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Essential Turbines Adds Townes ’75 to Board of Directors
Essential Turbines Inc. (“ETI”), a leading provider of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for aircraft engines, has appointed Steve Townes ’75 to its Board of Directors. The Board also includes Mike Guntner Jr., ETI’s Founder, plus leaders from Swift Anchor Holdings and Balance Point Capital Partners (“Balance Point”). Townes is the CEO of Ranger…
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Class of 1975 50th Reunion
Welcome back to your Rockbound Highland Home for your class’s 50th reunion, a time to Grip Hands with classmates as you relive fond memories from your cadet days and forge new memories with one another.
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West Point Hosts 2025 McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character
By Erika Norton, WPAOG Senior Multimedia Journalist Undergraduate students from across the globe gathered at West Point last week for the annual McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character (MCLC). The conference, made possible by founding benefactors HON Bob McDonald ’75 and Diane McDonald, as well as the Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership and the…
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Podcast: Lessons in Leadership with LTG (R) Benjamin Freakley ’75
What does it take to be a great leader? In this episode, host Jamie Enos sits down with LTG (R) Benjamin Freakley ’75 to unpack the essence of leadership, trust, and lifelong service.
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West Point Graduates Sworn Into 119th US Congress
The 119th U.S. Congress began on January 3, 2024, with West Point graduates among those sworn in, including one new senator and one new member of the House of Representatives.
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West Point Class of 2025 Celebrates Branch Night
West Point firsties celebrated Branch Night on December 4, where the Class of 2025 opened their envelopes to receive their U.S. Army branch assignments. Upon graduation, these cadets will be commissioned as Army officers and enter into one of 17 Army branches to which they were assigned.
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WPAOG Annual Meeting Election Results
At the WPAOG Annual Meeting held on November 19, 2024, the following members were elected to positions on the Board of Directors and the Advisory Council. To serve their term from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027.
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75th Annual Class of 1971 SCUSA
October 2-4, West Point welcomed more than 200 undergraduate students from over 100 universities and 20 countries at the 75th Annual Class of 1971 Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA).
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Bulls ’78, McDonald ’75, Named NACD 2024 Directors of the Year
The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 24,000 board members, announced the honorees of the 2024 Directors of the Year. Herman Bulls ’78 is the 2024 Public Company Director of the Year and the Honorable Robert A. McDonald ’75 is the 2024 Nonprofit Director of the Year.
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McDonald ’75 To Be Inducted into Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame
The Ohio Department of Veterans Services (ODVS) announced the Honorable Robert A. McDonald ’75 is one of the members of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
