In 2006, the active
NROTC Alumni Association at UT Austin officially incorporated as a
charitable corporation under Texas law after many years of informal
activity as an association of UT NROTC Alumni. Organized in the early
1980’s by a group of dedicated Alumni, its objectives are now and have
always been to promote the interests of the NROTC program, and to
support the activities of the NROTC Unit, its staff, the members of the
battalion, and the Alumni.
The very active Board of Directors meets quarterly to handle ongoing
projects. One such meeting is the annual alumni reunion which usually
occurs on a Saturday in October of each year on a football weekend. That
event, and other similar activities are advertised on these pages
throughout the year. A detailed statement of the Alumni foundation
objectives can be found by clicking on “Vision, Mission, Guiding
Principles”.
The current officers
and Board of Directors of the Alumni Foundation also appear on these
pages with links for email communication. They are all available to
answer any questions you may have.
Recent events and news
Read the
April 2010
Alumni newsletter.
This week we learned of the passing of one of the long time stalwarts of
your Alumni Association. Past President Keys A. Curry, Jr. '58
passed away in Houston on April 14, 2010. Read his obituary
copied from the Houston
Chronicle or use this
link. To quote another former board member, "...
thinking tonight about all the gifts of all kinds that he blessed us
with over many years. He made as many of the meetings as he could even
with leukemia, after many years on our NROTC board." Keys
will be missed.
Following the
Emergency Newsletter, please find the latest
correspondence
between the ROTC leadership and UT's President.
Subsequent to
the Emergency Newsletter, an alum sent an aggressive letter to UT
President Powers which cannot improve our position. Please take
not of President Ed Mergele's
apology to President Powers.
Henry J.
Williams, class of 1944 passed away in San Antonio on February 2, 2010.
We received word from his son, Charles Williams.
Wayne Miers, class of 1965 passed away February 5, 2010. See the
newsletter
for more details.
William T. "Ted" Read class of 1955 passed away February 1, 2010.
See the
newsletter for more details.
Please take
note of the
EMERGENCY NEWSLETTER to inform you of the dire situation surrounding
the Russell A. Steindam Hall. Your help will be needed to
encourage UT officials to take
proper action for a new home for the NROTC on campus.
John Wildenthal, '44 passed away February 12, 2010. You can read
about John's distinguished career on page 13 of the
February
Newsletter.
Read the
December 2009 Newsletter for
highlights
from the 2009 reunion.
Read the highlights
from the May 3, 2008 Alumni Board of Directors meeting.
On April 29, the University of Texas NROTC and The Midshipmans
Foundation awarded the first
Distinguished Alumnus Award
to James J. Mulva
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