Fanning Succeeds Fisher as NLUS National President

Thach Wins DSA; Three New Hall-of-Fame Members

The election of Timothy O. Fanning to succeed John R. Fisher as the Navy League's new national president was the highlight of an eventful NLUS national convention--19-24 June at John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel in Reno, Nev.--that also saw the election of several other new national officers and a new Board of Directors for 2001 and 2002, the induction of three Navy Leaguers into the NLUS Hall of Fame, and the announcement that James H. Thach III of the Empire Region had been selected to receive the League's 2001 Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor the Navy League bestows on one of its own members.

Outgoing President Fisher, who became chairman of the Navy League's National Advisory Council, praised Convention Chairman Erek Jenstad and Reno Council President Albert G. Moe for staging what he described as "an exceptionally well-planned, extremely productive, and most enjoyable meeting. The Reno Council and its marvelous committee deserve the appreciation of all hands for getting us off to such an excellent start in this first year of the new century and new millennium. This year's convention has been one that will be difficult to match, much less surpass, in the years ahead."

Some of the principal highlights of the 2001 convention are shown in the photo essay on these pages; other photos and convention news will be included in the September issue of The Navy Leaguer. The September issue of Sea Power will include the names of the members of the League's 2001-2002 Board of Directors and national committees. A separate report on the Maritime Policy Resolutions approved at the Annual Meeting of Members on 23 June will be included in a future issue of Sea Power. JDH