The 2027 Association of Graduates election will occur from Feb. 2 -March 2. AOG graduate members will vote for six elected positions on the AOG board of directors.
BOARD CANDIDATE WINDOW AOG graduate members interested in running for one of the six open board positions may appear on the ballot by submitting a complete candidate package to the board's Nominating Committee:
- Current high resolution photo (600x700px)
- CV/resume (maximum two pages)
- 100 valid AOG member signatures
- Completed candidate statement of 300 or fewer words answering the following question: How have you contributed to the Long Blue Line since graduation, and what do you plan to do once on the AOG Board of Directors?
The candidacy window will run from July 1 to Oct. 2, 2026.
REQUIREMENTS TO VOTE Graduate membership is required to vote in the 2027 election. If you are a graduate but not a member of the AOG, you can join at no cost and vote in the election.
QUESTIONS For questions about the 2027 AOG board election, please contact us at elections@usafa.org.
Desired attributes for candidates
Candidates for the board should be graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy and members of the Association of Graduates.
While there are no specific desired attributes for candidates, the board’s nominating committee encourages members to consider the following decade-based representation on the board for the 2027–2029 cycle, which includes the seven remaining elected and appointed directors whose terms expire in 2029:
- 1959 and 1960s representation (0): no representation
- 1970s representation (3): Dan Bohlin ’71, Denny Meredith ’73, Rod Bishop ’74 (terms expire in 2029)
- 1980s representation (2): David "DT" Thompson ’85 and Christopher "Mookie" Walker ’88 (terms expire in 2029)
- 1990s representation (0): no representation
- 2000s representation (0): no representation
- 2010s representation (2): Jennifer Walters ’11 and Alexander Fogassy ’12 (terms expire 2029)
- 2020s representation (0): no representation