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Published by Dolphin Scholarship Foundation

Published by Dolphin Scholarship Foundation

Dolphin Scholarship Foundation

4966 Euclid Road, Suite 109, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Voice: (757) 671-3200 ● Fax: (757) 671-3330 ● Email: [email protected] ● www.dolphinscholarship.org

2013 Dolphin Scholars Selected

ongratulations to our new Dolphin Scholars! See the list of 2013 Scholars and sponsors on pages 4 and 5. Our 30 new scholars were from a pool of over 250 appli-cants. Selection was based on academic pro-ficiency and commit-ment to excellence in the greater community, including volunteer, job and extracurricular work. This year marked our first use of a fully online common applica-tion for the Dolphin

Scholarship, Laura W. Bush Scholarship, Bow-fin, Nautilus, and US SUBVETS scholarships. The online application makes it easier to stu-dents to apply. This year’s selection board was composed of both civilian and mili-tary members of the submarine community and now selection board members were able to evaluate candidates online. These included Mrs. Amy Converse, Dr. Jane

Duffey, Dr. Dean Dunn, a Dol-phin Scholar alum, Mrs. Emily Gussenhoven, Lecturer of Chemistry at Old Dominion Universi-ty, Mr. Ed Irish, Direc-tor of Financial Aid at the College of William & Mary, Mr. Chuck Spence, DSF Financial Advisor, and Command Master Chief Kevin Staub, USN.

In this Issue . . . 2013 Scholars

Quotes from our Scholars

2013 Golf Tournaments

Newly Endowed Scholar-ships

Dec 2013

Some minor changes have been made to the online application process to make the system more user friendly. Feedback is welcomed and actively encouraged. ~Eligibility requirements remain the same~

2014 Online scholarship application will be available from Decem-ber1, 2013 to March 15, 2014

on our website; www.dolphinscholarship.org

2013 Scholar Reception From left to right; Can-dace I. Collins, Kelly C. Cosfriff, Rebecca A. Johan-nes, Abigail L. Motley, Monica A. Deluca and Megan R. Harbour

From the Executive Director Once again the year’s end is upon us. This past year can be best described as chal-

lenging, productive and exciting.

In an effort to increase the awareness of DSF in the submarine community we held

inaugural golf tournament fundraisers in Groton, CT and Kings Bay, GA. Combined

with our tournament held in Virginia Beach, VA, the foundation raised over $48,500

for scholarships!

I am happy to report that we have added two more endowed scholarships this

year. The Captain & Mrs. David J. Taylor Scholarship was endowed in August and

The TM3 Steven Charles Miksad, USS SCORPION (SSN 589) Scholarship was en-

dowed in December. These recent endowments bring our endowed scholarship count

to 40! In addition we’ve begun the endowment process for the VADM Charles L. and

Kristin E. Munns, USN(Ret.) Scholarship, scheduled for full endowment in Decem-

ber 2014 and the Crew, Families, and Friends of USS FLASHER (SS 249/SSN 613)

Scholarship, scheduled for full endowment in November 2016. I would like to per-

sonally thank CAPT Robert Whitmire, USN (Ret.), Mrs. Norma Cassidy, Mr. George

Taylor, Mr. Richard W. Miksad, VADM and Mrs. Charles L. Munns, USN (Ret.) and

CAPT and Mrs. Joel N. Weber, USN (Ret.) for their very generous support of the Dol-

phin Scholarship Foundation!

Welcome aboard to our new Board of Directors members. VADM Scott R. Van

Buskirk, USN (Ret.), CAPT Tim W. Oliver, USN (Ret.), FORCM(SS) Wesley K.

Koshoffer, CMDCM(SS) Stephen Capps, and Mrs. Charlotte Patrick. I would also like

to welcome aboard our new staff, Andrea Deese (Administrative Assistant), Brandi

Dufresne (Scholarship Administrator), and Cindy Johannes (Financial

Administrator). Welcome to the DSF Team!

Sadly we bid farewell to Board of Directors members RADM Bruce B. Engelhardt,

USN(Ret.), and CMDCM(SS/AW) Robbie Robinson, USN(Ret.). Thank you for your

sage counsel and guidance. This year we said goodbye to staff members Amy-Beth

Johnson, Executive Director and Diana Larkin, Administrative Assistant. Thank you

both for your many contributions to DSF.

I want to thank all my fellow submariners and DSF supporters for your kind

generosity and making it possible for DSF to complete its mission.

I wish you all a Happy Holiday Season and a Prosperous New Year!

With Warmest Regards, Andrew Clark

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___ $25 ___ $50 ___ $100 ___ $500 ___ $1,000 ___$3,500 My Gift is made ____ Other __________________(please specify amount) ____ in Memory of ____ in Honor of Name Name ________________________________ Address ____ I want to leave a Legacy Gift and would like more information. Please contact me. City ________________________________State _____ Zip Telephone (____) ___________________ E-mail ___________________________________________________________

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Kyle S. Abernathy (Norfolk VA)

Norfolk Senior High School,

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

ETCS(SS) Kent S. Abernathy, USN (Ret.)

Kate E. Badgett (Reston, VA)

South Lakes HighSchool, University of Virginia

CDR Robert B. Badgett, USN (Ret.)

*Jennifer Cousineau-Bailey (Mount Pleasant, SC)

College of Charleston

CAPT Thomas W. Bailey, USN

Lilli S. Bagheri-Kolah Jenkins (Tallahasse, FL)

Florida State University

LCDR Douglas R. Jenkins, USN (Ret.)

Breanna F. Browne (Gales Ferry, CT)

George Washington University

CDR Steven P. Browne, USN (Ret.)

*Nicholas S. Burch (Woodbine, GA)

Camden County High School, Emory University

STSCS(SS) Eric S. Burch, USN (Ret.)

Candance I. Collins (Palmyra, VA)

Fluvanna County, High School, University of Virginia

MSC(SS) Ricki J. Collins, USN (Ret.)

Kelly C. Cosgriff (Berlin, MD)

Stephen Decatur High School, University of Maryland

CDR Robert E. Cosgriff, USN (Ret.)

Annelisa C. Crabtree (Vienna, VA)

George C. Marshall High School, Uni. of Michigan

CDR Gregory W. Crabtree, USN (Ret.)

Monica A. Deluca (Dillsburg, PA)

Robert Morris University

EMC(SS) Michael A. Deluca, USN (Ret.)

Jacob Dodds (Lenexa, KS)

University of Kansas (Laura W. Bush Scholar)

LCDR Christopher L. Dodds, USN

David A. Dommermuth (Bremerton, WA)

Central Kitsap High School,

CAPT Ronald F. Dommermuth, USN (Ret.)

Vanessa K. Duffie (Florence, MA)

American University

CAPT David A. Duffie, USN (Ret.)

Kellie C. Fields (Saint Marys, GA)

University of Georgia

MT1(SS) John E. Fields, USN (Ret.)

Olivia B. Fischer (Fairfax, VA)

W. T. Woodson High School

CAPT Tracey A. Fischer, USN (Ret.)

*Jennifer R. Gerosa (Carlsbad, CA)

University of California at Santa Cruz

LT William J. Clark, USN (Ret.)

Megan R. Harbour (Chesapeake, VA)

Grassfield High School, George Mason University

CDR Joel P. Harbour, USN

David A. Hesslink (El Cajon, CA)

West Hills High School, Massachusetts Institute of

Technology

CDR Trenton D. Hesslink, USN

*Bethany R. Holland (Gales Ferry, CT)

Texas A&M University

CAPT Michael P. Holland, USN

Hannah L. Holman (Tucson, AZ)

University of Arizona

CAPT Robert Skinner, USN (Ret.)

Macy Howarth (Portsmouth, NH)

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

EM2(SS) Benjamin N. Howarth, USN (Dec.)

Rebecca Johannes (Virginia Beach, VA)

Kempsville High School, University of Virginia

CAPT Joseph E. Johannes, USN (Ret.)

Nicholas A. Julch (Blanchard, OK)

University of Oklahoma

LCDR Michael A. Julch, USN (Ret.)

Brianne M. Knaggs (Chester, VA)

Clover Hill High School, Virginia Tech

CAPT Christopher D. Knaggs, USN (Ret.)

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Our

2013 Dolphin Scholars

Thomas M. Locks (Spotsylvania, VA)

Riverbend High School, University of Virginia

CAPT John T. Locks, USN (Ret.)

Abigail L. Motley (Virginia Beach, VA)

Kellam High School, Virginia Tech

LCDR Todd R. Motley, USN (Ret.)

Keely R. O’Keefe (Glenn Allen, VA)

Deep Run High School, Virginia Tech

CAPT Thomas W. O'Keefe, USNR

Megan K. Oliveria (Summerville, SC)

Clemson University

ETCS(SS) David J. Kowalski, USN (Ret.)

Carolyn A. Rauch (Chesapeake, VA)

Hickory High School, Elon University

CAPT Charles S. Rauch, USN

*Amelia M. Roberts (Chesapeake, VA)

Great Bridge High School, Virginia Commonwealth Uni.

LCDR Anthony P. Roberts, USN (Ret.)

Matthew B. Salfer-Hobbs (Neptune Beach, FL)

Duncan U. Fletcher High School, Florida Tech

CDR Hurshel B. Hobbs, USN (Ret.)

Julia Small (Topsfield, MA)

Uni. Of Massachusetts-Amherst (Nautilus scholar)

LT John F. Draper, USN (Ret.)

Madeline I. Smith (Maple Valley, WA)

Tahoma Senior High School, Pacific Lutheran University

LT Mark K. Smith, USN (Dis.)

Allison H. Thompson (Fairfax, VA)

Fairfax High School, Clemson University

CDR Lance Thompson, USN

Elena M. Thornhill (Papillion, NE)

Papillion LaVista South High School, Iowa State

CDR Robert F. Thornhill, USN (Ret.)

Haley M. Vinson (Rio Rancho, NM)

V. Sue Cleveland High School, Cornell College

CMDCM(SS) Vince Hinson, USN (Ret.)

*James J. Waters (Papillion, NE)

Patrick Henry College

CAPT James P. Waters III, USN

Lianna S. Wittick (Rockville, MD)

Thomas S. Wooten High School, University of Maryland

CDR Brian D. Wittick, USN (Ret.)

*Katherine C. Wrightham (Greenbrier, AR)

Greenbrier High School, Uni. Of Central Arkansas

ETCS(SS) George F. Wrightham, USN (Ret.)

*Alternate selected scholars

Words From Our Scholars

“Thank you for awarding me the Dolphin Scholarship. It is a great financial help,

and I will in turn do my best to fulfill your high expectations.” - Thomas Locks

“I will make the most of your generous contribution and make the Dolphin Scholar-

ship Foundation proud of my accomplishments.” Matthew Safer-Hobbs

“I cannot express enough the gratitude I have for your organization and for your un-

paralleled generosity. My sister is also a scholarship recipient from 2010, and I have

been able to witness the benefits of such an amazing award over the last three years. I

am so excited that I will be able to experience a similar help towards the expense of

my education.” Kelly Cosgriff

“I am very proud of my father’s service in the Navy and hope to someday make him

proud of me in my profession.” Candace Collins

2013 Dolphin Scholarship Foundation

Golf Tournaments

Inaugural Groton Golf Tournament

This event proved to be a great success and we in-

tend to hold the 2nd annual Groton golf tournament

in June 2014. A wonderful group of golfers joined us

in beautiful weather to show their support of DSF

and the submarine community. The winners of this

years tournament were RADM Joe Walsh, USN

(Ret.), John Girard, Stanley Gwudz, and Chris Tay-

lor of General Dynamics-Electric Boat. This year’s

Commander’s Cup recipients are Jeremy Gladu,

Joshua Mosley, Chris Gregg and Kerry Meng repre-

senting Naval Submarine Base Groton, CT. BZ!

Pictured above from left to right are

CSC(SS) Allen Williford, RADM

Ken Perry, Andrew Clark, LT Adam

Parkinson, and YNCS(SS) Mike

Shea.

Title Sponsors - $10,000

Lockheed Martin MS2

Newport News Shipbuilding

Platinum Sponsors - $5,000 - $9,999

General Dynamics—Electric Boat

Silver Sponsors - $1,000 - $2,499

Navy Mutual Aid Association

Dresser-Rand

L-3 Unidyne

VADM Al Konetzni, USN (Ret.)

RADM & Mrs. Guy Curtis

Mrs. Melissa Schultz Vaughan (Haines Society)

Dolphin Sponsors - $500 - $999

Treadwell Corporation

Beverage Cart Sponsor

Joe Buff

Hole - In - One Sponsor

Norton Capital Management

Hole Sponsors - $150

John and Claudia Pierson

Craver, Green & Company, PLC

LCDR & Mrs. Christopher Lee

TCORS

Switz Real Estate

A big thanks to all who participated!!!

2013 Tournament Sponsors

It was a little wet and windy in Virginia

Beach for our 8th annual golf tourna-

ment, but the submarine community

showed its strength and golfed on! We

had a fantastic turnout and a wonderful

day of golf. We had extensive support

and representation from the PCU John

WARNER’s crew, who provided the

most teams of any unit and as such will

have a scholarship named in their honor

for the upcoming scholarship year. This year’s tournament winners and

Commander’s Cup recipients are LT Billy Reaves, LT Yancy Woodard,

LT Travis Wood, and Brandon Mills representing USS NEWPORT NEWS

(SSN 750). Well Done!

8th Annual Virginia Beach Golf Tournament

Inaugural Kings Bay Golf Tournament

This inaugural event was held in collaboration

with St. Mary’s Submarine Museum and The

Camden Partnership at Trident Lakes Golf

course located on Submarine Base Kings Bay.

The Georgia weather was perfect for a good

round of fall golf and a good day was had by

both golfers and spectators alike! The winners and Commander’s Cup Recipi-

ents for this years tournament are CAPT Howard C. Warner III, LCDR Brad

Bozin, LT Jeff Chalk, and EMC(SS) Jason Reifsnyder representing Commander,

Submarine Squadron 16. Well Done!

ANNUAL DONORS

Fiscal Year 2013 (July 1, 2012 — June 30, 2013)

The MISSION of Dolphin Scholarship Foundation is to provide assistance for undergraduate college study for children and stepchildren of eligible active, retired, or former members of the United States Navy

who have served in, or in direct support of, the U. S. Submarine Force. Space limitations prevent us from listing all our wonderful donors here. Your generosity makes a positive difference in a young person’s life.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

VIRGINIA Class ($25,000 - $49,999) SOSA-Kings Bay SOSA SOSA-Pearl Harbor PHSSCA USS TEXAS SSN 775 Committee Lockheed Martin Corporation SEAWOLF Class ($10,000 - $24,999) Battelle Memorial Institute Mrs. Bonnie Campbell-Kuhn Mrs. Alice Z. Meinicke SOSA– San Diego SOSA- Groton-SOSACA SOSA– Norfolk The Boeing Company SSBN Class ($5,000 - $9,999) General Dynamics Kaplan Public Service Foundation Northrup Grumman Corporation RADM Steve Mass, USN (Ret.) SOSA-Kings Bay Dolphin Store Sub Club Guam LOS ANGELES Class ($3,000 - $4,999) Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation RADM & Mrs. F. W. Lacroix, USN (Ret.) CAPT and Mrs. Richard P. Meaux, USN (Ret.) Mr. William S. Pittman CDR & Mrs. Brian Sittlow SOSA-Groton Dolphin Store SOSA-WA Dolphin Store Bangor LAFAYETTE Class ($1,000 - $2,999) RADM & Mrs. Charles J. Beers, Jr., USN (Ret.) ADM & Mrs. Frank L. Bowman, USN (Ret.) Dr. William J. Browning CFC 0897 South Hampton Roads Ms. Cathleen Connelly RADM & Mrs. Guy Curtis, USN (Ret.) Mrs. Paul Early VADM & Mrs. George W. Emery Mrs. Annette L. Holland L-3 Services, Inc., Unidyne Division Nautilus Alumni Assoc. Inc. James T McConnel Navy Mutual Aid Association Raytheon Company Dr. Rebecca L. Redman Mrs. Carol Sabol Ms. Mary Pat Salomone MMCS (SS) Robert Smith (Retired) and Tamara Smith SOSA-WA Silver and Gold Auction Mr. George Steed US SUBVETS WWII Central Florida LSC (SS) Joe Watts CAPT & Mrs. Joel N. Weber, USN (Ret.) William H. Lyons Trust Dr. Barbara E. Workman, MD SSGN Class ($500 - $999) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Buff VADM & Mrs. E.A. Burkhalter, Jr., USN (Ret.) CAPT and Mrs. Merrill H. Dorman, USN (Ret.) Mr. Frank Disinger Mr. Brian P. Early Eastern Star (Julie Perkins) Henry Haap Ms. Elizabeth L. Kent VADM & Mrs. Albert Konetzni, Jr., USN (Ret.)

CAPT & Mrs. Chester J. Malins, USN (Ret.) Norton Capital Management, Inc. Mr. F.G. Ramsey Jr. CAPT & Mrs. E. Jackson Roeske, USN (Ret.) RADM & Mrs. Dickinson Smith, USN (Ret.) CAPT & Mrs. William F. Traub, USN Treadwell Corp. USS Bream Reunion Mrs. Melissa Ann Vaughan LCDR and Mrs. Ronald J. Waldron Wimodausis Chapter No. 141 STURGEON Class ($100 - $499) CAPT and Mrs. James Adkins, Jr., USN (Ret.) Mrs. Deborah Aldrich ETCS & Mrs. Charles Alford, USN (Ret.) CAPT and Mrs. John Allen, USN (Ret.) Mrs. Peggy Allen CAPT & Mrs. Glenn Arthur, USN (Ret.) Mr. Gregory W. Baker Mr. John C. McAdams-Baker LCDR Robert Banasiewicz, USN (Ret.) CAPT & Mrs. Kenneth Barker, USN (Ret.) James Barnes CAPT James Barry CAPT Ashley Beavers, USNR (Ret) Nancy Benton Peter Berns Donna Booth Christopher Boyce CAPT Cecil Bradley, USN (Ret.) Phillip Brown Ms. Theresa Buchanan J.W. Campbell Wanda K. Campbell William Carmichael, Jr. CFC 0164 Southeastern CT Nutmeg CFC 0943 Eastern Panhandle ADM & Mrs. Henry G. Chiles, Jr., USN (Ret.) Mr. Daniel Clague MMCS(SS) & Mrs. James Clark, USN (Ret.) Mr. Edward Conant RADM & Mrs. Michael Connor, USN John Cooke Rosemary Coskey Craver, Green and Company, P.L.C. CAPT & Mrs. James Dafoe, USN (Ret.) Brian Daugherty RADM and Mrs. John Davis, USN (Ret.) CAPT and Mrs. Joseph Dobes, USN (Ret.) Stephen Dolat ADM & Mrs. Kirkland H. Donald, USN CAPT John Donlon, USN (Ret.) Gerald Drumm Derek Dryden Dr. Dean Alan Dunn RADM & Mrs. David Duryea, USN RADM & Mrs. George Ellis, Jr., USN (Ret.) ETC (SS) Duane Ettwein, USN (Ret.) CAPT Michael Farmer, USN (Ret.) Natalie Fichtner Lindyll Finley Ms. Joanne Fish James A. Flemming RDML & Mrs. James Foggo III, USN Mr. and Mrs. Les Foster CAPT & Mrs. Richard Fox, USN (Ret.) Mr. Lee Frame Thomas Georgen

Geoffrey Gimer Jeremy Gladu CDR & Mrs. John Gluck, USN (Ret.) Karl Graf Mr. Jimmie Gray MAJ Paula Gray, USAR (Ret) Mrs. Barbara Griffiths CAPT & Mrs. Harvey Guffey Jr., USN Emily Gussenhoven CAPT & Mrs. Robert Guy Jr., USN Mr. and Mrs. John Haines, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Rondie Harris CAPT J.R. Harvey R. E. Helm CAPT & Mrs. Edward Henifin, USN (Ret.) RADM and Mrs. Joseph Henry, USN (Ret.) Karen Holland Mrs. Annette Holland Mr. David Horvath PE, CEM LCDR & Mrs. George Howell, USN Linda Hoyle Mr. Victor Hulina Ms. Pamela Hurst William Hussey Ms. Sherrill Ice Mr. & Mrs. Arne Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kavanagh Mr. Ken Keegler Luke Kelvington RDML & Mrs. Mark Kenny, USN (Ret.) CAPT & Mrs. George Kent, USN (Ret.) James Kepper King's Bay Chief Petty Officer SOSA Jayne Kubat Mr. Benjamin Knick Keith Larson Rick Lawrence Willaim Lewis CAPT & Mrs. Edward Little, USN (Ret.) Myra Lovejoy CAPT Rich Luke, USN Donald Manzullo Michael Martin RADM & Mrs. Edward McGinley, USN (Ret.) Mrs. Tricia McMurtray Kerry Meng Charles J. Meyer Jr. RADM & Mrs. John Messerschmidt, USNR Mr. and Mrs. Victor Michnowicz Marc Miguez CAPT & Mrs. Norman Mims, USN (Ret.) Mike and Tee Mitchell RADM & Mrs. Henry Morgan, USN (Ret.) Joshua Mosley Bill Murphy Robert Murphy Sean Muth Mutual of Omaha Foundation Christine Johnson CAPT and Mrs. James Naugle, USN (Ret.) Ms. Mary Louise Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nicholas Jr. Dale Noerenberg LTC William Northacker, USA (Ret.) Tangos Tavern Sondra Olendorf CDR & Mrs. Albert Onley, USN Mr. Robert Overstreet RADM & Mrs. John Padgett, III, USN (Ret.) Adam Parkinson Ms. Karen Parkinson Frederick H. Parkinson III Mark Patterson RADM Kenneth Perry, USN ETCM(SS) & Mrs. John Pierson, USN (Ret.) CAPT & Mrs. Chris Ratliff, USN CAPT Dave Ratte, USN CAPT & Mrs. Robert Rawlins, USN (Ret.)

LTJG Billy Reaves, USN Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reid RCDM Renaud Cook Drury Mesaros, PA Mrs. Dana L. Richardson Clint Roberts CAPT & Mrs. E. Jackson Roeske, USN (Ret.) Mr. Steven Roper Geraldine Russell Kevin Ryan William Ryzewic Kenneth Sandridge CAPT & Mrs. Peter Scala, USN (Ret.) Leonard Scherer CAPT and Mrs. Ralph Schlichter, USN (Ret.) Mr. David Schmidt Mike Schoener YNC Michael Shea, USN Karen Shepard Russell Slatton Mr. & Mrs. Edward Snyder SOSA-WA Dolphin Store Bangor CAPT & Mrs. Charles Spence, Jr., USNR (Ret.) St. Marys Submarine Museum LCDR Jon Staley EMCM(SS) George Steed, USN (Ret.) CDR and Mrs. Allen Steele, USN (Ret.) LT Alexis Foss Steele, USN QMCM(SS) & Mrs. John Stellenwerf, USN (Ret.) VADM & Mrs. Paul Sullivan, USN (Ret.) Switz Real Estate Associates, INC. CDR & Mrs. R. Craig Sykora, USN (Ret.) VADM & Mrs. Stanley Szemborski, USN (Ret.) Tango’s Tavern Chistopher Tarsa Mr. John Taylor TCORS Attorneys VADM Nils Thunman, USN (Ret.) CAPT & Mrs. Alfred Tollison, USNR (Ret) Treadwell Corp. CAPT & Mrs. Carl Triebes, Jr, USN (Ret.) Mr. Michael Trotto CDR & Mrs. Lawrence Tupper, USN (Ret.) USNA Class of 1962 USS Fulton AS-11 Association Inc CAPT & Mrs. Greg Vaughn, USN (Ret.) Joseph Villante RADM & Mrs. Douglas Volgenau, USN David Walker Ms. Elizabeth Weale CDR & Mrs. Gary Weale, USN (Ret.) Chris Weiss Dr. and Mrs. Keith Wharton Mr. Anthony Whitman Ms. Patricia Gough Wilson Andrew J. Wolf Wives of US Submarine Veterans of WWII

Great care has been taken to prepare this donor list. If we have inadvertently omitted or misspelled your

name, please accept our apology.

ANNUAL DONORS cont.

2013 Dolphin Scholarship Foundation

Newly Endowed Scholarships

TM3 STEVEN CHARLES MIKSAD, USN

(Deceased)

On Eternal Patrol

USS SCORPION (SSN-589)

The “TM3 Steven Charles Miksad, USS

SCORPION (SSN 589) Scholarship” was

endowed this year by Steven’s brother Richard

W. Miksad to honor the memory of TM3

Miksad and the other 98 men that were lost.

On 1 February 1967, SCORPION entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for another

extended overhaul. In late October, she commenced refresher training and weapons

system acceptance tests. Following type training out of Norfolk, she got underway on

15 February 1968 for a Mediterranean deployment. She operated with the 6th Fleet into

May and then headed west for home. On 21 May, she indicated her position to be about

50 miles south of the Azores. Six days later, she was reported overdue at Norfolk. A

search was initiated, but, on 5 June, SCORPION and her crew were declared

"presumed lost." Her name was struck from the Navy list on 30 June 1968.

CAPTAIN AND MRS. DAVID J. TAYLOR SCHOLARSHIP

Captain David J. Taylor, USN was born in a rural Oklahoma log cabin in 1926. The son of a poor sharecropper, his

family moved to Longview, Washington in search of a better life during the Great Depression. He left Longview after

high school and upon graduation from the University of California at Berkeley he was commissioned an Ensign in the

U.S. Navy.

Captain Taylor had a distinguished career in the submarine service. Among his many tours, he commanded the subma-

rine, USS Tang (SS-563), Submarine Division 32, and the deep-draft oiler, USS Mispillion (AO-105). Captain Taylor

served his country honorably for 30 years, retiring in Solana Beach, CA in 1974.

His wife, the former Edwina “Zoe” Faulconer, also came from humble beginnings. Born in 1928 in Kansas, her family

moved west in the 1930’s, also settling in Longview, Washington where her father provided for the family as a musi-

cian. Mrs. Taylor graduated from the University of Washington, and enjoyed a rewarding career as a dental hygienist.

Married for over 60 years, Mrs. Taylor contributed substantially to Captain Taylor’s success as a loving and supportive

Navy wife, embracing the challenges associated with varied Navy assignments.

The Taylors had no children and they valued their many wonderful friends. He was an avid golfer. They enjoyed an

active social life at their country club and travelling in retirement, especially their frequent trips to Hawaii. He was uni-

versally respected for his integrity and noble character. She was admired for her vibrant personality and loyalty.

Captain Taylor passed away on January 27, 2013. Mrs. Taylor died a few months later on June 22, 2013. They are bur-

ied together at the Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego, CA.

Captain Taylor valued his education that provided him the opportunity to achieve tremendous success as a leader. He

was a great role model and a patriot who loved his country. It is hoped that this scholarship and the inspiration of the

Taylors’ rags-to-riches lives, coupled with hard work and perseverance, will encourage others to achieve their goals.

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ATTENTION FORMER

SCHOLARS!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman

Kate Connor

President

Charles J. Beers, Jr.

RADM, USN (Ret.)

Vice President

Maryellen Baldwin

Secretary/Treasurer

Merrill H. Dorman

CAPT, USN (Ret.)

Albert H. Konetzni, Jr.

VADM, USN (Ret.)

Scott R. Van Buskirk

VADM, USN (Ret.)

Michael C. Tracy

RADM, USN (Ret.)

James Hay

CAPT, USN (Ret.)

Timothy W. Oliver

CAPT, USN (Ret.)

Sheila M. McNeill

Monty Pyburn

CMDCM(SS), USN (Ret.)

Wesley K. Koshoffer

FORCM(SS), USN

Stephen Capps

CMDCM(SS), USN

Charles T. Southall, P.E.

Charlotte Patrick

Norfolk SOSA President

GENERAL COUNSEL

Anita Poston

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Andrew Clark

DISTINGUISHED

ADVISORY BOARD

Robert Ballard, Ph.D.

Rebecca Burkhalter

John P. Casey

Henry G. Chiles, Jr., ADM, USN

(Ret.)

Bruce DeMars, ADM, USN (Ret.)

Bruce B. Engelhardt, RADM, USN

(Ret.)

John W. O’Neill

C. Michael Petters

Eleonore Rickover

Thomas C. Schievelbein

Michael W. Toner

Carlisle A. H. Trost, ADM, USN

(Ret.)

John K. Welch

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