Mark West Society
The Mark West Society is an honor society within the Bureau of Training. The purpose of this society is to recognize those members who have completed training at certain levels within the Enlisted Training Center and the Warrant Officers School of the Saganami Island Academy. This society is named in honor of Captain Mark West, GSN, who played an important role in RMN Enlisted and Warrant Officer education, and was established by the Sixth Space Lord within BuTrain Order 061-16.
History
Qualification
Membership in the Mark West Society is offered to those of the Grand Alliance who have completed all of the RMN Enlisted Courses (SIA RMN-0001 through SIA-RMN-0006) and all of the RMN Warrant Officer Courses (SIA-RMN-0011 through SIA RMN 0013). There are four levels to the Mark West Society:
- Member: Grades for all nine courses of at least 70%.
- Cum Laude Member: Average grade of at least 90%.
- Magna Cum Laude Member: All grades of at least 90%.
- Summa Cum Laude Member: All grades of 100%.
Members
Unless otherwise indicated, all members below serve within the Royal Manticoran Navy. Founding Members of the society are highlighted in bold. Ranks/paygrades given are those at the time of induction into the Society.
Summa Cum Laude
- LCDR Daniel Connelly, GSN
- CDR Megan Davidson, GSN
- KdS Laura Sophia Lüschen, IAN
- CDRE Matthew Parker
- CDR Mark Gledhill, HMS Avalon
- Chief Gunner's Mate Kenneth Hammes
- PO3 Chris Jenkins
- RADMl of the Green Laura Lochen
- CDR Michael W. Malotte
- CAPTSG Mike Romero
- SMCPO William Underhill, GSN
- ENS Trudy Vandeventer
- PO1 Peter West
- WO1 Eric Johannson, GSN
- CAPTJG Michael W Mallotte
- CDR James Michael Moyer
- CDRE Cindy Jeffers
- S3C Michael E. Panter
- Yeoman Petty Officer 2/c Iain Chiswell-Carter
- CPO Emil Bojar
Magna Cum Laude
- CPO Chris Alper
- LTSG Artis Arboltins
- CPO Chris Ballowe
- LTJG Robyn Becker
- CPO Lori Bonilla
- CPO William Farlin Cain III
- COL John Debnam, RMMC
- S2C Christina Doane
- CDRKaye Downing
- S2C John Fairborn
- CAPTJG Alice Fawcett
- PO3 Richard Feltham
- CDR Steven Firestine
- CAPTSG Zachariah Fraser
- BRGEN Joseph P Grieco, Jr, RMMC
- CDR Janet Harder
- CDR Brian Harris
- Surgeon CDR Drakkus Heath
- KL Darran Hirose, IAN
- CPO Shawn Johnston
- CDRE James Jones
- CAPTJG Duane Kietzmann
- CPO Colin Lloyd
- RADM of the Red Laura Lochen
- CPO Ed Lund
- CDR RJ Lundgren
- CAPTSG Patrick McKinnion
- CDRE Jill McTavish
- S1C Ted Kelton Moffatt
- LCDR Michael Naron
- LTJG Stephen Nemer
- LTSG Rachel Nevins
- WO2 Lohengrin Perez, GSN
- CAPTJG Eric Plossl
- CAPTSG Elisa Randall
- LCDR Benjamin T Rittgers
- CDRE Eddy Roberts
- RADM of the Red Eric Schulman
- LCDR Neil Simpson, GSN
- LCDR Randall Todd
- SMCPO William Underhill, GSN
- CDRE Edward H Wandall
- CDRE David Weiner
- CAPT Mark A West , GSN (posthumous)
- CPO Daniel Wood
- ADM Anne Zecca, GSN
- FADM Thomas Saidak, GSN
- CSMCPO John Kane
- Chief Intelligence Mate Kevin Walsh
- RADM of the Red Michael D. Garcia
- Intelligence Specialist 2/c Patrick Giese
- LTSG Rex Hood
- CPO Jamey Salsberg
- CPO Jerald N Andry III
- ENS Trudy Vandeventer
- CAPTSG Jimmy Nelson
- CDR Brian Lee Gnad
- S2C David Misener
- Chief Helmsman David Gunter
- Gefraiter Carl Prael
- LTSG Dean F McClure
- Oberbootsman Heinrich Wien Vonderheyde, IAN
- CPO David Westover
- Chief Coxswain Chris Alper
- CDR Alex Shaffer
- S2C Dramir Janos, RHN
- S1C Andrew Harper
- S1C Brendan Lonehawk
- S2C Nathan Brakefield, GSN
- S3C Frank Gonzalez
- Oberbootsman Nathan Balyeat, IAN
- CDR Thomas Hathaway
- CDR Thomas Lee, RHN
- SCPO Alexander Jones
- CAPTSG Max Cameron
- SCPO Rick Waterson
- Surgeon LTJG Philip Culmer
Cum Laude
- CWO TJ Allen
- CPO Adrian Dana Austin
- CAPTJG Timothy Bailey
- CAPTJG Christopher Beilby
- CAPTSG Garret Bitker
- CPO Doss Buckalew
- WO1 Michael Cucchiarella
- Obergefraiter Tim Damn
- WO2 Ursula Day
- CPO Emilio Desalvo
- ADM of the Red James Friedline
- CDRRobert L Gartner
- LCDR Mark Gledhill
- BRGEN Kevin Horner, RMA
- PO2 Julius Jahnke
- CAPTSG Cindy Jeffers
- LCDR Matthew Lindquist, GSN
- CAPTJG Patrick Lindsley
- CAPTJG Patrick McKinnion
- RADM David Melsome, GSN
- LCDR Matthew Miller
- RADM of the Red John Neitz
- CDR Edward Newton
- PO2 Conny Odengrund, GSN
- PO3 Class Barbara Oldham
- RADM of the Red Michael Paquette
- S3C Kate Regina
- S1C Alex Shapiro, GSN
- WO1 Class Andrew Sivula
- S2C Kevin Michael Smith
- CDR Jackie Snedden
- CAPTJG Geoff Strayer
- CDR Christopher Thompson
- CPO Elizmay Vos, GSN
- PO3 Benjamin Wagner
- VADM of the Red Daniel Walker
- SCPO William C Warren, Jr
- PO2 Kimball Williams
- CPO Thomas Bainbridge, GSN
- S2C Ian Brannan
- LTSG William Cuthbertson
- CDR Brian Howard
- CDR Iain Howe
- Probationary Special Agent Joe Jungers, Intel
- CAPTSG John Rebori
- RADM of the Red Melyssa Smith
- CAPTJG Jack Yeager
- CDR Larry Wilding, GSN
- CPO Michael Lesnick
- ENS Andrea Austin, GSN
- S2C David Bell, GSN
- LTSG Christopher Bayonet, GSN
- CSMCPO Tracey Newby
- CDR Arthur Henecke
- 1st Lieutenant Larry French
- CPO Gregory Franklin
- PO3 Ben Hatcher, GSN
- S1C Joseph Melech-Solomon
- CAPTJG Aaron Clark, RMACS
- Master Sergeant Evan Roth, RMMC
- LTJGPatrick Anderson
- CDR Wes Rist
- LTJG Jim McCoy
- CPO William Helton
- Electronic Warfare Mate 1/c Mark Molnar
- CAPT Roy Bridgmon, GSN
- CRP2 John Chambers
Member
- SCPO Mitch Brokaw
- CDR Wayne Bruns
- CDR Cary Conder
- ENS Douglas Corbett (posthumous)
- S3C John Ross, GSN
- Missile Technician 2nd Class Antonio S Gonzales, Jr
- LCDR Rob Marshall
- CDR Teresa Remaly
- CDR Chris Tolbert
- CPO William Dickson
- CAPTJG Roon Marchant
- Private First Class Jackie Stuard, RMMC
- CPO Bryan Jones, GSN
References
See Also
- BuTrain Order 061-16 - established the society.
- BuTrain Order 065-16 - determined the founding members.
- BuTrain Order 110-16 - inducted members.
- Ellen D'Orville Society - an officers and flag academic society within SIA.
- Chiron House
- Queen's Club