The General MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Awards for 2005 at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College were awarded during ceremonies at Fort Leavenworth, KS, on May 20, 2005. The recipients for the 2004-2005 academic year were Major Demetrius Nicholson, Major John Burpo and Major Marshall Ecklund.

The first place paper by Major Nicholson, Seeing the Other Side of the Hill: The Art of Battle Command, Decision-Making, Uncertainty, and the Information Superiority Complex deals with the capabilities of Network Centric Warfare and how it will enhance military operations. Major Nicholson will become the Operations Officer for the 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry (Air) following graduation. Major Burpo’s paper entitled, The Great Captains of Chaos: Developing Adaptive Leaders examines what an adaptive leader is and offers a formal definition and a series of programs to aid in developing these leadership traits. His next assignment is Operations Officer for the 5th Squadron, 2d Cavalry. The final recipient, Major Ecklund examines the adoption of a joint officer evaluation report in his paper, Leading Change: Could a Joint Officer Evaluation Report be the Missing Catalyst of Army Transformation. Major Ecklund will assume command of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group following graduation.

This competition, sponsored by the Foundation and administered by the director, Center for Army Leadership, encourages and recognizes scholarship and professional writing on military leadership.

Operations Officer for the 5th Squadron, 2d Cavalry. The final recipient, Major Ecklund examines the adoption of a joint officer evaluation report in his paper, Leading Change: Could a Joint Officer Evaluation Report be the Missing Catalyst of Army Transformation. Major Ecklund will assume command of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group following graduation.

This competition, sponsored by the Foundation and administered by the director, Center for Army Leadership, encourages and recognizes scholarship and professional writing on military leadership.

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