U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association
Central Region Trustee
Leonard R. Wass, CAPT (Ret.)
USNA Class of 1964

Subj: Update from USNA Foundation (Athletics & Scholarships) meeting
on April 26, 2003

Refer to: Central Region Letter 11-03, April 30, 2003
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In addition to serving as your elected Central Region Trustee of the USNA Alumni Association, I also serve on a voluntary basis as a Trustee of the USNA Foundation (Athletics & Scholarships). The A&S group is comprised of alumni who have an interest in promoting Navy sports as well as recruiting top caliber non-athletes from around the USA. To this end we contribute financially to the success of both of these goals to achieve excellence in both. I thought I would share with you the reports of the Superintendent, Football Coach, and Athletic Director made during that meeting.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT: VADM DICK NAUGHTON ' 68
Five Superintendent priorities:
o Reflecting diversity
o Technical education focus
o Fitness for life
o Comprehensive moral development
o Relevant training
Five institutional priorities:
o Leadership and professional excellence
o Academic excellence
o Character building
o Athletic excellence
o Admissions excellence
Recruiting finest athletes:
o Strict academic standards-Average SAT: Brigade-1300; Athletes-1272
o Gender equity: 49.5% of female Mids are varsity athletes
o Fall 2002 avg. GPA: Brigade-2.91; Athletes-2.86
o Rhodes scholar finalist: football
o Rhodes scholar recipient: squash

Athletes participate heavily in community outreach and community services.

A major goal is building the "warrior" ethos:
o Martial arts
o Brigade boxing
o Rigorous PE training for everyone

Facilities renovation:
o Luce Hall CIC state-of-the-art simulator (in progress)
o Michelson Hall ('03-'04) and Chauvenet Hall ('04-'05)
o Rip Miller Field (half done)
o Robert Crown Sailing Center (underway)
o Wesley Brown Field House (planned south of McDonough Hall)
o Smoke Hall/Memorial Hall (complete 5/14/03)
o Bancroft Hall (all complete on time and on budget-$250MM)
o Commodore Uriah P. Levy Center and Mitscher Hall (planned)
       All private money
       Jewish Chapel and 3-story mid conference center
       "Student Union" after completion
o Navy/Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Phase II underway)

FOOTBALL COACH-PAUL JOHNSON:
Disappointed in first year record, but made solid improvement
Three point plan for football program:
o Recruiting (quality, not quantity as before); must recruit against 1A teams-successful in first year-good NAPS players-went from 246 to 112 players
o Retention and improvement-Keep good players from NAPS at USNA-strength and conditioning program
o Schedule-competitive schools-Retain Notre Dame game
Committed to turning around the football program

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR-CHET GLADCHUK:
Winning more than 60% of all varsity games
Student athletes must be role models and leaders among Mids, and exceed the Brigade averages in:
o Academics
o Conduct
o Aptitude
o Honor
Graduation rates of athletes is higher than non-athletes; includes male/female/minority athletes
Conduct: Brigade-3.87; Athletes-3.89
Aptitude: Brigade-3.02; Athletes-2.85
30 varsity sports at USNA:
o 21 men and 9 women
o 1590 Mids participate (tops in USA in 1A)
o 500 competitions/year
17 club sports:
o 450 Mids participate
Intramural:
o 2400 Mids participate
19 summer camps; in 2002: 7100 kids
Navy v. Army:
o 18 of 23 wins
o 131-42-4 (.751) over last 6 years
Goal is to balance budget/generate external revenue:
o Average 1A has 18 sports with budget of $23-30MM
o Navy has 30 sports with budget of $18 MM (65% of funds are generated by football)
A&S Trustees program provides:
o Personnel
o Operating funds
o Facilities
o PR
o Scholastic funds
Army v. Navy game bidding:
o Won by Philadelphia (5 years) and Baltimore (1 year)
o 15 cities competed
o Seattle, Pittsburgh, Meadowlands did a good job of bidding
Football program improving:
o 3rd in rushing in 2002 in 1A
o NAPS was 8-2; strongest team in awhile
o 6 of 11 2002 Navy opponents went to Bowl games
o Infrastructure in place for future
o Will take a few years to rebuild-be patient
Facilities:
o Ricketts Hall renovation (3rd deck)
o Indoor tennis facility (planned near golf course)
o Football stadium (Phase I-2002; Phase II-2003; Phase III-2004)
     Phase II: Lower field 8 feet; north end zone Tribute Plaza-Class of '53;
     south concourse rebuild; rest rooms and concessions; state-of-the-art
     field drainage-no more sloppy, wet field
Stadium is a tribute to those who died in this country's service.
A&S scholarships to prep schools:
o 31 of 81 scholarships are for athletes; rest for top notch kids

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GO NAVY!! BEAT ARMY!!!

Very Respectfully,
Leonard R. Wass '64
Captain, USNR (Ret.)
Central Region Trustee, USNAAA
len.wass@1964.usna.com
(W) 630-637-1405 x223
Fax: 630-637-1404

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