Class of 1968 - Key Data

• Appointed:1016 on Monday, June 29, 1964
• Graduated:613 on Wednesday, June 05, 1968
• Commissions:
• USAF- 606
• US Marine Corps-1
• Foreign-1
• Not commissioned-5
• Graduation Speaker:
• Was supposed to be Vice President Hubert Humphrey, but following Senator Robert Kennedy's death early on the morning of 5 June 1968, the Vice President cancelled and was replaced by Secretary of the Air Force Harold K. Brown.
• Presented Commissions:
• Gen John P. McConnell, Chief of Staff US Air Force
• Presented Diplomas:
• General John P. McConnell, Brig Gen Robert F. McDermott
• Cadet Wing Commanders:
• Ralph E. "Ed" Eberhart (Fall 1967) and Carl L. McPherson (Spring 1968)
• Scholarships:
• Fulbright Scholar: Robert S. Staley II
• All-Americans (sports):
• Richard P. Ellis, (Football); Richard N. Starkey (Football); Terence J. Gruters (Cross Country); David P. Helgevold (Pistol); William H. Hoge (Pistol); Kenneth M. Stewart (Pistol); Donald A. Henderson (Wrestling); Donald F. Motz (Fencing); John F. Swanson (Fencing); Russell E. Voris, (Lacrosse); Academic All-Americans:Carl A. Janssen, Jr. (Football); Kenneth P. Zagzebski (Football)
• Class Officers:
• President: Philip J. Pignataro; Vice President: Ralph E. "Ed" Eberhart; Secretary: Duncan B. "Blair" Stewart; Treasurer: Terence J. Gruters; Historian Duane F. Mrosla; Scribe: Tim Davidson

Class Motto: "Audacio Alisque", meaning "With Wings And Courage"