In memoriam

Program Manager, Sept-Oct, 2002

Retired Navy Petty Officer John Jenkins

The Defense Acquisition University has received word of the death of Retired Navy Petty officer John Theodore Jenkins on Sept. 16, 2002, in Alexandria, Va. A Vietnam veteran and career noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, Jenkins was an Audio Visual Technician at the Defense Systems Management College (DSMC) from 1979-1982. He retired from the Navy in April of 1982 at the conclusion of his DSMC tour, after 22 years of military service. Following his military retirement, Jenkins worked as a contractor for Naval Sea Systems Command and the Federal Aviation Administration. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Pearl, and two sons.

Philip Alan Bolt

The Defense Acquisition University has received word of the death of Phillip Alan Bolt on Sept. 21, 2002, in Camarillo, Calif. For the past 14 years, Bolt had shared his expertise in the Architect-Engineer (A-E) Contracting field with thousands of DoD personnel, first for the Naval Facilities Contract Training Center and then for the Defense Acquisition University at DAU West-Port Hueneme, Calif. He also served as the A-E expert for the DAU "Ask a Professor" program and was a pivotal member of the CON-101 and-202 writing teams in years past. A Vietnam veteran, Bolt was an exemplary contracting officer, most notably in Europe and Kings Bay Ga. He is survived by his mother Mabel, as well as two brothers and two sisters.