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President Obama Receives 2024 Sylvanus Thayer Award
Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, received the 2024 Sylvanus Thayer Award from the West Point Association of Graduates. He is the fifth U.S. president to receive the Thayer Award, which is West Point’s highest honor given to a distinguished citizen whose service and accomplishments embody the ideals of the U.S. Military Academy’s motto, “Duty, Honor, Country.”
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Obama To Receive 2024 Sylvanus Thayer Award
Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, will receive the 2024 Sylvanus Thayer Award from the West Point Association of Graduates. Obama will be the fifth U.S. president to receive the Thayer Award during its 67-year history. The award will be presented on September 19, 2024, during ceremonies hosted by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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The Honorable Elizabeth Dole Receives Thayer Award
This year, the West Point Association of Graduates presented the Thayer Award to the Honorable Elizabeth Dole. For more than 50 years, Dole has demonstrated a lifetime of service to this country, as a cabinet member for two presidential administrations, as the president of the American Red Cross, and as a U.S. senator.
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Kenneth Fisher Receives Thayer Award
Kenneth Fisher receives West Point Thayer Award.
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Doctor Mae C. Jemison Receives Thayer Award
Dr. Mae C. Jemison receives West Point Thayer Award.
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Career Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker Receives Thayer Award
Career Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker receives West Point Thayer Award.
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General Ann Dunwoody Receives Thayer Award
General Ann Dunwoody receives West Point Thayer Award.
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The Honorable Leon E. Panetta Receives Thayer Award
The Honorable Leon E. Panetta receives West Point Thayer Award.
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President George W. Bush Receives Thayer Award
President George W. Bush receives West Point Thayer Award.
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The Honorable Robert S. Mueller Receives Thayer Award
The Honorable Robert S. Mueller receives West Point Thayer Award.
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