Alexander Hamilton Heritage Society

Planned Giving

Alexander Hamilton Heritage Society

Established in 1991

Named in honor of the first Secretary of the Treasury and founder of the Coast Guard, this Society was established in 1991 to recognize alumni and friends of the Academy who make provisions in their estate plans that benefit the U. S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association, a nonprofit charitable organization that supports the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. When an individual or family informs us of their charitable intentions through any of the planned gift options listed below the Alumni Association will officially recognize those donors as members of the Alexander Hamilton Heritage Society (AHHS) during their lifetime.

Planned gift options include:

- Bequest in your will benefitting the USCGA Alumni Association, Inc.
- Charitable Gift Annuity with the Alumni Association for one or two lives
- Charitable Remainder Trust, Unitrust, Annuity Trust or a Living Trust
- Naming USCGAAA as beneficiary of life insurance policy, IRA, or other investments
- Naming USCGAAA as beneficiary payable on death (POD) for investments such as certificates of deposit, savings bonds or other assets.

Officially registering to be recognized as a member of Alexander Hamilton Heritage Society gives us a chance to thank you during your lifetime for having the vision to establish a generous planned gift that will benefit the Alumni Association, the Academy and the future leaders of our United States Coast Guard. To register, download our registration form and contact the Development Office with any questions at (860) 442-2683, ext. 13 or email David Obedzinski, V.P. for Development at dobedzinski@CGAalumni.org.

During 2012 current members of our Alexander Hamilton Heritage Society will be presented with our newly minted limited edition Heritage Society Challenge Coin shown below. New members who inform us of a planned gift benefitting the Alumni Association will be presented with a Challenge Coin as a token of our appreciation. At the bottom of the list of Society members are some photos of our coin presentations.

Current Members of Our Alexander Hamilton Heritage Society

Mrs. Mary T. Barnett
CAPT Melissa Bert '87
RADM Alan D. Breed '55
Mr. Ralph H. Burr III '58
CDR Donald M. Chapman '48
Mrs. Anne R. Clark
CAPT & Mrs. William B. Clark '53
CAPT & Mrs. David Connolly '63
CAPT Jay Creech '68
CDR Alan G. Dahms '58
CAPT Robertson P. Dinsmore '47
CDR Thomas J. Downs '57
CDR and Mrs. Ralph W. Eustis '55
CAPT Donald A. Feldman '61
CDR Henry C. Fisher '53
RADM Anthony F. Fugaro '49
Mr. Richard W. Hawkins '64
CAPT Frederick F. Herzberg, Jr. '55
LCDR William B. Hewitt '59
Mr. Eugene Hornstein '62
Mr. T. Brant Houston '67
Mr. Gregory W. Johnson '87
CAPT & Mrs. Peter A. Joseph '61
VADM Charles E. Larkin '49
John & Roseanne Link
Mr. Gordon K. Loftin '49
Mr. Kevin L. McQuaig '89
CAPT Alan Miller '60
Mrs. Ariadna Miller
CAPT Kevin L. Moser '46
CAPT Donald A. Naples '60
CAPT Robert T. Platt '52
CAPT Thomas H. Robinson '66
LT Talisha Lawrence Rosen '97
Mr. Donald G. Ross '52
Mr. Michael Scharfenstein
Mrs. Katherine Shea
Mr. Carl R. Schramm '71
LTC Ellis W. Sharadin '71
Mrs. Betty W. Siler
Mr. Mark L. Solberg '67
Mr. Frank Sposato
CDR Benjamin J. Stoppe, Jr. '72
CAPT Nicholas Stramandi '68
Mr. and Mrs. Jason F. Swim '94
CDR & Mrs. James A. Sylvester '71
Mr. William H. Thompson '64
Mr. Donald B. Trone '77
Dr. James S. Tyler '58
CDR Richard W. Walton '65
Mr. Norman R. West '55
CDR Kenneth E. Williams '66
CAPT Glenn F. Young '53
Mr. Stephen P. Ziomek '72

Thank you for your vision and generosity!

Alumni Association Board Member CAPT Bob McKenna '89 presents CDR James A. Sylvester, '71 President of the Alumni Association with his AHHS Challenge Coin

David Obedzinski, V.P. for Development, presents CAPT Melissa Bert '87 with her AHHS Challenge Coin

LT Talisha Rosen '97 with her AHHS Challenge Coin

RADM Alan Breed '55 and his wife Janet with their AHHS Challenge Coin

CAPT Robert Platt '52 with his AHHS Challenge Coin