Today in USAFA history: - 2003: The Cadet Library is renamed the McDermott Library, recognizing the accomplishments of Brigadier General Robert F. McDermott, Dean of the Faculty from 1956 until 1968. Also: The Academy Singers perform at General Chuck Yeager’s eightieth birthday celebration at the Doubletree Hotel Legacy, Plano, Texas. And: General Richard B. Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gives the 25th Eaker Lecture, The New American Way of War. - 2006: Air Force Reserve Major Jim Fabio, Class of ’94, wins a sports Emmy Award at a New York City ceremony. He was a producer, editor, and cameraman for Lama Kunga, the story of a Tibetan leader who takes up golf, that won Outstanding Short Feature Story. - 2007: Academy housing is privatized, in the care of Forest City-Hunt LLC. - 2008: KAFA, the Academy radio station broadcasting at 97.7 FM, begins streaming on-line. The Association of Graduates funds the streaming, which can be accessed through the AOG website, usafa.org. - 2009: The second Air Force Academy Athletic Hall of Fame class is inducted at a dinner at the Colorado Springs Marriott. The class consists of: coach and recruiting director Jim Bowman; six-time NCAA champion runner Callie (Calhoun) Molloy (Class of ’91); football players Dee Dowis (’90), Terry Isaacson (’64), and Ernie Jennings (’71); and football coach Ben Martin (Navy ’46). - 2013: The Life Sciences Research Center is awarded its first NRC-AFSOR-sponsored senior scientist, Dr. Patrick Hallenbeck, who comes to the Academy from the University of Montreal in Quebec. He is assisting research efforts involving microbial fuel cells.
Posted on: Thu, 01 May 2014 20:00:00 +0000
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