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Congressman Steve Womack stands with West Point cadets, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Yvette Bourcicot, and USMA Superintendent Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams before today’s BOV meeting

Washington, DC—March 2, 2022….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) was just unanimously re-elected to serve a fifth term as Chairman of the West Point Board of Visitors (BOV). Following his swearing-in, Womack is leading the Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), Lieutenant General Darryl Williams, Army leadership, cadets, and other members of the BOV in its quarterly meeting.                                                                 

Congressman Womack said, “Our mission is to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so each graduate is a commissioned leader of character—committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country. We are preparing each young man and woman for a career of professional excellence and service to our nation as an officer in the United States Army. West Point takes the brightest minds from Arkansas and across the country to build the Long Gray Line of defenders. It’s a privilege to be entrusted again with the duty of Chairman, especially with a changing board. The standard of excellence of all those driven by a call to serve remains our highest priority.”

Current and future cadets from the Third District of Arkansas:

Class of 2022

• Isaac Antony of Fayetteville
• Rebecca Boushelle of Fayetteville
• Dominik Garretson of Fort Smith
• Samuel Shaw of Fayetteville

Class of 2023

• Tyler Moran of Fort Smith

Class of 2024

• Ashton Bailey of Fort Smith
• Garrett Chrisman of Cave Springs
• Isaac Drewry of Harrison
• Kayden Eckman of Eureka Springs
• Pierce Guthrie of Bentonville

Class of 2025

• Tysen Barbour Fayetteville
• Leyton Elmore of Fort Smith
• Aidan Looney of Bentonville
• Gary Phillips of Van Buren
• Luke Rucker of Rogers
• Kale Sheets of Fort Smith

Class of 2026

• Aubrey Bailey of Fort Smith
• Ellery Doyna of Fayetteville
• Madison Phillips of Bentonville
• Sydney Rhuda of Bentonville
• Luke Welcher of Fayetteville

Board members are receiving briefings on West Point’s academic, physical, and military priorities. Faculty and cadets also led discussions on a range of topics, including developing leaders of character, building diverse and effective teams, modernizing readiness capabilities, strengthening partnerships, and the importance of investments in military readiness.

The USMA BOV is charged with providing independent advice and recommendations on institutional matters, including morale and discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods, and other issues. Womack was first appointed to the BOV in 2012 by Speaker John Boehner and subsequently elected BOV Chairman in 2017. He is currently the only congressional representative from Arkansas to serve on the board.

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) has represented Arkansas’s Third Congressional District since 2011. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee.

womack.house.gov

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