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This site has password-protected, secure areas that enable alumni to connect with each other. Members have full access to the site while non-members may only update their individual profiles.

We are committed to preserving the privacy of alumni at all times. The information in the Directory will not be used for any commercial or philanthropic purpose not directly connected with or approved by the Army War College Foundation, nor will copies be made, lent or sold to any unauthorized individual or organization. Do you have a question or comment regarding the online directory or membership? Contact Us.

 

LANDPOWER ESSAY (ELIHU ROOT) AWARDS

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LANDPOWER ESSAY (ELIHU ROOT) AWARDS

These annual awards are for the best articles on the strategic role of Landpower published in The U.S. Army War College Quarterly, Parameters, as judged by that publication’s editorial board. 

The Army War College Foundation provides up to $5,000 annually this awards program. The goal is to promote critical and original thinking on the strategic role of Landpower in modern warfare, not only among the students and faculty at Carlisle Barracks, but also throughout the U.S. Army, and the Nation.

Parameters is a refereed journal of ideas and issues, providing a forum for mature thought on the art and science of land warfare, joint and combined matters, national and international security affairs, military strategy, military leadership and management, military history, ethics, and other topics of significant and current interest to the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense. It serves as a vehicle for continuing the education and professional development of graduates of the U.S. Army War College and other senior military officers, as well as members of government and academia concerned with national security affairs.

 

FACULTY AND STUDENT WRITING AWARDS

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Faculty and Student Writing Awards

 

STAFF AND FACULTY WRITING AWARDS

Colonel John J. Madigan III U.S. Army War College Staff and Faculty Published Writing Awards

An annual program for recognizing and rewarding faculty members for professional publications was established in 1982. When Research Professor and the late editor of Parameters, COL (Ret) John J. Madigan III, passed away in 1999, the program was re-named in 2000 to honor his legacy at the U.S. Army War College. The Foundation supports the program by providing monetary awards to those USAWC faculty and staff whose publications are judged as winners by the Academic Chairholders of the U.S. Army War College.

 

 

STUDENT WRITING AWARDS

Each year students are recognized for their excellence in research and writing that contributes to national security. The Foundation’s continued support of scholarship awards confirms the importance the U.S. Army War College places on the essential skill of high quality writing for senior leaders. Papers are judged by faculty Academic Chairholders, the premier educators at the College. The award program includes Resident and Distance Course students and Army War College Fellows. In addition to cash awards from the Foundation, certificates are presented to the awardees by the College.  

COL Don and Mrs. Anne Bussey Military Intelligence Writing Award

This annual award is for the best Resident student paper addressing national security and defense issues from a military intelligence perspective. This award is supported through the generosity of a former faculty member and his wife, the late Colonel (AUS) and Mrs. Don Bussey.

MG Harold J. Greene Memorial Writing Award

MG Harold J. “Harry” Greene, a graduate of the USAWC Class of 2003, was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 5, 2014. This annual award recognizes a U.S. Army War College student or Fellow whose strategy research paper or Fellow’s writing requirement is judged to be excellent by the USAWC Writing Awards committee on a topic of MG Greene’s primary interest areas, to include but not limited to science and technology, research, test, and evaluation, acquisition, integrating command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, and/or advanced logistics systems.

Colonel Francis J. Kelly Memorial Writing Award

This annual award is for the best Resident student paper addressing an issue related to counterinsurgency, special operations, special warfare, or special forces. It honors the memory of COL Francis J. Kelly, a graduate of the USAWC Class of 1962 and one of the Army’s first Special Forces officers and authors of counterinsurgency doctrine. It is possible through the generosity of COL Kelly’s daughter, Ms. Moira Kelly, NSS ‘12 and her late husband Dan Graves.

Daniel M. Lewin Cyber Terrorism Technology Writing Awards

These writing awards were established to honor Daniel M. Lewin, killed on September 11, 2001 aboard American Airlines Flight 11 which crashed into the World Trade Center. They are presented to one student each from the Resident class and the Distance class for papers that focus on cyber-terrorism, cyber-warfare, technology, and national security. The awards are possible through the generosity of Mr. Marco Greenberg and several other of Danny’s friends and colleagues. 

Dr. Sara L. Morgan Memorial Writing Award

This award was established in Academic Year 2011 in memory of Dr. Sara L. Morgan after her death while serving on the faculty of the College.  Dr. Morgan was a Professor of Human Resources and Personnel Management and she specifically was instrumental in increasing the visibility and the involvement of the outstanding government civilians who make up the U.S. Army War College classes each year. She was an advocate not only for them, but for many programs that increased the human dimension and productivity of programs in the College, including the Commandant’s Reading Program.

COL Jerry D. Cashion Memorial Writing Award

This writing award was established by the friends and colleagues of the late COL Jerry D. Cashion, a graduate of the USAWC Class of 2008 and an active duty faculty member in the Department of Military Strategy, Plans, and Operations, who passed away in November 2012. The award is for a Resident student’s or Fellow’s paper judged to be outstanding on any topic of national security of strategic landpower. 

LTG Eugene J. D’Ambrosio Logistics Writing Award

This writing award was established to honor the memory of the late LTG Eugene J. D’Ambrosio, a graduate of the USAWC Class of 1968, who passed away in January 2004. The award is for a Resident student’s or Fellow’s paper judged to be outstanding on a strategic logistics topic. The award is possible through the generosity of LTG (Ret) Dennis L. Benchoff, USAWC Class of 1983 and former Foundation Trustee. LTG Benchoff was always grateful for the mentorship and leadership of LTG D’Ambrosio.

CSM William and Mrs. Rosa Barrineau Writing Award

This writing award is provided in conjunction with the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) for the best Resident student paper on a topic related to communications and electronic, information warfare, signal technology, and cyber security and futures. The cash award is made possible by the generosity of COL (Ret) James E. Barrineau, a graduate of the USAWC Class of 2004 in honor of his parents, CSM William and Rosa Barrineau. 

AWC Foundation Awards for Outstanding Research Papers

Four additional writing awards are provided for Resident and Distance students for papers judged superior on any approved topic by the College.   Army War College Fellows are considered for these awards with the Resident Course.

 

DE SERIO LECTURE ON STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE

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DE SERIO LECTURE ON STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE

This annual lecture augments the USAWC core curriculum with a prominent speaker from the Intelligence Community. It helps describe the critical role of intelligence in the formulation of national and theater strategy and the vital contributions of strategic intelligence to national security affairs, while also tackling the complexities and competing interests of various communities (e.g. security vs. civil liberties). Coordinating the lecture is one of the contributions of the De Serio Chair of Strategic and Theater Intelligence.

Francis W. De Serio

This Chair is funded with an endowment through the generosity of Charlotte H. Watts through the Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Foundation, in honor of her late husband, Francis W. De Serio. Fran De Serio was a 1972 graduate of USAWC and a long-time friend of the Army War College Foundation and member of the Board of Trustees. He retired in 1987 after 34 years of federal service and passed away in 2002.

Past speakers:

  • AY23 – Mr. Bill Burns, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
  • AY20 – Mr. David Ignatius, Associate Editor and Columnist for the Washington Post
  • AY19 – Dr. Loch K. Johnson, Regents Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia
  • AY18 – Lt Gen (Ret) James R. Clapper, Jr., USAF, Former Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
  • AY18 – Dr. Michael Morell, Former Deputy Director of the CIA
  • AY17 – Ms. Amy McAuliffe, Chair, National Intelligence Council (NIC)
  • AY16 – VADM (Ret) John M. ‘Mike’ McConnell, USN, Former Director of National Intelligence
  • AY15 – LTG Mary A. Legere, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S. Army
  • AY14 – LTG Mary A. Legere, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S. Army
  • AY14 – Dr. Richard H. Immerman, Former Assistant Deputer Director of National Intelligence for Analytical Integrity and Standards for the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); also De Serio Chair, AY14-AY16
  • AY13 – LTG Michael T. Flynn, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
  • AY12 – Lt Gen (Ret) James R. Clapper, Jr., USAF, Director of National Intelligence
  • AY12 – LTG Ronald L. Burgess, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
  • AY11 – Congressman C.A. ‘Dutch’ Ruppersberger, 2nd District, Maryland, Raking Minority Member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence   
  • AY10 – Lt Gen Mark A. Welsh III, USAF, Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for Military Support
  • AY09 – Gen (Ret) Michael V. Hayden, USAF, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

CH (COL) SONNY & MRS. MARTHA MOORE LECTURE ON ETHICS

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CH (COL) SONNY & MRS. MARTHA MOORE LECTURE ON ETHICS

This annual lecture is presented to either the Resident or Distance Education class and examines issues related to ethical leadership of interest to both the civilian and military communities. The College seeks renowned lecturers from the private and government sectors who are well versed in ethics and behavioral studies, and the theories of Just War and conflict.

COL Sonny Moore

The lecture honors Chaplain and the late Mrs. Moore for their contributions to the USAWC as members of the Class of 2001, and as the former Chief Protestant Chaplain at Carlisle Barracks. Ongoing support for this lecture series is made possible through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Russell T. Bundy, former Foundation Trustee and current Foundation Advisor.

Past Speakers:  

  • 2024 – LTG (Ret) James M. Dubik, Senior Fellow at the Institute for the Study of War and a Professor at Georgetown University’s Security Studies Program  
  • 2023 – Lt Gen (Ret) Christopher D. Miller, USAF, The Helen & Arthur E. Johnson Chair for the Study of the Profession of Arms, Center for Character & Leadership Development, U.S. Air Force Academy
  • 2019 – Dr. Shannon E. French, Director, Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence; Inamori Professor of Ethics; Associate Professor of Philosophy; and Associate Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University
  • 2018 – Prof. Laurie Blank, Clinical Professor of Law, Director, International Humanitarian Law Clinic, Emory Law School
  • 2017- Father J. Bryan Hehir, Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life, Harvard University
    Mr. and Mrs. Russell T. Bundy
  • 2016 – Father John Langan, Rose Kennedy Professor of Christian Ethics in the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University
  • 2014 – Dr. Clinton O. Longenecker, Stranahan Professor of Leadership and Organization Excellence, The University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation 
  • 2013 – Dr. Clinton O. Longenecker, Stranahan Professor of Leadership and Organization Excellence, The University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation
  • 2012 – Dr. Max Bazerman, Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School
  • 2011 – Mr. Alexandre Harvard, Founder of Virtuous Leadership Institute
  • 2010 – MG John D. Altenburg, Jr., form Deputy Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army
  • 2009 – GEN (Ret) Ronald R. Fogleman, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force
  • 2008 – Amb. Robert L. Gallucci, Dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
  • 2007 – Ms. Dana Priest, Washington Post
  • 2006 – Mr. R. James Woolsey, former Director, CIA and Director, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
  • 2005 – Amb. Robert L. Gallucci, Dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
  • 2004 – CH (Col,, Ret) John K. Brinsfield, former USAWC Ethics Professor and Army Chaplain Corps Historian
  • 2003 – LTG (Ret) Walter F. Ulmer, Jr. 

 

DANIEL M. LEWIN MEMORIAL LECTURE

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DANIEL M. LEWIN MEMORIAL LECTURE

 

This lecture honors the memory of Mr. Danny Lewin and was initiated by the generosity of Mr. Marco Greenberg, with additional support from three of Danny’s friends.   

Past speakers:  

  • 2023 Mr. Austin McChord – CEO of Casana, a healthcare technology startup and founder of Datto, an IT solutions company.
  • 2022 Ms. Susan Eisenhower – International Relations and National Security expert, speaker and author
  • 2021  Mr. David Ignatius, The Washington Post and Hon. Paul R. Ignatius, Former Secretary of the Navy, Undersecretary of the U.S. Army, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Installations and Logistics 
  • 2019  Dr. Gordon Gee – President, West Virginia University 
  • 2018  Mr. Andy Ellis – Chief Security Officer, Akamai Technologies
  • 2017  Mr. Paul Sagan – Executive in Residence, General Catayst Partners & former Vice Chairman of Akamai’s Board of Directors
  • 2016  Mr. Charles Sennott – Co-Founder, GlobalPost, and Founder and Executive Director of The GroundTruth Project
  • 2015  Mr. George Economou – Chief Technology Officer, Custom Analytics, Akamai Technologies, Inc.
  • 2014  Mr. Todd M. Rosenblum – Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and America’s Security Affairs
  • 2013  The Honorable Max Cleland – Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission
  • 2012  Dr. Paul N. Stockton – Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and America’s Security Affairs
  • 2011  Mr. Rick Atkinson – Pulitzer Prize winning author
  • 2010  Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey, U.S. Army, Retired, former Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Daniel Lewin

Daniel M. Lewin was murdered on September 11th, 2001 aboard American Airlines flight 11 which crashed into the World Trade Center towers in NYC.  The 9/11 Commission Report mentions Danny by name after concluding there was reason to believe he “…may have made an attempt to stop the hijackers…” A resident of the Boston area, 31 years old, Danny excelled in each of his endeavors, as a distinguished soldier, student, scientist, businessman, and family man.  He co-founded Akamai Technologies in 1998 with Dr. F. Tom Leighton and fellow graduate student, Jonathan Seelig.  As Chief Technology Officer, Danny was responsible for Akamai’s research and development strategy, creating innovative Internet infrastructure services that would produce an entirely new industry segment, and forever change the way people and companies distribute content, data, and applications.  Akamai’s 1,100 employees and global customers miss him dearly.  Born in Denver, Danny immigrated to Israel with his family in 1984.  He served four years in the Israel Defense Forces, rising to the rank of captain in what is considered the Army’s most elite unit. Following military service, Danny married and began his studies at Technion, Israel’s premier technology university.  He worked at IBM’s research laboratory in Haifa, while simultaneously completing two undergraduate degrees, computer science and mathematics summa cum laude, and celebrating the birth of his first son.  In 1996, Danny and his wife, Anne, welcomed their second son and moved to Cambridge, Mass. where he received a scholarship to MIT under the tutelage of MIT Professor (and soon to become close friend) Tom Leighton.  His Master’s thesis included some of the fundamental algorithms that make up the core of Akamai’s services.  He received a  Master’s degree from MIT in 1997 and was a Ph.D. candidate in the Algorithms Group at MIT’s Laboratory for Computer Science.  Danny was a devoted husband, a loving father to sons Eitan and Itamar, loyal son of Drs. Charles and Peggy Lewin, and brother to Jonathan and Michael, of Jerusalem.