Captain Owen Thorp Memorial Fund
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PLEASE HELP THE CLASS OF 1977
KEEP THE MEMORY OF OWEN THORP ALIVE
On October 29th, 2017, barely a week after its 40th Reunion, the Class of 1977 lost a stellar shipmate, and both the Naval Academy and Navy Lacrosse lost an invaluable friend and advocate. Few, if any, alumni were as dedicated to serving the needs of the Brigade and the mission of the Naval Academy as Owen Thorp.
In addition to his 20 years of service as the Academic Officer Rep for the Lacrosse team, Owen was an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering and Weapons, where he taught some 23 different courses in both the Mechanical and Weapons & Systems Engineering Departments, educating and mentoring literally thousands of Midshipmen.
In recognition of Owen’s decades of tireless service and to keep his memory alive, his wife Kathy is establishing the Captain Owen G. Thorp Memorial Fund. The funds would be disbursed to directly support midshipmen in completing specific Capstone projects to be selected annually by the Weapons, Robotics and Control Systems Engineering Department. The Capstone project, as the name suggests, is the culminating event in an engineering undergraduate’s educational experience. Midshipmen define the scope of an open-ended problem, use the tools they’ve learned in previous courses to analyze it, evaluate alternatives, learn to manage a long-term project and work as a team with their fellow students. This funding will provide increased resources and support to a growing area of systems engineering study, highlight the Academy’s efforts in this regard, as well as provide recognition of a superb officer, systems engineer and Midshipman mentor.
PLEASE HELP THE CLASS OF 1977
KEEP THE MEMORY OF OWEN THORP ALIVE
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