A NEWSLETTER FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY FOUNDATION 2014 ISSUE 1

From The BridgeClass Giving: Class of 1973 Revitalizes Macedonian Monument I’ve had the honor of

managing the NavalAcademy Foundation’sclass gift program since2008, when I joined the Foundation staffafter retiring from theNavy and an additional10 years in the privatesector. But as a member

of the Class of 1972 and a former classpresident, my personal involvement in classgiving dates back a bit longer. I’ve seenfirsthand just how much of an impact thepowerful bonds between classmates can have,and how the uniting force of a sharedexperience can motivate alumni to make adifference in the lives of today’s midshipmen.

In our case, the motivation stemmed notfrom our experience as midshipmen, but froma situation that unfolded some 20 years later.The 1993 electrical engineering examcheating scandal stunned us, not only asAcademy graduates, but as parents, many of whose children were not much youngerthan the midshipmen accused of cheating. We began pointing a finger at ourselves as ageneration. The implication was that, as ageneration, we had not given these youngmen and women the upbringing we had had. We had been taught to win or die trying.Many of them had been taught to win at allcosts—even if that meant breaking the rules or cheating.

Many of us came to agree with then-Superintendent Admiral Charles Larson

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of the benches and refurbishment of theexisting plaques and cannon.The classcelebrated the conclusion of the almost-$300,000 project with a rededication of the monument on 25 April.

“When we were midshipmen, our Superintendent was Vice AdmiralJames Calvert of the Class of 1942, who had been a very famous submarinecommander. He was always telling us toremember the stories of Athens andSparta, which taught how important itwas to master both the war and peacesides,” said Lieutenant Commander KevinCallahan ’73, USN (Ret.), class president.“We tried to recognize that with our class gift, which ultimately supported the Center for Academic Excellence, theannual fund and the monument, which

honors the vessel thatcaptured a Britishwarship in the War of1812. We wanted to giveour classmates options.”

The MacedonianMonument restorationhad been on theSuperintendent’s list of priorities for severalyears, and, with its closeproximity to the Class of 1973’s bench onStribling Walk, offered aspecial appeal for classmembers. “We wantedto find a project thatneeded doing, and one

Those who haven’t been to the Yardin a while may be stunned to see

the transformation of the MacedonianMonument, the Stribling Walk figureheadof Alexander the Great that pays tribute tothe USS UNITED STATES, which capturedthe British frigate HMS MACEDONIAN in1812. Last restored in 1967, the monumenthad deteriorated after years of exposure tothe elements and by 2008 was deemed tobe not only in very poor condition, but apotential public safety hazard.

No more. Thanks to the Class of 1973’s

40th reunion project, the MacedonianMonument has been restored to itsformer glory, with a newly carvedmahogany figurehead, extensive repair of the concrete base, total replacement

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Left, prior to restoration, the Macedonian Monument had become cracked,stained and unstable. Right, the fully restored monument.

CAPT Rich Goldsby ’72,USN (Ret.)

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we thought we could get done—one thatfit within the amount of money wethought we could raise,” said Dirk Mosis,the Class of 1973’s fundraising chairman.

Once the class chose its project,Callahan, Mosis and other class leaders made a point of focusing onparticipation, and ultimately attractedcontributions from almost 40 percent of the class. “From the beginning, wepointed out that you could give anyamount you wanted,” said Callahan.

The Macedonian Monumentrestoration is a particularly vivid—andvisible—example of the impact classbonds can have on philanthropic supportof the Academy through the NavalAcademy Foundation. While classprojects have been an important part ofAcademy philanthropy for many years,the current program started in 2008 andhas raised more than $30.4 million in the years since. Class gift campaignsextend over the five years culminating in a class’s 20th, 30th, 40th and 50threunions as well as the two or three yearsprior to the 10th reunion. A year beforethe campaigns start, representatives of theclasses about to enter a campaign returnto Annapolis for a meeting where theyare given an overview of the Academy’scurrent strategic priorities and hear from

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the Academy personnel most closelyassociated with them, including the Centerfor Cyber Security Studies, InternationalPrograms, Athletic Excellence and so on.By the fall of that year, they choose theirprojects—which typically include one ortwo Academy priorities as well as supportfor the Naval Academy Annual Fund.

Class project initiatives can vary greatly.“Some classes feel very strongly

about recognition for their efforts,” saidCaptain Rich Goldsby ’72, USN (Ret.),Naval Academy Foundation associatedirector of legacy class gift programs.“Each of the battle arches at NavyMarine-Corps Memorial Stadiumcommemorates a class gift contribution of at least $250,000 toward the last set of major improvements to the stadium.The Class of 1992 established theMidshipman Action Group while theywere midshipmen—they’ve now raisedmoney twice to support it through theirclass giving projects. The younger classestend to be very drawn to InternationalPrograms, because you can accomplish a great deal with relatively little money.Everyone wants to leave a legacy of some sort.”

The Class of 1963 has certainly done so with its support of the Class of1963 Center for Academic Excellence.

Members of the Class of 1973 returned to the Yard for the rededication.

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of the Class of 1958’s belief that we needed torevamp the way leadership and ethics weretaught at the Academy. We could either expelall midshipmen who made mistakes, or wecould be proactive and offer them a new,more comprehensive and more intentionalapproach to leadership and ethics that wouldgive them the foundation they needed tobecome inspirational leaders themselves.

Ultimately, our class raised more than $1 million to establish the Class of 1972Distinguished Military Professorship inCharacter Education, now held by CaptainJames A. Campbell ’73, USN (Ret.). Inaddition to teaching several sections of “Ethicsand Moral Reasoning for the Naval Leader,”Captain Campbell plays a leading role inweaving ethics into the 1/C CapstoneSeminar program and Plebe Summercurriculum, serves the Honor RemediationProgram as a mentor, speaks at nationalconferences and workshops and collaborateswith colleagues at other service academies oncommon goals for character development.

We also made a significant contributionto the Navy-Marine Corps MemorialStadium renovations, recognized with theClass of 1972 Battle Arch. Other classessupport initiatives as wide ranging as videoprojects, international immersion experiencesfor midshipmen and the restoration—orconstruction—of some of the Academy’smost visible landmarks. All of theseendeavors, and the support of all of theparticipating classes, are critical to theAcademy’s ability to pursue its mission andrealize its vision. As a member of the NavalAcademy Foundation team, and moresignificantly as a fellow Academy graduate, I am deeply grateful for your support. n

Captain Rich Goldsby ’72, USN (Ret.) Associate Director of Class Legacy Gift ProgramsU.S. Naval Academy Foundation

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Planned Giving

A Lasting Legacy“We graduated in the midst of the buildupto Vietnam,” said Captain SpencerJohnson ’63, USN (Ret.), class president.“We lost 13 classmates within three orfour years. Some left very young children.As our 10th reunion approached, severalclassmates got together to begin thinkingabout what we should do as a class to giveback to the Academy. We didn’t want toadd a fountain or a stained glass window. We decided we wanted to memorializeour deceased classmates by providingassistance to their children, some of whomhad never met their fathers. So we beganraising money through the Class of 1963Foundation for college scholarships, firstfor the children of those who died inVietnam, and over time to any child of aclassmate who had passed away. Over theyears, we spent almost $830,000 to helpover 90 sons and daughters of deceasedclassmates obtain a college education.”

As the class aged, the need foreducational support for the children ofdeceased classmates waned. “We wantedto continue to provide support foreducation,” Johnson said. “As we lookedthrough the list of Naval Academy projectsto consider for our 50th anniversary gift,one really resonated.When we weremidshipmen, we lost about a third of ourclass to academic attrition. We wanted to help supply tutoring and academicassistance so today’s midshipmen wouldhave the additional resources at hand tonot only master the rigorous academicrequirements, but to excel as well.Themidshipmen are all very bright—somejust need additional assistance, especiallysince they are not all coming from thesame academic backgrounds or have thebroad skill sets the fast-paced curriculumrequires. Others want to build on theiralready-strong abilities to achieve their full academic potential.”

By their 45th reunion, the class had raised $1.4 million for the Class of1963 Center for Academic Excellence,which provides academic intervention

William M.Smedley,

professor emeritus ofchemistry, devoted 40years of his professionallife to the NavalAcademy. Even after his retirement in 1988, he remained a familiar face atAcademy events. A frequent and generous supporter of theAcademy’s fundraising endeavors, he was alongtime member of the President’s Circle and a lifetime associate member of the Alumni Association.

It’s perhaps not surprising, then, thatProfessor Smedley, who passed away inFebruary 2013, chose to ensure his support for the Academy would continue long after his lifetime by establishing a significanttestamentary bequest in his estate.

Planned giving is one of the mostpowerful ways someone can show theirsupport for the Naval Academy. Depending on how an estate plan is structured, a plannedgift can offer opportunities for charitable tax deductions, capital gains tax savings andincome retention—as well as a chance to fulfill philanthropic goals by making a largercontribution than one could through currentincome alone.

Although Professor Smedley retired morethan 25 years ago, he is remembered fondly by both fellow faculty members and alumni.

“He was a very lively guy,” said MarkElert, Ph.D., who joined the chemistry facultyin 1979. “I came to know him late in hiscareer, and he still had more energy than any two other people in the department. The Academy was definitely the center of his life. He was very involved with themidshipmen, both academically andathletically. He went to every football game,

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(plebe year), tutoring, group study,reading, writing and other supportprograms for all midshipmen.

“As our 50th reunion approached,early on we considered trying to aim for afurther legacy gift of $1.963 million—butsoon decided to really set a stretch goal of$6.3 million, figuring if we fell short, westill would have accomplished somethingextraordinary,” said Johnson. “At our 50threunion, we presented a check for $6.338million as our legacy gift to the NavalAcademy.We had 73 percent classparticipation in meeting our goal. We hada Color Company competition that pittedeach company against the others, and two achieved 100 percent participation.We established a “striper plaque” ondisplay in the Class of 1963 Center forAcademic Excellence to recognizesignificant contributors. This was our lastopportunity to do something as a group,and, whether you gave five dollars or $1 million, we were all in the same boat,pulling together, just as we did PlebeSummer in the cutters that we rowed up the Severn. The academic attrition rate is now three percent, helped greatly by the resources now available tomidshipmen in the Class of 1963 Center for Academic Excellence.”

According to Goldsby, the class givingprojects provide a unique opportunity to channel the powerful ties that existamong classmates into something thatmakes a tangible difference in the life ofthe Academy today.

“Everybody in a class shares the samecommon, difficult experience,” he said.“We worked hard, we sweated, we bled,we broke bread, no matter where wecame from. We don’t have schools, andbefore the 1970s we didn’t have majors.Your class is what you identify with. Andnone of us had to pay for college. Whenwe look back at what the Academy gaveus, it’s easy to say ‘isn’t it time to considergiving something back?’” n

Prof. William M. Smedley

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Corporate and Foundation Relations

Unique Partnerships ExpandRemote STEM Opportunities

Each year, the Naval Academywelcomes an ever growing group

of rising 8th-11th graders from acrossthe nation to its summer STEMprogram, a week-long series ofinnovative and hands-on experiences inscience, technology, engineering andmath led by Naval Academy facultyand midshipmen. The program isdesigned to introduce students to andspark their interest in fields the UnitedStates desperately needs more talentedyoung people to pursue, whether asmilitary officers or civilians.

The Annapolis-based STEMprogram is limited in its reach, and inrecent years the Academy has lookedfor ways to offer its STEM experienceto a larger group of young people,particularly those in communitiesunderrepresented at the Academy. The Academy hosts a number ofremote STEM experiences at sitesthroughout the country—experiencesthat have recently attracted a great deal of support from the NavalAcademy Foundation’s corporate and foundation partners.

“GM and the GM Foundation are committed to improving educationin America to ensure that the nextgeneration of STEM professionals havethe necessary skills and foundation tocompete globally,” said Ken Barrett,General Motors’ global chief diversityofficer. “Through partnerships, like thatwith the U.S. Naval Academy, we’realigning our resources to encouragestudents to seek out STEM careers, sowe continue to have a viable pool oftalent for GM and our nation.”

One hundred students from severalDetroit, MI, high schools partnering

with United Way for SoutheasternMichigan on “turnaround” initiativesparticipated in a remote STEM event at GM’s Warren Technical Center inWarren, MI, in November 2013. Thestudents completed STEM modules, led by Naval Academy midshipmen, onhydraulics, Bernoulli’s principle/fluiddynamics and energy and engines, aswell as additional demonstrations led by GM engineers. In addition, thestudents and midshipmen were able to tour GM facilities including a windtunnel, battery lab and structuraldevelopment lab.

“We know that a good education is the foundation for lifelongaccomplishment and that STEMprograms such as the Naval Academy’shelp introduce young people to the vast number of career choices available

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and he often tutored midshipmen as well. He was a beloved figure to the midshipmen. I was a brand-new professor, and he was just an enormous storehouse of practicalapplications and anecdotes I could apply in the classroom.

“The thing he is best remembered for is definitely his annual explosives lecture.Throughout the course of a day, all of themidshipmen, hundreds of them at a time,would attend one of a series of lectures where Professor Smedley would enter theauditorium, firing blanks. He’d deliver an in-depth presentation on explosives, a topicthat was of course relevant both for GeneralChemistry and for the Navy—and every few minutes, he’d blow something else up.Midshipmen who were here at the time stillremember it, but no one in the departmenthas been brave enough to carry it on.”

Individuals who include the NavalAcademy Foundation in their estate plans arerecognized for their commitment throughmembership in the Robert Means ThompsonSociety, named for one of the Academy’s firstphilanthropists. Thompson, a successfulbusinessman and member of the Class of1868, served on the Academy’s Board ofVisitors, played a leading role in the design of the Yard and its principal structures andcommissioned renowned artist EvelynBeatrice Longman to create the beautifulbronze doors still seen at the Chapel.

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Photo from the Perot Museum remote STEM event courtesy of Ft. Worth Independent SchoolDistrict JROTC.

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to them,” said Michael J. Brennan,president and CEO of United Way for Southeastern Michigan.

The remote STEM programcontinued in February 2014 atNewark, NJ’s Liberty Science Center,where 100 students gathered fromInfinity Institute in Jersey City andScience Park High School in Newarkfor a full day of hands-on activitiesfocused on Navy-relevant topics suchas ships, satellites, water masses, fluiddynamics, water density, materialproperties and more, as well as a glider competition.

“Our team was very inspired by the responses from the participatingstudents, in particular their perceptionsof the midshipmen as STEM rolemodels,” said Daniel Menelly, vicepresident of STEM education atLiberty Science Center. “Strategically,Liberty Science Center shares a greatmany important goals and priorities for STEM teaching and learning withthe Naval Academy, so we see thesuccess of STEM Day as one of manypromising opportunities to collaborateagain in the near future.”

The Liberty Science Center eventbenefited from the support of Newark-based corporate partner PSEG.

In March, the program traveled toDallas, TX, where 100 students fromthe Ft.Worth Independent SchoolDistrict’s Junior ROTC programenjoyed a day at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science.Their sessionsincluded activities focused on air and weather, wind and turbines andaerodynamics and flight, in addition to one called “Trash Island,” whichexamined the impact of marine debrison the diet of the Laysan Albatross.

This event attracted the support ofEnergy Future Holdings, a Dallas-basedenergy company whose president and

CEO, a Naval Academy graduate, spoketo the participating students.

“As both a veteran and anengineer, I was honored to speak tostudents as part of the U.S. NavalAcademy’s remote STEM day at thePerot Museum of Nature and Science,”said John Young ’78. “Our companyfirmly believes the military and STEMprograms develop the disciplinerequired to tackle difficult material, the analytical thinking needed to solvecomplex problems and the teamwork it takes to do great things.”

The museum, which opened inDecember 2012 and is named for RossPerot ’53 and his wife Margot in honorof a significant gift made by their fivechildren, welcomed the partnership.

“It is so important for youth tohave opportunities to connect withscience, technology, engineering andmath subjects and professionals so theycan see how exciting these fields ofstudy can be and that there are viableprograms for students to pursue,” saidLucy Hale, director of school programsfor the Perot Museum of Nature andScience. “I also think having the NavalAcademy midshipmen on hand was veryinspiring to the young ROTC students.”

Holman Boiler Works also providedsupport for the remote STEM event atthe Perot Museum.

The Naval Academy hopes tocontinue to schedule remote STEMevents at locations throughout thecountry with help from corporate andfoundation sponsors, who show theirsupport for the program by providingvenues and offsetting the costs ofstudent entry fees, transportation fromurban schools, boxed lunches, learningmodule supplies and Naval Academyfaculty and midshipmen travel expenses. n

President’s Circle

President’s Circle toLaunch PC Plus Events

President Circle donors now have a newway to strengthen their connections to

the Academy: PC Plus receptions. The Naval Academy Foundation expects

to host PC Plus receptions quarterly in cities throughout the country. By includingpresentations from representatives of a widevariety of Academy programs and initiatives,PC Plus receptions will offer President’s Circle donors an opportunity to hear the latest developments affecting the Brigade ofMidshipmen. They will also have a chance tofurther serve as advocates for President’s Circleand the Academy by inviting guests theybelieve would be interested in joining thePresident’s Circle to attend the PC Plusreception with them.

“We are always looking for new anddifferent ways to improve our programs andservices for our President’s Circle donors,” saidElizabeth Gross, Naval Academy Foundationassociate director for President’s Circle. “Thenew PC Plus reception series brings the news,events and achievements of the Academy toour donors in their own communities andcreates an opportunity for us to expand thedepth, breadth and influence of President’sCircle by reaching out to those who might beinterested in increasing their support to theNaval Academy.”

The Foundation expects to host PC Plusevents on the East Coast, West Coast, in theMidwest and in the Southeast in the coming year.

Other President’s Circle donorcourtesies—which are extended to donorswho contribute $2,500 or more in a calendaryear—include recognition in the annualDonor Report, updates from Foundationrepresentatives, invitations to exclusive eventsat the Academy and nationwide, a distinctivepin and the annual President’s Circle Weekend.Held each fall in conjunction with a Navyfootball game, President’s Circle Weekend also features a variety of special events and

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My name is Nicholas Vogt, and I amcurrently an Army 1LT(P)

stationed at the Walter Reed NationalMilitary Medical Center…”

With those words, a 2010 UnitedStates Military Academy graduatepaved the way for an internshipdesigned to help him re-establish hisindependence and professional pathafter losing both legs, above the knee, to an Improvised Explosive Devicewhile deployed to Afghanistan.

“By last summer, I’d been aninpatient for almost two years, and I knew it would be time for me to get out soon,” said Vogt, who majoredin Life Sciences at West Point anddeferred his medical school admissionto experience the mental and physicaldemands of an infantryman in combat.

In November 2011,Vogt wasinjured in an IED explosion thatclaimed the life of a specialist in hiscompany. In the days that followed,Vogt’s heart stopped five times and hereceived 500 units of blood. He has lost count of the number of surgerieshe has had.

“It was time for me to think aboutthe things I want to do with the rest ofmy life,” said Vogt. “I want to completemy five years of service, and I want toget a master’s degree. I needed to getused to being independent again, and I wanted to get back into anacademic setting.”

Vogt thought his academicbackground and his experiences in theArmy could bring value to one of theservice academies in a teaching assistantor similar role. He considered WestPoint, but soon realized that the terrainwould be difficult to navigate in his

wheelchair.He hadspent asemester atthe NavalAcademy in2008, andrealized itcould offerthe type ofexperiencehe waslooking for in amuch moremanageable setting. His email to Vice AcademicDean Boyd Waite traveled throughAcademy administrators and faculty, allof whom agreed that the arrangementcould be mutually beneficial. After areview process involving both theDepartment of Defense and Vogt’srehabilitation team,Vogt arrived inAnnapolis in early March as an intern in the Leadership Education andDevelopment division.

Vogt’s internship includesaccommodations at the Navy Lodgeand transportation between his housingand the Yard as well as betweenAnnapolis and Walter Reed, where hecontinues to receive therapies. Theseitems are funded by a contribution froma member of the Class of 1961 whohopes to expand the support to otherwounded service men and women overtime to serve as a tribute to the fallenmembers of his own class.

“I am really happy to play a part ingetting this program started. My class’sgift is fully funded, and I started to thinkabout where else my interests could be

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presentations planned just for President’s Circledonors. The 20th anniversary of President’sCircle will be celebrated 25-27 September, the weekend of the 27 September gameagainst Western Kentucky.

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President’s Circle

On the heels of the locker roomrenovations, large high-definition video

boards and south end zone recruiting andhospitality suites unveiled last fall, the 2014football season will offer a second wave ofimprovements to Navy-Marine CorpsMemorial Stadium: the addition of two club-level sections located in the East Tower oneither side of the existing upper-level suites.

The sections, which will be mirror imagesof each other, will offer 150-175 seats each.Guests in these sections will be treated topremium food and beverage offerings, comfortablefurnishings and flat-screen television monitorsin a climate-controlled lounge area.

Designed to enhance the gamedayexperience for particularly dedicated Navyfans and meet the anticipated need for

Artist’s rendering of club-level suite.

Lt. Nicholas Vogt, USA

Wounded WarriorWest Point Graduate Reclaims Independence with Help from Donor-Supported Naval Academy Internship

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NMCMS Phase IVRenovations Move Full Speed Ahead

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best served,” said the donor. “Given the changes in American life since I attended the Academy, I believe the questions of ethics and leadershipnow can and should play a much larger and necessary role in Academycurriculum.The Naval Academy playeda formative role in my life and I amvery thankful for the life I’ve beenfortunate to enjoy. As a country, I don’tbelieve we’ve done enough to supportour veterans’ re-entry into civilian life,particularly our severely woundedveterans. They deserve more support. At the same time, I think it’s importantfor midshipmen to better understandthe reality of military life and a shootingwar. Their exposure to people like Nick who have returned from combatcan play an important part in theirAcademy experience.”

Since starting his internship, Vogthas supported a number of classes, mostnotably “The Code of the Warrior,” anelective taught by Lieutenant ColonelJoe Thomas, USMC (Ret.), Class of1961 Chair and Distinguished Professorof Ethics.

“Let’s say we’re talking about themoral problems with autonomousweapons. Nick actually talked about the drones used in support of his unit,”said Thomas. “The midshipmen don’thave to wrestle with abstractions—they have a chance to understand thesetechnologies in action.”

Vogt’s age—he is only 26—offersother advantages in the classroom. “I’ma retired Marine. I’m just in a differentcategory,” said Thomas. “Even thefaculty members who are still inuniform can’t make the kind ofconnection with the midshipmen thatNick can.You can see a physicalreaction in them when he talks.”

He has also visited Brad Johnson’sAbnormal Psychology classes, offering

real-world perspectives on the issue of traumatic brain injury.

“Nick offers so much first-personnarrative value to the questions of how you adapt and cope,” said Johnson,a professor of psychology. “Themidshipmen rarely get to interact with the topics that way—so much of our discussion is theoretical.”

Vogt has also helped coordinatevisits to Walter Reed for several classes. For example, in the class of CommanderDavid Smith ’87, USN, students areexamining the sociology of marriageand families. Their visit to Walter Reedincluded interactions with patients’spouses and other caregivers to betterunderstand how combat affects servicemembers’ loved ones.

“This internship is beneficial forNick in terms of being able to show therest of the world that he has the capacityto do these things,” said Smith, PermanentMilitary Professor and chair of theLeadership, Ethics and Law Department,who oversees Vogt’s internship. “But youcan see the benefits for the Academy aswell. His participation makes what wedo in the classroom so much richer. It’s a powerful combination.”

From Vogt’s perspective, theinternship has already become avaluable part of his recovery process.

“When you are recovering from aninjury like this, you are thrown intosomething huge.You have to pick up amillion things and relearn the basics,” hesaid. “After a while, you need to shift yourfocus. It’s time to focus on my job, myrole here and what I want to do next.”

Vogt is weighing a variety ofoptions, but he and his colleagues at theAcademy have not ruled out continuinghis position through the next academicyear, when his service obligation ends.After that, he is considering applying forPh.D. programs to pursue a career inmedical research. n

premium amenities upon Navy football’s entryinto the American Athletic Conference, thenew club-level sections will offer anopportunity for additional revenue generationwhile strengthening our donor outreach and stewardship efforts.

“This new facility addition in the uppergold side will be the crown jewel for hostingour closest alumni, friends and fans in thestadium,” said Chet Gladchuk, director ofathletics. “The space will present a first-classhospitality venue with catered cuisine andspacious amenities that are certain to pleaseour guests.The programming will be uniqueto our game day experience and a club-leveltype atmosphere will present itself as ‘the placeto be.’ This vision has been incorporated intoPhase IV construction and will be ready forkickoff this fall. We are anxious to host those alumni and friends who are the mostsupportive of our midshipmen, the coachesand our mission.”

These new club-level seating areas, along with all of the other improvements tothe stadium in recent years, are the result ofextraordinary philanthropic support for theNaval Academy Athletic Association and theFund for Athletic Excellence. Projects like the ongoing Phase IV renovations to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium play a vital role in attracting first-rate student-athletesand coaches to the Academy, encouraging top-caliber competition and advancing theNaval Academy’s Physical Mission.

Interested fans should visit www.navysports.com for forthcoming information aboutclub level eligibility and pricing. For moreinformation on club-level seating at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium or ways to support athletic excellence at the NavalAcademy, please contact Steve O’Brien,associate athletic director for development, at steve.obrien@usna.com or 410-293-3767.

Navy Football opens its season against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday, 30 August.The team’s first home game is on Saturday, 20 September against Rutgers. n

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