Foundation NewsAmmunition for the Mind

Number 60 | Summer 2009 | www.mcuf.org

Contents

Trustees 2

PresidentandCEO’sLetter 2

What’sNewatMCU 3

SemperFidelisAwardDinner 4-5

MeetOurTrustees 6

CorporateMembers 7

FriendsoftheFoundation 7

Major General

Robert B. Neller, USMC

Incoming President

Marine Corps University

“Armed with Insight”

Major General John H. Russell Leadership Award Luncheon

October 28, 200912:00 p.m. Reception • 12:45 p.m. Lunch

The Union League Club38 East 37th Street • New York City

Luncheon Co-Chairpersons

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders, III and Mr. Guy P. Wyser-Pratte

and

the Board of Trustees of the Marine Corps University Foundation

cordially invite you to attend a luncheon

Honoring

the Honorable John C. WhiteheadRetired Co-Chairman and Co-Senior Partner of Goldman Sachs,

Former Deputy Secretary of State, and

Chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation

Military Guest of Honor

Lieutenant General George J. Flynn, UsMC Deputy Commandant for Developmentand Integration

The Honorable John C. Whitehead was born in Evanston, Illinois.HegraduatedfromHaverfordCollegein1943,andreceivedhisM.B.A.fromHarvard in1947. DuringWorldWar II,while servingaboard theUSS Thomas Jefferson,Mr.WhiteheadwasaLandingCraftCommanderofLCVP’swhichtookpartintheD-DaylandingsatNormandy.HealsolandedMarinesonIwoJimaandOkinawa.

AprominentNewYorker,Mr.Whiteheadretiredin1984after38yearsas theCo-ChairmanandCo-SeniorPartnerofGoldmanSachs. Inhisgovernmentservice,hewastheDeputySecretaryofStateduringthefalloftheSovietUnion.HecurrentlyservesastheChairmanoftheLowerManhattanDevelopmentCorporation,theorganizationresponsiblefortherebuildingandrejuvenatingofNewYorkafterthe9/11terroristattacks.

FormoreinformationortomakeareservationfortheLuncheonyoumaycalltheFoundationofficeat(703)640-6835,oremailpmonroe@mcuf.org.

Mr.JohnC.Whitehead

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P. O. Box 122 • Quantico, VA 22134-0122 Phone: (703) 640-6835 • Fax: (703) 640-6177

www.mcuf.org

We thank Mr. and Mrs. Anthony F. Serra of Birmingham, Alabama, for their generous underwriting of the Foundation News for one year. They are Semper Fidelis!

Summer2009 DearFriendsoftheFoundation,

Inowbelieveinthesuperstitionof“FridaytheThirteenth!”OnFridaythe13thofFebruaryourliveshereattheFoundationwerechangedforever.

OnthatdayIlearnedthattheFoundation’sinvestmentswithStanfordFinancialGroupandAssociateswereabouttobefrozenbytheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission.Thismeantthatwewouldhavenoaccesstothosefundsoranyinterestgeneratedinthisless-than-robustmarket.Sincethen,withthehelpofourBoardandStaff,wehaveregainedcontroloverthemajorityofourassets.ButwewereforcedtouseindividualandcorporatecontributionsaswellasthosemoniesraisedbyourspecialeventstocontinuetosupporttheMarineCorpsUniversity(MCU).Bydelayinganddeferringsomepaymentsandreducingcoststooperate,wewereabletoweatherthis“PerfectStorm.”

WehavecontinuedsupportofourAcademicChairsandtheotherprogramsatMCU.However,wecouldnotprovidesupporttoanyMarineUnitsbeyondMCU.Thatcontinuestothisday.Ourgoalisafullrecoverysothatwecanreturntoourpreviousfarreachingrole.Untilthen,weneedyourhelp!Yourgiftof$200wouldallowustoagainfundprofessionalmilitaryeducationandleadershipprogramsforMarinesservingintheOperatingForcesandSupportingEstablishment.Canwecountonyou?

Asubstantial transfusion forMCUFwas thechallenge toourBoard tomatchagenerouscontribution fromTrusteeJordanSaunders.I’mproudtoreporttheBoardhasrespondedinamostgenerousway.Thisinfluxismosttimelyandwillallowustopaypastbillsandpreparefortheupcomingfundraisingevents.OurannualSemper Fidelis Golf ClassicwillbeplayedatLaurelHillGolfClubonSeptember14thandthisyear’sMajor General John H. Russell Leadership Award Luncheon isonOctober28thatTheUnionLeagueClubinNewYorkCity.TheawardrecipientisTheHonorableJohnC.Whitehead,RetiredCo-ChairmanandCo-SeniorPartnerofGoldmanSachs,FormerDeputySecretaryofState,andChairmanoftheLowerManhattanDevelopmentCorporation.Ihopeyoucanjoinusforboth!Also,pleasereserveSaturday,February27,2010,fortheSemper Fidelis Award DinnerattheSheratonPremiereHotelatTysonsCornerinVienna,Virginia.

Between these fundraisers is an “awareness raiser” of the Foundation’s value. We are sponsors of aCounterinsurgency (COIN) Conference on September 23rd at the National Press Club inWashington, D.C.Thekeynotespeaker isGeneralDavidPetraeus,USA,Commander,U.S.CentralCommand. It promises tobeanintellectuallystimulatingeventforservicemembers,interagencypersonnelandthemilitaryacademiccommunityatlarge.Futurecommandersandpolicy-makerswillbenefitfromthisexperience,thusenhancingthe leadershipofourmilitary forces incurrentand futurecounterinsurgencyenvironments.Pleaseseeourwebsiteformoredetails.

Onasadnote,TrusteesLieutenantGeneralWallaceC.“Chip”Gregson,USMC(Ret),BrigadierGeneralGeorgeH.Walls,USMC (Ret), andMr.BruceH.Hooperhave left theBoard. “Chip” isnow theAssistantSecretaryofDefense for AsianandPacificSecurity AssistanceAffairs, andGeorge is enjoying retirementwith hiswife,Portia,inNorthCarolina.BrucedecidedtostepdownaftermorethantwentyyearsofservicetoourFoundation.Hewasunanimouslyelected“PresidentEmeritus” inrecognitionofhismanygenerouscontributionstotheprofessionaleducationofcountlessMarines,andasatributetobothhimandhiswife,Eileen.

Letmeleaveyouwiththisupbeatstory:

Onadaythatwasnotgoingparticularlywellforus,IreceivedanemailfromtheInformationOperationsOfficerof2ndMarineExpeditionaryBrigade(MEB).Thatunit,servinginAfghanistan,hadjustconductedthelargestMarinehelicopter-borneoperationsinceVietnam.Beforedeploying,theMajorhadspenttimewithmediscussingDeceptionOperationsandIsharedlessonsfromOperation Desert Stormwithhim.HereportedthathisDeceptionPlanworked—4,000Marinesinsertedwithoutashotfired!IwasthrilledbythefactthatourFoundationhadadirectimpactonasuccessinthefightinAfghanistan.Hetrulymadeourday!Ihopeyoutakefromthisexamplethemessageyouknowalready:ThisFoundationmakesadifference–now–andforthefuture.

Ournewmottois,“Armed with Insight.”That’sexactlywhattheattributeofourstudentswillbeaslongastheMarineCorpsUniversityFoundationcontinuestobeapartoftheireducation.

Thanksforallyouhavedoneandcontinuetodo.Keepfaithinus,and

SemperFidelis,

ThomasV.Draude BrigadierGeneral,USMC(Ret) PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer

Marine Corps University Foundation trustees

Chairman

GeneralCarlE.MundyJr.,USMC(Ret)

Vice Chairman

Mr.GuyP.Wyser-Pratte

President and Chief Executive Officer

BGenThomasV.Draude,USMC(Ret)

Secretary and Chief Operating Officer

LtColJohnR.Hales,USMC(Ret)

Treasurer

Vacant

General Counsel

Mr.ChristopherG.Oprison

Mr.B.P.Adams

Ms.KimT.Adamson

Mr.DavidL.Carder

LtGenGeorgeR.Christmas,USMC(Ret)

MajGenJeromeG.Cooper,USMCR(Ret)

Mr.PatrickJ.Finneran,Jr.

MajGenWilliamC.GroenigerIII,USMCR(Ret)

LtGenEarlB.Hailston,USMC(Ret)

Mr.DonaldR.Knauss

Mr.RobertA.Lutz

MajGenLeslieM.Palm,USMC(Ret)

BGenFrancisE.Quinlan,USMCR(Ret)

Mr.DurwoodW.“Skip”Ringo,Jr.

MajGenMichaelD.Ryan,USMC(Ret)

MajGenJohnJ.Salesses,USMCR(Ret)

Mr.JasonA.Santamaria

Mrs.ThomasA.Saunders,III

Mr.WilliamJ.Scott

Ms.AlexisF.Thomas

Mr.FrederickL.Webber

Founding Chairman

TheHonorableAnthonyD.Marshall

Trustees Emeriti

ColG.F.RobertHanke,USMCR(Ret)

Vice Chairman Emeritus

Mr.BruceH.Hooper

President Emeritus

LtGenAnthonyLukeman,USMC(Ret)

Vice Chairman Emeritus

Honorary Trustee

ColCharlesJ.GoodeJr.,USMC(Ret)

Director of Special Events

Ms.PatriciaT.Monroe

Office Coordinator

Ms.KimberlyA.Niero

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Leadership Changes at Marine Corps UniversityOn June 25, 2009, at the National Museum of the Marine Corps,

MajorGeneralDonaldR.Gardner,USMC(Ret)retiredafter54yearsof

faithfulanddedicatedservicetotheUnitedStatesMarineCorps.The

Commandantof theMarineCorps,General JamesT.Conway,was the

retiringofficial.

In 1994, General Gardner retired from the Marine Corps after a

distinguished career which included command at every level and

assignmentasAide-de-CamptotheAssistantCommandantoftheMarine

Corps,Directorofthe1stMarineCorpsDistrict,andDeputyChiefofStaff

for Requirements and Programs. After his Marine Corps retirement,

General Gardner served as the President and Chief Executive Officer

of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space

MuseuminNewYorkCityandtheChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheMarineCorpsUniversity

Foundation.In2004,hewasinstalledasaSeniorExecutiveServiceofficerandserved

as thePresidentof theMarineCorpsUniversityuntil June30,2009. TheUniversity’s

BoardofVisitorshonoredGeneralGardner’sexemplaryservicebynaminghimthefirst

PresidentEmeritusoftheUniversity.

GeneralGardnerandhiswife,Elaine,arelookingforwardtoretirementandaslowerpace

oflifeintheirChester,Virginiahome.

On September 4th, Major General Robert B. Neller, USMC, assumed the duties of Marine Corps

UniversityPresident.HecurrentlyservesastheCommandingGeneral,3dMarineDivision.

GeneralNellerwascommissionedaSecondLieutenantinMay1975.HeisagraduateofTheBasic

School, the Advanced Armor Officer Course at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, the Marine Corps Command

and Staff College, the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy, and the Armed Forces Staff College.

FromFebruary2006 toFebruary2007,as theDeputyCommandingGeneral (Operations), IMarine

Expeditionary Force (Forward), Camp Pendleton, he deployed to Iraq in support ofOperation Iraqi

Freedom 05-07. HeservedastheAssistantDivisionCommanderofthe1stMarineDivisionbefore

assumingcommandofthe3dMarineDivision.

GeneralJamesConwayandMajorGeneralDonaldGardner

MajorGeneralandMrs.DonaldGardner

MajorGeneralDonaldGardner

MajorGeneralRobertB.Neller,USMC

“When I joined the Marine Corps in 1955, spending the next 54 years as a

member of this brotherhood was not my intention. The Corps has become a way of

life and one of which I am proud to have been a part. I have been blessed to have

served with, led and learned from the finest men and women I have ever known. I

have witnessed feats of remarkable courage and unstinting selflessness.

I have been inspired, encouraged and heartened as I have watched the newer

generations carry on traditions and hold fast the values that set the Corps apart.

I am secure in the knowledge that I leave the Corps I have served in the best

of hands.” –MajorGeneralR.DonaldGardner,USMC(Ret)

1) Friends of MCUF, Colonel and Mrs. James Fowler, and MCUF President and CEO, Brigadier General

Thomas Draude, USMC (Ret)

2) (L-R) MCUF Trustees: Mr. David Carder, Mr. Jason Santamaria, and Major General William Groeniger,

USMCR (Ret)

3) Mr. David Graling, Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman, and Mrs. Graling

4) Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,

General James E. Cartwright, USMC

5) Commanding General, Marine Corps Training and Education Command,

Major General (Sel) and Mrs. Mel Spiese and Trustee, Ms. Alexis Thomas

6) Quantico Marine Corps Band and Color Guard

7) MCUF Trustee, Mr. Donald Knauss, was presented The Chapman Medallion in

recognition of his fifth year as Dinner Chairman and Sponsor of the

SemperFidelisAwardDinner by MCUF Chairman, General Carl Mundy, USMC (Ret)

8) Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Lieutenant General

Ronald Coleman, USMC, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps,

Sergeant Major Carlton Kent and Mrs. Kent

9) (L-R) Ms. Martha Hill (Mrs. Barney Barnum), Medal of Honor recipient,

Colonel Barney Barnum, USMC (Ret), and Mrs. James Amos

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Mr. David Carder, Major General William Groeniger, Mr. Chris Oprison,

Brigadier General Frank Quinlan, Mr. Skip Ringo, Mr. Jason Santamaria, Ms. Alexis Thomas,

Brigadier General George Walls, and Mr. Guy Wyser-Pratte

11) MCUF Vice Chairman, Mr. Guy Wyser-Pratte

12) Friends of MCUF, Colonel and Mrs. John Greenwood

13) President of Marine Corps University, Major General Donald Gardner, USMC (Ret)

14) Wine Sponsor and Vice President of Freeman Beverage Company, Mr. Bruce Davis

and Mrs. Davis

15) Dinner Chairman and Chairman and CEO of The Clorox Company, Mr. Donald Knauss,

and Mrs. Knauss

16) Chaplain of the Marine Corps, Rear Admiral Alan Baker, USN

17) (L-R) Portrait artist, Mr. Mark Carder; Mrs. Bruce Hooper; portrait of Trustee, Mr. Bruce H. Hooper;

Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. William Hooper. The portrait was commissioned in honor of

Mr. Hooper’s many years of service as a former President and Trustee of the Foundation. The

portrait now hangs in the Hooper Room at MCU.

18) Former MCUF Trustee, Mr. John Dowd and Mrs. Dowd

19) Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James Amos, USMC

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Meet our trusteesOur Foundation’s accomplishments are due in large part to the dedicated and untiring support of our Trustees – both past

and present. They are the distinguished men and women who do the work of our Foundation. These Trustees are successful in their chosen professions and take enormous pride in supporting professional military education and leadership programs that

instill in today’s Marines the enduring qualities to which they attribute their success.

MR. GUy P. WySeR-PRATTeTrustee, Mr. Guy P. Wyser-Pratte,joinedthe

Boardin1997.HeservesastheFoundation’s

Vice Chairman and Chairs the Finance

Committee.BorninVichy,France,hemigrated

to the United States with his family in 1948

and became a naturalized citizen in 1953.

HereceivedaB.A.fromtheUniversityofRochesterandanM.B.A.

fromNewYorkUniversity.Mr.Wyser-Pratteservedfouryearsinthe

MarineCorps,attainingtherankofCaptain.

Hisfirm,Wyser-Pratte&.Company,Inc.,haditsoriginsinParisin

1929.Thefirmwasre-openedonWallStreetin1948,mergedinto

Bache&Companyin1967,andwasresurrectedin1991.

Known as “the dean of the arbitrage community,” Mr. Wyser-

PrattehasauthorizedtwomonographsfortheNewYorkUniversity

SalomonBrothersCenter.Risk ArbitrageandRisk Arbitrage IIare

consideredthestandardtextbooksintheindustry.

Mr.andMrs.Wyser-PratteresideinBedford,NewYork.

GeNeRAl CARl e. MUNdy JR., USMC (ReT)General MundyhasservedastheChairman

oftheMarineCorpsUniversityFoundationsince

1995.After38yearsofMarineCorpsservice,

heretiredfromthepostofCommandantand

member of the United States Joint Chiefs of

Staff. Duringhiscareer,heheldavarietyofstaffpositionsand

commandedatalllevels.Hisprincipalassignmentsinvolvedmore

thannineyearsinU.S.andAlliednationalsecuritypolicymatters,

combinedwith13yearscommand,managementandleadership

atseniorexecutivelevels.

Following hisMarine Corps retirement, GeneralMundy held the

position of President and CEO of worldwide operations of the

UnitedServiceOrganizations(USO),overseeing123operationsin

theUnitedStatesandcountriesoverseas.

GeneralandMrs.Mundyhavehomes inMountVernon,Virginia;

Titusville, Florida; and Cashiers, North Carolina. They have two

sonsandadaughter.

lieUTeNANT GeNeRAl eARl B. HAilSTON, USMC (ReT)Trustee, lieutenant General earl

Hailston,joinedtheBoardin2009.General

Hailston received his undergraduate degree

fromTroyStateUniversityand isa graduate

of The Basic School, Naval Flight School,

AmphibiousWarfareSchool,AirCommandandStaffCollege,and

the U. S. ArmyWar College. He served in theMarine Corps for

over36years inavarietyofoperationalandstaffassignments.

His last tour of duty was as the Commander, Marine Forces,

Central Command and Commander, Marine Forces, Pacific. He

ledtheMarineComponentduringoperationsinAfghanistanand

commanded the largestMarineForcesinceWorldWar IIduring

Operation Iraqi Freedom.

GeneralHailstonjoinedRolls-RoyceinJanuary2005astheVice

President,U.S.ArmyandU.S.MarineCorpsPrograms.In2008he

wasreassignedastheSeniorVicePresidentofDefenseRelations,

Rolls-Royce,NorthAmerica,Inc.

MR. WilliAM J. SCOTTTrustee, Mr. William Scott, joined the

Board in 2006. In 1987, Mr. Scott received

his undergraduate degree from Franklin and

Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,

and served five years in the United States

Marine Corps attaining the rank of Captain.

DuringhisMarineservicehecompletedTheBasicSchoolandField

ArtillerySchoolanddeployedtothePersianGulfwiththe2dMarine

Divisionduringthe1stGulfWar.

AfterhisMarineCorpsservice,Mr.ScottreturnedtoWashington,

D.C.andstartedhiscareer inthefinancialservices industry. He

specializes in advising individuals and institutions on complex

wealthpreservationandgrowthstrategies. Mr.Scott is currently

theExecutiveDirectorofOppenheimer&Company.

Mr. and Mrs. Scott reside in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and have

threedaughters.Heenjoysgolf,biking,fitness,andwatchinghis

daughtersparticipateinvariousactivities

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opportunities for Giving...

thank You to our 2009 Corporate Members

* * * * * Scarlet and Gold Council – $50,000 * * * * *

ThomasAssociatesInc.

* * * * Commandant’s Council – $25,000 * * * * BAESystems

TheCloroxCompanyGeneralDynamicsLockheedMartin

Officers’EquipmentCompany

* * * Leadership Council – $15,000 * * *TheBoeingCompany

FirstCommandFinancialPlanningMeggittTrainingSystems

RaytheonCompany

* * Semper Fidelis Council – $10,000 * *CUBICApplications,Inc.

KUKASikorskyAircraftCorporation

* General John A. Lejeune Council – $5,000 *Lion-VallenIndustries

MarineCorpsAssociationStanleyAssociates

WorldWideAerosCorporation

The Marine Corps University Foundation maintains a strongworkingrelationship with many corporations. The companies listed abovegenerouslysupportusthroughourCorporateMemberProgram.Withtheirtremendoussupport,wewillcontinuecurrentprogramsandwillhavefundingfortheseriousconsiderationofnewinitiatives.

There are five levels of Corporate Membership. The specific benefitsateachlevelmaybetailoredtomeetthecorporation’sindividualneeds.

Scarlet and Gold Council–minimumannualgiftof$50,000Commandant’s Council–minimumannualgiftof$25,000

Leadership Council–minimumannualgiftof$15,000Semper Fidelis Council–minimumannualgiftof$10,000

General John A. Lejeune Council–minimumannualgiftof$5,000

Friends oF the Foundation

Mr.DavidL.Carder

ConocoPhillips

Mr.TimothyT.Day

Mr.JohnM.Dowd

Mr.W.JohnDriscoll

Freeport-McMoRanCopper&GoldInc.

Mr.G.F.RobertHanke

Mr.DonaldR.Knauss

GeneralCharlesC.Krulak,USMC(Ret)

GeneralCarlE.MundyJr.,USMC(Ret)

Mr.andMrs.ThomasA.Saunders,III

Mr.WilliamJ.Scott

Mr.andMrs.AnthonyF.Serra

Mr.ParkB.Smith

TextronInc.

TheWhartonSchoolofBusinessTheUniversityofPennsylvania

UnionPacificCorporation

UnitedStatesNavyLeague,NewYorkCouncil

Mr.GuyP.Wyser-Pratte

Mr.MichaelJ.Zak

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FriendsoftheFoundationrecognizesdonorswhohavemadeaminimumgiftof$5,000to

MCUFduringthepast12months.

Corporate Membership and event Contributions are recognized separately.

Marine Corps University Foundation, Inc.

P.O.Box122

715BroadwayStreet,Annex2ndFloor

Quantico,VA22134-0122

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