FOUNDATION NEWS, No. 2/Fall 2007 (October 2007)
CGSC Foundation hosts reception for the Lewis and Clark Center dedication
The CGSC Foundation hosted a reception on Sunday, Aug. 12, to welcome
guests to Fort Leavenworth in preparation for the dedication of the new
CGSC facility, the Lewis and Clark Center, on Monday morning.
Approximately 300 guests attended, including several former commandants
and deputy commandants of the college and many of the members of the
foundation board of trustees. Retired Army Chief of Staff and former
commandant of CGSC Gen. Carl E. Vuono was the guest speaker at the
reception and spoke of how fitting it is to name the new building after
the historical figures Lewis and Clark.
“Dedication of this new building as the Lewis and Clark Center is far
more than a nod to history,” said Vuono, who is also a CGSC Foundation
trustee. “It is a recognition that the qualities of those two
soldier-explorers provide every student who walks through these doors
with a character roadmap into the years ahead. It is indeed clear that
the Lewis and Clarks of today—those officers who pass through these
doors—must recognize and honor our past, are responsible for the
present, and shape the future of our nation for generations to come.”
As part of the formal portion of the ceremony, Lt. Gen. Robert Arter,
U.S. Army, Ret., chairman of the Command and General Staff College
Foundation, and the commander of Fort Leavenworth, Lt. Gen. William B.
Caldwell IV, unveiled a bronze plaque commemorating the foundation’s
incorporating members. After the unveiling Arter reaffirmed his and
every foundation trustee’s unflagging support for the College.
Arter also took the opportunity to announce the Foundation’s creation
of an academic chair and lecture series at the U.S. Army Command and
General Staff College in the name of retired four-star general and
former U.S. Secretary of State, Colin L. Powell.
After the brief remarks by Vuono and Arter’s announcement of the Powell
chair and the unveiling of the commemorative plaque presented to CGSC
from the foundation, guests mingled and had opportunities to view
classroom technology demonstrations and tour the rest of the facility.
