Distinguished Graduate Award Banquet

Distinguished Graduate Award Dinner 2022

Distinguished Graduates Col. (Ret.) Leonard "Lucky" Ekman '63, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Gene Lupia '67 and Dr. William Wecker '63 were honored during a dinner July 22 at Arnold Hall on the U.S. Air Force Academy campus. Check out the event photos and watch the broadcast with all the DG videos below. Nominate a grad for the Distinguished Graduate Award.

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Col. (Ret.) Leonard "Lucky" Ekman '63

Dr. William Wecker '63

Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Gene Lupia '67

Kjell Lindgren '95 congratulates DGs from space

Distinguished Graduate Award Nominations

The Distinguished Graduate Award is presented annually. Nomination packages are due to the AOG no later than 1 October each year. Learn more and nominate a deserving grad today!