Academy builds vision for women's mentoring

Brig. Gen. Dana Born and others introduce themselves during a roundtable session as part of the Air Force Academy's women's mentoring initiative Nov. 30, 2011. The purpose of the two-hour meeting was to present ideas on how a women's mentoring program could best meet the needs of the Academy's community. Born is the Academy's dean of the faculty. (U.S. Air Force photo/Elizabeth Andrews)

Academy builds vision for women's mentoring

Capt. Carla Stephany shares her table's ideas with the larger group during the Air Force Academy's women's mentoring initiative at the Milazzo Center Nov. 30, 2011. The purpose of the meeting was to set up a vision for implementing and assessing a women's mentoring program at the Academy. Stephany is a clinical social worker at the Academy's Peak Performance Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Elizabeth Andrews)

Volunteers lay wreaths at Academy Cemetery

A wreath and flowers decorate the grave of retired Lt. Col. Clarence Shivers, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen and sculptor who donated the statue "The Black Airman" to the Air Force Academy in 1988. Shivers died in 2007 and was buried in the Academy Cemetery, where volunteers placed wreaths Dec. 2, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz Copan)

Volunteers lay wreaths at Academy Cemetery

Staff Sgt. Mario Vironda and Senior Airman Brian Delmarter distribute wreaths during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Air Force Academy Cemetery Dec. 2, 2011. Close to 60 volunteers supported the event, which was the first of its kind at the Academy Cemetery. Vironda is the 10th Communications Squadron's NCO in charge of cyber systems operations. Delmarter is a cyber systems operator with the 10th CS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Liz Copan)

Academy professor earns state honors

Dr. Thomas Yechout was named Colorado's professor of the year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education on Nov. 17, 2011. Yechout is an instructor with the Air Force Academy's Aeronautics Department whose publications include "An Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics" and who has involved Academy cadets with such research projects as NASA's Return to Flight effort and Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Academy civilian receives valor award

Leslie Johnson, right, poses for a photograph with her husband, Army Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson, near the Air Force Academy's Cadet Chapel Nov. 16, 2011. Johnson received a Command Civilian Award for Valor from Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould for placing herself in harm's way to rescue a 21-year-old resident of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Aug. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)