2009 Distinguished Graduate Award Program

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Distinguished Graduate Award

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he 2009 Medal Ceremony marks the 11th year of honoring and celebrating the lives of alumni through the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Award program.

Each year, distinguished graduates are honored because of their demonstrated and unselfish commitment to a lifetime of service, their personal character and the significant contributions they have made to the Navy and Marine Corps or as leaders in industry or government. They are the living embodiment of the Academy’s mission to develop leaders to “assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.” We honor these five individuals for the principles they stand for—today and always.

The 2009 Distinguished Graduate Award selection committee was chaired by Admiral Charles S. Abbot ’66, USN (Ret.). Members of the committee included Colonel Arthur Athens ’78, USMCR (Ret.); Major General Charlie Bolden ’68, USMC (Ret.);Vice Admiral Daniel L. Cooper ’57, USN (Ret.);Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. ’70, USN (Ret.); Lieutenant General Jack Klimp ’68, USMC (Ret.); Major General Terry Murray ’68, USMC (Ret.);Vice Admiral John Redd ’66, USN (Ret.); and Mr. Roger Staubach ’65.

Thank you for your dedicated service in selecting the 2009 Distinguished Graduate Award recipients.

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PROGRAM 6 March 2009

MEDAL PRESENTATION 4:30 p.m.

INTRODUCTION OF DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES FOR 2009 INVOCATION THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WELCOME AND REMARKS Vice Admiral Jeffrey L. Fowler ’78, USN Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy

PRESENTATION OF DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE AWARD MEDALS Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost ’53, USN (Ret.) Chairman of the Board, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Midshipman Captain Julie Barca ’09 Brigade Commander

REMARKS Distinguished Graduate Recipients of 2009

NAVY BLUE & GOLD DEPARTURE OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY

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NOLAN

Mr. John E. Nolan ’ 50

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ohn Nolan graduated high school in Minnesota at the age of 16 before attending the Naval Academy. He served as a Marine rifle platoon leader and battalion intelligence officer in Korea and was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat “V” and Purple Heart.

He attended Georgetown Law School at night while assigned to the Marine Barracks, Washington Navy Yard. He enrolled full time after he left active duty and graduated at the top of his class. Following graduation, he served as a Law Clerk for Justice Clark, Supreme Court of the United States, and in 1956 he joined the distinguished Washington law firm of Steptoe and Johnson as an associate. In 1960, he became the Advance Chair of Senator John F. Kennedy’s Presidential campaign.

Following Kennedy’s campaign, Nolan took on various assignments for the White House and Democratic National Committee. With lawyer James Donovan, he played a leading role in the 1962-63 Cuban Prisoners Exchange that involved numerous meetings with Fidel Castro. He then served as the Administrative Assistant to Attorney General Robert Kennedy, representing him at meetings of

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the Special Group CI (Counter Insurgency), which included undersecretaries of defense and state and the heads of the CIA, USAID, USIA, among others.

Nolan has enjoyed a distinguished 52-year legal career with Steptoe and Johnson. He has served as the Chairman of the firm, and in 2003 the District of Columbia Bar cited him as a “Legend of the Law.” Nolan also served as a moderator of the Aspen Institute’s Executive Seminars, was a visiting fellow at Cambridge University in 1987 and 1992 and was the Founding Chair of the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights.

Mr. Nolan has supported the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation in serving as counsel and as a member of the Foundation Board of Directors. From 1998 to 2002, he served on the first and subsequent Distinguished Graduate Award committees.

He and his wife have also endowed the Nolan Scholarships providing two years of post-graduate study at Cambridge University.

John Nolan and his wife, Joan, live in Bethesda, MD.

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DEMARS

Admiral Bruce DeMars ’ 57, USN (Ret.)

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ruce DeMars arrived at the Naval Academy from Chicago.

After graduation he served on two surface ships before heading to Submarine School. He later taught there as well as at Nuclear Power School.

After service on four submarines, he commanded USS CAVALLA. He participated in submarine cold war special operations in all theaters. He served as Deputy Squadron Commander, Submarine Squadron 10, followed by three years as a senior member of the Atlantic Fleet Nuclear Power Examining Board. In 1977 he became Commander, Submarine Development Squadron 12, then Deputy Director of the Attack Submarine Division in OPNAV. Promoted to flag rank in 1981, he commanded Naval Forces Marianas and was the CINCPAC representative for the Trust Territories. Returning to OPNAV he served as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (ADCNO), then DCNO for Submarine Warfare with additional duties as SEAWOLF project officer. As the DCNO, he strengthened congressional support for submarine programs. In 1988 he was promoted to Admiral and spent eight years as Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.

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DeMars continued the Navy’s fine record for safety and efficiency while Director of the Nuclear Propulsion Program. After the SEAWOLF program was terminated, his leadership in the design and authorization for the VIRGINIA class secured the future of the submarine service.

Upon his retirement both houses of Congress honored Admiral DeMars with resolutions recognizing his distinguished service.

In his retirement, Admiral DeMars has continued to serve: as an advisor to industry and government; as a supporter on the Central Union Mission in Washington, DC; and by funding the book “Making Faces” designed to aid families with children born with cleft palates. He serves on a number of corporate boards. He served as the Chairman of the Naval Submarine League and currently is Chairman of the Naval Historical Foundation.

Admiral DeMars was chairman of the Class of 1957 Washington DC Chapter, a member of the Distinguished Graduate Award selection committee and co-chair of the Class of 1957’s legacy gift campaign. He is currently a member of the Stadium Committee, Buchanan Society and President’s Circle.

He resides in Alexandria,VA, with his wife, Margaret.

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TERWILLIGER Mr. J. Ronald Terwilliger ’ 63

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on Terwilliger is a business leader, philanthropist and strong supporter of the Naval Academy. A native of Arlington,VA, he spent one year at George Washington University before attending the Naval Academy where he excelled academically and athletically and became an honor graduate. He later earned an MBA as a Baker Scholar at Harvard, graduating with high distinction.

In 1986, Mr. Terwilliger became Chairman and CEO of Trammell Crow Residential, the largest developer of multi-family housing in the United States with 23 national offices. He not only addresses the housing affordability crisis faced by America’s working families, he has also funded projects to alleviate the issue as chairman of the Urban Land Institute. His vision and commitment to excellence have created a multi-billion dollar company with a presence in most major American housing markets that sits at the forefront of the nation’s multifamily housing industry.

Mr. Terwilliger received the Hearthstone Builder Humanity Award in 2006 and the National Housing Conference’s “Housing Person of the Year” last year for inspiring urban development that increases

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affordable workforce and low-income housing. The National Association of Home Builders inducted him into the National Housing Hall of Fame the same year for his reputation as being extremely ethical and fair-minded and for giving back to industry and country.

Mr. Terwilliger is a director of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation Board of Directors and is the subcommittee chair for the Board for Athletics. His generosity to the Foundation has included more than $5 million to the Foundation’s comprehensive campaign, including a $2.5 million commitment to renovate Bishop Stadium and Terwilliger Brothers Field. He is past-chairman of the Urban Land Institute where he continues to serve as a Trustee and as Chairman of the Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing. He is chairman emeritus of the Wharton Real Estate Center and chairman of the International Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity, to whom he has left a $100 million legacy gift to start a global six-year campaign to provide the means for low-income families to achieve housing with dignity.

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PRUEHER

Admiral Joseph W. Prueher ’ 64, USN (Ret.)

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dmiral Prueher excelled during his naval career, from flying combat missions in Vietnam to being Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC), before retiring from active duty after 35 years of service. He has more than 5,600 flight hours and 1,000 carrier landings on his resume and was qualified to operate 52 models of aircraft. His early command assignments included Attack Squadron 65 and Carrier Air Wings Seven and Eight. He was also the first commanding officer of the Naval Strike Warfare Center.

From 1989-1990, Admiral Prueher served as the 73rd Commandant of Midshipmen. He then commanded Carrier Battle Group ONE, followed by commanding the U.S. Mediterranean Sixth Fleet and NATO Striking Forces. He was appointed as Vice Chief of Naval Operations in the Pentagon in 1995. Subsequent to his tour as CINCPAC from 1996-99, he was named U.S. Ambassador to China in 1999, serving under Presidents William J. Clinton and George H.W. Bush.

A designated Naval Aviator, he has been awarded four Legion of Merits, the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Defense Meritorious Service Medals, three Meritorious Service Medals, eleven Air Medals

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with Valor device and Strike/Flight numerals, three Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals with Valor device, three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals with Valor device, amongst others. He has also been decorated by the governments of Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

Admiral Prueher is a consulting professor at Stanford University’s Institute of International Studies and Senior Advisor on the Preventive Defense Project at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is on the boards of Bank of America, Emerson Electric, New York Life, Fluor Corporation, Montgomery Bell Academy, amongst others, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Nature Conservancy. The Admiral is a Life Member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, donor to the President’s Circle and director of the Foundation. As former captain of the lightweight crew team, he actively supports Navy crew. He has also chaired the Memorial and Grounds Committee since 1996.

He resides in Virginia Beach,VA, with his wife, Suzanne. Their daughter, Brooks Barwell, lives with her family in Alexandria,VA, and their son, Joshua, lives with his wife in New York City.

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PACE

General Peter Pace ’ 67, USMC (Ret.)

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orn in Brooklyn and raised in Teaneck, NJ, General Pace was commissioned in June 1967 following graduation from the United States Naval Academy. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from George Washington University, attended the Harvard University Senior Executives in National and International Security program and graduated from the National War College.

During his distinguished career, General Pace has held command at virtually every level, beginning as a Rifle Platoon Leader in Vietnam. He served as Commanding Officer of the Marine Barracks in Washington, DC; Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Somalia; Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Somalia; Director of Operations for the Joint Staff; Commander, U.S., Marine Forces Atlantic/Europe/South; and Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command.

General Pace was sworn in as sixteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 30 September 2005 after serving four years as Vice Chairman. He served as the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and Homeland Security Council. He holds the distinction of being the first Marine to have served as either Chairman or Vice Chairman.

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He retired from active duty on 1 October 2007 after more than 40 years of service in the United States Marine Corps. In June 2008, General Pace was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor a President can bestow.

General Pace is currently serving on the Board of Directors of several corporate entities and the Secretary of Defense’s Defense Policy Board. He has been named a leader-in-residence and the Poling Chair of Business and Government for the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University for the 2008-2010 tenure. He is a long-standing member of the Board of Directors for the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation, a charity that provides scholarship bonds to children of Marines or Federal law enforcement personnel who were killed in service. He also heads up the advisory board to the Wall Street Warfighters Foundation, a nonprofit charity providing vocational assessment, training support and job placement services for disabled military veterans interested in careers in the financial services industry.

His wife, Lynne, is on the board for the Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing life-changing opportunities for severely wounded service personnel.

They reside in McLean,VA.

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Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients

PAST RECIPIENTS 1999-2008

Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, USN (Ret.)

Dr. John J. McMullen

Class of 1933—DGA 1999 (1912-2004)

Class of 1940—DGA 2000 (1918-2005)

Admiral James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.)

Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence, USN (Ret.)

Class of 1943—DGA 2000

Class of 1951—DGA 2000 (1930-2005)

Major General William A. Anders, USAFR (Ret.)

Mr. Roger T. Staubach

Class of 1955—DGA 2000

Class of 1965—DGA 2000

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Captain John W. Crawford Jr., USN (Ret.)

Admiral William J. Crowe Jr., USN (Ret.)

Class of 1942—DGA 2001

Class of 1947—DGA 2001 (1925-2007)

Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale, USN (Ret.)

Admiral James D. Watkins, USN (Ret.)

Class of 1947—DGA 2001 (1923-2005)

Class of 1949—DGA 2001

Captain James A. Lovell, USN (Ret.)

Vice Admiral Charles S. Minter Jr., USN (Ret.)

Class of 1952—DGA 2001

Class of 1937—DGA 2002 (1915-2008)

The Honorable James E. Carter Jr.

Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost, USN (Ret.)

Class of 1947—DGA 2002

Class of 1953—DGA 2002

Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC (Ret.)

Ambassador William H.G. FitzGerald

Class of 1962—DGA 2002 (1939-2008)

Class of 1931—DGA 2003 (1909-2006)

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Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey, USN (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Robert W. McNitt, USN (Ret.)

Class of 1935—DGA 2003 (1913-2007)

Class of 1938—DGA 2003

Vice Admiral William D. Houser, USN (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, USMC (Ret.)

Class of 1942—DGA 2003

Class of 1934—DGA 2004 (1913-2008)

Vice Admiral Gerald E. Miller, USN (Ret.)

Vice Admiral James F. Calvert, USN (Ret.)

Class of 1942—DGA 2004

Class of 1943—DGA 2004

Lieutenant General Charles G. Cooper, USMC (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Ronald F. Marryott, USN (Ret.)

Class of 1950—DGA 2004

Class of 1957—DGA 2004 (1934-2005)

Captain Slade D. Cutter, USN (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Robert H. Wertheim, USN (Ret.)

Class of 1935—DGA 2005 (1911-2005)

Class of 1946—DGA 2005

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Admiral Ronald J. Hays, USN (Ret.)

Mr. H. Ross Perot

Class of 1950—DGA 2005

Class of 1953—DGA 2005

Captain Thomas J. Hudner, USN (Ret.)

Admiral Kinnaird R. McKee, USN (Ret.)

Class of 1947—DGA 2006

Class of 1951—DGA 2006

General Robert T. Herres, USAF (Ret.)

Admiral Charles R. Larson, USN (Ret.)

Class of 1954—DGA 2006 (1932-2008)

Class of 1958—DGA 2006

Rear Admiral Maurice H. Rindskopf, USN (Ret.)

Admiral Thomas B. Hayward, USN (Ret.)

Class of 1938—DGA 2007

Class of 1948—DGA 2007

Mr. Ralph W. Hooper

Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr., USN (Ret.)

Class of 1951—DGA 2007

Class of 1962—DGA 2007

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Mr. James W. Kinnear III

Admiral Frank B. Kelso II, USN (Ret.)

Class of 1950—DGA 2008

Class of 1956—DGA 2008

Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Montoya, CEC, USN (Ret.)

Lieutenant General William M. Keys, USMC (Ret.)

Class of 1958—DGA 2008

Class of 1960—DGA 2008

Admiral Henry G. Chiles Jr., USN (Ret.) Class of 1960—DGA 2008

For more information on the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association’s Distinguished Graduate Award program and recipients, visit www.usna.com.

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MISSION USNA Alumni Association

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o serve and support the United States, the Naval Service, the Naval Academy and its Alumni; By furthering the highest standards at the Naval Academy; By seeking out, informing, encouraging and assisting outstanding, qualified young men and women to pursue careers as officers in the Navy and Marine Corps through the Naval Academy; and, By initiating and sponsoring activities which will perpetuate the history, traditions, memories and growth of the Naval Academy and bind Alumni together in support of the highest ideals of command, citizenship and government.

Serving the Alma Mater and its Alumni since 1886

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NAVY BLUE & GOLD Now colleges from sea to sea, may sing of colors true, But who has better right than we, to hoist a symbol hue?

For Sailors brave in battle fair, since fighting days of old Have proved the Sailor’s right to wear, the Navy Blue and Gold.