Rear Admiral French Ensor Chadwick, USN (February 28, 1844-1919) was a U.S. Navy officer who became prominent in the naval reform movement of the post-Civil War era. He was particularly noted for his contributions to naval education, and served as president of the Naval War College from 1900-1903. February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. ... Logo of the Naval War College The Naval War College (NWC) of the United States Navy is an education and research institution that specializes in developing ideas for naval warfare and passing them along to officers of the Navy. ...
A native of Morgantown, West Virginia, he attended the United States Naval Academy from 1861-1864. During the Civil War years, the Academy was relocated from Annapolis, Maryland to Newport, Rhode Island, due to concerns about secessionist sympathy in Maryland, a border state. Morgantown is a city located in Monongalia County, West Virginia on the banks of the Monongahela River. ... Teamwork: Fourth Class Midshipmen lock arms and use ropes made from uniform items as they brace themselves climbing the Herndon Monument The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is located in Annapolis, Maryland. ... Nickname: Americas Sailing Capital , Naptown Location in Maryland Founded -Incorporated 1649 1708 County Anne Arundel County Mayor Ellen O. Moyer (Dem) Area - Total - Water 19. ... A side street in Newport, Rhode Island, showing the historic buildings near the waterfront Newport is a city located in Newport County, Rhode Island. ...
Major sea commands included the gunboat USS Yorktown, commissioned in 1889. The second USS Yorktown was a steel-hulled, twin-screw gunboat in the United States Navy. ...
September 9, 2003, the first of the Bornstein Colloquia was held during Student Engagement Week in the Faculty Club with approximately 30 faculty and administrators attending.
The series of four colloquia was planned by Professor Gary Williams, C. Johnson Chair of Distinguished Teaching and Dr. Sandra Chadwick Blossey, Director of the C. Institute for Effective Teaching to honor President Rita Bornstein for her many contributions to teaching excellence and for her unwavering support of faculty work.
He finished a quantitative instructional module on "Continuity and Change in American Elections, 1952-1996" and has been invited to present this module at the meeting of the ICPSR at the University of Michigan, Oct. 10.