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New AMP Version Announcement and Participant Required Actions

USNA AA Alumni Mentoring Program (AMP)July 11, 2018 New AMP Version Announcement and Participant Required Actions Greetings to All  AMP Participants, We are pleased to announce that a new version of AMP is now …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJuly 11, 2018February 21, 2021

Class of 1978 40th Reunion Class Project Update

Dear Member of the Class of 1978, Four years ago, your class embarked on an effort to raise $1,500,000 to support USNA. As you enter the fifth year of your …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJuly 8, 2018February 21, 2021

Class Store Early Bird Extended

Classmates, The early bird campaign for our Class of 1978 Store is being extended to June 19. The purpose of the early bird campaign is to make merchandise available now …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJuly 7, 2018February 21, 2021

Registration for Reunion Information

Classmates, Registration for our 40th Reunion will be available online on 15 May.  We are using the capabilities of our Alumni Association to register for each event and to collect payment.  …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJuly 7, 2018February 21, 2021

USNA Homecoming Golf

Join us at the Naval Academy Golf Club to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the USNA Homecoming Golf Tournament 18-19 October 2018 REGISRATION IS OPEN!Click here to sign up! U.S. …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJuly 6, 2018February 20, 2021

2018 Alumni Association Home and Away Tailgates

2018 Home Football  Events When: Every home Navy football game at 1:30 p.m. ETWhere: Inside Navy Marine Corp Memorial Stadium – Class Ring NortheastMenu:  A full lunch menu, different for every game, 2 …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJuly 5, 2018February 19, 2021

New Website Goes Live!

Classmates, As we approach our 40th Reunion your class officers have been working hard to update our Class Website, www.usna1978.org.  Actually, Matthew Elias, our webmaster, has done all the hard work, so …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJune 5, 2018February 21, 2021

$800,000 and almost 3,500 donors! Not bad, Navy!

While Navy didn’t take 1st place in the Challenge (or 2nd or 3rd), we did raise more than $800,000 in just five days and attracted gifts from almost 3,500 alumni, an increase of more …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJune 5, 2018February 18, 2021

Class Update to Close Out 2017

Season’s Greetings, Classmates! I had the pleasure of spending most of last week in Annapolis where I attended the Alumni Association’s Fall Board of Trustees meeting.  I am no longer …

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Posted byMatthew EliasDecember 4, 2017March 4, 2021

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