Nemeth ’04 Appointed to Serve on NACIE
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the appointment of Mike Nemeth, CEO of S3 Planning, and 29 private sector, nonprofit, and academic leaders to serve on the National Advisory Council...
View ArticleMerkel Honorary ’67 49 Years of Duty, Honor, Country
A Soldier in an Air Force world, Dr. Charles “Doc” Merkel lost “quite a few pizzas” while maintaining his first loyalty to the Army. The West Point, Class of 1967, honorary graduate enjoyed a running...
View ArticleJarrow ’04 Winner of the 2016 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal
Tate Jarrow ’04 Winner of the 2016 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal. Another Secret Service colleague, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Kenneth Pleasant, said Jarrow is “very unassuming and...
View ArticleTom Davis ’72 Publishes New Book Conclave
As the Cold War looms over Europe in 1978, Pope John Paul I dies after a month in office. Half a world away, Major Carter Caldwell, USMA ’68, on loan from the Sosh Department to National Security...
View ArticleLTG(R) Bostick ’78 to Lead Intrexon's Environment Sector
Intrexon Corporation, a leader in the engineering and industrialization of biology to improve the quality of life and health of the planet, announced the appointment of Lieutenant General (Ret.) Thomas...
View ArticleReverend Richardson ’83 Appointed CEO of Stockton's Gospel Center Rescue Mission
The Gospel Center Rescue Mission has appointed Wayne G. Richardson the shelter’s new chief executive officer, he has most recently served as chief operations officer of Faith Farms Ministries in...
View ArticleUpdate on Visiting West Point
The Department of Homeland Security will not require DOD to enforcement the REAL ID Act provisions until January 10, 2017.Effective that date, the following states/territories drivers licenses will not...
View ArticleLost Ring of Brigadier General Perry ’31 Discovered
John Wallace III, a recent transplant from Seattle, spotted a treasure when he was raking yard debris Sunday afternoon at his new house. His finds are a family joke as he has a habit of unearthing a...
View ArticleThimjon ’95 Joins Sedgwick LLP as CIO
Sedgwick LLP announced that DiAnna Thimjon has joined the firm as its chief information officer. She will lead the firm's international Information Technology operations from its Kansas City office. An...
View ArticleHoege ’94 Named Mariners Museum President & CEO
The Mariners’ Museum and Park’s Board of Trustees has named Howard H. Hoege III the new President and CEO. Hoege has been acting as the interim President and CEO since May 1 and also helped lead the...
View ArticleBurke ’73 Authors "The Weekend Warriors"
It is the mid 1980’s. Under a new president, the United States continues its post-Vietnam withdrawal from the world stage. Domestic affairs are the Administration’s priority, and international affairs...
View ArticleMG(R) Edwards ’54 Authors "Stories I Tell my Friends"
The author takes you through his experiences as a cadet at West Point and his subsequent training as a jet fighter pilot. Training led to many new locations to include Morocco, Germany and Vietnam....
View ArticlePowers ’88 Selected as 2016 Super Lawyer
John G. Powers ’88 has been selected for inclusion in Upstate New York Super Lawyers for 2016. Mr. Powers is a Partner in the Litigation Practice. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding...
View ArticleRobert S. Mueller III Receives 2016 Thayer Award
The Honorable Robert S. Mueller III, the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the 2016 recipient of the Sylvanus Thayer Award, knows a thing or two about what it means to be a...
View ArticleRemains of Barnes ’43 Recovered after 70 Years
The remains of a World War II fighter pilot from South Dakota will be laid to rest in his home town of Miller next week more than 70 years after he went missing during a fierce combat mission. The...
View ArticleThank You to the Class of ’06
Class of 2006 During the victorious Army vs. Lafayette game on October 15th, the Class of 2006 presented a record 10th reunion gift of $710,000 to support the Modern War Institute and the Cyber...
View ArticleThank You to the Class of ’96
Class of 1996 This past weekend, the Class of 1996, in commemoration of its 20th reunion, generously presented a gift of $250,000 to support the Foley Enners Nathe Lacrosse Center and the Directorate...
View ArticleBG Sam Lessey ’45 93rd Birthday and Army Tradition
Following the victory celebration over Lafayette, the Dean’s Staff gathered for the annual post game Lobsterfest. Adding on to the festivities, all had an opportunity to celebrate BG Sam Lessey’s 93rd...
View ArticleDempsey ’74 Made Honorary British Knight
Martin Dempsey, who retired September 2015 after serving 41 years in the Army, has received an honorary knighthood of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II, according to...
View ArticleBasik ’87 Invents FlipTowel for Wiping Sweat
Keith Basik ’87 will be launching a new product through his company, KBR Ventures, LLC. He currently has a Utility Patent (patent-pending) filed with the USPTO. The product, called the FlipTowel...
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