General Officer Announcements
The following general officer was promoted in November 2021:Brigadier General Stephanie R. Ahern ’95 currently serving as Director of Concepts, Futures and Concepts Center, United States Army Futures...
View ArticleTennessee Valley Society Hosts Army/Navy Viewing Party
About 130 members, guests, and children attended the Society's December 11 Army/Navy game viewing party at the Fractal Brewing Project in Huntsville. A potluck smorgasbord provided more than enough...
View ArticleEight Grads Named to the “Savoy” 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors
In the fall issue, Savoy magazine released the list of 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors. Of the 704 directors serving on the boards of public companies; eight were West Point graduates:...
View ArticleMango ’81 Releases “Warp Speed”
Paul Mango ’81 has released the book Warp Speed: Inside the Operation That Beat COVID, the Critics, and the Odds. A powerful story of how our nation’s leaders overcame the odds, saving the American...
View ArticleBado ’95 Appointed to Miami-Dade County Cryptocurrency Task Force
Jean-Pierre Bado ’95 has been appointed to serve on the Miami-Dade County Cryptocurrency Task Force. Bado and other Task Force members will advise County commissioners on leveraging cryptocurrency and...
View ArticleClass Notes Updates This Week
The following classes have added updates this week to their Class Notes pages. 1956 | 1959 | 1976 | 1978 | 1980 | 1982 | 1985 | 1995 | 1997. Class Notes
View ArticleBulls ’78 Appointed to DoD Defense Policy Board
Herman Bulls ’78, Vice Chairman, Americas, and founder of JLL’s Public Institutions Business Unit, has been appointed to the Defense Policy Board by the United States Department of Defense (DoD). The...
View ArticleClass of 2021 December Graduation
Thirty-five members of the class of 2021 graduated from West Point and got their chance to toss their hats in celebration on December 17. Academic Dean, BG Shane Reeves '96, presided over the...
View ArticleGEN McChrystal ’76 Leadership, Rationalization And Wisdom
General Stan McChrystal ’76 transformed American special operations, defeated Al Qaida in Iraq, and earned a reputation as one of America’s greatest living soldiers and leaders. McChrystal’s insight...
View Article2021 FBI Crisis Negotiation Course
USMA cadets participated in the 2021 FBI Crisis Negotiation course hosted by the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership and led by the FBI New York Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT). Throughout...
View ArticleI’ll be Home for Christmas Sung by John LaBella ’76
Here’s a rendition of I’ll be Home for Christmas sung by John LaBella ’76, recording engineer Vic Steffens, winter scenes courtesy of USMA AOG.This project was requested by classmates who heard him...
View ArticleLTG(R) Melcher ’76 Appointed Chairman of Embecta Corp.
LTG(R) David F. Melcher ’76 has been appointed as Chairman of Embecta Corp. (“embecta”), a diabetes-care business serving over 30 million customers worldwide. LTG Melcher spent 32 years in the US Army...
View ArticleClass Notes Updates This Week
The following classes have added updates this week to their Class Notes pages. 1959 | 1962 | 1971 | 1976 | 1978 | 1988 | 1990. Class Notes
View ArticleWPAOG Extends Our Best Wishes to Everyone
The West Point Association of Graduates extends our best wishes to everyone for a safe and happy holiday season and an excellent new year. Thank you for your continued support of West Point and the...
View ArticlePaula & Mark Thompson ’02 Discuss What Inspires Them to Give Back
Paula and Mark Thompson ’02, who participated in an interview with WPAOG earlier this year, discuss why they support West Point. “It is exciting for us to be purposeful where our money goes, and what...
View ArticleOldest Colorado Local Grad Turns 100
The West Point Society of the Pikes Peak Region had a very successful watch party for the Army Navy game. Although, Colonel Noel Austin ’44 no longer leaves the house and could not join the group,...
View ArticleClass Notes Updates This Week
The following classes have added updates this week to their Class Notes pages. 1944 | 1961 | 1971 | 1973 | 1988 | 2002. Class Notes
View ArticleWell Done LTC (R) Michael “Rich” Clifford ’74
LTC (R) Michael “Rich” Clifford ’74, who as a NASA astronaut flew on three space shuttle missions, including one after his diagnosis with Parkinson's Disease, has died at the age of 69. Clifford was...
View ArticleClass Notes Updates This Week
The following classes have added updates this week to their Class Notes pages. 1949 | 1959 | 1966 | 1969 | 1974 | 1993 | 2000 | 2006. Class Notes
View ArticleSpeegle ’03 Promoted to Partner
Clinton T. Speegle ’03 has been elected to partnership at Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC. He first joined Lightfoot as an associate in 2013. Speegle has represented several unique clients in his...
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