Advisory Council
The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Association are members of the Advisory Council. They each serve a three-year term beginning the first day of January following their election.
Other Advisors serve for three-year terms beginning the first day of January following their election and may serve a maximum of three consecutive terms. Advisors are selected from three categories: At-Large, Class, and Society.
The President of the Association serves as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Advisory Council.
Emeritus Advisors – Once a class has completed its 60th reunion year, the class shall become an Emeritus Class to the Advisory Council and may designate a representative to the Advisory Council.
The function of the Advisory Council is to provide advice on the affairs of the WPAOG to the Board of Directors.
Chairman of the West Point Association of Graduates (To serve until 31 December 2027)
The Honorable Robert A. McDonald ’75
Vice-Chairman of the West Point Association of Graduates (To serve until 31 December 2027)
Mr. Herman E. Bulls ’78
ADVISORS AT LARGE (Serving Until)
31 December 2026
Ralph T. (Skip) Tierno III ’77
Donna Alesch-White ’80
Paul K. LaFontaine ’86
Nora R. Marcos ’90
Holly F. West ’91
Yoonie Dunham ’07
31 December 2027
Frederick C. Lough ’70
William E. Rapp ’84
Elizabeth G. Kubala ’93
Amanda Coussoule ’97
Hise Gibson ’97
Christopher F. Oliver ’02
31 December 2028
William C. Taylor Sr. ’70
Archie Eichelberg-Elam ’76
Vaughn G.A. Vasconcellos ’78
Timothy Trainor ’83
Joseph A. Simonelli Jr. ’87
Emily C. Schiffer ’94
CLASS ADVISORS (Serving Until)
31 December 2026
Cooper L. Wright ’66
Timothy R. Sweeney ’76
Richard J. Gabaldon ’86
Krista Watts ’96
Natoshia Clinton ’06
Joshua Murphy ’16
31 December 2027
Macy Brown ’67
John E. Shephard Jr. ’77
Andee Hidalgo-Ott ’87
Daniel D. Blackmon ’97
Bobbie Ragsdale ’07
Patricio Quezada ’17
31 December 2028
Thomas K. Jewell ’68
John D. Thomas ’78
Malcolm Frost ’88
Emily Regennitter ’98
Eric Carbone ’08
Christopher Wilson ’18
SOCIETY ADVISORS (Serving Until)
31 December 2026
Stover James ’76 (W)
Bob Rogers ’78 (SC)
Michael Nelson ’86 (C)
Ruben Lopez ’89 (NC)
Douglas Vinson ’89 (SE)
James Zopelis ’96 (NE)
31 December 2027
Robert Holcomb ’73 (C)
Trinidad Gonzalez ’96 (NE)
John Warnke ’80 (SC)
Chris Kolenda ’87 (NC)
Darrin Anderson ’89 (SE)
Daniyar Uteulin ’04 (W)
31 December 2028
S.H. (Hop) Bailey III (W) ’69
Steve Detwiler (NE) ’84
Robert Charleston (SE) ’85
Kristin French (C) ’86
Butch Agsalud (SC) ’88
Lori Hess Tompos (NC) ’89
NE– Northeast, C– Capitol, NC – North Central, SE– Southeast, W– Western, SC– South Central
EMERITUS ADVISORS
Roger Conover ’48
Robert Springer ’49
Vince Bailey ’52
Rolfe Arnhym ’53
Benjamin F. Breslauer ’54
Thomas Horst ’55
Mike Daley ’58
Steven Werbel ’59
John Denton ’60
Michael Eiland ’61
Bernard Skown ’62
Daniel M. Evans Jr. ’64
James Harvey Jr. ’65
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