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03/Mar/2022

Winter 2022 Olmsted Foundation Newsletter

The Winter 2022 Olmsted Foundation Newsletter is available for download using the following link:  Olmsted Newsletter, Volume 11 Issue 1 Winter 2022

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26/Nov/2021

On this day in 1921, Cadet First Captain George Olmsted and Midshipmen Commander Jerauld Olmsted led their respective teams onto the Polo Grounds for the 24th Army-Navy game. Read more about it here:  https://www.westpointaog.org/olmstedlegacy

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10/Nov/2021

Fall 2021 Olmsted Foundation Newsletter

The Fall 2021 Olmsted Foundation Newsletter is available for download using the following link – Olmsted Newsletter Fall 2021

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21/Oct/2021

2021 Lecture Series – Admiral Karl L. Schultz, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant

Admiral Karl L. Schultz was this year’s speaker at our Annual Lecture Series. The video of his presentation is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9OjBGFzC4Y

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05/May/2021

Spring 2021 Olmsted Foundation Newsletter

The Spring 2021 Olmsted Foundation Newsletter is available for download using the following link – Spring 2021 Olmsted Foundation Newsletter

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10/Aug/2020

Lt Col Neil Senkowski Takes Command of the 65th Airlift Squadron

Lt Col Neil Senkowshki promised to give his best to those he serves as the new commander of the 65th Airlift Squadron based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, HI. Lt Col Senkowski said his command will require him to call upon the admirable traits of service and humility and use leadership skills which were strengthened by the challenges presented during the Olmsted Scholar Program. Lt Col Senkowski studied at the Free University of Berlin as a member of the Olmsted Scholar Class of 2012. Photo courtesy of the 65th Airlift Squadron.

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31/Jul/2020

Summer 2019 Olmsted Foundation Newsletter

The Summer 2019 Olmsted Foundation Newsletter is available for download using the following link-

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06/May/2020

Spring 2020 Olmsted Foundation Newsletter

The Spring 2020 Olmsted Foundation newsletter is available for download using the following link-

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28/Apr/2020

Scholars Selected for Promotion to Captain by the U.S. Navy

Congratulations to the following Scholars who were selected for promotion to the rank of Captain by the U.S. Navy:

CDR Stephen (Cade) Hines (OSC 10, Valparaiso)
CDR Matthew Meyers (OSC 07, Seoul)
CDR Brent Spillner (OSC 05, Amsterdam)

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21/Apr/2020

Olmsted Scholar Paul Wilt Dies in Singapore

The Olmsted Foundation is saddened to report that CDR Paul Wilt, USN, Ret, died suddenly from a heart attack on March 7, 2020. CDR Wilt, his wife Niki, and their three children Wesley (8), Annabelle (6), and Eli (4) were living in Singapore where CDR Wilt was employed as the Senior Assistant Director, Alumni Relations and Events Strategy for Yale University in Singapore. CDR Wilt was a graduate of Yale University and a Naval Intelligence Officer who studied at Beijing University as a member of the Olmsted Scholar Class of 2003.

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