Graduation Ceremony - US Naval War College

u.s. NAVAL WAR COLLEGE--- Es~ 1884 ---NBWPORT, RHODB ISLANDGraduation Ceremony30 October 2009

HISTORY OF THE U.S. NAVAL WAR COLLEGEFounded in Newport, Rhode Island, on October 6, 1884, the Naval WarCollege is the oldest war college in the nation, and the first military serviceinstitution in the world to be designated a war college. CommodoreStephen B. Luce was the first president and organized the War College as"a place of original research on all questions relating to war and thestatesmanship connected with war, or the prevention of war." Thesefoundations were built upon by Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, secondpresident of the College, who had originally been selected by Luce toinitiate the course in Naval History. Of all the men who were to influencethe institution in its early years, none was to have a more profound impact.Mahan's views deeply affected such leaders as Henry Cabot Lodge andTheodore Roosevelt and through them and others helped shape theUnited States' destiny at the turn of the century. Mahan's writings,published as The Influence of Seapower Upon History, 1660-1783, gainedhim worldwide acclaim and established the Naval War College as aninternationally respected institution.Functioning continuously since 1884, except for brief periods duringthe Spanish-American War and World War I, the War College numbersamong its graduates such distinguished naval officers as Admirals Sims,Spruance, King, Nimitz, and Halsey, in addition to many others who todayare holding prominent military positions.The work begun more than one hundred years ago by Luce and Mahancontinues today. As graduates well know, the curriculum is both demandingand rewarding. For the military professional, the unique education providedby the Naval War College is unrivaled. In recognition of the academicrigor and educational excellence of its program, the Naval WarCollege was accredited in 1991 by the New England Association of Schoolsand Colleges to award a Master of Arts Degree in National Security andStrategic Studies.

THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION AND REGALIAFor centuries, institutions of higher learning have dignified theirceremonies with an academic procession, a custom descending from theclerical procession. The procession is led by a marshal, followed by thestudent body and the academicians or faculty, attired in the robes prescribedfor their respective degrees. Distinguished visitors and delegates follow thefaculty, and last in the procession comes the president of the institution.Each member of an academic procession ordinarily wears a cap, gown,and hood. In the procession today military faculty will not wear academicgowns. The earliest illustration of gowns worn at Oxford Universitysomewhat resembles cassocks worn by English teachers who found good usefor the hood, or cowl, as protection against the weather. A uniformAmerican system of academic heraldry displays the level of degree, the fieldof study in which it was earned, and the institution by which it was grantedIt is the hood which provides academic regalia its color and offers the mostinformation about its wearer. The silk lining of the hood bears the color, orcolors, of the degree-granting college or university; its velvet facing reveals thecolor assigned to each area of study. The Bachelor's gown is relatively simple,falling in straight lines from an elaborate yoke and having pointed sleeves. TheMaster's gown is slightly more elaborate and fastens about the wrist TheDoctor's gown is marked by velvet panels down the front and around theneck, as well as by three bars of the same material on the well-shaped sleeves.It is cut more fully and may be ornamented The hood worn is three feet inlength for Bachelors, three and one-half feet for Masters, and four feet forDoctorates, with velvet trimming of two, three, and five inches in widthrespectively.The edging, or facing, velvet of academic hoods indicates the area of study.The principal scholarly fields seen in the procession today include:PhilosophyArts, Letters, HumanitiesBusiness AdministrationEconomicsEngineeringLawInternational Affairs/Public AdministrationDark BlueWhiteLight BrownCopperOrangePurplePeacock BlueThe American mortarboard, derived from the soft Oxford cap, is black.Its tassel, for holders of the bachelor's and master's degree, is usually black,while gold tassels are worn by holders of doctoral degrees and heads ofinstitutions. The tassel is worn on the right side of the cap byundergraduates, on the left by holders of bachelor's and higher degrees.

PROGRAMMaster of CeremoniesCaptain Sharon B. Campbell, u.S. NavyDean of StudentsProcession of StudentsArrival of Official PartyNational Anthem*Sung by Mrs. Julie ZecherInvocation*IntroductionGraduation AddressWilliam J. HartigProfessor, Joint Military OperationsPresentation of DiplomasCharge to GraduatesAmbassador Mary Ann Peters (ret.)Provost, U.S. Naval War CollegeBenediction**Guests please stand

Ambassador Mary Ann Peters (ret.)Provost, U.S. Naval War CollegeAmbassador Peters became the fourth Provostof the Naval War College on 18 September 2008.Previously, she hdd the position of Dean of Academicsof the College of International and SecurityStudies at the George C. Marshall EuropeanCenter for Security Studies in Garmisch­Partenkirchen, Germany. Prior to becoming theDean of the College, Ambassador Peters served asAssociate Director for International Liaison at theMarshall Center.Before joining the Marshall Center in 2003, Ambassador Peters spent morethan 30 years as a career diplomat with the U.S. Department of State. From 2000to 2003 Ambassador Peters served as the U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, leadingthe Mission's efforts in support of the war on terrorism and other key U.S. foreignpolicy goals. She received a Presidential Meritorious Service Award in 2003 for herwork in Bangladesh. Prior to her posting in Dhaka, Ambassador Peters was theDeputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Ottawa, Canada, responsiblefor the management of the Embassy and supervision of the six U.S.Consulates General in Canada.From 1995 to 1997, Ambassador Peters served in the White House as Directorfor European and Canadian Affairs at the National Security Council. Amongother portfolios in this position, Ambassador Peters worked on the diplomaticand security aspects of the search for peace in Northern Irdand. From 1993 to1994, Ambassador Peters served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State with oversightresponsibility for U.S. rdations with 19 Western European countries andCanada. In this capacity she acted as the U.S. Chair· of the U.S.-Canada militarycoordination body, the Permanent Joint Board on Defense.A senior diplomat, fluent in six foreign languages, Ambassador Peters has alsoserved in Sofia, Bulgaria, as Deputy Chief of Mission; in Moscow as EconomicCounselor; and in Mandalay, Burma, as Principal Officer. Prior to her assignmentin Moscow, she studied Russian at the U.S. Army Russian Institute in Garmisch,Germany. From 1988 to 1990, Ambassador Peters was the Deputy Director of theOffice of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh Affairs in the U.S. State Department.She began her career as a Vice-Consul in Frankfurt in 1975.Ambassador Peters holds a Bachdor of Arts degree from Santa Clara Universityand a Masters in International Studies from the School of Advanced InternationalStudies at The Johns Hopkins University. Her formal education alsoincluded course work in Paris, France, and Bologna, Italy.

William J. HartigProfessor, Joint Military OperationsProfessor Bill Hartig initially reported to theJoint Military Operations Department as an activeduty Marine infantry officer in July 2004, followinga tour as Assistant Chief of Staff, for the I MarineExpeditionary Force. He served in all threeMarine Expeditionary Forces and commanded ateach grade. He retired as a Marine Colonel on1 October 2007 after 30 years of service and joinedthe faculty as Professor and as the lMO JPMEPhase 2 Coordinator."Colond Hartig is erudite, but pretends not to be. He bridges the military and educationmindsets better than most other faculty. His perspectives on the issuesfacing the military, and the world at large, from history, through the present age,and into the future are unique. Any ofus would be fortunate to gain a breadth anddepth of experience comparable to his from our military careers."- From the October graduates of the College of Naval Command and Staff

CQIJ.EGE OF NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFFLieutenant Commander Donn Allen, Jr., U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Todd A. Anderson, U.S. NavyLieutenant Onege Bateagborsangaya, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Erik M. Bickle, U.S. NavyLieutenant Nicolas T. Bogaard, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Todd M. Boland, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Amanda M. Bomgen, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Gregory C. Cathcart, U.S. NavyMajor John H. Cathell, U.S. ArmyLieutenant Commander Jeffery E. Chism, U.s. NavyLieutenant Commander Wesley W. Cooper, U.s. NavyLieutenant Commander Brian T. Coxson, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Larry D. Delong, Jr., U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander John W. DePree, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander John R. Drotar, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Jennifer 1. Eaton, U.S. NavyLieutenant Joel P. Ely, U.S. NavyLieutenant Comman4er Christopher S. England, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander William D. Fraser, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Carlos F. Gonzalez, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Justin P. Griffin, U.S. NavyMajor Jared J. Hansbrough, U.s. Marine CorpsLieutenant Commander Daniel J. Hogan, U.s. NavyLieutenant Commander Mark C. Jones, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Chad J. Kennedy, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Stephen M. Kosloski, Jr., U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Eric H. Lull, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Jerry F. Lynch, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander James E. Mahoney, Jr., U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Michael 1. McGlynn, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Charles G. Mckinney II, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Charles A. McLenithan, U.s. NavyMajor Jeff A. McNeil, U.S. ArmyLieutenant Adriana Militello, U.S. NavyMajor Marta J. Moellendick, U.S. Marine CorpsLieutenant Commander Robert A. Moore, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Nina M. Nicasio, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Jason T. Nichols, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander David A. Orlosky, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Christopher D. Peppel, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander James M. Pickens, U.s. NavyLieutenant Commander Stephen C. Plew, U.S. Navy

Lieutenant Commander Seott L. Propst, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Elizabeth A. Regoli, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Cameron W. Rogers, U.S. NavyMajor Andrew O. Saslav, U.S. ArmyLieutenant Commander Kevin R Shilling, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander J. W. Smith, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Jason T. Stepp, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Ignacio R Valadez, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Thomas M. Van Seoten, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Colin P. Warfield, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Floyd M. Williams, Jr., U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Timothy A. Wilson, U.S. NavyLieutenant Commander Dennis M. Zogg, U.S. Navy

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