Today in USAFA history: - 1955: Colonel Robert Whitlow, the Director of Athletics, writes to the Superintendent, Lieutenant General Hubert Harmon, urging a less restrictive policy regarding suspensions from athletic participation for academic deficiencies. He said it was depleting the varsity teams. The Superintendent was not supportive of the request. - 1981: The Association of Graduates selects Gail McComas, former Cadet Wing Hostess, as its first Honorary Member. Mrs. McComas served at the Academy from 1955 until 1977. Honorary membership is awarded to persons who have rendered outstanding service to the Air Force and/or the Academy. Membership is limited to 25 living persons. - 1986: The Academy’s English Department hosts Joseph Heller, author of “Catch-22,” at a two-day seminar to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the novel’s publication. The Academy received positive national publicity for hosting the author of a book perceived by many to be anti-military. - 1994: Dr. Paul Kaminski, Class of ’64, begins a term as Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, where he was responsible for all Department of Defense research, development, and acquisition programs. President Ronald Reagan once told Dr. Kaminski, “Seldom has a person of your rank achieved so much for his nation through the sheer genius of his ideas.” - 2009: Captain Michal Polidor, Class of ‘04, flies the mission for which he received the 2011 Colonel James Jabara Award for Airmanship. Captain Polidor, an F-15E flight lead, distinguished himself through his heroic actions in an Operation Enduring Freedom sortie supporting United States and Afghan National Army ground forces at Coalition Observation Post Keating. - 2013: Heather Wilson, Class of ’82, is inaugurated as the 18th president of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. The ceremony was moved up a day due to an approaching winter storm.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 20:00:01 +0000
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