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USMA’s Graduate Scholarship Program Named the Brigadier General Peter M. Dawkins 1959 Scholars Program
The West Point Association of Graduates is proud to announce that West Point’s Graduate Scholarship Program is now named the Brigadier General Peter M. Dawkins 1959 Scholars Program. Many at West Point and beyond know the name Pete Dawkins as the winner of the 1958 Heisman Trophy. However, BG (R) Pete Dawkins ’59 has distinguished…
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Pre-Med Cadets Train with Grads at Walter Reed
30 Cadets from the West Point Pre-Medical Society got the opportunity to visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Uniformed Services University (USU) on April 17-19.
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WPAOG Hosts Alumni Night at the Theater
By Jane Anderson, WPAOG Staff On the traumatic day of 9/11, a small Canadian town opened its homes and hearts to 7,000 stranded travelers when their planes were forced to land. On April 6, 2025, WPAOG hosted West Point graduates and their guests for an evening at Eisenhower Hall that included a social hour, dinner,…
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Endurance Builds Champions and Leaders: West Point Triathlon Team
All graduates know that it takes endurance to make it through the rigorous 47-month experience at West Point. Similarly, as any athlete knows, successfully competing in a triathlon takes incredible endurance.
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West Point Graduates Sworn Into 119th US Congress
The 119th U.S. Congress began on January 3, 2024, with West Point graduates among those sworn in, including one new senator and one new member of the House of Representatives.
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West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center: Now More than Ever
The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point (CTC) has been featured in the pages of West Point magazine before; however, those articles came at a time when counterterrorism played a central role in national security and in the lives of graduates.
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Clare ’87 Earns Walter Yaciuk Award for Contributions to Hockey
John Dunne, the executive director of the Amateur Hockey Association Illinois (AHAI), thinks the late Jim Clare ’87 had a hand in teaching over 10,000 coaches over the years. Clare’s impact on hockey is more of a tidal wave than a ripple, reaching far beyond Illinois and the Midwest.
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A TBIncredible Story of Service to Others
On March 27, 2009, then Cadet Jazmine Moore ’10 and a few of her classmates from Company B-2 were on their way back to the Academy from Camp Buckner when they heard a crash somewhere up on New York State Route 293.
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West Point Native American Heritage Forum Holds Eagle Feather Ceremony
On Friday, May 24, the West Point Native American Heritage Forum held an Eagle Feather Ceremony at the Class of ’42 Terrace on West Point.
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West Point’s CDT Kohen Rankin ’26 Becomes First Army Swimmer to Qualify for NCAA Championships Since 1987
Army West Point Swimming & Diving yearling CDT Kohen Rankin ’26 became the program’s first NCAA qualifier since 1987, when selections for the Championships were announced March 13 by the NCAA.
