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2025 Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients
The 2025 Distinguished Graduate Award honors six exceptional West Point graduates for their outstanding service, leadership, and commitment to “Duty, Honor, Country.” These recipients have made significant contributions in military, business, and public service. The awards will be presented at West Point on May 20, 2025.
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Urban ’86 Joins Kennedy Institute Board of Directors
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate announced that David J. Urban ’86 joined its Board of Directors. Urban is the managing director for the bipartisan public affairs firm BGR Group and Of Counsel at Torridon Law. As a member of the board, Urban will help direct the Institute’s mission to foster…
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DePinto ’86 Named 2025 Sam Johnson Defender of Freedom Awardee
The National Defense Briefing Series (NDBS) named Joe DePinto ’86 the 2025 Congressman Sam Johnson Defender of Freedom Award recipient. This recognition is awarded annually to a business leader who has demonstrated a lifetime of dedication and service following the example of Congressman Sam Johnson, who served his country for nearly 60 years as a…
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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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Groundbreaking: Michie Stadium Preservation Project Begins
The West Point Association of Graduates and Army West Point Athletics celebrated the historic groundbreaking of the Michie Stadium Preservation Project on August 14. This largest donor-funded project will rebuild and modernize the current East Stands, preserving the stadium’s rich 100-year history while providing a world-class experience for cadets, graduates, families, and fans alike.
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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…
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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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Alternate Routes
I grew up in Happy Camp, California, a small logging community where Bigfoot statues outnumber stoplights four to zero. When I was 6 years old, my mom called me and my siblings into the house to watch Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon. Like so many kids from that era,…
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Schurtz ’86 Named One of Pensions & Investments’ 60 Influential Women in Institutional Investing 2024
This year, Jill Schurtz ’86, executive director and CIO of the Minnesota State Board of Investment, is being recognized as one of Pensions & Investments’ Influential Women in Institutional Investing.
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A Legacy of Leadership and Selfless Service Honored with Magness Wing
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, Class of 1986.
