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Handbook for Graduated Class Officersreturn to AOG homepage
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Address Changes
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World Wide Web
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Class / Cullum Files
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2001 Key Dates
AOG Assistance
Summary of Changes to this Handbook
Section 1: Alumni Support Organization

» OFFICE OF ALUMNI SUPPORT

The Vice President for Alumni Support, assisted by four directors, provides support for classes, societies, and individual graduates. Under the oversight of the Class Support Subcommittee of the Alumni Support Committee, Board of Trustees, the Director, Class Support Program, is responsible for improving and expanding the services and support offered to Cadet and Graduated Classes of the United States Military Academy as well as for the planning and execution of the Class Support Program. Following are some of the major areas of direct support provided to graduated classes through the Class Support Program and other elements of the Alumni Support Office. Specific services are detailed in “CLASS SUPPORT.”

  1. Providing a forum for discussion and the exchange of ideas through the AOG-sponsored West Point Class Leaders Conference, held annually at West Point.

  2. Providing a central focal point for general information relating to all classes.

  3. Maintaining current rosters of class officers.

  4. Providing administrative support for class written communications.

  5. Establishing and maintaining homepages and list servers.

  6. Providing each class leader with a Handbook for Graduated Class Officers of the United States Military Academy.

  7. Assistance relating to class rings, providing information on source of replacement for class rings, and managing the Class Ring Memorial Program ( see “CLASS RINGS” ).

  8. Providing information on deaths of graduates.

  9. Disseminating information in the ASSEMBLY magazine about current USMA activities, programs, and staff organizations; historical information about West Point; current and historical information about USMA graduates; and information of special interest to graduates and specifically to individual classes through the Class Notes section. (Director, Publications)

  10. First Call monthly newsletter. (Office of the Vice President)

If you have any questions or require assistance, please contact the Director, Class Support Program.

» OTHER AOG SUPPORT TO GRADUATED CLASSES

Other offices of the AOG provide the following class support services:

  1. A wide variety of individual graduate services and assistance ( see “OTHER SUPPORT” ).

  2. Providing assistance with fund-raising ( see “GIFTS TO WEST POINT” ) (Development/Class Giving)
  3. Maintaining current addresses of graduates, former cadets, widows of graduates, parents of cadets, and other friends of West Point. (Information Systems)

  4. Providing free access to the AOG’s World Wide Web (WWW) Site for the purpose of expanding class communications and disseminating information. (Information Systems).

  5. Maintaining class and individual (Cullum) files for each class ( see “CLASS / CULLUM FILES” ). (Information Systems)

» COORDINATING WITH THE AOG

It is essential that all classes remain in close contact with the Association of Graduates. Such interaction will ensure that ideas and reports of successful endeavors and lessons learned can be shared with other classes. The focal point for coordination is the Director, Class Support Program. Let the AOG know what you are doing; tell the AOG what it can do to better aid and support your efforts; let the AOG pass the good word to other classes.

The AOG can provide many valuable services to classes. We endeavor to be more proactive in supporting classes. This handbook is one attempt to make these services known to you and to give you the opportunity to let us increase our support to a greater measure.

All classes are encouraged to send at least one representative to the annual West Point Class Leaders Conference, hosted by the Alumni Support Committee and held at West Point each year. The Class Leaders Conference provides a forum for the exchange of ideas between classes on class governance, class communication, raising funds for the support of class activities as well as for class gifts to West Point, and many other issues beneficial to classes in general. Class leaders in attendance are briefed firsthand on the developments at West Point. The conference normally will be held concurrently with the annual West Point Societies Presidents Conference. While social activities and briefings are held jointly, each group meets separately to discuss issues related to their specific areas of interest. A majority of attendees at the past four Class Leaders Conferences have indicated that they are good sessions and one of the best means of support the AOG provides to class leaders.