Vanderbilt University Naval ROTC - Galleon Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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LT ROW LT Ed Rowe, likewise, has just finished a two-year stay at Vanderbilt. He served here as fourth class advisor and instructor in which role he taught Fresh- man Naval Orientation and, for a while, Ships En- gineering Systems. He was graduated in 1976 with a bachelors degree in chemistry from the University of Mississippi, where he had participated as a midshipman in the NROTC unit. After spending temporary duty as Supply Officer at his alma mater, LT Rowe was sent to Surface Warfare KSWOSJ and Damage Control Schools. A His first sea duty was spent as DCA and CIC aboard the destroyer tender USS Piedmont. Next, he was transferred to the aircraft carrier USS America QCV 661. After four eventful years at sea and two ashore, LT Rowe has decided to resign his commission in the active Navy. He plans to enter the Reserve force and to continue his work toward a masters degree from Vanderbilt's Owen School of Business Management. All at Vanderbilt wish the best for LT Rowe in his new CBYCBT. '-am' 1 LT LAMB ERT l.T Vince Lambert arrived at the unit in the spring of 1981 and has since served as third class advisor and as fourth class instructor. Also, one of his chief duties as the sole nuclear-trained officer at the unit is to promote midshipmen interest in the Navy's nuclear power pro- gram. LT Lambert graduated with bachelors degrees in both mathematics and physics from the Rose-Hull- man lnstitute of Technology. After completion of Nu- clear Power School in Orlando, FL and Prototype Reactor Training, he was sent to Submarine School in New London, CT. He then served four years as a member of the Blue Crew of USS John Marshall QSSBN 6111. While serving at Vanderbilt, LT Lambert is also completing courses for a degree in management. He will remain at Vandy for probably another year and then plans to head back to sea as department head aboard another submarine. ln addition to his regular office duties, LT Lambert also works closely with the Blue Angels, the Mariners, and Windjammers in organizing social events and productions.

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C Commander Richard S. Peterson, a native of Michi- gan, has been executive officer of Vanderbilt NROTC since his arrival in 1979. After his graduation from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a B.S. in psy- chology, he has had a most varied and interesting CBYQCY. He was CIC officer aboard the USS O'Bannon lDD 4505 in Pearl Harbor, OPS officer aboard the USS William C. Favre lDD 763l, and XO of the PBR in Vietnam. After his duty in Vietnam, Commander Peterson earned a masters degree in oceanography from the Naval Post Graduate School. He then served time in Command and Control at the Pentagon and as XO aboard USS Fairfax County. Commander Peterson is highly respected in the unit for his professional knowledge concerning the naval service. He and his wife Judy presently have one son, Richard, LT HGEY 1 A 1 4 M DER PET ERSO Lt Jim Hoey, who served on the unit staff for slightly over two years as third class advisor and instructor, has now been reasssigned to Naval Intelligence Center for Europe and the Atlantic. Before coming to NROTC Vanderbilt, he was grad- uated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a bachelors degree in political science. He then received his commission through the Officers Can- didate School in Newport, RI. Prior duty included a short stint aboard USS William R. Rush KDD 7141 and as DCA and Gunnery Officer aboard USS Voge IFF 0147j. While at Vanderbilt, Lt Hoey not only taught Ameri- can Military History but also advised the unit publi- cati ons organizations, Crosscurrents, and Galleon. On his duty here, he comments that he is proud to have had the opportunity to have some impact, however SmT2:l, on the future leadership of the Navy. e battalion wishes Lt Hoey the best of luck in hiS new command.

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Y' I GYS GT WARNER Gunnery Sergeant Warner is the assistant marine option instructor. In this role, he serves as chief drill instructor for the battaliong he works very closely with the battalion staff, the color guard, and drill team to insure proper movement and coordination on the parade field. In these respects, he is probably the most visible staff members to most midshipmen. In addition, he finds time in his busy schedule to work with the RiflefPistol and the Orieneteering Teams. This was his first year at Vanderbilt, and he says that although Nashville is a big change from San Diego, he very much enjoys working here. if-r V ft N, ,ole-4 QMC FRANSCISCO Chief Quartermaster Franscisco is the bookkeeper at Vanderbilt. He has served two years here so far and plans to remain until retirement. He enlisted in the Navy in 1960 and has spent time on a multitude of ships - destroyers, escorts, a mine sweeper, and a LPH. Because of the wealth of experi- ence he has acquired in his different tours of duty, Chief Franscisco is well known to most midshipmen for his funny yet true-to-life sea stories. Chief Franscisco is married and has a small daugh- ter: he and his family live on a farm outside Nashville where, he says, they enjoy country living. YNC CRGCKER Chief Yeoman Crocker is the only other submarine- qualified personnel at the unit. His duty at Vanderbilt is to serve as administrative asssistant in the unit office. After his initial enlistment in 1963, Chief Crocker served for a while in the Supreme Allied Command in the Atlantic Theater. Then, he was transferred to the USS Woodrow Wilson CSSBN 6241 where he served on the Blue crew. Next, he worked as Central Mailroom Supervisor at Chief of Naval Operations. Later, Chief Crocker went on to Northern Virginia Community College where he acquired an associate degree in business adminstration. He came to Vanderbilt in 1980 after completing duty aboard USS Alexander Hamilton QSSBN 617j. He is noted for his efficient and hard-working atten- tion to duty. 1 l l