STARRS Candidates Win Seats On USAFA AOG Board

March 5, 2025

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USAFA AOG recently held a board election. Concerned over woke policies being implemented in the past by the AOG board, STARRS.us decided to run a slate of candidates to fill the open seats.

The results have been released and all 5 STARRS 'Unity Slate' candidates were selected for AOG board membership.

Congratulations, may our service academies start to heal.

The Association of Graduates board of directors secretary has certified the results of the 2025 AOG election and approved their release to members. Under the AOG bylaws, an election concludes upon certification by the board secretary.The 2025 election, occurring from Feb. 3 to March 3, was for five elected seats on the AOG’s 16-member board of directors, and member-proposed changes to the Association’s articles of incorporation and bylaws.

The board governs the AOG and consists of 11 elected directors, four appointed directors and the president of the Class Advisory Senate. Elected and appointed directors serve four-year terms.The AOG conducted the election through an experienced third-party election management firm, Survey & Ballot Systems, based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The AOG has worked with SBS in past elections. SBS conducted the election for the AOG through a secure site, where members accessed their randomly ordered ballot and voted.

SBS gathered all ballots in its secure voting system and delivered a report on the results to the AOG on March 4 at 12:41p.m. Mountain Time.The certified results account for 8,907 members of the AOG participating in the election among 38,952 voting-eligible members, a 22.87 percent participation rate. To have been eligible to vote in the 2025 election, a member had to have joined the Association of Graduates by Dec. 20, 2024.

Board candidatesSixteen Air Force Academy graduates ran for the five open elected seats on the AOG board of directors, appearing on the ballot by way of petition or nomination as permitted by the bylaws. The following five candidates, listed by graduation year, received the most votes among the field of 16 and will take their seats on the board at the regularly scheduled April 25 meeting:

Col. (Ret.) Dan Bohlin, Class of 1971Lt. Col. (Ret.) Denny J. Merideth III, Class of 1973Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Robert “Rod” Bishop, Class of 1974Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Christopher Walker, Class of 1988Maj. Alexander Fogassy, Class of 2012

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