Month: January 2009

Dear Fellow Graduate

On behalf of the members of the West Point Society of the Tennessee Valley, you are cordially invited to attend the celebration of the United States Military Academy's, Founders Day 2009, at the Redstone Arsenal Officers' & Civilians’ Club, on Friday,  6 March 2009.  Benny Haven’s hour will begin at 6:30 PM, with dinner at 7:30 PM.  Dress is formal (Mess or Dress Blues, tuxedo, business suit, or cocktail dress).

The guest speaker this year will be LTG (ret) Theodore G. Stroup, Class of 1962; he currently is the Chairman, West Point Association of Graduates and Vice President for Education of the Association of the United States Army.     More information on him can be found on our society website.

This year we will be welcoming as an Associate Member of WPAOG, COL Mark Smith. Mark is currently Commander of Fox Health Clinic and had two previous tours at West Point.  He will be presented with his Certificate of Membership.

Our dinner will be salad with assorted dressings, a choice of Prime Rib of Beef or Grilled Salmon with buttered red potatoes, green beans almondine, rolls, assorted cakes for desert, with wine for toasting, and coffee/tea. 

Please join us to renew old acquaintances, meet new graduates in our area, salute our Alma Mater on its 207th Birthday, and have fun.  Please respond by Sunday, 1 March 2007, by accessing our Society’s website http://www.west-point.org/society/wps-tenn-valley/. A link will take you to site where you can register for the dinner or pay your dues.   If you prefer to mail in your reservation, please use the attached sheet. If you do not have access to Redstone Arsenal, please notify me or need more information, please call me at 256-880-0219 or email a2meier@comcast.net.

BEAT NAVY
Arthur C Meier ‘63
President

Lieutenant General Theodore G. Stroup, Jr., currently serves as the Association of the United States Army’s Vice President, Education and as Executive Director of AUSA’s Institute of Land Warfare. Prior to his retirement from active service, General Stroup was serving as the Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. As a combat engineer, General Stroup has commanded at all levels. He has extensive overseas service as a sapper in Korea, Vietnam and Germany. His U.S. Army Corps of Engineers experience has been in both civil works/water resources and military construction. His critical staff billets have been in strategic resource planning and personnel operations for policy development/implementation in senior Army headquarters and the Army Staff, Pentagon.

General Stroup was commissioned through the U.S. Military Academy (1962) and later taught military science and engineering there.

General Stroup holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and a Master’s in Finance and Economics from the American University. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Armed Forces Staff College and U.S. Army War College.

General Stroup’s additional community and volunteer activities include: Chairman of the Board, USMA Association of Graduates; President, Class of 1962 USMA; Director, Army Historical Foundation; Director, Army Engineer Regimental Association; Fellow, Society of American Military Engineers; Member, Personnel–Technology Committee, National Research Council of National Academy of Science; Member, American Society of Civil Engineers; Fellow, Inter University Seminar of Society and Armed Forces; Board Member, Helping Our Heroes Foundation, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; and Board member, LTG Timothy J. Maude Memorial Foundation.

It's that time again, Founders Day is almost upon us. This year Founders Day will be Friday March 6th and will be held at the Redstone Officers and Civilian Club. Benny Havens Hour will begin at 1830. The speaker be LTG (ret) Ted Stroup, Chairman of the WPAOG. You will have a choice between Prime Rib at $43 ($45 if you register online to cover the credit card processing fees) or Grilled Salmon for $40 ($42 for online registration.)

Stand by for more information and the snail mail and online registration forms.

Major Ryan McBride from USMA's admission office will be in 12 February to brief us on the latest admissions information.

WHO: WPS-TV members, and especially those volunteering as Admissions Participants
WHAT: Admissions Workshop and general USMA status brief from MAJ Ryan McBride, USMA Admissions Officer for SE USA.
WHEN: 12 Feb 08, 1130-1300
WHERE: SAIC, Research Park
WHY: Communicate with local grads and volunteers about key points on how to help our admissions process. Plus, free catered lunch for all attendees (courtesy of USMA Admissions).

Please sign up to let us know you are planning on coming so we can make sure to have enough food.

Thanks goes to Steve Case and Tom Adams for helping arrange the SAIC location.

Josh Kennedy