USNA AA&F Announces a Seven-figure Commitment to Support the Center for Energy Security and Infrastructure Resilience (CESIR)
The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AA&F) is proud to announce a seven-figure gift from Jim ’87 and Julie Matheson to support the launch of The Center for Energy Security and Infrastructure Resilience (CESIR) at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA). Their gift coincides with the appointment of Dr. Robert Fishman ’73 as the inaugural Jim and Julie Matheson Class of 1987 Director of CESIR.
Their gift will also support the Naval Academy Fund, providing flexible resources to advance the mission of the Academy.
“Julie and I are honored to be able to support the vital and timely work of the newly established Center for Energy Security and Infrastructure Resilience” shared Jim Matheson.
“The interdependent topics of energy security and infrastructure resilience are central to national and global imperatives, and CESIR’s mission of ensuring that the future leaders of the Navy and Marine Corps understand the risks and opportunities in these areas is mission critical. We are especially grateful to Superintendent Davids and Provost Firebaugh for their vision in establishing CESIR, and for Dr. Fishman’s commitment to launching and leading it, and look forward to working with them to grow CESIR’s impact in the coming years.”