Command and General Staff College Foundation News - 27

Sinise to receive AUSA's
highest honor

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The Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
announced March 15 that actor and humanitarian Gary
Sinise had been selected as the 2017 recipient of the
George Catlett Marshall Medal for his commitment to the
men and women of our nation's armed forces. Sinise will
receive the award, AUSA's highest award for distinguished
public service, at the Marshall Dinner during AUSA's
Annual Meeting and Exposition in October 2017.
Mr. Sinise has been a friend of the U.S. Army Command
and General Staff College (CGSC) and the CGSC
Foundation for many years, helping to establish the Lt. Col. Boyd McCanna "Mac" Harris Leadership Award at CGSC in
2014. The CGSC Foundation and the Simons Center congratulate Mr. Sinise and thank him for his dedication to the our
military men and women and their families.
For more information see the online article at
http://www.cgscfoundation.org/sinise-to-receive-ausa-award/

PHOTOS BY MARK H. WIGGINS

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CGSC Deputy
Commandant Maj. Gen.
John S. Kem speaks
about leaders and
leader development at
the Executive Leadership
Summit on Feb. 17.

Dr. Ted Thomas,
director of the
CGSC Department
of Command and
Leadership, presents
his "Hands, Head
and Heart Model of
Leadership" during the
summit.

Foundation, KU School of Business cohost
Executive Leadership Summit
The 2017 Executive Leadership Summit cohosted by the KU School of Business and the CGSC Foundation, Inc., was
conducted Feb. 17, 2017 at the BEST Conference Center at the University of Kansas Edwards Campus in Overland Park, Kansas.
The summit was themed "Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow" and brought together leaders in defense, business and
academia to address key leadership challenges in a dynamic and complex world. Maj. Gen. John S. Kem, Army University
provost and CGSC deputy commandant, was one of the key speakers in the morning session and Dr. Ted Thomas, director of the
CGSC Department of Command and Leadership, presented in the afternoon.
CGSC Foundation support was provided through a generous grant from the Flint Hills Resources, LLC, in Wichita, Kansas.
For more information see the online article at http://www.cgscfoundation.org/foundation-ku-school-of-business-cohostexecutive-leadership-summit/
www.cgscfoundation.org

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