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

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C Ol. DNEI. He enjoys working at Vanderbilt and teach- ing the senior Management and Leadership classes. He wants to instill in the seniors especially the practice of leadership by example. The best way to improve the Battalion as a whole, COL Phillips argues, is to motivate those in leadership billets to use their knowledge, experience, and skill in the teaching of the underclassmen. His ultimate goal is to create the best possible officer material for service in the Fleet. PHILLIPS COL Phillips has been Commanding Ofiicer of Vanderbilt NROTC ever since he relieved CAPT Banks in October 1981. During his tenure here. he has worked hard to build up the size of the Battalion through an intensive recruiting pro- gram. Another of COL Phillips' goals has been to increase the Battalion's average GPA. COL Phillips was born in Paterson, NJ and attended Springfield College in Springfield, KLA where he earned both bachelors and masters degrees. He was commissioned in June 1957 through the Platoon Leaders Class Program and has served in a variety of stafl' and field billets since that time. Stall' experience includes: ad- jutant of an infantry battalion and regiment, staff ollicer for Commander in Chief, Pacific, Aide to Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs, lleadquarters, Marine Corps, and Assistant Chief Of Staff, G-l of an infantry division. His field experience entails: command of Marine detach- ment aboard an aircraft carrier, command of a rifle company, infantry battalion, headquarters battalion, and most recently, CO of Camp Fuji, Japan. COL Phillips also served a tour as advisor to a Vietnamese Army battalion and division. - '0nnL,.,. an...

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CDR PETERSON CDR Richard S. Peterson was executive officer of Vanderbilt NROTC from fall of 1979 until summer of 1983. A native of Michigan, CDR Peterson was graduated from the Illin.ois Institute of Technology with a bachelors degree in psychology and a minor in physics. Among several of his former billets are Combat Information Officer aboard USS O'Bannon QDD 450i in Pearl Harbor, Operations Officer aboard USS William C. Favre QDD 763l, and Executive Officer of a PBR fpatrol river boatl in Vietnam. After these at-sea billets, he attended the Naval Postgraduate School where he received a masters degree in oceanography. Before coming to Vanderbilt, he served as XO aboard USS Fairfax County. While at the unit, CDR Peterson taught Navigation and Ships Operation and acted as advisor to the juniors He earned the respect of x N the midshipmen for his professional knowledget I t I about the Navy He is now stationed in Brazil where he is an advisor to the Brazilian Navy. 1 l M- '- - --- CAPT Clauer graduated from Cedarville College in 1972, after previously serving as an en- listed in the Marine Corps. He received his com- mission through OCS, and is an infantry officer by MOS. CAPT Clauer has served as platoon corn- mander, company xo, company commander, and most recently, as logistics officer for lst Battalion, 2nd Marines, formerly commanded by Colonel Phillips. CAPT Clauer has also served as Plans and Protocol Officer at Quanticoy Virginia, and as staff secretary for the corn- manding general. CAPT Clauer is the Battali0D Advisor and Operations Officer for the unit. He also sponsors the Semper Fidelis society. H9 describes his duties here as achallengillg and Cer' tainly different from any previous aSSigDment n He believes that NROTC provides some of the best officers in the fleet because the Program al' lows a four year period of training and evalua- tion, Permitting the unit to develop each mid' Shipman to his full potential.