Dr. Jim Willbanks retires after 26 years service at CGSC

● Mark Wiggins ● May 2, 2018 ● Featured News Releases School News ● 9 comments

Dr. James Willbanks, General of the Army George C. Marshall Chair of Military History for the Command and General Staff College was honored in retirement ceremonies at the Lewis and Clark Center April 24. Willbanks career dates to 1969 when he was commissioned a lieutenant of infantry after graduating from… Read More

Warriors’ Ascent and Jeffrey Byrne reps tour CGSC

● Mark Wiggins ● May 2, 2018 ● Featured News Releases Walk and Talk Program ● No Comments

On April 23, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Mike Kenny, executive director of Warriors’ Ascent, and Katie Lord, vice president of Jeffrey Byrne + Associates, visited the Command and General Staff College in the Lewis and Clark Center as part of the CGSC Foundation’s “Walk and Talk” program. Warriors’ Ascent is founded… Read More

Foundation director of development attends international fundraising conference

● Mark Wiggins ● May 2, 2018 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

From April 15-17, Joan Cabell, director of development for the CGSC Foundation, attended the annual conference of the Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The 2018 International Fundraising Conference... Read More

CGSOC students present at Manhattan Rotary Club program

● Mark Wiggins ● May 2, 2018 ● Featured News Releases School News ● No Comments

John Cary, an assistant professor in CGSC’s Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations (DJIMO), recently escorted a group of CGSC students to Manhattan, Kansas, to present an informational program about the Command and General Staff College at the Manhattan Rotary Club... Read More

State Surgeon of Kansas presents on modern epidemics

● Elizabeth Hill ● April 24, 2018 ● Featured News Releases School News Simons Center News ● 1 Comment

Dr. Lee A. Norman, the State Surgeon of Kansas, presented a lecture entitled “Modern Epidemics: Why they occur and why we should worry!” on Monday, April 23 in the Arnold Conference Room in the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Dr. Norman spoke about public health issues the world… Read More

Ambassador McCarthy returns as DACOR Visiting Professor

● Elizabeth Hill ● April 23, 2018 ● Featured News Releases School News Simons Center News ● No Comments

Retired Ambassador Deborah McCarthy returned for a second visit to Fort Leavenworth in April, again serving as the DACOR visiting professor of diplomacy for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) Class of 2018. McCarthy, who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania from 2013 to 2016, visited… Read More

Local video production company tours Fort Leavenworth, CGSC

● Mark Wiggins ● April 19, 2018 ● Featured News Releases Walk and Talk Program ● No Comments

Leadership of Kansas City-based video production company “Wide Awake Films” visited Fort Leavenworth on April 12 for a “walk and talk” tour of Fort Leavenworth and the Command and General Staff College. The company participated in the Foundation’s “Walk and Talk” program on the recommendation of Foundation trustee Mary O’Connor.… Read More

‘Last throw of the iron dice’ lecture presented at WWI Museum

● Mark Wiggins ● April 18, 2018 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

Dr. Scott Stephenson from the CGSC Department of Military History presented his lecture “The Last Throw of the Iron Dice: The Ludendorff Offensives of 1918” on April 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in downtown Kansas City. Stephenson first presented this lecture March… Read More

Army Secretary appoints Foundation Chair Mike Hockley as CASA

● Mark Wiggins ● April 18, 2018 ● Featured News Releases ● No Comments

Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper hosted a ceremony April 16, 2018, to swear in the newest class of appointed CASAs during the “Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army Investiture Ceremony” at the Hall of Heroes inside the Pentagon, Washington D.C. Hockley assumes the CASA position… Read More

Career Minister Gottlieb joins Distinguished Speaker Series

● Elizabeth Hill ● April 16, 2018 ● Featured News Releases Simons Center News ● No Comments

Retired Career Minister Gregory Gottlieb, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), recently visited Fort Leavenworth as part of the Simons Center’s Distinguished Speakers Series. Gottlieb is the director of the Feinstein International Center of Tufts University, and also holds the endowed position as the Irwin H. Rosenberg Professor in Nutrition… Read More