2021 Archives - Tulane Naval ROTC Alumni Association

DOD ROTC Partnership Excellence Award

DOD ROTC Partnership Excellence Award

Lowe2022-08-17T14:47:34-05:00

The Tulane Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps was awarded the Department of Defense ROTC Partnership Excellence Award for the 2019 to 2020 academic year. This award was presented on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at the Navy Building on Tulane's main campus. The DOD Award recognized the unit and university and their strong partnership that has enhanced the quality of training the next generation of military leaders have received. President Fitts, Tulane University President; Captain Bowdich, Professor of Naval Science for Tulane NROTC; and Rear Admiral Trinque, Assistant Commander for Career Management, Naval Personnel Command, were the guests of honor [...]

DOD ROTC Partnership Excellence AwardLowe2022-08-17T14:47:34-05:00

Fall Commissionings 2021

Fall Commissionings 2021

Lowe2023-02-10T08:54:28-06:00

On Friday, September 17, 2021, Brett James Harris was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. The small ceremony was held in the Navy Building on the Tulane University Campus. Surrounded by family, 2ndLt Hargis took the oath of office from Captain Dorinda Pintos. His father, MSgt Bobby Hargis, USAF Ret., and his step-father, MGySgt Ricky Hart, USMC Ret. pinned on his bars. A native of Louisiana and a graduate of the University of New Orleans in Business Administration, 2ndLt Hargis is looking forward to starting his Marine Corps career as a Ground Officer. He will attend The [...]

Fall Commissionings 2021Lowe2023-02-10T08:54:28-06:00

Change of Command May 2021

Change of Command May 2021

Lowe2022-06-28T09:51:16-05:00

Tulane University Naval Officer Training Corps got a new Professor of Naval Science on May 28, 2021. Captain Daniel J. Senesky, USN was relieved by Captain Paul Bowdich, USN in a moving ceremony held on the deck of the Navy Building on the Tulane Campus. Following all COVID guidelines, the Change of Command evoked the time honored traditions of the US Navy; especially on the cusp of Memorial Day. Family members, friends, midshipmen, unit staff, newly commissioned officers, Tulane deans, and Alumni Association members were on hand to witness the ceremony in person and on Zoom. Welcome Aboard [...]

Change of Command May 2021Lowe2022-06-28T09:51:16-05:00

Commissioning 2021

Commissioning 2021

Lowe2022-06-28T09:53:58-05:00

On May 21, 2021, eight midshipmen culminated their college NROTC training with a commission in the US Navy or the US Marine Corps. The ceremony originally scheduled to be held at the Southern Yacht Club on the New Orleans Lakefront was moved to the Navy Building on the Tulane University Campus, due to weather related issues. Following all COVID precautions, the men and women took the oath of office and embarked upon their new careers. Three graduates entered the Marine Corps and five graduates went into the Navy. Two Naval ensigns are destined to be surface warfare officers, two are [...]

Commissioning 2021Lowe2022-06-28T09:53:58-05:00

Tulane NROTC Taffrail Log Spring 2020

Tulane NROTC Taffrail Log Spring 2020

exceller2022-06-28T09:55:48-05:00

Congratulations!! The Tulane NROTC Alumni Association celebrates all of the Alumni who have been recently lauded. General David Berger (1981) Commandant of the Marine Corps, will be recognized with the Tulane Distinguished Alumni at the Tulane University Alumni Awards Gala. https://alumniawards.tulane.edu 2nd LT Nicole Trusty (2019) was presented with the Barrow Award from the Association for outstanding military bearing. Ensign Bryna Loranger (2020) won the Wintle Award from the Association for her superior performance this year. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/6721703/uss-roosevelt Don Vinci (1979) was selected to be the School of Science and [...]

Tulane NROTC Taffrail Log Spring 2020exceller2022-06-28T09:55:48-05:00