| October 30, 2005
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How do I update my e-mail address on the mailing lists?

If you want to receive the e-mail to usma1989 or usma1989-forum at a different e-mail address than you currently are receiving it at, please send an e-mail to Warren Hearnes at wp46268@west-point.org.  Be sure to include your new address somewhere in the e-mail so we know what to change it to!

When we make the change it will actually appear as an "unsubscribe" from the old address and a "subscribe" for the new one, so you may see a couple of messages from majordomo@west-point.org — that’s our mailing list software. 

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| October 29, 2005
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Kelly Perdew Writes Book

I am publishing a book in January titled, Take Command : 10 Leadership Principles I Learned in the Military and Put to Work for Donald Trump.  Pre-orders for the hardback can be taken on Amazon.com.  I’m also hosting a new show on the military channel called “GI Factory” that will air in January/February.

The following press release is provided:

Kelly Perdew, Winner of “The Apprentice 2” and Executive Vice President With the Trump Organization Announces Breakout Book on Military Leadership Principles for Business

Kelly Perdew Signs Deal with Regnery Publishing for National Distribution January 2006

New York, NY August 8th, 2005 — “The Apprentice 2” winner, former U.S. Army Officer and Executive Vice President of Trump Ice with the Trump Organization, Kelly Perdew, announced today that he will be authoring an exciting new book to debut in January of 2006.  The book, tentatively titled: Take Command: 10 Leadership Principles Learned in the US Military applied under Donald Trump, expounds on the strong connection between military leadership and business success and offers an insider’s look at Donald Trump, the leader.

The new book, published by Regnery Publishing and sold by Sharlene Martin of Martin Literary Management, will highlight leadership principles learned through Kelly’s experience in the military as well as his tenure working under the leadership of one of the world’s most fascinating and successful business leaders, Donald Trump.   Kelly also shares insights from former military leaders turned business professionals.  Contributors thus far include: Jim Kimsey (USMA, Founding CEO of AOL), Ross Perot (USNA, Founder Perot Systems), Roger Staubach (USNA, CEO Staubach Company), Pete Dawkins (USMA, Vice Chair Citigroup), and Marsha Evans (Rear Admiral, Navy, CEO – Red Cross).  

“All of us at Regnery are delighted to be working with Kelly on this project,” said Marji Ross, Regnery Publishing President. “We are convinced that his insights, enthusiasm and knack for success will make this book required reading for anyone hoping to succeed in today’s business environment.”

“In all of my business endeavors, my military experience was a key advantage in every stage of a project’s development,” said Kelly Perdew.  “I feel that this book, with the help of the business leaders who have given me their insight, will open the eyes of the business world to a new way of looking at the military and its principles.  It will also serve as a guide for the service men and women leaving the military to start their civilian careers.”

For more information and updated news regarding Take Command: What I Learned from the U.S. Military and from Donald Trump, interested parties can visit www.kellyperdew.com.

For media inquiries please contact:

Dawn Miller
Executive Vice President
LCO – Levine Communications Office
310-300-0950 x231
dmiller@LCOonline.com
Brian McWilliams
Account Executive
LCO – Levine Communications Office
310-300-0950 x236
bmcwilliams@LCOonline.com

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| October 27, 2005
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USMA ’89 Mailing Lists

{mosimage}The class has two separate e-mail lists that you can opt into:

  • usma1989:  Our main e-mail list, currently with 700+ addresses.  This is used for disseminating important information to the class on a periodic basis.
  • usma1989-forum:  A smaller list where discussion of a variety of topics can take place.

The usma1989 list has a set of specific rules, while usma1989-forum is much more relaxed.

usma1989 Guidelines:  This list is maintained by WP-ORG.  WP-ORG is a non-profit organization that is not affiliated with USMA, AOG, or any government institution.  There are no user fees.  All hardware/software costs are paid through voluntary donations by the members of the lists.  The personnel who run/maintain these lists are volunteers.  As such, membership in this list is a privilege.  It can be revoked by the moderator at any time if the following rules are not adhered to.

  • Broadcast messages must conform to the Mission Statement, i.e. have some connection to West Point and/or the Class of ’89. 
  • Users agree to abide by a prohibition against political, religious, discriminatory, or sexual messages as a condition of participation. 
  • **Commercial** broadcast messages must be sent to the listserver manager and will be posted by him/her if found acceptable.  Acceptable material must have some connection to West Point.  
  • The listserver manager is responsible for maintaining adherence to these rules.  His / Her judgment is final regarding suitability of postings and corrective actions taken. These can range from notice of inappropriate actions to unsubscription from the listserver.
  • Consequences for statements made when using these facilities are the responsibility and liability of the sending member.
  • Messages which can be perceived **by the recipient** as personal attacks should not be broadcast. Remember that members from other parts of the country may not have the same views as are prevelant in your local area.
  • Broadcast message material should be suitable for receipt by almost 1,000 members.  Personal E-Mail is best directed to individual addresses. 
  • Anyone unwilling to abide by these rules should unsubscribe from the listserver.

To join usma1989, please fill out this web form.  At a minimum, you should be on this list in order to get important class information.
usma1989-forum Guidelines:  This list is more relaxed.  This list is maintained by WP-ORG.  WP-ORG is a non-profit organization that is not affiliated with USMA, AOG, or any government institution.  There are no user fees.  All hardware/software costs are paid through voluntary donations by the members of the lists.  The personnel who run/maintain these lists are volunteers.  As such, membership in this list is a privilege.  It can be revoked by the moderator at any time if the following rules are not adhered to.

  • Users agree to abide by a prohibition against discriminatory or sexual messages as a condition of participation. 
  • Consequences for statements made when using these facilities are the responsibility and liability of the sending member.
  • Messages which can be perceived **by the recipient** as personal attacks should not be broadcast. Remember that members from other parts of the country may not have the same views as are prevelant in your local area.
  • Anyone unwilling to abide by these rules should unsubscribe from the listserver.

To join usma1989-forum, please fill out this web form. 

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| October 26, 2005
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John Tonra Finishes Maui Marathon

{mosimage}John Tonra sends in that he completed his 2nd Maui Marathon.  He says, "I did better this time – 4 minutes off my previous time, and was able to run the whole way.  Plus I beat Oprah again.  One day I hope to beat P. Diddy!"  He also sent in a picture of him crossing the finish line, using some of the locals as "motivation".  I hope his wife, Ta, doesn’t hear about this!
Category: Classmate Updates |
| October 25, 2005
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Where are classmate’s pages and contact information?

{mosimage}With this new arrangement of the class web page, where do I find the old information?  Where are our classmates’ pages, pictures, and contact information?

We’ll be importing the information from the old class web page into the new one over the next few weeks (Oct.-Nov. 2005).  In the meantime, here are some links to old information that is still available (we’ve added some of these as menu links on the main web page too):

  • Classmate’s web pages:  If a classmate has taken advantage of the free personal web space provided by WP-ORG, then you can find a link to that web page from http://www.west-point.org/users/usma1989/.
  • Send e-mail to a classmate:  If a classmate is one of the 700+ that we have an address for on the class e-mail list, you can forward a message to them from the E-mail Classmates menu item.
  • Personal updates:  The personal updates from the old web page will be inserted into the Web Forum on this site as soon as possible.
  • Pictures:  The old gallery is gone, but the pictures were saved.  We’ll put up a new gallery as soon as possible and attempt to re-insert the photos into that gallery.

Thanks for your patience during this transition.

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| October 24, 2005
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Dale Henderson Earns Ph.D.

LTC Dale Henderson successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Arizona in Systems & Industrial Engineering. His research is in the field of nonlinear optimization, titled Heuristic and Exact Techniques for Solving a Temperature Estimation Model.  Congratulations, Dr. Henderson! 

Dale is now assigned to the Department of Systems Engineering at USMA. 

I recently asked him about his studies and his current job and he responded with the following.  Dale writes:  I love teaching at USMA. It is the best job in the Army (for me). I teach non-majors a soft course, so it is really different than my research areas, and these cadets are very different from what I was like – they are forced to take an engineering sequence. It is very hard work. I’m not sure it is anything like being on the faculty of a civilian university. We work harder at teaching and we do less research.

On civilian graduate studies:  I probably have a unique perspective on the process. I went to military school twice before I went for the PhD, and in the military schools your path is laid out pretty clearly. When you go for a PhD at a civilian school there are a sequence of steps, and requirements, but the path you follow is very much up to you and your advisor. It is extremely hard to –finish-. The academic world is far different than the military (or business I imagine) world. People take a long time to do things. On the other hand, there really is nothing like having several years to really do nothing but think about a particular problem and a narrow field of study.

Research interests:  I am interested in applied optimization. Especially in looking at optimization problems that people have formulated and can’t solve (due to complexity issues) and helping to reformulate or apply some different approach to them to make them solvable. 

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| October 23, 2005
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Army Shuts out Akron 20-0!

Army 20, Akron 0:  Carlton Jones ran for 162 yards to pass Heisman winner Glenn Davis on Army’s career rushing list and the Black Knights snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 20-0 victory over Akron on Saturday night.  The Black Knights notched their first shutout in 142 games, the last coming when they beat Colgate 30-0 on Sept. 11, 1993.

Full recap:  GoArmySports.com

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| October 22, 2005
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We Strengthen the Line!

{mosimage}This is the web page for West Point’s Class of 1989.  We’re adding lots of new functionality.  Check back often to see what’s new.  Here are some of the things that will be added in the near future:

  • Web-based forum/bulletin board.
  • Photo gallery.
  • Event calendar.
  • Updates on classmates.
  • Updates on USMA.
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