2022 Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients

Published on January 25, 2022

Please join us in congratulating WPAOG’s 2022 Distinguished Graduate Award recipients. This annual award is bestowed upon those West Point Graduates whose character, distinguished service and stature draw wholesome comparison to the qualities for which West Point strives, in keeping with its motto “Duty, Honor, Country.”

The 2022 Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients are:
COL (R) Frederick C. Lough Jr. ’70
COL (R) Lee A. Van Arsdale ’74
GEN (R) John F. Campbell ’79
BG (R) Rebecca S. Halstead ’81
Mr. Alex Gorsky ’82
LTG (R) Nadja Y. West ’82

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