University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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N A V Y Naval Knowledge Useful in Many Areas!;; Navy men and dates Cotton-Eyed Joe at the Tri-Service Ball. Lt. Bonnie Gordy receives her commission into the U.S. Marines. STAFF FIRST ROW: Commander James Allen Lindsey, Jane K. Gal- laher, Captain George Loft Vanderwater, Carmen Alvarez Breshers. Lieutenant Junior Grade Douglas Ray Enderle. SECOND ROW: Major Charles Lewis Armstrong, Chief Quartermaster William Robert Lapoint. Gunnery Sergeant Roberto Martinez. THIRD ROW: Chief Yeoman Les-l lie Dean Bigler, Lieutenant Andrew Edwin Jackson, Master Chief Storel Keeper Charles Glenn Thompson, Lieutenant Vernon C. Lochausen. It ' - 460 Navy ROTC

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FIRST ROW: Linda Ann Buchanan, Cheryl Elizabeth Hymes. Barbara Eliza- beth Helms, Mary Elizabeth Burke, Diane Louise Holden, Deborah Lynn Boggs. SECOND ROW: Kristine Kathryn Peterson, Mary Frances McCarthy, Patricia Anne Keating, Kimberly Ann Ahern, Suzanne Marie Cotton, Marisa Jean Green, Allison Lee Broadway, Lynn Vander Straten. THIRD ROW: Jeanne Ellen Capp, Valerie Rae Severin, Rebecca Elaine Smith, Georgia Lon- tos. Kathleen June Swinney, Elise Regent Coleman, Teresa Kay Henderson, Sondra Leigh Haynes,Dru Deborah Dabney, Julie Elizabeth Breaux, Valerie Kathleen Vanderlaan. FOURTH ROW: Capt. Mark Stephen Jacob, Eileen Mansolo, Linda Louise Dryer, Patricia Gayle Pitchford, Ann Elizabeth Wilson, Sharon Ann Shelton, Sheri Lynn Cowan, Cynthia Ann Manicom, Debora Kay Martin, Susan Diane Walker, Connie Lynn Hoelscher. Diane Holden, Angel Flight Commander, gives cherubs some helpful advice at their induction ceremony. Angel Flight 459

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' Q$|. While some students ' curriculum did not take them farther than the sixth floor of the Perry Casteneda Library, Senior Keith Sellers traveled to Manila, Hong Kong and Japan, and had the guarantee of a job upon graduation. As a midship- man in the University ' s Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps program, Sellers had opportunities that many students could only think about. Lured by the magic pull of the sea, each of the 140 students in the NROTC participated in cruises that took them around the world during their summers. Each successive cruise was ranked one classification higher and NROTC mem- bers actually filled roles ranging from enlisted men to junior officers. Swabbing decks and chipping paint were a far cry from the greater responsi- bilities Navy personnel undertook. The Navy gives me the opportunity to be responsible for a million dollars worth of equipment and men. You couldn ' t do that starting out in business. Exemplifying this duty and the Navy ' s key role in foreign affairs, a naval task force patrolled the Indian Ocean as a show of strength after the American hos- tages were taken in Iran. The Marine Corps, also governed by the Secretary of the Navy, acted as the president ' s right arm. Dispelling the Gomer Pyle image, Marines guarded all national embassies and were involved in top secu- rity matters. However, the cruises weren ' t the only place where NROTC members got a chance to put their navigation knowl- edge into practice. A spring beer float was held where members floated down the Guadalupe River to New Braunfels on inner tubes, a floating keg of beer in tow. In addition to the beer float party and a barbecue were casual dances and an end-of-the-year formal. The Navy ROTC program ' s main goal was to train naval officers. Besides regu- lar coursework, members took classes in warfare tactics, handling of weapons, plus leadership and management classes that stressed personnel motivation and interelations with others. The University ' s Navy ROTC participated in weekly drills that culminated in the spring with a tri- service review for University President Peter Flawn. NROTC celebrates 203rd birthday. ALPHA COMPANY: FIRST ROW: Charles Richard Davenport Jr., Timothy Takehiko Kanegae, Richard Lee Harrison. Ted Gettinger III, Sandra Jean Win- get, Joann Mary Theresa Stone. Dan Douglas Thisdell, Kevin Herbert Hugman, Myron Louis Lasher II, John Joe Villarreal, Robert Sorsby Bunting, Bryan Wayne Zunker, William Jeral Smith, William Randolph Thomas. SECOND ROW: Talton C. Cooper Jr., Tommy Turner Carruth Jr., Sean Preston Knight, David Keith Martin, Joseph William Pizzi, Ronald Charles Kline, Michael James Hardebeck, Bennett Purse Grayson, Peter Brian Townsend, Robert Brice Mosley III, Ernest Bernard Welker Jr., Lawrence Justin Howell. THIRD ROW: David Boyd Fogle, John Elroy Mendel, David S. Henschel, Larry Alan Hilgert, Allan Roy Lohr, Thomas William Bernacik, Kevin Wayne McDonald, Aaron Blane Marks, Thomas Albert McCannon, William David Levens, Christopher John Overson, Stephen Joseph Vissers. Navy ROTC 461