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William J. Lennox, Jr.
Lieutenant General
U.S. Army (Ret.)
General Lennox graduated from West Point in 1971 and was commissioned an officer of Field Artillery. He later commanded at every level of the Field Artillery. General Lennox also served in numerous positions during his distinguished career, including CJ3 and Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Eighth Army (Korea), Army’s Chief of Legislative Liaison, and finally as the 56th Superintendent of United States Military Academy, a position he held until 2006.
Upon leaving USMA, Lennox served from 2006 to 2012 as a Senior Vice President at Goodrich Corporation in Washington, D.C. In this capacity he ran the company’s government relations and business development in the Nation’s Capital.
General Lennox also served on the board of Saint Leo University from 2008 to 2015 and as President of Saint Leo University, from 2015-2018. He is now working with Oglethorpe Inc. establishing residential facilities for veterans with drug, alcohol, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder challenges. General Lennox is also on the board of Universal Technical Institute, a company providing education for auto and diesel mechanics.
In addition to his undergraduate degree from USMA, Lennox has a master’s degree and a Doctorate from Princeton University, and he has completed the Senior Service College Fellowship at Harvard University. In 2012 the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy named General Lennox a USMA Distinguished Graduate.
General Lennox is married to the former Anne Theysohn. They have three sons: COL Matthew Lennox, LTC Andrew Lennox, and Jonathan Lennox, CFP.