News From Fort Schuyler
October 23, 2001 - Volume 5, No. 28
MORE ON THE ADMIRALTY - This recent headline in an Annapolis newspaper
caught the attention of BRIAN SMITH, Class of 1986. "Ryan Leaving - Academy
Superintendent to Become President of N.Y. Maritime College." Brian
comments that: "I've heard lots of good things about Admiral Ryan during his
tenure at USNA. This seems like a great find for Maritime." According to
the article in 'The Capital,' JOHN R. RYAN, a three-star admiral, who is
slated to arrive at Fort Schuyler in June 2002, ".... will oversee plans to
increase enrollment to about 900 and add programs in other marine-related
fields. His salary will increase to $155,000 per year. Adm. Ryan's tenure at
the Naval Academy was marked by an unprecedented level of popularity with
faculty and staff for easing tensions between the military and civilian
cultures."
The complete newspaper article is at
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/live/10_18-52/TOP
The official USNA profile for Admiral Ryan is at
http://www.usna.edu/PAO/bio-ryan.html The SUNY announcement of the
appointment can be found at http://www.suny.edu Click on 'SUNY News
Headlines' and go to October 18.
Prior to Admiral Ryan's arrival, another admiral has been named to serve
as Interim President commencing next month, Vice Admiral JOHN W. CRAINE,
Jr. USN (Ret). In a memo to Maritime College faculty and staff, the
University Chancellor, ROBERT L. KING, noted that Admiral Craine, former
Chief of Naval Education and Training, "... is no stranger to the Maritime
College, having been responsible for the oversight of all Naval ROTC
Programs and as a candidate in the Maritime presidential search." According
to the memo, "Craine will also assist me and senior officers of the
University on a number of special projects, including enhancing our
international activities and advising us on education, training and distance
learning issues."
King writes that Adm Craine's appointment will be effective 01 November,
"This will enable a smooth transition this fall from Admiral DAVID BROWN's
term. Prior to the start of his sabbatical in January, I am asking Admiral
Brown to take on a special assignment with the State Emergency Management
Office and State University to help with World Trade Center recovery
operations. Given the unique role and educational programs of the Maritime
College, I believe that the College can provide key support as New York City
recovers and begins to rebuild from the terrible tragedy of September 11th.
I have been asked to make available a senior executive with logistical
skills and experience and I was pleased to name Admiral Brown to take on
this very special task." The SUNY announcement of these actions can be found
at http://www.suny.edu Click on 'SUNY News Headlines' and go to October 17.
MOUNT LOCKWOOD - NOAA recently announced that U.S. Board on Geographic
Names has approved the naming of an underwater mountain in honor of the
late MILLINGTON LOCKWOOD, Class of 1966, who died of cancer in July 1999.
(See NFFS:3:35 and 4:18) Lockwood Seamont is located in the Pacific Ocean
eighty nautical miles NW of Marcus Island, close to the deepest waters in
the Pacific near the Mariana Trench. According to NOAA, Millington was
"...a moving force in the field of international cooperation and U.S.
national programs dealing with the study of the seafloor. He was
instrumental in coordinating the work of various U.S. government
organizations for the fulfillment of the U.S. Defense Hydrographic Iniative
and other cooperative programs for the study of seafloor topography." A
letter to Millington's widow, Susan, concluded: "His name will rest on
generations of nautical charts, bathymetric maps, and seafloor maps
reminding of all of his dedication and drive to promote the study of
bathymetry." For more information go to www.google.com and type in
"Lockwood Seamount" [Thanks to LCDR GERD GLANG, Class of 1984, for bringing
this information to the attention of NFFS.]
HAVING A GRAND OLD PARTY - Although many members of his graduating class are
long retired, one is taking on new responsibilities. According to the
Beaufort Gazette, BOB HOLZMACHER, Class of 1947, is the newly elected
chairman of the Beaufort Country Republican Party. The article notes that
Bob is "a retired engineer [who] lives on Dataw Island with his wife Ardith.
They moved to Beaufort eight years ago from Long Island, New York. A
lifelong Republican, Holzmacher said he first voted for Thomas Dewey in the
1948 Presidential election."
JACK HAYES, who brought this article to the attention of NFFS with an
e-mail headlined "Our Right-Wing Wacko Makes Good, " explains that "The
great Class of '47 had produced some great people - CEO's, inventors,
teachers, entrepreneurs, doctors, lawyers, financiers, recognized experts in
many fields - but none with more dedication and fortitude than Bob
Holzmacher. Bob has been laboring in the political vineyards in South
Carolina for many years..... The vitriolic rhetoric that flowed from some of
the more liberal of our classmates during the recent presidential election
led me to write the headline to this introduction in hopes that they may
read further." The full Beaufort Gazette article may be found at
www.beaufortgazette.com Go to "Gazette Search" check the "archives" box and
use the search option "Holzmacher"
FURTHER DOMER DERIVATION - Add this to the theories about the source and
meaning of the post-60's "Domer" nickname for SUNY Maritime. CHRIS KESSLER,
Class of 1970, writes: "I have a very definite recollection of the origin of
the term 'Domer.' It sprang up in the late 60's during my years as a cadet
from an offhand comment during a conversation with some of my classmates.
They were gathered around an architect's model of a proposed new marina for
the sailing team that was being displayed on campus. The model was encased
in glass and quite detailed. Somebody remarked about its amazing likeness to
the college. Another in the group referring to the glass case covering the
model, agreed and added, "Yeah, dome and all." The dome remark was intended
as a not-so-subtle jibe at the restricted cadet lifestyle and the isolation
many of us felt from the political and social changes going on at that time.
Outside Fort Schuyler, college students were protesting the war and civil
rights. Many of us felt apart from our generation (sealed in a dome) and
had mixed feelings about our day-to-day regimented life during an era of
teach-ins, love-ins, and a general challenge to authority. With tongue
firmly planted in cheek, we started to call each other 'Domers.' It started
as an inside joke among a few classmates, but quickly spread to the entire
cadet corps. Eventually it morphed into 'Maridome' - a kind of play on words
of the Astrodome, which had recently opened for business. We amused each
other by making up wild stories that the administration had secret plans to
encase the college in a dome just like the one in the architect's model and
permanently seal in the cadets and their rebellious spirit." [Other theories
about the term Domer, summarized by NFFS in 1998, can be found by clicking
on "What is a Domer" at www.fsmaa.org ]
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