The “Ping” of Gold
CDT Taylor Endres ’17, Secretary for the Class of 2017, arrived at the Pease & Curren refinery in Warwick, RI on the morning of February 22, 2016 with eight of her classmates confident that she...
View ArticleGEN Odierno ’76 Elected to Eastern Air Lines Board of Directors
Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc. ("Eastern") is pleased to announce the election of General (Ret.) Raymond T. Odierno, to the Eastern Board of Directors. General Odierno recently retired, after graduating...
View ArticleCPT Niemiec ’11 Named Rotary Peace Fellow
While the world hopes for peace, Rotary works to make it a reality. CPT Michael Niemiec has been named as one of 100 Rotary Peace Fellows to study peace building and conflict resolution. The program...
View ArticleFaleti ’98 Wins Salute to Young Leaders Award
Yinka Faleti was awarded the Salute to Young Leaders, saluting excellence in performance and service to others. He was one of 20 under 40 young leaders in his community that are: competent committed...
View ArticleLeHardy ’12 Men’s Triathlete of 2015
Top honors were awarded to Barrett LeHardy named overall Age-Group Triathlete of the Year. LeHardy was the overall winner of the USA Triathlon Olympic-Distance National Championships, and posted the...
View ArticleJones ’99 Promoted to LTC and Receives SAME Award
LTC Cullen Jones, PE, PMP, LEED Green Associate, ENV SP, a Training with Industry (TWI) fellow with Dewberry, has been promoted from Major to Lieutenant Colonel by the U.S. Army. Jones also received...
View ArticleLTG Thomas ’80 Leading Special Operations Command
LTG Raymond "Tony" Thomas has been nominated to be the new leader of U.S. Special Operations Command, announced Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. “General Thomas has big boots to fill, but he has proven...
View ArticleMcLoughlin ’78 Elected to Campbell's Board as Director
CAMDEN, NJ - Campbell Soup Company announced that the company’s Board of Directors has elected Keith R. McLoughlin as a member of the Board, effective Feb. 24, 2016.McLoughlin, recently retired as...
View ArticleDr. Hub ’89 Announced Supt of Logan County Schools
GEORGETOWN, KY - The Scott County Board of Education unanimously chose a new school superintendent at a special meeting. The board voted to offer a contract to Dr. Kevin Hub, who is currently the...
View ArticleRobert S. Mueller to Receive 2016 Thayer Award
The West Point Association of Graduates is pleased to announce that Robert S. Mueller III, the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will receive the 2016 Sylvanus Thayer Award. The...
View ArticleDr. Cummings ’93 & Bernal ’01 Named Henry Crown Fellows
The Aspen Institute announced Dr. Craig Cummings ’93 and Dwayne Bernal ’01 to its 2016 Class of Henry Crown Fellows. The Henry Crown Fellowship mobilizes a new breed of leaders, all under the age of...
View ArticleHappy Founders Day!
On 16 March 1802, Thomas Jefferson signed the document that founded the United States Military Academy. It read, “that the said corps, when so organized, shall be stationed at West Point in the state...
View ArticleGI Film Fest Marches into Theaters Nationwide on 4/7
The GI Film Festival is proud to present a Cinematic Salute to the Troops, in select cinemas nationwide for an extraordinary one-night event! This April 7th showcase is the first time Fathom Events has...
View ArticleMacdonald ’80 New President of Army Women’s Foundation
Brigadier General (Ret.) Anne Macdonald, a combat veteran, graduate of the first gender-integrated class of West Point and senior Army aviator, is the new leader of the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation....
View ArticleLTC Alvarez ’97 Geneva Foundation’s 2015 Researcher of the Year
LTC Luis Alvarez was recently awarded the 2015 Researcher of the Year award by The Geneva Foundation. This award recognizes one outstanding researcher who exemplifies Geneva’s mission of advancing...
View Article1980 Flashback: Women Break Military Barrier
They wouldn't make it, the men said; the math and science wouldn't interest them, the physical routine would be too tough and the opposition would drive them out. On May 28, 1980 the men behind those...
View ArticleLTC Dabkowski ’97 Wins Officer Research Fellowship
Matthew F. Dabkowski, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army who is completing his PhD in systems and industrial engineering at the University of Arizona, has received a 2016 Omar N. Bradley Officer...
View ArticleSix (Not So) Old Grads Celebrate Founders Day in Honduras
Six Old Grads celebrated Founders Day in Honduras Soto Cano Airbase. Being an aviation unit, they have quite a few graduates stationed there. On Saturday 19 March they held an unofficial Founders Day...
View ArticleLTC Shimerdla ’98 Releases New Book The Eighth Day
A warning from a stranger. "Nothing you know is real. Your name isn't Shawn Jaffe, you're not an investment broker, and you're not from Ohio." But the stranger is murdered before he can explain. Now...
View ArticleCheever ’49 To Be Inducted Into Banking Hall Of Fame
Charles E. Cheever Jr. is among four who will be honored on April 21 for his impact on the banking industry, his community and the state as an inductee in to the Texas Bankers Hall of Fame. He will be...
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