By Javier Chagoya

NPS President retired Vice Adm. Ronald A. Route, left, presents Brazilian Air Force Lt. Col. Arthur Alexandre Gentil Toneli, right, with an NPS lapel pin during the International Graduate Program Office's Farewell and Appreciation Luncheon at the La Novia Room, March 6. Toneli is one of seventeen international students from ten countries scheduled to graduate, March 27.

"The Naval Postgraduate School contributed to my professional development, helping me to understand old problems with new perspectives," said Toneli.

Toneli also distinguished himself as the recipient of NPS' Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for International Students. He will be presented the award at the upcoming Winter Graduation Awards Ceremony, March 17.

Toneli is a Brazilian Air Force Aviation Officer studying Manpower Systems Analysis. He was recognized, in part, for his thesis, which developed a senior leader assignment model that he hopes to utilize after returning to the Brazilian Air Force Personnel Command Headquarters.
 

Student spouses were also recognized at the ceremony with certificates of appreciation for the important roles that they play in support of their loved-ones' graduate education.