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he tradition of passing the gavel to a new Alumni Council Chairman was observed at the Council’s meeting on │A│p│r│i│l│A 2. │f│t│e│r│t│h│r│e│e│a│n│d│a│h│a│l│f│y│e│a│r│s│
of leading the Alumni Council, representing the RMA Alumni Association, and serving on RMA’s Board of Trustees, John B. McKernan II, ’88, welcomed Bryan Baldwin, ’96, to the role.
“ Good leaders strive to leave things even better than they found them. There is no doubt that John used the opportunity to build on the platform established by his predecessors and increased alumni engagement during his tenure.” RMA President Staś Preczewski
Accomplishments under McKernan’s leadership a │ s │ A │ l │ u │ m │ n │ i │ C│ o │ u │ n │ c │ i │ l │ C│ h │ a │ i │ r │ m │ a │ n │ f│ r │ o │ m │ O│ c │ t │ o │ b │ e│ r │ t │ 8 1 0 2│ o │ │
A │ p │ r │ i │ l │i │2 0 │ n │ c │ l │ u │ d │ e│ a │ l │ u │ m │ n │ i │ i │- n │ s │ p │ i │ r │ e│ d │ i │ n │ i │ t │ i │ a │ t │ i │ v │ e│ s │ s │, u │ c │ h │ as signature academic programs in Aerospace Engineering and Cyber Security and fundraising for a │ t │ r │ i │ b │ u │ t │ e│ d │ i │ s │ p │ l │ a │ y│ h │ o │ n │ o │ r │ i │ n │ g │ ‚││ Ma │ m │ a │ „│a │ n │ d │ C│ o │ a │ c │ h │ E│ r │ r │ o │ l │ │ Bisso for over 55 years of service to RMA. McKernan
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also furthered alumni engagement through the formation of an A │ l │ u │ m │ n │ i │ ‚││ PT│ „│G│ r │ o │ u │ p │ ,│ support for the new Athletic Club,
participation in the Summer Leadership Academy, the implementation of a Distinguished Alumni Pinning Ceremony, permanent recognition of former Alumni Council chairmen through a display
i │ n │ t │ h │ e│ O│ c │ e│ f│ o │ r │ A │ d │ v │ a │ n │ c │ e│ m │ e│ n │ t │ s │, t │ r │ a │ t │ e│ g │ i │ c │ a │ d │ d │ i │ t │ i │ o │ n │ s │ │ to the Alumni Council, and bylaws revisions to align with RMA’s Five-Year Strategic Plan.
When asked about his RMA experience and why he chose to reconnect with the Academy
he drafted the following letter...
