Command and General Staff College Foundation News - 26

FEATURE

Admiral speaks to
CGSC Class of 2017

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26 - CGSC FOUNDATION NEWS

PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS

Retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis delivers remarks to the 2017
CGSC class in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center on
Dec. 6 as the lecturer for the Colin L. Powell Lecture series.

After his presentation in Eisenhower Hall, Dr. Jack Kem brought Adm. Stavridis
to visit a staff group and carry on the conversation about national security
issues.

PHOTO COURTESY DR. DEAN NOWOWIEJSKI

Retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis spoke to the
2017 CGSC class in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis
and Clark Center on Dec. 6 as the lecturer for the Colin L.
Powell Lecture series.
Stavridis, who was also the Powell Lecturer for the 2016
class, opened with his trademark self-deprecating humor
before diving into his presentation on the challenges to U.S.
national security around the globe. He engaged in a lively
question and answer session at the end of his presentation and
then spent time with two small groups of students afterward.
The Foundation also sponsored a luncheon for him and other
invited guests at the Frontier Conference Center on Fort
Leavenworth.
During his military career Stavridis served as NATO's 16th
Supreme Allied Commander Europe and 15th Commander of
the U.S. European Command (2009-2013) and commanding
general of U.S. Southern Command (2006-2009). He
is currently Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and
Diplomacy at Tufts University.
The Colin L. Powell Lecture Series was established
by CGSC and the CGSC Foundation in 2008 in honor of
the legacy of Gen. Powell at Fort Leavenworth. Powell,
a former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, graduated from the U.S. Army Command
and General Staff College, served at Fort Leavenworth as
a Brigadier General, and was the driving force behind the
development of the Buffalo Soldier Monument that honors
the service of the 9th and 10th Cavalry "Buffalo Soldiers."
The intent of the Powell Lecture Series is to invite
national and international distinguished personalities to
provide lectures on contemporary issues to the faculty,
student body, community and business leaders in the
Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center, Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas. The CGSC Foundation sponsors the
series through an endowment from the TriWest Healthcare
Alliance.
Lecturers in the series range from heads of state, heads
of government, senior diplomats, and other distinguished
persons who could bring their unique perspectives to help
educate the audience about historical or contemporary issues
of importance to the nation or the international community.
For more information contact the CGSC Foundation.

PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS

by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor

After his presentation in Eisenhower Hall, Adm. Stavridis also met with
students in Dr. Dean Nowowiejski's Art of War Scholars program.

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