The multidisciplinary Writing Fellows Program, under the Office of the Dean, is a rigorous, nationally-recognized effort to develop thoughtful and effective communicators in every domain—academic, technical, and military.
Established in 2012, this proven, growing program supports cadets and faculty through innovative courses in writing scholarship and teaching, peer-to-peer consultations, presentations at juried conferences, AIADs, and partnerships with outside experts.
Cadet Fellows receive intensive support for their own personal, professional, and civic writing projects; likewise, faculty across departments develop as both writers and teachers of writing through the opportunities the Program offers.
Donor Profile: COL (R) John H. Stokes III ’57 and Mary Beth Ziegler-Stokes
To recognize and pay tribute to his father’s lifetime of service and achievement, COL (R) John H. Stokes III ’57 and his wife, Mary Beth Ziegler-Stokes, have endowed the Writing Fellows Program, a component of the West Point Writing Program, which will now be named the MG John H. Stokes, Jr. (1918) Fellows Program in honor of his father.
COL Stokes chose to support the writing fellows program because he was impressed by the Academy’s vision for the program and how it fit into the overall cadet academic experience. He also expressed his conviction in the importance of the program’s core mission, commenting, “I personally believe the ability to write well and incisively is a skill that enhances all facets of life, but most assuredly in the profession of arms.”
“I am very pleased to be able to endow this program,” he said, ”and it is my honor to be given the opportunity to make it even better than it already is.”
The Stokes’ legacy of service and professional excellence will be carried forward and have a lasting impact, developing future-oriented leaders equipped to meet the full spectrum of today’s and tomorrow’s communications challenges.
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