Command and General Staff College Foundation News Fall 2017 - 3

FROM THE CHAIR

Respecting the past, looking forward
by Michael D. Hockley

As Doug Tystad notes in his "From
CEO" article in this issue, Lt. Gen.
(Ret.) John Miller completed his term
as chair and has been elevated to Chair
Emeritus by a unanimous vote of the board
of trustees. General Miller successfully
oversaw the seamless transition of
leadership within the Foundation from our
founding chair and CEO, Lt. Gen. (Ret.)
Robert Arter and Col. (Ret.) Bob Ulin,
respectively. During his term as chair,
the Foundation expanded its activities in
support of programs at the College and in
educating the public about the impact of
the College on our national defense. On
behalf of the Foundation and its trustees, I
extend a heartfelt thanks to General Miller
for his leadership as a Founding Trustee
and as Chair for the past three years.
There have also been big changes afoot
at the College as the Army stood up
Army University, which is responsible
for integrating and overseeing military
education programs Army-wide, including
the Command and General Staff College.
As part of the new organizational structure,
the CGSC Deputy Commandant assumed
the additional title of Army University
Provost. We welcome Brig. Gen. Scott
Efflandt, who became the second Provost
of Army University and also assumed the
duties of deputy commandant of CGSC in
August 2017. The Foundation has worked
closely with past deputy commandants
to support College programs and looks
forward to working with Brig. Gen.
Efflandt in his new role.
Since our last publication, the
Foundation has been extremely busy
fulfilling its mission of supporting the
College. As highlighted elsewhere in
this issue, the Colin L. Powell Lecture
Series featured former Congressman Mike
Rogers, who spoke to the entire class on
cyber security issues that impact national
security. He also spoke to community
leaders at a luncheon in Kansas City.
The Foundation hosted the fourth annual
Celebration of International Friendship on

PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS

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The three generations of the CGSC Foundation Board Chair came together at the September 2017 board
meeting for the election of Mike Hockley, right, as the new chair. From left, Lt. Gen. Robert Arter, founding
chair (2005-2014), Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Miller (2014-2017), and Hockley.

Sept. 29 at the Kauffman Center for the
Performing Arts where the international
military student class of 2018 was
introduced to the Kansas City area. This
event featured a performance by the
U.S. Army Chorus and was attended
by approximately eight hundred Greater
Kansas City Metropolitan community
members. Other highlights in the past
few months include Foundation support
for a National Security Roundtable,
Youth Reading Programs, three
InterAgency Brown-bag series lunches
hosted by the Simons Center, a General
of the Armies John J. Pershing Great
War Centennial Series lecture, a Viet
Nam Commemoration Lecture, the
integration into the curriculum of the
new General Hugh Shelton Visiting
Chair of Ethics, Dr. Shannon French,
and numerous "Art of War: Gifts of
Peace" exhibits at locations throughout
the Kansas City area featuring artifacts
gifted to the College by international
officers who have attended the College.
It is with great sadness that we observe

the passing of one of our Trustees, Mr.
Skip Palmer. After serving in Vietnam,
where he was awarded the Silver Star and
Purple Heart, Skip became a successful
businessman who throughout his career
supported veterans and veterans' causes.
In recognition of Skip's contributions to
the Foundation, the board elected Skip
to Trustee Emeritus in our August board
meeting.
As I begin my term as chair, I look
forward to working with the Foundation's
trustees and the College's leadership to
expand the Foundation's support of the
students at the College and to educate
the public about the College's mission,
its importance in training our military's
future leaders, and the contributions its
graduates have made to our country. But
we cannot fulfill our mission without the
financial support of our many donors.
On behalf of the board, I extend my
thanks to those who have contributed
to the Foundation's success in the past
and encourage you to provide financial
support the Foundation in the future.

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