Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States AMCSUS Quarterly Newsletter Issue #20 Apr 2018

Leadership 2018 Annual Conference Awards & Scholarships Calling ALL 2018 Provided outstanding speakers, Congratulations to all of the Commandants! Please mark your calendars AMCSUS Leadership topics, presentations, dialogue, winners of this year’s Academic, for the Commandant’s Award Winners and networking. Planning for Fitness, and Drill competitions. Workshop on 13-15 June Announced 2019 already underway! Well Done!

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The competition for this year’s AMCSUS Leadership Awards was extremely tight with all of the nominees possessing exemplary credentials. The 2018 award winners were Cam Cashin (), Drew Thomas (), Jordan Anderson (Texas A&M), and Sarah Zorn (). Each cadet received a $1,000 scholarship. Congratula- tions to all!

Service Leadership

Character Values

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Awards Speaker LTG Ben Freakley

2018 AMCSUS Conference Participants

Passing of the Gavel Wonderful Spouses

Amazing Cadets 2 AMCSUS Newsletter Apr 2018 Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States ! 2018 Awards, Honors, and Scholarships Prep School Academy Bowl 1st Place Saint Thomas Academy 2nd Place Marine 3rd Place Culver Military Academy Top Score: Cadet Samuel Goaley Saint Thomas Academy Fitness Challenge

College 1st: VA Tech 2nd: The Citadel 3rd: Norwich

High School 1st: ADM Farragut 2nd: NMMI 3rd: Marine Middle School 1st: Marine 2nd: SJNMA 3rd: Missouri Perfect Scores: Cadet Josh McGuire (VA Tech); Grace Jenkins (Citadel); Robyn Hageman (Norwich) Drill Competition 1st Place St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy 2nd Place Fork Union Military Academy 3rd Place St. Catherine’s Academy Visit amcsus.org to view videos of winning teams

$500 Purple Heart Scholarships were awarded to cadets from Army and Navy Academy, , The Citadel, Culver Military Academy, Fishburne Military School, Fork Union Military Academy, Missouri Military Academy, , Riverside Military Academy, and Valley Forge Military Academy and College. Congrats to all!

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AMCSUS Welcomes New School Leader

Steve Washington President/CEO Carson Long Military Academy

Recently Announced Leadership Selections

Col Michael Brown Hargrave Military Academy (Effective 1 July 2018)

MG Walter T. Lord Valley Forge Military Academy & College (Effective 1 July 2018)

Col David Coggins Fork Union Military Academy (Effective Summer 2018)

-2018 Commandant’s Workshop: 13-15 June 2017 at Army & Navy Academy - 2018 New Leaders/College Prep Workshop 23-25 Sept 2018 at Fishburne Military School Block - 2018 Senior Military College Conference: 21-23 Oct at The Citadel Your - 2018 Meeting: 28-30 Oct at Marion Military Institute Calendars! - 2019 AMCSUS Annual Conference: 25-27 Feb at the Westin Alexandria, VA

2018-2019 AMCSUS Executive Committee PRESIDENT: MG Art Bartell, USA (ret); Army & Navy Academy VICE PRESIDENT: Brig Gen Teresa Djuric, USAF (ret), VWIL at SECRETARY: Dr Mark Ryan, North Valley Military Institute TREASURER: Brig Gen David Wesley, USAF (ret), Randolph-Macon Academy PAST PRESIDENT: RADM Scott Burhoe, USCG (ret); Fork Union Military Academy/Maj Gen Randal Fullhart, USAF (ret), VA Tech MEMBERS: MG Jerry Grizzle, USA (ret), PhD.; New Mexico Military Institute; Dr Jack Albert, SJNMA; Col. Eric Boland, PhD, Camden Military Academy; and BG Joe Ramirez, USA (ret), Texas A&M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Col Ray Rottman, USAF (ret): questions/concerns at [email protected] or (703) 272-8406 Scholarship Sponsors: NewDay USA Premier Sponsors: Critical Language Service & Vanguard Industries

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