On Sept. 16 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, the CGSC Foundation, in partnership with the Greater Kansas City Chapter ...
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Pershing Lecture series continues with look at ‘The Somme’
Click here for more photos from the lecture On Sept. 14, Dr. Mark Hull, associate professor of history at CGSC, presented the eighth lecture in the ...
Read MoreHaas & Wilkerson executives participate in Walk and Talk program
On Sept. 13, the Foundation continued its “Walk and Talk” outreach program by hosting a visit from part of the Haas & Wilkerson Insurance ...
Read MoreSimons Center hosts first InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture
The Simons Center for Interagency Cooperation and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff School hosted the first lecture in their new series ...
Read MoreFoundation proud to support during another busy year
The Class of 2017 is well into the school year, students have established their routines, faculty is excited for the opportunity to help shape not ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – Country Club Bank
Country Club Bank headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for September 2016. From the very ...
Read MoreIMSD director is Person of the Month – September 2016
The CGSC Foundation has selected Jim Fain, Director of the CGSC International Military Student Division, as the Person of the Month for September ...
Read MoreKansas City Southern Execs visit Fort Leavenworth
On Aug. 23, the CGSC Foundation hosted the executive leadership team from Kansas City Southern as part of its continuing “Walk and Talk” outreach ...
Read MoreLocal gallery to feature CGSC art collection
Beginning on Friday, Sept. 2, from 7-10 p.m., The Todd Weiner Gallery in downtown Kansas City ( 115 W. 18th Street Kansas City, Mo., 64108) will host ...
Read MoreInterAgency Journal 7-2 (Summer 2016)
From theories of international relations, to incorporating cultural considerations into training and education efforts with internationals, to a look ...
Read MoreRetirements reflect 139 years of Army, CGSC experience
Dr. Wendall C. King, the CGSC Dean of Academics; Dr. Ralph O. Doughty, CGSC Chair of Interagency and Multinational Studies; and Col. (Ret.) Lynn W. ...
Read More2016-2017 academic year calendar available online
The CGSC Foundation recently published and distributed a 2016-2017 Academic Year calendar for CGSC and CGSC Foundation major events scheduled during ...
Read MoreCGSC 2017 academic year kicks off with International Flag Ceremony
The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College kicked off the 2016-2017 academic year with the traditional International Flag Ceremony for Command ...
Read MoreAUSA pledges $20K to CGSC Foundation
The national headquarters of the Association of the United States Army has pledged $20,000 in support of CGSC Foundation programs at Fort Leavenworth ...
Read MoreInternational officer alumnus honored at White House State Dinner
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife were honored at the White House Aug. 2, in a state dinner hosted by President Barack Obama. ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – Exchange National Bank
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 ...
Read MoreCGSC director of graduate degree programs is Person of the Month – August 2016
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 ...
Read MoreNew class of international officers tours local factory facilities
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 ...
Read MoreCollege rhythm
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 ...
Read MoreKCPT reps learn about CGSC, Fort Leavenworth
Lindsey Foat and Taylor Hersh from the local Public Broadcasting System (PBS) channel, Kansas City Public Television (KCPT), visited Fort Leavenworth ...
Read MoreCGSC professor, Vietnam vet interviewed by local magazine
Wilburn “Bud” Meador – retired Marine, Vietnam veteran, professor of history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the faculty ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – Flint Hills Resources
Flint Hills Resources located in Wichita, Kan., is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for July 2016. Beginning in 2009, Flint Hills ...
Read MoreFoundation trustee Bob Myers – July 2016 Person of the Month
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 ...
Read MoreHallmark reps visit Fort Leavenworth, CGSC
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 ...
Read MoreMailing list error
The CGSC Foundation wishes to apologize for the addressing errors on the Spring edition of the Foundation News. Many recipients have reported ...
Read MoreCivil Affairs officer garners distinguished SOF student award
Maj. April M.K. Moore received the LTC Ronald C. Ward Distinguished Special Operations Forces Student Award for the Command and General Staff Officer ...
Read MoreHarris Leadership award goes to grandson of Ethiopian General
U.S. Air Force Major Bishane A. Whitmore graduated from the Command and General Staff Officers Course of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff ...
Read MoreCGSOC Class of 2016 graduates
Approximately 1,300 officers graduated June 10 at 9 a.m. from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Course in a ceremony on the Main Parade ...
Read MoreInternational officers receive graduation badges
International military students, received the Command and General Staff College International Officer Graduate Badge during a ceremony June 9, 2016, ...
Read More241st Army Birthday – CSA video message
When the American Revolution broke out, the rebellious colonies did not possess an army in the modern sense. Rather, the revolutionaries fielded an ...
Read MoreWalk and Talk program highlights post history, student caliber
On June 1, the Foundation continued its “Walk and Talk” outreach program by hosting a visit from Country Club Bank (Kansas City, Mo.) executives along ...
Read MoreCGSOC Class of 2016 – Persons of the Month for June
The CGSC Foundation has selected the 2016 graduating class of CGSC’s Command and General Staff Officer’s Course (CGSOC) as the Person(s) of the Month ...
Read MoreCongrats to the CGSOC Class of 2016
Congratulations to the CGSC Classes of 2016! The SAMS Class of 2016 has graduated and departed for the most part and the CGSOC Class of 2016 graduates ...
Read MoreSimons Center increases efforts to publish faculty and student research
In spring 2016, the Simons Center began seeking to publish more of the scholarship being produced here at the Command and General Staff College by ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – Webster University
Webster University, with a campus location on Fort Leavenworth, is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for June 2016. Katie Ervin, ...
Read MoreSAMS Class of 2016 graduates May 26
“The mind is the key to victory,” Lt. Gen. Gary H. Cheek told U.S. military and international officers, and civilians from U.S. federal agencies ...
Read MoreRemember…Memorial Day 2016
In 1866, some of the first Decoration Day ceremonies were held in Columbus, Mississippi and Waterloo, New York to honor those that died during the ...
Read MoreKC group takes ‘Walk and Talk’ tour
A group of Kansas City business people, university leaders and two nonprofit executives visited the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College on May ...
Read MoreTelling the CGSC and Foundation story in NYC
The CGSC Foundation conducted an outreach event in New York City, May 16, 2016, to inform and educate the attendees on the U.S. Army Command and ...
Read MoreFormer ambassador to Greece visits CGSC
Ambassador (Ret.) Charles P. Ries visited the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth May 10-11, as part of the CGSC ...
Read MoreLecture addresses men and flying machines of WWI
Dr. John Curatola, a professor of history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, presented “The Great War in the Air” ...
Read MoreInterAgency Journal 7-1 (Spring 2016)
The Spring 2016 edition of the InterAgency Journal features six articles spanning topics from the national security "pivot to Asia" to interagency ...
Read MoreFort Leavenworth officers speak at Rotary Club meeting
Col. Norma Bradford (center in the photo), Combined Arms Center Chief of Staff for the Army Reserve Affairs, and Maj. Jodi Krippel (left), current ...
Read MoreGerman Army leader inducted into International Hall of Fame
The Command and General Staff College inducted the German Army chief of staff into its International Hall of Fame on May 9 at the Lewis and Clark ...
Read MoreSAMS Class of 2016 – Persons of the Month for May
The CGSC Foundation has selected the 2016 graduating class of CGSC’s School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) as the Person(s) of the Month for May ...
Read MoreThey were Soldiers…
Army Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Harold G. Moore and Lt. Col. Boyd M. (Mac) Harris, deceased, were inducted into the Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame in ceremonies ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – Armed Forces Insurance
Armed Forces Insurance located in Leavenworth, Kansas, is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for May 2016. Armed Forces Insurance ...
Read MoreCGSC student forum addresses gender issues
The CGSC Student Forum "Leading in the Military: Gender and Success,” was conducted April 29 at Fort Leavenworth's Lewis and Clark Center. The forum ...
Read MoreFarewell to Lt. Gen. Brown
On Friday, April 29, 2016, Lt. Gen. Robert Brown, commanding general of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth and CGSC commandant, ...
Read MoreIHOF welcomes two new members
Two highly decorated military officers that graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College were honored, April 26, 2016. Gen. ...
Read More2016 Ethics Symposium concludes
The 2016 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium, cohosted by the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the CGSC Foundation, was conducted April ...
Read MoreFoundation hosts Senate staff member visit
Mike Heldstab (center in the photo), District Representative to U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, visited the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College on ...
Read More2016 Ethics Symposium kicks off
The 2016 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium kicked off today. – After morning presentations by Dr. Jim Waller and Dr. Dan Bell (Gen. Hugh Shelton ...
Read MoreFormer ambassador to Bulgaria visits CGSC, USM
Ambassador (Ret.) Marcie Ries visited Fort Leavenworth and the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth, Kan., April 13-14, as part of the CGSC ...
Read MoreDJIMO ‘World Quest’ team takes second in annual competition
Eight faculty members from CGSC’s Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations (DJIMO) took second place in “World Quest 2016,” an ...
Read MoreFoundation reaches out to KC metro in special event
The CGSC Foundation conducted an outreach event April 12, 2016, to inform/educate Kansas Citians on the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College ...
Read MoreBig ideas require big decisions and follow up
We recently conducted our semi-annual board of trustees meeting here at Fort Leavenworth. These are always high stress exercises because our trustees ...
Read MoreCGSC ‘Walk and Talk’ with Lawing Financial
Lawing Financial is a financial services company headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, that is centered on a team approach. The Foundation hosted ...
Read MoreFoundation board meets, welcomes new Simons Center program director
The CGSC Foundation board of trustees came together March 30-31, 2016 for one of their two meetings this year. March 30 kicked off early in the ...
Read MoreDirector of Military History selected as April 2016 Person of the Month
The CGSC Foundation has selected Dr. Jim Willbanks, director of the CGSC Department of Military History and the General of the Army George C. Marshall ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – Studdard Moving and Storage
Studdard Moving and Storage located in Leavenworth, Kansas, is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for April 2016. Studdard has been ...
Read MoreCGSC Foundation announces new Simons Center program director
CGSC Foundation CEO Doug Tystad announced the hire of a new program director for the Simons Center this week. – Col. (Ret.) Roderick M. Cox assumed ...
Read MoreActing Secretary of the Army visits KC
Acting Secretary of the Army, Patrick J. Murphy, visited Kansas City on the evening of March 24, and met with a small group of KC business, community ...
Read MoreCGSC ‘Walk and Talk’ – Citizens Bank & Trust
Emerging leaders from Citizens Bank & Trust in their Kansas City North branch visited the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College March 24 as ...
Read MoreVietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series kicks-off
Dr. Jim Willbanks, director of the CGSC Dept. of Military History, presented the first lecture in the Vietnam War Commemoration Lecture Series on ...
Read MoreSuccessful programs, generous sponsors
The CGSC Foundation just completed three very successful programs in support of our mission in the past two weeks: our Women’s Conference on March ...
Read MoreSAMS and CGSC Foundation cohost National Security Roundtable
The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) and the CGSC Foundation cohosted a National Security ...
Read MorePershing Lecture Series continues with look at the Battle of Verdun
As part of an on-going series of lectures intended to educate the public about World War I during its 100-year commemoration, Dr. Richard Faulkner, a ...
Read MoreFoundation hosts women’s conference
The two-day Command and General Staff College Foundation Women’s Conference March 2-3 at the Frontier Conference Center offered informative sessions ...
Read MoreArt historian tours halls of the Lewis and Clark Center
Kansas City artist and art historian, Todd Weiner (Todd Weiner Gallery) and his team visited the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College March 2 ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – University of Saint Mary
The University of Saint Mary is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for March 2016. The University of Saint Mary is currently a ...
Read MoreVolunteers recognized as ‘Persons of the Month’ for March 2016
The CGSC Foundation has selected Linda Carpentier, Margie Banach, Amy Pike, Marlee Marshall and Elesa Johnson, the volunteer committee for the ...
Read MoreFoundation to support Emeritus Faculty program
As part of its mission to encourage excellence in the faculty and student body, the CGSC Foundation announces its support of the U.S. Army Command and ...
Read MoreInternational officer graduates reunite in deployment
As is often said by many leaders and others in the Army and at Fort Leavenworth, the relationships established between U.S. and international officer ...
Read MoreCGSC Foundation to host women’s conference
Ann Soby, director of operations for the Command and General Staff College Foundation, said she wants women to feel inspired, educated and ...
Read MoreFoundation gift shop now offers regimental bow ties
One of the more popular items in the CGSC Foundation gift shop over the years has been the regimental necktie with the CGSC crest. Recently the ...
Read MoreBell Yearbook editor selected as February Person of the Month
The CGSC Foundation has selected Maj. Lance Brender, editor-in-chief of the Bell yearbook for CGSC’s Class of 2016, as the Person of the Month for ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – Reilly & Sons
Reilly & Sons Insurance in Leavenworth, Kansas, is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for February 2016. Reilly & Sons has ...
Read MoreLeaning forward
In my previous column I told you that I would talk about some of our new programs for 2016 that the Foundation will be sponsoring or co-sponsoring ...
Read MoreFoundation, College provide ‘walk and talk’ tour for Waddell & Reed reps
Representatives from Kansas City area Waddell & Reed financial advisors offices visited the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Jan. 27 as ...
Read MoreSmith presents ‘The 3 Gaps’
Hyrum Smith, cofounder and former CEO of the Franklin-Covey company and former CGSC Foundation board president, presented his "3 Gaps" lecture to CGSC ...
Read MoreGI Bill author to be honored with Kansas park project
A little known veteran named Harry W. Colmery from Topeka, Kansas, is credited with authoring the “Serviceman’s Readjustment Act of 1944,” better ...
Read MoreCall for public comments in support of CGSC accreditation
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the academic accrediting body for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, is preparing to visit CGSC ...
Read MoreInto the new year
I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday break as much as I did. I have talked to a number of students and faculty that were grateful for the break but ...
Read MoreEducators of the Year selected Persons of the Month for January
For their selection and award as Educators of the Year, the CGSC Foundation names Assistant Professor Kevin E. Gentzler from CGSC’s Department of ...
Read MoreFounding trustee Landon Rowland dies at 78
Landon Rowland, a Kansas City icon in both business and philanthropic arenas, died Dec. 28, at age 78. Rowland was one of the founding members of the ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight – Geiger Ready-Mix
Geiger Ready-Mix in Kansas City, Kan., is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for January 2016. Geiger Ready-Mix has come on board ...
Read MoreHappy Holidays and Happy New Year!
On behalf of the CGSC Foundation Board of Trustees and the staff, I would like to wish each of you a very joyous and fulfilling holiday season. My ...
Read MoreFoundation leaders celebrate anniversary of first board meeting
From left: current Foundation Chairman Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Miller, Trustee Emeritus Col. (Ret.) Willard Snyder, Chairman Emeritus Lt. Gen. (Ret.) ...
Read MoreInteragency Fellowship Program opportunities available
The Army is looking for qualified majors and lieutenant colonels to participate in the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College’s (CGSC) ...
Read MoreFoundation leaders conduct ‘walk and talk’ with guests
Foundation CEO Doug Tystad and Foundation Director of Development Joan Cabell hosted a CGSC “Walk and Talk” for three Kansas City area businessmen and ...
Read MoreA holiday thank you
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Read MoreCGSC and CGSC Foundation cohost National Security Roundtable
[picasa width="600" height="400" bgcolor="#ffffff" autoplay="1" showcaption="0" user="CGSCFoundation" album="es_NSRT23DEC15"] The U.S. Army Command ...
Read More2015 Educators of the Year
I would like to personally congratulate the 2015 CGSC Civilian and Military Instructors of the Year that were announced on Tuesday, Nov. 24 in ...
Read MoreInterAgency Journal 6-4 (Fall 2015)
The Fall 2015 edition of the InterAgency Journal features eight articles spanning topics from the changing role of the State Department to ...
Read MorePartner Spotlight- Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Corporation is selected as the CGSC Foundation Corporate Partner for November 2015. Lockheed Martin has generously supported the ...
Read MoreHead of CGSC’s classroom services is Person of the Month
The CGSC Foundation has selected Dave Rogan, head of classroom services for the Command and General Staff College, as the Person of the Month for ...
Read MoreVeterans Day – Thank you to all who served
On this Veterans Day the officers, trustees and staff of the CGSC Foundation and Simons Center salute our nation's Veterans. The status of "Veteran" ...
Read MoreFormer SACEUR, SOUTHCOM commander speaks to CGSC class
On Nov. 5, retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis addressed the current CGSC class as the Powell Lecture Series Distinguished Lecturer in ...
Read MoreVisiting professor presents WWI lecture
Click here for more photos from the lecture Dr. David R. Stone, a history professor at Kansas State University and a professor on the faculty of the ...
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