Command and General Staff College Foundation News Fall 2017 - 26

by Mark H. Wiggins, Managing Editor
The Colin L. Powell Lecture for the CGSC class
2018 was conducted at 8:30 a.m., Aug. 23, in the Eisenhower
Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center. Former Michigan
Congressman Mike Rogers presented this year's lecture.
Rogers served as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's
8th District from 2001-2015. He was the chairman of the U.S.
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 20112015. Recently he served as the national security advisor to the
Presidential Transition Team. He is also a former officer in the
U.S. Army and a special agent in the FBI.
With his background and experience Rogers is uniquely
positioned to influence national discussions and offer expert
analysis on diverse political and national security-related subjects.
During his presentation to the 2018 Class of CGSC, Rogers spoke
about national security issues with special emphasis on cyber
security and its implications for both national security and defense
programs. By all accounts, Rogers captivated the audience with
his in-depth knowledge and wry humor...all wrapped around a
central message that the nation must deal with sophisticated cyber
threats now and into the future.
After his presentation to the class, Rogers attended a luncheon
hosted by Foundation President Mike Hockley at Spencer Fane's
office in downtown Kansas City. During the luncheon Foundation
Chairman Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Miller presented Rogers with a
commemorative Powell Lecture Series coin from the Foundation
in appreciation for his presentation as the Powell lecturer.
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
of

Mike Rogers (4th from right) takes a photo with Foundation representatives
after a luncheon at the offices of Spencer Fane in downtown Kansas City, Aug.
23. From left, Gene Wilson, Foundation advisor and former board member;
Col. (Ret.) Norma Bradford (now a Foundation trustee); Ann Soby, director of
operations; Col. (Ret.) Rod Cox, program director of the Foundation's Simons
Center; Joan Cabell, director of development; Rogers; Mike Hockley, former
Foundation board president, currently chair, and partner with the Spencer
Fane law firm; Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Miller, now Foundation chair emeritus; and
Katie Ervin, Foundation trustee.

Former Michigan
Congressman Mike Rogers
presents as the Powell
Lecture Series speaker
Aug. 23 in the Eisenhower
Auditorium of the Lewis
and Clark Center on Fort
Leavenworth.

PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS

Former U.S. Rep.
Mike Rogers delivers
Powell Lecture

PHOTO COURTESY SPENCER FANE

FEATURE

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.
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.
The lecture series is sponsored by the CGSC Foundation
through an endowment from TriWest Healthcare Alliance. For
more information contact the CGSC Foundation.

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