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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.
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The Fable of the Goat Gift
Richard Olson, who graduated as the Navy Goat’s goat (lowest rank at graduation) or “anchorman” in 1954, is the earliest documented service academy graduate to get one dollar from each classmate.
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West Point Hosts 2024 McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character
West Point is hosting undergraduate students from across the globe this week for the annual McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character (MCLC). The conference, made possible by the vision and resources of founding benefactors HON Bob McDonald ’75 and Diane McDonald, provides cadets and attendees from different backgrounds the opportunity to take part in team-based experiential and analytical exercises to bolster leadership skills, foster critical thinking and collaboration, and explore strategies to address global issues.
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Newly-Elected McDonald ’75 Assumes Role as Board Chairman of Elizabeth Dole Foundation
The Elizabeth Dole Foundation Board unanimously elected the Honorable Bob McDonald ’75, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to be the next Chairman of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation.
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U.S. Army 2023 Year in Photos Includes Images of West Point, Long Gray Line
As 2023 has come to a close, the U.S. Army has released images that capture a number of standout moments from the past year.
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WPAOG Annual Meeting Election Results
At the WPAOG Annual Meeting held on November 14, 2023, the following members were elected to positions on the Board of Directors and the Advisory Council. To serve their term from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026:
