The US AWC International Fellows Hall of Fame[1] honors USAWC international graduates "who have attained, through military merit, the highest positions in their nation's armed forces, or who have held an equivalent position by rank or responsibility in a multinational organization."[2]

Commandant of USAWC DeWitt C. Smith is primarily responsible for the creation of the International Fellows Program’s (IFP) 1977.[3] From a start with six foreign students in 1978, the program now sustains over forty International Fellows (IFs) per year. Usually, only one IF per representative country per academic year participates in the program.[3] While the fellows program was established in 1978 and the first induction into the IF Hall of Fame took place in 1988.[4] Inductees are awarded in person at Carlisle Barracks.[1] Since its inception over 1,900 international fellows graduate from 130 countries have been part of the fellows program.[5]

List of IF Hall of Fame fellows

List of fellows
Fellow No. Flag Country Name Year Ref
Botswana Louis Matshwenyego Fisher 1998
Norway GEN Paal Frisvold 2005 [6]
Bangladesh LG Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury 2005 [6]
31 Canada GEN Walter Natynczyk 2009 [4]
32 Denmark MG Niels Bundsgaard 2011 [7]
33 India GEN Vijay Kumar Singh 2011 [8]
India GEN Bikram Singh 2013 [9]
43 Hungary GEN Tibor Benko 2013 [10]
48 Chile GEN Humberto Oviedo 2014 [11]
49 Oman MG Matar Salim Al Balushi 2014 [12]
50 Korea GEN Seung Jo Jung 2014 [12]
51 Uganda GEN Edward Katumba Wamala 2014 [12]
52 Denmark GEN Knud Bartel 2014 [12]
53 United Nations MG Kristin Lund 2015 [5]
54 Lithuania MG Almantas Lieka 2015 [13]
55 Austria GEN Othmar Commenda 2015 [5]
56 Tunisia BG Ismail Fathalli 2015 [5]
57 Romania GEN Nicolae Ciucă 2015 [5]
58 Albania MG Jeronim Bazo 2015 [5]
59 Bulgaria MG Neyko Nenov 2016 [14]
60 Czech Republic MG Jan Gurnik 2016 [5]
61 Nepal GEN Rajendra Chhetri [15]
62 Norway GEN Odin Johannessen [5]
63 Colombia GEN Alberto José Mejía Ferrero 2017 [16]
64 Estonia BG Indrek Sirel 2017 [17]
65 Estonia BG Artur Tiganik 2017 [17]
66 Georgia MG Vladimer Chachibaia 2017 [5]
67 Croatia GEN Damir Krstičević 2018 [18]
68 Taiwan/ROC GEN Chiu Kuo-cheng 2018 [19]
69 Norway MG Eirik Kristoffersen 2019 [20]
70 Norway MG Torgeir Gråtrud [no] 2019 [2]
71 Malaysia GEN Ahmad Hasbullah 2020 [21]

References

  1. ^ a b "International Fellows Program: International Hall of Fame". US Army War College. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Martin, Robert (18 December 2019). "Norwegian Special Forces Commander becomes 70th member of USAWC International Fellows Hall of Fame". US Army War College. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b Hickey, Lieutenant Colonel James R. (2001-03-28). DTIC ADA391203: The History and Significance of the U.S. Army War College International Fellows Program. DTIC_ADA391203. Defense Technical Information Center.((cite book)): CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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  7. ^ Gregg, Becca (24 January 2011). "Danish officer inducted into Army War College Hall of Fame". The Sentinel. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  8. ^ Tripathi, Parijat (January 0101). Indian Army Chief's. Prabhat Prakashan.
  9. ^ "Press Release On The Visit To Usa By General Bikram Singh, Chief Of The Indian Army". Embassy of India, Washington D C, USA. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  10. ^ Reynolds, Suzanne (10 May 2013). "Hungarian officer becomes 43rdinductee into Army War College International Hall of Fame". www.army.mil. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  11. ^ Ramon, Robert (19 May 2014). "Army South, Chilean Army strengthen relationships during War College Hall of Fame ceremony". www.army.mil. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  12. ^ a b c d Army War College Foundation and Alumni News (Fall 2014). Retrieved on 18 March 2020. Archived on 18 March 2020.
  13. ^ Lithuanian Maj. Gen. Almantas Lieka induction into the USAWC International Fellows Hall of Fame, retrieved 2020-03-19
  14. ^ "The U.S. Army War College Honors the Late Bulgarian Major General Neyko "Nick" Nenov". U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria. 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  15. ^ Gen. Rajendra Chhetri induction into USAWC International Hall of Fame, retrieved 2020-03-19
  16. ^ Little, Chuck (2017). "Gen. Alberto Mejia, speaks to the U.S. Army War College resident class of 2017, staff and faculty members during his induction into the International Fellows Hall of Fame". Alamy. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  17. ^ a b Martin, Robert D. (12 October 2017). "Two Estonian Generals inducted into the International Hall of Fame". US Army War College. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  18. ^ "Defence Minister Krstičević to Be Inducted into U.S. Army War College Hall of Fame". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  19. ^ Tien-pin, Lo; Chin, Jonathan (2018-09-25). "Minister joins US college hall of fame". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  20. ^ Martin, Robert (28 October 2019). "Army War College International Fellows Hall of Fame honors Norwegian Maj. Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen". US Army War College. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  21. ^ Martin, Robert (13 March 2020). "Malaysian Hall of Fame inductee: grow your relationships". Army War College. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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