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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ANDHARVARD UNIVERSITY ROTC STAFFARMYLTC Adam Edwards, Director of Army ROTC for Harvard Universityand Professor of Military Science at MITCPT Paul Lindberg, Executive OfficerLTC Deidre Perrin, Scholarship/Enrollment OfficerMSG Jerry McCartney, Senior Military InstructorMSG James Myers, Senior Military InstructorMr. Aaron Dombroski, Training InstructorMSG Steven Degnan, Human Resources TechnicianMr. Thomas Fohr, Supply TechnicianMrs. Lisa Cabana-Morin, Administrative AssistantReserve Officers’Training CorpsCommissioning CeremonyNAVY and MARINE CORPSCAPT Steven Benke, Director of Naval ROTC for Harvard Universityand Professor of Naval Science at MITCDR Jan Scislowicz, Executive OfficerMAJ Craig Giorgis, Marine Officer InstructorLT Stephen Ford, 4/C Advisor & Technical InstructorLT David Lueck, 3/C Advisor & Technical InstructorLT Matthew Minck, 1/C and 2/C Advisor & Technical InstructorGYSGT Nicholas Romer, Assistant Marine Officer InstructorMr. Brian Chafin, Supply OfficerMr. Don Davis, Supply TechnicianMs. Cheryl Prior, Administrative AssistantAIR FORCELieutenant Colonel Theodore Weibel, Professor of Aerospace StudiesCaptain Daniel Sawicki, Operations Flight CommanderCaptain Danny Hugh, Recruiting Flight CommanderTechnical Sergeant Jason Spon, NCOIC of Personnel ManagementTechnical Sergeant Ivy Santiago, NCOIC of Knowledge OperationsManagementMrs. Ann Cronin, Administrative AssistantOFFICER SELECTION STATION BOSTONCAPT Bryan Warner, Officer Selection OfficerMaster Sergeant Ryan Thain, Officer Selection AssistantMr. Ron Brian, Administrative AssistantHarvard UniversityTercentenary TheaterWednesday, May 29, 2013
ProgramThe National AnthemReserve Officers’ Training CorpsHarvard Class of 2013UNITED STATES NAVYThe Commencement ChoirInvocationWelcome/Opening RemarksLieutenant Colonel Theodore WeibelClass of 1963 SpeakerLieutenant Colonel David R. Downer, USAF (Retired)University President’s RemarksPresident Drew Gilpin Faust, Ph.D.Ensign Colin DickinsonEnsign Dickinson graduates with a Bachelor of Science degreein Economics with a minor in Organismic and EvolutionaryBiology. His first assignment will be at the Naval StationNewport, RI for Navy Supply Corps School. Ensign Dickinson isfrom Garden City, NY.Oath of OfficeMidshipman Christian YooPresentation of Officer CommissionsMidshipman Yoo graduates with a Bachelor of Science degree inPhysics. He will commission at a later date and will receivehis first assignment at that time. Midshipman Yoo is fromBronxville, NY.ROTC Department Heads and OSS StaffFirst SaluteBenedictionUNITED STATES AIR FORCEMusic performed by the Harvard University Band, BrassQuintetUshers are from East Boston High School Army JROTCSecond Lieutenant Courtney DiekemaLieutenant Diekema graduates with a Bachelor of Arts degree inComparative Government.Her first assignment will be atGoodfellow Air Force Base, in San Angelo, TX. LieutenantDiekema is from Holland, MI.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPSSecond Lieutenant Brian FureyLieutenant Furey graduates with a Bachelor of Arts degree inEconomics. His first assignment is the Basic School in Quantico,VA. Lieutenant Furey is from Portland, ME.Second Lieutenant Gavin PascarellaSecond Lieutenant Pascarella grades with a Bachelor of Artsdegree in Government, with a focus on International Relations.His first assignment is the Basic School in Quantico, VA.Lieutenant Pascarella is from Corona, CA.Dr. Drew Gilpin FaustDr. Drew Gilpin Faust took office as Harvard University’s 28thpresident on July 1, 2007. A historian of the U.S. Civil War andthe American South, Dr. Faust is also the Lincoln Professor ofHistory in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. She previouslyserved as founding dean of the Radcliffe Institute for AdvancedStudy (2001-2007).Before coming to Radcliffe, Dr. Faust was the AnnenbergProfessor of History and director of the Women’s StudiesProgram at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author ofsix books, including, most recently, This Republic of Suffering:Death and the American Civil War, published in January 2008.Dr. Faust’s honors include awards in 1982 and 1996 fordistinguished teaching at the University of Pennsylvania. Shewas elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in1994 and the American Philosophical Society in 2004. Shereceived her bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr in 1968, magnacum laude with honors in history, and master’s (1971) anddoctoral (1975) degrees in American civilization from theUniversity of Pennsylvania.
50th Reunion Guest SpeakerLieutenant Colonel David R. Downer,USAF (Retired)David Downer graduated with the Harvard College Class of1963. He is currently a Financial Advisor with AmeripriseFinancial, owning a franchise in Sarasota, FL.Upon graduation with a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, inArchitectural Sciences, he entered active duty in September1963 and was assigned to the Harvard Graduate School ofDesign where he studied architecture from 1963 to 1965. Hewas then assigned to duties in the Civil Engineering career fieldat bases in Ohio and Alaska, and then was tapped for duty as aMinuteman Missile Combat Crew Commander for the next fouryears at Minot AFB, ND. He returned to civil engineering dutiesin 1973, serving in Thailand and Langley AFB, VA where he wasinstrumental in activating the first operational wing of F-15fighter aircraft.In 1978 he was assigned for duty in Tehran, Iran, and wasevacuated following the revolution in early 1979. A staffassignment followed at Strategic Air Command Headquarters atOffutt AFB, Omaha, NE, after which he assumed command ofthe 601st Civil Engineering Squadron, Sembach AB, Germany.Returning in 1984, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff forEngineering & Services, Headquarters, 15th Air Force, MarchAFB, CA. He retired from active military service in 1986.Following retirement, and prior to entering the financial field, hewas in civilian facilities management. Positions included PostEngineer at Valley Forge Military Academy, Director of PhysicalPlant at Swarthmore College, Director of Facilities Operationsfor the Vanguard Group and Project Manager for JohnsonControls Facilities Management Division.Colonel Downer is also involved in community activities in hishome town of Sarasota, FL. He is a deacon in his church, adirector on the board of the Harvard Club of Sarasota, vicepresident of the Ivy League Club of Sarasota and is active in theAir Force Association’s local chapter.The Oath of OfficeI, having been appointed an officer in the United StatesMilitary, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will supportand defend the Constitution of The United Statesagainst all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I willbear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I takethis obligation freely, without any mental reservation orpurpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfullydischarge the duties of the office upon which I am aboutto enter. So help me God.The First SaluteIt is customary when new officers receive their first salute toaward a silver dollar to the individual rendering the salute. Theindividual receiving the silver dollar is then responsible forfollowing the officer’s career. If the officer reaches the rank ofGeneral or Admiral, the silver dollar is awarded back to the newlypromoted flag officer.Our ThanksThe Cadets and Midshipmen are grateful to their families andfriends, President Faust, Reverend Jonathan Walton and staff atMemorial Church, Lt Col Downer, Captain (Ret) Paul Mawn,Chairman of the Advocates for Harvard ROTC, Mr. Malcolm Hill,President of the Harvard ROTC Alumni Fund, Mr. Jason Luke,Harris Ipock, Resident Conductor of the Harvard Glee Club andthe Commencement Choir, the Harvard University Band BrassQuintet, East Boston High School Army JROTC, the MIT ROTCfaculty and staff, OSS Boston staff and Harvard University fortheir support of Harvard ROTC and today’s ceremony.
Army’s Harvard Regimental Review at Harvard Stadium 1916Reserve Officers Training Corps, Harvard University, Memorial Day, May 30, 1917. Fromthe Harvard University Archives. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff PhotographerNaval ROTC Review at Harvard Stadium c. 1955Company F, Harvard ROTC 1918. From the Harvard University Archives. StephanieMitchell/Harvard Staff PhotographerAbove photos courtesy of Boston Public Library.For more information and photos, please visit www.bpl.org.
Setting up exercises, Harvard ROTC, Soldiers Field 1917-1918. From the HarvardUniversity Archives. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff PhotographerBayonet Drill, Harvard ROTC at Stadium, 1917-1918. From the Harvard UniversityArchives. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer
Army's Harvard Regimental Review at Harvard Stadium 1916 Naval ROTC Review at Harvard Stadium c. 1955 Above photos courtesy of Boston Public Library. For more information and photos, please visit www.bpl.org. Reserve Officers Training Corps, Harvard University, Memorial Day, May 30, 1917. From the Harvard University Archives.
