Partner Spotlight – Exchange National Bank

● Mark Wiggins ● August 3, 2016 ● News Releases Partner Spotlight ● No Comments

In 1856, the streets of Leavenworth, Kan., were not paved. The city had only been founded in 1854, the first city in the newly forming state of Kansas, just as the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 opened the two territories to settlement. Pioneers were coming across the Missouri River, pulling their… Read More

CGSC director of graduate degree programs is Person of the Month – August 2016

● Mark Wiggins ● August 3, 2016 ● Person of Note ● 1 Comment

The CGSC Foundation has selected Robert F. Baumann, director of graduate degree programs for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, as the Person of the Month for August 2016. Baumann has been the CGSC director of graduate degree programs since 2003 and a member of the faculty since… Read More

New class of international officers tours local factory facilities

● Mark Wiggins ● July 27, 2016 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

The 2017 class of international officers at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College were hosted at a breakfast and provided a tour by leadership of Kansas City’s Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company, July 19. The IOs were welcomed by, Faultless Starch’s Director of Health and Wellness Tricia Beaham. Ms.… Read More

College rhythm

● Mark Wiggins ● July 20, 2016 ● CEO Update ● No Comments

The Class of 2016 graduated and has mostly departed which put the College into its “summer rhythm.” Most people assume that because the students have left, everyone goes on leave, takes leisurely strolls in the hallways, gets caught up on reading, and so forth. But the College really doesn’t slow… Read More

KCPT reps learn about CGSC, Fort Leavenworth

● Mark Wiggins ● July 8, 2016 ● Featured News Releases Walk and Talk Program ● No Comments

Lindsey Foat and Taylor Hersh from the local Public Broadcasting System (PBS) channel, Kansas City Public Television (KCPT), visited Fort Leavenworth and the Command and General Staff College on June 30, to learn more about the post, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the CGSC Foundation. The… Read More

CGSC professor, Vietnam vet interviewed by local magazine

● Mark Wiggins ● July 8, 2016 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

Wilburn “Bud” Meador – retired Marine, Vietnam veteran, professor of history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the faculty advisor to the CGSC Foundation – was recently interviewed by Leawood Lifestyle, a magazine published for residents of the Kansas City suburb of Leawood. The magazine’s July… Read More

Partner Spotlight – Flint Hills Resources

● Mark Wiggins ● July 6, 2016 ● News Releases Partner Spotlight ● No Comments

Flint Hills Resources located in Wichita, Kan., is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for July 2016. Beginning in 2009, Flint Hills Resources was the primary sponsor for the Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium, an annual event developed by the CGSC Foundation to assist the Command and General Staff College… Read More

Foundation trustee Bob Myers – July 2016 Person of the Month

● Mark Wiggins ● July 5, 2016 ● Person of Note ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation has selected Robert J. Myers, Chairman, Casey’s General Stores, as the Person of the Month for July 2016. Myers is currently serving his third term as a member of the CGSC Foundation board of trustees. He joined the board in 2009. He recently retired from his position… Read More

Hallmark reps visit Fort Leavenworth, CGSC

● Mark Wiggins ● June 27, 2016 ● Featured News Releases Walk and Talk Program ● No Comments

On June 20, representatives from Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, Mo., visited Fort Leavenworth and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College to learn more about the historic Army post and the College mission. The CGSC Foundation hosted the eight visitors from Hallmark’s human resources department. Foundation CEO Doug… Read More

Mailing list error

● Mark Wiggins ● June 23, 2016 ● News Releases ● No Comments

The CGSC Foundation wishes to apologize for the addressing errors on the Spring edition of the Foundation News. Many recipients have reported receiving their magazine at the correct address, but with the incorrect name. We apologize for this error and will have it corrected for the fall edition. We’re definitely… Read More