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Thayer Leader Development Group Ribbon Cutting Gala!!!

The grand opening gala of the Thayer Leader Development Group’s new high-tech meeting and conference rooms at The Thayer Hotel was an outstanding party by any measure.  Tray passed champagnes and fine wines, combined with an open bar and seemingly endless gourmet snacks, made for an extraordinary culinary extravaganza.  The guest list included distinguished leaders such as Lieutenant General Mike Maples, former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency; Scott Smiley, Commander of the Warrior Transition Unit at West Point; and Lee van Arsdale, former Delta Squadron Commander.

Rick Minicozzi, Managing General Partner of The Thayer Hotel and CEO of the Thayer Leader Development Group (TLDG), gave an impassioned talk, discussing the future of the glamorous national registered landmark.  He explained the expertise required to restore the dining room to its former glory with painstaking artistry and attention to detail.  He applauded the efforts and generosity of fellow owners such as Bill Murdy, CEO of Comfort Systems; Fred Malek, Chairman of Thayer Capital; Dan Rice, co-founder of the Marshall Fund; Tim Tyson, CEO of Aptuit; and Joe Depinto, CEO of 7-Eleven.

The National Anthem was beautifully performed by Ms. Susan Hoffman, a long-time manager of the hotel’s restaurant.  Background music was provided by Marty’s Fabulous Brass Quintet.  All night long, beautiful women in sparkling cocktail dresses were as plentiful as the Soldiers with bedazzling medals freshly earned on the fields of battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.  A number of West Point Cadets and Instructors were in attendance, as was Brigadier General William Rapp, a former West Point First Captain and now the Commandant of the Academy.

The guests were enthralled by the new meeting and function rooms, boasting 6500 Lumen HD projection systems and 100 inch screens. Room improvements, including fancy new furnishings and Lutron lighting systems, were met with great applause.  All in all, it was a night to remember.  Hundreds of guests gave their well-wishes to the new Leadership conferencing initiative as well as the anticipated plaques honoring West Point’s Medal of Honor recipients, West Point’s Rhodes Scholars, and West Point’s Distinguished Graduates.
It is hard to imagine a finer party.  It is even harder to imagine a more selfless crowd of revelers - all of them enjoying their time together.  Time spent in comradeship before the call to duty takes many of them away again to help defend the free people of the world.

Thayer Leader Development Group announces a new Board of Advisors  

The Thayer Leader Development Group (TLDG) announced today that it has finalized its Board of Advisors which includes many American military, business, sports and philanthropic leaders.  The Board includes a former Superintendent of the USMA; a former Commandant of Cadets of USMA; a former Dean of the Academic Board of the USMA; a former Federal Judge of the US Supreme Court of Appeals; a Medal of Honor Recipient; a Heisman Trophy Winner; several top CEOs of Fortune 1000 companies and the four-time winning coach of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.   

The Board of Advisors will help guide the Thayer Leader Development Group to become the dominant leader development group in America.   Located on the world class leadership training grounds of West Point, with access to leaders and trainers who have led in academia, government, corporations, the military, sports and other disciplines, the Thayer Leader Development Group Board of Advisors is arguably one of the most well respected boards of any institution.   
Formed in 2010, the Thayer Leader Development Group has already hosted many corporate conferences in its new state of the art education facilities located at the beautiful and historic Thayer Hotel at West Point.  CEOs and senior staff, of companies such as 7-Eleven, Mercedes Benz, Proctor & Gamble and several other top global companies have chosen to participate with a customized program at TLDG.  The feedback from the training has been glowing, reflecting a world class Leader training experience provide by a world class leader development organization.  


The board consists of the following members:  

• LTG (ret) Dan Christman (USMA ’65) – Senior Vice President US Chamber of Commerce; former USMA Superintendent
• BG (ret) Pete Dawkins (USMA ’59) - Heisman Trophy, former CEO TransAmerica & Vice Chairman Citigroup Private Bank
• Tom Dyer (USMA ’67) - former Chairman/CEO USMA Association of Graduates
• COL (ret) Jack Jacobs - Medal of Honor Recipient; Adjunct Professor at USMA, MSNBC Military/Political Analyst
• Mike Krzyzewski (USMA ’69) - Head Coach, Duke University Men’s Basketball & US Men’s Olympic Basketball Team 2008
• BG (ret) Fletch Lamkin (USMA ’64) - President of Kansas Wesleyan University;  former Dean of Academics of USMA
• Fred Malek (USMA ’59) - Chairman/CEO of Thayer Capital
• LTG (ret) Mike Maples (USMA ’71) -Partner, Star Strategies Group; former Director of Defense Intelligence Agency
• Bob McDonald (USMA ’75) - Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Procter & Gamble
• LTG (ret) John Moellering (USMA ’59) - Chairman of USAA; former USMA Commandant of Cadets
• Bill Murdy (USMA ’64) - Chairman/CEO of Comfort Systems
• Honorable Eugene Sullivan (USMA ’64) - CEO Freeh Group; former Chief Justice US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• Tim Tyson (USMA ’74) - Chairman/CEO of Aptuit
• COL (ret) Lee van Arsdale (USMA ’74) - former Delta Squadron Commander; former CEO of Triple Canopy
• LTG (ret) Bob Wood (USMA ’72) – Partner, Star Strategies Group; former Deputy Commander of Joint Forces Command

The Thayer Leader Development Group is grateful to the guidance of this esteemed group of Americans for their leadership in the years to come.