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1 COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE FOUNDATION NEWS Foundation hosts 4th Annual Celebration of International Friendship page 17 N o. 2 3 / F a l l INSIDE: CGSC 101- School for Advanced Military Studies International Hall of Fame & Hall of Fame National Security Roundtable led by DJIMO Women at War a CGSOC elective course Lecture series review Art of War Initiative update

2 UPCOMING EVENTS Check the CGSC Foundation website for updated details on these and other events. Dec. 7, 2017 CORDS, presented by Dr. Jim Willbanks Jan. 24, Tet Offensive, presented by Dr. Jim Willbanks March 29, 2018 Chinese Involvement in the Vietnam War, presented by Dr. Geoff Babb Receptions at 5:30 p.m., Lectures at 6 p.m. Stove Factory Ballroom 417 S. 2nd St., Leavenworth, KS All lectures in this series are free and open to the public. The CGSC Foundation and CGSC s School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) are co-sponsoring the next National Security Round Table event April 3-4, Attendance is by invitation only. Details TBP. March 14, 2018 The Ludendorff Offensive, presented by Dr. Scott Stephenson May 9, 2018 The Great War in the Middle East, , presented by Lt. Col. Brian Steed Receptions at 5:30 p.m., Lectures at 6 p.m. Stove Factory Ballroom 417 S. 2nd St., Leavenworth, KS All lectures in this series are free and open to the public. Join the hundreds of people who have attended these successful workshops that provide selfdiscovery and a principle-centered approach to empowering individuals, couples and families. The workshop is scheduled for March 10, 2018, at the Fort Leavenworth Resiliency Center (Bldg 198). For more information or to register contact Ann Soby ph: or ann@cgscf.org. Seating is limited. Dec. 12, 2017 Federal Executive Board Jan. 18, 2018 Central Intelligence Agency Feb. 26, 2018 Ethics of Cyber Defense April 3, 2018 Ambassadorial Expectations and Country Team Operations May 8, 2018 Space Domain and National Security June 6, 2018 Interagency Leadership All lectures are from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Arnold Conference Room, Lewis and Clark Center, 100 Stimson Ave., Fort Leavenworth, KS All lectures in this series are free and open to the public. Note: Members of the public coming to the lectures from off-post will need to add extra time to check-in at the Fort Leavenworth visitor center. For visitor information see the Fort Leavenworth homepage. Foundation Gift Shop Holiday Sale! The CGSC Foundation is conducting a Holiday Sale in the gift shop Dec Stop by Suite 1149 (next to the barber shop) in the Lewis and Clark Center or call to order your gifts. The 2018 Executive Leader Summit hosted by Kansas State University and the CGSC Foundation will be conducted at the KSU Olathe Campus March 8. Attendance is by invitation only. Details TBP. The 2017 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium will be conducted April 30-May 1. The theme of this year s symposium is The Impact of Diverse Worldviews on Military Conflict. To read the symposium call for papers visit For questions, contact Chaplain (Maj.) Jeff McKinney jeffrey.t.mckinney3.mil@mail.mil or Dec. 5-7 Ambassador (Ret.) Debra McCarthy She will spend time with SAMS, Univ. of St. Mary and Park Univ. She will return in spring 2018 and spend time with CGSOC students and selected academic and civic organizations in the greater Kansas City area. Details TBP. 2 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

3 FROM THE CHAIR Respecting the past, looking forward by Michael D. Hockley As Doug Tystad notes in his From the CEO article in this issue, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Miller completed his term as chair and has been elevated to Chair Emeritus by a unanimous vote of the board of trustees. General Miller successfully oversaw the seamless transition of leadership within the Foundation from our founding chair and CEO, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Robert Arter and Col. (Ret.) Bob Ulin, respectively. During his term as chair, the Foundation expanded its activities in support of programs at the College and in educating the public about the impact of the College on our national defense. On behalf of the Foundation and its trustees, I extend a heartfelt thanks to General Miller for his leadership as a Founding Trustee and as Chair for the past three years. There have also been big changes afoot at the College as the Army stood up Army University, which is responsible for integrating and overseeing military education programs Army-wide, including the Command and General Staff College. As part of the new organizational structure, the CGSC Deputy Commandant assumed the additional title of Army University Provost. We welcome Brig. Gen. Scott Efflandt, who became the second Provost of Army University and also assumed the duties of deputy commandant of CGSC in August The Foundation has worked closely with past deputy commandants to support College programs and looks forward to working with Brig. Gen. Efflandt in his new role. Since our last publication, the Foundation has been extremely busy fulfilling its mission of supporting the College. As highlighted elsewhere in this issue, the Colin L. Powell Lecture Series featured former Congressman Mike Rogers, who spoke to the entire class on cyber security issues that impact national security. He also spoke to community leaders at a luncheon in Kansas City. The Foundation hosted the fourth annual Celebration of International Friendship on The three generations of the CGSC Foundation Board Chair came together at the September 2017 board meeting for the election of Mike Hockley, right, as the new chair. From left, Lt. Gen. Robert Arter, founding chair ( ), Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Miller ( ), and Hockley. Sept. 29 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts where the international military student class of 2018 was introduced to the Kansas City area. This event featured a performance by the U.S. Army Chorus and was attended by approximately eight hundred Greater Kansas City Metropolitan community members. Other highlights in the past few months include Foundation support for a National Security Roundtable, Youth Reading Programs, three InterAgency Brown-bag series lunches hosted by the Simons Center, a General of the Armies John J. Pershing Great War Centennial Series lecture, a Viet Nam Commemoration Lecture, the integration into the curriculum of the new General Hugh Shelton Visiting Chair of Ethics, Dr. Shannon French, and numerous Art of War: Gifts of Peace exhibits at locations throughout the Kansas City area featuring artifacts gifted to the College by international officers who have attended the College. It is with great sadness that we observe the passing of one of our Trustees, Mr. Skip Palmer. After serving in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart, Skip became a successful businessman who throughout his career supported veterans and veterans causes. In recognition of Skip s contributions to the Foundation, the board elected Skip to Trustee Emeritus in our August board meeting. As I begin my term as chair, I look forward to working with the Foundation s trustees and the College s leadership to expand the Foundation s support of the students at the College and to educate the public about the College s mission, its importance in training our military s future leaders, and the contributions its graduates have made to our country. But we cannot fulfill our mission without the financial support of our many donors. On behalf of the board, I extend my thanks to those who have contributed to the Foundation s success in the past and encourage you to provide financial support the Foundation in the future. PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 3

4 FROM THE CEO Pride and gratitude in equal doses by Col. Douglas L. Tystad, U.S. Army, Ret. CEO Doug Tystad (left) shares a laugh with trustees (from left) Skip Palmer, Mike Meyer and John Robinson at the Foundation s April 2016 outreach event in Kansas City. Palmer was a great champion of the Foundation and will be missed. PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS I m exceptionally proud of this issue of the magazine because it shows the richness of the programs that the Foundation supports and the excellence that is displayed throughout the entire Command and General Staff College every day. As I ve said often, our Foundation is small but busy! I hope you enjoy reading about the Powell Lecture, the National Security Round Table, the Celebration of International Friendship, the Shelton Distinguished Visiting Chair of Ethics, and our many and varied extracurricular lecture series all of which we believe enhance the academic experience for the students, faculty, and the entire community. We also enrich our military family lives with our support to the Ike Skelton public library mission. And we have had significant success connecting Americans to their military and the college. We d like your feedback on our programs because we re always looking to improve. This summer brought big change to the Foundation when our now Chair IN MEMORIAM Emeritus, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Miller relinquished his duties to Mr. Mike Hockley. General Miller had a significant and positive impact on the Foundation and is directly responsible for the highly successful annual Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium co-sponsored by the Foundation and CGSC. On behalf of the Foundation staff, I want to say a personal thank you and job well done, we re better because of you. I m also looking forward to working with Mr. Hockley, a West Point graduate, partner in the Kansas City law firm of Spencer Fane, and an active philanthropic community supporter. Recently our board of trustees approved a major by-laws review, which changes the governance of the Foundation and brings us in line with nonprofit best governance practices. The last review had been in 2010 so this review was certainly timely. During elections at our September board meeting, we also elected Col. (Ret.) Dan McGowan, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Eastern Iowa, and Mr. Skip Palmer as Emeritus Trustees. We also Foundation Trustee Skip Palmer dies at 72 The Foundation lost a great friend on Aug. 31. Harold Skip Palmer II fought a valiant fight against cancer and was an inspiration to everyone around him. Skip was a Vietnam veteran, recipient of the Silver Star medal, a great businessman and had served on the CGSC Foundation Board of Trustees since Dec. 20, He was elected as secretary of the board June 10, On Aug. 29, 2017, he was elected as Trustee Emeritus during the Foundation s annual board meeting in which he was also honored with remarks from the outgoing chairman, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Miller, and a moment of silence and prayer as he fought his last days. Skip is survived by his wife Linda, their two children Scott and Kimberly, and grandchildren. Services and interment will be conducted at Arlington National Cemetery. The date is yet to be determined. said thanks to our departing trustees Tony Major and Rich Young and we welcomed Col. (Ret.) Norma Bradford, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Rich Keller, Maj. Gen. Tim Orr, Mr. Scott Smith, and Mr. John Wilson to the board. We re really looking forward to their contributions! On a sad note, the board had to say farewell to Mr. Skip Palmer, a two-term board member, Vietnam Silver Star and Purple Heart recipient, businessman, friend, and forever champion of the Foundation. The college also bid farewell to two former colleagues including Dr. Roger Spiller, the original CGSC Marshall Chair, and Dr. Bob Berlin, former deputy director of SAMS. Rest well old friends. Finally, we say thank you to our donors for 2016 and Without your support, our programs would not be possible. We ask you to please help us continue making a difference in the life of the college as we support the development of military leaders of character and competence for ethical service to the nation. Read the full obituary: CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

5 CONTENTS Command and General Staff College FOUNDATION NEWS No. 23, FALL 2017 (NOVEMBER 2017) Published twice annually by the Command and General Staff College Foundation, Inc. 100 Stimson Ave., Suite 1149 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Ph: Fax: Web site: Editor-in-Chief Col. (Ret.) Douglas L. Tystad Managing Editor Mark H. Wiggins MHW Public Relations and Communications Marketing Manager Linda A. Carpentier Features From the Chairman...3 From the CEO...4 New Deputy Commandant...7 CGSC 101 School of Advanced Military Studies...8 Two officers inducted into Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame International Hall of Fame gains four members Military history course on history of women and war DJIMO hosts spring NSRT program th Annual Celebration of International Friendship classes graduate...20 Simons Center Update...22 Art of War Initiative...24 Lecture series popular in fall Former congressman delivers Powell Lecture...26 In Print...29 Walk and Talk program gaining popularity...30 Ethics chair preps for upcoming symposium...32 Foundation trustees receive honors...33 Thank You to our donors Graphic Designer Kathryn Creel kcreeldesign@gmail.com Printing/mailing Allen Press, Inc. Lawrence, KS The Command and General Staff College Foundation (CGSCF) was established December 28, 2005 as a tax-exempt, non-profit private corporation to foster a strong relationship between the military and private sector, to enrich the College s academic environment, enhance the institution s research activities, maintain contact with alumni, and encourage excellence in the faculty and student body to ensure the preparation of outstanding leaders for the Armed Forces of the United States and its allies by providing resources not available from public funds. The Command and General Staff College Foundation News is published by the foundation to inform members, alumni, students and other stakeholders about CGSCF plans and activities. The inclusion of U.S. Army, Fort Leavenworth and/or CGSC news and information in the foundation magazine does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army, Fort Leavenworth or the CGSC. The CGSC Foundation is an equal opportunity provider. Photoflash story for more information Online information Video link FOUNDATION NEWS COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE N o. 2 3 / F a l l Foundation hosts 4th Annual Celebration of International Friendship page 17 INSIDE: CGSC 101- School for Advanced Military Studies International Hall of Fame & Hall of Fame National Security Roundtable led by DJIMO Women at War a CGSOC elective course Lecture series review Art of War Initiative update 34 ON THE COVER During the 4th Annual Celebration of International Friendship on Sept. 29, the Canadian contingent was one of the largest groups to be introduced...and they didn t miss a chance at a group selfie on stage! See the story starting on page 17. Photo capture by Mark H. Wiggins, taken from video by Jeremiah England. FROM THE EDITORS The 2018 classes of SAMS and CGSOC are well underway and into the rhythm of their academic year. In this issue we highlight our 4th annual Celebration of International Friendship where we welcomed the 2018 class of international military students. We also continue our CGSC 101 series that highlights the College s teaching departments and schools with a feature on the School for Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). We also feature the latest NSRT program hosted by DJIMO, the newest inductees to the halls of fame...and much more. We also have dedicated some space to thank our donors. We could not accomplish our mission without them. Last, remember we publish a digital version of the magazine on our website in which all the links you see in the print edition are active. We hope you enjoy this 23rd edition of the Foundation News. CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 5

6 Note: [ ] is the state of residence Our Vision The CGSC Foundation vision is to support the development of leaders of character and competence for future service to the nation. Our Mission The mission of the CGSC Foundation is to support CGSC in educating leaders for the 21st century in the following six mission areas: Enrich the College s academic environment Foster a strong relationship between the military and the private sector Enhance the institution s research activities Promote leader development Encourage excellence in the faculty and student body Maintain contact with alumni Officers Chair: Mr. Michael D. Hockley, Partner, Spencer Fane [MO] Chief Executive Officer: Col. (USA Ret.) Doug Tystad, CGSC Foundation, Inc. [KS] Secretary: Mr. Douglass J. Adair, VP, Exchange National Bank & Trust [KS] Treasurer: Col. (USA Ret.) Thomas Dials, former Chairman, Armed Forces Insurance [KS] Legal Advisor: Lt. Col. (USA Ret.) Thomas O. Mason, Partner, Thompson Hine LLP (Wash. DC) Chairman, Senior Advisory Council: Lt. Gen. (USA Ret.) Richard Keller, former Chief of Staff, U.S. European Command [KS] Mr. Eugene R. Wilson, Special Advisor [KS] We support the College in three areas: Scholarship Outreach Soldier and Family Support Board of Trustees Col. (USA Ret.) Norma Bradford, Owner, BtDt Consulting [MO] Col. (USA Ret.) Tim Carlin, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones [KS] Brig. Gen. (USA Ret.) Stanley F. Cherrie, Former VP, Cubic Applications, Inc. [KS] Col. (USA Ret.) William Eckhardt, Teaching Professor Emeritus, UMKC [MO] Ms. Katie Ervin, Midwest Regional Director of Military Affairs, Webster University [MO] Col. (USA Ret.) Art Hurtado, Chairman/CEO, Invertix Corp. [VA] Mr. Benny Lee, Chairman/CEO, DuraComm, Inc. [MO] Mr. James I. Mackay, Managing Director of Bridgepoint Merchant Banking [IA] Mr. Michael V. Meyer, Chairman, Youth Leadership Institute [KS] Lt. Col. (USA Ret.) Robert J. Myers, Chairman of the Board, Casey s General Stores [IA] Ms. Mary O Connor, Executive Vice President/Director of Logistics, Country Club Bank [MO] Maj. Gen. Timothy E. Orr, The Adjutant General, Iowa [IA] Lt. Gen (USA Ret.) John Pickler, Former Director of the Army Staff [TN] Mr. John H. Robinson, Chairman, Hamilton Ventures, LLC [MO] Mr. Florian Rothbrust, President, Blue Hat Hoisting [MO] Mr. Scott Smith, former President/CEO, HNTB [KS] Mr. Gary Vogler, President, Howitzer Consulting [VA] Mr. Chris Wendelbo, Attorney, Collaborative Legal Solutions, LLC [MO] Mr. Wesley H. Westmoreland, Chief Financial Officer, Sc2 Corp [MO] Mr. John Wilson, President, Ottawa Land and Cattle Co. [KS] Emeritus Lt. Gen. (USA Ret.) Robert Arter, Emeritus Chair [KS] Lt. Gen. (USA Ret.) John Miller, Emeritus Chair [MO] Mr. Mark Ranger Jones, Pres./CEO, The Ranger Group [VA] Col. (USA Ret.) J. Dan McGowan, II, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, Iowa [IA] Mr. Harold Skip Palmer, former Pres./CEO, Blackhorse Worldwide [KS] Gen. (USA Ret.) William R. Richardson, Senior Associate, Burdeshaw Associates [VA] Col. (USA Ret.) Willard B. Snyder, U.S. Army, Ret., President, Antaeus Partnership, Ltd [KS] Brig. Gen. (USA Ret.) William A. West, President, William West Consulting [KS] 6 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

7 Brig. Gen. Efflandt becomes 2nd Provost of Army University by Harry Sarles, Army University Public Affairs FEATURE Brigadier General Scott L. Efflandt became the second Provost of the Army University in an assumption of responsibility ceremony at the Lewis and Clark Center Sept. 7. The outdoor ceremony hosted by Kirby Brown, deputy to the commander of the Combined Arms Center, installed Efflandt as the provost and as deputy commandant of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Previous provost, Maj. Gen. John S. Kem, departed in July to become the commandant of the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Penn. Efflandt said the ceremony was significant not because of him but because the work done by the Army University and CGSC accounts for the professionalism of the Army. He also highlighted the exceptional and successful civil-military PHOTO BY JIM SHEA/ARMYU Brigadier General Scott L. Efflandt receives the Assumption of Responsibility certificate from Deputy to the Commander of the Combined Arms Center Kirby Brown, becoming the second provost of the Army University in an assumption of responsibility ceremony at Fort Leavenworth Sept. 7. relations that exist in Northeast Kansas that make Fort Leavenworth. Fort Leavenworth feels like home, he said. He added he had already reconnected with many old friends and was looking forward to making new ones. Prior to his current assignment, Efflandt was the deputy commanding general (maneuver) for the 1st Infantry Division. His 32 years of commissioned service began as an infantry platoon leader for the Illinois Army National Guard. Upon receipt of a regular Army commission in 1987 he assessed to active duty as an armor officer. PHOTO COURTESY ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS For the full story see: PHOTOFLASH International Flag Ceremony Aug. 14 opens Command and General Staff College The Command and General Staff College opened its academic year with the International Flag Ceremony for Command and General Staff Officer s Course 2018 on Aug. 14 at the Lewis and Clark Center. The ceremony features posting of the colors of 91 nations represented by students attending this year s class. The 119 international student delegation is the largest to attend the class for mid-career officers since the college moved to its current location in International military education began at Fort Leavenworth in Since then, more than 8,000 international officers from 164 countries have attended classes alongside their United States counterparts. Major Hassan Ahmed posts the flag of Egypt during the International Flag Ceremony Aug. 14. PHOTO BY DAN NEAL/ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS For the full story and more photos see: CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 7

8 FEATURE AMSP 2018 students conduct planning during a two-week practical exercise. PHOTO BY ERIC PRICE/SAMS CGSC 101 School of Advanced Military Studies by Capt. L.H. Ginn, School for Advanced Military Studies Who we are The School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) was founded in June The School s mission is to educate members of our Armed Forces, our Allies, and the Interagency at the graduate level to become agile and adaptive leaders who are critical and creative thinkers who produce viable options to solve operational and strategic problems. SAMS consists of three separate programs: the Advanced Military Studies Program (AMSP), the Advanced Strategic Leadership Studies Program (ASLSP), and the Advanced Strategic Planning and Policy Program (ASP3). What we do The AMSP is the best-known and original graduate level, educational program in SAMS, consisting of 144 Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, Joint, Interagency (IA), and International Military Students (IMS). The majority of these students hold the rank of major and are recent graduates of CGSOC. The purpose of AMSP is to develop planners who help senior leaders understand a complex environment and then assist them as they visualize, describe, and communicate viable solutions to operational problems. The program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and awards students with a Master of Arts in Military Operations. Upon graduation, students are typically assigned to a division, corps or ASCC headquarters. ASLSP is a Senior Service College program that is Higher Learning Commission and JPMEII accredited. Graduates receive a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies. ASLSP provides a rigorous graduate-level education, exposing students to and preparing them for the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous dimensions of the joint, interagency, and multinational security environment and the effect of those dimensions on strategy formulation, implementation, and campaigning in the dynamic global setting. ASLSP has one seminar composed of eight U.S. Army, two U.S. Air Force, one U.S. Marine, one U.S. Navy, one interagency and three IMS officers. After their first year, 11 of the ASLSP students stay a second year to serve as a military instructor in ASLSP or a seminar leader for the AMSP program. ASP3 is a multi-year program which began as an initiative of the Army Chief of Staff and is now an Army program of record for selected students to earn their doctorate degree from a civilian university, in a field of study related to strategy. ASP3 focuses on selecting and developing field-grade officers as strategic thinkers through a combination of practical experience, senior-level professional military education, and the doctoral degree. The program is designed to produce broadly networked future senior officers with strategic acumen, credentials, and skills. Students selected for command can complete battalion or brigade command during the program. Once they earn their doctorate, officers serve as a strategic planner in a senior level headquarters. 8 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

9 PHOTO BY DAN NEAL/ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS Col. James C. Markert, director of SAMS, addresses students during the SAMS graduation ceremony in May The Class of 2017 ASLSP and AMSP Students during their graduation ceremony in May PHOTO BY DAN NEAL/ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS How we do it AMSP is intentionally designed as a three year experience. It begins in CGSS, followed by a focused and deep educational experience in year two at SAMS with the third year focused on a utilization tour at a division, corps, or ASCC headquarters to practice operational planning under the tutelage of more senior officers, to include the General Officers leading the command. While in AMSP, students take five separate courses: Theory of Operational Art, Evolutions of Operational Art, Strategic Context of Operational Art, Design and Operational Art and Anticipating the Future. Students are assessed on their learning at the end of academic courses with a graded essay requirement. Between these courses, students participate in five separate exercises designed to strengthen and develop the skills learned in seminar. Throughout the year, students are required to write a publishable monograph on a topic of their choice, linked to operational art. The culminating event for students is a 3-hour oral comprehensive exam. The ASLSP faculty teach a curriculum which provides a comprehensive, multifaceted focus at the theater-strategic level across the spectrum of Joint, and land force operations during peace, crisis, and war. The Joint learning areas are an essential component for the design of the ASLSP curriculum and are required for JPMEII accreditation. The academic model in ASLSP includes graduate-level seminars, guest lectures, short duration practical exercises, and extensive field study to each of the Geographic Combatant Commands, as well as functional commands such as TRANSCOM and STRATCOM, plus Army commands such as FORSCOM and TRADOC. Graduation requirements include written essays for each course, a research paper, and an oral comprehensive examination at the end of the year. During their years as a doctoral candidate, ASP3 officers also attend professional military education at SAMS to study history, strategic theory, and the practice of strategic planning. Following completion of their doctoral course work, officers serve a developmental assignment in a strategic planning position. After the developmental assignment, ASP3 officers spend one additional year working fulltime on their dissertation at SAMS or another suitable location. Subsequently, they will be assigned for utilization as a strategic planner. Honors and Awards At the end of each year, one student from AMSP is selected for the Colonel Tom Felts Leadership Award. This award is the highest honor for each graduating class. The Felts Leadership Award recognizes the AMSP student who best demonstrates all the attributes from the SAMS-AMSP vision for a graduate of the program a decathlete. This decathlete is essentially a leader and thinker who, when faced with a complex and ill-structured environment, can help senior leaders develop an understanding of that environment, understand the problem sets within that environment, visualize viable options to solve operational problems, and effectively describe their understanding higher, laterally, and lower. A student in each of the AMSP and ASLSP are also recognized for having the Best Monograph based on selection by a board of professors. In addition to academic rigor, the school emphasizes physical fitness and resiliency. Students must take and pass the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) twice during their time in the program. Seminars conduct organized physical training (PT) throughout the week and the SAMS Director conducts unit PT once every two to three weeks. Events include foot marches, formation runs and circuit style work outs. The student with the highest overall APFT score earns the Iron Planner Award at graduation. During the fall, SAMS also conducts the Director s PT event: a five-mile team building event which involves carrying a 170 pound litter and performing various exercises throughout the course. In the spring, individuals compete in a modified version of the Director s PT event. Students who exceed the standard can earn the Iron Leader award at graduation. The Future SAMS will continue to produce quality graduates who meet the needs of the services and organizations that they support and sustain. The school will continue to update and refine its curriculum to ensure graduates are prepared to address the challenges of the contemporary operational environment. CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 9

10 FEATURE Two officers inducted into Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame by Harry Sarles, Army University Public Affairs Major General William Giles Harding Carter Fort Leavenworth inducted leaders from two distinct eras into its Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Lewis and Clark Center May 11. Deceased Major General William Giles Harding Carter who served from the Civil War to World War I and retired Brigadier General Huba Wass de Czege were this year s honorees. Maj. Gen. Carter s great grandson William H. Carter accepted the award on his behalf. Carter was born in Nashville in 1851 and educated at Kentucky Military Institute. As a youth he served as a messenger during the Civil War. In 1873 he graduated from the United States Military Academy and soon served with the 6th Cavalry Regiment. In 1881, he received the Medal of Honor for heroism in action at the Battle of Cibicu Creek in the Arizona Territory. Carter spent time at Fort Leavenworth from and ultimately became an advocate of reform in Army education. After departing Fort Leavenworth he became a close adviser to the Secretary of War and was instrumental in bringing a general staff system to the Army in 1903 and pushing for the creation of a war college to better prepare senior officers. He retired from the Army in 1915 after serving as commanding general of the Hawaiian Department but was recalled to active duty in During this period he commanded the Central Department in Chicago until his second retirement in February Carter was the last officer on active duty with Civil War service. He died on May 24, 1925 in Washington, D.C. and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Fellow inductee Brigadier General Huba Wass de Czege shared Carter s interest in better education for military leaders. Much of Wass de Czege s military career was involved with Fort Leavenworth where he is most remembered for being the first director of the School of Advanced Military Studies. He said, The doctrinal reforms of 1980 to 86 and the formation of SAMS were not the accomplishment of one individual. I was lucky to be at Fort Leavenworth and I was lucky to serve with capable professionals under very supportive bosses. And also, I was lucky to get away with a little bit of heresy now and then. Born in Hungary in 1941,Wass de Czege escaped to West Germany just as the Soviet armies approached. Immigrating to the United States in 1951 he graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1964 and was commissioned an infantry officer. He served in Vietnam in 1967 and again in 1968, then later graduated from CGSC in After several assignments and a battalion command tour with the 9th Infantry Division, he returned to Fort Leavenworth and became the principle author of the 1982 edition of FM 100-5, AirLand Battle. He also became the first director of the School of Advanced Military Studies in After commanding a brigade at Fort Ord, Calif., he was promoted to brigadier general and Brigadier General Huba Wass de Czege spent the next three years in Europe working with NATO and SHAPE. In his final assignment, Wass de Czege served as the assistant division commander for the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley and retired from active service in PHOTOS COURTESY ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS For the full story and links to more photos, see: CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

11 International Hall of Fame gains four members by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor Since the spring edition of the Foundation News, the Command and General Staff College International Hall of Fame has gained four new members. General Surapong Suwana-adth, Chief of Defense Forces for the Royal Thai Armed Forces, was inducted on July 11. In a ceremony conducted Oct. 12, three more officers were inducted: Lt. Gen. Dennis Gyllensporre, Chief of Defence Staff, Swedish Armed Forces; Major Gen. Antony Anderson, Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force; and Lt. Gen. Leo Beulen, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army. General Surapong is an alumnus of the CGSC Class of 1994 in which he was also the recipient of the Eisenhower Award. (The Eisenhower Award is presented to the top international officer in each CGSC class and is currently endowed by the CGSC Foundation s David Beaham Memorial Fund.) Lt. Gen. Beulen graduated CGSC in He became Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army and was promoted to his present rank in March Major Gen. Anderson graduated with the CGSC Class of He was appointed Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) on Oct. 10, Lt. Gen. Gyllensporre was a Lt. Gen. Dennis Gyllensporre, Sweden General Surapong Suwana-adth, Thailand member of the 2001 class at CGSC, earning the Eisenhower Award as the top international officer and also a Master of Military Arts and Science degree. Since late 2014, he has been the Chief of Defence Staff with the rank of lieutenant general. He is also director of the Special Forces and the Commandant Major Gen. Antony Anderson, Jamaica Lt. Gen. Leo Beulen, Netherlands of Stockholm with designated state ceremonial responsibilities. The induction of these officers brings to 274 the number of leaders who have been honored in the International Hall of Fame from the more than 8,000 international officers who have graduated from the college. FEATURE PHOTOS COURTESY ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS For the full stories and more photos see: CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 11

12 FEATURE PHOTOS COURTESY Left to right, Capt. Nargis Kabiri (current Active Army) First female field artillery commander for the 3rd Infantry Division.; Maj. Ann Dunwoody (Desert Storm) First female four-star general; Maj. Charity Adams (WWII) - First African-American woman to be commissioned into the Women s Army Auxiliary Corps; Dr. Mary Walker (Civil War) - The only female Medal of Honor recipient. Department of Military History offers course on the history of women and war by Dr. Janet Valentine and Lt. Col. Chris Johnson, CGSC Department of Military History The CGSC Department of Military History offers a course entitled A678: Women at War during the elective period of the Command and General Staff Officers Course (CGSOC). Introduced in 2010 by Associate Professor Dr. Janet Valentine, the course aims to help students understand the historical context of women engaged in war and to assess how women have influenced developments in military affairs. While the course focuses on women in war, discussions often encompass the challenges and benefits the Army has with successfully integrating other groups as well. In 2014, Valentine and Assistant Professor Lt. Col. Christopher R. Johnson formed a teaching partnership that has been very popular with students. The course regularly enrolls international and male officers as well as women officers from a wide range of military occupational specialties. Such diversity creates a singularly rich learning climate. To achieve the larger learning objectives of Women at War, the curriculum provides a survey of historical and theoretical debates over the roles, experiences and effects of women engaged in war. Although the class explores the history of women at war in a global context and across time, it focuses primarily on women and war in the Western world, with a particular emphasis on American women from the American Revolution to the present. Assigned readings, videos, guest speakers and energetic class discussion allow students to deepen their understanding of women s challenges and successes at the strategic, operational and tactical levels of war, and their contributions to joint and multinational operations. As with all classes at CGSC, Women at War encourages students to think critically about their commitments and obligations as professional military officers. Guest speakers regularly include retired officers and military academics such as Joyce DiMarco, from the Department of Leadership, and Dr. LisaRe Brooks, a research psychologist in the Leader Development Research Unit at the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. In addition, civilian academics such as Dr. Beth Bailey, University of Kansas, History Foundation Distinguished Professor, and Dr. Rebecca Best, Department of Political Science, University of Missouri, Kansas City, speak to the class. While offering students a perspective on the questions civilian scholars are asking about women and war, speakers from area universities also strengthen CGSC s ties with local intellectual resources and provide the visiting speakers with insights into the CGSC experience. In Academic Year 2018, speakers include Dr. John Hosler, Department of Military History, who will talk to the class about women military leaders and theorists of the Medieval period. For more information about Women at War contact Dr. Valentine at janet.g.valentine.civ@mail.mil or Lt. Col. Johnson at christopher.r.johnson60.mil@mail.mil CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

13 CMU AT FORT LEAVENWORTH Skills for the future, backed by 125 years of quality and support. Flexible courses online and on site Multiple certificates and concentrations Dedicated support from the Veterans Resource Center We re with you every step of the way. cmich.edu/fortleavenworth CMU is an AA/EO institution, providing equal opportunity to all persons, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities (see cmich.edu/ocrie) /17

14 FEATURE Civilian attendees, DJIMO faculty members, student escorts and CGSC Foundation representatives in the atrium of the Lewis and Clark Center Oct. 25. NSRT program focuses on China, North Korea by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor PHOTO BY DAN NEAL/ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College s Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations (DJIMO) and the CGSC Foundation cohosted a National Security Roundtable (NSRT) program Oct at the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The focus of this program was on the relationships and issues with China and North Korea. On the first day of the program, Foundation CEO Doug Tystad and CGSC Deputy Commandant Brig. Gen. Scott Efflandt provided welcoming remarks to the 15 civilian guests for the program. Following those remarks the attendees were treated to a special presentation from Admiral Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service, who joined the opening session via video teleconference from his office in Washington, D.C. After the VTC with Adm. Rogers, the special guest speaker for the opening day was retired Ambassador David Lambertson who has extensive experience in the Pacific region, most notably as the ambassador to Thailand. The first day of the program concluded with a reception in the atrium of the Lewis and Clark Center. On day two of the NSRT, members of the DJIMO faculty presented two panel discussions. The first on China entitled Mr. Andrew Kaplan, Executive Vice President of Commerce Trust Company in Kansas City receives his NSRT graduation certificate. From left, Col Robert Ault, director of the Command and General Staff School (CGSS); Kaplan; Maj. Peder Miller, student escort for Mr. Kaplan; and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Rich Keller, chairman of the CGSC Foundation senior advisory council. PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS 14 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

15 ATTENDEES AT THIS NSRT PROGRAM: PHOTOS BY MARK H. WIGGINS Mr. Michael Avery, President, Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Mr. Marlin Cone, Co-Owner, The Cone Team Professor William Eckhardt (COL, Ret), Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Missouri, Kansas City Mr. Calvin Emig, President, Wildcat Property Management Mr. Calvin Johnson (COL, Ret), Deputy, Mission Command Battle Lab Mr. Andrew Kaplan, Exec Vice President, Commerce Trust Company Mr. Bill Lawson, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Park University Mr. Patrick Leis, Vice President, JE Dunn Construction Company Mr. Tom Madsen, Vice President, AVI Mr. John Martin, Office Managing Partner, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP Mr. Paul Oltmanns, Jr., Hotel Manager, IHG Dr. James Pasley, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Park University Mr. Richard Rue, Sr. Vice President & CFO (Retired), ITA Group, Inc. Reverend Tim Soule, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church Mr. Brian Suhl, Prsident/Owner, Sandstrom Products, Inc. Top, The panel on North Korea. From left, South Korean Liaison Officer to Fort Leavenworth, Lt. Col. Kyunghwan Jung; Lt. Col. John Reynolds; Mr. Gary Hanson; and Mr. Ralph M. Erwin, Senior Geospatial Intelligence Officer and NGA Liaison to Fort Leavenworth. Center, DJIMO faculty present the discussion panel on China. From left, Lt. Col. Arran Hassell (Australian exchange instructor), Lt. Col. David Lopes, Dr. Geoff Babb and Dr. John Modinger. Bottom, Admiral Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, briefs the NSRT audience via videoteleconference on the evening of the first day. Awakening the Dragon was presented by Dr. John Modinger who briefed the group on China s politics, economy and military reform; Dr. Geoff Babb briefed on China s security challenges; Lt. Col. David Lopes spoke about China s relations with South Asia; and finally, the exchange instructor from Australia, Lt. Col. Arran Hassell, spoke about China s relations with Southeast Asia. After this first panel, the NSRT guests had the opportunity to sit in their student escorts classrooms to witness firsthand the regular instruction at CGSC. During the lunch period Foundation CEO Doug Tystad provided an overview of the CGSC Foundation and how it supports the College, after which the second panel entitled North Korea: A Tense Time on the Peninsula was introduced. During this panel Mr. Ralph M. Erwin, Senior Geospatial Intelligence Officer and NGA Liaison to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command and the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, spoke about North Korea s physical environment; Mr. Gary Hanson briefed on the politics and economy of the country; Lt. Col. John Reynolds compared/contrasted North and South Korea s militaries; and South Korean Liaison Officer to Fort Leavenworth, Lt. Col. Kyunghwan Jung, spoke about North Korea s missile and nuclear capabilities and its possible strategic intentions. After the final Q&A, Col Robert Ault, director of the Command and General Staff Officer School, and Foundation trustee Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Richard Keller presented the attendees with their NSRT graduation certificates. Tystad also presented each NSRT grad with a challenge coin. See the full story with links to more photos and the panel discussion briefing slides at CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 15

16 PHOTOFLASH PHOTOS BY PRUDENCE SIEBERT/FORT LEAVENWORTH LAMP Left, Panela Leung, in her role as Positron Pan with Mad Science of Greater Kansas City, lights a piece of rapidly burning paper as 11-year-old volunteer Rebekah Tanner helps her make observations, comparisons and predictions during the end-of-summer reading program party July 28 at the Combined Arms Research Library. Right, Librarian Susan Plotner reads Don t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! to 4-year-old Logan Looney, 6-year-old Lahn Looney and 11-year-old Rebekah Tanner at the Reading by Design summer reading program kick-off event June 2 at the Combined Arms Research Library. Foundation supports 2017 youth summer reading programs The Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library s annual summer reading program kicked off with a party on June 2. The theme for the summer was Reading by Design. The theme was intentionally broad, but its focus was on engineering, architecture, science and other artistic endeavors involving design. The library hosted several events throughout the summer and concluded the 2017 program on July 28 with a visit from Mad Science, a Kansas City based organization that provides science enrichment programs to children in kindergarten through grade six. The CGSC Foundation supports the summer reading program every year with generous sponsorship from the JE Dunn Construction Company. For the full stories, see: PHOTOFLASH PHOTO BY DAN NEAL/ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS Vietnam War documentarian Ken Burns presents at CGSC Documentarian Ken Burns, introduced his and, fellow documentarian, Lynn Novick s upcoming ten part series, The Vietnam War, to the Command and General Staff College on Sept. 8, 2017 at the Lewis and Clark Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The 18-hour documentary series began airing on PBS in mid-september. For the full story and more photos: CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

17 FEATURE Master of Ceremonies, Rob Hughes news anchor with KMBC TV Kansas City and 1st Lt. in the Army National Guard. PHOTOS BY RICK PHILLIPS / PHILLIPS PHOTOS & GRAPHICS Jim Fain, director of CGSC s International Military Student Division Foundation hosts 4th annual tribute to CGSC international military students Kansas City Mayor Pro Tem Scott Wagner by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor The CGSC Foundation hosted the fourth annual Celebration of International Friendship Sept. 29 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Kansas City. The event was conducted to welcome and honor the class of international military officers studying at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. 119 officers from 91 countries are in the Class of Speakers during the evening included the master of ceremonies, KMBC-TV s Rob Hughes (Kansas City/ABC) who is also an infantry officer in the Army National Guard; Kansas City Mayor Pro Tem Scott Wagner; and Brig. Gen. Scott L. Efflandt, Deputy Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Jim Fain, director of the International Military Student Division of CGSC, introduced the international officers by country as part of the program. The U.S. Army Chorus from Washington, D.C., conducted by Maj. Leo Peña, provided the musical performance for the evening. The Chorus was formed in 1956 as the vocal counterpart of the United States Army Band, Pershing s Own. Along with performances for presidents, visiting dignitaries and heads of state, the Chorus has appeared in the nations most prominent concert halls. They sang a selection of music featuring some of Brig. Gen. Scott L. Efflandt, CGSC Deputy Commandant CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 17

18 PHOTOS BY RICK PHILLIPS / PHILLIPS PHOTOS & GRAPHICS their solo artists and a rousing rendition of the Armed Forces Medley during which veterans and active duty members of the various armed services in the audience stood and were recognized during their service song. The Army Chorus were excellent U.S. Army ambassadors and delivered great performances all day long, said Foundation CEO Doug Tystad. But I would be remiss if I didn t recognize all our sponsors. It s their support that allows us to shine a light on the outstanding international officer program at the College during an event like this. The Foundation would like to extend another special thanks to all the sponsors for their support in making this event happen. The Foundation also thanks its long-standing planning partners for the event, the Kansas City chapter of People to People ( and Operation International from the Leavenworth-Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce. ( For more information and links to photos from the event and activities during the day see See our wrapup video on Youtube at CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

19 SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SPONSORS OF THE 2017 CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP Celebration of International Friendship CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 19

20 FEATURE COURTESY ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS Maj. Amos Fox receives the Col. Thomas Felts Leadership Award from Maj. Gen. Thomas James on May 25 during the graduation ceremony. The award is presented to the top graduate in each SAMS class and is sponsored by the CGSC Foundation classes graduate by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor, and Harry Sarles, Army University Public Affairs Major Trevor M. Jones, U.S. Army, receives the General George C. Marshall Award for the top U.S. graduate from Gen. Robert B. Abe Abrams during the CGSOC graduation ceremony June 9. The award is sponsored by the CGSC Foundation. Maj. David T.M. Welford, United Kingdom, receives the General Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for top International Graduate from Gen. Robert B. Abe Abrams during the CGSOC graduation ceremony June 9. The award is sponsored by the CGSC Foundation. PHOTO COURTESY ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College s School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) graduated 138 officers from two courses May 25 in Eisenhower Auditorium at the Lewis and Clark Center. There were 132 graduates from the Advanced Military Studies Program (AMSP) and 16 others completed the Advanced Strategic Leadership Studies Program (ASLP). The graduates included 19 international officers from 12 countries and four federal civilians representing three federal agencies. On June 9, nearly 1,200 officers graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) graduated at 9 a.m. on the Fort Leavenworth main parade field. The class included mid-career officers from all American military services as well as 110 international officers representing 85 countries and 15 federal government civilian employees. The CGSC Foundation sponsored the majority of the academic achievement awards for the class. As the graduates of each class listened to their keynote speakers, the messages were similar in establishing the graduates understanding the significance of their next assignments. SAMS graduates are expected to tackle the most complex problems, said commencement speaker Maj. Gen. Thomas James, SAMS Class of 1997 and commander of the 7th Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Understand those expectations. Wherever you re headed next, know that your leadership matters, said CGSOC commencement speaker Gen. Robert B. Abe Abrams, CGSC Class of 1994 and commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command. He added that the graduates would need to be able to adapt to changes and always be ready for any challenge. Americans are banking on your leadership, he said. For the full stories, photos and list of awards see: More SAMS graduation photos: CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

21 PHOTOFLASH Sixty-six graduate WHINSEC s Command & General Staff Officer Course The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation s Command & General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) Class of graduated 66 students in Marshall Auditorium Tue, May 23. Students in the course represented 13 nations: Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and the U.S. The thirty-two U.S. students came from the four military branches and from both active duty and reserve components. The international contingent included military and law enforcement leaders. U.S. Army Major Sergio Romero earned honors as the top U.S. student, and Uruguayan Army Major Oscar F. Chaine Escobar was the top international student. WHINSEC mirrors the CGSOC curriculum taught at Fort Leavenworth, only the instruction is entirely in Spanish. PHOTO COURTESY WHINSEC PUBLIC AFFAIRS For the full story and photos see: PHOTOFLASH WHINSEC conducts CGSOC flag ceremony for 2018 class PHOTOS COURTESY WHINSEC PUBLIC AFFAIRS The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation s Command and General Staff Officer Course Class of 2018 honored the nations of its students in a flag ceremony at the Institute July 12. There are 53 students in the new class from 11 nations: Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Panama, Peru, and the U.S. In the photo, the Peruvian officer posts his country s flag during the ceremony. CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 21

22 SIMONS CENTER UPDATE Mr. Andrew B. Mitchell, a career Foreign Service Officer and the CGSC Distinguished Professor of Diplomacy, led the discussion on the Department of State in the InterAgency Brown- Bag Lecture conducted Nov. 14 in the Lewis and Clark Center. PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS PHOTO BY ROD COX/SIMONS CENTER Former Special Forces Sergeant Terry Buckler visited the Simons Center June 9. During his visit he posed for this photo with the Bull Simons display in the center s lobby. Buckler was a member of Simons Son Tay Raider team in November Simons Center working hard in new academic year Col. (Ret.) Roderick M. Cox, Simons Center Program Director The Simons Center is actively enhancing the academic experience for the Fort Leavenworth community as well as is assisting Army University with its outreach efforts to connect Americans with their Army and the Command and General Staff College. The Simons Center continues to focus on building a body of interagency knowledge, improving interagency leaders, and seeking ways to operate on a sustained basis. Throughout the summer and fall we have contributed to CGSC scholarship both on and off the fort in a number of ways. We have expanded our Distinguished Speaker Series Program to include not only the monthly InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series and the DACOR Visiting Professor of Diplomacy Program, but also now are presenting the General of the Armies John J. Pershing Great War Centennial Series and the Vietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series. (See article on page 25.) Likewise, we are facilitating presentations by the CGSC faculty to area universities and civic organizations as well as continuing to bring in senior policy makers and practitioners to augment the CGSC curriculum. Through November we have conducted four Interagency Brown-Bag Lecture presentations for academic year 2108: United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Department of State. (See Events on page 2 for upcoming lectures.) These extracurricular lectures, conducted in partnership with the Command and General Staff School, greatly augment the interagency education for CGSC students and faculty, as well for personnel working at multiple agencies throughout the Kansas City area. As part of the Distinguished Speakers Series Program, the Simons Center in partnership with the International Relations Council of Kansas City sponsored a presentation in mid-october at CGSC by United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Kevin Kennedy. Kennedy has served with the UN since 1993 and is recognized as an international expert in humanitarian crisis response. During his visit he conducted a discussion led by Associate Dean Jack Kem with faculty and students on UN operations and activities around the world. Similarly, we partnered with Park University to sponsor a presentation by Dr. W. Chris King, Ph.D., in mid- November, titled, Climate Change: A Critical National Security Assessment and Strategic Whole of Government Challenge, at Alumni Hall on the Park University main campus in Parkville, Missouri. Dr. King is a retired Army 22 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

23 brigadier general and recognized expert in the field of environmental security, having authored numerous publications and lectured at more than 50 professional conferences to include the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009 and at Oxford University. In December, we will bring in retired U.S. Ambassador Deborah A. McCarthy as our 2018 DACOR Visiting Professor of Diplomacy. Ambassador McCarthy, is the former U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania ( ). On this visit she will contribute to the curriculum of the School of Advanced Military Studies as well as address students and faculty at both the University of St. Mary and Park University. She will visit again in the spring and share her expertise with the students and faculty of the Command and General Staff School and various academic and civic organizations in the greater Kansas City area. This annual program, conducted in partnership with the DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired) organization, is designed to bring foreign diplomacy experts to Fort Leavenwoth to support instruction at CGSC and outreach to area universities. The InterAgency Journal continues to increase its positive impact on the interagency community. Our editorial board and peer-reviewed business model has yielded great results. We enjoy the submission of many unsolicited, wellthought-out manuscripts. Publication in our Journal results in writing and professional recognition for the CGSC faculty and students and many interagency leadership experts are sharing their expertise via our pages much to the benefit of our readers and the many thousands of interagency personnel they affect. Our known readership has reached more than 11,000, with many professional military education schools using our material as part of their curriculum. Last, we are working on some design changes for the cover of the InterAgency Journal. The changes should resolve issues with distinguishing editions of the Journal and we are excited to reveal them in the February 2018 edition. PHOTO BY DAN NEAL/ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS The Simons Center continuously seeks sponsoring partners to join us in our efforts. This fall we have gained four new sponsors. First Command Financial Services is sponsoring the InterAgency Brown-Bag, Pershing and Vietnam lecture series. Park University is sponsoring the Distinguished Speakers Series Program. The Veterans of Foreign Wars is another partner in presenting the Pershing and Vietnam Series. And finally, the Vietnam Veterans Association is also sponsoring the Vietnam Series. These new sponsors join long-time sponsor University of St. Mary, and we thank them all. Sponsoring partners are invaluable members of the team and we could not do our work without them. The Simons Center will continue to execute our mission to help improve interagency cooperation and develop interagency leaders. I encourage you to join us as a supporting partner, visit our website, and use our resources. Assistant Secretary-General Kevin M. Kennedy, left, and Dr. Jack Kem, CGSC associate dean, conduct a professional development fire-side chat Oct. 19 in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center. Get your free online copy of the latest InterAgency Journal at Please visit to learn how. Visit the CGSC Foundation Flickr site for more photos from all the lectures CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 23

24 FEATURE Col. Chris Croft, left, director for the Center for Army Leadership at Fort Leavenworth, moderates the leadership panel inside the Art of War: Gifts of Peace exhibit at The Box Gallery in Kansas City June 22. For panel member info visit the full story on PHOTOS BY MARK H. WIGGINS A dagger on display in the Art of War exhibit entitled Truth and Art at the Johnson County Central Resource Library. The gifting country and year that it was presented to CGSC are unknown. A couple views the art objects on display during opening night of the Art of War: Gifts of Peace exhibit entitled Truth and Art. ART OF WAR Foundation continues exhibits, activities for Art of War Initiative by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor G I F T S O F P E A C E Since the previous edition of the Foundation News, the CGSC Foundation with support from the Todd Weiner Gallery in Kansas City has hosted several events as part of The Art of War Initiative in the Kansas City area. From June 8 through July 28, objects from the CGSC art and gift collection were on display at The Box Gallery in downtown Kansas City. The gallery first hosted a reception on June 2 to kick off the exhibit, then on June 22, the Gallery along with the CGSC Foundation and the Todd Weiner Gallery, conducted a leadership panel discussion inside the gallery s exhibit hall. The panel discussion was intended to bring attention to the art exhibit and the relationship of the art to the development of leaders at CGSC. Col. Chris Croft from the Center for Army Leadership on Fort Leavenworth was the moderator for the panel. The next month the Box Gallery hosted a poetry reading in the exhibit hall featuring Vietnam veteran poets. From Sept. 5 through Nov. 30, another exhibit from the art and gift collection was on display at the Johnson County Library s Central Resource Library. Themed Truth and Art, this exhibit was comprised of undocumented items from the CGSC art and gift collection and members of the public were invited to submit their thoughts on some of the items origin and identity. On the first night of the exhibit, Dr. Jim Willbanks, CGSC s General of the Army George C. Marshall Chair of Military History, provided a special presentation on Truth and Vietnam. The next Art of War: Gifts of Peace exhibit is tentatively scheduled for May-June 2018 at the Jewish Community Center part in Overland Park, Kansas. The CGSC Foundation has undertaken the Art of War Initiative to preserve, promote, and protect the life and longevity of the CGSC art and gift collection, which comprises more than 3,800 items. Until the Art of War Initiative began in summer 2016 with a partnership between the CGSC Foundation and the Todd Weiner Gallery, the general public has never truly had an opportunity to see this collection. The CGSC Foundation is actively seeking financial supporters for the initiative and thanks you in advance for any support you can provide. For more information or to donate visit CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

25 FEATURE Dr. Ethan Rafuse presents The French Mutinies in the Arnold Conference Room of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth, May 3. Dr. Scott Stephenson delivers the Pershing lecture on the German home front Sept. 20 in downtown Leavenworth, Kansas. Dr. Rich Kiper, a retired Infantry/ Special Forces officer and former CGSC instructor, presents the seventh lecture Army Special Forces in Vietnam as part of the Vietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series on May 4 in the Riverfront Community Center in downtown Leavenworth, Kansas. PHOTOS BY MARK H. WIGGINS Dr. s Sean Kalic, above left, and Gates Brown, above right, present their lecture on The Russian Revolutions as part of the Pershing lecture series on Nov. 15 in downtown Leavenworth. Kalic and Brown coauthored Russian Revolution of 1917: The Essential Reference Guide, a book just published in September this year. Dr. John T. Kuehn, CGSC professor of military history, presents The Naval War in Vietnam on Oct. 19 in downtown Leavenworth. Lecture series popular in fall 2017 Col. (Ret.) Roderick M. Cox, Simons Center Program Directo Both the General of the Armies John J. Pershing Great War Centennial Series and the Vietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series presentations continue to be well received throughout the academic and civilian community. Since the last edition of the Foundation News in May 2017, there have been three Pershing lectures conducted. Dr. Ethan Rafuse presented The French Army Mutinies of 1917 on May 3. This fall Dr. Scott Stephenson presented the German Homefront and Dr. s Sean Kalic and Gates Brown presented The Russian Revolutions on Nov. 15. Since May, there have been two Vietnam lectures conducted. On May 4, Dr. Rich Kiper, a former CGSC instructor, presented Army Special Forces in Vietnam and on Oct. 19, Dr. John T. Kuehn presented The Naval War in Vietnam. These two lecture series, conducted in partnership with the CGSC Department of Military History, are designed to allow the world-class CGSC Faculty to share their expertise with not only the Fort Leavenworth community, but also with the greater Kansas City area. Attendance at these lectures is free and open to the public. Another Vietnam lecture is scheduled for Dec. 7 and will be presented by Dr. Jim Willbanks, CGSC s General of the Army George C. Marshall Chair of Military History, on Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS). See Upcoming Events on page 2 for a complete list of upcoming lectures. Special thanks go to the lecture series sponsors First Command Financial Services and the Veterans of Foreign Wars for their support of both series and the Vietnam Veterans of America for their support of the Vietnam War series. Also, these lecture series would not be possible without the support of the director of CGSC s Department of Military History, Dr. Tom Hanson, and his entire faculty. Visit the CGSC Foundation Flickr site for more photos from all the lectures CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 25

26 FEATURE Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers delivers Powell Lecture Mike Rogers (4th from right) takes a photo with Foundation representatives after a luncheon at the offices of Spencer Fane in downtown Kansas City, Aug. 23. From left, Gene Wilson, Foundation advisor and former board member; Col. (Ret.) Norma Bradford (now a Foundation trustee); Ann Soby, director of operations; Col. (Ret.) Rod Cox, program director of the Foundation s Simons Center; Joan Cabell, director of development; Rogers; Mike Hockley, former Foundation board president, currently chair, and partner with the Spencer Fane law firm; Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Miller, now Foundation chair emeritus; and Katie Ervin, Foundation trustee. PHOTO COURTESY SPENCER FANE by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor The Colin L. Powell Lecture for the CGSC class of 2018 was conducted at 8:30 a.m., Aug. 23, in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center. Former Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers presented this year s lecture. Rogers served as the U.S. Representative for Michigan s 8th District from He was the chairman of the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from Recently he served as the national security advisor to the Presidential Transition Team. He is also a former officer in the U.S. Army and a special agent in the FBI. With his background and experience Rogers is uniquely positioned to influence national discussions and offer expert analysis on diverse political and national security-related subjects. During his presentation to the 2018 Class of CGSC, Rogers spoke about national security issues with special emphasis on cyber security and its implications for both national security and defense programs. By all accounts, Rogers captivated the audience with his in-depth knowledge and wry humor...all wrapped around a central message that the nation must deal with sophisticated cyber threats now and into the future. After his presentation to the class, Rogers attended a luncheon hosted by Foundation President Mike Hockley at Spencer Fane s office in downtown Kansas City. During the luncheon Foundation Chairman Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Miller presented Rogers with a commemorative Powell Lecture Series coin from the Foundation in appreciation for his presentation as the Powell lecturer. The Colin L. Powell Lecture Series was established by CGSC and the CGSC Foundation in 2008 in honor of the legacy of Gen. Powell at Fort Leavenworth. Powell, a former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, graduated from the Former Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers presents as the Powell Lecture Series speaker Aug. 23 in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, served at Fort Leavenworth as a Brigadier General, and was the driving force behind the development of the Buffalo Soldier Monument that honors the service of the 9th and 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers. The intent of the Powell Lecture Series is to invite national and international distinguished personalities to provide lectures on contemporary issues to the faculty, student body, community and business leaders in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Lecturers in the series range from heads of state, heads of government, senior diplomats, and other distinguished persons who could bring their unique perspectives to help educate the audience about historical or contemporary issues of importance to the nation or the international community. The lecture series is sponsored by the CGSC Foundation through an endowment from TriWest Healthcare Alliance. For more information contact the CGSC Foundation. PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS More photos on the CGSC Foundation Flickr site CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

27 PHOTOFLASH PHOTO COURTESY ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS From left: Jo Dempsey, Carolyn Prickett, Alfredo Nogueras Vega, and Dr. Charlene Smith. First Army Civilians graduate CGSOC with Class of 2017 Four Army Civilian Corps employees are the first to graduate Command and General Staff Officers Course at Fort Leavenworth as part of a program promoting Army civilian executive development. The Army s Enterprise Talent Management program allows Army Civilians in grade GS-13 (GS-12 by exception) to attend the course as part of their professional development. Attendance at CGSC is intended to expand participants knowledge of the operational and tactical Army. For the full story see PHOTOFLASH Nine Warrant Officers graduate with CGSOC Class of 2017 Nine Warrant Officers graduated the Command and General Staff Officers Course with the Class of 2017 in June. This was the third CGSOC class that warrant officers have attended. WOs first attended CGSC in 2009 and 2010, then the program was halted. This class was the largest contingent of WOs to attend. There are no WOs in the Class of 2018 and according to Army University public affairs, personnel management constraints cause the future of their selection to the program to be undecided at this point. Nevertheless, the WOs in the 2017 class fared well, providing a depth of experience beyond most of their classmates, while also getting a chance to learn alongside future leaders of the Army. In the photo, front row, left to right: CW3 Cristal Heichelbeck (Adjutant General), CW3 Jaime Mannings (Artillery), CW3 Noel Del Real (Air Defense Artillery), CW3 Fatima Nettles (Ordnance). Back row: CW3 Paul Collins (Transportation), CW3 David Marriott (Ordnance), CW3 Nicholas Pallat (Military Intelligence), CW3 Weaver Prosper (Engineer). Not pictured: CW3 Roberto Acevedo (Ordnance) PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS For the full story see CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 27

28 PHOTO COURTESY ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS PHOTOFLASH Maj. David Welford from the United Kingdom receives his badge during the June 8 ceremony from then CGSC Deputy Command Maj. Gen. John S. Kem and Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory M. Lott. Welford was also announced as the winner of the 2017 CGSC class Eisenhower Award which goes to the top international officer in the class. CGSC Class of 2017 international students receive badges, awards On June 8, CGSC honored 110 international officers from 85 countries with their International Graduate Badge. In addition to presentation of the badges, recipients of the two major awards for international students were announced at the ceremony. United Kingdom Major David Welford was named the recipient of the General Dwight D. Eisenhower as the top international graduate, and Lt. Col. Meshari M. Alhaddad of Kuwait receives the Major General Hans Schlup Award. The CGSC Foundation administers support for the Eisenhower award through the David G. Beaham Fund and support for the Schlup award through the Maj. Gen. Hans Schlup Award Fund. For the full story and the background on the awards see PHOTOFLASH International officers present gifts to CGSC On May 30, a group of international military students in the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Class of 2017 presented gifts of appreciation to the College as their academic year comes to a close. Then CGSC Deputy Commandant Maj. Gen. John S. Kem accepted the gifts on behalf of the College. Countries represented in the CGSC Class of 2017 international officer gifts included: Brazil, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Egypt, Macedonia, Serbia, Panama, Oman, Spain, Congo, Ireland, Italy and Indonesia. PHOTO BY DAN NEAL/ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS For the full story and links to photos of the gifts see CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

29 If you have a recommendation for IN PRINT, contact the Foundation at office@cgscf.org INPRINT Cultural Perspectives, Geopolitics & Energy Security of Eurasia: Is the Next Global Conflict Imminent? Edited by Dr. Mahir Ibrahimov, Mr. Gustav Otto and Col. Lee G. Gentile, Jr.; 232 pages; Army University Press, Available on amazon.com (Kindle - $2.99); barnesandnoble.com (hardcover - $45.00); and Army University Press (free pdf download). Written under the auspices of the U.S. Army s Culture, Regional Expertise, and Language Management Office, this anthology provides insight and observations on the importance of the Eurasia region, including Russia and other countries of the former USSR. The articles that make up this work provide a detailed description of regional realities, including a contextual discussion of the current Ukraine situation, viewed through the prism of Russia s traditional military-strategic culture. Dr. Mahir Ibrahimov is the Program Manager of the U.S. Army Culture, Regional Expertise/Language Management Office (CRELMO) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Gustav Otto is the former Defense Intelligence Chair at the Command and General Staff College, and the DIA Representative to the Combined Arms Center/ Army University. Col.l Lee G. Gentile, Jr., is the director of the Air Force Element and the senior Air Force representative at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Russian Revolution of 1917: The Essential Reference Guide Edited by Dr. Sean M. Kalic and Dr. Gates M. Brown; 257 pages; ABC-CLIO, Available on amazon.com (hardcover and Kindle); barnesandnoble.com (hardcover and Nook); and Army University Press (free pdf download). Combining reference entries and examination of primary documents from the Russian Revolution, this book gives students a better understanding of how and why political forces fought to reshape the Russian empire 100 years ago and provides keen insights into the Soviet Union that resulted. Dr. Sean N. Kalic, professor of military history, and Dr. Gates Brown, assistant professor of military history, both teach in the Department of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Savannah 1779: The British Turn South by Scott Martin and Bernard Harris; 96 pages; Osprey Publishing, LTD, Available on amazon.com (paperback - $16.32; Kindle - $6.99) and barnesandnoble.com (paperback - $16.99; Nook- $10.99). In 1778 Great Britain launched an invasion of the southern colonies as part of the southern strategy for victory in the American Revolutionary War and captured Savannah, Georgia in December. This fully illustrated study examines the 1779 southern campaign and the costly American and French attempt to retake Savannah one of the bloodiest campaigns of the American Revolutionary War. Scott Martin is a retired U.S. Navy reserve officer and an assistant professor in the Department of Logistics and Resource Operations (DLRO) at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Bernard Harris is a retired U.S. Army officer, former DLRO instructor, and current Curriculum Operations Support Specialist at CGSC. Iraq and the Politics of Oil An Insider s Perspective by Gary Vogler; 318 pages; University Press of Kansas, Available on amazon.com (hardcover - $21.71) and barnesandnoble.com (hardcover - $22.74). Was the Iraq war really about oil? As a senior oil advisor for the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) and briefly as minister of oil, Gary Vogler thought he knew. But while doing research for a book about his experience in Iraq, Vogler discovered that what he knew was not the whole story or even the true story. The Iraq war did have an oil agenda underlying it, one that Vogler had previously denied. This book is his attempt to set the record straight. Gary Vogler is president of Howitzer Consulting, LLC. From December 2006 to September 2011, he was a senior oil consultant for U.S. Forces in Iraq, and before that he served as deputy senior oil advisor, CPA, for Baghdad, and as senior oil advisor, ORHA, for the Pentagon, Kuwait, and Baghdad. Vogler, a former U.S. Army officer, has also worked in management positions at ExxonMobil and Mobil Oil Corporations for more than two decades. He is also a current trustee of the CGSC Foundation. CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 29

30 FEATURE Walk and Talk program gaining popularity by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor CGSC Foundation Director of Development Joan Cabell has been busy over the previous months coordinating the informal tours of Fort Leavenworth and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College that Foundation CEO Doug Tystad dubbed Walk and Talks. The Walk and Talk program has continued to be a popular medium for Kansas City area business leaders and other groups to learn about the post and the college and in recent months Cabell has coordinated visits for eight different groups. I ve always said I can talk until I m blue in the face, said Cabell, But when we bring people up here to see Fort Leavenworth and CGSC in person, they re always very surprised and that s when they get it. They learn that Leavenworth isn t just a prison after all and that great things happen here to educate leaders for the nation. Cabell is currently working on the schedule of walk and talk visits for the upcoming months. The visits are typically on the second Thursday of each month with some variances based on availability of CGSC personnel who assist with a briefing or a classroom tour during the visits. She also works to get Foundation trustees involved to help lead the visits. For the entire year of 2017, we have had 132 people from 35 corporations, two universities, two library systems, two churches and one state office, Cabell said. And those were just the tours I was personally involved with. The standard walk and talk experience includes a tour of the Fort Leavenworth post and learning about its rich history through the old historic buildings, landmarks and monuments and the national cemetery. After the post tour, the visitors are brought to the Lewis and Clark Center to tour the Command and General Staff College, which includes viewing the Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame and International Hall of Fame displays, the various art displays and more. The tours also typically include a briefing about Army leader development and how CGSC fits into that process, as well as a visit to a standard CGSC classroom to get a technology demonstration. Occasionally, the Foundation coordinates for the visitors to get a chance to participate in hands-on computer simulations. Contact the CGSC Foundation Director of Development Joan Cabell to schedule your own group s Walk and Talk tour of CGSC and Fort Leavenworth and learn about the education of leaders for the nation. joan@cgscf.org. For more information about the walk and talk visits see CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

31 PHOTOFLASH Special Forces major receives top SOF student award Maj. Scott Harr received the LTC Ronald C. Ward Distinguished Special Operations Forces (SOF) Student Award for the Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) Class of 2017 in a ceremony June 2. The award is presented to the top resident SOF student in each CGSOC class for achievement and academic excellence. The award honors military scholarship, recognizes excellence in scholarship and overall contributions to the SOF body of knowledge. The award is named after CGSC faculty member and SOF officer Lt. Col. Ronald C. Ward, who had a distinguished 31-year career in the U.S. Army in Infantry and Special Forces units. Ward was killed in a lightweight sport aircraft accident Oct. 8, 2010, during his assignment to the SOF cell of the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth. On behalf of his family, Ms. Beth Ward, Lt. Col. Ward s wife at the time of his death, endowed the award through the CGSC Foundation. The award is a replica of a Roman Gladius sword with the recipient s name engraved. In addition, a plaque describing the award with a list of all past recipients is in the SOF directorate offices on the third floor of the Lewis and Clark Center. Maj. Scott Harr receives a Roman Gladius sword for the LTC Ronald C. Ward Distinguished Special Operations Forces Student Award for the CGSOC Class of Presenting is Col. Paul Schmidt, director of the Combined Arms Center Special Operations Forces Directorate. PHOTO BY DAN NEAL/ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS For the full story and a link to more photos see PHOTOFLASH PHOTO COURTESY ARMYU PUBLIC AFFAIRS The CGSC Foundation Chairman Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Miller presents Maj. Genna Speed with the Harris Leadership Award during the CGSOC Class of 2017 graduation ceremony June 9. Harris Leadership award goes to Army nurse U.S. Army nurse Major Genna Speed received recognition for her leadership abilities and was selected as the winner of the Lieutenant Colonel Boyd McCanna Mac Harris Leadership Award for the CGSOC Class of The award is given to the individual in the graduating class that possesses the innate leadership and communications skills embodied in the Army Leadership concept of Be-Know-Do, a concept developed by Lt. Col. Harris when he was a CGSC instructor and doctrine writer with the Center for Army Leadership. The leadership award in his name is sponsored by Moira and Gary Sinise with a permanent endowment through the CGSC Foundation. For the full story and more photos see CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 31

32 FEATURE Ethics Chair preps for upcoming symposium by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor Dr. Shannon French, the General Hugh Shelton Distinguished Visiting Chair of Ethics, visited Fort Leavenworth Aug , to begin her duties as the chair for academic year During her visit Dr. French met with Chaplain (Maj.) Jeff McKinney from CGSC s Department of Command and Leadership to plan for the ninth annual Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium co-sponsored by the College and the Foundation. The symposium is scheduled for April 30-May 1, and like academic year 2017, all CGSOC students will participate. (In previous years the symposium was an elective class.) According to Foundation CEO Doug Tystad, Dr. French is assisting in finding a featured speaker for the symposium and will be mentoring students in preparing and presenting papers. Her plans also include publicizing the symposium more broadly within military ethicist circles to increase outside attendance. This year s symposium theme is The Impact of Diverse Worldviews on Military Conflict. This theme will drive the papers and presentations during the symposium to explore the ethical aspects of diverse worldviews and their impact on the operational environment upon which our future military leaders are about to enter. CGSC is issuing a call for unpublished papers for the symposium. Authors are invited to submit a word abstract of their paper no later than Jan. 12, 2018 to Chaplain (Major) Jeff McKinney at jeffrey.t.mckinney3. mil@mail.mil. For questions use his or call Papers should focus on the ethical aspects of one of two topics: Views of War or Regional, State, Non-State Challenges or Emerging Threats. A complete explanation PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS Dr. Shannon French, the General Hugh Shelton Distinguished Visiting Chair of Ethics, presents to the CGSC Foundation Board of Trustees during their annual meeting Aug. 29. of these topic areas and more information about the symposium is available on the symposium website at www. leavenworthethicssymposium.org. In addition to planning for the symposium, the intent for Dr. French s visit to Fort Leavenworth in August was to attend the CGSC Foundation board meeting and provide the trustees with an overview of her activities planned for this year. During her visit she also met with a CGSC student she is mentoring and spoke to a group of law students at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The General Hugh Shelton Distinguished Visiting Chair for Ethics is a program sponsored by the Foundation through a grant from the Perot Foundation. For more information about the 2018 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium visit For more information about the ethics chair see the full story at CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

33 Foundation trustees receive honors by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor FEATURE Over the past several months, three members of the CGSC Foundation board of trustees have been honored for their accomplishments and contributions to their profession and their communities. Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Stanley F. Cherrie was honored with one of his college fraternity Theta Chi s Distinguished Achievement Award. The award recognizes the fraternity s alumni who have had outstanding accomplishments outside of the fraternity. Cherrie was a member of the fraternity chapter at Rutgers University from which he graduated in Full story In June, trustee Mike Myer was awarded the Overland Park (Kansas) Rotary Club s highest honor, the Ben Craig Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes Rotarian s contributions to the club and community as well as professional accomplishments. Full story In September, trustee Benny Lee was awarded Park University s 2017 Torchlighter Award that honors individuals who have made significant, longstanding contributions and commitments to Park University, whether alumni, faculty or friends. PHOTOS BY MARK H. WIGGINS More information The CGSC Foundation salutes these three for their personal and professional accomplishments and is proud to have them on the Foundation team. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS. CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS - 33

34 Thank you to our donors, 2016 to present! The CGSC Foundation is a is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit educational foundation that provides resources and support to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in the development of tomorrow s military leaders. We support the College in three general areas: Scholarship, Outreach, and Soldier & Family Support. We could not accomplish this mission without the generous support of our donors. On these pages, we recognize our donors, large and small, and we appreciate them all. Visit to learn more about us and make a donation to help us grow the nation s leaders. INDIVIDUAL DONORS PRESENT $10,000 and above COL (Ret.) Tim Carlin LTC (Ret.) Dante C. De Mio Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Patricia Jefferies LTC (Ret.) Robert J. Myers BG (Ret.) William A. West $5,000 and above COL (Ret.) Roderick H Cox Mr. A. Edward Major COL (Ret.) Doug Tystad GEN (Ret.) William R. Richardson $1,000 and above Mr. Bob Bloss Mrs. Joan Cabell BG (Ret.) Eddie Cain Mr. Marc C Cappis Mr. Bill Collins COL (Ret.) Thomas A. Dials Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dolci Terrence & Peggy Dunn COL (Ret.) William G. Eckhardt, J.D. Ms. Mary J. Eisenhower Mr. John Ferguson LTC (Ret.) Jack T. Garven, Jr. Mr. Michael D. Hockley COL (Ret.) Art Hurtado Mr. & Mrs. Steven Karbank Mr. Crosby Kemper, III Mr. Joshus Landy Mr. James M. Malouff, III LTC (Ret.) Tom Mason LTC (USMC-Ret.) Wilburn Bud Meador LTG (Ret.) John E. Miller Randy and Marquita Pace LTG (Ret.) John M. Pickler Mr. John H. Robinson Mr. Todd A Schmidt COL (Ret.) Charles Soby Mr. Gary L. Vogler Mr. Eugene R. Wilson Mr. Richard F. Young $500 and above Mr. Douglass J. Adair COL (Ret.) Norma Bradford LTG (Ret.) Robert D. Chelberg LTC (Ret.) Osborn N. Foster GEN (Ret.) Frederick M. Franks, Jr. COL (Ret.) Bernard F. Griffard Ms. Anne F. Harris LTG (Ret.) Richard F. Keller LTC (Ret.) William L. Knight Mr. Zahid Nana GEN (Ret.) Colin L. Powell COL (Ret.) Robert E. Pownall GEN (Ret.) Robert W. RisCassi Mr. Curt Ross Mr. Gino Serra Cyprienne Simchowitz Diane Ungvarsky GEN (Ret.) Carl E. Vuono Mr. and Mrs. Chris Wendelbo $100 and above LTG (Ret.) Ronald E. Adams Mr. Don Alexander MG (Ret.) William F. Allen BG (Ret.) Neil E. Allgood Mr. Dan Amos LTG (Ret.) Robert Arter LTC (Ret.) Arnold Arts LTC (Ret.) Charles A. Aycock Micihael O Ayers LTC (Ret.) Joseph G, Babb BG (Ret.) Mark R Bailey BG (Ret.) Larry C. Barker COL (Ret.) Duane H. Bartrem Mrs. Judy Bauer MG (Ret.) George V. Bauer LTG (Ret.) Dennis L. Benchoff MG (Ret.) Michael M. Berzowski Ms. Sandra Biedermann LTC (Ret.) Harvey L. Binns COL (Ret.) Gilbert Bishop Mr. Frederick H Black Dr. Stephen A Bourque COL (Ret.) Judith Bowers Mr. Arthur D Brookfield LTC Demetrius D. Brooks BG (Ret.) Frank M Brown Mr. Kirby Brown COL (Ret.) Robert F. Broyles Mr. Bill Brunkhardt Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bulkley BG (Ret.) John C. Burney, Jr. William Byrd COL (Ret.) Robin R. Cababa Mr. Peter Cabell LTG (Ret.) William S. Carpenter, Jr. Mr. John Chalfant BG (Ret.) Stanley F. Cherrie MG (Ret.) James M. Collins MG (Ret.) William J. Collins LTC (Ret.) Donald B. Connelly, Ph.D. LTC (Ret.) William M. Connor COL (Ret.) Emil M. Cross, Jr. MG (Ret.) Robert E. Crosser COL (Ret.) William H. Danzeisen, Jr. MG (Ret.) H. C. Davis COL (Ret.) Russell H. Davis, Jr. COL (Ret.) Arnold Daxe, Jr. MG (Ret.) Oscar C. Decker, Jr. COL (Ret.) William B. DeGraf Mr. John A. Dillingham COL (Ret.) Roger H.C. Donlon MG (Ret.) Ralph O. Doughty, Ph.D. MG (Ret.) James L. Dozier Prof. (Ret.) David I. Drummond LTC (Ret.) Paul M. Eldering COL (Ret.) & Mrs. G. Bruce Eveland Mr. James Evenson MG (Ret.) John C. Faith COL (Ret.) Clifford L. Fields Mr. Alfred Figuly MAJ (Ret.) A. Kenneth Fine BG (Ret.) Steven W. Flohr MAJ Noel W. Folsom BG (Ret.) Joe N. Frazar, III MG (Ret.) James E. Freeze BG (Ret.) Santo J. Fruscione LTC (Ret.) Robert C. Garven Ms. Tomoko Gillette COL (Ret.) Clyde Glosson MAJ Dave P. Goebel MG (Ret.) Albert E. Gorsky Mr. Clyde Graeber LTC (Ret.) Thomas Graham LTG (Ret.) David E. Grange, Jr. LTC (Ret.) Thomas A. Gray COL (Ret.) Norm Greczyn Mr. Ted Greene, JR COL (Ret.) Myron Griswold Mr. Esteban Guarda MG (Ret.) David R. Gust LTC (Ret.) Rick Hansen Mr. Charles Hanson COL (Ret.) Mike Hanson LTC (Ret.) Willis C. Hardwick MG (Ret.) David C. Harris COL (Ret.) William J. Heinen COL (Ret.) Christopher C. Henes MG (Ret.) John P. Herrling BG (Ret.) Edward Y. Hirata LTC (Ret.) Amona K. Ho MAJ (Ret.) Gary Hobin Dr. Jonathan M. House COL (Ret.) Delbert C. Huddleston Mr. Matthew Hughes MG (Ret.) Milton Hunter Mr. Mark Hurley MG (Ret.) Edward J. Huycke BG (Ret.) Lytle Brown III Mr. Mrs. Barbara Ise 34 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

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