2009-09-24 Navy League Dinner
01 –Navy League President Bruce Byron welcomes everyone
02 –UT NROTC Color Guard posts the colors
03 –Bruce asks everyone to rise
04 –Color Guard at the ready
05 –Color Guard marches in
06 –Color Guard in place
07 –National Anthem
08 –National Anthem
09 –Invocation
10 –Bruce Byron introduces the Guest Speaker
11 –RADM John D. Butler '74 talks submarines and other interesting topics
12 –Bruce thanks RADM Butler
13 –RADM presented with mementos in appreciation of his visit
2009-09-25 Alumni Awards Dinner
01 –RADM Weldon Koenig & Ed Mergele present Joe Smith with the Distinguished Alumnus Award
02 –CAPT Spence presents a picture of the Battalion in front of the UT Main Building (the Tower)
03 –Max Miller pins on the Distinguished Alumnus Award to Joe Smith's lapel
04 –Joe Smith '44 accepting his award
05 –Joe Smith '44 has a few words for the gathering
06 –Ed and Terry Mergele at the Friday Night Dinner, Austin Country Club
07 –MIDN Pooser and Page at Friday Night Dinner
2009-09-26 Alumni Foundation Board Meeting in RAS Library (1st Deck)
01 –MIDN Page chats with Luis de la Garza '66, new Board Member
02 –Scholarship Awardees attend the WWII Memorial Library Dedication, a donation by Howard Lowe
03 - CAPT Spence (PNS) briefs all on the Lowe Library
04 - Ed Mergele '75 shows the temporary plaque for the Lowe Library
05 - WWII Memorial Library Dedication
06 - First Location for the WWII Memorial Library is in RAS Hall
07 - WWII Memorial Library Dedication at RAS
08 - CAPT Spence enjoys the refreshments
09 - Everyone visits after the dedication and before the Board Meeting
10 - Keys Curry '58, Regional Director for Houston, Texas and Past President
11 - AF Board President, Ed Mergele, calls the meeting to order
12 - Mike Waldron '67, Board Vice President
13 - Bob Brown '52, Gifts Committee Chairman
14 - Ray Adams '80, Regional Director, DFW Area
15 - Jim Brotherton, Foundation Historian
16 - Fred Moon '70, Director and immediate Past President
17 - RADM Weldon Koenig '58, Chairman, Midshipmans Foundation
18 - John Engstrom '66, Director
19 - Max Miller '57, President, Midshipmans Foundation
20 - CAPT James M. "Mike" Spence, 25th Professor of Naval Science
21 - David Wells '69, incoming Secretary
22 - Spencer Smith '73, outgoing Secretary & new Advisory Director for the Midshipmans Foundation
23 - Luis de la Garza '66, New Board Director from San Antonio
24 - Glenn Looney '61, Director and President of the Lone Star Region of Navy League
25 - Dennis Olson '69, Director
26 - AF Board Meeting
27 - Your Board hard at work
28 - Spence taking notes for the last time
29 - AF Board Meeting
30 - Jack Ritter '55, Navy League Liaison
31 - Max Miller gives Midshipmans Foundation Report
32 - Gabe Salazar '79, New Board Director and 24th Professor of Naval Science
33 –Bob Gartner '65 (Treasurer of Midshipmans Foundation) and Bob Collins '68 (AF Webmaster and Past President)
2009-09-26 Alumni Meeting and Scholarship Awards
001 –Navy and Marine Corps Scholarship recipients line up against the back wall
002 - President Bill Powers talks with Ed Mergele and RADM Weldon Koenig
003 - Bob Brown, President Powers, Ed Mergele & RADM Koenig prior to the General Business Meeting
004 - Bruce Byron '70 & Fred Moon '70, Past Presidents, Joe Smith '44, Ray Adams '80 and Jim Brotherton '68 in the General Business Meeting
005 - General Business Meeting audience
006 - UT NROTC Alumni Foundation President Ed Mergele emcees the meeting and awards ceremony and calls it to order
007 - Audience stands for the colors
008 - UT NROTC Unit's Color Guard posts the colors
009 - Color Guard start of the meeting
010 - Colors being posted
011 - Colors in Place
012 - Ed Mergele reads the Forrestal Charter Letter
013 - Joe Smith '44 & President Powers stand by as Forrestal Letter is read
014 - CAPT Spence and RADM Koenig also listening
015 - 1940 Unit Charter Letter being read
016 - Joe Smith with the Unit Charter Letter
017 - President Powers presents the Charter Letter to Joe Smith who represents one of the early graduating classes of the new Unit
018 - President Bill Powers presents 1940 Unit Charter to Joe Smith '44 while Ed Mergele looks on
019 - UT President Bill Powers presents the letter to Joe Smith Class of 1944
020 - President Powers speaking at the General Meeting
021 - President Powers with a few kind words for the assembly
022 - President Bill Powers was also a Naval Officer and graduated from a NROTC Program
023 - President Powers congratulates alumni on their support
024 - President Powers winds up his remarks
025 - Treasurer's Report
026 - Bob Brown presents the Gifts Committee Report
027 - Max Miller gives the Midshipmans Foundation Report
028 - MIDN Olander, Battalion Commander, giving the Unit briefing
029 - MIDN Olander
030 - NROTC Unit Briefing
031 - MIDN Olander makes the NROTC Briefing
032 - MIDN Chris Olander
033 - Spring 2009 Unit Successes
034 - Spring 2009 Commissioning
035 - Battalion Commander Chris Olander gives briefing to General Meeting
036 - Zimmerman Recon Challenge
037 - Buccaneer Platoon
038 - Fall 2009 Freshman Orientation
039 - Run to Dallas & OU Weekend
040 - Navy & Marine Corps Birthday Ball
041 - Freshman Ascension at Birthday Ball
042 - Midshipmans Foundation Members (l to r) John Hitchcock, Bob Gartner, Bob Brown, Max Miller & Weldon Koenig gather on stage to award scholarships
043 - Midshipmans Foundation Members on stage
044 - Max Miller presents scholarship to MIDN Alvarado
045 - MIDN Alvarado
046 - MIDN 1/C Claudio Alvarado awarded $5,000 Jackson Scholarship by Max Miller
047 - MIDN Alvarado accepts the Jackson Scholarship
048 - Portrait of MIDN 1/C Claudio Alvarado
049 - RADM Koenig reads a scholarship while CAPT Spence awaits the awardee
050 - RADM Koenig congratulates MIDN Matthew Mayo
051 - MIDN Mayo
052 - MIDN 1/C Matthew Mayo awarded scholarship by RADM Koenig
053 - MIDN 1/C Matthew Mayo awarded $2,000 Nimitz Scholarship by RADM Koenig
054 - MIDN Mayo displays his scholarship
055 - Portrait of MIDN 1/C Matthew Mayo
056 - MIDN Muffly presented scholarship by RADM Koenig
057 - MIDN 1/C Austin J. Muffly awarded scholarship by RADM Koenig
058 - MIDN Muffly
059 - MIDN Muffly receives scholarship
060 - MIDN 1/C Austin J. Muffly awarded $2,000 Nimitz Scholarship by RADM Koenig
061 - Portrait of MIDN 1/C Austin J. Muffly
062 - Bob Gartner & CAPT Spence await SGT Fernandez's arrival
063 - SGT Fernandez presented scholarship by Bob Gartner
064 - SGT Fernandez presented scholarship by Bob Gartner
065 - SGT Jacob A. Fernandez awarded scholarship by Bob Gartner
066 - SGT Jacob A. Fernandez awarded scholarship by Bob Gartner
067 - SGT Jacob A. Fernandez awarded scholarship by Bob Gartner
068 - SGT Jacob A. Fernandez awarded $2,000 King Scholarship by Bob Gartner
069 - MIDN Chris Cardinal receives scholarship
070 - Bob Gartner congratulates MIDN Christopher Cardinal
071 - MIDN 2/C Christopher Cardinal awarded scholarship by Bob Gartner
072 - MIDN Cardinal & Bob Gartner
073 - MIDN Cardinal and Bob Gartner
074 - Bob Gartner congratulates MIDN Christopher Cardinal
075 - MIDN 2/C Christopher Cardinal awarded $2,000 King Scholarship by Bob Gartner
076 - Portrait of MIDN 2/C Christopher Cardinal
077 - MIDN Tallant & RADM Koenig
078 - MIDN 3/C Aaron Tallant awarded scholarship by RADM Weldon Koenig
079 - MIDN Tallant presented scholarship by RADM Koenig
080 - MIDN 3/C Aaron Tallant awarded $2,000 Farragut Scholarship by RADM Weldon Koenig
081 - Portait of MIDN 3/C Aaron Tallant
082 - MIDN Guerra presented scholarship by Max Miller
083 - MIDN Guerra & Max Miller
084 - MIDN 3/C Eric Guerra presented $1,000 Malcolm Macdonald Scholarship by Max Miller
085 - MIDN 3/C Eric Guerra awarded scholarship by Max Miller
086 - MIDN Guerra & Max Miller
087 - Portrait of MIDN 3/C Eric Guerra
088 - Bob Brown with a few words of introduction about the Gray-Haynes-Class of '52 Scholarship
089 - Bob Brown explains scholarship about to be awarded
090 - Bob Brown presents scholarship to SSGT Jason Stowers
091 - SSGT Stowers & Bob Brown show off the scholarship
092 - SSGT Stowers and Bob Brown
093 - SSGT Jason B. Stowers awarded scholarship by Bob Brown
094 - SSGT Jason B. Stowers awarded $1,000 Gray-Haynes-Class of '52 Scholarship by Bob Brown
095 - SSGT Jason B. Stowers awarded $1,000 Gray-Haynes-Class of '52 Scholarship by Bob Brown
096 - Portrait of SSGT Jason B. Stowers
097 - MIDN Patterson presented scholarship by Bob Gartner
098 - MIDN Patterson presented scholarship by Bob Gartner
099 - MIDN Patterson presented scholarship by Bob Gartner
100 - MIDN 1/C Lee Patterson awarded scholarship by Bob Gartner
101 - MIDN 1/C Lee Patterson awarded $1,000 Moore Scholarship by Bob Gartner
102 - Portrait of MIDN 1/C Lee A. Patterson
103 - MIDN Zuber presented scholarship by Bob Collins
104 - MIDN Zuber & Bob Collins
105 - MIDN Zuber & Bob Collins
106 - MIDN 3/C Erick Zuber awarded $1,000 Burns-Class of '68 Scholarship by Bob Collins
107 - Bob Collins presents scholarship to MIDN Erick Zuber
108 - Portrait of MIDN 3/C Erick Zuber
109 - MIDN Tucker presented scholarship by Bob Brown
110 - MIDN 2/C Jason Tucker awarded scholarship by Bob Brown
111 - MIDN Tucker & Bob Brown
112 - MIDN 2/C Jason Tucker awarded $1,000 AF Scholarship by Bob Brown
113 - MIDN Tucker displays his scholarship
114 - Portrait of MIDN 2/C Jason Tucker
115 - Bob Brown awaits another awardee
116 - MIDN Darst presented scholarship by Bob Brown
117 - MIDN 2/C Alexander Darst awarded scholarship by Bob Brown
118 - MIDN 2/C Alexander Darst awarded $1,000 AF Scholarship by Bob Brown
119 - MIDN Darst & Bob Brown
120 - Portrait of MIDN 2/C Alexander Darst
121 - Ed Mergele ‘75, Master of Ceremonies, observing the scholarship awards
122 - Ed Mergele congratulates MIDN Darst
123 - MIDN 1/C Christopher Olander awarded scholarship by Bob Brown
124 - MIDN Olander & Bob Brown
125 - MIDN 1/C Christopher Olander awarded $1,000 Buccaneer Scholarship by Bob Brown
126 - MIDN Olander displays his scholarship
127 - Portrait of MIDN 1/C Christopher M. Olander, Battalion Commander
128 - RADM Koenig taps Bob Brown to award the Marine Corps Sword
129 - SSGT Hooge awarded Marine Corps Sword by Bob Brown
130 - SSGT Hooge receives the sword
131 - Bob Brown awards Marine Corps Officer's Sword to SSGT Jon Hooge
132 - SSGT Hooge and the Marine Corps Sword Award
133 - SSGT Jon Hooge awarded the Marine Corps Officer's Sword
134 - Bob Brown presents LTGEN D'Wayne Gray Marine Corps Sword to SSGT Jon Hooge
135 - Portrait of SSGT Jon Hooge
136 - Max Miller gets to award the Naval Officer's Sword
137 - Max Miller presenting the Navy Sword
138 - MIDN Page awarded Navy Sword by Max Miller
139 - MIDN Page & Max Miller
140 - MIDN 1/C Elizabeth M. Page presented with RADM John H. Alvis Naval Air Officer's Sword
141 - MIDN 1/C Elizabeth M. Page awarded the Naval Officer's Sword
142 - Portrait of MIDN 1/C Elizabeth M. Page
143 - Ed Mergele starts to wind up the meeting
144 - Ray Adams, Regional Director for the DFW Area, makes a quick announcement about a Navy-related activity in the DFW Area
145 - Colors ready for retiring
146 –Ed Mergele has final remarks before concluding the meeting adjournment
2009-09-26 Alumni Reunion BBQ
01 –Who wants BBQ - I guess Ray Adams '80 and CAPT Spence do
02 - Serving Line - There's Jack Ritter '55 and Fred Moon '70
03 - Bob Collins '68 explains something to Fred Moon '70, Bob Thomas '69 behind BC
04 - Scholarship Awardees (Stowers & Muffly) in the chow line
05 - John Hitchcock '65 on the chow line, followed by Bob Looney '62, Mike Looney '70 and Jim Brotherton '68 back there, MIDN Muffly (R)
06 - John Hitchcock '65, Bob Looney '62
07 - Jim Brotherton '68 and Dennis Olson '69 with Bob Hancock '67 in back
08 - Jim Brotherton '68, Mrs. Butler, RADM John Butler '74 and Glenn Looney '61
09 - RADM John Butler and wife enjoying the BBQ from Pok-e-Joe's
10 - Drink Table - Something for everybody
11 - Keys Curry '58 at the refill table
12 - Ed Mergele '75 getting a refill
13 - Glenn Looney '61 and wife Nancy
14 - Dennis Olson '69 is explaining something, Classmate John Howard (L) and Mike Looney '70 (R)
15 - Spence Smith '73 and Jim Broaddus '70, Luis de la Garza '66 in back
16 - Mike Waldron '67 and Bob Gartner '65
17 - John Engstrom '66
18 - Luis de la Garza '66 and Keys Curry '58
19 - Back of Weldon Koenig's head, is that RADM Brady Cole '58 in the flowered shirt
20 - RADMs Weldon Koenig '58 and John Butler '74
21 - Two Flag Officers chowing down
22 - John Hitchcock '65 and Bob Brown '52
23 - Bob Brown's Son-in-law and Jim Brotherton '68
24 - MIDN Mayo enjoying the food and cameraderie, Beth Page's Mom next to him
25 - MIDN Beth Page in the center, with her Father, E.T. Page
26 - SSGT Stowers & MIDN Bettencourt on the right
27 - MIDN Patterson on the right
28 - I think these are parents of a Midshipman
29 - MIDNs Zuber & Tallant enjoying the BBQ
30 - MIDN Pooser
31 - Peggy Kelley and Don McLelland '59
32 - I still think this is RADM Brady Cole '58 and his wife
33 - Max Miller '57 and wife Sylvia
34 - Spence Smith '73 explaining something to Jim Broaddus '70 while Michael Collins '69 listens
35 - Wanda Wells (David's wife) and John Conly '69 (Classmate of David's)
36 - General View of the turnout
37 - A nice shady spot for lunch
38 - Luis de la Garza '66, new AF Board Member, and Mike Waldron '67
39 - Doug Fisher '70 (L), 39 Glenn Looney '61 (in the background)
40 - Mike Waldron '67, VP and BBQ Organizer, is checking things out
41 - Rod Koenig '62 looking at something Keys Curry '58 has, Bob Collins '68 in the background
42 - Bob Gartner '65 and Ray Adams '80 on the left
43 - Jim Broaddus '70 and Spence Smith '73 with MIDN Chris Cardinal (Future Alumnus)
44 - David Wells '69 and wife Wanda (R), Classmate of David's on left
45 - Midshipmen chowing down
46 - Bob Gartner '65 front left explaining something
47 - In the background - Bob Brown '52, Gabe Salazar '79, Keys Curry '58, John Engstrom '66, Ray Adams '80 and Bob Collins '68. Foreground is John Ballard '70
48 - Rod Koenig '62 and Jim Brotherton '68
49 - Bob Collins '68, Ray Adams '80 and Gabe Salazar '79
50 - Spencer Smith '73 in the foreground
51 - Glenn Looney '61 (dark shirt) and brother Bob '62
52 –Bob Looney '62 and brother Michael '70