Bob McDonald has been named a 2024 NACD Directorship 100™ honoree as a Nonprofit Director of The Year. The annual NACD Directorship 100 TM Awards celebrates and recognizes the most influential directors and leaders in the corporate governance community who have demonstrated excellence in the boardroom through innovation, courage, and integrity. “This year’s recipients are […]

President Barack Obama was recently awarded the 2024 Sylvanus Thayer Award and is the fifth president to receive the honor.  The ceremony was held on the grounds of West Point and led by Bob McDonald, Chairman of the West Point Association of Graduates. Bob McDonald Presents President Obama with Sylvanus Thayer Award About the Sylvanus […]

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Veterans Services (ODVS) Director Deborah Ashenhurst have announced the members of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2024 that include Bob McDonald and nineteen other inductees who were chose among 81 nominations. This 2024 class joins 975 Ohio veterans who have been inducted since 1992 and represents 15 Ohio […]

Bob McDonald has been awarded the Service to Veterans Award from the New England Center and Home for Veterans (NECHV). The (NECHV) equips Veterans who are facing or at-risk of homelessness with the tools for economic self-sufficiency and to provide them a path to achieve successful and dignified independent living. The award was presented at […]

We hope you enjoy these images from the 2023 Alumni Parade and Distinguished Graduate Award Ceremony at West Point.

Cadets, staff and faculty gathered at Washington Hall to attend the annual Sylvanus Thayer Award Banquet to honor philanthropist Kenneth Fisher as this year’s awardee for his dedicated service to military service members and veterans on Oct. 6 at the U.S. Military Academy. Through his steadfast leadership of the Fisher House Foundation, Fisher provided, at […]

Bob McDonald, Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Chairman of The Procter & Gamble Company,  has been nominated to the Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky 2022 List of Make Champions for Gender Equality by House of Rose Professional. In its selection process, House of Rose Professional evaluated over 6500 male executives from over 800 […]

What follows is a journal type re-cap of my experience not only as a recipient of the Horatio Alger Award, but my interactions with other award winners as well. Upon landing in the Washington, D.C. area we grabbed our luggage, and then took a taxi to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on 22nd Street in Georgetown which […]

Bob McDonald recently received the President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation which is affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. https://youtu.be/QJPm6NAp2CU The award was bestowed upon McDonald because of his leadership in creating long-term economic opportunities that allow transitioning service members, veterans, military spouses, and caregivers to thrive in their […]

The George W. Bush Institute is proud to announce the appointment of four Endowed Fellows to help further the mission to develop leaders, advance policy, and take action to solve today’s most pressing challenges. They include: Sammons Enterprises Fellow John Bailey; Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow Nicole Bibbins Sedaca; David Rubenstein Fellow Keith Hennessey; and […]