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| 2023 Distinguished Graduate Awardees Announced |
 We are pleased to announce the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association’s 2023 Distinguished Graduate Award recipients: Major General Leo V. Williams III ’70, USMCR (Ret.); Ronald L. Nicol ’75; Admiral James G. Stavridis ’76, USN (Ret.); Rear Admiral Julius S. Caesar ’77, USNR (Ret.); and Admiral Cecil D. Haney ’78, USN (Ret.). These recipients will be honored at the 25th Annual Distinguished Graduate Award ceremony in Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy on 24 March 2023. Congratulations to our 2023 honorees. |
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| Welcome Aboard Coach Newberry |
 Coach Brian Newberry was named head football coach this week, after a highly successful tenure as defensive coordinator. Linebackers coach P.J. Volker will take over as defensive coordinator. Join us in Ireland to see Coach Newberry’s first game as head coach against Notre Dame. Travel packages are available at Navy2Ireland.com. |
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| The USNA Alumni Association & Foundation’s Cedar Tree Gets Final Shine |
 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. At least that is the case outside Ogle Hall, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation’s headquarters on College Avenue. The 70-foot deodora cedar tree that adorns the front lawn of the house was lit on 29 November in front of invited guests and local residents. The tree lighting has been an ongoing tradition for more than 60 years! In fact, during the 1960s, someone had to climb the tree and place the strings of lights around it. Nowadays, we are fortunate to have a company with a cherry picker place the 1,300-feet of blue and gold lights around the giant cedar. The process takes about 13 hours (including light prep). The USNA AA&F tree lighting has been a community favorite and one everyone looks forward to every year to kick off the season. |
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| Week of Gratitude |
 This January, we will celebrate our fourth annual Week of Gratitude as an Enterprise to recognize the many of you who give so generously to support the Naval Academy and our alumni community. Your gifts make our work possible and richly rewarding—we appreciate you! Be on the lookout for messages of gratitude and appreciation throughout the week of 9-13 January, including another commemorative interactive mosaic at usna.com! Go to www.usna.com/gratitude to check out last year’s commemorative mosaic of Bancroft Hall and return to the same page on 9-13 January to be a part of the new mosaic to come! We look forward to sharing our gratitude and memories with you in January! |
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| USNA Names Inaugural Michael E. Paul Distinguished Visiting Professor for International Studies |
 Dr. Qamar-ul Huda has been named the U.S. Naval Academy’s first Michael E. Paul Distinguished Visiting Professor for International Studies in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. He will begin his tenure at the Academy in the spring semester in support of the new Foreign Area Studies major. The position was established last year with a significant philanthropic investment from Captain Stephen D. Chubb ’65, USNR (Ret.). Dr. Huda comes to the Academy after serving as vice president and founding director of the program on Conflict, Stabilization and Development at the Center for Global Policy (CGP). Dr. Huda is fluent in Arabic and Urdu and has expertise in the culture and history of the Middle East. |
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| SACC Heads to Jacksonville, FL |
 The job market is still hot! More employers made job offers at SACC events in 2022 than ever before. Companies such as JP Morgan Chase, NextEra Energy, PwC, and Independence Hydrogen made on the spot offers this year, a first for many of them. If it is time to make a career change, start by attending SACC. If your organization is searching for high-caliber talent, SACC candidates can’t be matched. Our first event will be held in Jacksonville, FL, on 23-24 February. Registration is open for both employers and candidates. Visit our website for more details or contact us at sacc@usna.com. |
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| Be Part of History—Become an Alumni Center Plankowner |
 DON’T MISS OUT! There’s still time to become a President’s Circle donor, support your class and receive named recognition at the new Alumni Center! Become a plankowner by making a commitment to the Alumni Center by 31 December and you will be recognized permanently in the Plankowner Passageway. Visit our website for more information or call 410-295-4115 to make your commitment over the phone; it only takes $2,500 a year for five years ($12,500 total) or $1,000 a year ($5,000 total) for graduates of the last five years to receive permanent recognition! Pledge payments can begin in 2023. Contact dan.quattrini@usna.com with questions. |
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| Communicate and Engage Through myUSNA |
 Join myUSNA to engage with fellow alumni and receive updated information about the U.S. Naval Academy and the alumni community. This platform is a one-stop shop for connecting with chapters, shared interest groups, parent clubs, and the Alumni Association and Foundation. This site
allows you to search and connect with anyone in myUSNA under People, which is one of the tabs to choose from. You can also search for subscribers in your service, profession, skills, by name, or by location. Visit myUSNA.com | Activate your account to activate your account, start engaging and even become a myUSNA plankowner. Find instructions here to get started with account activation. Contact sofi.loomis@usna.com with questions or for more information. |
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| Thank You for Traveling With Us in 2022 |
 With another successful year behind us, we would like to take a moment to thank all the amazing alumni and their families and guests who traveled around the world with USNA Alumni Travel. Bookings are already strong in 2023 with Navy/Notre Dame selling at a rapid pace. We hope to see you soon on another exciting adventure! In the meantime, please enjoy some of the photos from this past year. |
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| Make Your Year-End Gift Count! |
 Want to support the Naval Academy before 2022 ends? Be sure to meet these deadlines:
• Cash gifts must be postmarked by 31 December.
• Gifts received via credit card must be made on or before 31 December. Gifts can be made at usna.com/give or by contacting our office, 410-295-4115, prior to 31 December to process your gift.
• Gifts of publicly traded appreciated stock should be initiated by mid-December.
• Gifts of mutual fund shares should be initiated in early December.
• IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD) should be initiated in early December.
If you write a check directly from your IRA, your gift must clear the bank by 31 December to count as a 2022 gift. Be sure to send IRA checks early. If you have any questions, email Liz Root or call 410-295-4126.
Thank you for your gifts in 2022. |
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