GARY COPSEY, BA 74

Gary was elected Vice Chairman of the Board, Education for the Air & Space Forces Association. A retired Air Force colonel, Copsey commanded a flying squadron and served as acting-operations group commander. He received the 1994 MacKay Trophy for Most Meritorious Flight of the Year and 8th Air Force Historical Society Ira C. Eaker Outstanding Airmanship Award. At HQ MAC, he managed more than $1 billion in programs for Special Operations Forces and Rescue and managed a multi-million-dollar budget as squadron commander.

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