Emeritus Trustees: Fall 2020 Bob McElroy ’49 Norm Bednarek ’59 Skip Dittmann ’67 Dick Young ’69 Spring 2021 Taylor Keith ’59 Sted Garber ’65 Randy Bogle ’68
James Hogg ’56 Joseph Prueher ’64 John Padgett ’69 Skid Heyworth ’70
Lyman Perry ’60 Dennis Haley ’67
During our virtual Fall A&SP meeting the Awards Committee selected Men’s Gymnastics Coach Kip Simons as the Coach of the Year for Fall 2020 for his outstanding performance in leading his team. This recognition included
a monetary award and a trophy. Congratulations to this great coach! Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 there were no Coaches Awards for Spring 2020. We have traveled a difficult road with all that has occurred in the last 19 months but as evidenced by the record-setting year and the amazing campaign result the Navy spirit is alive and well. The road may be long, and that means there are opportunities to get better and continue our proud legacy of athletic excellence and developing young men and women of character. GO NAVY, BEAT Army!
Rear Admiral Thomas C. Lynch ’64, USN (Ret.) Chairman
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR “We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles,” said Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I see that as a reminder that life and relationships come with many trials and tribulations, but those experiences are exactly what makes CAPT DON HUGHES ’88, USN (RET.) us who we are. It’s amazing to think how fast 2020 went from a typical year to complete and utter confusion with almost every aspect of our lives. The new normal had us going in different directions and getting used to being uncomfortable. In typical fashion, throughout 2020 and into 2021, we adjusted the way(s) we did business and continue to deal with COVID. We adapted to this evolving threat and learned that we could communicate effectively through the combination of video teleconferencing, phone calls and emails. I don’t believe anyone would say this means of communicating is better than face-to-face and having the social interaction but, under the circumstances, our ship continues to sail in the right direction. Our Athletic and Scholarship Programs had an outstanding year by any measure. As Admiral Lynch mentioned, we had a record year and we closed our very 4
successful Called to Serve, Daring to Lead Campaign with significant contributions from our A&SP Trustees and many others. Our team of Trustees, the A&SP staff, the USNA Alumni Association and Foundation, the USNA Admissions staff, the Naval Academy Athletic Association, our partner prep schools, our Foundation scholarship students and their families displayed dedication, professionalism and energy every step of the way. Collectively, we will continue to weather the storm and demonstrate what resiliency truly is. To say I am proud and grateful to stand alongside such a strong group of people would be an understatement. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM I had the great fortune to work with an amazing group of young men and women, as well as their parents, as we all navigated schedules with remote, in-person and hybrid learning options. Each of our Foundation-sponsored prep school students made the best of a unique situation and worked extremely hard to gain their appointments to the Naval Academy with the Class of 2025. There were 46 that started and 42 (33 men and 11 women) earned their appointments for an outstanding 91 percent matriculation rate. Four of our students did not matriculate for various reasons including academics, medical and PRT issues. One of our students was injured after receiving her appointment. I’m happy to report she
