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The Outstanding Young Alumni Award, established in 1986, is given for outstanding professional performance and achievements to those who have graduated in the last 25 years. Robert Bogart earned his B.A. in Mathematics from Mansfield in 1983 and his M.S. in Mathematics from Bucknell in 1985. That same year he began employment at the National Security Agency (NSA) in Ft. Meade, MD, where he went through a rigorous three-year program designed to expose newly hired mathematicians to various areas of the Agency. Upon graduating from the program, Bogart accepted a position as a Manual Cryptanalyst, working on several important projects of global importance.
In 1990 he moved to an opening at the National Cryptologic School, NSA's training facility, where he teaches Cryptanalysis courses to Agency employees. He has written two textbooks for use in the NCS Cryptanalysis curriculum, both of which are classified and unavailable to the general public. Bogart has lent his talents to various law enforcement agencies, and has worked on several high-profile cryptanalytic projects, including decipherment of the Unabomber's encrypted journals. His knowledge and experience are respected and widely sought at NSA and other governmental agencies.
Bogart has appeared in two TV reports about NSA, "Top Secret" on the Discovery Channel, and "History's Mysteries" on the History Channel. He regularly travels to high schools to speak about careers as a cryptanalyst at NSA. Bogart has been a finalist for the National Cryptologic School's coveted annual "Teacher of the Year Award" three times, won the Agency's"Technical Talk of the Year Award" in 2002, and was presented with both the "National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation" and "Joint Meritorious Unit Award" in 1997.
His outside interests are focused on the Philadelphia Phillies. Bogart was recognized by the Phillies organization at the start of the 2000 season as a "Fan of the Century," an honor only bestowed on 10 fans, one born in each of the ten decades of the 1900's. He has also been a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) since 1990, and is responsible for keeping and updating the Philadelphia Phillies team records for The Sporting News' annual Baseball Record Book. Bogart lives in Glen Rock, PA, with his wife Lauri, son Ryne and daughter Christy.