of ’72 and ’77 -- it’s a seniority system. Dates are announced at http://www.usafa.org/Connect/ Reunions. Some folks have asked about our class ring warranty, resizing, etc. so here is the info that will help—I got mine resized a couple of years ago and they did a real nice job: you can repair, replace or resize your ring before the reunion. Herff Jones (HJ) Ring (Repair/Replace/Warranty): Ryan Tanner, 1-800-4513304 Ext 401238, email: rptanner@herffjones.com; or Gail Giliard, Phone: 1-800-451-3304 Ext 401201, email: gegiliard@ herffjones.com. Members HJ warranty information: 48% For the lifetime of your ring, HJ fully warrants both the ring and simulated gemstone to be free from defects in workmanship and/or material. If your college ring cannot be repaired or replaced under these terms, a Sabre Society refund will be allowed. In addiDonors tion, the following services will 17 be performed at NO CHARGE: resize ring, replace broken or defective simulated stones, restore original finish of ring, and/or change curriculum degree or date of graduation. To make a claim under this warranty, contact your local HJ sales professional or submit a completed HJ Ring Warranty Form along with your ring to: Herff Jones, Inc. Warranty Services Dept., Herff Jones Center, 150 Herff Jones Way, Warwick, RI 02888. Email: collegeringwarranty@herffjones. com.Toll-free: 1-800-451-3304. Dave Hollenbach provided several updates in the last several months: “I attended this quarter’s CAS meeting last week. Here are some general notes: -- Brig Gen Armacost (Dean) briefed lots of changes in the academic dept. M&T days possibly being eliminated in favor of a standard weekly schedule, core course load shedding 2-3 courses, longer contact times for some courses (e.g., discussion and lab courses), instructors will have more input into MPA, stronger ties to industry in research and patents, Cyberworx center being designed and organized as a cyber center of excellence -- There is an important election coming up. AOG encourages everyone to take note and participate -- Our bylaws require a quorum of 25% of the membership (approximately 7,049 members) for bylaw changes to be enacted. -- The AOG Board of Directors proposes three bylaw changes: 1) Simplifying our vision statement, 2) Allowing the Class Advisory Senate president to vote, and 3) Allowing a single president and CEO to lead the separate boards of the AOG and the USAFA Endowment (A Bright New Future). -- The AOG Board of Directors strongly encourages each member to vote IN FAVOR of the proposed bylaw changes. Find more info at these links:
Election Rules/Policies/Procedures Single CEO Agreement Single CEO Agreement (with rationale) Frequently Asked Questions Proposed Changes to Bylaws The Current Bylaws -- Our website has an Election page providing links to the bylaw and candidate information. We encourage all voters to view this site to learn about the candidates and their positions. Rick Broome is the USAFA class painter and some folks might like to get a class print commemorating our 30-year reunion. They can be ordered here: http://rickbroomeonlinestore.com/ unstairfoaco1.html. -- I also attended the Class Aadvisory Senate meeting. Check out the link at http://www.usafa. org/AOG/ClassAdvisorySenate for updates on the big Falcon Stadium modernization planned or in work, preliminary discussions on the AOG and Endowment merger, a plan for the planetarium, and other fundraising activities. -- I ran into Rhett Butler last week. Rhett is the regional manager for Exoanalytic Solutions and runs the company’s operations in Colorado Springs. His wife teaches at a local Christian school. Sadly Murray “Murf” Clark left his job in Pueblo, CO at the Intermediate Flight Training facility to return to Kansas to one of his previous homes -- Murf took a too-good-to-pass-up position at an airline. Our families were hoping to get to spend more time together. David Bachler has reason to celebrate after his first year at United Airlines -- the big shindig is this weekend. Other invitees include John Abbatiello, who just started a new job at USAFA in the Center for Leadership and Character Development, and Mark Wilbanks, the party MC. Happy to report Terence Andre is doing great after a multi-year battle with cancer. He’s lookin’ good and back on the road consulting and supporting Tier1 Performance, a learning management system and consulting company. Jeff Rhodes is back at USAFA working in the Communications Squadron as a government program manager and looking to improve USAFA computer systems. Another sad loss to report is classmate Scott Maser who lost his four-month battle with leukemia. A great outpouring of support at the chapel for Scott’s family. Spotted at the chapel was a good looking Cadet Sharpy, a spitting image of his dad (Maj. Gen. Tom Sharpy) and showed up to fly the ‘87 colors and so honored the Maser family. Ran into Miles Dahlby at church where he volunteers. Miles is looking well and healthy and no longer in need of his walking cane, having kicked what ailed him! Spoke briefly with Doug “Woody” Woodbury. Woody is flying for Frontier Airlines. Roe Jones is still flying for FedEx and raising his great family in the Seattle area. Mike “Clem” Patterson and his family run a thriving country vet practice in the Laurens, SC area. Fortunately Hurricane Matthew missed Laurens on its path up the coastline. Spotted at the 2016 AOG Scotch Tasting event, Chris Forseth is a VP at Harris Corporation, running space operations business units in Los Angeles and Colorado Springs. All for now, Dave.” Thanks Dave, great update!
Steve Miller provided the following: “John and Carolyn, I wanted to share with you a photo from last week in Washington, DC with three USAFA ’87 grads. Mark “Schtick” Delong, Bruce LaCharite, and I attended the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Security Cooperation Industry Group (SCIG) in mid-December 2016. This is a quarterly meeting between State Department, Commerce, DOD, and U.S. Defense Industry reps to address overall U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) issues.
Steve Miller, Mark DeLong and Bruce LaCharite “Here is an update on all three ’87 grads: Mark ‘Schtick’ DeLong is now a DOD civilian at the Pentagon and serves as the chief of Weapons, Technology Transfer Division, Secretary of the Air Force/ International Affairs (SAF/IA). Schtick also served in SAF/IA when he was active duty as well. Bruce LaCharite is director, International Business Development & Government Affairs, at FlightSafety International, and lives in Orlando, FL. While he was active duty, Bruce had worked U.S. FMS for DSCA. I am currently living in Atlanta, GA. I am the Strategic Program Development lead, Electronics, Optics, and Systems Directorate (EOSD), at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). We are all looking forward to the 30th reunion in fall 2017.” –John & Carolyn Sammartino, 3107 Woods Cove Lane, Woodbridge, VA 22192; Home (703) 4925492; Cell: (703) 220-1372; jsammar@verizon.net
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Happy New Year ’88! As some rejoice and some fret about the inauguration, let’s focus on a definite positive… our class! Tom Corcoran wrote… “We had a Tiger 10 get-together to watch UNLV vs USAFA basketball in Las Vegas. It was a great game even with our Falcons losing in double overtime.” Here’s our status: Carl (SWA/USAFR Ret) and Tia Butts live in Napa and their daughter Alexa is a sophomore at Purdue. Cleve (United Airlines) and Amy Turk are in Las Vegas with their soccerplaying high school boys. Bill (intellectual property attorney) and Laura Revelos are in Moraga, CA, with their 13- and 10-year-old boys. Paul (United Airlines/USAFR, Ret) and Kim Young live south of Denver with their three teenage daughters. Tom Corcoran (United Airlines/USAFR, Ret) lives in Davis, CA, with his wife, Amanda, and two sons in and finishing college.
Checkpoints · March 2017