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Message from WPSA Leadership

Dear Members of the West Point Society of Atlanta,

I’m honored to be your President for 2018-19 fiscal year. I want to thank the most recent past Presidents, Bill Basnett and Steve Russell, for their guidance and efforts to keep Atlanta’s Long Gray Line strong.

As you know, your WPSA Board of Governors (BOG) and Officer slate are volunteers. Why do we do it? We do it because we believe in West Point — because we care about our school, what we learned, and what it has done for us. We do it because we believe in Duty, Honor, Country.

The theme I selected for this 2018/2019 fiscal year is: Honoring our Heritage, Preparing for the Future.

We, as an AOG Distinguished Society, have done a lot of things really well. We throw a grand Founders’ Day Dinner; donate generously to our Alma Mater; organize one of the best Governor’s send-offs in the Country; and take every opportunity to Beat Navy!

Did you also know we set up our own Foundation (John R Petty Foundation) to:

– help other charities which help veterans and their families?

– fund sending high school students to West Point for the two-week Summer

Leaders’ Experience Seminar?

– support Atlanta area JROTC programs with our time and resources?

However, the future is only ONE day away and we as a Board believe we must do certain things to keep our Society strong. Helping our younger grads achieve the same or better level of success our older grads have is key to WPSA’s future.

Our surveys indicate two areas where we are falling short: apathy and engaging younger grads. In my view, apathy is a serious problem.

If you find yourself not wanting to get involved, please tell me why and the WPSA BOG and I will do what we can to fix it. We want you to gain something from YOUR Society — whether it’s fellowship, remembering the good ‘ole times, grow your business or finding a job.

To that end, we have already taken action — we have reinvigorated the northside Happy Hour (the southside Happy Hour is already well established), created a Career/Networking Chair, and added younger Board members from the classes of the 2000s.

We’d love to hear your feedback and, even more, would appreciate your time in keeping the Atlanta Long Grey Line strong!

Respectfully,

Samir Patel, ’08

Your WPSA Leadership for this fiscal year:

Samir Patel, ’08

President

Communications Chair

Eddie Williams, ’81

President-Elect

Alex Mikstas, ’09

Vice President

Bill Basnett, ’86

Secretary/Treasurer

Past President

Jan Heath

Executive Director

Grip Hands!

Board of Governors

West Point Society of Atlanta

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NEW Grad Link App Now Available!

To further WPAOG’s vision for the Long Gray Line to be “the most connected alumni body in the world,” WPAOG has launched Grad Link to provide an enhanced level of connectivity with fellow grads.

Grad Link expands upon the familiar “Find a Grad” feature from the WPAOG website by combining data from WPAOG with information from your LinkedIn profile to help you quickly and easily find grads who share your interests. You will be able to conceal some of your personal information, such as your email address, location or your entire profile.

Access this secure platform today through the Google Play StoreApple App Store or with your web browser.

To ensure an easy sign-up experience, please make sure the email address attached to your LinkedIn account is on file with WPAOG by contacting GradLink@wpaog.org. (And be sure to join the WPAOG LinkedIn Discussion Group – over 17,000 strong!)

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Welcome to the West Point Society of Atlanta

Welcome to the WPSA website!

The Board of Governors has been busy over the summer working on the schedule of events for the next 12 months.  Please take a minute to review the new events recently added – from now through March of 2019.

More details will be added, but the dates are firm now.

Beat Navy!

-WPSA BoG

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Grad Spotlight – April 2018

John Green ’09
John Green (USMA ’09)
John is currently at the top of his class at Emory Law. His work has been published in a prestigious Law Journal: “Averting an Inside Job: A Proposal to Change How Insiders Are Defined in the Bankruptcy Code.”
He was also Editor and Chief of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal last year. John is also the recipient of several scholarships.
He served with distinction with the 3rd Infantry Regiment, “Old Guard” and with Arlington National Cemetery successfully updating and implementing important policies related to our Nation’s military funeral procedures. His full military background can be found here.
Topics he can help with: legal education / law school (especially at Emory), getting published in a journal, and bankruptcy law.
How to Contact: johnathandgreen@gmail.com
Each month, WPSA will highlight an Atlanta area graduate and WPSA​ member doing something professionally noteworthy in a business context. Please nominate a Grad you feel has accomplished or is accomplishing something worth sharing.
Each selected Grad agrees to help those that reach out to them seeking guidance or advice. Please respect their time. Nominations are voted upon ​
by the WPSA Board monthly. Nominations can be sent to President Elect Samir Patel ’08 at samir.t.patel@outlook.com
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Grad Spotlight for March 2018

Grad: Michael Boulegeris ’83

Michael G. Boulegeris (USMA ’83)

Boulegeris Investments, Inc.

 

Michael Boulegeris graduated from the United States Military Academy with a B.S. degree in Engineering and a minor in Eastern European and Soviet Studies. He served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army, achieved the rank of Captain and was entrusted with a high security clearance.

 

Mr. Boulegeris founded the firm, Boulegeris Investments, Inc., in 1992 and is the firm’s Chief Investment Officer. He also serves as a Trustee of the Annunciation Cathedral Endowment Foundation of the Greek Orthodox Church in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Boulegeris was recognized by the West Point Association of Graduates and inducted into the General Henry H. Arnold Society.

 

Mr. Boulegeris was a Co-Founder of MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that was acquired by Allergan, Inc. in March 2013.

 

Topics he can help with: Investment research, Portfolio management, Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy.

 

How to Contact: mgb@boulegeris.com

 

Each month, WPSA will highlight an Atlanta area graduate and WPSA member doing something professionally noteworthy in a business context. Please nominate a Grad you feel has accomplished or is accomplishing something worth sharing.

 

Each selected Grad agrees to help those that reach out to them seeking guidance or advice. Please respect their time. Nominations are voted upon  

by the WPSA Board monthly. Nominations can be sent to President Elect Samir Patel ’08 at samir.t.patel@outlook.com

 

Grip Hands!

 

Board of Governors

West Point Society of Atlanta