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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

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE

SCHOOL

GRADUATION EXERCISES

10:30A.M. THURSDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER

1993

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) .

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.

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 ........................................................ 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 ............................................. ... .... ..... .......... ....... Provost

Presentation of Candidates .......................................... .. .. Department Chairmen

Announcement of Degrees .................................................... .. ................ Provost

Benediction* ............................................................... ... 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.

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)

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.

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)

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

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

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.

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.