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Foley ’67 Vegas Expansion Effort Approved by the NHL
The National Hockey League announced yesterday that it will expand in 2017, becoming the first major professional sports league to bring a team to Las Vegas. The league’s announcement brings a nearly...
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Nininger Award Recipient Eslinger ’07 Featured in Book
Captain Nick Eslinger, class of 2007, has been featured in a new book titled, “American Warfighter: Brotherhood, Survival, and Uncommon Valor in Iraq, 2003-2011.” Eslinger received the Silver Star...
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CPT Reynolds ’02 Conquers yet Another Milestone
Captain William Reynolds was one of the athletes competing in the annual adaptive sports competition. Reynolds lost part of his left leg in a 2004 roadside bomb attack in Baghdad. The Warrior Games are...
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Elam ’76 Focusing on the Next Phase of his Life
Archie Elam is on his third career transition. His two-decade Army career included acting as head of operations for the 18th Airborne Corps 24th Infantry Division in the first war against Iraq. The...
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Agnew ’06, Gilles ’07 and Frei ’08 Announced as Olmsted Scholars
Jeffrey C. Agnew ’06, Brandon T. Frei ’08 and Brandon B. Gilles ’07 were welcomed into the Olmsted Scholar Program at the Annual Reunion on June 4,2016 at the Anderson House in Washington, D.C. The...
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LTC(R) Marro ’95 Graduates atop Basic Law Class
A Travelers Rest police officer graduated at the top of his Basic Law Class at the SC Criminal Justice Academy. Officer Ryan Marro was the recipient of the prestigious J.P. Strom award for achieving...
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BG Johnson ’85 Named New Fort Jackson Commander
Brig. Gen. John P. “Pete” Johnson was named the 49th commanding general of Fort Jackson, the Army’s largest initial training base. The change of command at Victory Field took place amid the pomp of a...
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L. Howard Belknap ’81 Named COO of Butler Snow
Butler Snow has announced L. Howard Belknap chief operating officer after an expansive national search. Belknap was previously with Baker & McKenzie, a leading global law firm where he served as...
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LTG(R) Swan '76 Reappointed to FEMA’s National Advisory Council
Lt. Gen. Guy C. Swan III, USA, Ret., ’76, has been reappointed to a three-year term on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Advisory Council. Swan currently serves as Vice President at...
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COL Hale ’67 Inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame
Colonel Glynn "Ranger" Hale was honored on July 14 and inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame at Fort Benning, GA. The Ranger Hall of Fame was established to “honor and preserve the spirit and...
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Dr. Hamilton ’84 to Join York College as the Coordinator of Civil Engineering
Dr. Scott Hamilton ’84, former faculty member in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, has been hired by York College of Pennsylvania as the Coordinator of its new Civil Engineering...
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Kidd ’86 Appointee for Executive Director, Federal Permitting Improvement...
Richard Kidd IV serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy & Sustainability, a position he has held since 2010 From 2008 to 2010, he served as a Program Manager for the Federal...
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GEN(R) Abizaid ’73 Appointee for Member, President’s Intelligence Advisory Board
General John P. Abizaid is the Founder and Senior Partner at JPA Partners, LLC, positions he has held since 2007 General Abizaid also serves as Distinguished Chair Emeritus at West Point’s Combating...
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Oliver, Abbott & Brumagin (all ’89) of Battle Monument Partners
The West Point classmates are managing partners of Richmond private equity firm Battle Monument Partners. They founded the firm in 2014 to invest in single-tenant commercial properties in the Southeast...
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Feeney ’80 Announced as DefenseStorm CEO
DefenseStorm announced the appointment of fintech and cloud veteran Sean Feeney as CEO.“We have admired Sean’s leadership and operating performance across his last two successful company-building...
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Hacioglu ’92 CEO of Boreas Natural Gas Has Commenced Operations
Boreas Natural Gas has commenced operations providing products, services and customized turnkey solutions for the natural gas fuels market. Founded by the industry veteran Cem Hacioglu, Boreas Natural...
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CPT Gordon ’12 Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
Captain Lindsay Gordon ’12 and Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Woodward were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their actions while flying an AH-64 Apache helicopter during an early December...
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NWHF Dan Gable Museum Names Award after Steenlage ’66
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum created a new award in 2015. The Bob Steenlage Iowa High School Outstanding Wrestler of the Year Award will be given each year to the top high...
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Chaney '01 Named 2016 Nininger Award Recipient
The West Point Association of Graduates is pleased to announce MAJ Matthew A. Chaney '01 as the 2016 recipient of the Alexander Nininger Award for Valor at Arms. He will receive the award on September...
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CPT(R) Byrne ’93 Publishes Children’s Book for a Cause
Kevin Byrne was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1999, while serving overseas in command of a U.S. Army Air Cavalry Troop. My MS and E is a children’s picture book depicting a typical...
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