WPAOG CAMPAIGN NEWSLETTER | SUMMER 2015

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This newsletter is dedicated to highlighting
ways that private giving is shaping the
future of West Point and beyond. It is
a publication of the WPAOG Development
Office. The West Point Association of
Graduates is the alumni association of
the United States Military Academy.
Its mission is to serve West Point and
its graduates.
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Editor: Samantha Soper
Associate Editors: Christine Shields &
Keith Hamel
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For more information about how you can help
shape the future, please contact Vice President
of Development Kristin Sorenson or Campaign
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New USMA Barracks
The newest cadet barracks, expected to be completed in late 2016, at the U.S. Military Academy,
will be named in honor of Gen. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr., Class of 1936. “General Benjamin
O. Davis Jr., epitomizes the essence of character and honorable living we strive to inspire
in every cadet at West Point,” said Superintendent LTG Robert L. Caslen Jr. Davis was the
fourth African-American to graduate fromWest Point and the first in the 20th century
graduating 35th in his class that numbered 276.
2015 Donor Tribute Day
More than 200 guests visited West Point on April
30, 2015 for WPAOG’s annual Donor Tribute Day,
held in conjunction with the Academy’s Projects Day.
Donor Tribute Day is meant to recognize Annual
and Lifetime Giving Society members and to
demonstrate the impact of philanthropy at West
Point. Throughout the day, guests are able to view
the more than 250 cadet senior projects from the
Academy’s 15 departments.
Class Dismissed
West Point graduated 995 cadets from the Class of 2015 in a ceremony
that featured General Martin E. Dempsey ’74, Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, as the commencement speaker. This year’s class includes
162 women, 97 African Americans, 87 Hispanics, 66 Asian/Pacific
Islanders, and 10 Native Americans. The class also includes 8 combat
veterans, 13 international cadets, and 88 of its members are sons and
daughters of West Point graduates.
Examples of Leadership
WPAOG recently recognized the following graduates
for their outstanding service to the nation with the 2015
Distinguished Graduate Award: LTG (R) Max W. Noah ’53,
Mr. Roderic B. Vitty ’55, LTG (R) John H. Moellering ’59,
Mr. William F. Murdy II ’64, Mr. Jodie K. Glore ’69 and
LTG (R) Thomas F. Metz ’71.