.
Miss Allia G. Martinez
Gilbert and Jacki Cisneros Foundation Scholarship
University of South Alabama
CSC Alfredo D. Martinez
Cantonment, Fla.
Miss Jessica L. Maynor
CAPT Ken Epps, SC, USN Scholarship
Penn State University
CAPT Pamela A. Corwin
State College, Pa.
Mr. William N. McCarthy
RDML Jonathan A. Yuen, SC, USN Scholarship
Trinity College
CAPT William D. McCarthy
Winchester, Mass.
Miss Skyler G. Means
LT Ronald L. White Memorial Scholarship
University of Idaho
CAPT Sara G. Draper
Boise, Idaho
Mr. Geronimo J. Mirano
Henry F. Trione Distinguished Alumni Scholarship
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
CDR Miguel D. Mirano
Silverdale, Wash.
Miss Rachel V. Moore
RDML Kurt L. Kunkle, SC, USN Memorial Scholarship
College-Pending
CDR Michael E. Moore
Chesapeake, Va.
The Oakleaf
Miss Kelsey M. Moran
CAPT Richard A. Harrison, SC, USNR (Ret.)
Memorial Scholarship
Tulane University
CDR Michael D. Moran
Gulf Breeze, Fla.
Mr. Kevin D. Moran
RADM David P. Keller, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
Florida State University
CDR Michael D. Moran
Gulf Breeze, Fla.
Mr. Mitchell H. Murdock
Singapore Chapter Scholarship
Yale University
CAPT Tracy E. Murdock
Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Mr. Joseph Z. Noble
CAPT Brian L. McDonnell, SC, USN (Ret.)
Distinguished Alumni Scholarship
Saint Vincent College
CAPT Joseph D. Noble
Burke, Va.
Miss Kjerstie N. Olson
Gilbert & Jacki Cisneros Foundation Scholarship
Brigham Young University
CAPT Cecil E. Olson
Los Altos, Calif.
Mrs. Melissa A. Palermo
Jon Katzenbach Distinguished Alumni Scholarship
Columbia Southern University
ENS John M. Palermo
Norfolk, Va.
Mr. Shane R. Pascoe
RADM Andrew A. Giordano, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
Stetson University
CAPT William H. Mayer
Gulf Breeze, Fla.
Miss Rachel M. Protacio
Hampton Roads Chapter Scholarship
Yale University
LCDR Patrick E. Protacio
Virginia Beach, Va.
Miss Nichole A. Shiels
Doris Miller Memorial Scholarship
College-Pending
LT James M. Shiels
Warrenton, Va.
Mr. Kevin M. Sipple
Old Philadelphia Area Retired Porkchops Scholarship
University of Iowa
CDR Richard M. Sipple
Bettendorf, Iowa
Miss Chantal M. Skubic
Mechanicsburg Chapter Scholarship
Virginia Tech
CAPT Michelle C. Skubic
Yorktown, Va.
July 2012/14
Miss Katherine A. Stiles
RDML Kurt L. Kunkel, SC, USN Memorial Scholarship
Rice University
CAPT Mark Stiles
Owings, Md.
Miss Kelly M. Stout
NIB/NISH Scholarship
Wright State University
LCDR Roger W. Stout
Cherry Hill, N.J.
Mr. Brian M. Taylor
CDR Lowell and Mary Reade, SC, USN (Ret.)
Memorial Scholarship
New Jersey Institute of Technology
LCDR Brian M. Taylor
Bloomfield, N.J.
Miss Alexis D. Tellis
RADM Don & Libby Hickman, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
College-Pending
LCDR Charles M. Tellis
Pensacola, Fla.
Miss Catherine M. Terry
San Diego Chapter Scholarship
College-Pending
CAPT William J. Terry
Spring Valley, Calif.
Miss Jessica-Marie A. Tisak
Gilbert C. Osnos, Distinguished Alumni Memorial Scholarship
Duquesne University
CAPT Francis X. Tisak
Arlington, Va.
Mrs. Eryn K. Tolley
Carol Ann Walker Memorial Scholarship
Old Dominion University
LSSN Ronald B. Tolley
Virginia Beach, Va.
Miss Elena C. Trueba
San Diego Chapter Scholarship
Biola University
LCDR John R. Kwolek
Coronado, Calif.
Miss Tierra M. Tucker
CAPT Leonard J. Sapera, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
Georgia State University
LT Edward Tucker
Chesapeake, Va.
Miss Rosemary F. Ward
Harvard World War II Mid-Off Group Scholarship
Ithaca College
CDR Frederick F. Ward
West Hartford, Conn.
Mrs. Chynna Warner
CDR Howard R. Berlin, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
Ashford University
LS2 Benjamin D. Warner
Naples, Italy
The Oakleaf
Mr. Anthony W. Whyde
Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship
The New School
LT William F. Whyde
New York, N.Y.
Miss Elizabeth E. Wicks
USS Supply AOE-6 Scholarship
University of Mississippi
LTJG Robert J. Eustice
Ocean Springs, Miss.
Miss Kristi M. Worley
CAPT Eugene Auerbach, SC, USN (Ret.) Scholarship
University of South Carolina
CDR Randy A. Worley
Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Mrs. Kimberly A. Young
San Diego Chapter Scholarship
Pikes Peak Community College
LCDR Jeffery S. Young
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Recurring Scholarships from 2011
Miss Katherine M. Arcement
College of William and Mary
CAPT Larry Arcement
Miss Samantha K. Bohn
Penn State University
CAPT Michael B. Bohn
Mr. Samuel J. Clark
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
LT Larry G. Sibly
Miss Julianne B. Leon
Elon University
LCDR John A. Leon
Mr. Noah M. Levine
University of Pennsylvania
CAPT Henry P. Levine
Miss Julie V. Logan
University of Virginia
LCDR Scott D. Logan
Mr. James R. Mathew
Cornell University
CDR Paul A. Mathew
Miss Rebecca K. Moberly
Wake Forest University
LT Robert L. Moberly
Miss Nicole E. Navasca
Virginia Tech University
LSCS Mario N. Navasca
July 2012/15
2012/15
July
2012 – 2013 Memorial Scholarships
The following Memorial Scholarships were
awarded to the children of Supply Corps officers who
died while on active duty.
Mr. Devin J. Gloster
Athens, GA
Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship
In Memory of LCDR Dexter Gloster
University of South Carolina
Mr. Joseph Acevedo
Annadale, VA
Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship
In Memory of CDR Joseph Acevedo
Virginia Tech University
Mr. Andrew Kirst
Stafford, VA
Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship
In Memory of CAPT Todd Kirst
University of Virginia
Mr. Vincent Dour
Bremerton, WA
Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship
In memory of CDR Paul Dour
University of Notre Dame
Miss Emily S. Taylor
Orange, CA
Navy Supply Corps Foundation Scholarship
In memory of LCDR Keith E. Taylor
University of Redlands
Miss Lauren A. Pruitt
University of Georgia
LCDR Larry J. Pruitt
Mr. Robert G. Ritchie
University of Pennsylvania
CAPT Robert J. Richie
Mr. Sean G. Sheppard
North Carolina State University
CDR Steven G. Sheppard
Miss Kaylee M. Soellner
Ohio University
LCDR Thomas H. Evans
Miss Madison E. Surdyke
University of Florida
CDR Terry M. Surdyke
Miss Bridget M. Williams
Florida State University
LCDR Rex V. Hoffman
Navy Supply Corps Foundation
PO Box 6228
Athens, GA 30604
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Upcoming Events
Board of Directors
and Presidents
Meeting
October 11-12
Renaissance Philadelphia
Airport Hotel
Philadelphia, PA
For more information,
contact CDR (Ret.) Jack
Evans at Foundation@
usnscf.com.
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If you would like to volunteer to help with Supply Corps Foundation
projects or make a donation to the Foundation please complete the coupon
below and return it to us at the address below. You can also donate online by
going to www.usnscf.com and select “Giving.” Select “Get Involved” to
volunteer.
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