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THE 22 nd ANNUAL NATIONAL CHARACTER & LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM • 26-27 FEBRUARY 2015 THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY CENTER FOR CHARACTER & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Serving Our Nation: Our Calling, Core Values and Commitments. The best leaders tell great stories – to illustrate, to inform, to share. NCLS orients leaders to see themselves and their world dierently, to see opportunities for character and leadership development, to emerge from being great people to being great leaders whose decisions and ac- tions will shape a better future. A Look Back Twenty-First Annual Twentieth Annual Nineteenth Annual Eighteenth Annual Seventeenth Annual Sixteenth Annual Fifteenth Annual Character Overcoming Conflict: The Silver Lining: Walk the Walk: Strength Within, Guardians of Trust: Answering the Nation’s Call: Impassioned Citizenship: Individual Stories, Global Impact Courage Through Adversity Leaders in Ethical Action Leadership Throughout Leaders in the Modern Era Our Legacy in the Making Can One Make a Di erence? Fourteenth Annual Thirteenth Annual Twelfth Annual Eleventh Annual Tenth Annual Ninth Annual Eighth Annual All Created Equal— Courage in the Face of Leading Positive Change: Teamwork: Working Moral Courage and Undaunted Leadership: Integrity First: Human Dignity & Respect Adversity Raising the Standard of Together to Achieve Servant Leadership in Unassailable Integrity, Recollection, Inspiration & Excellence Excellence Modern Times Increasing Service, Aspiration Uncompromising Excellence Seventh Annual Sixth Annual Fifth Annual Fourth Annual Third Annual Second Annual First Annual Service Before Self: Integrity First: Excellence in All We Do: Service Before Self Integrity in Strength Through Women in Leadership Heroes, Hymns and Hardiness Courage, Competence, Personally and Professionally the Profession of Arms Diversity & Commitment e invite you to visit the USAFA Art Exhibition of esteemed National LANDSCAPES • CITYSCAPES • PORTRAITS • MILITARY ART WCharacter and Leadership Sym- ALONG THE posium friend and artist Christopher Hureau. FRONT RANGE: For fourteen years Mr. Hureau painstakingly PAINTINGS BY CHRISTOPHER HUREAU February 3 - 28, 2015 produced original paintings exploring each NCLS theme. This artwork beautifully repre- Christopher Hureau worked as a Senior Illustrator and Designer at USAFA from 1996 – 2013. sented NCLS on our posters, programs and Some of his official projects included theme illustrations for the National Character and Leadership Symposium and the formal portrait of 18th Superintendent, Lt Gen Mike Gould. Christopher continues to paint landscapes and commissioned works. other media from 2000 to 2013. Many of these unforgettable paintings are presented in the Christopher Hureau USAFA Permanent Professors Art Gallery, located in Fairchild Hall next to the lectinar locations (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5) for NCLS speakers. Exhibit curated by Pam Aloisa The opinions expressed in this art exhibit do not reflect For info: 333-2416 the opinion or official policies of the U.S. Air Force [email protected] Academy, the Air Force, DoD, or the U.S. Government 2 Special Thanks The Superintendent, faculty, sta, and Cadet Wing of the U.S. Air Force Academy would like to thank the following groups for their generous support: The US Air Force Academy USAF Academy Class of ‘73 Association of Graduates (AOG) USAF Academy Class of ‘74 USAF Academy Class of ’59 The USAFA Endowment The Falcon Foundation John and Lyn Muse Education Foundation The Anschutz Foundation The support of the following organizations and individuals who graciously gave of their time helped make the 22nd Annual National Character & Leadership Symposium possible: USAFA Class of ‘73 Volunteers Arnold Hall Facility & Audiovisual Support 10th Communications Squadron Team DMI Graphics - Mark Watkins 10th Force Support Squadron Team DMI Motion Media Creation & Delivery 10th ABW Arts and Crafts USAFA Falcon Club 10th ABW Transportation USAFA Admissions 10th Security Forces Squadron USAFA Mitchell Hall USAFA Public Aairs Barry Goldwater Visitor Center USAFA Protocol USAFA Cadet Honor Guard USAFA Strategic Communications USAF Academy Cadet Chorale Fairchild Hall Facility & Audiovisual Support USAFA Center for Oral History 10th ABW Rampart Lodge Sta Dept of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership Manassas Travel Dept of English & Fine Arts The National Character and Leadership Symposium event guide is published by Fittje Brothers Printing, under contract with the US Air Force Academy. Contents of the event guide, and the words and presentation materials of the speakers are not necessarily the ocial views of, or endorsed by, the US government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Air Force. 3 Table of Contents A Look Back ..............................................................................................................................................2 Special Thanks .........................................................................................................................................3 Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................4 Opening Ceremony.................................................................................................................................. 6 Featuring CMSAF James Cody, United States Air Force The Class of ’59 Leadership Lecture: .......................................................................................................7 Featuring ADM Michelle Howard, United States Navy The Class of ’73 John and Lyn Muse Lecture: .......................................................................................... 8 Featuring Gen Darren McDew, United States Air Force The Falcon Foundation William “Bud” Breckner Lecture: ..................................................................... 9 Featuring RDML Brian Losey (USAFA ‘83), United States Navy Closing Ceremony: .................................................................................................................................10 Featuring The Honorable Allison A. Hickey, Under Secretary for Benefits, U.S. Department of Veterans Aairs (USAFA ‘80), USAFA 2015 Character & Leadership Award Recipient Profession of Arms Panel: ...................................................................................................................... 11 Featuring Lt Gen (Ret) Christopher Miller (USAFA ‘80), Lt Gen (Ret) Ervin Rokke, Ph.D. (USAFA ‘62) & Maj (Ret) Brent Talbot, Ph.D. Professional Commitment Panel: ......................................................................................................... 12 Featuring: Maj Justin Bañez (USAFA ‘04), Capt Kristopher Juhl, 1Lt Felicia Racine & Col Gordon Watts (USAFA ‘90) Scholars Forum and Panel: .................................................................................................................... 14 Featuring Dr. Olenda Johnson, Lt Col (Ret) Douglas Lindsay, Ph.D., (USAFA ‘92) Dr. Al Pierce, Lt Col Donald Rhymer, Ph.D.(USAFA ‘95) & COL (Ret) Don Snider, Ph.D. Building Tranformative Organizations Panel: ...................................................................................... 15 Featuring Mr. Eli Bremer (USAFA ‘00), Maj Gen (Ret) Larry Stutzriem, Mr. August Turak & Dr. John Ullmen (USAFA ‘88) Outstanding Airmen of the Year Panel: .................................................................................................17 Featuring SMSgt Boston Alexander, TSgt Latoria Ellis, SrA Aaron Feliciano, TSgt Ryan Gangadeen, SrA Ariful Haque, SrA Shabree Heasell, CMSgt Sarah Sparks & SSgt David Wallace 4 NIU ROTC Sociocultural Perspectives Panel: ........................................................................................ 19 Featuring Cadet Karina Avila, Cadet Maria Colompos, Ms. Sarah Militz-Frielink, Dr. La Vonne Neal & Cadet Shanell Walter SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Outside the Wire Presents: Theater of War: A Dramatic Reading & Discussion of Sophocle’s Philoctetes: .................................................................................................... 21 Featuring Mr. Bryan Doerries & Mr. Brian O’Byrne Speakers Dr. Marvin Berkowitz ..............................................................................................................................22 Ms. Tanya Biank .....................................................................................................................................22 Dr. Regina Brown (USAFA ‘85) ..............................................................................................................23 Mr. Christopher Chadwick ......................................................................................................................23 Ms. Lida Citroën .....................................................................................................................................24 Mr. John Dau ...........................................................................................................................................24 Mr. Chad Hennings (USAFA ‘88) ............................................................................................................24 The Honorable B. Todd Jones .................................................................................................................25 Maj Gen (Ret) Duane Jones (USAFA ‘75) ...............................................................................................25 RADM Margaret Klein