Command and General Staff College Foundation News Spring 2020 - 4

FROM THE PRESIDENT/CEO

Driving on...

PHOTO BY MARK H. WIGGINS

by Col. Roderick M. Cox, U.S. Army, Ret.
CAS3 - 1989, CGSOC - 1994

Foundation President/CEO Rod Cox provides an overview briefing about the Foundation to attendees at the October 2019 National Security Roundtable
Program. - See story on page 14.

Greetings from the very quiet CGSC Foundation office
and mostly empty Lewis and Clark Center, home of the
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, on Fort
Leavenworth. As I write this, we are operating under the
reduced manning and limited operations impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Periodically, some abnormal or abhorrent event impacts
the CGSOC and SAMS classes. The "once-in-a-lifetime
flood" of the summer of 1993 affected the incoming Class
of 1994, the terrorist attacks in September 2001 changed
the Class of 2002 (along with everyone else), and now the
COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Class of 2020 and
possibly the Class of 2021. The College has suspended
in-residence classes and is finishing the academic course
work via distance learning modality. Graduation will most
likely be a "virtual" ceremony and PCS moves are yet
to be determined - both outbound and inbound. But, as
history has shown, the finest Command and Staff College
in the world will take it in stride and continue to produce
the finest quality field grade officers our nation and our
international partners need.
Your Foundation also continues to do its work of
fostering and recognizing academic excellence, improving
the quality of life for military families, and connecting the
American public with its military. Regardless of the type of
graduation ceremonies, we will be once again be presenting
academic recognition awards to deserving graduates of
both the SAMS and CGSOC courses, which are sponsored
by both endowed gifts and general contributions from
our generous donors. We continue our support to military
families with our commitment to the Ike Skelton Combined
Arms Research Library to once again sponsor both adult
and child reading programs throughout the remainder of the
calendar year. We are also continuing support to military
families by awarding four college scholarships to children

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of our Lifetime Alumni Association members. And with a
look to the near future, we continue to plan outreach events
for the fall that will bring Kansas City area CEOs to the
Fort and community leaders from across the country to
participate in our National Security Roundtable.
We are also celebrating the announcement that Maj. Gen.
Steve Maranian, the current CGSC Deputy Commandant
who has been a steadfast supporter of our Foundation's
work, will become the next Commandant of the U.S. Army
War College. Our loss will be Carlisle's gain.
As you are probably aware, the COVID-19 pandemic
and the uncertainty it has brought has negatively impacted
charitable giving across the country. Your Foundation has
not been immune. Donations for the months of March and
April have all been very much less than normal. While
we still have several stalwart supporters, for which I am
truly appreciative, many of you have had other concerns
occupying your attention. As we start to emerge from the
lay-offs, lockdowns, and extra precautions please consider
this as a CALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. Your Foundation
needs you to demonstrate that you support our mission
and the work we do. Please take a moment and send in a
donation - join the Alumni Association as a Life Member,
select an award or scholarship and endow it, sponsor a
particular program you believe is vitally important that we
continue, or simply make a general donation to support our
Foundation's operations. Your support matters, now more
than ever.
I look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes to you
and yours. Stay safe.
The CGSC Foundation is a public charity under section 509(a)
(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and has tax-exempt status under
section 501(c)(3). Contributions to the Foundation are deductible
under section 170 of the Code and we are qualified to receive taxdeductible bequests, devises, and transfers of gifts under sections
2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code.

http://www.cgscfoundation.org

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