TEM E. BUGARIN, DBA
CAPTAIN, UNITED STATES NAVY (RET)
Students at CIBU have come to know Dr. Tem Bugarin as a deeply committed teacher who has high expectations of students, who does everything possible to ensure that students receive a rigorous, excellent education, and who provides thorough feedback to students throughout his courses. Here is an educator who cares about his students and will go the extra mile to see that they succeed.
Dr. Bugarin was born in Bay-Bay Leyte, Philippine Islands in 1946 and raised in Stockton, California. He graduated from Franklin Senior High School in 1964 and attended San Joaquin Delta Junior College, where he earned an Associate Degree. Following San Joaquin Delta, he attended Fresno State College. In 1969 he completed all requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree and was commissioned an Ensign through the Navy’s (ROC) Reserve Officer Candidate Program. In 1989 Dr. Bugarin was promoted to Captain, United States Navy.
Captain Bugarin has served in several duty stations during his 30 years in the Navy. In September, 1986, he became the first naval officer born in the Philippine Islands to assume command of a U. S. Naval Warship – USS SAGINAW (LST 1188) home ported in Little Creek, Virginia. Captain Bugarin is mentioned every year by the Chief of Naval Operations as a pioneer for his ethnic group serving in the United States Navy. He continued in command tours, commanding Afloat Training Group Western Pacific, home ported in Yokosuka, Japan; the San Diego based — 16,000 ton warship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) ; and the Board of Inspections and Surveys, Pacific Coast, responsible for overseeing the safe and proper operations and maintenance of Pacific Fleet ships.
In Captain Bugarin’s tour as the head of Afloat Training Group Western Pacific, he sought and was able to obtain funding to build a brand new two-story 21-classroom training facility in Japan on behalf of the United States Navy. This significant achievement resulted in a training facility that stands today as the landmark of a certified training facility servicing all Navy and Marine Corp military personnel west of Hawaii, including personnel in Korea, Japan, Australia, Guam, and the Philippine Islands. The training facility that Captain Bugarin built allowed the Navy to train military personnel without having to transport individuals back to the continental United States for training. This saved the Navy several million dollars in transportation and per diem cost annually. In its first year alone, the training facility earned, in savings, well over its investment cost. For his major achievements while in the Navy in his command tours, he was awarded several medals, including the Meritorious Service Medal and the prestigious Legion of Merit.
In Captain Bugarin’s tour as Commanding Officer of USS Juneau LPD 10, the ship was awarded the prestigious silver anchor award for excellence in retention and the Battle E Efficiency Award for being the most battle efficient warship in its class for the first time in the ship’s 27-year history. For his efforts, Captain Bugarin was again awarded the Legion of Merit. In 1990, he served as Chief Finance Officer for Puget Sound’s Naval Shipyard with a budge in excess of 40 million dollars and a work force of approximately 20,000 employees.
Dr. Bugarin transitioned from the U.S. Navy after thirty years of distinguished service. He worked as a Government Scientist for SPAWAR Systems Command San Diego located at Point Loma. Previously, Dr. Bugarin worked as a Senior Program Manager for AT&T and VPSI, providing program support for the United States Navy. During this time period, he also served as senior quality assurance inspector for naval installation programs. For more than six years, Dr. Bugarin served as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Phoenix, National University, Coleman University, Alliant International University, and California International Business University, teaching several courses in graduate and undergraduate business administration, organizational behavior, and quantitative analysis and doctoral studies.
In addition to his Masters Degree in Operations Research/Systems Analysis from Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, Dr. Bugarin holds a Masters Degree in Business and Public Administration from Southwestern University, Washington, D.C., with an emphasis in Finance, Master of Arts Degree in International Relations from Salve Regina College, Newport, Rhode Island, and a Doctor of Business Administration from United States International University, San Diego, CA. His major areas of academic concentration are International Marketing, Strategic Management, Finance, and Quantitative Analysis.
Dr. Bugarin and his wife Cris have two daughters, Florie and Marie.
Dr. Bugarin has deep leadership and other experience and has been recognized for his many achievements in the Navy and elsewhere. He brings that experience to his teaching at CIBU. In addition, he has an array of degrees and academic accomplishments to augment his experience. To be sure, CIBU is extraordinarily fortunate to have such a strong educator in its midst. Not only does he offer courses for which he repeatedly receives high student praise, but he also directs the university’s doctoral program and ensures that doctoral students graduate with meaningful degrees.
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