Congratulations to Cadet William Alfonsi '13, this year's recipient of the Henry O. Flipper Award. Brigadier Gen. Richard Clarke '84, Commandant of Cadets, presented the award at dinner last night.
In honor of the first African-American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, the award recognizes the senior cadet who has demonstrated the highest qualities of leadership, self-discipline, and perseverance in the face of difficulty.
Flipper was in the Class of 1877 and succeeded in a very segregated Academy where he was befriended by a few cadets, violently disliked by many, and ignoed by most. Read more about Flipper and his legacy.
