West Point Award

      In 1970, the 77th Infantry Division Reserve Officers Association established an annual Award for Excellence in National Security and Public Affairs at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The award, an engraved pewter tray, is presented each May during the departmental Awards Ceremony to the graduating cadet who has achieved the highest academic standing in courses relating to National Security and Public Affairs.

2019 West Point Award

     On 24 May 2019, COL Louis H. Sudholz, Jr. presented our Association’s Award for Excellence in National Security and Public Affairs to graduating Cadet Timothy C. Sweeney. Cadet Sweeney majored in Economics and, during his first year, he studied abroad at Lille Catholic University in Lille, France.

During his time at West Point, he was a participant in the Sandhurst Competition and a member of the Powerlifting Team. In his free time, Cadet Sweeney enjoys working out, spending time with friends, studying French, and reading. He subsequently was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant (Infantry) in the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

COL Sudholz and Cadet Sweeney

2019 Graduating Cadet Timothy C. Sweeney