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West Point Graduates Named Among Savoy Magazine’s 2024 Most Influential Corporate Directors
Savoy magazine named eight West Point graduates among their list of 2024 Most Influential Corporate Directors.
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The Seymour Family Parachute Team Endowment
Many cadets play sports for the rush of adrenaline. However, few cadet-athletes can claim to find their adrenaline rush where members of the West Point Parachute Team regularly find theirs—at 12,000 feet above the ground in freefall. Founded in 1959, the West Point Parachute Team is one of the oldest continuously operating parachute teams in the U.S. military.
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Duty, Honor, Country—All the Way!
“Stand up! Hook up! Shuffle to the door! Airborne!” Now imagine taking a long walk toward, not away from, a mine or IED and diffusing it without a bomb suit or robot, instead with what could be jumped in: rope, scissors, and explosives. Fire in the hole! Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) combined with Airborne—that’s courageous, selfless service.
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“Duty, Honor, Country” Meets “Faster, Higher, Stronger”
Every living graduate is familiar with General Douglas MacArthur’s famous dictum: “Every cadet an athlete.” MacArthur, Class of 1903, introduced this philosophy when he became West Point Superintendent in 1919, realizing the importance of physical fitness and intramural athletic programs in the wake of the modern warfare he witnessed in World War I.
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Keeping a Father’s Legacy Alive
Every West Point class ring allows the legacies of the Long Gray Line to live on, but for yearling Cadet Dennis “Ricky” McMahon IV ’25, his ring will ensure his father’s legacy and memory are always close at hand.
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Weliver ’85 Assumes New Position at Dewberry Focused on DOD, VA Clients
Scott Weliver ’85 has been named vice president and executive client manager for the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs at Dewberry.
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Jefferson Hall Wing at West Point Dedicated in Memory of Magness ’86
On February 7, 2024, WPAOG joined Academy leaders and distinguished guests in dedicating the Magness Wing of the United States Military Academy Library in memory of John M. Magness, USMA Class of 1986.
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Podcast: Service as Successful Leaders of Character with Degas Wright ’85
This episode features an interview with Degas Wright, CEO at Decatur Capital Management, and West Point class of 1985. Degas talks about his experience transitioning out of the military, founding DCM, and his philosophy behind becoming a successful leader of character.
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COL Michael D. Parrish ’85 a WashingtonExec Top Gov. Tech Leader to Watch
COL Michael D. Parrish, USAR ’85 is one of WashingtonExec’s 2023 Top Government Tech Leaders to Watch.
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COL (R) Crawford ’85 Elected President of ASEE
COL (R) Grant Crawford ’85 was elected as President-Elect of the American Society of Engineering Education on March 15.
