By West Point Public Affairs WEST POINT, N.Y.– The U. S. Military Academy is proud to announce that Class of 2027 cadets Elizabeth Fetter and Ian Fox have been selected as Rhodes Scholars, furthering West Point’s long-standing tradition of academic excellence and service-focused leadership. "Elizabeth and Ian hold themselves to a demanding standard in the classroom, in the Corps, and in training, and they do it in service of the soldiers they will soon lead,” said U.S. Military Academy Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Nick Gist. “The Rhodes Scholarship recognizes that record. The Army is gaining two officers who have already shown they prepare for responsibility before it arrives, and I am grateful to the mentors who helped them reach this point as they take on new challenges at Oxford." This is the seventh consecutive year that West Point cadets have earned multiple Rhodes Scholarships. Since 1923, West Point has had 113 American Rhodes Scholars.
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By West Point Public Affairs WEST POINT, N.Y. – Academy professor Dr. Vikram Mittal, a U.S. Army veteran, recently assumed command of the 2nd Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 94th Training Division in the U.S. Army Reserve. Mittal joined the Department of Systems Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy as an Assistant Professor in July 2015 and was promoted to Associate Professor August 2021. He currently serves as Program Director for the Systems Engineering program, overseeing curriculum development, assessment, and ABET accreditation activities. "Congratulations to Lt. Col. (Dr.) Vikram Mittal on assuming battalion command,” said Dean of the Academic Board, Brig. Gen. Nicholas Gist. “As a Soldier, combat veteran, leader, and Associate Professor in USMA's Department of Systems Engineering, he embodies the warrior-scholar tradition. His commitment to developing future Army leaders while serving the Nation in uniform is commendable.” Lt. Col.
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South Korean artist Hun Chung Lee has spent over 30 years building a ceramic practice that encompasses objects and extensive installations. At the heart of his work is a gentle use of color and raw forms that connect with the natural landscape, drawing on cycles of growth, erosion, and transformation. In “Where Immortals Sing and Dance,” his latest exhibition in collaboration with R & Company, Lee integrates ceramic works into the wooded grounds of MANITOGA / The Russell Wright Foundation, the modernist home, studio, and landscape created by Russel and Mary Wright in Garrison, New York. Tweet Facebook Pin It Email Copy url Bio: The extensive work of Hun Chung Lee (b. 1967) reflects both the breadth of his creative vision and his commitment to dissolving the boundaries between art, design, and architecture.
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