West Point Giving
Since 1869, the West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG) has worked to strengthen the bonds between West Point Graduates and bring them together in support of their alma mater. See the examples of leadership and giving West Point has produced.
2009 Nininger Award
The Nininger Award was instituted in 2006 upon a suggestion from Doug Kenna ’45 (College Football Hall of Fame, 1984) that West Point AOG bring stories of valor exhibited by graduates in combat in the Global War on Terrorism to the attention of the Corps of Cadets. Each year, a graduate decorated for valor in combat is selected to represent all of the young graduates leading American Soldiers in combat, and to return to West Point to not only speak to the Corps of Cadets at dinner, but to also interact with our cadets in less formal seminar sessions. (Photo: Superintendent LTG Buster Hagenbeck '71, Capt. Nicholas Eslinger '07, Chairman Ted Stroup '62)
Our sincere "Thank You," to Mr. and Mrs. Doug Kenna for supporting this award annually, ensuring its endowment in perpetuity. (Photo: Doug Kenna '45, Mrs. Kenna, Superintendent Hagenbeck, and 2009 Nininger Award recipient, Captain Nicholas Eslinger '07)
Annual Giving Program...
Annual Gifts are vital to the success of West Point and the Margin of Excellence by ensuring continued direct support for West Point’s current needs. Donors may choose from a variety of areas to make their gift:
· Superintendent’s Annual Fund
· Long Gray Line Fund
· West Point Parents Fund
· A Club
· Cadet Activities
· And many other areas throughout West Point.
All gifts, regardless of the amount, are welcome and appreciated. Your tax-deductible donation will enhance the experience of today’s cadets and help maintain and strengthen West Point. THANK YOU!
2009 Donor Stories Archive
2008 Donor Stories Archive
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