A friend of mine who was instrumental in starting the William and Mary Coast Guard Auxilliary Program and later the University Program of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxilliary asked me to come up with a logo for the program. 

We wanted something that would combine symbols of education and the Auxilliary's maritime mission. 

This emblem was eventually recreated and become an official symbol of the Aux University Program. http://www.cgauxedu.us/