27 Mar 2014

Cadet wins American Chemical Society award for polymer research

A senior cadet here won an award for the best undergraduate research poster from the American Chemical Society's Division of Polymer Chemistry during the Society's national meeting in Dallas March 16-20.Cadet 1st Class Ford Carty's poster was judged best of 31 posters, including some presented by students from California Technical University, Texas

7 Mar 2014

Cadet cyber team notches another win

The Air Force Academy Cyber Competition Team won the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, March 1-2 at Regis University in Greenwood Village, Colo. Teams from the Air Force Academy, BYU, the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, Fort Hays State, the University of Nebraska-Omaha, the University of New Mexico, and Regis

25 Feb 2014

USAFA leadership program gets Best Practice award

The Academy's Mosaic Character and Leadership Coaching Program received the Best Practices Award from Florida State University's Jon C. Dalton Institute on College Student Values at their annual conference in Tallahassee, Fla., Feb 6-8. Judges at the institute awarded the program, created here in 2011, as having the best practices of any college

5 Feb 2014

10 take home Academy research awards

The Air Force's chief scientist handed out the U.S. Air Force Academy's top research awards to exemplary cadets and faculty during the 2014 USAFA Research Awards here Jan. 31. Dr. Mica Endsley, Air Force chief scientist, touted the Academy's dedication to continuing innovation during her keynote speech before presenting four cadets and six Academy

31 Jan 2014

Academy welcomes new registrar

A 1980 graduate who served as a faculty member in the Behavioral Sciences and Leadership Department here for seven years and in the registrar's office for 16, officially began his position as the Academy's new registrar and Student Academic Affairs director Monday.Tom Mabry, selected for the position in December, has worked at the Academy since

31 Jan 2014

16 cadets honored as 'Dean's Aces' for perfect GPAs

Sixteen cadets were recognized by the Dean of the Faculty for their academic prowess during the fall 2013 semester at a dinner Jan. 28 at the Academy's Heritage House.The Dean's Aces Dinner is held once a semester to recognize cadets who achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA in their academic and physical education courses. Of the 3,922-member Cadet Wing,

31 Jan 2014

Cadets, airport officials team to build-up passenger-base

Academy cadets here are helping Colorado Springs officials improve passenger numbers at the Colorado Springs Airport. Since Frontier Airlines ended flights from Colorado Springs just more than a year ago, the municipal airport has seen passenger levels drop precipitously. The problem, airport officials say, is that too many people are now bypassing

29 Jan 2014

Academy, military families hit the slopes at SnoFest

Academy personnel and military members from five bases traveled to Keystone Resort Jan. 24 - 26 for a weekend of winter sports, camaraderie and a chance to unwind. The annual event hosted by Colorado front range military bases and installations provided participants with skiing and snowboarding, along with lodging, parties, giveaways, races, a

15 Jan 2014

Academy debaters look to build from successful int'l showing

Cadets 2nd class Trevor Woodward and Stephen Beaton are spending three hours together daily and countless amounts of time on their own to prepare for their upcoming debate tournament at the University of Utah Saturday.Hot off a first place tandem performance and first and second place overall at the International Debate Academy tournament in

9 Jan 2014

Air Force football team has 42 on Dean's List

The Air Force football team had 42 team members earn Dean's List honors for academic excellence for the fall 2013 semester. Cadets must earn a 3.0 grade point average or higher to make the Dean's List."Our players work extraordinarily hard to earn the world's finest education at the Air Force Academy," said Air Force Head Football Coach Troy