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Falcon Foundation

2026 Winter Update

As the Falcon Scholars from 2020-21 are graduating and moving on to the next chapter, we take a look back


Falcon Scholar Appointments

We are pleased to report that 63 of our 64 Falcon Scholars from the Class of 2024–25 have earned appointments to the United States Air Force Academy. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement. We look forward to welcoming you to the Academy in June. Please feel free to stop by and visit us in our new location – we look forward to seeing you and your family.


New Office in Wecker Hall

Beginning June 2025, the Falcon Foundation will be located in the newly completed Wecker Hall, just across the parking lot from our former space in Doolittle Hall. Our offices are on the first floor, in the northwest corner of the building β€” nearest the mountains and cadet area.

Visitors are welcome to enter through the main entrance of Wecker Hall and check in with the receptionist. There is also a west-facing entrance from the adjacent parking lot; however, this door remains locked during business hours. While we are happy to greet visitors at that entrance when possible, please note that our small staff may be unavailable if we are in meetings or temporarily out of the office.

Please note our new physical address and updated contact information below. Our mailing address remains unchanged.

πŸ“ New Physical Address

3115 Academy Drive
USAF Academy, CO 80840

πŸ“¬ Mailing Address

3116 Academy Drive, Suite 200
USAF Academy, CO 80840

Phone: 719-472-2057
Fax: 719-472-2058

We look forward to the year ahead and to seeing you soon. Go Falcons!!!

Upcoming Events and School Visits



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Links to Supported Prep Schools

2025-26 Preparatory School Visits

2025-26 In-person visits with Falcon Scholars and prep schools occurred in fall.

From left to right, Trustee Dr. Munson, Col, USAF (Ret); Trustee Col Allen, USAF (Ret); President and CEO Gen Lorenz, USAF (Ret); and USAFA Director of Admissions Col Candice Pipes joined together to visit Falcon Scholars at New Mexico Military Institute on August 11, 2025.
Col Sue Ross, USAF (Ret), Scholarship Committee Chair, joined President and CEO Gen Steve Lorenz, USAF (Ret), to visit Falcon Scholars at Marion Military Institute on September 17, 2025.
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President and CEO Gen Steve Lorenz, USAF (Ret), together with Trustee William β€œT” Thompson, Esq., visited Falcon Scholars at Georgia Military College on September 18–19, 2025.
USAFA Director of Admissions Col Candice Pipes, together with President and CEO Gen Steve Lorenz, USAF (Ret), and Trustees Lt Gen Chuck Heflebower, USAF (Ret), and Lt Gen John Fairfield, USAF (Ret), visited Falcon Scholars at Randolph-Macon Academy on September 23, 2025.

Class of '25 Top Falcon Scholars

Congratulations to this year’s three Top Falcon Scholar award winners!

Top Falcon Scholar award for Overall Performance

This award is made in honor of the late Maj Gen Robert J. Smith, USAF (Ret), and is made possible by generous donations from the late Jean Snodgrass and her family.

The Class of ’25 Top Falcon Scholar for Overall Performance is Luca A. Valenti from CS-12.

Pictured from left to right, USAFA Superintendent Lt. Gen Tony D. Bauernfeind, Trustee Mrs. Barbara-Jean Lauratis-Fisher, Top Falcon Scholar for Overall Performance C1C Luca A. Valenti, Chairman General William R. Looney, USAF (Ret), Trustee (and former Overall Top Falcon Scholar for the Class of 1986) Lt Col James O. Holley, USAF (Ret), and President & CEO General Stephen R. Lorenz, USAF (Ret).

Top Falcon Scholar award for Military Performance

This award is sponsored by Mr. Harold Stuart of the Gertrude Skelly Trust. The Class of ’25 Top Falcon Scholar for Military Performance is Matthew W. Burke from CS-21.

Pictured from left to right, USAFA Superintendent Lt. Gen Tony D. Bauernfeind, Top Falcon Scholar for Military Performance C1C Matthew W. Burke, Chairman General William R. Looney, USAF (Ret), and President & CEO General Stephen R. Lorenz, USAF (Ret).

Top Falcon Scholar Award for Athletic Performance

This award is sponsored by Maj Gen Edmund A. Rafalko, USAF (Ret). The Class of ’25 Top Falcon Scholar for Athletic Performance is William H. Fricke from CS-14.

Pictured from left to right, USAFA Superintendent Lt. Gen Tony D. Bauernfeind, Trustee Dr. Hans Mueh, Top Falcon Scholar for Athletic Performance C1C William H. Fricke, Chairman General William R. Looney, USAF (Ret), and President & CEO General Stephen R. Lorenz, USAF (Ret).