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Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN (Retired)
Operating Executive, The Carlyle Group, Author and Chief International Security Analyst for NBC News


Keynote Speaker and Medal of Honor Recipient

October 26, 2019

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Admiral James G. Stavridis is an Operating Executive of The Carlyle Group, following five years as the 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.  A retired 4-star officer in the U.S. Navy, he led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied Commander with responsibility for Afghanistan, Libya, the Balkans, Syria, counter piracy, and cyber security.  He also served as Commander of U.S. Southern Command, with responsibility for all military operations in Latin America from 2006-2009.  He earned more than 50 medals, including 28 from foreign nations, in his 37-year military career.  In 2016, he was vetted for Vice President by Hillary Clinton and subsequently invited to Trump Tower to discuss a cabinet position in the Trump Administration.  Admiral Stavridis earned a PhD in international relations and has published nine books and hundreds of articles in leading journals around the world. His latest book Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character will be out October 15th.  Admiral Stavridis is a monthly columnist for TIME Magazine and Chief International Security Analyst for NBC News, and has tens of thousands of connections on the social networks.



CAPT Bernard D. Cole, USN (Ret.)
Captain Bernard D. Cole, USN (Retired)
Author and professor at National War College

"TR and the U.S. Navy in International Diplomacy"
October 26, 2019

8:30 am – 9:30 am


Bernard D. Cole was commissioned from the NROTC Unit at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill). He served from 1965-1995 as a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy, including tours as Commanding Officer of USS RATHBURNE (FF1057) and Commander, Destroyer Squadron 35. He was the Amphibious Ready Group’s Boat Group Commander during several amphibious and riverine operations in Vietnam in 1966-1967, and a Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer with the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam from June 1967 to June 1968, including duty at Khe Sanh Combat Base during the Tet Offensive. Cole served as a Professor of Maritime Strategy at the National War College from 1995 to 2015. He has written eight books: Gunboats and Marines: The U.S. Navy in China, Oil for the Lamps of China: Beijing’s 21st Century Search for Energy, Taiwan’s Security, Sea Lanes and Pipelines: Energy Security in Asia, The Great Wall at Sea: China’s Navy Enters the 21st Century, The Great Wall at Sea (2nd ed.), Asian Maritime Strategies, and most recently China’s Quest for Great Power: Ships, Oil, and Foreign Policy in China, published in November 2016. Cole was named U.S. Naval Institute Press “Author of the Year” for 2014. Degrees: A.B. History (University of North Carolina), M.P.A. National Security Affairs (University of Washington), and Ph.D. History (Auburn University).


Commanding Officer Captain Carlos Sardiello, USN


The 15th Commanding Officer of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), hails from Fremont, California and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, class of 1990. Landing on aircraft carriers for the past 26 years, his operational assignments include flying the S-3B Viking as a junior officer embarked in USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and department head in USS Constellation (CV-64).  Transitioning to the P-3C Orion, he served as the 73rd Commanding Officer of Patrol Squadron Four Six (VP-46), the “Grey Knights”.  He has completed Forward Deployed Naval Force tours homeported in Japan and Italy. Logging over 2,800 flight hours and over 500 carrier arrested landings, his combat highlights include scoring the first, and only strike, by an S-3B Viking with an air to ground missile on March 26, 2003. Holding post-graduate degrees in Computer Science and National Security and Strategic Studies, he is a USN Test Pilot School alumni and Department of Navy Acquisition Corps Professional.




Vice Admiral David Architzel, USN (Retired)
Since retiring from the Navy in 2012, Vice Admiral Architzel has had several roles in the private sector.  He is currently the Senior Advisor to the President of the Miller Group on Strategic Initiatives.  Before he was Vice President for Maritime Operations with Fair lead Integrated Inc.  He was also at the Defense Acquisitions University advising on acquisition matters.  He was LSO with the Fairlead and Miller group and was director of military affairs at Old Dominion University where he was the principle advisor to the President on all military related issues and served as the University’s liaison with DOD and other military operations. After 40 years of service, he retired as a Vice Admiral in 2012.  His last assignment was as Commander, Naval Air Systems Command headquartered in Patuxent River, Md. Prior to that he was Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy Research, Development and Acquisition. His other flag assignments included Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers and as Commander of several other operations. At sea, he served as Commanding Officer Sea Control Squadron Thirty (VS-30), Executive officer, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and Pre-commissioning Unit John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Commanding officer, USS Guam (LPH 9); flagship for Commander Amphibious Squadron (CPR) 2; and as the sixth Commanding officer of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). 


Admiral Charles S. Abbot, USN (Retired)

Our Ship, the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Admiral Abbot served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, a private, non-profit aid society dedicated to assisting sailors, marines and their families from July 2003 to September 2019.  From October 2001 to May 2003, he served as the Deputy Homeland Security Advisor to the President.  Admiral Abbot’s last military assignment was Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany. He oversaw the daily activities of a Unified Combatant Command with an area of responsibility encompassing 89 countries and more than 13 million square miles.   Admiral Abbot graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover in 1962 and the United States Naval Academy in 1966.  His graduate studies include Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.  Admiral Abbot also completed U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and Naval Nuclear Power training.  In addition to his duties at the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Admiral Abbot currently serves as a Director of the Naval Academy Foundation.



Professor Michael Patrick Cullinane

Writer & Executive Producer

Michael Patrick Cullinane is Professor of U.S. History at the University of Roehampton, London. He is the author of Theodore Roosevelt's Ghost: The History and Memory of an American Icon, which won the 2018 Theodore Roosevelt Association book prize. He is the editor of the New Perspectives on the American Presidency book series and regular contributor to the BBC.



Amy Krueger,
Producer


Lars Sandvik,
Director

The Man on the Island – World Premiere of Film & Discussion
October 26, 2019
10:45 am – 12:00 pm

ThunderShot Studios is an Emmy Award-winning creative digital video producer.  Born as a mobile media company, principals Amy Krueger and Lars Sandvik spent nearly twenty years as production mercenaries for clients like National Geographic, HBO, Discovery Communications, PBS, and the History Channel. After helping their clients win more than 20 Emmy Awards in just 10 years, they developed a reputation as a company with high standards of excellence. In 2014 they launched a new venture, opening a 12,000 square-foot studio facility outside Washington, DC. With the studio as their base, they collaborate with broadcast networks, advertising agencies, political and advocacy groups, Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies to develop content that entertains, informs, or persuades. ThunderShot’s latest project is The Man on the Island, a documentary about Theodore Roosevelt Island. Produced with historian Michael Cullinane and support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the film premieres in October 2019.




Professor Dan Christoffel

“Theodore Roosevelt in Art”

October 26, 2019

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Professor Christoffel writes: “I have been drawing and painting Abe Lincoln for over forty years.  I find his face inspirational again and again.  I find, as I draw and paint his incredible face, a spirituality and grace that captivates the creative processes.  Recently, I am inspired by the features of Whitman, Twain and Fredrick Douglass.In drawing Theodore Roosevelt, I find his features are dynamic either in action or at rest.  His “pince-nez” type spectacles, his bushy mustache, his toothy grin, his great barrel chest, and his exceptional vigor are so visually inspirational.



Congressman French Hill (R-AR)

Gala Dinner

Introduction of Rear Admiral Cedric Pringle

A ninth-generation Arkansan, French Hill has served central Arkansas since January 3, 2015, in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he is the Majority Whip on the Committee on Financial Services. Mr. Hill also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Corporate Finance under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 until 1991.  After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Mr. Hill led the design of U.S. technical assistance to the emerging economies of eastern and central Europe in the areas of banking and securities. From 1982 until 1984, Mr. Hill served on the staff of U.S. Senator John Tower (R-TX), as well as on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Mr. Hill is a long-term member of the TRA and is currently a member of the TRA Advisory Board. Over the years he has developed such an in-depth knowledge of TR that he can often answer questions that other scholars cannot. For example, he was the only person who could prove that TR had ever been on Theodore Roosevelt Island.  Mr. Hill is a magna cum laude graduate in Economics from Vanderbilt University. He is married to the former Martha McKenzie of Dallas, Texas, and they have a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth McKenzie Hill, and a son, William Payne Hill. The Hill family resides in Little Rock.




Rear Admiral Cedric Pringle, USN


Gala Dinner

Presenting the National War College Theodore Roosevelt Award

Rear Admiral Cedric Pringle, University of South Carolina graduate, received his commission through Naval ROTC. Some of the highlights of his extraordinary naval career include in July 2004, he assumed command of USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41). During his tour, he participated in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in response to Hurricane Katrina in September 2005. In February 2012, he took command of the Navy’s first hybrid propulsion drive ship, USS Makin Island (LHD 8).  He also served as Navy Senate Liaison for the Secretary of the Navy’s Office of Legislative Affairs. From September 2015 to November 2017 he served as deputy director of Joint Interagency Task Force South. During this tour, he also served as commander, Joint Task Force Matthew, leading relief and recovery efforts in Haiti following Hurricane Matthew in 2016. In December 2017, he assumed duties as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 3.His decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and various unit and service awards. Pringle is also the recipient of the 2015 Navy’s Stars. This Fall RADM Pringle will be taking over as Commandant of the National War College in Washington, DC.


Lieutenant Commander Gregory Wynn, USMC (Retired)

Gala Dinner

Presenting the 2019 Theodore Roosevelt Book Award

A 4th grade book report about Theodore Roosevelt sparked a lifelong passion for Gregory Wynn, and he joined the Theodore Roosevelt Association in 1984 at the age of 12. A native of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, he earned a BA in History from Millersville University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Military Studies from the U.S. Marine Corps Command & Staff College, and an MA in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University. He retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after 24 years of service having held command and staff assignments that included an infantry battalion Company Commander, Executive Officer of the New York City Naval ROTC program, military advisor to the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense, and a director for cyberspace operations plans and strategy. He has been a member of the Executive Committee and a Trustee of the Theodore Roosevelt Association for over 15 years. His scholarly interest in TR evolved into a collecting interest, and he has built the most significant private collection of Theodore Roosevelt material extant with a focus on TR’s writing and publications. His current interests are TR’s 1912 campaign and Roosevelt’s underappreciated intellectual depth. He is the proud father of Andersen Wynn and resides in Crofton, Maryland and continues to serve his country at U.S. Cyber Command.



President Kimberly Cline

Gala Dinner

Update on the Theodore Roosevelt Institute

Dr. Kimberly R. Cline is the 10th president of Long Island University (LIU), one of the most comprehensive private universities in the country.  A recognized leader in education, Dr. Cline has been named to the Long Island Press Power List of the 50 most influential people on Long Island, was named to the inaugural Long Island Power 50 by City and State, and was named one of Brooklyn’s Women of Distinction. Dr. Cline is a past Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Council of Independent Colleges and Universities and a past member of the board of the Center for Creative Leadership. She currently serves as Chair of the Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education (LIRACHE) and as a board member of the Long Island Association. Along with a Bachelor in Science in Industrial Relations, Dr. Cline also holds a Master of Business Administration, Juris Doctor, and Doctor of Educational Administration. She previously served as Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer of the State University of New York system and President of Mercy College.

 

 



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